




Green Graphic Design
Brian Dougherty
Allworth Press in January 2009
Can a graphic designer be a catalyst for positive change? Breaking down the concept of “green design” step-by-step, respected industry leader Brian Dougherty captures the ability of designers to communicate, persuade, and ultimately spread a socially and ecologically responsible message to both consumers and corporations.
Green Graphic Design reframes the way designers can think about the work they create, while remaining focused on cost constraints and corporate identity. Simple, eco-innovative changes are demonstrated in all phases of the design process, including: Picking projects • Strategizing with clients • Building strong green brands Choosing materials for manufacture and shipping • Picking ink and paper • Binding • Working with clients to foster transparency and corporate social responsibility
Fully illustrated and packed with case studies demonstrating green design in practice, this reference guide explains and inspires. It includes a “sustainability scorecard” and a complete glossary of key terms and resources to ensure that anyone in the design field can implement practical green solutions. Green Graphic Design is an indispensable resource for graphic designers ready to look to the future of their business and the environment.

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Green Graphic Design is an excellent compendium for designers who want to ‘do the right thing.’ It pulls everything together and gives a great overview of the relevant issues and what one, personally, can do to make a difference. We can all benefit from this new, important resource.
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This is a wonderful resource for practitioners as well as strategists. Brian really tells the story of developing Celery’s print practice in a way that is thoughtful, true to craft, and oriented toward sustainable outcomes.
We passed this book around our design department at Adobe (and even to some customers) and had a lot of discussion about it.
One of my colleagues, Eric Jensen, posted a review of this work from the perspective of the work we do as interactive / experience designers on Adobe’s design magazine. You can read it here.
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A must-have for our industry, and a great hands-on set of examples to compliment the resources in “Sustainable Graphic Design.” http://sustainablegraphicdesign.info/
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