Design to Renourish

INTRODUCTION: THIS BOOK AS A CASE STUDY

“Designers are certainly among those whose positive contributions areessential to the building of a more humane world.”¹

—Victor Margolin

When writing this book, we both went through the same serendipitous experience one thousand miles apart in the same week. While grocery shopping—Eric in Illinois and Yvette in Massachusetts—we noticed (more so than usual) the copious amounts of packaging and plastic that filled each fluorescently lit aisle. All of the graphic design in the grocery stores is just making a short pit stop before an eternity in the landfill. We both vividly remember feeling deflated yet more motivated than ever to inspire change as we discussed the experience after our coinciding shopping ...