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Published August 26, 2009 by Rebecca Matheson

Weight and embodied water

coffeeA little while back I talked about Wii Fit Routines, since then I have used the wii fit relatively frequently – not quite as often as I’d have hoped but we’re getting there and definitely more effectively. Although no massive weight change, my efforts have paid off in how well I can do particular things such as the 10+ minute jog getting my 57% burn rate to a 112% (I don’t think over 100% is mathematically correct, but that’s for the machine and I to argue about, nor do I know how they calculate these numbers – I think probably on how consistently and steadily you run). The whole routine thing, now that I’m back at uni, is starting to settle in.

As you may have read over on Geoff’s blog there is now a ‘competition’ running with my in-laws to pull the body weight down before Christmas. Mostly as a bit of motivation. I don’t need to lose more than about 5kg so I probably can’t win, but the motivation of a competiton is a good one regardless of the prize (Which is good, but not the real draw card). Unfortunately I’m beginning to suspect that there is one little aspect of my diet that if I altered, could have a relatively decent impact without me doing a whole lot.

Cut the coffee.

I also discovered this past week that coffee has horrendously high embodied water which makes me quite sad (140L per cup!). Embodied water is all the water that goes into making something/a product. If you really want to save water, you can keep having those 3-4minute showers but you really need to work address embodied water as that’s where the biggest change can be made. Yes, your consumption of products affects water. And water is fast running out. We’re in the shits hitting the fan stage. It’s a much bigger problem than advertised.

So will I cut the coffee? Perhaps not all of it, but I will limit the intake somewhat and opt for tea. Although I hate paying for tea when I’m out, I always get the idea that I’m just paying for a little bit of flavoured water… but I guess that’s better than 140L buckets arriving at my table.

Check out more about embodied water on Water Footprint

the awesome coffee infographic is from here

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Published May 28, 2009 by Rebecca Matheson

Food is fertiliser (and a logo)

I have just completed my Design & Business class (That’s one down, yay!) it was not what I had expected, not quite what I was hoping for and a certainly scored a group with some peculiar dynamics…

Our business plan wound around this idea of converting food scraps from restaurants into organic fertiliser: yes it can be done, our focus was on the service of waste removal and forging links between the food and farming industries. This is the logo I designed for Waste Organics… it was done quickly (it’s not quite even) and the idea to me still seems a little too cutesy or something that resonates with the word flabby – but it probably works for what it is. The kind of nice irony is that apparently ‘dandelions are a logo design trend for 2009‘ – I did not know this before today. There is also a secondary version with the forks growing – for the future projection with farming involvement.

I am truly glad to see the tail end of this class, it tried my patience no end and I did have to do a lot of the work, but all up it was a kind of pleasing outcome. Cheers and good riddance.

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Published April 8, 2008 by Rebecca Matheson

Sustainable Design Links

I am becoming a small freak when it comes to sustainability and design… it’s really rather interesting. Hey, hey ethics and design, it’s a happy pair.

So in the event of not clogging my bookmarks with eaisly forgotten and misplaced links, I am starting a new category: Sustainable – creative name hey? I am intending to share links as I go. This way, I keep records, those searching can be lazy and we and the world are pleased.

To kick it all off, here’s a link I labeled fantastic (while researching toothpaste packaging design).

The Guide to Evolving Package Design

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Published March 4, 2008 by Rebecca Matheson

Thinking in 3D

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I don’t think in 3D and I’m ever so quickly starting to panic about the severe drought of ideas when it comes to my packaging design class. Sure give me colours and logos to make something pre-existing look pretty, but to be innovative enough to create some kind of new, environmentally, economically and socially sustainable package… I’m not so sure.

My problem primarily comes with identifying a bad packaging solution that encases a pre-existing product. Oh look, I’m sure are lots out there… but they are currently being elusive.

And I’m not studying chemistry so can’t create some new-wonder material.

Throw some ideas my way please… Packaging that annoys you in every-day life?

Oh yeah… and there’s the competition we enter our assignments in. I don’t care about winning much, but I wouldn’t mind developing an idea that I at least feel good enough about entering. If you don’t have ideas, you could pray for me. And I’m only half kidding.

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