Design News
XERO Project Wins Re:Vision Design Competition for Zero-Energy Development in Downtown Dallas
XERO Project, a proposal for a new urban agriculture district and zero-energy, mixed-use development in downtown Dallas, earned one of three first-place prizes in the Re:Vision Dallas design competition.
Bishop Edward King Chapel: Shortlist Announced
The competition to design a new College Chapel in Oxfordshire received an outstanding response with over 126 expressions of interest received from architects all over the world.
Marmol Radziner Prefab Teams Up with Dwell Magazine's Dwell Homes Collection
A new partnership between award-winning architects Marmol Radziner Prefab and Dwell magazine, has spawned a dynamic series of standardized, eco-friendly modern prefab homes, as part of the new Dwell Homes Collection.
Banat Acrobat: The New Patented Toothbrush Designed by Kilit Tasi Design
Designed by Kilit Tasi Design Team under the leadership of Kunter Sekercioglu, the new Banat "Acrobat" toothbrush has two international patents.
Design, Complexity, and Change: DMI Design / Management Annual 34
In the midst of widespread turmoil, there are thought leaders and practitioners-in industry, government and academia-who are demonstrating the way forward.
New AIGA Leadership Joins National Board of Directors: Debbie Millman Assumes Presidency
The newly elected board of directors for AIGA, the professional association for design, begins its term today.
Colors of Money: an Exhibition About Money by Fabrica and Colors Magazine
Fabrica, the Benetton communication research center, has been invited by the cultural space CarreRotondes in Luxemburg to present Colors of Money, an exhibition exploring the approaches, uses and understandings of money.
Harry Rich: New RIBA Chief Executive
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has appointed Harry Rich as its new Chief Executive. He will take up his new post in October 2009.
Winner of London School of Economics New Students' Centre Competition Announced
Dublin based practice O'Donnell & Tuomey Architects have been chosen as the winners of the competition to design a new Students' Centre for the London School of Economics and Political Science on its Aldwych campus.
Bennetts Associates' Potterrow Building: an Innovative Educational and Office Building
Bennetts Associates' award-winning Potterrow development has created an innovative learning environment for Edinburgh University, transforming the site previously used as a car park into a state of the art School of Informatics and School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences Sciences as well as the University Visitor Centre and an exhibition space.
Purple Hunt: Tronic Studio Gives Pixels Life for Yahoo Philippines
A tiny 3D purple pixel appears at the far edge of vision, then tumbles maniacally toward the viewer while issuing a Yahoo- esque yodel from its embedded speaker to open "Purple Hunt", a frenetic spot promotion an online code breaking game for Yahoo Philippines.
Nathan Love Creates Blood Trail
Creative studio Nathan Love recently completed "Blood Trail," a three-minute animated trailer that promotes writer Matt Cochran's screenplay of the same name.
Director Tarsem Teams Up with Zoic Studios to Converge Fantasy and Reality
The Mountain Dew / World of Warcraft cross-promotional spot brought together some all-star players to handle these iconic brands.
21Boom Creates Show Open, Title Design for MTV's It's On With Alexa Chung
MTV has tapped 21Boom, the Manhattan-based creative and marketing services shop, to design and produce a show open and complete package graphics for its new talk and variety show, It's On with Alexa Chung.
First Lady Michelle Obama Celebrates the National Design Awards with Public Programs
The 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.
CB'a Design Solutions Designed the Packaging of Nirvana's Ice-cream
The European branding and design network CB'a Design Solutions created the naming, branding and packaging design for the innovative range "Pleasures of the World," launched by Nirvana, one of the leading Nestle Hellas premium ice-cream brands.
RIBA Launches Two Schemes to Support Students in Professional Experience
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has launched two schemes to support students in their period of professional experience in the UK and abroad.
Buildings Seeking LEED to Provide Performance Data
As part of LEED v3, the latest version of the U.S. Green Building Council's program for green building design, construction, operations and maintenance, buildings seeking LEED certification will begin submitting operational performance data on a recurring basis as a precondition to certification.
The Red Dot Design Yearbook 2009/2010
Once 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".
Design and Technology Teams Win National Challenge to Design Crime Proof Mobile Phones
Design and technology experts attend the Mobile Phone Security Challenge networking event, held at the Design Council.
Skidaway Institute of Oceanography Expands Scope of Research With New Building
Scientists at the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography earlier this month occupied a new facility that enables them to expand the scope of the Institute's leading-edge research on marine and coastal systems.
The Case for Export: New Design Victoria Publication
A 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.
Blind Inks UK/Europe Deal with Jelly
Bicoastal production/design studio Blind expands across the Atlantic with new representation by multidisciplinary production collective jelly, London.
Ying Gao: 2009 Recipient of the Phyllis Lambert Design Montreal Grant
The Mayor of Montreal, Gerald Tremblay, has awarded the Phyllis Lambert Design Montreal Grant to university professor and fashion designer Ying Gao.
Cliff Garten Studio Unveils Avenue of Light
On Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 9:00 p.m., the City of Fort Worth will illuminate the Avenue of Light, a major new work of public art created by Cliff Garten Studio of Los Angeles.
Dwell on Design 2009
The Dwell on Design Conference is literally "Dwell magazine come to life" - where the Dwell Editors interpret the pages of the magazine live on stage with interviews, discussion panels and mixed media presentations.
PDP Award: Andrea Pininfarina
Think3 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.
Loyalkaspar Creates Organically For MTV and A&E
Two recent projects for A&E Network and MTV effectively highlight both the diverse creative skills and love of blending organic and digital art found at Loyalkaspar, the creative design/production company led by directors David Herbruck and Beat Baudenbacher, part of the transmedia branding and design group LORI PATE+.
Ball Nogues Studio Creates Sculptural Workspace
Edward Cella Art + Architecture (ECAA) announced the installation of a permanent sculpture-like workspace designed by Ball Nogues Studio in its newly relocated gallery across from LACMA and adjacent to new location of the A+D Museum on Wilshire Boulevard.
Thirst for Giving: A Strategy to Create Meaning
World-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.
frog design Sponsors TEDGlobal Conference
Global innovation firm frog design today announced it will partner with TEDGlobal, the twin conference of TED and one of the world's most renowned gatherings of leading thinkers and doers.
Smoke & Mirrors NY Puts Dinosaurs On Ice
Smoke & Mirrors New York (SMNY) teamed with Carmichael Lynch Minneapolis this past winter to launch a beautifully quirky spot for the Denver Museum of Nature & Science that showcases the New York studio's ability to complete a project from production through post.
RIBA Announced May Results of the Future Trends Survey
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) announced the May 2009 results of its monthly Future Trends Survey, which present the most positive improvements in terns of forecasted workload and staff retention since the survey started.
Ten Images for Ithaca: Designers and Artists From 67 Countries Reveal Their Portrait
This year's poster competition Ten Images for Ithaca brought together 1468 designers and artists from countries widely known for their tradition in poster design such as Switzerland, Poland, Iran and Germany as well as countries with an extremely interesting and upcoming design scene like China, Korea and Brazil.
World Architecture Festival Awards
Time is running out to submit entries to the world's largest architectural awards programme - the World Architecture Festival Awards (WAFA).
Martell Chooses Dragon Rouge to Create the Packaging Design for Its Ultra-Premium Cognac
Already one of the world's leading brands of cognac and enjoying growing success in Asia, Martell is actively pursuing its strategy of expanding its presence in the world of luxury goods.
PolyU School of Design Annual Show Displayed Students' Creative Works
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)'s School of Design Annual Show has come to a close on 13 June, after two week's showcasing at the InnoCentre, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong SAR.
RIBA and UWE Launch Research Into Disability and Inclusion in the Profession
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the University of the West of England, Bristol (UWE) today launch a significant research project looking into disability and inclusion in the profession, which is aimed at raising the profile of disabled architects and architectural students.
IDA Poster of the Year Competition 09
The International Design Awards invite designers worldwide to showcase their creative talents.
Jimmy Choo Brings Glamour to H&M This Autumn
This autumn, British accessory brand Jimmy Choo will bring its international glamour and covetable shoes and bags to selected H&M stores.
PolyU Design Scholar Shows Creativity at Work
Working in collaboration with the HKSAR Government's Highways Department, Prof. Michael Siu, Leader of the Public Design Lab of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), has achieved a major breakthrough in managing public space by the invention of a new bollard system, known as FlexiBOL, for use along the roadside and pedestrian walkways.
The AIGA (Re)designAwards 09
As designers, we understand the inherent power that exists within what we produce - the power to influence behavior.
Tupperware: Red Dot Design Team of the Year 2009
The most famous burp in design history and top product quality for over 60 years: Tupperware has been awarded the highest honorary distinction in the design world - the "red dot: design team of the year 2009".
Mission H2o: Online Conservation Game Wins Communicator Awards
Mission H2o, an online game developed by Swinburne University students and staff, has received two prestigious design awards.
Bunch Create Paper Stock Book for Igepa
Bunch have just designed the latest promotional stock book for Igepa, the global paper merchant.
Troika Design Group Gives Telemundo a Vibrant New Identity
Troika Design Group, a strategic branding and design agency for global entertainment and media companies, has been tapped by NBC Universal's Telemundo to give the Spanish-language TV network a sophisticated new identity.
New Design Mind From Frog Design is Out
As the global recession has altered the economic landscape, and digital technologies continue to challenge conventional hierarchies, the POWER issue of design mind explores new definitions of influence and power.
Dean Sciole: New ECD for Saatchi & Saatchi Beijing
Dean Sciole, Saatchi & Saatchi's Head of Planning for China, is taking on a new role as Executive Creative Director of the Saatchi & Saatchi Beijing office, effective June 1st.
The Dogs and the Bakery: Crumpled Dog Designs Euphorium Bakery's New Brand Identity
London based design studio Crumpled Dog was appointed by Euphorium Bakery to create a clear and confident brand identity which would coincide with the opening of their newest bakery on Upper Street in spring 2009.
Silver Hills Bakery Transforms Packaging to Tell Bread Time Stories
Across the Pacific Northwest, Silver Hills Bakery is unveiling its new look this week as re-branded bags of its sprouted whole grain bread are delivered to various grocery stores in Canada and the United States.
ED-Awards Winners 2009
Despite the financial crunch, European Design continues to grow and expand.
Cross-Media Pack: a New Product Category Within the Visual Content Industry
Image Source announced the founding and launch of a totally new product category, known as "Cross-Media Pack", at the annual CEPIC congress in Dresden.
Orhan Irmak Design Rebrands Arko Men Series
One of the leading men's shaving line in Turkish market "Arko Men" gained a fresh new look through their packages by Orhan Irmak Design.
2nd Annual Creative Freelancer Conference
The only business conference for creative solopreneurs, the Creative Freelancer Conference is designed to help designers, copywriters, photographers, illustrators and other creative freelancers build a strong and healthy business.
Fabrica: For the People, From the People
The lecture "Fabrica. The Benetton Communications Research Center" by Omar Vulpinari, who has been responsible for Visual Communication with Fabrica since 1998, continues the "design - new strategies" event series presented at the MAK.
ADC Launches Back-to-Back ReBoot Series to Help Creatives Expand Their Career Opportunities
The Art Directors Club debuts a new event series designed to help creatives of all levels further their career development.
Guerilla FX Creates Animations and Original Illustrations for Earth2100
Is our species on an inexorable, suicidal path to extinction? Experts warn that unless we change course the "perfect storm" of population growth, resource depletion and climate change could wreak havoc on planet Earth.
Adobe BrowserLab: Free Preview for Web Designers
Adobe unveiled a free preview of Adobe BrowserLab, a new hosted service that enables Web designers to quickly view and test their sites on a wide variety of browsers and operating systems.
Creative Tailoring at H&M This Autumn
This season the design team at H&M have focused on tailoring, looking back to traditional styles with refined cuts, details and finish, but also thinking ahead with innovative shapes and proportions.
London Bridge 800: Design an Inhabited Bridge
The RIBA announced the launch of an ideas competition which is being organised to mark the 800th anniversary of the opening of the first London Bridge in 1209AD.
Winning Poster Selected for World Industrial Design Day 2009
The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) announced the winner of the first student poster competition for World Industrial Design Day.
Tietgens Aergrelse in Copenhagen Breaks Ground
Ground has broken for Tony Fretton Architects' new building facing the Frederiks Kirk, known as the Marble Church, in Copenhagen.
Design Experience 2009
The "Design Experience Seminar 2009" is a two-day national seminar at IDC, IIT Bombay.
HBO's The Alzheimer's Project
Behavior has teamed up with HBO to produce the web presence for their new documentary series, The Alzheimer's Project.
London's New Bermondsey Square by East Architects
Award-winning London architectural practice East has created the new public realm for Bermondsey Square in Southwark, London.
Bud Light Lime Serves-Up Summer State of Mind in High-Profile Broadcast Spots
Bicoastal U.S. creative production company Stardust Studios worked with the creative team from DDB Chicago for Bud Light Lime.
2009 RIBA Award Winners
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) announced the winners of the 2009 RIBA Awards.
Volvo S60 Concept Awarded Most Beautiful Concept Car
Europe has voted: about 200,000 Auto Bild readers from 27 countries have selected the most beautiful vehicles for 2009 in five categories.
SHH Applies Creative Thinking to Low-budget School Diner Projects
SHH have redesigned the dining areas of both a primary school and a secondary school in the Southampton area, creating complete spatial transformations on a very tight budget.
Frog Design Strengthens Creative Leadership with New Appointments
Global innovation firm frog design announced that it is expanding its creative leadership team with several new appointments.
Magen H. Gallery Opens New Space with Work by Contemporary American & Iconic French Artists
Hugues and April Magen debuted their new space, Magen H. Gallery, at 54 East 11th Street, with a significant exhibition of sculpture, furniture, and ceramics by contemporary American designers and by the iconic 20th-century French masters for which the gallery is well known.
Neil Huxley Joins Frantic as Art Director/Mograph Supervisor
Frantic Films VFX, a division of Prime Focus Group, announced it has brought on board award-winning Art Director and Motion Graphics Supervisor Neil Huxley.
Gem Essence of Bulgari Designed by Dragon Rouge
The Bulgari jewellery brand is extending the expertise it has developed in the luxury goods market to the world of cosmetics with the launch of Gem Essence, a range of skincare creams, and appoints Dragon Rouge to create its packaging.
Floating Chairs: the Know-how of the Italian Chair District
The Naviglio Grande Canal was the unusual and striking stage chosen by the Italian Chair District, the Italian and international heartland of the chair industry - 800 highly specialised companies responsible for 30% of world production, to present its products during the Salone Inernazionale del Mobile held in Milan last April.
Stardust's Ice Breakers Spot for Arnoldnyc Features Inventive Use of Hand-drawn Cel Animation
Under the direction of EVP and senior creative director Sig Gross and his colleagues from ArnoldNYC, bicoastal U.S. creative production company Stardust Studios recently produced a colorful spot for Hershey Canada's Ice Breakers Mints.
Surf's Up! New Macaulay Sinclair Project Makes Big Waves
Nottingham-based interior architects and designers Macaulay Sinclair has put their flag firmly in South Coast sand after customers began flocking to one of the UK's most exciting new bar and restaurants - Urban Reef at Boscombe Bay, Dorset.
Design for the Development of Industrial Products: Master by Politecnico di Milano
The Master in "Product Design for Professionale - Design per lo sviluppo del prodotto industriale" is addressed to graduates and professionals who are interested in specializing in Product Design.
Wolf D. Prix Receives Austrian Decoration of Honor for Science and Art
Wolf D. Prix, Design Principal of Coop Himmelb(l)au received the Austrian Decoration of Honor for Science and Art on May 19.
Premsela Design Forum: Milan 2009
Each year during Milan Design Week, Premsela puts on a presentation or debate.
Brad Ascalon to Hold Solo Show at ADAM
International furniture designer Brad Ascalon will have a solo show at ADAM, a clothing boutique participating in Meatpacking District Design 09.
Coffee Maker: Roaster Grinder Brewer
Award winning designer Tom Metcalfe will exhibit his latest work at a number of exhibitions in 2009, the first of these is in May at the Degree Show at The University of Dundee.
Parsons at ICFF: Vitra and Design Within Reach Events
Parsons The New School for Design will have a wide range of student work on view throughout New York City during the International Contemporary Furniture Fair.
I Saloni 2009: an Unprecedented Success
The Saloni 2009 exceeded every possible expectation, the testing global economic climate notwithstanding.
Designboom NY Local
As a city that is rich with diverse juxtapositions of contrasts, New York's design culture has evolved into an eclecticism of visual languages which directly reflect the dynamic mix of its own icons, contextual references and urban creativity.
The CLTG Design Agency Sets Out to Conquer the Tokyo Nights
Pernod Ricard, an extremely active group worldwide, is developing specific product creations for a number of international markets with a view to meeting its strategic and future-oriented objectives.
Laboratory-Talk: Ready Made Architecture - on Recycling and Reuse in Architecture
A sustainable revolution in architecture and design has already begun: concepts of constructing with recycled and used materials have become quite accepted.
Hamilton Wood Type Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Poster Show and Workshops
Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum celebrates a decade as the only museum dedicated to the preservation, study, production and printing of wood type.
The 34th Annual One Show Awards Best Advertising From Around the World
The 34th Annual One Show announced the winners of the Gold, Silver and Bronze Pencils at the Frederick P. Rose Hall at Jazz at Lincoln Center this evening.
Vladimir Kagan to Speak at New York School of Interior Design 2009 Commencement Exercises
New York School of Interior Design (NYSID) has selected renowned furniture designer Vladimir Kagan as its keynote speaker for this year's commencement exercises.
Mekanism Creates Bollywood Stories for Interactive One Show
Mekanism has been tapped by The One Club to create the promotional creative for 2009's One Show Interactive awards.
SCI-Arc Director Eric Owen Moss Named Keynote Speaker at 2009 Los Angeles Architectural Awards
Eric Owen Moss, Director of the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) and principal of Eric Owen Moss Architects, will be honored as the keynote speaker at the 2009 Los Angeles Architectural Awards on Thursday, May 28, at Hyatt Regency Century Plaza.
LEO A DALY Expands International Presence Opening New Offices in Moscow and Istanbul
LEO A DALY, the international architecture, planning, engineering, interior design and program management firm has opened an office in Moscow as part of its international expansion plans.
Widescreen Issue 4 Now Available From Brandwidth
Widescreen is back with a fresh installment of industry news and features.
Arc Collection by Zephyr Receives Three Prestigious Design Awards
Zephyr, a leading designer and manufacturer of design-centric kitchen ventilation hoods, has received three highly acclaimed design awards for its new Arc Collection designed by Robert Brunner.
Evolution Bureau Debuts Photographic Mash-up Campaign for Smuin Ballet
Evolution Bureau announced the launch of a year-long campaign for Smuin Ballet, a progressive ballet company based in San Francisco.
2009 Parsons Fashion Benefit Honored Calvin Klein's Tom Murry and Francisco Costa
Parsons The New School for Design honored Tom Murry, President & CEO of Calvin Klein, Inc., and Francisco Costa, the company's Women's Creative Director for Calvin Klein Collection at its 2009 Parsons Fashion Benefit at Cipriani Wall Street.
Craft Animations Aligns with RTT to Advance Real-time 3D Animation for Design and Visualisation
With the goal of delivering powerful new real-time 3D animation tools to the industry's leading designers and visual minds, Craft Animations AB and Realtime Technology (RTT) AG today announced a strategic alliance that includes the forthcoming port of Craft Director Tools to RTT DeltaGen.
Andy Hall of Elastic and a52 Directs Theatrical Opening for 10th Newport Beach Film Festival
Full-service design company Elastic detailed the work of Andy Hall, 3D and visual effects supervisor at VFX boutique a52, for the 2009 Newport Beach Film Festival.
Dancing Table: Design to Celebrate a Culture
Joel Escalona will be present at ICFF as a part of ICFF Studio with his project Dancing Table.
Design and Design Sphere Winners of the ADC 88th Annual Awards
The Art Directors Club announced the winners of the ADC 88th Annual Awards program tonight at its Awards Gala, held at the ADC Gallery in New York.