Children's books

Since I'm making a children's book about light pollution, I have been looking at a lot of children's books. There are many centered on "global warming" and "recycling". Here are some photos of titles that I thought were interesting.

Sarah

Invisible People

Hi Everyone

The following link mostly has to do with our group project on homelessness, but it is a really interesting look into their lives ...

http://invisiblepeople.tv/blog/

--Sibil

Renewable Energy Map

https://www.nrdc.org/energy/renewables/default.asp

Renewable Energy Map. Also NRDC is a good site to check out anyway.

Sarah

Hey everyone,

Based on what we discussed in class, what I hear from you guys, and my own person troubles with the current blog system we have, I have a proposal for guys:

I feel the lack of posting is contributed to the following:

- Topics being flooded away
- Hard to keep up on feedback because topics are flooded away
- Login and password kicking you out of your gmail
- Login and password somewhat long and hard to remember
- Hard to look up past posts and information
- etc...

I have created a forum us to use if you would like to try it out. It's late in the semester but better late than never. It can serve as a model for future classes. The benefits are as follows:

- You create your own user name and password and profile. You can update your profile info, link you personal websites / info
- Newest posts update to top, shows who's the latest poster
- Old posts are easy to find and when someone posts, it goes to the top
- For teachers: shows how many posts a specific user has posted to grade class participation
- Other benefit.


So make a login and try to post. Repost your projects and leave feedback for others. If we can get at least one good conversation on a project then it'll have outdone blog already.

http://sustainablesf.forumotion.com


- Victor
IDS

EARTH DAY is tomorrow

Sources of places you can volunteer not just tomorrow, but anytime!

ALEMANY FARM an organic farm growing food & helping low-income kids in South SF
http://www.alemanyfarm.org/


CITY SLICKER FARMS in Oakland, CA
http://www.cityslickerfarms.org/volunteer.htm

SAVE THE BAY
http://www.savesfbay.org

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
http://eastbay.volunteerhub.com/Events/Browse.aspx

PRESIDIO PLANT NURSERY
http://www.parksconservancy.org

PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT
http://projecthomelessconnect.com

SF CONNECT
http://www.sfconnect.net

-Sarah

Queena and Ella, I found this bottle water business that is similar to your  project.

I hope u can get some ideas from. 

^^

http://www.tapdny.com/manifesto/

Raymon

Automatic can and pet bottle disposal unit

Hi all,
The first picture below is showing a "small booth" for recycling electronics in a parking center. I think many people had seen this kind of recycling system.




However, the interesting thing is that my friend told me in Korea they have "machines" similar with this one. It is called automatic can and pet bottle disposal unit. It could count weight, size and material to sort objects. Also, people can get money from it.







Here is a link to their website.
http://www.top-ranker.com/index.html

when you click the link, it will jump out a video window. the video could explain this function well. Because it's a Korean website so you may not understand.


-Queena

National Geographic magazine

Hi all,

National Geographic magazine has a special collector's issue about energy and the environment. If you want to check it out you can find it at Borders.

Dorothy

Pictures

Hi all,

Here's some interesting pictures I found from a graphics design magazine.

Siqi here's the picture of the dairy section that I was talking about yesterday.

Dorothy

(Concept sketches)"Nest" a sustainable shelter for homeless. Part-2

These are the 6 sketches that have been narrowed down and picked from our 30 sketches this week. We picked the features of portability, inflation, durability, and comfort, and tried to combine those features into the sketches. And here we go.

Jerry

(Concept sketches)"Nest" a sustainable shelter for homeless.

Our idea around these sketches was to create a "shelter" for homeless. Though the concept is shelter, we didn't limit ourself of only designing a shelter like design. Contrarily, any idea was acceptable at this stage. And then the next week, which is today, the concept will be narrowing down to certain features, shapes, etc. so, take a look of our initial sketches and try to give us some feedback if you want.

Jerry

WHOLE PROJECT FROM KATY LIAO

Hi everyone, here is an updated version of my project summary for WHOLE. It is an eco-friendly clothing brand that strives to change consumption patterns and consumer mindsets by reexamining the whole life cycle story of a piece of clothing. And, also rethinking the disposability of clothing versus the reusability of clothing.  

Hi
Here's an updated of the project. I have design magazine ad and wash bag for the jean which acts as a shopping bag too.

mooko- sustainable dairy farming and packaging

This project seeks to educate the public about sustainable farming by introducing an organic dairy line Mooko under Berkeley Farms.

Many consumers have equated organic with healthy, and the strong demand for organic products indicates consumers' suspicion of conventional manufacturing process. To further increase consumer confidence, it is vital to convey that sustainable farming goes beyond individual health and benefits the greater good.

The project offers print materials and packaging design that will communicate to consumers the benefits of sustainable farming not only to their own health but animals and land as well.

Shihwen Wang + Siqi Liu

Coral Yang's Design Solution for Hotel Industry

Hi all,
Here is the current summary, graphic and photography style of my project. My project is about introducing sustainable practices in hotel industry to guests. Let customers bring home sustainability practices, modeled on their hotel experience, providing them with sample products and information about sustainable practices in the hotel they stay.

Evelyn Liu's Levi's Eco Jean

Hi Everybody here is the summary for the Levi's eco jean. I am proposing a campaign for Levi's where Levi's work to take responsibility for their jean though its entire life cycle. Evey pair of jean comes with lifetime warranty.

Weilin Chang's current effort for sustainable Folgers Coffee

Hi:
One of my deliverables is reusable coffee cans. I would like use the chance to educate customers that the more sustainable coffee they drink, the more birds they can save. Here is my explanation of the cans:
The coffee can is transparent with a brown label on it. When it is full of coffee beans, which are also brown, users can see nothing but a “help” on the label.
On the label there is a engraved hollow of a bird. When the coffee beans are gradually consumed, the interior color of label shows so that a silhouette of bird appears.
The bird silhouette can be replaced by rain forest trees and other animals. At the end the can will be three-dimensional.