Comments on: London Design Festival 2008: Print and Paper Workshop http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/28/print-and-paper-workshop-london-design-festival/ Future-forward design for the world you inhabit Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:29:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Steve N. Leehttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/28/print-and-paper-workshop-london-design-festival/comment-page-1/#comment-103994 Steve N. Lee Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:35:08 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/28/print-and-paper-workshop-london-design-festival/#comment-103994 ”helping to save the environment means using recycled paper that is ‘ugly and of bad quality’”This is a view that many people hold, not just designers, however, it couldn't be more wrong.My novel "What if...?" was printed on recycled paper under the Green Press Intiative. There's a little plate at the front of the book that tells readers what was saved by printing in this way:16 trees 6,583 gallons of wasate water 2,648 kilowatt hours of electricity 726 pounds of solid waste 1,426 pounds of greenhouse gasesBUT... what about that all-important paper quality?The final quality is wonderful. In fact, it's better than many traditionally printed books. The texture, the heft, tthe colour are all top quality and if it wasn't for the plate in the front telling you the paper was recycled you'd have no idea at all.It's time publishers, printers and designers woke up to this fact and made a concerted effort to improve our environment by adopting new, sustainable practices.Steve N. Lee author of eco-blog http://www.lionsledbysheep.com and suspense thriller 'What if...?' http://www.steve-n-lee.com ”helping to save the environment means using recycled paper that is ‘ugly and of bad quality’”

This is a view that many people hold, not just designers, however, it couldn’t be more wrong.

My novel “What if…?” was printed on recycled paper under the Green Press Intiative. There’s a little plate at the front of the book that tells readers what was saved by printing in this way:

16 trees
6,583 gallons of wasate water
2,648 kilowatt hours of electricity
726 pounds of solid waste
1,426 pounds of greenhouse gases

BUT… what about that all-important paper quality?

The final quality is wonderful. In fact, it’s better than many traditionally printed books. The texture, the heft, tthe colour are all top quality and if it wasn’t for the plate in the front telling you the paper was recycled you’d have no idea at all.

It’s time publishers, printers and designers woke up to this fact and made a concerted effort to improve our environment by adopting new, sustainable practices.

Steve N. Lee
author of eco-blog http://www.lionsledbysheep.com
and suspense thriller ‘What if…?’ http://www.steve-n-lee.com

]]> By: philchttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/28/print-and-paper-workshop-london-design-festival/comment-page-1/#comment-103821 philc Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:44:43 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/28/print-and-paper-workshop-london-design-festival/#comment-103821 I'm sure you're aware of this, but a kilowatt is a measure of the rate of energy use, not a quantity of energy, so the statement 'recycling a single ton of paper can save ... 4000 kilowatts of energy' is meaningless - is this supposed to be kilowatt hours? I’m sure you’re aware of this, but a kilowatt is a measure of the rate of energy use, not a quantity of energy, so the statement ‘recycling a single ton of paper can save … 4000 kilowatts of energy’ is meaningless – is this supposed to be kilowatt hours?

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