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 Chris Anderson to Discuss New Manufacturing EconomyThe Savannah College of Art Design announced that WIRED editor-in-chief Chris Anderson, one of the most insightful and articulate voices at the center of the new economy today, will speak Wednesday, February 24 at Trustees Theater.Anderson's highly anticipated presentation will identify important new trends in the economy and describe models for seizing the business opportunities these trends represent. The event is free and open to the public, and will be simulcast at SCAD's new Digital Media Center in Atlanta. In his lecture, Anderson will discuss how "atoms are the new bits of the next Industrial Revolution," a topic he also explored in WIRED's February issue. According to Anderson, networks, 3D printers and other technologies are reinventing business, from garage hackers to Chinese knock-off factories. Open-source product development is no longer limited to electronic information, but is applied now to the creation of physical products. event (ended) current design events more Chris Anderson to Discuss New Manufacturing Economy design directory SCAD > Design Education added by Levent OZLER |
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 Fast Company Ranks DesignworksUSA World's Most Innovative Company in DesignFast Company magazine has ranked BMW Group DesignworksUSA as the world's "#1 Most Innovative Company in Design," and among the "Most Innovative Companies for 2010."This recognition appears in the March 2010 issue of Fast Company magazine, which selects the world's most innovative companies from twenty-four categories including design, advertising & marketing, mobile, biotechnology, energy, film & television, food, media, healthcare, music, and sports. As an honoree DesignworksUSA stands shoulder-to-shoulder with both rising newcomers and industry legends such as Disney, ESPN, First Solar, Facebook, GE, Google, HP, Novartis, Spotify, and Hulu. "Challenging the status quo by creating new brand and product experiences that deliver better solutions for a changing world is what drives innovation at DesignworksUSA," said Laurenz Schaffer, President of DesignworksUSA. "We're thrilled to be honored by The Fast Company 50, and included among the ranks of industry leaders whose passion and dedication is clearly evident through the game-changing quality of their work." design directory BMW Group DesignworksUSA > Industrial Design Companies added by Levent OZLER |
 Hands Off My Design: e-Learning About European Union Design ProtectionThe Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM), the European Union agency responsible for registering designs and trade marks valid in all the countries of the EU, announced their new e-learning programme about design protection in the European Union.The e-learning program offers general information about other IP rights such as patents, copyright and trade marks, with links to further information about national and international protection. more www.han... (90) added by Levent OZLER |
 Made of...: New Materials Sourcebook for Architecture and DesignToday's innovative architecture would be inconceivable and unbuildable without the rapid development of new building materials and technologies.Against this background Made of... not only presents a comprehensive overview of unconventional approaches to the use of materials in architecture and design but also describes the current state of research and rediscovered technologies. Made of... shows possibilities for using new building materials for sophisticated building concepts. The content of the chapters reflects practice-oriented architectural themes - for example structurally efficient building materials, free form or ornamental surfaces, protective building layers, energy generating and luminous surfaces, or renewable and recycled resources. Made of... not only collects a broad spectrum of fascinating materials and examples of international projects, it also provides in-depth explanations of relevant technologies and applications including technical details. Made of... gives architects both valuable insight and practical advice as to how they can work with innovative building materials today in a way that is also viable for the future. more astore.... (137) added by Levent OZLER |
 SuperSkin: New Helmet Design Speeds Ahead in SafetyMotorcyclists will soon enjoy a new level of safety following the launch of a next generation helmet which uses groundbreaking technology developed by a British medic and engineered by product development experts, Industrial Design Consultancy Ltd.With over 80% of fatal motorcycle accidents due to head trauma, rotational head injury is currently seen as the greatest cause of brain damage or death for motorcyclists involved in road accidents. The new helmet, aptly named SuperSkin, tackles this directly using a special new technology that mimics nature's own simple design - skull and skin. Vastly superior in design compared to standard helmets, stringent tests show that the SuperSkin product design reduces rotational impact by an unprecedented 50% and the subsequent possibility of brain damage by 67.5%. "Traditionally, motorcycle helmets have been rigid in design," explained Stephen Knowles, Managing director of IDC. "We needed to introduce a dynamic element of movement to dramatically reduce the rotational impact which often causes life-threatening injuries. On impact, the outer membrane is able to stretch and slide over the main helmet shell to prevent these dangerous rotational forces being transmitted to the head and brain." more SuperSkin: New Helmet Design Speeds Ahead in Safety design directory IDC > Industrial Design Consultancies added by Levent OZLER |
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