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Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
What’s more eco-friendly than appreciating your natural surroundings?
Since I work from home, I usually don’t get out much. When I do leave the house though, I try to schedule things all in the same day, and on a logical route in order to minimize the amount of driving I have to do. Today’s adventures took me from Hanover, through Port Elgin and Southampton, then to Owen Sound, and then home again. One big circle
So here’s today’s Grey/Bruce eco-tip: Love your surroundings! They’re beautiful, especially at this time of year. Take a look at what I saw while I was on route today:
Explosion of colour in Downtown Hanover
Lovely leaf on Bruce Road 10
Pumpkins near Port Elgin
Autumn Gardens in Southampton
More Autumn Gardens in Southampton
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Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
Hi there. You’ve probably noticed by now that this site is run by my graphic design company, Viddyworks Design Studio. Since starting up this operation in April 2008, I’ve been striving to do all that I can to practice what I preach: Green business practices!
Now, by showing you this diagram, I don’t mean to imply that I’m really this neat and organized all the time, although I do try!
Headquarters of Viddyworks & Green-Book.ca
- Recycled Post-It notes: I wish I could tell you where I got these nifty recycled Post-It notes, but they were a gift! However, I’m sure you’d find them quickly if you inquired at your local office supplies store.
- Magnetic Whiteboard: This keeps me from writing an insane amount of notes, thereby cutting down my paper usage
- Recycled Notebook: I try to minimize the amount of notes I do take, but sometimes they are definitely needed! This notebook is made from 100% recycled paper, and is available at Zeller’s in Hanover.
- Recycled, Low VOC Paint: This paint was a fantastic find! Not only is it recycled and low-VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds), but it’s much cheaper than the regular paint! Boomerang Paint purchased at Hanover Rona for around $12 per gallon.
- Hand-Made desk: This desk is one of a kind, and uses as few materials as possible. The whole thing is made from ONE 4 x 8 sheet of 3/4 inch thick pine. Remember: If you can get something hand made, that means it hasn’t been mass produced.
- Eco-Friendly Promo: All Viddyworks‘ and Green Book promo is printed using a waterless process on 100% recycled papers with vegetable based inks. Yours can be too!
- Organic Lavender & Flax Eye Pillows: Staring at the screen all day long can make my eyes mighty tired! When they need a rest, I use these eye pillows to give them a rest. These can be ordered from Nothing Finer. These can be warmed up in the microwave, or cooled in the freezer depending on what your eyes need!
- Green Reading: I do my best to keep up with environmental concerns and advances in my industry. This issue of Design Edge Canada focuses on Green Design, and is just one of several blogs and magazines I read to keep up on environmental issues in the Graphic Design world.
- CFL bulbs: I think nearly everyone is onto this one by now, the light bulb in that lamp is an energy efficient Compact Florescent Lightbulb.
- Responsible Beverage Intake: Uh oh, you caught me with a disposable coffee cup on my desk! But wait… if you had a higher res photo, you could look a little closer. You’d see that the cup, sleeve, and lid are all 100% biodegradable, and the tea inside is Organic and Fair Trade. It’s true that bringing your own reusable mug is the best option, however, I didn’t have it with me today and this was the best I could do! Visit the White Rose coffee shop in Walkerton for these tastey teas and more!
Next Post: What you don’t see in the above photo is just as important as what you DO see! Stay tuned…
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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
I know that if anyone’s even reading this blog yet, they will have noticed that It’s still stuck the the default Wordpress theme, Kubrick. I thought I’d put up a few graphic ideas that I’ve had, including the current concept for the overall site. Enjoy!
The Old Name
Back when this was going to become a glossy mag, I had come up with a name that I thought was really cool. I realize though, that it might have excluded certain people. I don’t want this site to exclude anyone, so I changed the name. However, I’d like to share the first conceptual name and logo with you!
The Treehugger's Guide to Grey Bruce
The new name sticks!
After a long telephone conversation, and scribbling session, I finally came up with a name that fit. It’s always the simplest thing! After the name was born, the logo came quickly.
The new and improved name!
The site preview!
Now I’d love to show you just what this site is going to look like once I’ve sliced and coded it up! Don’t leave on account of the default theme, it won’t be around forever! Feast your eyes:
The site will look like this once I'm done with it!
There you have it, the short but happy design evolution of GreenBook! Please come back often to see its progress, and please feel free to drop a comment about the design anytime!
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