Ethical Design Education

"Ethical Design Education" was an article about the classes offered by Susan S. Szenasy focusing on more enviromentally-responsible aspects of design. Susan Szenasy takes a stand against the environmentally unconscious and fights for the rights of nature and our earth. Through her lessons, Szenasy teaches students that, as designers, they play a major role, and have a major impact and influence over how the resources in our world are used, wasted, or not wasted. Enviromentally conscious design stretches across so many different realms, and I think that if all designers became more intentional in their approach towards saving our world and it’s natural resources, we could greatly reduce the amount of waste that occurs. Enviromentally conscious design can involve simple acts such as using recycled materials to make product packaging, or using recycled paper for brochures and flyers. To go even further, the design community has the unique capability of creating designs for flyers, posters, and advertisements which simply promote the act of going green, influencing those outside of the design world to be more conscious of their waste and consumption as well.