Showing posts with label recyclable. Show all posts
Showing posts with label recyclable. Show all posts

Monday, October 20, 2014

Future of the green design & My goal as a product designer

I thought I knew a lot about green design since it was what I wanted to pursue as a product designer. The topic of green design always fascinated me and motivated me. I first learned about it in my freshman product design class. It was very surprising to learn that there’s something you can do to protect the environment and be creative at the same time. At the end of the semester, I realized that green designer is what I want to be in the future. And that future is not that far away.

The future of the green design, in my point of view, has many possibilities. From small gadgets to big machineries, green design can really put positive impacts on us. Because this planet was here for us for so many years, now it’s our turn to protect and reserve it for the next generation.

logo design

In the presentation techniques class, I created a logo that represents my identity as a product designer. The tree explains that I care about the nature. The branches show that I’m willing to spread the importance of the nature.

To be honest, product design is one of the fields that ruin the environment. Manufacturing processes and wastes are the reasons. However, product design is a field that can protect the environment. That’s why I want to be a green designer. I can’t wait to show my passion for the nature!


Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Big companies’ eco-friendly approaches: What can other companies do?



Even though there are many smaller companies that really care about the environment, big companies should care more about it because they can put greater impact on society. However, it is a good sign that small and big companies are now making eco-friendly movement within their offices and with their services.

1. Starbucks

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Starbucks, along with other coffee shop brands, is selling re-useable cup sleeves and tumblers to save trees. They promote it by discounting the price of coffee when ordered with a tumbler. I hope customers buy more tumblers and replace more cups with them.


2. Bank of America

image from bankofamerica.com





Bank of America is also going greener. Bank of America is reducing paper use and increasing the amount of recycled papers. In addition to that, it is reducing its global greenhouse gas emissions by 15 percent by 2015. By reducing the paper of receipt you get from everywhere, the trees can be saved and the trash can be reduced. I hope digital receipts can replace these paper receipts in the future. 


3. Coca-Cola 


image from coca-colacompany.com

Coca-Cola is driving its plant-based packaging innovation-PlantBottle Technology. The PlantBottle packaging is the first PET plastic bottle made partially from plants that is completely recyclable. You can easily find the PlantBottle logo on the packaging. 


sources
coca-colacompany.com
bankofamerica.com