Printing Responsibly, a side venture of PrintPromotion, is holding a great contest where the objective is to conceptualize, design, and create a postcard that utilizes environmentally-friendly best practices, including vegetable based inks, recycled materials, and paper from better-managed forests. The aptly named Clean Design 2006 competition is a great way for designers to flex their design muscles, while remaining loyal to the environmentally sound constraints. Good luck!

“This competition is meant to emphasize how a clear simple yet effective message can get your point across more effectively and in actuality, reduce the amount of printing therefore needed for a promotion to succeed”. That‘s where we feel a dual impact will be made, better results, less waste and lower total production costs, states Steven Van Praagh, partner.

a. Modern builds sustainable modern dwellings, and this one is a super sleek kitchen they did in Atlanta. Their site is chock full of great work they've done in the last few years.

"British design consultancy Arup has announced that it has been tapped by the Chinese government to lead the construction of an "eco-city" expansion to Shanghai. Dongtan, the expanded development near Shanghai's airport, will eventually cover about 8,800 hectares -- roughly the size of Manhattan island. Shanghai claims that the Dongtan project will be "the world's first genuinely eco-friendly city," using recycled water, cogeneration and biomass for energy, and striving to be as carbon-neutral as possible.

The first phase, a 630 hectare development including a mix of transport facilities, schools, housing and high-tech industrial spaces, will begin construction late next year, and is expected to be completed by 2010."