Thursday, 10 February 2011

Context Workshop

 "Print does not have to look stereotypically sustainable."

My questions.

What print finishes are sustainable?
Are there sustainable alternatives to the ones that aren't?
How much energy is used to apply them?
How much energy is used to remove them?
How high-spec can you go while still being sustinable?

Other people's questions.

What print finishes are there?
How many are there?
When are they appropriate?
What is print?
Define 'energy'
What is 'High-spec'?
What inks are available?
What different finishes are there?
How is varnish applied?
Print costs?
 "Some materials are less harmful to the environment than others."

My questions.

What is FSC?
Which is better, FSC or recycled paper?
Do 'tree-free' papers use more energy to produce?
What are the costs of sustainable materials?
How easy are they to print on?

Other people's questions.

What materials are there?
How effective can materials be?
What are materials?
What is FSC?
Stocks? Plastic? Sustainability?
Are there more sustainable forms of paper?
 "Packaging makes up a third of the waste stream."

My questions.

Does it need to be thrown away?
Does it need to be produced?
How do we solve the issue of over-packaging?
Can packaging have a second life?
Is biodegradable better than recycled?

Other people's questions.

How can you stop this?
Define 'biodegradable'.
What is a second life?
What is over packaging?
What is 'throwawayism'?
Why is wastage a problem?
What is the difference between biodegradable and recycled?
What else do you do with waste?
What are the uses of packaging?
How important is packaging design?
What makes up the other two-thirds of the waste stream?
Should some design be kept digital so paper isn't wasted?
Should books be kept as e-books and stop mass producing them?
 "The glue used in packaging contains harmful chemicals."

My questions.

Is glue neccessary?
Are there sustainable alternatives to glue?
Can packaging be durable without glue?

Other people's questions.

What harmful chemicals are there?
What methods are not harmful?
What could be used to replace glue?
How much energy is used?
"Vegetable based inks are better for the environment."

My questions.

How widely used are they?
Are they more expensive?
Do they need to be removed? If so how much energy does this take?
Are there as many colour choises as process inks?
Do they print onto all stocks?

Other people's questions.

What is ink?
What inks are used?
What inks are harmful?
Costs?
Do they bleed on certain stocks?
What is in vegetable inks that isn't in normal inks?

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