Tag Archive for: Design

Abundance vs. Scarcity Thinking in Tech

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Chris Anderson, Wired Magazine’s Editor in Chief, has written a thought-provoking article for the latest edition of said magazine. Tech Is Too Cheap to Meter: It’s Time to Manage for Abundance, Not Scarcity presents views from his latest book about how the falling prices for information technology have the potential to change our thinking and [...]

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130% Wind Powered Servers

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The computers that run all of our hosting here at Charles Buchwald & Friends can use a lot of energy. Despite the fact that the hardware we use is Energy Star compliant, it’s still a lot of heat and energy required to keep them running around the clock, every day. Now our servers are 130 [...]

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case study: ChildHonouring.org

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The Centre for Child Honouring and Raffi worked with CB&F to extend their message of hope and change, using a site developed by Charles Buchwald & Friends to deliver a direct, consistent and powerful online message.

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The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard

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This exceptional video story has been online for several months, but it takes on new meaning in light of the current financial distress here in North America. Ms. Leonard has a particularly clear take on the system of consumption that is gobbling up our resources at an astounding rate. This has broad implications for our society, and especially for the field of design.

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Now Serving Salt Spring Coffee

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I am now on contract with Salt Spring Coffee Company in their Marketing and Design department. Responsibilities include design and production work for a number of their packaging projects and print collateral, and design and technical work on their Joomla-based web site. Glad to be aboard!

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