ABSTRACT
The proposal of this checklist takes place in the context of graphic design education and the need to deepen good practices, more consequential, in design for sustainability. The idea of a checklist arises from the need for practical, concrete tools that students, designers and companies can use more easily and with more tangible and immediate results. We believe that the local and regional reality favours this type of intervention, as well as the current reality and needs of Europe and the world. The area of labels and packaging was chosen for its continuous and growing importance and impact on production, consumption and its effects on the use of resources and waste creation. Methodologies used in the development and evaluation of this list are interventionist and collaborative, involving a large number of stakeholders in education, production and consumption chains. The literature review is complemented with contributions of those stakeholders, collected through focus groups, interviews and individual questionnaires, conferences, debates and study visits. The results, in continuous improvement, show a plural list, but focused on graphic design, on the designers’ core competences, on the parsimonious management of space, complemented with the most relevant technical issues related to materials and production processes.
