Showing posts with label Eco Gallery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eco Gallery. Show all posts
Recycled Print Brochure from I Love Dust
I've just stumbled across this recycled print brochure from I Love Dust. It features a lot of the techniques I have been researching for the Eco Gallery brief. I really like the die cut booklet. especially the dotted pages. They create a nice alternative to the block colour fills.
Madomat
Madomat are a London based graphic design firm who put sustainability and their ethical stance first. They have designed some great design for a range of large clients.
This is an interesting bit of their site about their environmental policies...
Green Checklist
Especially in the world of graphic design, being kind to the environment should never be an afterthought. That’s why we make sure each project we take on has a positive effect from the beginning — both for our clients and the world we live in.
With this in mind we’ve developed this Green Checklist, which is meant to serve as the beginning of a dialogue so you can meet your communication needs while treading as lightly as possible on the planet.
- First of all, is paper necessary at all? Remember, printing is like any other industrial process and can use large amounts of hazardous chemicals and waste. Email shots, PDFs, web pages — these are all environmentally sound alternatives to firing up the printing press, and you will save on printing costs too!
- If print is essential, consider looking at ways to reduce the size of your product. Scaling down means cutting back on not just paper, but also on ink, carbon emissions and even postage costs.
- Recycled materials should be a given. Aside from the benefits to the environment, they can also help your project stand out — we’ve provided our clients with USB flash drives made from recycled CD cases and pencil cases recycled from car tyres.
- Go steady on the ink. The more you use, the more has to be disposed of, and your product becomes harder to recycle, even if you use friendlier soy and vegetable-based products.
- We can help you develop a communication piece — be it a brochure, press kit or look book — which can be updated rather than reprinted. Again, what helps the planet helps your budget too.
- Going super-size isn’t always the best option. Although it often doesn’t work out much more expensive to increase your print run, only order what you need — everything else is waste, no matter how you look at it.
- To find out more about environmentally friendly graphic design, paper and printing, take a look at the rather wonderful Lovely as a Tree website.
This is an interesting bit of their site about their environmental policies...
Green Checklist
Especially in the world of graphic design, being kind to the environment should never be an afterthought. That’s why we make sure each project we take on has a positive effect from the beginning — both for our clients and the world we live in.
With this in mind we’ve developed this Green Checklist, which is meant to serve as the beginning of a dialogue so you can meet your communication needs while treading as lightly as possible on the planet.
- First of all, is paper necessary at all? Remember, printing is like any other industrial process and can use large amounts of hazardous chemicals and waste. Email shots, PDFs, web pages — these are all environmentally sound alternatives to firing up the printing press, and you will save on printing costs too!
- If print is essential, consider looking at ways to reduce the size of your product. Scaling down means cutting back on not just paper, but also on ink, carbon emissions and even postage costs.
- Recycled materials should be a given. Aside from the benefits to the environment, they can also help your project stand out — we’ve provided our clients with USB flash drives made from recycled CD cases and pencil cases recycled from car tyres.
- Go steady on the ink. The more you use, the more has to be disposed of, and your product becomes harder to recycle, even if you use friendlier soy and vegetable-based products.
- We can help you develop a communication piece — be it a brochure, press kit or look book — which can be updated rather than reprinted. Again, what helps the planet helps your budget too.
- Going super-size isn’t always the best option. Although it often doesn’t work out much more expensive to increase your print run, only order what you need — everything else is waste, no matter how you look at it.
- To find out more about environmentally friendly graphic design, paper and printing, take a look at the rather wonderful Lovely as a Tree website.
www.good.is
I just found www.good.is and it's got all sorts of interesting graphics on there. There's a lot of great sustainable and environmental information on there which I am sure will supply my blog with further posts.
I have collected a few examples of interesting info graphics showing funds raised for Haiti and other interesting data. I am going to be presenting some interesting facts as part of my design context book and would like to look at more simple vector infographics to work with the modern typographic style I aim on having.
I have collected a few examples of interesting info graphics showing funds raised for Haiti and other interesting data. I am going to be presenting some interesting facts as part of my design context book and would like to look at more simple vector infographics to work with the modern typographic style I aim on having.
Thomas Matthews
I've been looking at this firm more and more lately, their About us page on their site is definitely worth a read. The work and sustainability of their design ideas sound considered from the moment they receive a brief all the way through to execution. I have e-mailed them to ask a quick question for my design context. I've included some images of their work and the information from their website to include in my design context book.
"Thomas Matthews is a leading practice in sustainable communications.
We produce high quality, innovative design at a time when simplicity of solution and clarity of message matters. To put it another way, we believe in good* design. *appropriate, sustainable and beautiful.
When we say appropriate we mean communicating the message through the most effective medium to the right audience. Sustainable we define as design that has embedded systemic sustainability. And beautiful, through the creation of an eye catching and well-crafted outcome.
Our studio has teamed up with global corporations, architects and planners, museums, governments and world changing NGOs to create a whole range of projects. Whether it’s design for branding, consultation, campaigns, print, web, signage or exhibitions, sustainability is always in mind. It’s not a ‘buzz word’ to us and we haven’t retro-fitted it onto our list of services. It’s been the foundation of our studio from the start and we’re always pushing to do better.
Thinking differently
Priorities are changing – design and communication need to reduce negative environmental impacts and enhance the positives within society. Not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because this opens up a whole new creative world.
Backwards thinking has never been so important – we go on a journey together to consider the outcomes of our design right from the start, reducing the negative impact in your emissions and resource use. This allows us to avoid the roadblocks to creating authentic design that makes sense for you and the next generation.
Working together
Our 12 years of experience in this area has allowed us to understand how to turn business CSR and sustainable strategy into creative, appealing and understandable outputs. So much of the time we see good intention lost in design that does not fulfil the vision behind it. Sustainability in business should give integrity, not greenwash and should inspire change from your consumers and clients.
Unsustainable is not a word of the future – you can either watch this movement happen, or join in and discover where it can take you. The good news is that if you embrace this way of thinking, real opportunities like cost savings and brand differentiation open up."
"Thomas Matthews is a leading practice in sustainable communications.
We produce high quality, innovative design at a time when simplicity of solution and clarity of message matters. To put it another way, we believe in good* design. *appropriate, sustainable and beautiful.
When we say appropriate we mean communicating the message through the most effective medium to the right audience. Sustainable we define as design that has embedded systemic sustainability. And beautiful, through the creation of an eye catching and well-crafted outcome.
Our studio has teamed up with global corporations, architects and planners, museums, governments and world changing NGOs to create a whole range of projects. Whether it’s design for branding, consultation, campaigns, print, web, signage or exhibitions, sustainability is always in mind. It’s not a ‘buzz word’ to us and we haven’t retro-fitted it onto our list of services. It’s been the foundation of our studio from the start and we’re always pushing to do better.
Thinking differently
Priorities are changing – design and communication need to reduce negative environmental impacts and enhance the positives within society. Not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because this opens up a whole new creative world.
Backwards thinking has never been so important – we go on a journey together to consider the outcomes of our design right from the start, reducing the negative impact in your emissions and resource use. This allows us to avoid the roadblocks to creating authentic design that makes sense for you and the next generation.
Working together
Our 12 years of experience in this area has allowed us to understand how to turn business CSR and sustainable strategy into creative, appealing and understandable outputs. So much of the time we see good intention lost in design that does not fulfil the vision behind it. Sustainability in business should give integrity, not greenwash and should inspire change from your consumers and clients.
Unsustainable is not a word of the future – you can either watch this movement happen, or join in and discover where it can take you. The good news is that if you embrace this way of thinking, real opportunities like cost savings and brand differentiation open up."
Seed Pantry
A friend sent me a link to these after spotting them and thinking that they looked similar to what I have been working on. The website is really well put together and there are one or two better inmages on there of the products. Here's a bit about the company. I thought that the simple prints onto natural stock works really well with all of the natural materials (plant pots etc.) and the subject of gardening.
"What is Seed Pantry about?
Seed Pantry wants everyone to enjoy the rewards of nature, and if you are not already in the know, to learn about growing food to eat wherever you live.
Fresh seasonal herbs and vegetables grown with your own fair hands can provide a great sense of achievement. They are extremely friendly to the environment, great value and taste fantastic too.
"What is Seed Pantry about?
Seed Pantry wants everyone to enjoy the rewards of nature, and if you are not already in the know, to learn about growing food to eat wherever you live.
Fresh seasonal herbs and vegetables grown with your own fair hands can provide a great sense of achievement. They are extremely friendly to the environment, great value and taste fantastic too.
Pablo Lago
I found these through the indexhibit website, their website is really well made and doesn't feel like an indexhibit site. Have a look at Pablo Lago. I am considering redesigning the layout of my website to better accommodate the large captions.
Besides from the website their print based work is really nice and they apply branding well across a range of products. Similarly to what I plan to do.
Besides from the website their print based work is really nice and they apply branding well across a range of products. Similarly to what I plan to do.
Portfolio of Ben Crick
I have been flicking through behance featured portfolios lately and come across some brilliant work. This is the work of Ben Crick. All of this identity and type work is brilliant, I love the custom typefaces and the application of vector graphics to communicate the subject of the company.
Andy Young
Just found the work of a New Blood from Sheffield called Andy Young. He currently works as a Designer at Sheffield Design agency Iris Associates. Here's some of the work displayed on his site. There's some really clean, modern identity projects on there, I particularly like this bright yellow "Identity and promotional materials for an Exhibition at Sheffield Hallam showcasing work by the University’s MA Design students."
The League of Moveable Type
In two of my latest briefs I have been adapting typefaces to use less ink and for use as a stencil. I have been doing a lot of research into typeface design and keep coming across interesting websites. Here's a great site full of great information about type and a load of free typefaces. The League of Moveable Type
I am currently considering going back over a typeface brief to make my typefaces full type-able true fonts. These guys are on a mission to promote only the best free fonts, I hope I can have mine available on their. Here's a caption from their website...
"We're done with the tired old fontstacks of yesteryear. Enough with the limitations of the web, we won't have it. It's time to raise our standards. Here, you'll find only the most well-made, free & open-source, @font-face ready fonts.
Like any revolution, we aim to make progress, and we need help. If you want to be a part of this free, open-source type movement, you should join us and contribute. If you have any questions about The League or the movement, get in touch."
I am currently considering going back over a typeface brief to make my typefaces full type-able true fonts. These guys are on a mission to promote only the best free fonts, I hope I can have mine available on their. Here's a caption from their website...
"We're done with the tired old fontstacks of yesteryear. Enough with the limitations of the web, we won't have it. It's time to raise our standards. Here, you'll find only the most well-made, free & open-source, @font-face ready fonts.
Like any revolution, we aim to make progress, and we need help. If you want to be a part of this free, open-source type movement, you should join us and contribute. If you have any questions about The League or the movement, get in touch."
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