

Seoul Design Competition Winners The prize winning submissions for the Seoul Design Competition are now available online. Organised as a component of the first Seoul Design Olympiad, the competition... more International Design Alliance Announces Prof. Carlos Hinrichsen as Lead Chair The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) announced today the appointment of Icsid President, Pro... more Behind the Scenes of Getting a Job: A Webinar with IDSA Executive Director Frank Tyneski Thinking about seeking a job or internship? How can you make your portfolio stand out from the crowd? What are e... more Japan Car: Designs for the Crowded Globe The world of Japanese car design set against the backdrop of Japan's unique culture is explored in a sophisticated new exhibition at the Science Museum, from 29... more Britain's Design Genius Celebrated in 2008 Prince Philip Designers Prize The world's first hydrogen fuel cell motorcycle, the Aston Martin Vanquish, the Royal Opera House extension and the corporate id... more Pentawards 2008: the World's Most Beautiful Packaging The international jury for the Pentawards, the first worldwide competition devoted exclusively to Packaging Design, presided over by Gerard Caron, ... more JBL Professional EON Portable Loudspeakers: A New Era for EON World-recognized strategy, innovation, and design consultancy RKS announced that JBL has introduced the next generation of its groundbreaki... more European Design Since 1985: Shaping the New Century The first comprehensive assessment of Western European design from 1985 to 2005-a period of enormous creativity and experimentation that resulted in ... more IASDR 2009: Rigor and Revelance in Design The International Association of Societies of Design Research invites you to submit high quality design research outcomes to the IASDR 2009 conference which wi... more NIKE Considered Design: Products That Redefine Performance and Sustainability NIKE announced Nike Considered Design, its latest products which combine sustainability principles with the newest innovati... more Managing director of Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Ljubljana Under the title "Good Design for Good Business" the managing director of the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen, Vito Oražem, e... more	New Views 2: Graphic Design Poster Exhibition 100 international graphic design practitioners including students, emerging and established designers are featured in this exhibition of print and digital ... more Generative Art and Design: Critical Assessments Fabrica, the Benetton communication research center, continues its international workshop and lecture program. Bruce Sterling, writer and futurologist... more ADC Launches Designism Connects The Art Directors Club announced the launch of DesignismConnects, a site developed in partnership with Idealist to support the creative needs of non-profits and connect ... more Finnish Designer Awards 2008 The Finnish Designer Award is awarded annually by the Association of professional graphic designers Grafia and the Finnish Association of Designers Ornamo to six distinguis... more Leo Burnett & Clients Shine at 15th China International Advertising Festival Leo Burnett announced that the company join hands with its long term clients to win one gold prize and four silver prizes at... more Bastardised Bastardised celebrates the global identity project born in 2007 out of Bunch's need to re-brand. They approached designers and image-makers they admired and asked them to produce a "visu... more Siegel+Gale Names Lee Rafkin as Global Director of Simplification Siegel+Gale, one of the world's premier strategic branding firms, announced today the appointment of Lee Rafkin as Global Director of S... more Drawing is Thinking: Milton Glaser For more than fifty years Milton Glaser has designed much of the world we experience every day. His posters, books, albums, restaurants, advertisements, and so muc... more Dr. Robert Milnes Elected President of National Art Organization Dr. Robert Milnes, dean of the College of Visual Arts and Design at the University of North Texas, has been elected president of the Nat... more Brian Fetherstonhaugh Appointed to DMA Board of Directors Brian Fetherstonhaugh, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, OgilvyOne Worldwide has been appointed to serve on the Direct Marketing Associatio... more Betsy Palay: Duarte Design Art Director Elected President of AMI Duarte Design, the global leader in business presentations, has announced that Betsy Palay, Senior Art Director of Life Sciences, has be... more	Hong Kong Fashion Week for Fall/Winter HKTDC Hong Kong Fashion Week for Fall/Winter and HKTDC World Boutique, Hong Kong will be held concurrently from 12-15 January 2009 at Hong Kong Convention and Exh... more Yves Saint Laurent In the 1960s Yves Saint Laurent made an indelible mark on fashion with clothing emblematic of the new modernity. Yves Saint Laurent, organized by FAMSF and The Montreal Museum of ... more Fashioning Felt Fashioning Felt will explore the varied new uses of felt-an ancient material, believed to be one of the earliest techniques for making textiles. Made by matting together wool fibers ... more The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion for Spring 2009 The spring 2009 exhibition organized by The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art will be The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion, it was... more EcoFly Helps Designers with Eco-benchmark Designers and manufacturers will have a new tool to benchmark the eco-performance of their products and comply with upcoming EU directives. The European Com... more Serious Fun for Bernhardt Design The artistic and creative collaboration between Jaime Hayon and Dutch photographer Nienke Klunder has fueled many of Hayon's celebrated projects but Serious Fun is thei... more Ford's Smartgauge with Ecoguide Helps to Maximize Fuel Efficiency Pushing a vehicle to the limit takes on a new meaning in the new 2010 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan hybrids, thanks to Ford's SmartGaug... more Airbus Fly Your Ideas Challenge The Airbus Fly Your Ideas Challenge is a global competition designed to encourage innovative thinkers to develop ideas that can shape the future of aviation and deliver ... more BYU Wins Second Straight Top Industrial Design Student Award A national award granted to a Brigham Young University design student represents a two-year winning streak for BYU's industrial design progr... more Belkin Wins Three 2008 Japan Good Design Awards Belkin has been given three Japan Good Design Awards for RockStar, GoStudio, and Cable Dome. Sponsored by the Japan Industrial Design Organization, th... more Curventa Go Supersonic with Bloodhound SSC Curventa, a London based product development company, can now finally tell the world about their biggest secret... Bloodhound SSC, the next world land speed r... more	Hackett Hall Mcknight Win BD Young Architect of the Year Belfast based practice Hackett Hall McKnight has won this year's prestigious BD Young Architect of the Year Award (YAYA). YAYA, the Young Arc... more Gensler Survey Measures Connection Between Workplace Design and Business Performance Workplace design plays a pivotal role in overall business performance by supporting the new work modes of a knowledg... more Grafton Architects Win World Building of the Year for Milan Development Irish firm Grafton Architects have won the first ever World Building of the Year award for their new faculty building for the Lui... more Solos: Tulou/Affordable Housing for China The Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum addresses the growing global concern and need for affordable housing through a special installment of t... more Expanding Architecture: Design as Activism Expanding Architecture presents a new generation of creative design carried out in the service of the greater public and the greater good. Questioning how ... more Design Miami/ Unveils Further Details on New Temporary Structure For the first time, Design Miami/, the pre-eminent international fair for limited edition design, has commissioned a new temporary struc... more Wilkinson Eyre Architects Selected for University of Exeter Forum Project Wilkinson Eyre Architects has been selected by the University of Exeter to design the Forum Project - a new 48 million pound ce... more River Soar Foot and Cycle Bridge Competition This new competition seeks suitable architect or engineering-led teams for the design of a new foot and cycle bridge crossing the River Soar in Leicester. ... more M Green Micro-Site: Experience the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre Taking its commitment to environmental sustainability one step further, the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCE... more [bracket] Call for Entries On Farming [bracket] is a collaboration of Archinect and InfraNet Lab, and is composed of a collection of diverse editors and an open-source contributing membership. [brac... more Foster + Partners Selected as Architects for New Central Library Foster + Partners has been selected to create the design to transform The New York Public Library's building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd St... more	Tronic Studio Enters the Matrix for Oracle Creative collective Tronic Studio, drew on its architecture expertise in designing a freestanding outdoor LED display for Oracle OpenWorld 2008, the world's l... more Catalyst Studios Releases New Spot in Award-Winning Art for All Campaign for Target Leading digital and interactive agency Catalyst Studios has released its latest spot, "Art Interacts" as part of the ... more True Colors: Underground Economy's Obama-Biden 08 Short Underground Economy spliced together audio from two of Obama's most inspiring and recognizable speeches-his keynote address at the 2004 Democrati... more Anonymous' Kosinski and T.A.G. Collaborate For GOW 2 Last Day High-end conceptual director Joe Kosinski of Anonymous Content has once again helmed a monumental trailer for the second coming of Xbox 360... more Animahenasyon 2008: Pinoy Animation Festival Superheroes and mythical beings comprise a number of entries for the second "Animahenasyon" Pinoy Animation Festival to be held on Nov. 12-16 at the Cultura... more Creative Agencies Are Currently Being Sought to Design and Develop Games Mascots The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has invited the creative industry to r... more Global Brand Forum Malaysia 2008: Creating Leader Brands This year's Global Brand Forum Malaysia will focus on bringing global best practices to energise, transform, raise the brand consciouness of Mal... more Montreal Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium: Architectural Competition The future Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium will be a new star in Montreal's creative, design and cultural sky. The executive committee has... more CABE Space Launches 2009 Design Skills Scholarships CABE Space has announced that applications are now open its annual design skills scholarship programme offering up to six people who work in the publ... more New Ph.D. Combines Ergonomics, Environmental Psychology, Facility Planning, Design Scholars and professionals rooted in both science and design are needed to understand how such complex facilities as w... more Mama Shelter: The New Hotel by Philippe Starck Located in the center of Paris, in the Saint Blaise quartier, Mama Shelter is an oasis in the urban landscape allowing Parisians and visitors to experienc... more	AIGA Arizona Announces Art Auction Fundraiser The Arizona chapter of AIGA, the professional association for design, is holding its annual Art Auction fundraising event. Original works of art, includ... more HOK: Sustainable Employee Programs Winner When people say HOK helped write the book on sustainable design, it's not just a metaphor. The hardbound HOK Guidebook to Sustainable Design is a top refere... more AIA Selects Two Communities for Community Assistance Program to Promote Sustainability The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Center for Communities by Design has selected Orange, Mass. and Port An... more Toplight: Roof Transparencies from 1760 to 1960 Toplight presents the appearance and evolution of skylights in architecture starting from their origins in projects built or drawn towards the end of the... more PolyU's Design Scholar Honoured With IDSA Education Award Prof. Lorraine Justice, Swire Chair Professor of Design and Director of School of Design (SD) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), ... more Bentwood Chair 214 Turns 150 in 2009 When Michael Thonet first introduced his bentwood chair in Vienna in 1859, little did he know that he had created what would become the first mass-produced chair in... more More Than 80,000 Visitors During Dutch Design Week For the past nine days, Eindhoven was literally vibrant with design. More than 80,000 visitors travelled to Eindhoven to view and attend nearly 200... more From the Desktop to the Datacenter: Dell Does Design Dell has been honored with a total of 48 design awards globally this year, reflecting its strong commitment to innovative and superior design across... more Renault Sand'up Concept Designed by Renault Design America Latina - Renault's design center in Brazil - the Sand'up Concept car is revealed at the Sao Paulo Motor Show on 27th October. Sand'up Conce... more Intel, ASUS Launch Project to Create Community-Designed PCs Consumers become product designers at WePC, a Web site launched today by Intel Corporation and ASUS. WePC is where consumers can collabora... more The Scottish Show Switzerland The Scottish Show Switzerland is an exhibition of 15 of Scotland's most exciting designers. Working across a variety of disciplines and with varying levels of experienc... more

November 2008

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