Sustainable Design

   It's always interesting to consider what the designer of a given product was thinking when he or she created the design. Sometimes their minds are on sustainability. For green-minded designers like that, some educators are encouraging their students to consider using materials that are environmentally efficient. As reported by Core 77, teachers of design are beginning to notice the need for environmentally friendly teaching. Students should be taught ways to cater to the needs of the client without destroying the land we live on.
     It's a very timely concept, as a lot of focus lately has been on the sustainability of current practices, particularly in the United States. Apparently this concern has trickled down from the users of the products to the people who design them. It's an easy turn of the mind to think that the best environmentally friendly plans start with the people who design the products in the first place. It eliminates even the option of polluting the earth if the designer chooses to use only biodegradable materials, for example. Students are taught that they have a say in what happens to the world, and are encouraged to use that through the teaching of simple sustainability practices of design.