Design 21: Social Design Network

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I don't know if the US is at a disadvantage - but yes, attitudes and infrastructure will be difficult and costly to change now. Agree that developing nations should be wary of becoming gas-guzzling societies that privilege convenience and commodity over community and environment. So how do you balance that concern with the need for moving more people and goods around at a more efficient rate to improve business and daily activity?

This is an interesting point. Because while coming up with ways to facilitate low-energy forms of transport in an overly-reliant car culture like here in the US is necessary, so is providing safer, more efficient and affordable transport for families in India. (Kind of reminded of how some in the US love to talk about China's rapid development and its impact on the environment, when the US has a fraction of the population and only up till very recently was the biggest producer.) Still, every country has a responsibility to the environment and something that's going to be more accessible and high production run should guarantee low emissions (as in real, not labeled). Perhaps some of the solutions for DESIGN 21's bicycle competition will address these needs.

Hi, I work at DESIGN 21. The logo design criteria stated in the competition brief were created by MCA-I.