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 First Lady Michelle Obama Celebrates the National Design Awards with Public ProgramsThe Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum today announced First Lady Michelle Obama will celebrate the 10th annual National Design Awards Friday, July 24, with education programs in Washington, D.C., followed by a White House ceremony for the winners and finalists of the 2009 awards.Mrs. Obama will serve as honorary patron for the awards program. Launched at the White House in 2000 as an official project of the White House Millennium Council, the annual National Design Awards celebrate design in various disciplines as a vital humanistic tool in shaping the world. The awards are accompanied each year by a variety of public education programs, including special events, panel discussions and workshops. Several of the National Design Award winners will be part of a series of free concurrent public programs starting at 9:30 a.m. July 24. Envisioned as a series of dialogues about the current state of design, winners will be paired for hour-long conversations. more www.nat... (80) design directory National Design Awards > Design Awards added by Levent OZLER |
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 Design and Society: Call for Change in Design EducationDesign education is not keeping pace with the growing demand for new design professionals able to operate in a range of service-based environments.The paper, Social Animals: tomorrow's designers in today's world by Sophia Parker, argues that design education is still largely hinged on industrial principles. Students need to be equipped with a broader range of research and communication skills, alongside their more traditional design skills, and encouraged to think more laterally about the sites and spaces where these could be used. The report outlines six challenges for design educators. more www.the... (246) added by Levent OZLER |
 PULSE Issue 7The newest issue of PULSE is now available.In this issue, PDT talks about change: the discovery of change, including a few suggestions that can help you expand your "lifesphere", and four steps to demonstrate the value in a hard-to-predict innovation program. more www.pdt... (182) design directory PDT > Industrial Design Companies added by Levent OZLER |
 The Red Dot Design Yearbook 2009/2010Once again, the award-winning products from the red dot design award are presented this year in a two-volume book set - entitled "living" and "doing".The "living" volume features awarded products that make our lives more beautiful, more comfortable and more stylish, while the "doing" volume features products that are ideally suited to an active lifestyle: exciting innovations in fields such as entertainment and communication, sport and transport, life science and crafts. Completely different but equally absorbing, the two volumes not only introduce the winning products but also the people who developed and designed them. With numerous illustrations and practical background information as well as extensive interviews with the designers, the two volumes "living" and "doing" provide a comprehensive overview of current innovations and trends, giving readers a unique chance to judge for themselves the best in design. more en.red-... (212) design directory Red Dot Design Award > Industrial Design Awards added by Levent OZLER |
 California Car Design: Local Style, Global InfluenceAt a time when the world's automakers are frantically trying to survive an economic downturn while simultaneously inventing new technologies to make the world a cleaner, safer place to live, good design becomes extremely critical.Because automobiles are often as much of an emotional purchase as they are a practical one, the success of the product can be directly related to its curb appeal. From the Packard Darrin to the Mazda Miata, cars designed in Southern California have ranked among the most highly regarded throughout automotive history. California Car Design: Local Style, Global Influence will tell the story of these and other locally designed automobiles and explains how progressive local designers like Harley Earl and Dutch Darrin brought a fresh approach to a conservative profession. Vehicles on display will include a 1919 Pierce Arrow with a Don Lee body designed by renowned GM designer Harley Earl, America's first post -WWII sports car: the 1947 Kurtis Omohundro, the 1950 Oldsmobile Polynesian built by Valley Custom, production vehicles designed in California, a never before seen full scale clay model from Chrysler, the 2009 Honda FC Sport concept car that debuted at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show, and many more. event ends Feb 7, 2010 United States view on map more design events more California Car Design: Local Style, Global Influence design directory Petersen Automotive Museum > Car Design Museums added by Levent OZLER |
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