EVENT: October 10: DINZ national design conference - Sustainability and Imminent Change
26 Sep 2008
There’s a lot of talk among graphic, spatial and product designers about designing for a sustainable future.
But for every piece of communication, every product or service, there is the wider community of consumers to consider.
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