11th Hour

The biggest misunderstanding that we have today is that people think we are apart from nature when in fact we are nature. People believe we are the superior life form on earth therefore we are living in disharmony with nature and mistreating earth. Humans created land, therefore it is easy to think we are smarter and more superior to the land therefore having zero respect for it and we are now paying the price in todays society for how the earth has been treated and abused. 


The comparison that scared me the most in this film was how Earth can soon turn into its sister planet Venus which is the hottest planet and is impossible for human life to live on. This destruction of Earth and its resources really sunk in when this was said. Basically as a designer it is our duty to be responsible for creating products that CAN be recycled and that cause the least amount of pressure on the earth as possible. 

After the Industrial Revolution nature was converted to becoming a resource, and the use of these resources happened at such a rapid pace. With double the amount of technology in todays society and double the power and resources necessary to run and build such products it creates double the destruction on the earth. Society has now come to realise the destruction it has caused to the earth and I feel as designers it is a necessity for us to be socially and environmentally responsible for the products that we place onto the earth. With new products being introduced at a rapid pace it increases global warming and we're continuing what we're doing at an accelerated rate which increases the cause of climate change. 

Three take home messages: 

1. The future of society is in the hands of designers and the ability to create a sustainable society - our generation is the future of society, we have the ability to completely change the world. 

2. Human footprint can be reduced by 90% with the existing technology of society, with further research this could be reduced even more. 

3. The use of materials, production techniques, the way a product works and its product life cycle is now so highly essential to be thought through within todays society as these small changes have such a large impact on the future.