Multidisciplinary Design News
MOO Launches Color Study Tool for Exploring Colors with Bauhaus-inspired Patterns
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Bauhaus, MOO has created a web and mobile tool that allows users to easily experiment with color like Josef Albers or El Lissitzky.
Design that Educates Awards 2020
The 2020 Design that Educates Awards (DtEA) is now open for submissions. The Award recognizes, showcases, and promotes globally the best ideas and implementations of architecture and design that can educate.
WDO Announces Shortlisted Cities for World Design Capital 2022
The World Design Organization (WDO) has today announced that Bengaluru (India) and Valencia (Spain) have been shortlisted to become the 2022 World Design Capital (WDC). The shortlist was established by the WDC Selection Committee comprising international experts in design or cities economic and social development.
Adobe Partners with Red Cross to Create Font with Purpose
Adobe has today released a new free font 'Surce Sns Missing Types,' created in partnership with the Red Cross for their 'Missing Types' campaign.
Pratt Creative Xchange
MADWORKSHOP and Pratt Institute have come together to establish a new creative education space in Kingston, NY - the Pratt Creative Xchange - with the aim of bringing the community together through design and craft.
Next Creative Leaders 2019: Call for Entries
The One Club for Creativity and The 3% Movement have launched a global call for entries for their joint Next Creative Leaders 2019 program. Developed collaboratively by the organizations in 2015, Next Creative Leaders identifies, celebrates and gives a global platform to talented creative women who are making their mark on the world with both game changing work and a unique point of view on creative leadership that is changing the industry for the better.
Adobe and Pantone Launch Color Campaign to Combat Climate Change
Adobe and the Pantone Color Institute launched Glowing, Glowing, Gone, a campaign developed in partnership with The Ocean Agency-the nonprofit and Adobe Stock contributor behind the award-winning Netflix Original Documentary Chasing Coral-that aims to inspire action against climate change through creativity.
Cooper Hewitt Unveils 20th Class of National Design Award Winners
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum has just announced the 20th class of National Design Award winners.
Urban Imprint by Studio INI
Studio INI recently unveiled Urban Imprint, an immersive installation at the A/D/O on view through September 2.
Harry's Launches Shave With Pride Set
Harry's has partnered with illustrator José Roda to launch Shave With Pride Set. The limited edition box includes a one of kind, iridescent razor - each with a rainbow coating that differs per razor.
IDEO and a Story of Design
Dan Covert recently directed a short film about IDEO. The film features over 30+ interviews and offers an exclusive look behind the curtain at the global design firm, who for 40 years (and counting) has changed the way we think about design.
NeoCon Plaza: NeoCon Extends Outdoors
NeoCon has announced NeoCon Plaza, a new outdoor amenity space that spans the length of The Mart's South Drive.
Open Source Festival Congress 2019
The 2019 Open Source Festival Congress will take place on July 12 from 9 am till 9 pm at the horse racecourse in Düsseldorf- Grafenberg.
San Francisco Design Week 2019
The 2019 San Francisco Design Week will kick off at the Pier 27 Hub on June 28. The eight-day celebration will highlight San Francisco as the world's most influential design center, offering visitors a rare opportunity to engage with the region's thriving design industry.
Co-Founders of Herschel Supply Co. Named 2019 DesignThinkers of the Year
The Association of Registered Graphic Designers has named Jamie and Lyndon Cormack, Co-Founders of Herschel Supply Co., as Canada's 2019 DesignThinkers of the Year.
VR for Dementia Sufferers Wins New 'Side Hustle' Category at 2019 D&AD Awards
The Wayback, a series of VR films created for elderly people with Dementia, featuring positive moments from the past to trigger memories and spark precious conversations with carers and loved ones, has been announced the winner of newly-introduced 'Side Hustle' category announced at the 2019 D&AD Awards.
Design Against War Competition
EMERGENCY, in partnership with SOSDesign, has launched a call for ideas for design projects that will contribute to the organization's main aim of providing high-quality medical and surgical care to victims of war, landmines and poverty.
Young Guns 17: Call for Entries
The One Club for Creativity is calling for entries for Young Guns 17, the industry's only global, cross-disciplinary, portfolio-based awards competition that identifies and celebrates today's vanguard of creatives age 30 and under.
Nike Launches New Circular Design Workbook, Offers Sustainable Guidelines for All Designers
Nike has launched Circularity: Guiding the Future of Design, a design workbook aimed to provide designers and product creators across the industry with a common language for circularity.
Terreform ONE Debuts 'Monarch Sanctuary' at Cooper Hewitt Nature Exhibition
Terreform ONE has this week launched its Monarch Sanctuary exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt's National Design Triennial, Nature.
Service Design Award 2019
Submissions are now open for the fifth Service Design Award. Organized by the Service Design Network, the Award recognizes work of an exceptional standard in the field of service design from the private and public sector, as well as academia.
IKEA and Tom Dixon to Unveil 'Gardening will Save the World' at Chelsea Flower Show
'Gardening will Save the World,' created by IKEA and Tom Dixon, explores the importance of sustainable growing, looking at the contrast of the hyper-natural and hyper-tech.
Design Thinking and Innovation Week 2019
Future London Academy's second Design Thinking and Innovation Week will be held September 16-20. The week offers an immersive program for creative entrepreneurs, innovation directors, and business owners - introducing you to London's most innovative businesses and uncovering the latest approaches to design thinking and innovation.
iF Design Talent Award 2019
Submissions are now open for the second phase of 2019 iF Design Talent Award. Students and graduates of all courses in the field of Design and Architecture are invited to submit their visionary solutions, ideas, and concepts.
Play with Your City 2019: Reimagining Lady Street
The Columbia Design League has extended entries for Play With Your City 2019: Reimagining Lady, a project for making the Lady Street corridor in downtown Columbia, South Carolina more inviting to pedestrian traffic.
Avery Dennison Launches 'Materials in Use' Design Inspiration Platform
Avery Dennison has launched M_use, a new digital platform to inspire innovative design solutions for label and packaging designers and converters.
PechaKucha Night NYC: NYCxDESIGN Special
PechaKucha, or "chitchat" in Japanese, is a concise presentation style comprised of 20 slides at a duration of 20 seconds each.
D&AD Releases 2019 Industry Insight Report
Today, D&AD has released its annual Industry Insights Report exploring the political, societal and cultural influences impacting creativity today.
Adobe Launches Creative Types Quiz
Adobe has today launched a fun quiz to help you determine your Creative Type. Based in psychology research, the Creative Types quiz assesses your basic habits and tendencies-how you think, how you act, how you see the world-to help you better understand who you are as a creative.
Worlds of Wonder: Experience Design for Curious People
Erik Bär and Stan Boshouwers, founding partners of Tinker Imagineers, are publishing the first handbook on Experience Design.
