For my COP essay i wanted to focus on a current issue that often gets overlooked. Having visited professional printers, looked into print processes etc, sustainability was something that interested me.
In order to relate this issue specifically to graphic design i wanted to look at home designers contribute to the problem and how we can help the cause, not only that, i wanted to see if the creativity of the designer was in anyway compromised when designing with sustainability in mind.
Having done a vast amount of research i was unable to find any reliable sources of information regarding how sustainable practice effect the designer or if it applies any constraints. From thinking around the problem logically and using the information i did obtain, I was able to see that the main effects of sustainability was using up more time and money. Being more sustainable often calls for more expensive materials as more care has gone into making them, and usually more time is spent contemplating or completing a process.
Overall I felt like i was able to investigate the question i set out to answer fully and arrive to conclusions that make me and the reader more knowledgeable on the topic. Hopefully this essay will serve to educate on the issue at hand and allow me to undertake my responsibility as a designer to encourage sustainable practices.
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