Packaging Sustainability: Tools, Systems and Strategies for Innovative Package Design Summary:
By Wendy Jedlicka
- Publisher: Wiley
- Number Of Pages: 368
- Publication Date: 2008-12-31
- ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0470246693
- ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780470246696
How to take the lead with sustainable packaging design solutions With initiatives like the Wal–Mart Scorecard in the U.S. and the E.U.′s Packaging Directive, delivering sustainable packaging is now an integral part of today′s global competitive market. Written by experts from a wide variety of fields, here is a comprehensive, single source of actionable information that enables everyone involved in the design and development process to make smart, informed decisions, opening new possibilities for creating truly innovative solutions. Wendy Jedlicka, CPP (Roseville, MN) is President of Jedlicka Design Ltd. and a member of the faculty at Minneapolis College of Art and Design′s groundbreaking Sustainable Design Certificate Program. A Certified Packaging Professional, she serves as Upper Midwest Chapter Chair (o2umw.org), as well as U.S. co–coordinator for the o2 Global Green Design Network (o2.org), and contributes frequently to Packaging Design magazine′s "Sustainability Update" feature column. From the Back Cover
Take the lead with sustainable package design solutions
The classic role of packaging is to "Protect, Inform, and Sell." Today, packaging must do all that—but with minimal eco–impact. Packaging Sustainability: Tools, Systems, and Strategies for Innovative Package Design is a comprehensive guide to thinking outside the box to create practical, cost–effective, and eco–responsible packaging.
With a broad range of contributions from pioneers of sustainability, Packaging Sustainability not only describes the concepts of sustainability but reveals the logic behind them, providing you with the tools to sift through and adapt to the ever changing barrage of materials, services, regulations, and mandates. The book:
Enables the designer to make smart, informed decisions at all points throughout the packaging design process
Offers a comprehensive overview of sustainable packaging design issues from leading practitioners, designers, engineers, marketers, psychologists, and ecologists
Describes materials and processes in current use and helps the reader understand how they interconnect
With solid information and actionable ideas, Packaging Sustainability gives you all the tools for maximizing a product′s shelf impact—while minimizing its ecological footprint.
WENDY JEDLIC?KA, CPP, is president of Jedlic?ka Design, Ltd and a member of the faculty at Minneapolis College of Art and Design′s groundbreaking Sustainable Design Certificate Program. A Certified Packaging Professional, she serves as national chapter co–coordinator for the O2 International Network for Sustainable Design (o2.org) in the United States as well as O2′s Upper Midwest chapter chair, and she is the contributing coordinator for Package Design Magazine′s Sustainability Update feature column.
Contributors
Elise L. Amel
Dayna Baumeister
Arlene Birt
Jeremy Faludi
Terry Gips
Fred Haberman?
Dan Halsey
Garth Hickle
Christie Manning
Tim Mcgee
Curt McNamara
John Moes
Jacquelyn Ottman
Holly Robbins
Dennis Salazar
Pamela Smith
Dion Zuess
Environmental Paper Network
Eureka Recycling
Package Design Magazine
Packaging Strategies
Sustainable Packaging Coalition
Summary: Comprehensive resource
Rating: 5
This is one of the most comprehensive books I've come across in terms of addressing the breadth of sustainability. It addresses more than just materials. It shows the interconnectivity of packaging, processes and social impact of our decisions.
Rating: 5
There are many considerations that are involved in sustainable packaging, everything from engineering to psychology to anthropology to art. The concept of sustainable packaging has seen some hype in the past few years, especially since the introduction of biopolymers. But, sustainable packaging is not only about materials,it is much more about design that encompasses all aspects of packaging, its functionality, its aesthetic quality, and its life cycle. This book looks at packaging from all angles. It will be very appreciated by anyone who has an interest or a stake in packaging. It is obvious how much thought went into it. It should be used as a reference for packaging professionals.
Summary: If you care about packaging and the world read this bookRating: 5
This is the first really comprehensive book on packaging I have seen. Buy it. Read it.
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