Let's stop making so much crap

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I reckon this is really great article on the state of Industrial design today. As designers we definitely need to start looking at how we design and produce consumables today. Do we really need a great deal of what is being produced everyday? We don't need these things and also they produce a great deal of waste when we need to start thinking more about sustainability.

Art for the public . . .

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I was looking at this link on the New York Times website and came to the conclusion that the people do not have enough access to art. There are so many people who could benefit from seeing such wonderfully playful and interesting works of art, yet they cannot because they are not able to afford the entrance fee for museums that house these pieces. Therefore Public Art (Works that are created for Public Spaces) such as Anish Kappor's "Cloud Gate" or "Puppy" by Jeff Koons are brilliant. I think its is a win, win situation for both artist and viewer.

"Less talking and more doing"

This is my first post for the required posting, so here goes nothing . .
here is the link to the article, CLICK HERE. Anyway part of the article is about how we are as people are trying to become more aware of green issues and the idea of sustainability; HOWEVER! the author reports that even though a great many people “talk the talk” when it comes to becoming a “greener” person, not many people actually “Walk the Walk”, (I am a part of this category). There seems to be a great deal of doubt on the part of the consumer, with regards to the effectiveness of green products. Clorox Greenworks which is used as an example by the writer, “Despite initial external skepticism that a brand like Clorox could succeed with a natural product offering, the good word got out and sales results have "far exceeded expectations," according to Kohler.”

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