

Designboost 2008 After last years success with participants from around the globe Designboost will now be back for the second annual edition on October 15-17, the visi... more Istanbul Design Week 2008 The international design community has a not-to-be-missed appointment from October 16th to 20th in Turkey: Istanbul Design Week 2008 aims to be one of... more Maria Martinez Otero Industrially Produced Designer Furniture Awards The Maria Martinez Otero Foundation announced the Third Edition of the Maria Martinez Otero Industrially Produced Designer Furniture Awards. The ai... more The Domus Academy Spring Semester 09 in Business Design Domus Academy (DA) announced a unique semester study abroad design program that starts in January 2009 exploring the reciprocity and the influences be... more The London Design Festival at Somerset House Standing majestically on the banks of The Thames, Somerset House plays a central role in this year's London Design Festival. Its elegant River Terr... more UK Young Design Entrepreneur Award The UK Young Design Entrepreneur Award is the newest award in the British Council's Young Creative Entrepreneur programme. Created by the British C... more New & Norwegian: A World of Folk A highlight of Stavanger, European Capital of Culture 2008, New & Norwegian, A World of Folk runs until the autumn. Bringing together work by 100 o... more Treepac: Essential Designs Award-Winning Sustainable Concept According to the Environmental Protection Agency, paper products are the biggest single component of community waste, with 85 million tons generated i... more SOLUTIONS Received Silver at IDEA 08 The winners of the 2008 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) are named: the SOLUTIONS Branding & Design Companies AG obtained one of the elig... more RKS Wins Two IDEA Awards The "Smart Touch" salad spinner has been awarded an IDEA Bronze award 2008. This salad spinner combines eye-catching design and new drive mechanism... more AutoDesignNight London AutoDesignNight re-affirmed its place at the epicentre of car design last night at its exclusive, high-profile networking evening in central London. ... more Designline: Brief History and Development of the Design and Its Forms So-called design research has come into being in recent years, particularly at international level. The designers speaking at congresses, symposia,... more The Green Dot Awards The Green Dot Awards strive to reward and promote forward-thinking businesses that create environmentally friendly products or services, and to recogn... more Extraordinary, Every Day Travel Contest by Alcantara Lab The Extraordinary, Every Day Travel Contest inspired by "contemporary nomadism" is open to fashion designers, architects, designers and creative profe... more Sydney Design 08 Australia's longest-running design festival Sydney Design 08 (SD08) returns from 8 to 24 August. Find out what design means to you through a vibran... more	Images 32: The Best of British Contemporary Illustration 2008 The Association of Illustrators (AOI) announced Images - the best of British contemporary illustration, the most prestigious and comprehensive illustr... more Ten Images for Ithaca: The Exhibition for the 7th International Poster Competition The exhibition for the 7th international poster competition "Ten Images for Ithaca" opens on the 12th of July on the island of Ithaca. The exhibiti... more Visual Music Works Last weekend students at Parsons the New School for Design and The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music took the stage to present visual music w... more Great British Editorial A great selecction of be most outstanding publishing design from Great Britain. Where the best works, their secrets and the personality of each stu... more Print Work Designers have various styles. As the old saying goes, to each his own. But they are all driven by the desire to make a mark in their profession. P... more ADA: Call For Entries 2008 Summer Semi Annual Contest The American Design Awards is inviting graphic and web designers from around the world to participate in its 2008 Summer Semi-Annual Design Contest. ... more Accidents Grotesque: New Typeface From Youworkforthem Internationally renowned design group, YouWorkForThem (YWFT) announced the release of their latest typeface, "Accidents Grotesque", in three weights: ... more Planet Updates ID System for 78-Year-Old Globe Company Rolling out a new look for a 78-year-old globe manufacturer, Planet Propaganda completes an identity system facelift for Replogle Globes, Inc. The ... more 2008 Mind Your Own Business Conference Mind Your Own Business Conference, a unique blend of sessions, workshops and roundtable discussions where you can swap strategies, best practices (and... more Creative Freelancer Conference Creative Freelancer Conference, slated for August 27-29, 2008 in Chicago, is the first and only business conference for self-employed creative profess... more Sandpaper Studio Helps Glendale Town Center Celebrate Grand Reopening Since 1959, Glendale Mall has been home to Wynkin, Blynkin and Nod, brass penguin characters based on a popular poem originally titled "Dutch Lullaby,... more Absolute Zero Degrees Create Packaging for Cosmeceutical Brand Based on their research of the skin rejuvenation market, Absolute Zero Degrees helped reposition Jo Robbins, renowned skin expert, as Skin Architect, ... more Sustainable Graphic Design Widget Divided into three sections; "paper", "print" and "more info", the sustainable graphic design widget delivers basic information about the environmenta... more Packaging Presidents Exhibit Catalog New 200 page book designed by Creativille, gives an in-depth look to 200 years of Presidential Campaigns and the ephemera they left behind. Current... more Decoding Design: Understanding and Using Symbols in Visual Communication Decoding Design explores the work of energy in the universe and how to apply these principles to design for effective, aesthetic and ethical visual co... more	Dressing Code Competition Domus Academy and Future Concept Lab with the support of Deborah group present the Seventh edition of Dressing Codes Competition. The seventh editi... more Mpdclick Launches Trend Magazine Mpdclick announced the first issue of the monthly Fashion, Lifestyle and Culture magazine, previewing crucial cultural movements every brand should kn... more A YKK Education in the Art of Fastening YKK wants to give visibility, support and a voice to young designers. To this aim YKK came together with the event organisers to help create ITS Ac... more Rosemount Sydney Fashion Festival 2008 Australia's biggest designer names and leading fashion retailers are set to present a style-packed festival of fashion for the people when the inaugur... more Polo Ralph Lauren Exclusive Parade Outfitter of 2008 U.S. Olympic Team in Beijing Inspired by the rich past of the Olympic Games and in keeping with the time-honored tradition of this historic event, Polo Ralph Lauren brings an eleg... more Haute Couture Autumn Winter 2008/2009 Trend Round Up Key looks for the upcoming couture season. Armani Prive and Anne Valerie Hash have used lightly draped ruffles throughout their collections, creati... more PUMA x Atmos x Mitsuaki Iwago PUMA, ATMOS NYC and Mitsuaki Iwago have teamed up to bring you the PUMA x Atmos Endangered Species Collection, which includes six shoes featuring enda... more SCA Packaging Design Challenge 2008 SCA Packaging invites you to create a new packaging solution that is innovative and environmentally friendly. Think beyond the actual package! C... more B&T Design Opens Its First Headquarters in Italy B&T Design opened its first headquarters in Italy: it will be located in Milan, Via Tortona 4, at the heart of the world-famous design district of Zon... more Seymourpowell Design for LG The first product designed by Seymourpowell for South Korean electronics giant LG Electronics to be released commercially comes out this month: the hi... more REMIX: DMI's 33rd Annual Design Management Conference Every Fall for the past 32 years, some of the planet's most insightful and influential design leaders have gathered to share, argue, and bond at the D... more CAT-iq Design Competition The DECT Forum, the worldwide association of the wireless communication industry, in partnership with the market intelligence company Jakajima in the ... more Sustainable Innovations at the Base of the Pyramid An increasing number of companies develop innovative business concepts for the low-income markets in developing countries with the aim to combat pover... more Recycle Lights: Johanna Keimeyer Creates Extravagant and Unique Lighting Designs They are everywhere. Water bottles, jugs of laundry detergent, cosmetics containers. Once they're empty, they go in the trash. We only pay atten... more VEIL Solar Shade In partnership with the Victorian Eco-Innovation Lab, Buro North has developed a solar-collecting sun-shade for Australian primary school yards aptly ... more	Central Park to Host Mobile Art Chanel Contemporary Art Container by Zaha Hadid Karl Lagerfeld, Artistic Director of CHANEL, Maureen Chiquet, Global CEO of CHANEL, and Bruno Pavlovsky, CHANEL Fashion President, along with Adrian B... more 09 Skyscraper Competition The annual Skyscraper Competition organized by eVolo has become an important architectural prize with high media attention. The 2008 edition was pu... more Re:Construct: Sustainable Materials and Building Practices Do you have what it takes to make a difference? Are you willing and able to rebuild a sustainable foundation for the future? It's time for a cha... more Roanoke Urban Effect 2008 Design Competition A design competition which focuses on three specific areas of the city of Roanoke, VA and challenges design professionals and students to create new e... more The Design Hotels Future Forum The Future Forum is a three day lasting conference and event with a focus point on Design, Architecture and Hospitality. After the success of the e... more Lightemotion Creates the Lighting Design for Passagers / Passengers Lightemotion, the Montreal firm already recognized for its creativity and expertise in the realm of exhibition lighting, has put its signature to the ... more Ateliermob Wins the Competition for Moura's New Cemetery Ateliermob (with Atelier Perspectivas, Betar Estudos, Energia Tecnica and Ana Filipa Ramalhete) won the public competition for the new Moura's Cemeter... more 360: Innovative Living by FAK3 Johnny Wong and Miho Hirabayashi of FAK3 have created a home in Hong Kong for Joanne Ooi, creative director of Shanghai Tang, that took the concept of... more South Street Seaport: Re-envisioning the Urban Edge The Emerging New York Architects Committee (ENYA) announced the Third Biennial Ideas Competition, South Street Seaport \| Re-envisioning the Urban Edge... more Ecotones: Mitigating NYC's Contentious Sites Given the global and local challenges of climate change, the Landscape Architecture profession is at the forefront of New York City's sustainability e... more Hyperhabitat: Reprograming the World The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia launches the digital fabrication summer workshop. The aim is to produce the Venice Biennale in... more The Green Patient Room: Greening the Patient Experience The trend to provide "green" design with eco and energy efficient and sustainable products, has arrived in the healthcare facility. The Toronto deb... more Second Workshop Sicily Lab 08 Antonino Saggio, editor of the book series IT Tevolution in Architecture, and the group nITro, offer the Second Workshop in Gioiosa Marea, Sicily, fro... more LG HI-MACS: Natural Acrylic Stone The LG HI-MACS is the New Generation of Natural Acrylic Stone; it is a modern-looking superior quality product used for either contemporary or more co... more Richard Rogers + Architects: From the House to the City One of the most influential British architects of our time, Richard Rogers has established himself and his practice at the forefront of today's archit... more	FITC Seoul 2008 FITC makes its Far East debut with FITC Seoul, a one-day flash design event featuring seven of the world's top designers and developers. Among thos... more PAUSE: Ideas in Motion FITC is on the move with an imaginative new event for the broadcast and film community. PAUSE: Ideas in Motion debuts November 11 - 12, 2008 at the... more IxDA Interaction 09 The Interaction Design Association (IxDA) announced Interaction 09, to be held February 5-8, 2009 in conjunction with Simon Fraser University's School... more Parsons Presents the I.D. Annual Design Review This summer, Parsons The New School of Design is partnering with I.D. magazine to present an exhibition of the I.D. Annual Design Review. On view J... more Animasyros International Animation Festival Animasyros International Animation Festival will be held for the first time in Hermoupolis, Syros Island, Cyclades, Greece during 19 - 21 September 20... more The Language of Chinese Currency Makes for a Provocative Main Title by Imaginary Forces All eyes are on China with the opening of the Olympics this summer and its emergence as an economic superpower. Design and production company Imagi... more Behavior Launches New Design for Red Roller's Easy-to-Use Web-Based Shipping Service As small- to mid-size businesses struggle to improve their bottom lines,web-based shipping service Red Roller turned to Behavior Design to redesign th... more Brickyard VFX Makes History for TAG Body Spray Artist owned-and-operated bi-coastal effects boutique Brickyard VFX completed work on "Ghostride," the new spot from TAG Body Spray promoting the newl... more Viewpoint Creative Teams with History for Library of Congress Visitor Experience Take a stroll through the Washington, DC-based Library of Congress or visit their website and you'll be greeted with a sleek, new presentation created... more Adobe MAX 2008 2009 Adobe announced dates and locations for its MAX 2008/2009 event series. MAX is the premier industry forum for designers, developers and business de... more VWF 08: Virtual Worlds Forum The Virtual Economic Forum, the independent think-tank for virtual worlds business, announced details of the 2nd annual Virtual Worlds Forum Europe 20... more Pixel Awards: Call for Entries Third annual Pixel Awards call for entries is now open. The Pixel Awards are the cutting-edge website award, annually honoring compelling sites in ... more Global Brand Forum 2008 Global Brand Forum, called the "Davos of Branding," is unveiling yet another stellar line-up of the worlds leading brand and business icons to speak f... more F2F8: Face to Face 2008 F2F8 - international meeting of design experts and their clients will be held from 23 to 25 October 2008 in Ludwigsburg, which is famous as a film, me... more Saul Steinberg: Illuminations Cover pictures and drawings for "The New Yorker" made Saul Steinberg (1914-1999) famous. However, it is not widely known that his drawings hung in ... more	Rob Mars Returns to Portland to Show at Guestroom Gallery Past Portlander Rob Mars heads west from his current home in Brooklyn for a solo show entitled Beauty in Hindsight, named after a book he published th... more The Adi Prize for Jewish Expression in Art and Design The Adi Foundation seeks to nurture the work of artists exploring the nexus between art and Judaism. To that end, the Foundation's central project ... more The Winners of Graalglass: Eighth International Design Contest Trieste Contemporanea On the 12th and 13th June, in the CEI - Central European Initiative General Secretariat seat, after the greetings of the Ambassador Pietro Ercole Ago,... more KOR ONE: Hydration Vessel Our love of bottled water has placed our health and our environment at risk. KOR WATER and world-recognized industrial design firm RKS have combine... more Frog Design Expands in Europe with New Studio in Amsterdam Strategic-creative consultancy frog design announced plans to enhance its presence in Europe with the opening of a new studio in Amsterdam in Septembe... more Cars Will Drive Themselves by 2050, According to Design Conference Turin, 2008's official World Design Capital, played host to the highly successful Interior Motives Europe conference at the Santa Stefano Hotel from t... more Robert Radi Celebrates 15 Years of Product Design and Development Robert Radi, an award-winning designer based in Beverly Hills, California, has reached a new career milestone today: 15 years of product design and de... more Design Wintrange 2008: Sustainable Design Workshops Design Wintrange '8 is a a series of affordable collaborative design workshops organized by the o2 Luxembourg Liaison of the o2 Global Network for Sus... more At Design Ability Pininfarina Focuses on Design That is Accessible to All The Design Ability exhibition, which will be held in the Pinin Room at the Pininfarina plant in Cambiano (Turin) will be inaugurated on November 14, 2... more Rehacare Design Award 2008 2009 With the Rehacare Design Award, Messe Dusseldorf awards accolades to design-oriented innovations which are characterized by a humane and sensitive des... more Cusp Conference 2008 Cusp Conference 2008 - a conference about vision, passion, imagination, energy, innovation, and the "design of everything." Taking place at Chicago... more Julia Hoffmann Appointed Creative Director at MoMA The Museum of Modern Art announced the appointment of Julia Hoffmann as Creative Director of Advertising and Graphic Design. Hoffmann will be overs... more Turquoise Appointed to Develop UK Design Skills Alliance Identity Branding agency Turquoise has been appointed to develop the brand identity for the UK Design Skills Alliance. The Design Skills Alliance is the bod... more School of Visual Arts Honors April Greiman with Masters Series Award and Exhibition School of Visual Arts (SVA) will honor April Greiman with the Masters Series Award and retrospective exhibition. One of the first American designer... more

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