Compost happens!
Compostmodern ’08 is an interdisciplinary design conference dedicated to promoting sustainable solutions within the design community at large. Join designers from across the country for a day of turning idealism into actual business practice by exploring solutions for making the world a better place—and further defining design’s place in it.
Former Sierra Club president and environmental enfant terrible Adam Werbach will describe the challenges inherent in moving Wal-Mart into the 21st century while simultaneously fending off charges of “selling out” by his former colleagues.
Wine industry scion Jean-Charles Boisset will show how biodynamic farming practice and non-traditional product packaging are working in tandem to transform the wine industry.
Representatives from the AIGA Center for Sustainable Design will lead a whiteboard session plotting the course for sustainability within the design profession.
Other speakers include representatives from IDEO, VSA Partners and the AIA San Francisco Chapter.
Compostmodern ’08 is presented by AIGA San Francisco and the AIGA Center for Sustainable Design. The conference will take place Saturday, January 19 from 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. at the Academy of Art University Morgan Auditorium in San Francisco. For more information and to register, visit www.compostmodern.org.
Posted by sustainability | October 26, 2007
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This sounds like a very promising forum!
I definitely hope to attend.
Open question: with regards to sustainability in print, I notice the focus is on Paper Mills, uses of paper, etc. Any discussion around the use of inks?
Do you know of any credible initiatives being proposed by our partners in the Print press industry? Would love to know more....
Posted by: zharrison on December 20, 2007
The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership is an industry led coalition of associations making efforts to develop criteria for the certification of printers:
www.sgppartnership.org
Marci Kinter of the SGP will be speaking at The Green Media Show in Boston on October 1-2:
http://www.greenmediashow.com
Posted by: Don Carli on September 26, 2008