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Todd Barsanti @todd_barsanti ?
MemberTodd Barsanti is a graphic designer and design educator. He has been operating his own design studio, Elemeno Inc. since 1998. He has also been teaching design at the post-secondary level since 2002. In 2011, he completed his Masters Degree in Environmental Studies with a concentration in Sustainable Design Education.
Todd Barsanti's Website:
http://www.design-sustainability.com/
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Todd Barsanti wrote a new blog post: Designers as Facilitators of Change 1 year, 3 months ago · View
The days of the celebrity solo designer are over. Complex systems are shaped by all the people who use them, and in this new era of collaborative innovation, designers are having to evolve from being the individual authors of objects, or buildings, to being the facilitators of change among large groups of people. ( Thackara, 2005 )
The complex systems that [...]
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Todd Barsanti wrote a new blog post: Defining Sustainability for Designers 1 year, 4 months ago · View
Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. — The Brundtland Report , 1987
This is the most widely accepted definition of sustainability. It is attributed to Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Norway and Chairperson of the World Commission on Environment and Development. The Commission [...]
