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 Design and Technology Teams Win National Challenge to Design Crime Proof Mobile PhonesDesign and technology experts attend the Mobile Phone Security Challenge networking event, held at the Design Council.Some of the UK's top designers and technology experts have been announced as winners in the £400,000 Mobile Phone Security Challenge, a national competition to create "crime proof" mobile phones. The winning teams are; Proxama with Minima Design, Therefore Product Design with Imagination Technologies Limited, Rodd Design with TTP (The Technology Partnership) and Data Transfer Communications and PDD Group Limited with You Get It Back. The four winning teams are each made up of a design and a technology lead and were selected on the strengths of their credentials. The teams will be tasked with developing new ways of securing mobile phone handsets, the data they contain, and their future use as electronic "wallets" when m-commerce (mobile-commerce) technology is introduced in the UK. Their innovative ideas and concepts will now be developed and refined over the coming months in steering meetings with an expert panel from across the mobile, technology and design industries. The winning teams will aim to produce market-ready solutions which may include hardware and software for handsets, new services and other innovations, which will be showcased and promoted in early 2010, with a view to widespread and rapid take-up by the market. more Design and Technology Teams Win National Challenge to Design Crime Proof Mobile Phones design directory Design Council > Design Organizations added by Levent OZLER |
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 The Case for Export: New Design Victoria PublicationA new publication for Victorian designers, The Case for Export, developed by Design Victoria in collaboration with Austrade, Australian Institute of Export, Australian Graphic Design Association, Design Institute of Australia and Swinburne University of Technology, was launched by the Minister for Innovation, Gavin Jennings MLC, on 23 June 2009.This resource provides a collection of case studies featuring emerging and established designers who share their experience, positive and negative regarding their expansion overseas, while demonstrating the skills required to export design services. Speaking at the launch, Design Victoria's Director, Michele Azzopardi, said exporting design, whether services or products, can be like taking a journey into the unknown. "Learning from the experiences of others, in particular the pitfalls to avoid in the process, is invaluable for those Victorian designers considering entering the export market." "Designers have discovered the importance of knowing their limitations when dealing with overseas clients. One design group included in the guide explains that their ability to design a project does not extend to actually building the project. Although this division of tasks is perfectly achievable, they found it crucial that it be made explicit to overseas clients from the outset," Ms Azzopardi said. more The Case for Export: New Design Victoria Publication design directory Design Victoria > Design Organizations added by Levent OZLER |
 Belgrade Design Week 2009: Speed2From May 25th to 31st, Belgrade Design Week for the fourth time transformed Belgrade into a platform for world's design scene, an inspiring place for international creative exchange and an indicator of the latest trends in the fields of design, architecture, branding and communications.The title of this year's creative conference was SPEED2, envisioned as a response to our fast changing world, the conference will once again gather mould breaking thinkers and present the most creative and innovative ideas, bridging the gap between global standards and local business. This year Belgrade Design Week speakers were Tony Chambers, the editor of Wallpaper, Rasmus Ibfelt from e-Types creative studio, Simon Jacomet from Zai Ski, architect Jurgen Mayer, Peter Bonnen from MUUTO, Serbian designers Branko Lukic and Sasa Lakic, Fread Deakin from Airside studio, POKE London and others. New segment of Belgrade Design Week was designPark. The first designPark exhibition took place at a premium location in Belgrade, Kluz, iconic building of Yugoslavian culture and the first shopping mall in Belgrade which is closed ten years already. This was certainly one of the most interesting events of the Belgrade Design Week 09, marking the epicenter of congregation between business and creative forces in Serbia and the region. more Belgrade Design Week 2009: Speed2 added by Levent OZLER |
 PDP Award: Andrea PininfarinaThink3 and the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Milan Polytechnic have launched the "PDP (Product Development Process) Award, Andrea Pininfarina", an international design competition for students designed to encourage originality, creativity and new ideas.The competition is open to all new, unpublished products designed with ThinkDesign, the CAD solution from think3. Projects will be judged on the basis of their innovative content, the originality of their design and the potential for industrialization of the product. "Dedicating the award to Andrea Pininfarina" says Silvano Joly, Vice President Worldwide Marketing at think3, "is our way of commemorating a business leader, guiding a company renowned for tradition and innovation, who knew how to enhance and promote Italian design excellence world-wide. He is a truly good example for the young people of today". Participation is free and open to individual students or groups of students representing design institutes and university faculties of engineering, design and architecture. All entries to the competition must be submitted by November 2, 2009. The international jury judging the best projects in the final stage will be composed of representatives from Milan Polytechnic, leading names in international industry and managers from think3 and Pininfarina. The award consists of a week long training session in Europe. The award winner will also be able to visit the Pininfarina Collection at Cambiano (Turin) for a journey through company history from 1930 to the present day. competition deadline Apr 7, 2010 more design competitions more info www.thi... (538) design directory Pininfarina > Car Design Companies added by Levent OZLER |
 Thirst for Giving: A Strategy to Create MeaningWorld-recognized strategy, innovation, and design consultancy RKS and Water Advocacy KOR Water teamed together again to create a strategy that empowers consumers to make a difference.The result of this collaboration is the introduction of KOR's Thirst for Giving program. News of the original KOR ONE's release was met by an immediate and overwhelming positive response. The viral PR campaign driven by RKS resulted in countless blog pickups, with the KOR ONE landing on Oprah's "O List," winning awards for both design and environmental preservation, and driving sales beyond all projections. To build on this success, KOR Water enlisted RKS to create a Brand Trajectory and Product Proliferation Plan that would amplify the authenticity of the KOR brand. The first result of this effort is KOR's new Thirst for Giving program to raise funds for water-related charities and help increase understanding of the vital role clean water plays in all our lives. Announced in conjunction of the introduction of three new KOR ONE colors, this innovative program empowers consumers to improve their health as they improve the health of the planet. more Thirst for Giving: A Strategy to Create Meaning design directory RKS > Industrial Design Companies added by Levent OZLER |
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