{"id":3267,"date":"2021-02-19T08:38:34","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T08:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plexadesigns.com\/?p=3267"},"modified":"2021-05-19T08:41:09","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T08:41:09","slug":"design-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plexadesigns.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/19\/design-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Design Sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Great Design Cracks The Sustainability Conundrum!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Sustainable packaging solutions have historically been regarded as necessitating a compromise on style and design. Products shout \u2018I\u2019m good for the planet\u2019 before they address the wider consumer experience. But when great design, structural innovation and sustainability combine seamlessly, there\u2019s no reason why it can\u2019t be good for business, consumers and the planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:53px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Educate and Engage<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Big companies can\u2019t afford to ignore the bottom line, but there\u2019s a compelling business argument for improving a product or service\u2019s sustainability profile, not to mention the moral stance to be taken.<br>It\u2019s the perfect opportunity to reappraise your offering, leverage more customer engagement and make your consumer experience better. We know that there\u2019s a growing willingness among consumers to take responsibility for finding better ways to reduce waste, even if it is still in its relative infancy (take the vilification of plastic straws, for example).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:53px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Creative without strategy is called \u2018art.\u2019 Creative with strategy is called Creative Agency.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:53px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The design is a powerful accelerator when it comes to turning around preconceived notions of what is and isn\u2019t acceptable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:39px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Clear Future<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Reducing packaging waste, delivering greater efficiencies when it comes to distribution, elevating the consumer experience and keeping an eye on costs are all challenges that can be met with great design and innovative thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s no quick-fix solution. With incremental steps, such as clearing up on-pack ambiguity when it comes to recycling information, for example, or upping the amount of post-consumer recycled plastic used in a bottle\u2019s manufacturing, we can move consumer and business expectations in the right direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This new landscape is fertile ground for creative thinking. It really is an exciting time for designers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Great Design Cracks The Sustainability Conundrum! Sustainable packaging solutions have historically been regarded as necessitating a compromise on style and design. Products shout \u2018I\u2019m good for the planet\u2019 before they address the wider consumer experience. But when great design, structural innovation and sustainability combine seamlessly, there\u2019s no reason why it can\u2019t be good for business, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-plexa-designs-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/plexadesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/plexadesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/plexadesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plexadesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plexadesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3267"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/plexadesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3267\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/plexadesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plexadesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plexadesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}