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.
Posted Under: Industry and Packaging
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 reduced and responsible packaging. But is that going far enough? How necessary is packaging, at least...
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