Willoughby is excited that Architect Magazine put El Dorado Architects on the cover of the June Issue! We get to share the limelight with the feature of our collaborative work on the Oak Street Parking Garage.

When the needs of a changing marketplace say it’s time to update for a slightly older and more health-conscious consumer, Interstate Bakeries Corp., the makers of Wonder Bread, listen. Willoughby Design (www.willoughbydesign.com) knew that the change wouldn’t be a reinvention, but an evolution.

Dallas-based Organicare produces a line of “USDA Organic” certified skincare products that were launched in upscale department stores, including Nordstrom, Dillard’s, and Henri Bendel, during Fall 2008.

The “I Have an Idea” public service announcement produced by the Kauffman Foundation reminds us of the power of innovative entrepreneurs whose energy and insights lead to breakthrough technologies, put people to work, renew our economy and advance social welfare. With entrepreneurship at the center of the global economic stage, the message is simple: an entrepreneur with an idea can change the world.

Willoughby Design’s solution for the New Leaf 100% Recycled line (“presenting environmentally friendly paper as a stylish, even luxurious, choice for consumers. The Willoughby Design Innovation Lab helped New Leaf design a series of product lines and accompanying packaging to present personal stationery, school supplies and commodity office products in a way that proves you don’t have to sacrifice style and convenience to make responsible choices.

Reusable totes are everywhere. Recently, I’ve been using them more and more because retailers will give you some kind of discount or incentive when you use a reusable tote, even if it’s not theirs.

“Willoughby Design has put their signature stamp on their new identity and stationery system. The identity celebrates both the firm’s 30th anniversary and their award-winning design barn. The stationery system puts a lot of Willōughby’s personality on paper.”

Welcome to our first SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING DESIGN GALLERY and what we hope will be a source of inspiration for you.

More and more of us are forgoing plastic grocery sacks and carrying our own reusable totes. After all, stashing a few in the car is often easier than remembering to take the eco-unfriendly plastic ones to a recycling bin.

I want to save the planet as much as the next person, but it’s awfully hard work. For example, it’s much easier to use a paper or plastic shopping bag that’s given out at the supermarket than to bring a reusable bag from home.