Sustainability Feature Articles

Sustainability Insights for Environmental Graphic Design, Signage & Wayfinding: Key Takeaways & Resources 08/10/2022 Read time: 6 minutes Between natural disasters, the impact of natural resources and more, issues around sustainability are on the forefront of so many people’s minds. Sustainability concerns can also guide key decisions during complex design projects. Because of the issue’s importance and relevance to the field, on July 21, 2022, Peter Muller led SEGD members in a virtual discussion titled “Sustainability Insights for Environmental Graphic Design.”	SEGD VOICES, Sustainability Insights for Environmental Graphic Design 07/06/2022 Read Time: 1 minute Peter Muller, PMP, LFA, ENV-SP, Design Resilience Leader, Design Manager, Associate will be leading our upcoming SEGD VOICES webinar on Sustainability Insights for Environmental Graphic Design. Peter will provide tools and techniques that he has implemented as a Design Resilience Leader for Gensler's Brand Design practice area, where he leads sustainable brand design solutions, client advocacy, talent development, and environmentally responsible brand strategy.	Experiencing Healthy Buildings: The Roles of Designers 05/04/2022 Read Time: 3 minutes Since the beginning of the COVID pandemic, there has been a much greater consciousness about the ability of our buildings to protect and promote our personal health, including a growing literacy about the factors that contribute to the quality of our indoor environments. What roles do experience designers play in the health of our buildings? Gideon D’Arcangelo (Associate Principal, ARUP) explores this question in his article “Experiencing the Healthy Building.”
Celebrate Earth Month! Five Award-Winning Projects 04/15/2022 Read Time: 2 minutes	Philly Preview: Creating a Healthy World by Design 10/13/2021 Read Time: 2 minutes Imagine a world where every design decision leads to cleaner water, more renewable energy, healthier people and a more just society. Designers have that power! Join us at the 2021 SEGD Conference in Philadelphia (November 4-6) to learn more from Shawn Hesse of the International Living Future Institute when he speaks about “Creating a Healthy World by Design.” Here is a preview of Shawn’s presentation.	River Connections: Introducing Sustainability to Museum Visitors 08/25/2021 Read Time: 3 minutes
Everything Matters - Kenneth Lacovara 04/22/2021 Watch Time: 39 minutes	Hello and a Sustainability Message from new SEGD Seattle Co-Chair, Peter Muller 04/20/2021 Read Time: 3 minutes Hello SEGD community and thank you so much for welcoming me into my new role as Co-Chair for the Seattle chapter, alongside and in partnership with such a talented and intelligent cohort of design professionals. I am so excited for the opportunity to further SEGD’s mission to educate, inspire, and connect with the local multidisciplinary community of designers here in the Pacific Northwest. In honor of Earth Day this year, and as a way to help introduce myself to you all, I wanted to share a little bit about how our firm, Gensler, and specifically its Brand (EGD & Signage) practice area, has been assembling, planning, and designing for a resilient, carbon-free future in the face of today’s climate crisis.	Sadness, Science and Silence - Annie Mitchell 04/20/2021 Watch Time: 32 minutes What can we do, as experiential graphic designers, to better support the stewardship of the Earth and the sustainability of the natural environment? To help answer this question, SEGD is presenting a series of video talks originally recorded for the 2020 SEGD Exhibition + Experience Conference. Next up is Annie Mitchell (light & sound artist, Los Angeles) who presents “Sadness, Science and Silence.”
New York Museum of Sanitation: Designing a Sustainable Future 04/14/2021 Read Time: 5 minutes	Sustainability as a Narrative Experience with Jason Bruges 04/14/2021 Watch Time: 48 minutes What can we do, as experiential graphic designers, to better support the stewardship of the Earth and the sustainability of the natural environment? To help answer this question, SEGD is presenting a series of video talks originally recorded for the 2020 SEGD Exhibition + Experience Conference. Next up is Jason Bruges (Jason Bruges Studio, London) who presents “Sustainability as a Narrative Experience.”	Designing for a Circular Economy with Simon Widmer 04/07/2021 Watch Time: 25 minutes What can we do, as experiential graphic designers, to better support the stewardship of the Earth and the sustainability of the natural environment? SEGD presents a series of video presentations to help answer this question. First up is Simon Widmer (Ellen MacArthur Foundation) who presents “Designing for a Circular Economy,” a talk he gave at the 2020 SEGD Exhibition + Experience Conference.
2020 Exhibition and Experience Design Event Videos Available Now! 10/07/2020 Read Time: 2.5 Minutes Missed out on some sessions of E+E? Fear no more, the videos are now on SEGD.org for viewing and purchasing!	Sustainability, Stats, Students—A Fantastic "Waste of Space" 06/10/2020 Read Time: 3 minutes	2016 SEGD Fellow Michael Reed of Mayer/Reed—For the Greater Good 06/21/2016 Over a career that spans more than 40 years, Michael Reed has helped shape a wide variety of public spaces, from airports to courthouses and from urban bike trails to homeless shelters. His humanist approach to design has touched them all—weaving story with place and people to create spaces that respect and improve the quality of life for those using them.
Living Tree Creates a New Kind of Patient Experience at Brisbane Hospital 12/02/2015 The new Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital in Brisbane was designed as a "living tree" that promotes patient health and wellbeing. Dotdash delivered a clear wayfinding system that helps reduce stress and an environmental graphics program that adds a sense of joy and vibrancy to the hospital environment.	Motorola's Hack Couture 03/25/2015 Celebrating Chicago in a Flexible Workplace Flexible workspaces are all the rage in the corporate world. For Motorola Mobility's new headquarters in Chicago's repurposed Merchandise Mart, Gensler tweaked the 21st century office genre with a hackable, graphically layered environment that celebrates Motorola's employees and the city they love.	Boy Scouts Sustainability Treehouse 05/28/2014 A Scout’s Treehouse
U.S. Green Building Council Headquarters 12/19/2013 LEED and Then Some The USGBC finds its voice in a new space that tells the story of its trajectory from ideals to international influence.	Tampa Downtown Wayfinding 12/18/2013 Lighting the Way Tampa’s new wayfinding system shows off the city’s assets and gives it a bright new identity.	California Academy of Sciences Natural History Exhibits 12/16/2013 The Green Cabinet of Curiosities Exhibits at the new California Academy of Sciences give the time-honored specimen box a contemporary—and sustainable—spin.
Tweet Street Park 12/11/2013 Tweet Street Colorful environmental graphics make an urban San Diego park sing.	GreenPix Zero Energy Media Wall 12/09/2013 Green Wall of China A Beijing entertainment center’s “narrative skin” is fueled solely by environmental conditions.	New World of Coca-Cola 12/08/2013 A Coke and a Smile
Desert Living Center Inside Out Exhibit 12/08/2013 Pointing the Way At Las Vegas’ Desert Living Center, interpretive sculptures reveal the keys to sustainable living.	Dell Children's Medical Center 11/22/2013 On Axis with Nature A new children's hospital with LEED ambitions takes an organic approach to wayfinding.

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