Design News
Mediabistro Creative Pro: Online Education Program for Advertising and Design
Mediabistro launched Mediabistro Creative Pro, a new online training program for advertising and design professionals, co-presented by Mediabistro and Miami Ad School.
Everleds: Lithium-ion Solar Street Light
Panasonic and SANYO announced the launch of the EVERLEDS Lithium-ion Solar Street Light, a solar street light with a refined design combining "solar cells" and "lithium-ion batteries." Two versions of the street light will be released by Panasonic in January 2011 in Japan.
New Stobhill Hospital wins Prime Minister's Better Public Building Award
The pioneering New Stobhill Hospital in Glasgow has won this year's Prime Minister's Better Public Building Award.
ADC Announces 90th Awards Jury Chairs
The Art Directors Club today announced the lineup of industry leaders who will serve as jury chairs for the ADC 90th Annual Awards programs, including a new overarching position of Annual Awards Chair.
KesselsKramer Produces the World's Smallest and Shortest Film with Anton Corbijn
Amsterdam and London based communications agency, KesselsKramer, was tasked by the Dutch and international postal service, TNT, to develop new innovations in stamps.
Nice Shoes Designs Storybook Titles for Indie Doc Love Etc.
From Newlyweds and teenagers to divorcees and retirees are among five disparate couples profiled in "Love Etc.", director Jill Andresevic's poignant documentary about modern love in the big city.
Art of Watchmaking
TAG Heuer and Parsons The New School for Design announced the "Art of Watchmaking," a partnership that taps the creativity of Parsons product design students to reinterpret a legendary timepiece, the iconic Monaco Automatic Chronograph, while learning the intricacies of haute horology.
Daniel Libeskind to Design International Beacon for Democracy
Daniel Libeskind has been chosen to design a landmark building in the UK to house a new international institute working towards democracy and conflict resolution around the globe.
More Accurate Renderings of Effect Paints for Digital Prototypes with Autodesk Showcase Professional 2011
X-Rite and Autodesk are offering industrial designers a new way to more accurately render the complex highlights of effect paints in their digital prototypes.
Troika Helps Launch The Hub
Troika has taken a lead role in the branding and communications roll out of The Hub, a new kids and family television network and joint venture between Discovery Communications and Hasbro.
Aston Martin Cygnet: Confirmed for Production
Aston Martin confirmed that the Cygnet luxury city car - originally shown as a concept car in March - is to go into production in 2011 at the company's Gaydon headquarters in Warwickshire.
Mark Stetson is Head of Features for Zoic Studios
Oscar award-winning, visual effects luminary Mark Stetson has joined Zoic Studios to lead the company's feature film division.
Sounds Like Click: Click 3X Launches Full Service Audio Division
New York-based digital studio Click 3X has opened a new audio post-production division headed up by President/Partner Peter Corbett, formerly a partner at Sound Lounge.
Seeper Makes US Debut Through Projection Mapping Frank Gehry's Iconic IAC Building
Leading UK Art and Digital collective Seeper, best known for their Architectural Projection Mapping projects - made their US debut by radically transforming the iconic, Frank Gehry designed IAC Building in New York into a real-time 3D work of art during the Vimeo Festival And Awards.
Mudpie Announces Reinvention of the Male
Mudpie announced the arrival of the latest Trendbooks for the SS12 season.
Winners of Los Angeles Cleantech Corridor and Green District Competition
The Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) announced the winners of the Los Angeles Cleantech Corridor and Green District Competition.
Superfad Gets Animated for Amex Members Project
A continuation of a successful campaign produced for Ogilvy + Mather earlier this year, the American Express Members Project encourages card-members to get involved in community efforts and causes.
The Dieline Package Design Conference
The Dieline Package Design Conference is a new design conference addressing the challenges and opportunities unique to packaging designers.
Jonathan Speirs Wins Fifth Ever RIAS Lifetime Achievement Award
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has presented the internationally renowned lighting designer, Jonathan Speirs, of Edinburgh and London-based, Speirs and Major, with a Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest accolade within Scottish architecture and the greatest honour the Incorporation bestows.
Made in New York
Building on the success of last year's New York Now! subway exhibition, the AIA New York Chapter / Center for Architecture announced Made in New York at the West 4th Street subway station.
RIBA Sustainability Hub: Online Portal for Sustainability Information
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) launched an online Sustainability Hub, designed to be a one-stop portal for sustainability information for architects, students, and educators.
Autodesk Expands SketchBook Product Line
Autodesk announced a series of key updates that provide a new look and feel to the Autodesk SketchBook product line, spanning both the desktop and apps for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.
Pure Bentley: One Click for the Full Continental
Bentley's just-launched 2011 Continental GT is proving to be one of the big talking points at this year's Paris Motor Show.
BBDO: Red Dot Agency of the Year 2010
BBDO received the "Agency of the Year 2010" title in this year's red dot communication design awards.
Pininfarina Designs the Interiors and External Livery of the New Eurostar E320
Eurostar, the high-speed passenger train operator between the UK and mainland Europe, has today announced its plans for a 700 million pound capital investment in its fleet.
Sir David Chipperfield CBE to Receive the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture 2011
British architect Sir David Chipperfield CBE has been named today as the recipient of one of the world's most prestigious architecture prizes, the Royal Gold Medal.
Smart Design Expands Studio in Barcelona
Smart Design announced an expansion of their Barcelona office into a new custom studio space allowing further growth of its staff and design services.
Australian Catholic University Health and Wellbeing Centre by Woods Bagot Approved
Woods Bagot's latest design for the Australian Catholic University's new Centre for Health and Wellbeing aims to create new standards in energy efficiency whilst providing an attractive social and working environment
Connected Drive Meets Efficient Dynamics
Under the term Connected Drive, the BMW Group already unites a unique portfolio of innovative features that enhance comfort, raise infotainment to new levels and significantly boost safety in BMW Group vehicles.
Melbourne Design Awards 2010
Entries have opened to the Melbourne Design Awards (MDA) - a new awards program in association with the Design Institute of Australia, Victorian Branch, that honours Melbourne's best design across more than fifty categories.
PDD Wins DBA Design Effectiveness Award for Second Year Running
PDD has won the DBA Design Effectiveness Award 2010 for the easypod advanced auto-injector device created for client Merck Serono.
H&M Opens Paris Flagship Store Designed by Jean Nouvel
H&M opened the doors of its new three-storey flagship on one of the most famous avenues in the world; the Champs-Elysees.
Gus Desbarats Confirmed as Chairman of British Design Innovation
British Design Innovation (BDI) today announced the election of Gus Desbarats as chairman of the organisation.
Compostmodern 2011
Compostmodern, the ground-breaking biennial interdisciplinary conference for designers and design-leaders created by the San Francisco Chapter of AIGA, announced the speaker line-up and schedule for their fourth annual gathering.
Two Writers Selected to Receive the Fifth Annual Winterhouse Awards for Design Writing & Criticism
AIGA and the Winterhouse Institute announced the two writers selected to receive the fifth annual Winterhouse Awards for Design Writing & Criticism: Daniel Brook is the recipient of the professional Writing Award, based on a body of work; and Aileen Kwun is the recipient of the Education Award, for the single best piece of writing by a student.
First Welding Shields Specially Designed for Women Welders
Welding shields specially designed for women welders are finally here. The expressive, intricate graphic designs reflect the precision welds that women are known for.
IIDA Global Excellence Awards: International Interior Design Competition
Global Excellence Awards is an international interior design competition honoring the best in interior design projects from around the world.
Vogue Paris 90 ans: First Fashion Editorial Film for French Vogue 90th Anniversary and iPad App Launch
Girls on Film is the first fashion editorial film, captured on location in Paris, with the revolutionary RED EPIC Camera and directed by the highly acclaimed photography duo Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin.
James Dyson Foundation Names Top Three Winners
A buoyancy bazooka which could save hundreds of lives in the US has won this year's international James Dyson Award.
LivingHomes' Belles Townhomes in Presidio is First Multifamily LEED Platinum in San Francisco
Designed by KieranTimberlake, Belles Townhomes are the only newly constructed residential buildings in the Presidio, the first to be designed in the modern vernacular there, and the first multifamily homes in San Francisco to receive LEED Platinum Certification.
The Design Diary 2011
Design Diary 2011, a classic of the red dot edition, is now available to order.
Flash On The Beach Titles by Superfad
Superfad Creative Director Nando Costa created this year's Flash On The Beach titles utilizing macro motion photography and magnetic properties.
New Beats by Dre BeatBox: Designed by Ammunition
The successful partnership between Ammunition, Beats by Dr. Dre, and Monster Cable that has generated products such as the Beats Studio, Solo, and Heartbeats by Lady Gaga headphones, has created a striking new iPod/iPhone dock dubbed Beatbox.
Grand Jete Banks on Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Creative Studio Grand Jete explored money iconography at the micro level in a painterly and hauntingly beautiful closing title sequence for director Oliver Stone's "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps," the sequel to the 1987 classic "Wall Street."
The LUM Floor Lamp: Latest Addition to Thonet's Product Range
The chromed steel tubing of Thonet's signature cantilever chairs and the design principles from the Bauhaus era form the basis for the design of the company's new LUM floor lamp.
Autodesk Sustainability Workshop: Autodesk Introduces Free Sustainability Resources
Autodesk has unveiled Autodesk Sustainability Workshop, an online portal of educational content providing mechanical engineering students and teachers with the resources they need to practice sustainable design.
BMW Guggenheim Lab
Richard Armstrong, Director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and Museum, and Frank-Peter Arndt, Member of the Board of Management, BMW, announced a long-term collaboration that will span six years of program activities, engage people in major cities around the globe, and inspire the creation of forward-looking concepts and designs for urban life.
Pantone View Colour Planner Spring Summer 2012
Pantone announced the release of the Spring/Summer 2012 edition of the Pantone View Colour Planner, it's multi-discipline color forecast, entitled Bridges.
Volkswagen Releases New Midsize Sedan Renderings That Showcase Model's Distinctive German Design
Volkswagen of America released three new renderings of its New Midsize Sedan (NMS), which will be produced at the company's state-of-the-art assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Recon-Zeal Transcend Goggles: GPS Goggles with Head-Mounted Display Available Now
Recon Instruments released Recon-Zeal Transcend Goggles with real-time GPS data viewable using a head-mounted display system.
Herman Miller SAYL
"It's human nature to seek life unframed," says Yves Behar, designer of the new Herman Miller SAYL chair line.
ASUS Wins 12 Good Design 2010 Awards
The Eee PC Karim Rashid edition netbook, NX90 and U Bamboo Series notebooks have left their mark at the prestigious G Mark Design Award in Japan.
MAXXI Museum in Rome by Zaha Hadid Architects wins the RIBA Stirling Prize 2010
MAXXI, the National Museum of XXI Century Arts in Rome by Zaha Hadid Architects has won the coveted £20,000 RIBA Stirling Prize 2010, in association with The Architects Journal and Benchmark.
Solarflora: A Solar Power Generating Tree Gets to Traveling
A solar-power generating tree that bears two fruits - green power for public areas and a treat for the eyes - is on tour.
AutoCAD WS for iPad and iPhone is Now in the App Store
The AutoCAD WS mobile application enables AutoCAD users to edit and share AutoCAD files on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch so they can have real-time collaboration even while on the go.
New Keisei Skyliner Wins Good Design Award
Keisei Electric Railway's newly designed Skyliner received the 2010 Good Design Award.
Nissan's Life with EV Wins Good Design Award 2010 BEST15
Nissan announced that its "holistic approach to promote the adoption of Nissan LEAF electric vehicle and zero-emission mobility" was selected for the "Good Design Award 2010 BEST15" and nominated for "Good Design Grand Award."
Good Design Award 2010 Results
Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization announced the results of the 2010 Good Design Awards.
DB&B Philippines Designs Trend Micro Local Headquarters
DB&B Philippines reached another milestone when it was chosen to design and construct the new global headquarters of Trend Micro.
Red, White and Gray: Heath Ceramics Debuts its 6th Winter Seasonal Collection
For its Winter '10 collection, Heath Ceramics is introducing two new winter-inspired glazes: Scarlet and Snow Dip - both three-color patterns are achieved through the intersection of two glazes in the hand-dipping process.
Graven Images Creates Spa Haven for Blythswood Square Hotel
This month sees the completion of Glasgow's first long awaited luxury spa at the five-star Blythswood Square hotel, designed by Graven Images as a soothing refuge from the bright lights and busy streets (but often inclement weather) of one of the UKs most vibrant cities.
Asylum Chases Epic Samsung Spot
Asylum recently teamed up with Anonymous Content Director Daniel Benmayor via Leo Burnett to create a cinema-quality spot introducing the Samsung Galaxy S smartphone.
Superfad Creates Stylized Tercio de Varas for Samsonite Bull Fight
Highly stylized and bold, the new spot for Samsonite Spinners is a dramatic face-off between graceful Matador and majestic bull.
Stylex Expands Mark 2 Seating Collection
Stylex announced the newest additions to its popular Mark 2 Collection designed by Mark Goetz.
Sali Tabacchi Creates New Identity for Interior Design Show
Toronto branding and design studio Sali Tabacchi has been selected to create a new identity for the Interior Design Show, Canada's largest annual contemporary design event.
MetaDesign Welcomes Stan Zienka as Creative Director in San Francisco
MetaDesign added Stan Zienka as Creative Director to San Francisco office.
World Design Capital Leaders Meet in Helsinki
The main international organisations behind the World Design Capital project met in Helsinki for the first time on Friday, September 24, 2010, marking Helsinki's status as the next World Design Capital and the anticipation of Helsinki's Design Year 2012.
Herman Miller Healthcare Designs Better Future for Emerging Architects
Committed to helping shape the future of emerging architects focused on the development of healing spaces, Herman Miller Healthcare, a division of Herman Miller, announced the recipients of its Herman Miller Scholarship Program for Intern Architects in Healthcare.
Armani Exchange Speed Style: SUSPECT Creates The Fashion World's First 3D Ad Campaign
Advertising in stereoscopic 3D just became a whole lot sexier thanks to SUSPECT and fashion brand Armani | Exchange.
Casa Rex Initiates a New Direction in Illustrative Book Design
Casa Rex has developed the graphics for the book Our Movie, published by Edicoes Jogo de Amarelinha.
The New Black & Decker iShred
When HoMedics approached TEAMS Design to develop a new paper shredder for their Black & Decker line, they did not expect anything like the iShred.
Splice Launches New Visual Effects Division
Creative post-production company, Splice, has launched a new visual effects division and welcomed VFX Supervisor/FLAME Artist Mark Youngren to the studio's award-winning team.
IFLA Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe Award
The International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) is soliciting nominations for its Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe Award.
Coley Porter Bell Creates New Visual Identity for the Only the Brave Foundation
Coley Porter Bell has created a new visual identity to spearhead the expansion of the Only The Brave Foundation , the not for profit organisation funded and operated by Renzo Rosso, founder of Diesel jeans.
VBAT Changes the Face of Dutch Retail
VBAT, the Amsterdam-based award-winning brand development agency, is leading the way in Dutch retail.
ATTIK's Scion tC Campaign Dramatically Invites Young Drivers to Take on the Machine
Four weeks ago, together with Scion, global creative agency ATTIK began reaching out to young, predominantly male drivers across the U.S. with numerous cross-media marketing initiatives aimed at driving online searches for "the machine," and building intrigue around the 2011 Scion tC sports coupe.
DUCK Serves Up New McDonald's Campaign
When Leo Burnett needed a full-service production studio to launch a major new McDonald's campaign, they chose DUCK, who called on two of their top directing collectives, Screen Novelties and Kompost, to create the stylized, vivid fantasy spots.
The Cycle of Success: The Business of Design in the New Economy
New York School of Interior Design will debut an important two-day seminar targeted to interior design professionals and architects of all levels to help them navigate today's ever-changing business climate.
Brit Insurance Designs of the Year 2011
Brit Insurance Designs of the Year has established itself as a leading showcase of the most innovative and forward thinking designs from around the world, supporting the critically acclaimed Brit Insurance Design Awards.
BlueMap Design Transports Taxi-Top Advertising Into the 21st Century
The familiar plastic, triangular billboards on top of taxi cabs, an icon of the bustling city, are about to disappear into the advertising archives.
Peter Alwin Wins Electrolux Design Lab 2010 with the Snail
Electrolux selected The Snail as the Electrolux Design Lab 2010 winner.
The Design for Reuse Primer
"Building green" is often linked with higher levels of energy efficiency or improved air quality.
Universal Symbols in Health Care
A set of 56 graphic symbols introduced today by SEGD and Hablamos Juntos will make hospitals and other healthcare facilities easier to navigate, particularly for underserved populations and patients with limited English or reading proficiency.
The Mini Scooter E Concept: Urban Driving Fun with Zero Emissions
The MINI Scooter E Concept transfers the brand's hallmark driving fun to the two-wheel segment for the first time.
Koleksiyon Showcases Latest Products at Orgatec 2010
Koleksiyon, one of Europe's largest and most innovative designers and manufacturers of office furniture will be using Orgatec 2010 to launch its latest product ranges.
DUCK Signs Brooklyn-Based Directing Collective Tiny Inventions
LA-based creative studio DUCK has signed Tiny Inventions, the Brooklyn-based, husband-and-wife directing team of Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata.
USIP Launches New Headquarters Facing the National Mall
The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) - an independent, non-partisan organization created and funded by Congress to prevent and resolve violent international conflicts - announced today that it will open its new building to the public in September of 2011.
Metamorphosis: A Showcase of New Products From 7 Emerging Design Studios
Metropolitan Works, part of London Metropolitan University, launched seven new products at this year's London Design Festival at Global Industry at the Dock - Tom Dixon's design hub based in Portobello Dock in West London.
Tangent Opens New Studio in NYC
The multi award winning design and branding firm Tangent Graphic opens its first US based studio in New York's Chelsea district this month.
Volkswagen Think Blue by Sehsucht
The new Volkswagen image film coproduced by Sehsucht and BM8 and directed by Ole Peters and Hans-Christoph Schultheiss of Sehsucht, propagates a resource-efficient, climate- and eco-friendly way of living.
Nola Scales the Eiffel Tower to Light Up Paris
Nola Pictures teamed up with noted features director Pierre Morel and Anton & Partners to portray that famously iconic city in a romantic, devil-may-care tv :30 starring Justin Timberlake for Givenchy's Play fragrance.
Winner Announced for Guy's and St Thomas' Cancer Treatment Centre Competition
Anshen & Allen Associates, Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners and Laing O'Rourke Construction are the winning team in the competition to design a new Cancer Treatment Centre for Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.
Modest Improvement in Architecture Billings Index
Still not entering into the positive phase, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) increased for the third straight month in August.
The Skinnable Space: SEGD's Dynamic Environments 4 Workshop
Today's dynamic spaces are not just lights and flash, but living, breathing organisms that can react and transform in response to a variety of environmental and sociological conditions.
Experts Recognise Fluoro Magazine for Its Originality
A panel of major media buyers, creative agencies and print service providers has recognised the originality and creativity of Fluoro Magazine with an award at the 2010 GASAA Printovation Awards in Sydney this week.
Ross Donaldson of Woods Bagot Speaks at 4th Annual China Tall Buildings Conference
Covering the entire life cycle of a tall building from its design and construction to its finance and operations, the 4th Annual Tall Buildings conference aims to expound on the commercial aspects of tall buildings whilst retaining its strength in focusing on selected case studies featuring the latest in design and engineering these mega-structures of the future.
The Issey Miyake Limited Edition Evian Bottle
evian partnered with Issey Miyake to unveil its fourth annual limited edition designer bottle.
Sperone Westwater Gallery Opens on the Bowery
Sperone Westwater celebrates the opening of its new gallery on the Bowery in New York with an inaugural exhibition by Argentinean artist, Guillermo Kuitca.
RIBA Future Trends Survey Predicts a Further Decline in Architects' Workload
The latest Future Trends Survey by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has revealed that architects are facing a further drop in overall workload levels, marking August as the sixth consecutive month in which they have fallen.
Thomas Heatherwick Wins London Design Medal 2010
A highlight of the annual London Design Festival is the presentation of the London Design Medal; given to a designer who has made a significant contribution to design and London having achieved international acclaim for their work.