AIGA | the professional association for design
AIGA's mission is to advance design as a professional craft, strategic tool and vital cultural force. Founded in 1914, AIGA remains the oldest and largest professional membership organization for design. AIGA now represents more than 22,000 design professionals, educators and students through national activities and local programs developed by 66 chapters and 200 student groups. Rachel Martin has been an AIGA member since 1998 adhering to the Standards of professional practice. She has served on the Executive Board for AIGA Charlotte as Membership Director from 2007 - 2010 and currently serves as the Vice President of Sustainability.
The Designers Accord
The Designers Accord is a global coalition of designers, educators, and business leaders, working together to create positive environmental and social impacts. Rachel Martin was an early adopter of The Designers Accord and integrates the principles of social and environmental sustainable design into all aspects of its practice and encourages every client to integrate these fundamentals into their projects.
Design Can Change
Design Can Change is an initiative to bring together the world's graphic design community to address the issues surrounding climate change. Rachel Martin has taken the pledge and uses the opportunity to talk to clients about this issue, engages them in discussion about sustainability and helps them find ways to make positive change.
DESIGN 21: Social Design Network
DESIGN 21: Social Design Network's mission is to inspire social activism through design. It is a collaborative project undertaken by the global design and merchandise company Felissimo and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, better known as UNESCO. DESIGN 21 believes that change happens when we design better, together. It is a resource to make collaborative change happen: a designer shares ideas with a green business, an arts non-profit connects with a governmental outreach program, a researcher in England brainstorms with an industrial designer in India. Rachel Martin is a member of the organization and supports its motto of "Better design for the greater good".
Green Drinks Charlotte
Green Drinks Charlotte
Green Drinks Charlotte is an affiliate of the international Green Drinks which is in over 730 cities worldwide. It is a monthly networking event where environmentally minded individuals, businesses and non-profits meet to network and work together to make a difference in the world. Rachel Martin is the Creative Director / Creative Queen of Green for the organization and is responsible for developing and maintaining the overall brand image. She oversees and directs all outgoing communications, design and marketing for branding, printed materials, collateral, advertising and web design.
The Living Principles
The Living Principles for Design aim to guide purposeful action, celebrating and popularizing the efforts of those who use design thinking to create positive cultural change. Drawing from decades of collective wisdom, theory and results, the Living Principles framework weaves environmental, social, economic, and cultural sustainability into an actionable, integrated approach that can be consistently communicated to designers, business leaders, educators and the public. Rachel Martin is an AIGA Chapter Liaison and Editorial Director of The Living Principles and uses the creative action for collective good to guide the studio, it's practices and all projects.
Re-nourish
Re-nourish is the industry's first truly independent online toolkit for sustainable graphic design. A not-for-profit project providing reliable, accessible sustainability tools untethered to commercial interests, Re-nourish empowers graphic designers to implement sustainable decision making in their day-to-day work. Rachel Martin Design is featured on the site among the top sustainable studios in the world. The studio adheres to the multiple criteria within each of the categories listed in Re-nourish's Sustainable Graphic Design Standards and is recognized for bringing sustainable design thinking in-house by adjusting operations to address social and environmental impact.
The Living Principles
The Living Principles for Design aim to guide purposeful action, celebrating and popularizing the efforts of those who use design thinking to create positive cultural change. Drawing from decades of collective wisdom, theory and results, the Living Principles framework weaves environmental, social, economic, and cultural sustainability into an actionable, integrated approach that can be consistently communicated to designers, business leaders, educators and the public. Rachel Martin is an AIGA Chapter Liaison and Editorial Director of The Living Principles and uses the creative action for collective good to guide the studio, it's practices and all projects.
Re-nourish
Re-nourish is the industry's first truly independent online toolkit for sustainable graphic design. A not-for-profit project providing reliable, accessible sustainability tools untethered to commercial interests, Re-nourish empowers graphic designers to implement sustainable decision making in their day-to-day work. Rachel Martin Design is featured on the site among the top sustainable studios in the world. The studio adheres to the multiple criteria within each of the categories listed in Re-nourish's Sustainable Graphic Design Standards and is recognized for bringing sustainable design thinking in-house by adjusting operations to address social and environmental impact.