Multidisciplinary Design News
The Transformation of an Idea into Mass Success
The next RKS Sessions, to be held at the Cross Campus on August 5, 2014, will host Craig Hickman the creator of Kid Pix.
Referral, Expertise, Inspiration, Summary: Close
Ben awoke at 4:00 am with that old familiar anxiety. It was pitch day.
AGDA 2014 Australian Design Biennale Awards
The AGDA 2014 Australian Design Biennale Awards are open for entries.
2015 D&AD Professional Awards
The 53rd D&AD Professional Awards is now open for entries. The competition now includes a number of new sub-category additions in response to the evolving creative landscape.
Making a Splash: Graphics that Flow
Fluid forms are visual analogues for change and endless possibilities.
MakerBot PrintShop iPad App
MakerBot has released PrintShop, a new iPad app to create and 3D print signs, letters, nameplates, custom bracelets & rings, and jewelry.
Worth It: Online Negotiation Class for Designers
CreativeLive will host a free, interactive, multi-day class on negotiation and workplace communication for creative of all stripes - designers, photographers, musicians, actors, etc.
Dwell July/August 2014 Issue
Dwell's July/August 2014 issue "Modern Across America" will hit newsstands June 24.
AIGA SF to Host Studio Tours During San Francisco Design Week
AIGA San Francisco has announced a series of Studio Tours taking place on June 17 and June 18 as part of San Francisco Design Week.
CITIx60 City Guides: 60 Local Creatives Bring You the Best of the City
CITIx60 is a new pocket-sized collection from viction:ary, featuring an artistic edge with a handpicked list of hotspots loved by 60 stars of the cities' creative scene, wrapped in a city map drawn by talented artists.
Worth It, Using Creative Vulnerability to Enhance Expertise
Creatives are more open to their personal vulnerabilities. Our work is personal.
Gain: AIGA Design and Business Conference 2014
The Gain: AIGA Design and Business Conference will bring together designers and business leaders in New York City October 23-24, 2014.
MakerBot Replicator Mini Now Shipping
MakerBot has started shipping the MakerBot Replicator Mini, its fifth generation 3D printer.
Aarhus Alpha Conference '14
Aarhus University will host the 2014 Aarhus Alpha Conference (AA'14) on June 11.
Pratt Design 2014
Pratt Design 2014 will showcase cutting edge work by Pratt students. The exhibition offers a great opportunity to see what tomorrow's design superstars are creating today.
UCDA Design Competition 2014
The 2014 UCDA Design Competition is now open for entries. The competition recognizes the best of the exceptional design work done to promote educational institutions.
Winners of the 2014 National Design Awards
The Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum revealed the winners of the 2014 National Design Awards.
WA: The Essence of Japanese Design
WA: The Essence of Japanese Design is a richly illustrated exploration of the beauty, impact, and essence of 300 key objects that exemplify Japanese design.
WantedDesign 2014
WantedDesign is a premier creative destination for the international design community during NYCxDESIGN in May.
Creatives: Establish Your Fee or Salary First
It's called throwing out an anchor. When you know the range and the scope of work it's to your advantage to establish your price first.
The Hilda Stories
Herman Miller has released four animated videos called "The Hilda Stories" as part of its WHY digital platform.
Design to Lead Summit
The Design to Lead Summit, presented by the American Society of Interior Designers, is a two-day interactive event to be held May 2-3, 2014, in Atlanta.
Jonathan Ford Interviews Alicia Navarro
Jonathan Ford has recently interviewed Alicia Navarro, Founder and CEO of Skimlinks.
NYCxDesign 2014
The second NYCxDesign, New York City's citywide event to showcase and promote design of all disciplines, will be held May 9-20.
2014 D-Crit Conference: Lingua Franca
The SVA MFA in Design Criticism will host its 2014 D-Crit Conference, "Lingua Franca," on May 2 at SVA Theatre, NYC.
Innovation By Design Awards 2014
The Fast Company's 3rd Annual Innovation By Design Awards are now open for entires.
Design + Economy = Our Future
The International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI) has announced the upcoming Design + Economy = Our Future symposium to be held on April 22-23 at Steelcase WorkLife Center, New York.
Cut Out the Darkness: Solar Lantern Donations to Villages on Sumba Island in Indonesia
Cut Out the Darkness has delivered 111 sets of solar lanterns and shades to Sumba Island in Indonesia.
Pantone View Home + Interiors 2015
Pantone has today released Pantone View Home + Interiors 2015, a compendium of major color trends that will influence the home and interiors marketplace in 2015.
Pearlfisher's Body Mode Report: The Future of Health and Wellness
Pearlfisher has released its Body Mode Report, which provides groundbreaking insight, identify key areas of change and a vision of how the future of the human body might look, feel and function.
Moleskine Art Plus: A New Collection of Art Materials for Creatives
Moleskine has unveiled its latest collection, Art Plus, featuring 25 specially designed notebooks to choose from, categorized according to paper weight and absorbency as well as dimensions, cover material, and paper layout.
Design Industry Urged to Rethink Design Apprenticeships
Design Council and Creative & Cultural Skills have launched a project that will see the design industry and education providers come together to create an action plan to improve design apprenticeships.
Hike Conference 2014
The 2014 Hike Conference, a one day, affordable conference for soon-to-be design graduates and new designers, will be held in San Francisco in April. The event will bring together speakers from Facebook, Dropbox, Adaptive Path and more.
:output Award 17
The 17th :output international student award is now open for submissions.
Designers' Confidence in the Economy Increases
Designers' confidence in the economy increased in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to AIGA's Design Leaders Confidence Index.
ADC Young Guns 12
The ADC Young Guns 12 (YG12) will be open for entries from February 13, 2014.
Innovative People = Innovative Cities
Organized by beam, Innovative People <=> Innovative Cities is a day-long creative and practical conversation exploring recent/current trends in the UK and internationally about how towns and cities are using the arts and creative businesses to develop, and how artists and creatives are responding to the opportunities.
Catalyzing Innovation: 60 Lines of Thinking to Drive Innovation
Catalyzing Innovation by Michelle Greenwald is a visual, strategic, and inspirational guide to help firms & entrepreneurs innovate for strategic growth more methodically, completely, and creatively.
In Glorious Colour Showdown
In Glorious Colour Showdown competition is now open for submissions, in any medium and in any style which demonstrate color as a major influence.
I Am The New Creative: Adobe Launches New Social Campaign
Art directors are becoming animators. Print designers are becoming web designers. Illustrators are now photographers who also edit and shoot film.
SEGD Well: Healthcare Innovation Workshop
SEGD Well: Healthcare Innovation Workshop will focus on current design methodologies and research metrics with a concentration on three key areas of healthcare design, including wellness and healing environments, information design and nomenclature, and the patient experience (service design).
Sir John Hegarty to Marketers and Creatives: Don't Leave Your Ego at the Door
The legendary founder, creative and the H in BBH, Sir John Hegarty drew crowds to the offices of BBH in Singapore last Tuesday as he spoke to marketers and agencies about creativity and how it can thrive in our lives.
Processing + Grasshopper: Methods for Advanced Visualization
Organized by the Society for Experiential Graphic Design, this design tools webinar is geared for designers, architects, and planners looking to increase their awareness of emergent trends in design technology and the tools available to expand concepts into built realities using open source and off the shelf software.
AIGA Celebrates 100 Years
2014 is the centennial of AIGA, marking 100 years since the organization was founded in New York City at the National Arts Club.
Delve Networking Event: Fabric(ation) + Art
Kind Aesthetic is inviting all artists, creatives, arts professionals and art appreciators to join for a lively Delve Networking event.
UCDA Design Summit 2014: The Economy of Design
The 2014 UCDA Design Summit will be held March 27-29 in Indianapolis.
Archipad: Sketch and Doodle on iPad
Archipad is a scale aware sketching program that is an ideal tool for architects, interior and product designers.
IIT Institute of Design 2014 Strategy Conference
The annual IIT Institute of Design Strategy Conference will connect international thought leaders from industry, civic organizations, and government to explore how design can address the complicated problems facing society and business.
Boston Design Week
Boston will host its first design week March 20 through 30 to highlight some of the city's best architects, fashion designers, and interior and graphic designers.
Design & Emotion 2014
The 9th International Conference on Design & Emotion will be held in Bogotá, October 6-10, 2014. The conference will offer research and design case presentations, poster presentations, and workshops.
Winners of Knee High Design Challenge
The Design Council has revealed the 10 teams with fresh ideas to improve the health and wellbeing of children under five in Southwark and Lambeth.
Design Industry Voices 2013
Digital and design agencies in the UK may be emerging from the economic difficulties of recent years, according to the fifth annual Design Industry Voices Report published by Fairley & Associates, Gabriele Skelton and On Pointe Marketing.
Design Products and Services Driven by the Needs, Desires, and Contexts of People
'Design Products and Services Driven by the Needs, Desires, and Contexts of People,' LUMA Institute and PDD's 2-day workshop in London, will introduce participants to the discipline of Human-Centred Design.
Brentano 2014 Color Forecast
Brentano Design Studio has released its annual color forecast for 2014.
Nail It: Stories for Emerging Designers on Negotiating
Nail It, available for free at iTunes through January 15, is the first book to lead emerging designers to the salaries they deserve.
The Business of Design
Using design for innovation could be adding billions of dollars to the Australia economy according to research by the Design Business Council.
Design Transitions: Inspiring Stories. Global Viewpoints. How Design is Changing
Design Transitions features 42 unique stories of how design is changing around the world.
D&AD New Blood Awards 2014
The 2014 D&AD New Blood Awards have now opened for entries. The competition provides an accesible bridge between education and the workplace, helping to give young creatives that much needed step on the career ladder.
Experience Design: A Framework for Integrating Brand, Experience, and Value
Experience Design: A Framework for Integrating Brand, Experience, and Value, published by Method's co-founders, aims to help businesses tap into the power of design and foster better collaboration between business and design in order to deliver more valuable experiences to customers.
iF Concept Design Award 2014
The 2014 iF Concept Design Award is open for entries. Students, recent graduates and young professionals from various fields of design (e. g. product, fashion and communication design), architecture, marketing and engineering are invited to submit their ideas and visions of the future.
Morpholio Launches Trace 2.0
The Morpholio Project has released the second version of Trace. Originally released in September of 2012, Trace explores the role of technology in the conceptual phase of the creative process through a digital version of "canary yellow" trace paper.
AIGA/NY Announces Final Selection of Design/Relief Teams
Design/Relief teams have begun to collaborate in Red Hook, the Rockaways and South Street Seaport on the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy as part of AIGA/NY's efforts to inspire communities through graphic design.
Fjord 2014 Trend Report: How Digital Will Change Our Lives
Fjord has released its 2014 predictions around how technology, design, and business will change the work we do and how we and live in the coming year.
Design Council Announces €3.8 Million EU Fund to Build the European Design Innovation Platform
Design Council has announced that it will be leading a consortium to deliver the European Design Innovation Platform (EDIP) - a project to increase the use of design for innovation and growth across Europe.
Call For Papers DMI: 19th Academic Design Management Conference
The Design Management Institute has issued a call for papers for the 19th Academic Design Management Conference to be held in London (UK) September 3-4, 2014.
Pantone Color of the Year 2014: Radiant Orchid
Radiant Orchid, a captivating, magical, enigmatic purple, is the Pantone color of the year for 2014.
Taipei Selected as World Design Capital 2016
Taipei has been selected as the 2016 World Design Capital (WDC). Taipei is the fifth city to receive the accolade following Torino (2008), Seoul (2010), Helsinki (2012) and Cape Town (2014).
Design Council Releases Leading Business by Design Report
The Design Council has released Leading Business by Design, a report that represents a qualitative research project that investigates the strategic use of design at senior levels in a sample of UK and global businesses.
Design Leaders' Confidence Slips Slightly
AIGA's Design Leaders Confidence Index dropped slightly in the third quarter of 2013 to settle at 95.94, down from the previous quarter's 100.02.
Call for Entries for 2014 D&AD Awards
The 52nd D&AD Awards are now open for entries. This year, the not-for-profit awards scheme introduces 12 new categories to reflect changing landscape in creativity, advertising and design.
Ten Strategies for Negotiating Success for Creatives
A Virtuous Cycle is a series of events that result in a favorable outcome, over and over again.
Design Council Summit 2014: Leading Business by Design
The 2014 Design Summit, to be held at the British Museum on February 12, will explore how some of UK's best known businesses, from Rolls-Royce to Waitrose, harness the power of design to build brands, products, services, and a working culture that make them stand out in the marketplace.
The Makers Series
The Creators Project has launched a three-part video series, The Makers, featuring different creators using Intel's Galileo to bring imaginative new works to life.
Young Glory 2013/14
Young Glory, the only worldwide creativity competition devoted to creative consistency, is now open for submissions.
International Design for All Foundation Awards 2014
The 5th International Design for All Foundation Awards is now open for entries.
A' Design Award 2013 Winners
The A' Design Award has recently revealed the winners of its 2013 edition.
2013 DesignThinker of the Year Nominations
The Association of Registered Graphic Designers (RGD) and the Rotman School of Management are calling for nominations for Canada's 2013 DesignThinker of the Year.
People's Design Award 2013
The 2013 People's Design Award is now open for public vote. The Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum and Smithsonian magazine invite public to vote for their favorite design from a pool of 20 works.
99U Pop-up School
Adobe is organizing 99U Pop-up School - a three-day event featuring keynotes and workshops from leaders in the creativity industry.
Wacom Intuos Creative Stylus
Wacom has unveiled a pressure-sensitive digital pen for sketching, drawing and painting on an iPad.
Lean Day: West
Lean Day West offers two days of workshops and talks detailing case studies and best practices implementing lean startup and lean UX in the enterprise.
2013 Global Design Forum
The second edition of the Global Design Forum will be held September 17, 2013 at the Purcell Room, Southbank Centre.
Adobe Ideas 2.7 Now Supports Pressure-Sensitive Stylus
Adobe has released Adobe Ideas 2.7. The update adds support for pressure sensitive stylus, stroke smoothing option, and sharing to other apps.
DX Emerging Designer Competition
The Design Exchange (DX) launched a national initiative that seeks to provide a platform for up-and-coming Canadian designers.
Design Council Launches Knee High Design Challenge
The Design Council launched a national early years Challenge, offering people grants of up to £180,000 to turn their bright ideas into reality.
Human-Centred Design Workshop
LUMA Institute + PDD's 2-day workshop will introduce participants to the discipline of Human-Centred Design.
Future of Mobility: How German Design Will Move Us
Wilhelm Oehl, Partner and Principal of Eight Inc., will be one of the influential speakers at the "Future of Mobility - How German Design Will Move Us" conference that will be held at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles on August 13, 2013.
Color Theory to Selection
The International Furnishings & Design Association (IFDA) New York Chapter is hosting a seminar on 'color trends and influences in 2014.'
Autodesk Implements Creative Commons Open Learning Initiative
Autodesk is the first major 3D software developer to make product support and learning content live and available under Creative Commons (CC) licensing.
Design Museum: 4 in 10 Britons Think the Internet is a Threat to Knowledge
As part of its new exhibition, The Future is Here: A New Industrial Revolution, the Design Museum has carried out a survey on the future of manufacturing.
V&A Launches Free Podcast Series
The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) has started a new podcast series that showcases the work that goes on behind the scenes of the world's leading art and design museum.
Cambridge Academic Design Management Conference 2013
The second Cambridge Academic Design Management Conference will be held on September 4-5, at the Institute for Manufacturing, West Cambridge.
GDC Releases Internship Reference Guide
The Society of Graphic Designers of Canada (GDC) has released a new reference guide developed to help guide design students, studios and agencies.
Design Needs You: New Campaign to Support Aspiring Young Talent
Design Skills Academy has today launched a campaign to urge designers to provide practical support to the next generation of talent.
AIGA Announces Board of Directors for 2013
AIGA has today announced that Sean Adams, AdamsMorioka (Los Angeles) and Drew Davies, Oxide Design Co. (Omaha), have been elected as co-presidents of the organization.
Spark Experience Design Award
The inaugural Spark Experience Design Award is open for entries. The competition will honor the world's most compelling and effective experience designs.
Quatrieme Issue of Vintage Magazine
The Quatrieme issue of the award-winning Vintage Magazine will hit newsstands on July 18.
Transmaterial: A Research Symposium Through, Across and Beyond Materials and Materiality
Fostering a direct exchange between architects, designers and industry, Transmaterial is a research symposium through, across and beyond materials and materiality in the constructed environment.
Next Steps for the Intellectual Property Bill: Assessing the Future Framework for Patents and Design Rights
Next Steps for the Intellectual Property Bill seminar, to be held in London on October 24, will provide a timely opportunity to consider what more Government can do to develop an intellectual property (IP) framework that supports innovation, growth and investment in the UK economy.
Design Chain Conference 2013
Messe Dusseldorf and Crain Communications will host a two day conference, to be held during the K Show on October 21-22, 2013.