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Make A Good Green First Impression

After attending far too many green networking events and getting CRAP business cards, I have decided to set a goal of producing the World's Greenest Business Card. I believe that a 'small thing' like a business card can REALLY make a dif… Continue

Added by Bernard Hellen on July 22, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

The World's Greenest Business Card

After attending far too many green networking events and getting CRAP business cards, I have decided to set a goal of producing the World's Greenest Business Card. And I want your help...I need help making this idea even better! I believe that a 'small thing' like a business… Continue

Added by Bernard Hellen on May 7, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Tomorrow is Pay It Backwards Day

Pay It Backward Day

Join us on April 4th for a record breaking day in Toronto.

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Added by Bernard Hellen on April 3, 2009 at 9:15am — 4 Comments

Compostmodern09 comes to Toronto on March 21st

This past Saturday in SF AIGA held the Compostmodern09 Conference. The conference got GREAT reviews and you can read Worldchanging's synopsis at http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/009456.html For all those who didn… Continue

Added by Bernard Hellen on February 23, 2009 at 8:30pm — 3 Comments

Sustainable Graphic Design Widget

Divided into three sections; “paper”, “print” and “more info”, the sustainable graphic design widget delivers basic information about the environmental impacts that design methods and techniques have. Designed primarily as an easily-accessed working tool for designers, the widget also has some ethical tips and links to other websites with more information. http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/r… Continue

Added by Bernard Hellen on September 19, 2008 at 8:34pm — 5 Comments

Very COOL Carbon Calculators

Check out: http://www.ecosynergyinc.com/share/widgets/

EcoImpact CO₂Footprint Calculator

EcoSynergy’s EcoImpact CO₂Calculator is the first consumer products carbon footprint calculator made available to share over the web. It has been developed for eco-conscious consumers, manufacturers, retailers a

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Added by Bernard Hellen on September 10, 2008 at 11:08pm — No Comments

AdAge - Green Marketing 2008 Report

'Green' and the world of advertising meet here... an interesting read:http://adage.com/greenmarketing08/ Continue

Added by Bernard Hellen on July 24, 2008 at 11:10pm — No Comments

Monday, June 9th is R.G.D.'s Design for Social Change Seminar! Come and see "A call to arms – or pixels and pencils" by Patrick Robinson

Design for Social Change: A Day of Professional Development
June 9, 2008

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

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Added by Bernard Hellen on June 5, 2008 at 5:59pm — No Comments

Sustainable Design Links

Is there a resource/links section on the site - is this something we can build in the spirit of 'commandments' #1, 4 and 5? If so, may I propose the following that I have found very useful in my past investigations? Most of these will be old friends, but I hope some will be new and of interest! The AIGA Center for Sustainable Design is dedicated to providing designers with a wide rang… Continue

Added by Bernard Hellen on June 2, 2008 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Design Green: A Call to Action Event

Thought that you may be interested in an event this Wednesday night. I will be speaking about FSCX and will certainly promote the upcoming Design is a Superpower event...