Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Examples I've come across

Freitag Bags: various handbags, computer bags, luggage ect. made from recycled materials that feature the previous life of the material as a selling point and a design element. http://www.freitag.ch/

Fabrica: Communication research at Fabrica services a wide variety of social causes and disciplines such as economics, social or environmental sciences. Fabrica’s aim is to grasp the future by giving innovative exposure to cultural or scientific projects which open a window onto tomorrow’s world." www.fabrica.it

xDesign Environmental Health Clinic: A seminar whose goal is to use design for environmental good. An example of their work is a product design: a lamp that comes with plants which are good at eliminating air toxins which come from the products in our home. http://www.nyu.edu/projects/xdesign/

Good Magazine: use a well designed magazine format to spread information www.GOODmagazine.com
>In particular their Transparency Section, and their new GOODsheet distributed at Starbucks

One Laptop Per Child: laptop.org

Impact Teen Drivers Campaign: Designed system includes website, videos, interactive web boards, posters featuring infographics and booklets. http://impactteendrivers.org/

American Apparel perhaps?

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