

Designersblock London 2008 2008 sees Designersblock move to a striking new home in Covent Garden. Sixty UK and international designers present new works, spread over more than 10,000 square feet at ... more Greengaged at the Design Council A fantastic mix of speakers to challenge the design industry on sustainability at The London Design Festival - from chemists to magicians, engineers to entrepreneurs. ... more Make Some Green Competition 2008 Keeseh Studio and A Better World by Design invite students and design enthusiasts to celebrate the pursuit of ecodesign through an international competition to utilize ... more Design Korea 2008 Guangzhou Design Korea 2008 Guangzhou will be held from September 22-25, 2008 in Guangzhou, China. The goal of this event is to help the Korean design industry advance in the Chine... more Design Miami/ 2008 Design Miami/ is the pre-eminent international fair for limited-edition design. It will be celebrating its fourth year with a thrilling architectural commission by Aranda/Lasch. ... more Fennia Prize 2009: Good Design Grows Global The Fennia Prize 2009 Competition is aimed at international companies applying design on a wide basis. Applications of design are expanding into new areas... more What Women Want in Vehicle Interior Design When choosing a vehicle, women want design options that offer flexibility, allow them to connect to the outside world and offer more storage space. These a... more DINZ National Design Conference on Sustainability and Imminent Change The Designers Institute of New Zealand (DINZ) is preparing for two upcoming events, the DINZ National Design Conference on Sustaina... more Seymourpowell Strengthens its Management Team Seymourpowell has significantly expanded its management team with the appointment of two new Directors and the creation of four new, internal-appointment A... more DBA Inclusive Design Challenge 2009 The DBA Inclusive Design Challenge is an annual design competition with a difference. The objective is for designers to create a mainstream product, service, envi... more Design I Behaviour: Making it Happen! The 13th Sustainable Design Network Seminar "Design I Behaviour: Making it Happen!" will be held on the 17th October 2008 at the Engineering Centre for Excellence ... more	AIGA Expands Online Archives to Include Items Since 1924 The AIGA Design Archives, the largest searchable online archive of curated communication design selections in existence, now represents selectio... more Garrick Hamm: New D&AD President Challenges Peers to Inspire the Next Creative Generation D&AD announced today that Garrick Hamm will become its President on 18 September. Hamm will use his year to ... more Varoom Discovers the New Americans in Issue 07 In the seventh edition of Varoom Charlotte West profiles female duo Sofie Hannibal and Nan Na Hvass - Hvass&Hannibal - who are already stars in their nati... more SustainCommWorld: The Green Media Show Do you know what your communication footprint is? If you purchase or depend on print or digital media SustainCommWorld is the most important event of the year.... more Gail Anderson to Lecture at New York's School of Visual Arts The Alumni Society of School of Visual Arts (SVA) welcomes Gail Anderson (BFA 1984 Graphic Design) as part of the Distinguished Alumnus Lect... more The Medinge Group Publishes Second Issue of Journal The Medinge Group, a Stockholm-based think-tank on international branding, today announces publication of the second edition of its yearly online rev... more Advertising Week 2008 Last year's block-buster workshop on "Influencers" was attended by over 600 people during the 2007 Advertising Week in New York City. This year the Advertising Research Foundat... more Shapes for Sounds Explores World's Greatest Invention: The Written Alphabet Mark Batty Publisher, a leader in distinctive books covering the graphic and communication arts, has released Shapes for soun... more Richard Wergan: Leveraging the Power of Big Brand and Little Brand Strategies RAMA has invited Richard Wergan, VP of Worldwide Brand Marketing and Advertising Marketing Operations for Xerox to be their... more BrandAmerica: A Student Contest to Design a Brand for USA FutureBrand is sponsoring a student contest to design a brand for USA. This year, with the elections top of mind for most Americans, and the... more 2008 YGAward To be named "YoungGun of the Year" is to be named the best young creative under 30 in the world - a pretty impressive statement on your CV. And you get a cash reward of US$20,000. Bu... more	Asiatica's Newest Fall Designs in New York City Designer and Japanese textile collector Elizabeth Wilson of Asiatica presents Asiatica's newest fall designs in New York City September 17 - 26, 2008. ... more SAIC at Fashion Focus Chicago 2008 From October 1 through 31, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago will showcase the work of its Fashion Design students with a series of events and exhibitions he... more Chao & Eero: Our Nature Chao-Hsien Kuo and Eero Hintsanen are jewellery designers and artists of the new generation who have created their own distinctive style over the past decade. Their works hav... more 9 Points: Design & Business Design is an important competitive asset for companies. Design skills are needed today in product development, marketing, brand and corporate image management and strateg... more A Better World by Design What are designers doing to address critical issues facing today's world? How are engineers developing new technologies to improve life on earth? Where are entrepreneurs ... more Beko and PDD Design Robust Family Range Cooker A state-of-the-art range cooker has been launched by Beko Plc, one of the UK's White goods suppliers for all cooking, laundry and dishwashing appliances. ... more Purisme Letter Opener: Cutting-Edge Design Wins International Awards. Newcomer Purisme makes a spectacular debut in the world of luxury design: Immidiately after its first introduction, the Purisme Let... more The Peugeot RC Hybrid Concept Car Peugeot has unveiled a hybrid concept car, previewing a new design language that will replace the French car maker's polarising "big mouth" styling. The RC concept ... more Energy Conservation Strategies Motivating Homeowners to Invest in Green Design Features As the housing market continues to struggle and energy costs remain near record highs, homeowners are looking to ... more BRP Inaugurates the Centre Design & Innovation Laurent Beaudoin Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) dedicates its new design and innovation centre to its Chairman, to mark the major role Laurent Bea... more LOGO 2008: International Biennial Competition The Slovak Design Center announced the First International Biennial Competition, LOGO 2008. The ambitious goal of LOGO 2008 is to introduce the best of ... more	23rd Annual Exhibit Design Awards EXHIBITOR Magazine's 23rd Annual Exhibit Design Awards, honoring the world's best trade show exhibit designs, is accepting entries. Trade show exhibit designs launc... more Ken Roberts Memorial Delineation Competition 2008 For 34 years, The Ken Roberts Memorial Delineation Competition has celebrated the best in architectural drawing. Open to architectural students and ... more ExperimentaDesign Amsterdam 2008 After 4 successful editions in its native Lisbon, ExperimentaDesign, the international Biennale dedicated to design, architecture and contemporary culture, was invited ... more Balkanology: New Architecture and Urban Phenomena in South Eastern Europe In the western Balkans, the collapse of the socialist economic system in Yugoslavia and Albania has given rise to extensive inf... more Dulux Colour Awards 2009 Entries Now Open Now in their 23rd consecutive year, the Dulux Colour Awards (DCA) has achieved an inimitable industry status as a channel for creating and showcasing some of t... more A Gathering Space: Scotland at the 2008 Venice Architecture Biennale With the support of the Scottish Government, The Lighthouse, Scotland's National Architecture and Design Centre, presents A Gatherin... more Results of the Larvik Inner Harbour Competition In February 2008, the Larvik Commune has launched an open, single stage, international competition of urban planning to develop the Inner Harbour zone. ... more Rabbit Hutch Britain?: RIBA Debate Space Standards As part of the annual Research Symposium series, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is hosting an event to discuss the highly topical is... more Gimme Shelter: Sustainably Designed Structures in an Urban Woodland The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education's Environmental Art Program presents a Request for Proposals for a competition in s... more Verner Panton Reference Portal Verner Panton made design history with his visionary creations. He revolutionised the way the Sixties looked at design, especially with his interiors. The man's mod... more BBH Design Hires Chelsea Greemore as Designer Rich Beale, co-founding partner at BBH Design, has announced that Chelsea Greemore has joined the firm as a Designer focusing on Higher Education, Science ... more	Applied Arts Interactive Awards 2008 In today's highly competitive market, the challenge is how to get noticed. One of the best ways is to promote your talent to Canada's creative community and pote... more America's 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies Revealed: Design Reactor Ranks 2566 Inc. today ranked Design Reactor 2566 on its annual ranking of the 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the cou... more Duck Brings New Character to Life for Cox Communications DUCK announced the recent completion of an animation project for new Cox Communications television advertising featuring the company's new masco... more Outside Hit the Scene at Fashion Week for Givenchy Outside's graphics/animation artist Jacques Levet was called on by ad agency Chandelier Creative last week to animate a looped graphics video for Give... more Eyeball Spots For Discovery Project Earth Show Discovery Channel always aims to capture the sense of the world's wonder and awe. In the tradition, Discovery recently tapped design firm Eyeball to co... more Dexigner on Twitter Dexigner created a Twitter feed to deliver latest design news, events and competitions. Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows its users to se... more Why Londoners Should Wear T-shirts for a Change Depaul Trust and Fitch have come together to harness the power of design for the benefit of homeless and disadvantaged young people in London. Togethe... more The In-HOWse Designer Conference The In-HOWse Designer Conference is the business event for in-house design managers. Through a combo of dynamic sessions, expert speakers and roundtable discussions,... more Eurobest 2008: Call for Entries The 21st Eurobest awards, Europe's leading creative advertising competition for TV/Cinema, Print, Outdoor, Radio, Interactive, Direct, Sales Promotion, Media, Integrated... more Dubai Lynx 2009: The Dubai International Advertising Festival The 2nd Dubai International Advertising Festival, incorporating the Dubai Lynx awards, will take place 15-17 March 2009 at the newly built ... more Design Leaders See a Stronger Design Economy Coming AIGA's Design Leaders Confidence Index shows the beginning of a rebound in leading designers' confidence in economic growth, rising to 68.18 from its... more	Wouldn't It Be Nice: Wishful Thinking in Art and Design Somerset House announces a major exhibition of contemporary art and design full of wit and subversion. Featuring new and recent work from 10 l... more Monitoring Scenography 2: Space and Truth The Symposium Monitoring Scenography 2: "Space and Truth" takes place from 9th-11th October 2008 in Zurich. This second symposium focuses on tendencies and ... more Gillette Landmark Design Competition P&G/Gillette is undertaking the most significant renovation of its World Shaving Headquarters in its 100-year history. When complete, the 33-acre site, located i... more Max Lamb Opens at Johnson Trading Gallery Johnson Trading Gallery presents the first U.S. exhibition of contemporary furniture by British designer Max Lamb. The exhibition features new commissions L... more PUMA Presents: I-Cycle Space at Vice Gallery Being first to embrace and be involved in the bike community, PUMA is teaming up with VICE to follow up the release of the I-Cycle Film Series with the I-Cy... more Memorial Sites: New York to Nairobi Memorial Sites: New York to Nairobi is an exhibition of photographs by Julie Dermansky which reflects on the meaning and history of memorials while addressing site s... more Creativities Unfold: Connecting Dots The 3rd Annual Symposium Creativities Unfold, Bangkok 2008 Connecting Dots - Business : People : Culture takes place on 3 - 5 October 2008. Organised by Thailand... more Exploring Sustainable Design: Adam Richardson and Sara Louise Todd The topic of sustainable or "green" design is of increasing urgency to companies involved in product development. In fact, recent s... more Lightspot: New Exterior Gas Lightening Equipment from Galp Energia Galp Energia has recently presented Lightspot, an innovative gas lamp for outdoor use distinguished by its modern design and functiona... more Studio Lawrence at 100% Design London Studio Lawrence will launch their new products at London's 100% Design, September 18th to 21st 2008. Alongside the Last Supper Table and the Felt Wall Tapestrie... more Resto Bottle Opener and Sealer The Resto Bottle Opener and Sealer is the latest new product to be launched by MOCHA. The Resto Bottle Opener and Sealer is unlike any other bottle opener. Apart fr... more

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