Mannequin Madness

Unknown Quote!

I found this quote ages ago but I can't remember who it was by but it was in reference to sustainable design.

"Perfect is the enemy of good. If we wait around for the perfect solution we will probably do nothing"

It really reflects my view on sustainable design and why I don't strive to design in the area of sustainability. There is always going to be someone out there who would point out all the negatives of a 'sustainable' product and criticise it for not being completely sustainable. But then if we did all wait around for the perfect solution then we wouldn't be getting anywhere and the environment would just be getting worse. We learn from our mistakes so even if we are just taking small steps towards sustainable design then it's better than nothing!

Too many bottles

A huge amount of plastic bottles aree beginning to build up on my desk!!
Me and my friend from 'odd things' have started to collect plastic bottles instead of throwing them out once used. And considering we're creatives we want to make something with them. I currently have no idea what to do !!!
So any ideas please let us know, any suggestions are welcome.
This is a little project which we wish to do during our time of in the summer.

dissertation...... soon to be under way!!!

finally, i have a clearer idea of what to do for my dissertation.

after having a workshop today with prof tom inns, in mono! i have got round to picking a subject and a potential question.

the general topic that i will be researching is sustainable consumerism and my potential question is 'how has consumerism changed globally in the last century, where is it going, and how can we consume more sustainably?'

this is just an idea at the moment and will probably change slightly during the initial research stage but i'm fairly confident about starting my dissertation now.

final inspiration image!

this is the final inspirational image i chose for my hand in this week.

paper guilt!

here i am setting up e-billing accounts for my internet and bank bills, trying to be a bit more eco friendly, saving paper and all that.
but, when i go to print out some lecture notes some girl made me feel really guilty. i'm printing on one side of the paper while she's printing on both. this made me feel really bad considering i'm focusing on sustainability.
but more to the point i dont know how to print on both sides! maybe i should have a look next time i need to print something.

my first post!!!!

A noted entry in Designboom's recent competition Dining in 2015, this eco-friendly takeaway or takeout food packaging is by Israeli designer Tal Marco. The idea is twofold: to keep your food naturally fresh by using a natural food-related item - the banana leaf whose waxy, durable and flexible traits make it perfect for wrapping; and to create a biodegradable package that doesn't contribute to our increasing piles of waste and garbage.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/designistdream/2308301436/

so i finally thought i would do my first ever post on my blog, only because i thought of something i could write about.

so, what i've currently been doing at uni since i've been back is design research. how exciting. what i have decided to research into is sustainable packaging and waste. i'm still not sure what road i'm gonna go down yet but i'm sure it will go somewhere.

i found this and thought it was amazing and just so different and made me think how packaging will look in the future.