Conscious Communication Design: Recent Episodes

Lisa Zimmermann

Design Researcher and Educator Lisa Zimmermann on Sustainable Graphic and Web Design

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In this fourth episode, Lisa talks about what paper actually is, what it contains, what makes paper printable, the rough process of how paper is made and about her own research on environmentally friendly paper sizing.

Find the full transcript of this episode here: 

https://blog.lisazimmermann.com/2021/08/28/episode-4-what-is-paper/

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In this third episode, Lisa talks about how we can utilise the new IPCC report to communicate climate science and how to choose the right medium for our clients' communications while considering ethical, societal and environmental impacts.

Find the full transcript of this episode at: https://blog.lisazimmermann.com/2021/08/15/episode-3-choosing-the-right-medium-for-our-communication/

Links mentioned in this epsiode:

https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/

https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_WGI_Headline_Statements.pdf

https://hbr.org/2014/05/that-mad-men-computer-explained-by-hbr-in-1969

https://entertainment.ie/trending/lidl-merch-lidls-next-top-model-463017/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ54GDm1eL0

https://www.makeuseof.com/is-tiktok-dangerous/

https://www.makeuseof.com/deepfakes-how-to-spot-them/

https://nerdschalk.com/how-to-get-chinese-tiktok/

https://ie.oberlo.com/statistics/most-popular-social-media-platforms

https://greenspector.com/en/social-media-carbon-impact/

http://www.clickclean.org/international/en/

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In this second episode, Lisa talks about the definition of sustainability, what that means to Communication Designers, and how we can market ourselves as eco-conscious designers while avoiding greenwashing.

Links referred to during the episode:

https://www.unicef.ie/donate/get-a-vaccine-give-a-vaccine/#1

https://www.carbonfootprint.com/individuals.html

https://footprint.wwf.org.uk/#/

https://bcorporation.net/

https://bcorporation.net/controversial-issues

https://twitter.com/CCDbylisa

https://www.instagram.com/ccdbylisa/

Full Transcript of the episode:  https://blog.lisazimmermann.com/2021/08/08/episode-2-what-is-sustainable/

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In this first episode, Lisa introduces herself and her background and talks about the aims and objectives of the podcast, the history of sustainability in Communication Design and commitments that we can make today. 

These are the links mentioned in the podcast:

http://www.designishistory.com/1960/first-things-first/

https://www.sustainablewebmanifesto.com/#signature

https://www.instagram.com/ccdbylisa/

View the full transcript of the episode here: https://blog.lisazimmermann.com/2021/07/30/first-podcast-episode-is-finally-out/