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Welcome to the reDesign Blog! This is AIGA Minnesota's first Sustainability Website.

We hope you find it a great resource for your growing questions and interest in sustainable design and the many issues linked to it. In the past there have been many small movements trying to guide designers in a "greener" direction, but these days it's hard to ignore the growing interest in sustainable design. Even the most unlikely companies and groups are making moves to both incorporate and understand its meanings. New ideas for packaging, printing, and even interactive practices are being developed by the minute all across the globe. The growth, interest and technologies seem endless. Time will tell where it takes us, but for now we at reDesign hope to provide you a base to come to for good design methods, ideas and knowledge.

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Apple's Visual Storytelling

Posted March 27, 2010, 3:20 pm | by reDesign

As a graphic designer, I tend to look at Apple with a bit of reverence since I and most of my colleagues are users. Every once in a while, as a sustainable minded designer, I try to take a...

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Filed Under: | Tags: Apple, Green, Sustainability, Design
 

Earth Hour

Posted March 27, 2010, 10:04 am | by reDesign

Tonight is Earth Hour! Let's all unplug for an hour tonight, Saturday March 27th at 8.30pm. Go buy some candles if you haven't already! Here's an interesting article about...

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Filed Under: Community and Arts | Tags: Earth Hour Minnesota
 

UNPACKAGED

Posted January 25, 2010, 2:04 pm | by reDesign

  With packaging accounting for approximately 30% of landfill waste, big retailers like Wal-Mart are making news by taking aim at their suppliers – forcing them to compete with...

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Filed Under: Industry and Packaging | Tags: Reduced and responsible packaging, Wal-Mart, Unpackaged
 

MCAD Sustainable Design Program: A Graduate’s Review By Rita Penrod

Posted January 16, 2010, 11:43 am | by reDesign

About midway through the double-zero decade I decided that I needed to enhance my skills and move in a direction that would give me a possible edge over other designers and creative directors....

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Filed Under: Education | Tags: MCAD Sustainable Design Program, Sustainable Design, Graphic Arts, Design
 

FEAST MPLS

Posted October 12, 2009, 11:22 am | by reDesign

I (Peet) was just invited to submit artwork to unique, community-driven arts event called FEAST MPLS. This is a great example of how sustainability doesn't always have to be about proper...

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Filed Under: Community and Arts | Tags: sustainability, art, community, FEAST, MPLS, Call for proposals
 

Thanks for a great summer of Green Drinks!

Posted October 1, 2009, 4:57 pm | by reDesign

AIGA reDesign had the honor of curating this past summer’s Green Drinks. For those of you who do not know, Green Drinks is part of a global non-movement to charge your eco-spirit, make...

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Filed Under: Gatherings | Tags: reDesign, AIGA, Green Drinks, Minneapolis, St. Paul, MN