Design Council Research Uncovers Secrets of Design Success in Global Corporations Design is the key driver of innovation for some of the world's highest-profile brands, according to a new study published by the Design Council today.... more DesignEd Asia 2007 : Sustaining Culture through Design Education DesignEd Asia 2007 will be held at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong, on 10 & 11 December, 2007 (Mon & Tue). The conference, ho... more DeSForM 3 : Conference on Design & Semantics of Form & Movement The School of Design at Northumbria University, the TU/e Faculty of Industrial Design and Philips Design BV announced the DeSForM 3, a conference on D... more Universal Design Award 08 The Hannover-based universal design association and iF (International Forum Design GmbH) invite contestants to compete in the first-ever "universal de... more O2 Announces O2 Wallet O2 today announced the launch of the UK's first large scale pilot of NFC (Near Field Communications) technology on mobile phones. The trial of the ... more More Good Vibrations from Seymourpowell In 2005, Seymourpowell created three vibrators for client Durex, as the long-established and trusted brand moved into the sex toy market for the very ... more Artifact The journal Artifact is an international peer-reviewed academic journal dealing with design. Artifact addresses topical themes and issues relevant ... more Dias by FurnID Compered to ordinary drawers Dias wants to stand out! It opens up sideways like a matchbox, dictating the positioning of other furniture's by claim... more Alight Kitchen by Altera Design Studio Altera Design Studio's innovative kitchen Concept Alight Kitchen is awarded with merit certificate at Incheon International Design Competition 2007 an... more The International Automobile Festival Following on from Chamonix, then Paris with the Ritz Place Vendôme and the Grand Palais, Rémi Depoix, President and Founder of the International Autom... more

Vancouver 2010 Mascots Introduced to the World Months of mystery and anticipation finally ended today as hundreds of local schoolchildren were the first to personally meet Miga, Quatchi and Sumi, t... more Stefan Sagmeister Exhibition in Slovenia The NLB Galerija Avla in Ljubljana will host the opening of Stefan Sagmeister's "Things I have learned in my life so far" on Thursday, 29 November 200... more Identity : Best of the Best 2008 International Jury Announced Identity magazine has announced the international jury for its annual award scheme, Identity: Best of the Best 2008. Now in its third year, the com... more D&AD Student Awards 2008 Winning a D&AD Student Yellow Pencil is not that simple. But entering is. And if you don't enter, you can't win. The D&AD Student Awards is now 30 ... more Red Dot Communication Design Yearbook 2007/2008 The new international yearbook presents the winners of the red dot award: communication design 2007 in an impressive and informative way and documents... more Gain : AIGA Business and Design Conference As business shines a spotlight on design, "Gain" provides shining examples of design's impact on business success. Featuring case studies from a va... more SVA Announces New Design Classes in Spanish The Division of Continuing Education at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) will offer a new series of advertising and graphic design courses, from beginn... more Moonlies : Singapore Design Festival "Moonlies" seeks to depict the internal decay of society consumed with perfect visual images of the female form. What seems to be perfect in the da... more V&A Illustration Awards 2007 This display features prize-winning work, produced by professional illustrators, from the annual V&A Illustration Awards, Britain's top awards for boo... more TOCA ME 2008 : Design Conference TOCA ME design conference once again brings together some of today's most outstanding designers from around the world. They present their works ran... more

Evolution Revolution : The Arts and Crafts in Contemporary Fashion and Textiles Designers from the United States, Britain, Europe and Japan have led the way for a new arts and crafts spirit in fashion and clothing. This exhibit... more Julia Roberts Designs a First in Armani Bracelet Julia Roberts has designed a bracelet for Giorgio Armani to sell for World AIDS Day, the fashion house said on Tuesday. It is the first time the It... more Waldemeyer Refashions World of Rock Costume Design Rising star of modern design, Moritz Waldemeyer, is collaborating with the quirky kings of Geek Rock, OK Go, to fashion a new kind of stage performanc... more The Language of Fashion and Design Why is it so important to put old habits aside for innovation to arise? How can one generate new ideas? When is the best time to be creative? What doe... more Chairs : Catalogue of the Delft Faculty of Architecture Collection Comprising the effort of more than a century of collecting chairs, the Faculty of Architecture of the TU Delft can pride itself on having one of the m... more Design Research Network Design Research Network is an online platform particularly established to serve design research students and is open for all to participate. Design... more Design Council Appoints New Head of Communications The Design Council has appointed the former Chief Media Officer of Greenpeace International, Nigel Campbell, as its new Head of Communications. Nig... more German Enterprises Impress Jury with Successful Design Management On 22 November, 18 companies in six categories received an award for their successful design management in the red dot design museum - among them five... more Legible London Legible London is a wayfinding project designed to provide better information throughout the Capital for people who want to walk. A study conducted... more [re]design [re]design is a social enterprise that supports the work of designers who don't want to make landfill. We are passionate about sustainable design a... more

Interior Design Awards 2008 Registrations are now open for the 2008 Interior Design Awards. The Interior Design Awards is an annual program developed by the design industry to... more Blacksheep Bring Bags of Inspiration to Vendome For the new interiors concept for Knightsbridge bar and club Vendome, designers Blacksheep referenced the area's high-end fashion stores, creating a c... more All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory Scientists Get New, Sustainable Building For nearly a decade, scientists in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park were working in less than optimum conditions on the All Taxa Biodiversity I... more Dual City Sessions Dual City Sessions is a collaborative exhibit which encompasses 28 artists, 14 from Tokyo and 14 Singapore, and was held at the Giuliano Fujiwara bout... more Designing for Sustainability : Systems, Ethics and Beauty Participants on this exciting course will explore the whole range of ways that design can contribute to a more sustainable society, which they can the... more Museum of Arts and Design at Two Columbus Circle For nearly half a century, the Museum of Arts & Design has served as the country's premier institution dedicated to the collection and exhibition of c... more Fragments of Wilderness City Over the last 25 years, Avery Associates Architects have applied their unique approach to the built world to a diverse range of projects around the wo... more Transport and Networks As the environment becomes more fragile, existing transportation networks are more and more strained. Issues such as food miles and embodied energy... more 75 Years of Architecture at MoMA MoMA's Department of Architecture, founded in 1932, was the world's first curatorial department of its kind. This exhibition of drawings and models... more 100 Houses : Taschen's 25th Anniversary Special Edition The greatest challenge in designing homes is negotiating the delicate balance between aesthetics and the personal desires of the occupants. While i... more

12th Annual Webby Awards The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet. Established in 1996 during the Web's infancy, the Webbys a... more INTERspectacular Completes Series of Humorous Webisodes for Clearasil and Euro RSCG The talented team at concept/design studio INTERspectacular have completed a series of webisodes for Clearasil and agency Euro RSCG. Entitled "A Us... more Howard Nourmand Howard Nourmand grew up in Hollywood, so it's perhaps not completely surprising that he had therapy at an early age. "I went to a private school, a... more Spark Connects CH News Rebrand with Canada's E! Network Launch On the heels of the CanWest MediaWorks rebrand of specialty network Prime to TVtropolis, award-winning designer Elaine Cantwell, Founder and Creative ... more yU+co Creates Storybook Ending for Enchanted A lush, illustrated pastiche of well-known fairytale imagery drives the main title sequence for Walt Disney Picture's highly-anticipated new film Ench... more 72andSunny Sends Off Founding Partner Greg Perlot Los Angeles-based brand strategy, design and advertising company 72andSunny announced that co-founder Greg Perlot will be leaving the company to becom... more Reaching Beyond the Gold : the Impact of Global Events on Urban Development Reaching Beyond the Gold assesses the influence of global events on urban developments. Six cities - Genoa, Barcelona, Athens, Bilbao, Shanghai and... more The Story Behind the London Eye Sweeping one of the world's most famous skylines at 135 metres in height, the London Eye is the largest observational wheel in the world, and provides... more Cities with Green Building Programs Have Increased More Than 400% since 2003 Since 2003 the number of cities with green building programs has risen from 22 to 92 for an increase of 418%. In an effort to examine the eco-frien... more

Beyond Ultraman A longtime generator of American counterculture, California has become the landing site for Asian vinyl toy culture as well. Beyond Ultraman examin... more Benjamin Chambers Brown The second in California Colors series, this exhibition features a selection of vibrant Impressionist paintings by Benjamin Chambers Brown (1865-1942)... more In the Midst : School of Visual Arts School of Visual Arts (SVA) presents "In the Midst," a photography and video exhibition by SVA students exploring contemporary approaches to landscape... more Joan Miro : Painting and Anti-Painting 1927-1937 This first major museum exhibition to focus on Miró the "antipainter" identifies the core practices and strategies he used to attack "painting" betwee... more Take Your Time : Olafur Eliasson Take Your Time: Olafur Eliasson is the first comprehensive survey in the United States of works by Olafur Eliasson, whose immersive environments, scul... more Putu Sutawijaya : Poems of Nature Valentine Willie Fine Art announced Putu Sutawijaya's second solo exhibition in Kuala Lumpur. This recent body of work marks a new transition in th... more New Mercedes Logo Makes Sound Waves After 18 years, Mercedes-Benz is updating its image with a new brand identity. With fresh positioning, the car company intends to show the vitality... more Catalina Estrada Exhibition If you happen to be somewhere in California, don't miss out on the exhibition of Catalina Estrada and Mark Todd at LA's La Luz de Jesus gallery. Co... more The Magic of Objects : The Rompitratta Switch The "Luce sul design" exhibition opens on November the 29th at the Museo Archeologico Complesso di Santa Scolastica in Bari. The exhibition has bee... more plug : The Future of Hearing Protection The Royal National Institute for Deaf People's "Don't Lose the Music" campaign, has been a huge success over the last four years, receiving an unprece... more

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November 2007 / #4

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