Design Ethos will bring together an international lineup of design educators and practitioners to discuss the need within the design community for a new ethos that can effectively address matters of global equity, true sustainability, and the downsides to consumerism on an increasingly populated planet. "The ever-increasing influence of visual communication on society has raised the graphic design world to a new level of maturity and responsibility," says Professor Scott Boylston, professor of Graphic Design and Design Management at SCASD. "Design Ethos will address the impact the field has had in the past and the role it needs to take in the future in addressing social, cultural, environmental and economic issues," adds John Waters, Chair of Graphic Design at SCAD. Design Ethos will be highlighted by a series of panel discussions and break out sessions. Among those scheduled to participate are: - Jonathan Baldwin, Univ. of Dundee, Scotland/author of "Visual Communication: From Theory to Practice"; - Rebecca Bedrossian, managing editor, Communication Arts; - John Beilenberg, founder of Project M, a program designed to inspire young designers that their work can have a positive effect on the world; - Eric Benson, University of Illinois, Champaigne/founder of re-nourish.com, an independent online toolkit for sustainable graphic design; - Valerie Casey, founder of Designers Accord, a global coalition of designers and educators working together to create positive environmental and social change; - William Drenttel, founder, Winterhouse Institute which focuses on non-profit, self-initiated projects that support design education, as well as social and political initiatives. - Brian Dougherty, founder of Celery Design Collaborative and a recognized leader in the field of sustainable design; - Phil Hamlet, AIGA Center for Sustainability, created to promote the efforts of those who use design thinking to create positive cultural change; - Cheryl Heller, principal, Heller Communication Design, known for helping clients embed corporate responsibility into their cultures; - Terry Irwin, chair of design at Carnegie Mellon School of Design, whose focus is design in sustainability; - John Jennings, professor at University of Illinois/creative director of Eye Trauma Comix, freelance illustrator, artist and activist; frequently lectures on visual literacy, popular culture, and the visual communication found in Hip Hop; - Russell Kerr, RMIT University/director of "The Works" Honours Studio/Melbourne, Australia and a founding member of Australian Disruptive, a collective of graphic activists established to cultivate social change through graphic agitation; - Joshua Onysko, founder, Pangea Organices, the No. 1 organic-skin-care line in the country, who created the world's first plantable packaging, as well as recyclable bottles which protect the organic medicinal food ingredients in the products. The COINs Conference will be held concurrently at Arnold Hall, 1810 Bull Street, Savannah. COINs are cyberteams of self-motivated people with a collective vision to innovatively collaborate by sharing ideas, information and work enabled by technology. Among those scheduled to participate are: - Richard Buchanan, professor Case Western Reserve University, teaches design theory focusing on communication design and industrial design, as well as extending design into new areas of application such as interaction; - Jessie Dylan Dylan is a filmmaker and CEO of FreeForm, a production company focusing on corporate social responsibility and social media, working to translate potent thinking into content that moves people to act.
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