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A Manifesto for Sustainability in Design

A Manifesto for Sustainability in Design

By Jeff Squires on April 6, 2007

Allan Chochinov of Core77 has composed an eloquent 1000 word manifesto for sustainable design.

This quote rather nicely sums it up:

…designers are feeding and feeding this cycle, helping to turn everyone and everything into either a consumer or a consumable. And when you think about, this is kind of grotesque. "Consumer" isn’t a dirty word exactly, but it probably oughta be.

1000 Words: A Manifesto for Sustainability in Design

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