Design News
CGBC Releases Groundbreaking Report on the Environmental Impacts of Wastewater Treatment Strategies
Capping two-and-a-half years of extensive water-related research, Cascadia Green Building Council released Clean Water, Healthy Sound, a groundbreaking report that uses Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) to examine and compare wastewater management practices in urban areas.
Webb deVlam Collaborates with Valspar to Create Easiest Spray Paint Ever Made
Global design consultancy Webb deVlam has collaborated with Valspar to create a groundbreaking actuator that changes the way consumers use spray paint.
Blurb Launches ebooks for the iPad
Today, Blurb announced their first step into the ebook market with ebooks for Apple's iPad and iPhone. The new Blurb ebooks are visually stunning and optimized to display images and text on the devices.
Gumsaver: The Future of Periodontal Care, Designed by Dolton & Dex
Dolton & Dex has developed a new technology for its client Gumsaver that promises to revolutionise dental hygiene, oral health and the treatment of gum disease.
Bishop Review Calls for the Decentralisation of Design Support
England needs a networked system of design support, providing local people with access to built environment expertise and advice, according to the Bishop Review, published today.
Unchained: MPC Helps Mercedes-Benz Blow the Doors Off the Competition
MPC's knack for making the impossible look easy is on full display once again, this time in a pair of Mercedes-Benz spots via Merkley + Partners and Smuggler Director Adam Berg.
Schaefer 620 Pininfarina Unveiled at the Sao Paulo Boat Show
At Brazil's biggest nautical fair, Sao Paulo Boat Show 2011, Pininfarina and Brazilian shipyard Schaefer Yachts, national leader in 26-50 feet high class yachts unveiled Schaefer 620 Pininfarina - the most audacious project of Schaefer Yachts and a landmark in the emerging Brazil's nautical industry.
Digital Domain Brings Movie-Scale Stereo Effects to 2 Worlds for Sony
To create a new stereo 3D spot that would live up to Sony's tagline for its 3D home entertainment products, "Don't just watch. Feel," Grey London and Spy Films tapped the masters of complex visuals at Digital Domain.
D'E-light by Philippe Starck: Task Light & iPad Dock
D'E-light is a revolutionary new table lamp from Flos, equipped with a dock for your iPhone, iPod & iPad while providing a sophisticated design and light source.
Perkins Creates Colossal 400-Foot, 192-Wheel Truck Using Autodesk Software
Perkins Specialized Transportation Contracting (Perkins), a leader in highway transportation services for long, heavy, and oversized objects, recently used Autodesk Simulation software for the custom design of a 400-foot-long truck specifically designed to transport nuclear generators.
Piani: New Lighting from Flos and the Bouroullec Brothers
Flos unveiled Piani, a new lamp designed by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, composed of a flat base and top in injection-molded plastic.
The Second Annual PUMA Safe Sustainable Design Lecture with Alejandro Aravena
The Design Museum and PUMA, through its PUMA.Safe programme, announced the second Annual PUMA.Safe Sustainable Design Lecture at the Design Museum London.
Design Council and South Australia Government Create First Internationally Endorsed Design Review Partnership
The Design Council announced a pioneering new partnership with the Integrated Design Commission (IDC SA) of South Australia, which recognises the role of good quality, well-designed places in improving quality of life and stimulating economic growth.
Trends in Marketing: Flexible Workforce Strategies
Aquent has released the results of the first-ever study of flexible workforce use from more than 500 leaders across marketing and creative disciplines.
Rabbit's Black Swan Drives a Wild Black Tie Affair for Renault
Rabbit directing team Black Swan transforms desert creatures into a dapper group in the charming new :40 "Wildly Civilized" for Renault out of Publicis Conseil, Paris.
Resident Creative Studio's Sina Taherkhani Heads Up Design Team for Immersive Surfaces
Resident Creative Studio designer Sina Taherkhani bridged the gap between reality and fantasy, helming a team of animators and VFX artists charged with creating, "As Above, So Below," one of a three-part immense-scale projection/mapping installation entitled, "Immersive Surfaces."
Nice Shoes Brings Haunting Effects To Exhume
Exhume, the latest short film from Parts and Labor, is a complex blend of the post-apocalyptic and the pre-war, of remembering and forgetting, of the living and the dead.
RIBA Responds to NPPF Consultation: A Welcome Licence to Councils to Reject Bad Design
The RIBA today suggested a number of amendments to the Government's National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) in its submission to the Department for Communities and Local Government consultation.
Australia's First Carbon-neutral Office Building Crowned Greenest Building of the Year
The Pixel Building, designed by studio505 in Melbourne, was named the Best of the Best at this year's BPN Sustainability Awards, held last night at WatersEdge Sydney.
Woods Bagot Commits to a New Kind of Architectural Engagement
Woods Bagot's collective research and knowledge management capability has been announced as a winner, at the 2011 Asian Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE) Awards.
Neutra VDL House Now Has an iPad App
Plasmatic Concepts recently released an iPad app about the Neutra VDL Studio and Residences (a Richard Neutra Mid-Century Modernist masterpiece located in Los Angeles.) Authors David Hartwell and Sarah Lorenzen have been living in VDL's 1939 Garden House since 2007.
Winner of the Pylon Design Competition Announced
Bystrup's innovative T-Pylon design has been unanimously agreed by the judging panel as the winner of the Pylon Design competition run by the Department of Energy & Climate Change, National Grid, and the Royal Institute of British Architects.
BMW Tate Live: First Artistic Programme Dedicated to Live Online Broadcasts
Tate and BMW launched a major new international partnership, BMW Tate Live which will focus on performance, interdisciplinary art and curating digital space.
Pole Position: Giant Red Arrows Point to Designers in DesignPhiladelphia
As part of the 2011 DesignPhiladelphia festival, Bresslergroup has installed giant red arrows, serving as view-finders, on defunct parking meter poles in Center City.
Guggenheim Museum Launches Paint Collections for the Home
For more than fifty years the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York has selected the perfect wall colors to complement the celebrated collection of modern art showcased in its Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home on Fifth Avenue.
Inspired by Design: RIBA Launches New Teaching Resource
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) today unveiled Inspired by Design, a new education resource that uses London's innovative and iconic Olympic venues to inspire young people about how detailed design processes and creative thinking can lead to remarkable new buildings.
Tool's HelloEnjoy Creates Interactive WebGL 3D Video for Ellie Goulding
Tool's interactive director HelloEnjoy, led by founder Carlos Ulloa, remains at the forefront of the web-based, interactive 3D revolution with a new interactive music experience starring British singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding.
NYSID Opens 40,000 Square Foot LEED-Certified Graduate Center in Gramercy/Flatiron District
New York School of Interior Design (NYSID) recently completed its new Graduate Center at 401 Park Avenue at 28th Street, NYC.
MS Design and Urban Ecologies, MA Theories of Urban Practice, and MA Design Studies at Parsons
Parsons The New School for Design has announced three new graduate programs: a Master of Science in Design and Urban Ecologies, a Master of Arts in Theories of Urban Practice, and a Master of Arts in Design Studies.
The Coca-Cola Bottle Receives a Special Pentaward
No object symbolises American civilisation more and through it, packaging design, than the mythical Coca-Cola bottle.
Carbon Wins Four 2011 Spark:Pro Awards
Carbon Design Group has been recognized with four awards in the 2011 Spark Awards.
Service Design for Business: Key Methods and Strategies for In-House Teams
Today, there is a major shift towards providing services, as even traditional product-based businesses are now offering a broad spectrum of innovative value-added services.
2011 Zerofootprint Re-Skinning Awards Winners
The winners of the 2011 Zerofootprint Re-Skinning Awards were announced at the U.S. Green Building Council's Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, showcasing excellence in holistic retrofitting projects from around the world.
Cartils Creates Limited Edition for Iconic Vodka Brand Danzka
Cartils has developed a limited edition for DANZKA Vodka. The premium vodka brand's new bottle will be available to travel retail from October 2011 and underlines Cartils' track-record for creating effective special edition designs for the beverage sector.
NYC Council Priorities for an Age Friendly NYC
New York City Council Member Jessica Lappin will speak about her accomplishments,priorities and ideas for achieving a more healthful, safe, and sustainable environment in New York City, to better serve not only seniors but people in all age groups.
Robot Paint Technology from Artek
The pioneer of Nordic modernism, Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) began his career by designing reasonably priced, high-quality furniture utilizing modern technology.
FontShop Unleashes Mobile Fonts into Device World
FontShop International released 14 font packs tailored specifically for use in iOS apps.
Coley Porter Bell Overhauls John West Brand
Coley Porter Bell has given John West a complete makeover with a new positioning and new packaging designs to help it reassert its leadership of the canned fish market.
The Vertical City: Woods Bagot Faces the Future
Presenting at the 2011 Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) World Conference in Seoul today, Ross Donaldson, Joint Group Managing Director (JGMD) at Woods Bagot, encouraged delegates to be futurists - embracing design trends of tomorrow, as the vertical city becomes entrenched in our urban landscapes.
Buildings = Energy
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, currently about 40% of the energy consumed in the United States is attributed to buildings.
Mass Market Enhances the Dance of Sony Bravia's Latest Spots
Frontage choreographs a delicate ballet in a new set of spots for Sony Bravia.
Impossible Creates Brand Look for Discovery's New Channel Velocity
Yesterday, Discovery Communications launched Velocity, a new HD-only television channel tailored to upscale men.
Ntropic Creates Visual Metaphor in House of Cards for Bank of NY Mellon
Led by Creative Directors Nate Robinson and Andrew Sinagra, the creative team at Ntropic produced an incredibly poignant and timely "visual metaphor" for the latest spot from Bank of New York Mellon entitled "House of Cards."
Why the Creative Class is Especially Sad Today
It's not too much of a statement to call Steve Jobs the father of the modern creative class.
GE Edge: GE Capital Debuts New Digital Platform
GE Capital today unveiled an integrated web portal and private social network, called GE Edge, that will enable middle market companies to access academic and business subject matter experts, proprietary research and analysis and a peer-to-peer discussion of the relevant challenges facing businesses today.
IIDA Global Excellence Awards 2011
Organized by the International Interior Design Association and BMW Group DesignworksUSA, 2011 Global Excellence Awards is an annual international competition honoring the best interior design projects from around the world.
RIBA Launches New CPD Curriculum
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has launched its new CPD core curriculum, which has been redesigned for greater simplicity to ensure that architects possess the most relevant skills and up to date knowledge to remain at the forefront of their profession.
Building Connections 2011
The Center for Architecture Foundation (CFAF) brings built environment awareness to kindergarten through twelfth grade audiences.
GO PRO NYC: Debut Event for Emerging Design Professionals a Landmark Success
The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) successfully debuted GO PRO: NYC, the organization's first national program for emerging interior design professionals which took place in Manhattan on September 16-17, 2011.
Adobe Touch Apps: Photoshop Touch, Collage, Debut, Ideas, Kuler and Proto
Adobe Touch Apps is a family of six, intuitive touch screen applications, designed for Android tablets and Apple iPad that enable anyone to explore ideas and present their creativity anytime, anywhere.
Adobe Creative Cloud
Adobe Creative Cloud is a major new initiative from the company that radically redefines the content creation process.
Foster and Partners Unveiled Designs for Kuwait International Airport
Kuwait International Airport is planned to significantly increase capacity and establish a new regional air hub in the Gulf - the project's strategic aims will be matched by a state-of-the-art terminal building, which will provide the highest levels of comfort for passengers and will set a new environmental benchmark for airport buildings.
Checkland Kindleysides Designs Temporary Installation for Dr Martens in Selfridges
Checkland Kindleysides designed a temporary installation for Dr Martens.
LEGO CUUSOO: LEGO's Open Innovation and Crowd Sourcing Platform
LEGO CUUSOO is a new international web-based open innovation and crowd sourcing platform.
Autodesk Moldflow Insight WS
Autodesk Moldflow Insight WS plastic injection molding simulation software is now available in North America and Japan, which provides access to the robust computing power of Autodesk Cloud.
Making Great Illustration
Making Great Illustration examines the work of some of the world's best illustrators, with images of their artwork, photographic portraits and shots of their studios, it lifts the lid on the generally hidden processes involved in the creation of illustration from concept to finished work.
Aura Health & Wellbeing Packaging Design by Burgopak Wins Pentaward
Burgopak's packaging design project for Aura Health & Wellbeing's range of health and lifestyle products received a Bronze Pentaward at the 5th edition of the annual Pentaward Worldwide Packaging Design Competition.
5 by 5 Design Works with the McKnight Foundation to Present a Large Impact on a Smaller Scale
For the past three years, 5 by 5 Design has worked with The McKnight Foundation to create an annual report that respects resources - financial and natural, professional and personal -- while continuing to communicate the foundation's yearly update in a creative format.
Evelyn Grace Academy by Zaha Hadid Architects Wins the RIBA Stirling Prize 2011
The Evelyn Grace Academy, a cutting-edge new secondary school in Brixton, south London by Zaha Hadid Architects has won the prestigious £20,000 RIBA Stirling Prize 2011 for the best new European building built or designed in the United Kingdom.
The Echo Temple: An Interactive Sound Installation for the Virgin Mobile FreeFest
MPC Digital has launched in the US with an Interactive Sound Installation that allowed users to play virtual musical instruments by moving their bodies in front of motion-tracking cameras.
Trollback + Company Designs DirecTV's Audience Network
Trollback + Company created the brand design for DirecTV's latest initiative, the Audience Network.
Wolff Olins and Asian Art Museum Unveil New Brand for Museum
Early next month, the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco will unveil a new brand developed in collaboration with global brand and innovation firm Wolff Olins.
Vicon House of Moves Captures Crash Test Performance for Lexus Light Commercial
Motion capture and animation company, Vicon House of Moves (HOM), provided motion capture for the :30 'Light' commercial for Lexus.
Troika Delivers Network Refresh for Canada's Citytv
Troika has teamed up with Canada-based Citytv, a subsidiary of Rogers Communications, to refresh the network's on-air identity.
Changing the Tide on Climate Change: Woods Bagot Confronts Sustainable Ignorance
Speaking at the 24th World Architecture Congress in Tokyo, Joint Group Managing Director (JGMD) at Woods Bagot, Ross Donaldson, tabled a solution to empower the design industry to defy sustainable ignorance and meet the climate change challenge.
GlobalLogic Acquires Method: Adds Product Design Capabilities
GlobalLogic has acquired Method, a global design and innovation consultancy headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in London and New York.
Operation Inspire: Multicultural Student & Educator Events at Advertising Week
More than a half-dozen leading industry organizations will join forces at Advertising Week 2011 to host Operation Inspire, a day of events for multicultural public high school students and their educators to showcase the opportunities and rewards in a career in communications and the arts.
Autodesk Cloud
Autodesk Cloud is a collection of more than a dozen web-based capabilities, products and services that enable customers to extend their desktops with greater mobility, new viewing and sharing capabilities, and more computing power, helping them better design, visualize and simulate their ideas.
SHH Revamps Cafe Liberty
SHH have revamped Cafe Liberty, the 60-cover, second floor restaurant at London's iconic Liberty department store on Regent Street, which was originally constructed in 1924 using the timbers of two ships (HMS Impregnable and HMS Hindustan).
Best in Shows for the 2011 International Design Excellence Awards
The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) unveiled the Best in Shows for the 2011 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) at its annual international conference in New Orleans.
Fashion Draft NYC
Fashion Draft NYC, launched by New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and Parsons The New School for Design, is one of six initiatives recently announced by the City to support the long-term growth of the City's $55 billion fashion industry.
Valins&Co. Helps Recruit Electronauts for BMW's New ActiveE
BMW is looking for 700 "Electronauts" to drive its new electric car, the BMW ActiveE.
Empowerhouse Wins Affordability Contest at Solar Decathlon
Empowerhouse, the team of students from Parsons The New School for Design, Milano School of International Affairs, Management and Urban Policy at The New School, and Stevens Institute of Technology, were named the winners of the first contest announced in the Solar Decathlon competition in the category of affordability.
Brooklyn on Brookes: A Taste of New York City is Coming to Brisbane
Conceptually adopting the New York 'style' of living, in collaboration with Metro Property Group Brooklyn on Brookes is a unique residential development designed by global architects, Woods Bagot.
2011 Prince Philip Designers Prize Shortlist
The shortlist for the 2011 Prince Philip Designers Prize is revealed today, and encompasses one of the widest ranges of design disciplines in the Prize's history, from museums and galleries designers to millinery for Kylie Minogue, hydraulic ankles and illustrations for the Big Friendly Giant.
Design the New Business Trailer
Design the New Business, a short documentary about how the design mindset is helping to evolve business thinking, released its first trailer.
Urbanized Trailer
Gary Hustwit (Helvetica, Objectified) returns with the final documentary in his design film trilogy.
Adobe Muse Beta 3: Over 40 Enhancements Including Improved Code Generation
Today, Adobe released an update to Muse with Beta 3.
Nitehawk Cinema and Apartments by Caliper Studio
Though primarily known as Wiliamsburg's only first-run movie house, this project is in actuality an expansive 23,000 square foot mixed-use building with three floors of residential apartments above the cinemas, bar, cafe commercial kitchen housed in the retrofitted brick warehouse below.
Journey to the Exoplanets App by Brandwidth
Apple's current iPad App of the Week provides science buffs, space art enthusiasts, backyard astronomers and young adults with an extraordinary look into the world beyond our Solar System.
Thonet Opens a New Store in The Squaire at Frankfurt Airport
On 22 September 2011, Thonet opened its newest dedicated store in The Squaire, 660 meter long and the new core at Frankfurt airport.
Beats by Dr. Dre Releases Ammunition Designed mixr Headphones
Today, Ammunition unveiled their latest collaboration with Beats By Dre, mixr.
New Product Development Process in Action Sports Industry
PDMA/LA, the Los Angeles chapter of the Product Development and Management Association, will present a panel discussion on the new product development process in the action sports industry at Otis College of Art and Design on September 29, 2011 from 6PM to 8:30PM.
RIBA Future Trends Survey Results for August 2011
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has published the latest results of the monthly Future Trends Survey for August 2011.
Communication Arts Interactive Design Competition 2012
Communication Arts Interactive Design Competition is open for entries.
ASID RealWorld DesignWeek 2011
RealWorld DesignWeek, the annual nationwide mentoring program created by the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), is scheduled to take place November 6-12, 2011.
Government Asks UK Design Industry to Identify Growth Potential
An Intellectual Property Office event hosted by the Design Council with Baroness Wilcox, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Business, Innovation and Skills, announced the publication of the first phase of research into the use of design rights in the UK, how this affects the industry, and a call for evidence on how the UK intellectual property framework can better support our globally successful design industry.
Red Dot Award: Product Design 2012
Red Dot Award: Product Design 2012 registration will open October 26, honoring the best, most outstanding and trend-setting product designs.
Freshkills Park+: A 21st Century Walk in the Park
On the occasion of the annual Sneak Peak event held in Staten Island's Freshkills Park, October 2nd, 2011, a new augmented reality (AR) application for smartphones is being launched, allowing visitors to navigate and understand features of the site as well as its transformation from landfill to park.
Cosmos: Superfad Creates Alternate Animated Universe for Cartoon Network Toonix
If you've ever wished the world behaved like it does in cartoons, you'll love Superfad's new promo for Cartoon Network's "Toonix." Directed by Nando Costa, the promo opens with a boy who transforms into a colorful animated character, and then shrinks down to the scale of an action figure.
Smart Salon on Design at Scale
The potential of design is widely acknowledged, but scaling it throughout an organization is still an enormous challenge.
Design Council Announces Five Winners of the Design Fund for Growth 2011
Today the Design Council announced the five projects which will receive £100,000 in total via its Design Fund for Growth to support the formation of closer connections between business, technology and design to encourage business development and economic growth.
Lighting Clock at Harbottle Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
Aether & Hemera Studio was commissioned by Newcastle Council to deliver an interactive lighting feature for Harbottle Park, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Vitra Waver
Despite its simple construction comprising just one layer of fabric, Waver, in combination with a seat and neck cushion, offers a high level of seating comfort.
Teewave AR.1 Electric Sportscar
Gordon Murray Design and Toray today unveiled a prototype electric sports car named Teewave AR.1
AIA Architecture Billings Index Turns Positive After Four Straight Monthly Declines
On the heels of a period of weakness in design activity, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) took a sudden upturn in August.
Absolut Blank App
Today, Absolut released a technically groundbreaking app that will invite consumers to join the creative movement, following the launch of their recent Absolut Blank campaign.
Architects Using Robots to Build Beautiful Structures
Fabio Gramazio and Matthias Kohler, both professors at ETH's Institute for Technology in Architecture, were among the first to use robots in architectural design.
Crossing Borders & Disciplines
Architectural Record will host the 9th Annual Innovation Conference, "Crossing Borders & Disciplines," on November 3 in NYC.
Recipients of the 2011 USGBC Leadership Awards
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has named the recipients of its 2011 Leadership Awards.