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Bringing Climate Change into the Design Classroom with Eric Benson

Bringing Climate Change into the Design Classroom with Eric Benson

FromWe Are Climate Designers


Bringing Climate Change into the Design Classroom with Eric Benson

FromWe Are Climate Designers

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Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Mar 4, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We’re excited to introduce you to Eric Benson, one of our advisors and collaborators at ClimateDesigners.org.Eric is the Chair of Graphic Design at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, as well as author of the book, Design to Re-Nourish, a manual of sustainability through systems-thinking for the graphic designer.In this 17 minute conversation, we ask Eric to share some of his experience bringing sustainability concepts into the classroom as a design educator, even when the curriculum doesn’t necessarily call for it.“Ask for forgiveness, not permission,” Eric says. Being a design educator right now gives us an amazing opportunity to influence the future of our climate crisis. With Eric’s help, we aim to add many more resources here at ClimateDesigners.org to help design educators do just that.Show notes at http://climatedesigners.org/podcast/103
Released:
Mar 4, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (16)

Are you a designer (in any industry) taking on climate action? You are not alone. We'll introduce you to other climate designers doing amazing work that confronts our changing climate. You'll hear firsthand how designers consider sustainability, climate science, product life cycles, regenerative design, and environmentally friendly options in their work. You can learn more and join us at climatedesigners.org Brought to you by Sarah Harrison and Marc O’Brien of The Determined.