‘Tacoshed’ tracks the journey (and miles) of all the ingredients from a taco produced by a specific taco truck in San Francisco.
Compiled by students at California College of the Arts and design group Rebar, this info-visualization highlights the complexity of our food systems.
Tough resulting in complex maps, the results accurately gives people an idea where their food comes from.
Arlene Birt is named as a finalist for the 2010 Bush Fellowship.
The ‘Drinking Water Cycle’ glasses are on part of the ‘Water Rights’ exhibition at MCAD gallery 215 now through March 21. The glasses are part of ‘The Water Project’.
A local cafe has compiled a somewhat-visual depiction of their activities over the year. The focus is on communicating data as it relates to the sustainability initiatives of the cafe.
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Registration is open for Sustainability: Measuring and Communicating Life Cycle online course through MCAD’s Sustainability program – taught by Arlene Birt.
This course teaches methods of communicating sustainability to consumers in an engaging, visual way – in order to help people understand the sustainability (or lack thereof) of products, and establish a personal connection to products’ environmental impacts.
More information on Minneapolis College of Art and Design’s website.