Sustainability 1

Kristian Bjornard, MFA Candidate, MICA

Barbara Sudick, Nierenberg Chair, Carnegie Mellon University

I will present sustainability as a new literacy. This work is based on the idea that literacy (the ability to master and use the skills needed to communicate and contribute to society) is ideological and exists in a fluctuating context with associated values.

James Pannafino, Assistant Professor, Millersville University

Materialism and consumption are out of control. Students often think that they need to buy, have and consume everything. What happens when you give students a design brief and tell them that they are not allowed to use any materials and may only reuse materials? This concept can be applied to any design project, anywhere and at any level. To accomplish this task students are not permitted to buy, use or consume any new materials at any step of the design process.

Scott Boylston, Professor of Graphic Design, Savannah College of Art and Design