Designers — like myself — help large corporations create and promote products that directly grates against my principles and destroys the environments that I love. To reduce waste downstream, I needed to control the waste upstream. So I became a Sustainable Designer. This is the first of 4 parts on sustainable design: Industry Disconnect.

This one is being written! Stay tuned.

This one is being written! Stay tuned.

This one is being written! Stay tuned.

Ever been in a workplace where you felt like just another number on the payroll? Felt unrecognized or unappreciated? You probably wouldn't be too motivated to work any harder than you need to, right? You'd be easily distracted and very likely working much harder on finding work elsewhere. This…