Salon: Sustainable Design

Join AIGA DC and sustainable-design advocate Dan Kohan as we discuss how to apply principles of sustainable environmental, social, economic, and cultural development to our work.

In this members-only Salon, we will review AIGA’s newly-unveiled Living Principles framework to bring clarity to integrated sustainability. Our discussion will focus on what this means for working designers, the next steps in developing the framework, and how we can put these principles into action in our own practices.

Created by the AIGA Center for Sustainable Design (CFSD), the Living Principles for Design were born out of the design profession’s need for an aspirational and actionable framework that provides designers and their clients with a common understanding of the core facets of sustainability and enables them to take action. Its ongoing development is dependent on the contributions of the design community at large.

Bring your own experiences to share with the group and help shape the AIGA Center for Sustainable Design agenda as we share ideas on sustainable design.

Moderator: Dan Kohan, Sensical Design & Communication

Dan, the creative force behind Sensical Design, has worked for 20 years as a graphic designer, art director and editor, most recently as Associate Art Director for Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine. Dan has also managed an award-winning redesign of Travel and Leisure and worked at several other magazines in New York, including Esquire Gentleman, American Photo, and Executive Female. Sensical Design clients include AARP, NATSO, ICMA-RC, the American Pharmacists Association, the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, and the National Association of Realtors.

Dan is a graduate of Yale University and studied graphic design at the School of Visual Arts in New York. He is a former Vice President of the DC chapter of AIGA and is a charter member of AIGA’s national task force on sustainable design.

AIGA DC Salons are free, intimate roundtable discussions limited to 12 AIGA members only. With varied topics shared among an intimate group of creative professionals, you’re sure to uncover passions, reveal approaches and share stories in this monthly series designed to inspire and delight.

Even though this event is limited to 12 members, registration will accept up to 16 – the last four to register will be placed on a waiting list in case there are any cancellations. If you are wait-listed, you will be notified of this via email.