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Design Over Drinks
Design Over Drinks is an interview style podcast aiming to be a forum for emerging designers to talk about our philosophies, trends, experiences, successes, failures, diversity, advocacy, predictions, and everything in between. Why over drinks? Because designers often have a beverage in hand. Whether its a hot coffee or chai to start the day, or a glass of wine with coworkers to end it. A kombucha, or bubble tea, even that trusty bottle of water as we go from meeting to emails, to 30 minutes of actual work. We always have a hand for a drink. I started this podcast when Covid-19 hit in 2020. I spent a lot of time listening to the giants of design talk about what they predicted the future to be like, and how our profession will adapt as our world changes. Although that is important, I felt disconnected from the designer who is doing the production work, the designer who had to adapt because their schooling was like no others. I wanted to talk to the designer who will be the potential "giant" of the future. I like being a designer, but I love to talk about it more. My younger self hoped to someday be an art curator and a philosopher. In a way this is how I still hope to do just that. Become a patron at Patreon.com/DesignOverDrinksPod and follow us on Instagram @designoverdrinkspod as we connect with designers and down our drinks along the way.
Design Over Drinks
Sustainability 101 with Jennifer Collins
Welcome to the first episode in our Sustainability Series. I am first to admit that Sustainability is not something I know a lot about. It’s something I’ve been aware of my entire life, but as a design practice is not a specialty I’ve done beyond the basics (reusing existing materials from site, or choosing options that produce less carbon or can be recycled). As I began brainstorming for the Deep Dive Series one of the first things I knew I had to discuss, was Sustainability.
So I asked my friend Jennifer Collins, to come along with me as I explore this topic. She is the founder of OneRejen a sustainable consulting firm, and the perfect person to get us going on the topic of Regenerative Design. Enjoy!
OneRejen.com email: jen@onerejen.com
Timestamps:
Welcome and Intro to Format: 0:25
Discussing the term ‘Sustainable’: 4:23
Tragedy of the Commons and why we need ‘Sustainable’ Thinking: 15:13
History of the Sustainable movement: 22:33
Measuring the impact humans on the planet: 28:58
Environmental Pillar/ 9 Planetary Boundaries: 49:41
Social Pillar/Emotionally Durable Design and the Economic Pillar/Triple Bottom Line: 1:05:42
Frameworks we use to measure Sustainability Goals: 1:19:23
Hurdles Sustainable Designers face: 1:31:59
Greenwashing: 1:44:43
Aesthetics of Sustainable Design & Easy First Steps: 1:55:30
Big Takeaways: 2:13:52
Outro: 2:19:19
Shownotes:
Show notes from this episode can be found on our website.
Thanks for listening!
Design Over Drinks is Hosted by Kendra Shea
Produced and Edited by Kendra Shea and Simon Shea
Season 3 Graphics and Cover Art by Tano Design
Season 3 Music is by Qreepz
Email: DesignOverDrinksPod@gmail.com
Socials/ Patreon: @DesignOverDrinksPod
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