

From Drawing Board to Boardroom: Design Goes to B-School Businesses have learned that to reap the market rewards of true innovation, their bottom-line-focused executives must embrace the value of design. ... more MYTO Chair: Konstantin Grcic A new myth is born: MYTO, a cantilever chair, made entirely of plastic. It is the brainchild of an unprecedented collaboration between a designer, ... more VDA Design Award: Transport Efficiency 2020 The VDA Design Award, now announced for the fourth time, is intended for newcomers to the international design profession, to encourage them in a visi... more Design Blast: International Design Conference The word "blast", meaning "shock wave" or "detonation", is also a slang word for having a fantastic time. With the title Design Blast, the Universi... more Finland Showcases World-class Expertise in Technology in Shenzhen Finland may sound a bit too remote to many in China. However its signature technology brand Nokia has already become part of our daily lives. In... more Pecha Kucha Night Pecha Kucha Night, originally devised by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham (Klein Dytham architecture) in 2003, was conceived as a way for young designers ... more Human Diversity: Design for Life Over the past 25 years Physiological Anthropology has focused on Human Adaptability to physical environments using laboratory methods, which controlle... more I Saloni Worldwide at the ICFF The International Contemporary Furniture Fair hails the arrival of i Saloni WorldWide New York, the Italian contingent, at the global haven for contem... more Lighten Up: Call for UK Lighting Designers [re]design are looking for 25 switched-on sustainable UK lighting designs for Lighten Up - a high profile touring exhibition that will launch at 100% ... more How They Work: The Hidden World of Dutch Design Dutch designers are currently creating quite a stir on the international scene. What is the secret of their success? In How They Work photograph... more 40 Years of Wirkkala's Ultima Thule The birth of the Ultima Thule range of glassware in 1968, designed by Tapio Wirkkala, tells us a lot about his approach to design. The form he crea... more Pininfarina to Set Up a Design Centre in India with Support From Tata Pininfarina intends to establish a Research, Design and Engineering Centre in Pune, India within the end of 2008. Pininfarina and Tata have signed ... more	L.A. Defines Design / Design Defines L.A. AIGA/LA is holding the celebrated design event of the year with an amazing view of Los Angeles and the design community, inside and out. We're hono... more Defining the Designer of 2015 AIGA, in partnership with Adobe, seeks to define the critical attributes of tomorrow's designers, in terms of skills, education requirements and work ... more The 2008 Advertising and Marketing Effectiveness Awards The 2008 Advertising and Marketing Effectiveness Awards competition is now open for entries. The AME Awards for advertising and marketing effective... more Final Gravity Free Design Conference Speakers Announced The Gravity Free: 2008 Multidisciplinary Design Innovation Conference, May 12-14, at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, will feature 22 inte... more Factor Design Partners with San Francisco Int'l Film Festival to Create 2008 Identity Now in its 51st year, the San Francisco International Film Festival (SFIFF) is the longest-running film festival in the Americas. SFIFF celebrates ... more Lloyd Northover Wins Strategic Branding Project with Ravensbourne College of Design Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication has awarded the first phase of a strategic branding and identity programme to Lloyd Northover, the br... more 2008 Logo Trends Trend-watching, until recently, has largely been an exercise in watching connections form between direct associations. Photoshop releases a new fil... more Chris Chiu: Acclaimed Creative Set to Front Creative Circle Awards An award-winning creative, Chris Chiu, Executive Creative Director of Leo Burnett Singapore will be chairing this year's Creative Circle Awards (CCA).... more Joseph Binder Award 2008: Graphic Design & Illustration The call for entries is open for the Joseph Binder Award 2008: Graphic Design & Illustration. This international performance review is a biannual i... more Viewpoint Creative Redesigns Discovery Channel Logo and On-Air Identity Discovery Channel turned to Boston & LA-based creative agency Viewpoint Creative to develop a revitalized logo and on-air identity that would leverage... more More Design Lions Judges Appointed as Entries Increase A higher than anticipated number of entries in the newly launched Design Lions competition has prompted the appointment of three more judges, the orga... more Multi Dimensional Resources Introduces Cinco De Mayo Display For Heineken USA/Alcone Marketing To capture the spirit of the popular Mexican holiday and ring-in sales for five beer brands, Multi Dimensional Resources has introduced the Cinco De M... more	H&M's High Summer Collection is a Cocktail of Intense Colours This season H&M draws inspiration from faraway places with a series of exotic prints. Trends for summer include lightweight tailoring, bohemian sty... more Graduate Fashion Week 2008 Graduate Fashion Week was launched in 1991 as a forum to showcase the very best BA Graduate fashion design talent in the UK. As always, the event a... more Nike Launches the Hyperdunk: Its Lightest and Strongest Basketball Shoe Ever Nike and Kobe Bryant launched the Nike Hyperdunk, Nike's lightest and strongest basketball shoe ever and one of the many superior, lightweight perform... more Designer Alissa Serdoun to Debut in Aussie Fashion Week One of New Zealand's most talented young designers will feature on the catwalk at Australian Fashion Week in Sydney. Alissa Serdoun, who took part ... more Pure London: August 2008 Now gearing up for the August event, Pure London is the UK's largest and one of Europe's most exciting trade fashion events. Taking place 3 - 4 - 5... more Todman and Jones to Discuss How Design Helps Drive the Company's Business Success Whirlpool Corporation announced that Michael A. Todman, president, Whirlpool North America and Charles L. Jones, vice president of Global Consumer Des... more 8th Andreu World International Design Competition Andreu World announced the 8th International Design Competition Andreu World, which, now in its 8th edition, has a great amount of participants, both ... more Good Design for Good Business: DME Workshop in Izmir Izmir is the next stop in the series of workshops organised by the Design Management Europe Award (DME Award). During the workshop, Vito Orazem, ma... more The 2008 Art Center Design Conference: Serious Play Opens in Just Under Three Weeks Art Center College of Design has announced the first-ever hands-on Serious Play Studios. These studios provide a rare opportunity to all Conference... more Renault Design America Latina Renault Brazil is opening the Renault Design America Latina (RDAL) design centre in Sao Paulo. The brand's first design office on the American cont... more India Design Talent Lures Volvo Cars Call it the "Nano" effect. Global automobile giants are taking a renewed look at India's designing and engineering capability. Sweden's Volvo Cars ... more MEX Design Competition The MEX Design Competition challenges the world's most talented designers, engineers and visionaries to unleash their creativity and show us a product... more	PLANYC 2030: New York City Green Building Competition The Third New York City Green Building Competition seeks projects and ideas that promote the New York City as the pre-eminent cultural and sustainable... more An Evening with Paul Finch In conjunction with Beam Gallery's latest exhibition, Beam invites you to an evening with Paul Finch, editor of Architectural Review. Paul will giv... more Material ConneXion and Li Edelkoort Present Left / Brain / Right Material ConneXion and Li Edelkoort present two conversations on the greening of architecture and design. The Future of Sustainable Materials; Dr. ... more Winners Announced for Premier's Sustainability Awards Victorian businesses and groups have been recognised for their work tackling climate change through the Premier's Sustainability Awards. Premier Jo... more Architecture Conference 2008 In May 2008, Zavod Big is organising a one-day conference bringing together renowned Scandinavian architects and Slovene investors to discuss the sell... more Successful Regeneration Needs Artistic Imagination Too much development today lacks imagination and needs the creative, lateral thinking of artists, according to a new report from CABE and Arts & Busin... more Morgan Lovell Launches Sustainable Office Design Seminar Office transformation specialist Morgan Lovell has organised a seminar designed to inspire business leaders to "go green." The company is inviting ... more Zaha Hadid Wins Competition to Develop Design for Proposed Museum in Vilnius A jury of six members today announced that Zaha Hadid, London, has won the architectural competition to develop a design for a proposed museum in Viln... more Creating a Sound Barrier for Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Approaching the Netherlands by air provides one with a particularly striking view of the Dutch polder landscape. At the heart of the Haarlemmer mee... more Frank Lloyd Wright and the House Beautiful The Nevada Museum of Art presents Frank Lloyd Wright and the House Beautiful, an exhibition showcasing Wright's skill in creating harmony between arch... more Budongo Primate Experience The Budongo Trail, a new �6m world class visitor attraction to house up to fifty chimpanzees at Edinburgh Zoo is now officially open to the public. ... more Summer Institute in Sustainable Design This two-week immersion program enables practicing professionals in design and other disciplines to come together to learn about and discuss cutting-e... more	Guerilla PR Helps Wacom's Bamboo Tablet Capture Facebook Users' Attention Guerilla PR, Inc. won top honors from marketing association ad:tech for the online agency's innovative social media campaign using the Graffiti Wall a... more Anonymous Content Wins Big with Nike Malcolm Venville of Anonymous Content and Wieden+Kennedy Tokyo mastermind this inspiring look into the training "routines" of Nike-sponsored pros. ... more Europrix Multimedia Awards 2008 The Europrix Multimedia Awards are Europe's contest for young professionals and students who work on innovative projects in the field of e-contents an... more 3DPaintBrush: a Design Visualization Software Geometric Ltd. announced the release of its new product, 3DPaintBrush, a visualization software that helps create near photo‐ realistic images, ... more Winners Announced for 2008 FITC Design and Technology Awards Flugtag Flight Lab was the winner of the "Best In Show" Award at tonight's FITC Awards, part of the 7th Annual FITC Toronto - Design + Technology Fest... more PopVox Awards 2008 The PopVox Peoples Choice Awards for Digital Media have returned for the 2008 season and invites the digital media community at large to participate i... more Superfad Finds Its Own Seattle With NWSource Superfad recently completed a new campaign for NWsource that presents compelling and iconic city denizens answering the question, "What's my Seattle?"... more Flickerlab Launches Moss FlickerLab partners Harold Moss and Tammy Walters have launched MOSS, a new brand initiative that will focus exclusively on producing media across all... more Soia & Kyo Received Recognition as an Official Honoree for the 12th Annual Webby Awards The 12th Annual Webby Awards recognized Soia & Kyo as the Official Honoree. Soia & Kyo, a Montreal based outerwear label, targeting the urban fashi... more Mekanism Creates Integrated Experience for Tostitos NOLAF Campaign Mekanism continues their run of high-quality, hilarious integrated solutions with their latest project for Tostitos. The fully-interactive campaign... more Autodesk Supports China's Digital Design Education In cooperation with China's Ministry of Education, Autodesk has launched China Student Design Community to provide free digital design tools to Chines... more Ion Design Launches Cut. Count. Compel Ion Branding + Design, Icsid's partner and web designer, is pleased to announce the launch of Cut. Count. Compel. - the first beneficiary of the One G... more	Geometries: Prints and Drawings from the Collection This exhibition, which will inaugurate newly opened galleries on the Museum's second floor, will survey the widespread and recurring impulse toward ge... more Stadtbilder von Caracas bis Shanghai: Erik-Jan Ouwerkerk The Dutch photographer, Erik-Jan Ouwerkerk, who lives in Berlin, takes us on a tour through the cities of the 21st century. The exhibition will pre... more Making It New: The Art and Style of Sara and Gerald Murphy Sara and Gerald Murphy are best remembered as the captivating American expatriates who inspired F. Scott Fitzgerald's Tender Is the Night. This exh... more Art in the Age of Steam: Walker Art Gallery This major exhibition captures the excitement of the steam train in art from the earliest days, through the boom years of Victorian railways to the en... more Bombay Sapphire Prize Winners 2008 For the first time ever, two glass artists have jointly won the Bombay Sapphire Prize 2008, the world's biggest annual award for artists, designers an... more 36 Interior of the Year Nominees Selected Thirty-six outstanding vehicle interiors representing 13 manufacturers will compete for top honors in the 9th annual "Ward's Interior of the Year" awa... more Fabrico Proprio: The Design of Semi-Industrial Confectionery "Fabrico Proprio - The Design of Semi-Industrial Confectionery" is a 292-page book dedicated to Portuguese confectionery and its relation to design. ... more Opel Insignia: A New Design Language For A New Era A new name, a new car, a new ambition. With its groundbreaking design and sophisticated technology, the Insignia makes a quantum leap toward rejuve... more Setting Standards for Sustainable Design Want to have your say on the future direction of sustainable design standards? Does your company demonstrate best practice in environmentally consc... more Porsche Design Chooses White For the first time, Porsche Design is presenting a collection entirely in white, which will be on sale from May 2008 in Porsche Design Stores. The ... more The New Audi Q5: Sporty and Versatile The new Audi Q5 combines the dynamism of a sports sedan with highly variable interior and versatile options for leisure-time and family use. Strong... more Pentawards 2008: Worldwide Packaging Design Awards Competition Pentawards, the world's first competition online devoted exclusively to packaging design is open for entries from 1 May to 13 June 2008. Packaging ... more

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