Design for the Wild: A Field Guide for Designers Working to Protect the Environment

Abstract

A wild place you know and love is in danger. You want to help protect it, and you wonder how your skills as a designer might be most useful. In this field guide, you will find resources to guide your process. Learn about the rewards and challenges of working with environmental advocacy groups, the importance of strategy to your efforts, and considerations for creating the greatest impact with your team. This document was created from my experience working with advocates for Bristol Bay, Alaska to protect the world’s last great salmon fishery from the proposed Pebble Mine. Read along to discover design’s power to protect the environment and the wild places we love and depend on.