BIO 21 : The Biennial of Industrial Design The Biennial of Industrial Design (BIO) is a prestigious international exhibition of industrial design, visual communication and design concepts. I... more Flip & Tumble flip & tumble was founded by Hetal Jariwala and Eva Bauer, designers who met while attending Stanford's graduate Product Design program. Both were ... more Greener Gadgets Conference On February 1st, 2008 in New York City industry leaders, entrepreneurs, journalists, and designers will gather to discuss the business case for the gr... more Design : The Linking Force Design is an integrating activity and process, a way of thinking, an increasingly significant contributor to organizational success. The role of de... more IDEA Brazil : IDEA Expands International Reach On December 3, the first annual IDEA/Brasil program opened for entries, initiating a new era in international design competition and cooperation. A... more Ford's New Powerwall Capability Accelerates Product Design and Quality You haven't seen vehicle design until you've seen it on a "powerwall." What sounds like an extreme sport maneuver or a video game challenge actuall... more COR by Nicole Schmiedel German student Nicole Schmiedel has come up with a design for a trendy-looking wristwatch that contains an innovative ultra-light insulin pump to help... more Nissan Design Forum Inspired 2,000 Students in Asia A year-long series of the Nissan Design Forum & "Imagination Factory" Exhibition in Asia came to an end on December 16th in its final destination, Hon... more New David Report Bulletin About Sustainable Design It's important to have a holistic mindset when talking about sustainable design. Quite often ecological matters are overbalanced. This issue of ... more Easypod : Top Design Award for PDD A leading London product innovation consultancy has clinched a top international award for the Merck Serono easypod - the first electronic growth horm... more Italian Design Guru Ettore Sottsass Dies Aged 90 Ettore Sottsass, an éminence grise of postmodern design who helped found the influential Memphis Group and was responsible for the familiar bright red... more Nurus Wins IF Design Award with the Task Chair Me Too Me Too Task Chair wins the best product award in "Office/Business" category of IF Design Awards, where 2771 products competed. Nurus received its f... more Multiplicity : The Art of the Furniture Prototype The Furniture Society, an international membership organization, and the Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, will... more N'Uovo : The Offshoot of Cooperation Between Gobino and Pininfarina In 2008, the year of Torino World Design Capital, two historic companies operating the area of Turin, Pininfarina and Gobino, present N'uovo, an innov... more

Design Revival Conference Every two years, AIGA Cincinnati invites a select group of guest speakers to lead a conference held on the grounds of a working historical Shaker vill... more AIGA Los Angeles Celebrates Emerging Design Talent with EMERGE The Los Angeles chapter of AIGA, the professional association for design, is proud to host EMERGE, an exhibition of student graphic design. EMERGE ... more Massaging Media 2: Graphic Design Education in the Age of Dynamic Media Massaging Media 2: Graphic Design Education in the Age of Dynamic Media conference will gather a diverse group of presenters and attendees from around... more Pantone Selects Color of the Year for 2008 Pantone, the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, selected PANTONE 18-3943 Blue Iris, a b... more SVA MFA in Design Criticism Reading Night 2 Join the SVA MFA Design Criticism department for another night of critical readings at the KGB Bar in the East Village. This time readers will be e... more ZGRAF 10 ZGRAF is an international triennial exhibition of graphic design and visual communications held in Zagreb, Croatia since 1975. ZGRAF is organised b... more Image Source Invites You to Listen to Its Images Image Source, the world's leading independent producer of royalty free stock photography, has launched an interactive CD and web tool that uses sounds... more FUSE : Brand Identity & Package Design FUSE: Brand Identity & Package Design, April 13 - 16, 2008 at Pier 60 (Chelsea Piers) in New York City, is an annual gathering uniting top brand strat... more SEGD Green Paper SEGD (the Society for Environmental Graphic Design), an international non-profit educational foundation, has announced the publication of the SEGD Gre... more Syrup Helsinki to Become Kokoro & Moi Design agency Syrup Helsinki is changing its name. The new name, Kokoro & Moi, will be in use as of 4 January 2008. There are two acquisitions b... more John Roberts Company Served as AIGA Design Camp Sponsor The John Roberts Company, an industry leader in color management, served as an Exclusive Gold Sponsor of the Minnesota chapter of the AIGA's recent De... more Design Matters Features Planet Propaganda's Brand and Brochure Designs for UpperCut Images Rockport Publishing's upcoming book Design Matters: Brochures 01, authored by Michelle Taute, will feature Planet Propaganda's brand and brochure desi... more Illustrator Louis Simeone Starts the New Year with a Bang Illustrator Louis Simeone has recently earned recognition for design excellence with an award from Creativity Annual Awards. Simeone's logo, create... more

Gap Inc. Names Simon Kneen to Top Design Position for Banana Republic Gap Inc. announced today that Simon Kneen, a fashion leader with more than 25 years of experience in key design roles for apparel brands in the United... more The Knot Unveils 2008's Most Creative Wedding Trends Leading Wedding Resource Reports on the Marie Antoinette Wedding, '80s Cover Bands, Daring Destination Weddings, and more! Creativity is the new wo... more H&M Launches Fashion Against AIDS H&M and Designers Against AIDS (DAA) are joining forces in the battle against AIDS and are launching a collection for guys and girls together with Rih... more The Midnight Twilight Collection by Young Lovers Midnight Twilight is the new highly anticipated third collection from Sydney label "Young Lovers". Created to oppose the movements of the un-radica... more Scentsory Design by Dr Jenny Tillotson We are entering a new age of perfumery. The sense of smell is our most ancient and primitive sense. Recent scientific research is showing that o... more Ermenegildo Zegna Boutique in St. Moritz Ermenegildo Zegna, the world leader in fine men's clothing, officially opened the doors of its new St.Moritz boutique in December, 2007. As one of ... more Dressed : A Century of Hollywood Costume Design From the lavish productions of Hollywood's Golden Age through the high-tech blockbusters of today, the most memorable movies all have one thing in com... more Manolo Blahnik Spring / Summer 2008 Trust Manolo Blahnik to come up with influences as diverse as the architecture of Istanbul and Finnish Marimekko patterns and translate them into one ... more Fashion Forward Canada's New Collections Fashion Forward Canada announced its extended collection just in time for the Christmas season. The online boutique is a committed to creating glob... more Schreder Lighting USA To Pioneer LED Street Lighting For Urban Applications in The US Breaking new ground in urban lighting, Schreder Lighting USA is pioneering high-quality, performance-based Street Lighting using LEDs for the American... more Behavior Design Brings George Seurat's Sketchbooks to Life Behavior Design reunites with The Museum of Modern Art, New York, for their latest exhibition, Georges Seurat: The Drawings, creating an interactive t... more PolyU Appoints Ms Zaha Hadid as Architect of Innovation Tower The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has appointed world-renowned architect Ms Zaha Hadid as the Architect of its new "Innovation Tower". T... more Go Deep Into the Heart of China's Flourishing Design Scene AIGA XCD, in collaboration with Package and Design Magazine of China, take you deep into the heart of China's flourishing design scene. China's cre... more

Paola Antonelli Promoted to Senior Curator in MoMA's Department of Architecture and Design Glenn D. Lowry, Director of The Museum of Modern Art, announced that Paola Antonelli has been promoted to Senior Curator in MoMA's Department of Archi... more Flip a Strip : National Architectural Design Competition at SMoCA The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art [SMoCA] announces a major design competition and public exhibition, "Flip a Strip." This innovative proje... more Ceramic Tiles of Italy Design Competition Ceramic Tiles of Italy is now accepting entries for their 15th annual Design Competition. The competition celebrates outstanding examples of contem... more Polish Pavillion for EXPO 2010 On Tuesday 11th December, there was a PAIiIZ conference to announce the winners of the concept for the architectural design of the Polish Pavilion for... more CABE Champions Design Competitions in New Exhibition A CABE exhibition opening at New London Architecture in London on 17 January 2008 will show what design competitions can achieve - and that they are o... more Architectural Competition for the Extension of the Kunsthaus Zürich Opens The Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft, the Stiftung Zürcher Kunsthaus and the City of Zurich announce an international architectural competition for the Kunst... more Designs for a City : Birmingham City University at the Interiors Show The creme de la creme of Birmingham's design community will be showcased at the launch of Design City at Interiors Birmingham on Sunday 20 January 200... more The Architecture Foundation Winter Nights In August 2007 The Architecture Foundation sent half a dozen young British architects to showcase their talents stateside at an exhibition, New Practi... more Work Starts on the Hub at Pacific Quay On behalf of Downtown Space Properties, Cooper Cromar are pleased to announce that Dawn Construction have commenced work on The Hub building at Pacifi... more Building China : Five Projects, Five Stories China is a common place that is still not well understood, a nation that has over the last half a century dealt with an impressive progress in economy... more Van Alen Institute 2008-2009 New York Prize Fellowship Van Alen Institute invites applications for the 2008-2009 New York Prize Fellowship. Fellowships support advanced research and experimental practic... more One Bryant Park : Project Showcase Under the growing pressure of the climate crisis, how we design, as well as what we design has become a critical issue. The new office tower at Bry... more Britain's Best Emerging Interior Designer 2008 Londonewcastle in association with idFX, 100% Design and Bida are launching an inaugural competition to find Britain's Best Emerging Interior Designer... more

Tronic Studio Rides the Wave for Hitachi WIRED NextFest 2007 featured some 160 exhibits from scientists, researchers and inventors around the globe. Tronic was responsible for the architec... more FITC Design + Technology Festival Debuts in Europe An international line-up of designers and developers from North America, Europe and The Benelux Region converge on Amsterdam, The Netherlands, for two... more Bombastic Hits Hard with Jackass Number Two Showtime Promo When Bombastic was approached to create a promo for ShowTime's presentation of "Jackass Number Two," Creative Director Jamie Slomski knew casting woul... more Asylum Signs VFX Supervisor Paul O'shea Asylum announces the signing of Paul O'Shea as their newest VFX Supervisor. Paul spent seven years working for The Moving Picture Company where he ... more Zoic BC Answers One Missed Call For the highly anticipated horror film One Missed Call (Warner Bros./Alcon) Zoic BC produced nearly 300 visual effects shots aimed to thrill and shock... more Suspect Increases Creative and Production Power New York-based VFX shop, SUSPECT recently expanded its roster by adding additional creative and production talents to round out their ever-expanding t... more Troika Design Group Helps Unveil truTV Troika Design Group, a strategic network branding and design agency, has helped spearhead the renaming of Court TV as truTV. The rebranding effort ... more Gnomon Hosts Craft Animations Gnomon School of Visual Effects is hosting Craft Animations' launch in the U.S. The event will introduce attendees to Craft and feature a tech talk... more ParaCloud Modeler ParaCloud started distribution of ParaCloud Modeler Version 1.0 following a one year beta testing with high profile architectural practices and academ... more Motion Blur 2 : Multidimensional Moving Image Makers Over the past 11 years, onedotzero has become synonymous with the groundbreaking new generation of multi-disciplinary moving image makers. This gro... more Version2 Signs Rick Waller Version2 announced the signing of internationally acclaimed Editor Rick Waller. Rick began his career cutting music videos, and first made a name f... more Behavior Design Wins 2 Silver W3 Awards Behavior Design has won two silver W3 Awards for recently completed projects for both Sirius Satellite Radio and Adecco. Receiving over 2,700 entri... more 89 Edit Welcomes Dave Bradley Bicoastal 89 Edit proudly welcomes Dave Bradley formerly of Go Robot!. Dave has cut notable spots for such clients as Samsung, IBM, Olay, Miller Li... more Trollbäck + Company Traces a Tumultuous Year in US History Visual and conceptual creative studio Trollbäck + Company has designed a show package for an immersive two-hour special on The History Channel, "1968 ... more

Headlights 2008 Valentine Willie Fine Art launches into the New Year with HEADLIGHTS - an exhibition featuring exciting new works by leading figures in the Southeast ... more Five Women : New Video Installation for Journelle in NYC For the debut of Journelle, a new lingerie concept store, Gabriel Winer of WIKA created a series of five short films about different NY women, plus a ... more Ghada Amer : Love Has No End Ghada Amer: Love Has No End, the first major U.S. retrospective of the renowned artist's work, will feature some fifty pieces from every aspect of Ame... more Erwin Wurm : Pretty Cool People Interviews SubmarineChannel launches a new series of video interviews with artists, filmmakers, and designers called Pretty Cool People Interviews. Yesterday,... more The Bollore Group and Pininfarina Join Forces to Manufacture and Market an Electric Car Bolloré and Pininfarina agreed to establish a 50-50 joint venture to manufacture a car that will be 100% electric. The car will be sold under the P... more Optimus Tactus Keyboard Optimus Tactus does not have physical keys, which means there are no restrictions on their shape and size. Any part of the keyboard surface can be ... more SizeChina The world's first database storing 3D head and face measurements of ethnic Chinese has come into use, after 18 months of dedicated efforts by pioneeri... more 2008 Design Schools : ICFF Call for Entries The International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) will be held Saturday, May 17-Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at New York City's Jacob K. Javits Convention... more 9th Global Conference on Ageing From September 4 to 8, 2008, the International Federation on Ageing (IFA) will be hosting the 9th Global Conference on Ageing and an exposition entitl... more ICOVACS 2008 : International Conference on Value Chain Sustainability ICOVACS 2008 (International Conference on Value Chain Sustainability) is the first of conference series that aim to bring academia, professionals, dec... more Asia's Leading Design Event Attracts 100 World Class Designers to Hong Kong Business of Design Week (BODW) 2007, the word's largest international design event, closed on 15 December, bringing to an end a week which collected t... more Design Transformed : Whole Systems Design Suite Whole System Approaches are increasingly being seen as key to the most cost effective reduction in negative environmental impacts for designing everyt... more Swiss Signature Swiss Signature represents the vanguard of young Swiss design; it is an emerging design collective consisting of five up-and-coming Swiss design studi... more Changing the Change Organised under the leadership of Prof. Ezio Manzini at the Politecnico di Milano, "Changing the Change" is an international conference on the role an... more

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