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 SPARK Highlights Global Design TalentSeveral hundred top designs are already contenders in this year's Spark Design and Architecture Awards.Designers and firms, agencies and students now have until October 15th to upload last minute submissions in this unique, global design competition. "Spark celebrates the best in dazzling design - from architecture and products to the bravest digital work, and we've already received a great wave of summer submissions," explains Peter Kuchnicki, executive director of Spark Awards. "But we want more - things that blow existing solutions apart, by people who see problems with completely new eyes." Entries will be pored over by a group of 19 renowned judges, including Rich Gioscia, Director of Design, Palm, Inc., John Barratt of Teague Design, Prof. Tong Huiming, VP Design, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Sally Dominguez at Rainwater Hog, Hanru Hau of San Francisco Art Institute, Sang-yeon Lee of Samsung Design America and Nathan Shedroff, chair of the Design Strategy MBA at California College of Arts. more www.spa... (52) added by Levent OZLER |
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 Universities Urged to Recognise the Role of Design in InnovationAs the role of design in getting innovative products and services to market is increasingly recognised, the trade body British Design Innovation (BDI) has called for the creation of formal design and innovation partnerships between design companies and higher education institutions.For institutions with design faculties, such partnerships would provide higher-quality industry-standard training of their graduates through engagement with the best private sector product design and commercialisation consultancies. For institutions with research departments but no design faculties, a partnership would give access to strategic design experts, who can add value through the development of customer-focused applications. BDI says through such partnerships, designers can turn university research findings, science, new technology and intellectual property into validated market applications, leading to the development of products, services and brands that consumers and businesses want to buy. more bulleti... (39) added by Levent OZLER |
 Gordon Murray Design Reveal T.25 City Car Seating LayoutGordon Murray Design's T.25 City Car is not only designed around a central driving position but an MPV package offering 6 internal layouts within the same vehicle, each layout being easily achieved within 30 seconds.The T.25 City Car has been packaged to accept three 95th percentile occupants and the central driving position has been named 'iCentre', although the actual concept dates back to 1966 when Gordon Murray first came up with the idea during his Mechanical Engineering studies at Durban Institute of Technology in South Africa. The three-seat configuration was put into production with the McLaren F1 and then resurrected in 1999 during the original study for Murray's City Car - then known as Project 3. The central driving position gives unparalleled control and visibility whilst supporting the ultra-flexible interior space. This gives the T.25 a potential market advantage over the Smart Fortwo which is purely a two-seater with a small luggage capacity. In maximum "shopping mode" the T.25 can be driver only but offers 750 litres of stowage space which is equal to 6 shopping trolleys in volume! The two pedal vehicle does not have a gear lever but instead relies on push buttons with the options of fully automatic or manual using Forward, Reverse & Neutral. more www.gor... (79) design directory Gordon Murray Design > Car Design Companies added by Levent OZLER |
 Tom Miceli's Ion: Electric MotorcycleFresh out of Appalachian State University where he left with a BS in Industrial Design tucked in his pocket, Tom Miceli showed off his ION electric motorcycle at the recently held Southern Energy and Environment Expo 2009.The ION was conceived, designed, modeled and constructed in a single semester with a "minimal budget" rendering results that are most impressive indeed. The 84 volt, lithium battery-powered bike uses an AC motor that yields 105 lb feet of torque, 46 hp and allows for regenerative braking. more green.a... (296) added by Levent OZLER |
 Joanna Szczepanska: Monash Student Urban Garden Project Wins Aspen Design ChallengeJoanna Szczepanska from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, was announced as the winner the INDEX:AIGA Aspen Design College Challenge, "Designing Water's Future" for her design Veggie Patch.This winner of the worldwide competition among students to develop design that meet the growing global water challenges was announced at the design fair CODE09 (Copenhagen Design) in Bella Center, Copenhagen. Joanna Szczepanska was congratulated by the Danish minister of the environment, Troels Lund Poulsen, who highlighted the collaboration of cutting edge design and green technology as a cause for celebration. "This is a project that has a good chance of making it to the reality, especially with the backing of the money," said Troels Lund Poulsen as Joanna Szczepanska was awarded the $10,000 prize. more www.ico... (36) design directory Icograda > Graphic Design Organizations added by Levent OZLER |
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