dfa approved!

Featured Project: Right Angle (DfA Studio @ Northwestern)

THEIR QUESTION: HOW CAN WE USE LESS WATER TO WASH CAFETERIA DISHES?

CURRENT SITUATION: Cafeteria used 300 gallons of water to remove leftover food ever lunch.

DESIGN SOLUTION: Right Angle intuitively informs users to remove plate leftovers and upright instead of flat on the conveyer belt.

RESULTS: In 1-day, Right Angle strategy reduced targeted water use by 41.52% per capita.

SCALE: That’s 1/4 million gallons of water saved annually in just one cafeteria!

DFA BERKELEY TAKEAWAY: Small, simple, somewhat obvious solutions may be viable answers to unnoticed problems! Think in small steps.

Board Application Out!

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Fall 2012 Board Applications coming out

Applications coming out 7/18! If you want to help lead DFA on campus, in the community, and in the nation, consider applying for a Board position. We have a lot of exciting plans and goals for Fall 2012 and would love your input and ideas.

Check out the application next Wednesday!

VP of Publicity & Media released! Due June 29!

Punctual? Have experience with Adobe Suite and basic video editing? Design for America – Berkeley is looking for a VP of Publicity & Media! The application is due Friday, June 29th @ 11:59PM. Tell your friends! 🙂

Welcome to the DFA Berkeley blog!

This blog is to keep you informed of the DFA Studio here at Berkeley! Here, you will find developing ideas, interesting links, and other updates! We’ll keep you posted!