Creative professionals share sustainable product swaps that combine good design with eco-consciousness
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Tom May
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Creative Boom asked its community of designers, illustrators, and brand strategists about sustainable product swaps that genuinely feel like upgrades rather than sacrifices. The overwhelming response revealed a thoughtful, design-conscious approach to consumption, with creatives favoring aesthetically pleasing, well-designed sustainable alternatives—from refillable deodorant to e-ink notebooks—while maintaining skepticism toward greenwashing. The article highlights that good design and sustainability are increasingly aligned.
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The thread quickly became something more interesting than a mere shopping list. Instead, it became a window into how creatives think about consumption: critically, aesthetically, and with a healthy scepticism for greenwashing.
No sackcloth energy here. These are the swaps that people have actually stuck with.
These are the everyday upgrades that prove good design and sustainability are no longer mutually exclusive.
From refillable deodorant to e-ink notebooks, these are the everyday upgrades that prove good design and sustainability are no longer mutually exclusive.
We asked the Creative Boom community a simple...
