“We hand over our money without a second thought to the choices we are NOT making.”

Scott Ballum
Editor/Creative Director

consume®evolution
Issue 1—May 2005


consume®evolution
“CONSUME®REVOLUTION is designed to raise awareness of the effects mass-marketing and globalization have on local industry, our buying habits, and our culture — highlighting the importance and the immediacy of making personal, critical choices.’”

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AdBusters

“A magazine concerned about the erosion of our physical and cultural environments by commercial forces.”
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Colors Magazine “Whether in print or online, it is, as ever, a cynical, provocative but unbiased look at the world, and the way we live in it.”
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consume®evolution “An independently produced magazine addressing globalization and mass-marketing and their effects on local industry and personal choice.”
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Eye Magazine “The international review of graphic design.”
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Good


“We see a growing number of people tied together not by age, career, background, or circumstance, but by a shared interest. This revolves around a passion for potential mixed with fierce pragmatism and creative engagement. We sum all this up as the sensibility of giving a damn. But to shorten it, let's call it GOOD. We're here to push this movement and cover its realization.”
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Package Design Magazine


“The sustainability movement is forging ahead in packaging materials and package design trends to protect the earth and find efficient solutions. Every December, Package Design publishes the latest sustainable materials, initiatives, processes, and advances that are affecting the packaging industry.”
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Mother Jones

“Mother Jones is an independent nonprofit whose roots lie in a commitment to social justice implemented through first rate investigative reporting.”
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Plenty


“Plenty (as you may have guessed) is also about abundance. We want to see the world move away from fossil-fuel dependence and toward the bounty of green energy sources here on earth, like wind and solar power. And we believe that sustainable living doesn’t have to be Spartan living—hence our motto: it’s easy being green.”
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Stay Free!


“Stay Free! is a nonprofit, Brooklyn-based magazine that explores the politics and perversions of mass media and American (consumer) culture.”
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unplug


“I started this magazine as an outlet for my critique of the culture I have grown up in. I see instability all around me as the American lifestyle becomes more and more unsustainable. I am inspired by others like me who see revolution and a redesign of society on the horizon, and I hope that through unplug I can explore the problems I see and their possible solutions.”—Megan Prusynski, Creator of unplug
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Yes!

“Positive Futures Network is an independent, nonprofit organization supporting people’s active engagement in creating a just, sustainable, and compassionate world. The Positive Futures Network (PFN) and its publication YES! magazine start with the belief that we need deep change if we are to avoid the breakdown of society and the natural world.”
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