Multidisciplinary Design News
WDC Title is Transferred to Cape Town
Icsid has handed over the World Design Capital title from Helsinki to Cape Town on November 29, 2012, during the WDC Closing Summit.
Yang Kim to Chair the 2013 AIGA National Board Nominating Committee
Yang Kim, executive creative director for Peopledesign, has been selected to chair the AIGA National Board Nominating Committee.
Icograda ADAA Mentorship Initiative 2013
Icograda is seeking mentors for its 2013 ADAA Mentors Initiative.
Object of the Day
The Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum has launched a new section of its website that features a new collection work daily and draws from more than 217,000 objects spanning 30 centuries in four curatorial departments - Drawings, Prints and Graphic Design, Product Design and Decorative Arts, Textiles and Wallcoverings-and the National Design Library.
AIGA Design Leaders Confidence Index Q3 2012: Confidence in the Design Economy Lifts Slightly
In the most recent quarter, AIGA's Design Leaders Confidence Index strengthened from 94.92 to 100.51.
Winners of 2012 Adobe Design Achievement Awards
Adobe has unveiled the winners of its 12th annual Adobe Design Achievement Awards (ADAA) during a ceremony held at the DesignThinkers 2012 conference.
Autodesk 123D Design: 3D Modeling for the Masses
Autodesk 123D Design is a new free 3D modeling tool that allows users to create a digital model and then 3D print or fabricate their idea whether on the iPad, Mac, PC or via their web browser.
Material ConneXion Expands in Europe: Opens Two New Offices in Sweden
Material ConneXion is expanding in Europe with the opening of a satellite office in Tibro, Sweden and its fourth European location in Skövde, Sweden.
51st D&AD Awards: Call for Entries
The 51st D&AD Awards is now open for entries. The pinnacle of creative achievement across the design, advertising and digital industries, the D&AD Awards have been running since 1962.
Philips Hue: Smart LED Bulb
Philips hue is the world's smartest web-enabled LED home lighting system. The system allows you to create and control the light using your smartphone or tablet.
Pantone Canvas: Showcase and Promote Your Portfolio
Pantone Canvas is a free online creative network powered by Behance. It is the first and only network built on the Behance platform with the ability to filter projects by color.
Dutch Design Memory Game
Dutch Design Memory Game is a new title in the BIS memory games series celebrating the heroes of Dutch design.
The Email
We won the assignment in a competition with two gigantic management consultancies and a global branding agency, an odd combination of competitors. And it wasn't on price either.
cAir: RKS Redefines Air Travel for Families
cAir is a service design concept that eases the burden of air travel for families, making the journey more enjoyable for everyone.
Internet Week Europe 2012
Now in its third year, Internet Week Europe is a week-long celebration of Europe's best and brightest in digital.
iF Concept Design Award 2013
iF Concept Design Award 2013 is now open for entries. The competition is open to students in the fields of design, architecture, marketing and engineering from all over the world.
Creative Conscience Awards 2013
The Creative Conscience has launched a competition to use creativity to make a positive change to a particular moral, ethical or worthwile cause.
Dutch Design Week 2012
From October 20 through October 28 2012, the eleventh edition of Dutch Design Week takes place in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Molecular Cuisine: The Politics of Taste
Molecular Cuisine: The Politics of Taste is an interdisciplinary conference focusing on desire's palette and the intersections between taste and value.
WalkaboutNYC 2012: Top Creative Agencies in NYC Open Their Doors on October 19
On October 19, seventeen independent agencies at the heart of advertising, branding, and marketing will open their doors to the public for WalkaboutNYC 2012.
AIGA Unveils 18 Case Studies to Highlight Design's Process and Impact
AIGA has unveiled eighteen case studies selected for its Justified design competition. The jury made their selection from nearly 400 entries submitted by design firms, in-house design departments, design entrepreneurs and freelance designers.
Pantone View Colour Planner Spring/Summer 2014
The Spring/Summer 2014 edition of Pantone View Colour Planner, titled Portal, highlights the key palettes for women's wear, menswear, active wear, cosmetics and lifestyle, as well as industrial and graphic design.
Metropolis Next Generation Design Competition 2012: Empower with Inclusive Design
This year, Metropolis Magazine's annual Next Generation Design Competition is challenging emerging designers to define "inclusive design."
Plagiarius Competition 2013
The Plagiarius Competition 2013 is open for entries. Created by Professor Rido Busse in 1977, Plagiarius aims to inform the public about the problem of fakes and plagiarisms and the negative impacts they have on not only the economy as a whole, but also on small companies and designers.
DRS CUMULUS Oslo 2013: Call for Papers
The Design Research Society issued a call for papers for its 2nd International Conference for Design Education Researchers.
Fjord Hires Shelley Evenson to Lead Organizational Learning and Development
Fjord added Shelley Evenson to its roster as Executive Director, Organizational Evolution. A pioneer and long-time educator in the practice of service design, Evenson will lead Fjord's initiatives to create a flexible learning organization, grow talent, and advance innovative knowledge sharing practices across the company.
Irving Harper: Paper is a Versatile Medium
Irving Harper is this week's featured designer in the Herman Miller Why Design series. The film is a rare opportunity to feature one of the most prolific designers who helped shape American Modernism.
Winners of the BE OPEN Awards 2012
BE OPEN has unveiled the winners of the BE OPEN Awards at 100% Design 2012.
Morpholio Trace for iPad
Trace, the Morpholio Project's second app, explores the role of technology in the conceptual phase of the design workflow through a digital version of trace paper, and fosters communication amongst a global design culture.
One Show Creative unConference Chicago
For the first time The One Club is bringing the One Show Creative unConference to Chicago in November, in association with Digital Kitchen.
National Design Week 2012
The Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum will host its seventh annual National Design Week from October 13 through 21.
China's Design Revolution Book Signing with Lorraine Justice
Material ConneXion is hosting a book signing event with Lorraine Justice, author of China's Design Revolution. In her book, Justice maps the evolution of Chinese design and innovation.
2012 AIGA Aquent Survey of Design Salaries
AIGA and Aquent released the results of the annual Survey of Design Salaries. According to the report, salaries have seen little movement. Yet there are areas of the design industry experiencing growth, and lessons to be learned from the data.
75 Tools for Creative Thinking
Designed by Booreiland, 75 Tools for Creative Thinking is a brand new card set that stimulates your creative thinking in various stages of any process or situation where new ideas are desired.
Adobe Edge Tools & Services
Adobe has today unveiled Edge Tools & Services at its Create the Web event. Built for Web designers who code and Web developers who value design, Adobe Edge is now Adobe's key brand for tools and services that can create beautiful, mobile-ready content and apps with HTML, CSS and JavaScript for delivery to modern browsers and mobile devices.
SCI-Arc Media Archive
SCI-Arc Media Archive is a new online showcase of videos of public events held at the school from 1974 to the present.
Archer & Buchanan's Cattail Fence Wins Design Award
Archer & Buchanan Architecture has recently honored by the Society of American Registered Architects, Pennsylvania Council for a sculptural fence.
Where Will the Internet of Things Take Service Design?
The way digital products and services are integrated into our daily lives is evolving. The Internet of Things blurs the line between bits and atoms, making the distinction between the Internet and the real world harder to define.
Vectorworks 2013: New Tools, Better Performance and Increased Efficiency
Nemetschek Vectorworks has today launched its 2013 product line, including Vectorworks Designer, Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Fundamentals and Renderworks.
ColorMunki Smile: Entry-Level Color Calibration Solution from X-Rite
The ColorMunki Smile is a new addition to the X-Rite's ColorMunki family of color calibration solutions.
Wallpaper* Launches October 2012 Guest Editors' Issue with Three Covers
For its annual guest editors' issue, Wallpaper* has invited celebrated architect Ole Scheeren, leading US photographer Taryn Simon and Chinese star pianist Lang Lang to edit their own sections in the magazine.
iPhone and Coffee Pot Buried in Foundations of New Design Museum
On the eve of the London Design Festival, Founder of the Design Museum Sir Terence Conran, Director Deyan Sudjic OBE and Chairman of the Trustees Luqman Arnold, joined by leading architects and designers, attended a ceremony today to celebrate the ground breaking of the new Design Museum at the former Commonwealth Institute on Kensington High Street.
SVA MFA Design Criticism Lecture Series: Fall 2012
SVA MFA Design Criticism Lecture Series, held on Tuesday evenings at D-Crit, presents lectures by the most thoughtful and provocative writers, editors, designers, and curators practicing today in the interrelated fields of design, architecture and urban planning.
London Design Festival Launches New App for 2012
The London Design Festival, with over 300 events showcasing the very best in British and global design each year, is one of the world's largest design festivals.
Design Museum Buries Time Capsule to Mark Start of Relocation to Kensington
To mark the ground breaking of the new Design Museum at the former Commonwealth Institute, a time capsule will be buried in the foundations of the new building.
Autodesk Simulation 360: Industry's First Cloud-Based Pay-As-You-Go Simulation
Autodesk Simulation 360 is a comprehensive set of tools delivered securely in the cloud with a pay-as-you-go pricing model that enables any company to make simulation part of their everyday design and engineering processes.
Why Design: Herman Miller Launches New Series
Herman Miller launched Why Design, a new series featuring 8 designers from around the world who share their perspective on design and seeing the world through their eyes.
Bill Moggridge Passes Away at 69
Bill Moggridge, director of the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum since 2010, died Sept. 8, following a battle with cancer. He was 69 years old.
Design Council Appoints John Mathers as Chief Executive
The Design Council has appointed John Mathers as its Chief Executive. The Design Council also announced the appointment of two key roles in its Cabe team - to strengthen its programs for the built environment and lead the process of design review.
Inside Job: In-house Design Conference
Organized by AIGA Houston, Inside Job conference is aimed at helping designers successfully meet the demands of the corporate design world without losing their creative edge.
BCN Design Week 2012
BCN Design Week, organized by BCD Barcelona Design Centre, is an international event focused on design, innovation and business addressed to those companies and professionals in any industry or productive services that use knowledge and creativity as a driver of its business activity.
Inbound Call
I was having coffee with Barry, a long-time client, when he told me this story. He'd just returned from the first meeting with a new client who'd called him and said: "I want to work with your agency. Charge me what you need to charge, just don't hose me."
Autodesk SketchBook Pro 6
Autodesk SketchBook Pro 6 is now available for download. The latest release features a streamlined interface, multi-touch navigation, French curves, synthetic paint and smudge brushes, plus even more brush controls to customize.
Pantone D65 Lighting Indicator Stickers
Pantone has extended its range of lighting indicator stickers. The new D65 Lighting Indicator Stickers make it easy for designers and manufacturers to determine if colors are being viewed under the right lighting conditions for accurate color evaluation, specification and matching.
StartUP: Take the Leap to Startup Land
A new tech phenomenon is upon us. Creative directors from the ad industry are ditching their agencies to follow their passions and launch their own startups. It's a mass exodus from Madison Avenue to Silicon Valley.
AIGA Design Leaders Confidence Index Q2 2012: Confidence in the Design Economy Slips Slightly
In the most recent quarter, AIGA's Design Leaders Confidence Index slipped from 104.15 to 94.92. The second quarter of 2012, with a 9 percent drop, is still in the range of the 17 most confident quarters since the index was started in 2005.
Phoenix Design Week 2012
Presented by Lost Creature and the Arizona chapter of AIGA, Phoenix Design Week exhibits an impressive roster of events and internationally respected keynote speakers to the Phoenix Convention Center from September 24 through September 30, 2012.
Projecting Design 2012: Cumulus Conference
Organized by Cumulus, Aalto University and Duoc UC, Projecting Design 2012 is an international summit of design and communication.
The Art of Collaboration: SEGD's Annual Exhibition & Experience Design Symposium
The Art of Collaboration, an initiative of the Society for Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD), will explore the impact of Multi-disciplinary collaboration from the perspective of clients, designers, fabricators, and educators.
The Power Play
Julia's firm had worked intensely in preparation for this meeting with the VP. He was new and hadn't been involved in the project up to this point. Her client, Bill, said that the VP was a "real pro" and was extremely demanding.
New Ambition: Delivering the Promise of Design
In the last decade, design has earned "a seat at the table" and garnered the respect of business leaders around the globe. But what is design today? What are the qualities, skills, actions and reactions needed to deliver against the promise of design and the complex challenges of our future?
Sephora + Pantone Color IQ
Pantone and Sephora launched the Color IQ System, which uses Pantone Capsure to identify and categorize skin tone color with unsurpassed accuracy.
Top 4x4: Design Sydney vs Design Melbourne
Design Sydney vs Design Melbourne is the seventh of the Design Institute of Australia's annual and iconic Top 10x10 series.
Design Council Urges UK Business to Embrace Design
Commenting today on the Government's publication of research on the value of design to the UK economy, the Design Council welcomed the findings which demonstrate the crucial role that design plays in UK's exports.
First Lady Michelle Obama to Celebrate the 2012 National Design Awards with White House Luncheon
First Lady Michelle Obama will celebrate the 2012 National Design Awards Friday, July 13, with a White House luncheon for the winners of the awards.
Winners of the 2012 European Design Awards
The ED-Awards unveiled the winners during an awards ceremony that took place at Bio Rex, an iconic architectural monument of Helsinki.
Winners of the 2012 International Design Excellence Awards
The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) unveiled the winners of the 2012 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) program. Out of 660 finalists, 35 were honored with the Gold Award, while 71 received the Silver Award and 123 merited the Bronze Award.
AIGA Adds Six National Design Leaders to its Board of Directors
This month, six designers join the national board of directors for AIGA, having been nominated following a national search and elected by a vote of AIGA's professional members.
Design Summit 2012: We're Better Than We Think We Are - Pride Will Lead to Growth
The UK Government's Business Secretary, Vince Cable will today open Design Summit 2012 at London's City Hall to consider how Britain can capitalise on its distinctive qualities to secure economic growth and rebalance the economy.
Pantone Starts Shipping Color Bridge Supplements Featuring the 336 New Colors
Pantone has started shipping the Color Bridge supplements featuring the 336 New Colors that were added to the Pantone Plus Series earlier this year.
AIGA and Aquent Partner to Provide Designers with Career Development Opportunities
AIGA and Aquent today unveiled a formal partnership that will provide designers with new professional development opportunities.
Design Researcher & Strategist Irish Malig Joins Carbon Design Group
Carbon Design Group has signed Irish Malig as Senior Design Researcher & Strategist. "Irish is a terrific addition to our team," commented Linda Wagner, Carbon's Director of Research & Strategy.
Reveal the Power of Color
Team Reveal, consisting of Allen Aliangan, Chhunpora Rith, Melissa Kelly, and Roger Wang, were challenged with the design problem to explore how color can redefine or revitalize an object or space with a social cause in mind by Pantone and the Academy of Art University. How can color be a social vehicle to create change?
Negotiating: The Procurement Effect
Fin led the team that designed the packaging for the client's most successful hair care brand, "Z." It resulted in sales of a $billion a year.
RGD CreativeEarners Survey 2012/2013
CreativeEarners is Association of Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario's national survey of salaries and billing practices in the creative industry.
Design Management Europe Award 2012
The Design Management Europe Award 2012 is now open for entries. The Award recognises successful design management strategies and demonstrates the commercial benefits that can be gained with good design management practices.
Design Council Summit 2012: Who Do We Think We Are?
Top designers and business people are to join UK's Government ministers including Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, at the Design Council's 2012 Design Summit on June 26.
A Strategy for Successful Negotiations
By definition, a Virtuous Cycle is a series of events that result in a favorable outcome, time and again.
Autodesk SketchBook Ink App for iPad
Autodesk SketchBook Ink for iPad, the latest release from the company's popular SketchBook family, introduces unique technology for artists to create stunning, high-resolution ink-style artwork.
Cooper-Hewitt to Host Series of Graphic Design - Now in Production Programs
The Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum will offer a series of public programs in conjunction with the exhibition Graphic Design-Now in Production, on view at Governors Island, through Sept 3, to engage the public in design conversations and activities.
London Design Festival 2012
This September sees the London Design Festival, one of the most important events on the global design calendar, mark its tenth anniversary.
Van Alen Institute NYSCA Independent Project Grants
Van Alen Institute is calling architecture, design, and historic preservation professionals to apply for fiscal sponsorship for New York State Council on the Arts Independent Project grants.
Design Week NYC: New Online Guide for Design-Related Events During ICFF
The Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum has launched a new website, highlighting design-related events around the city during the International Contemporary Furniture Fair.
Gain: AIGA Design for Social Value Conference
Across the country and around the world, designers are teaming up with businesses, nonprofits, government leaders and community organizations to improve the human experience.
Working Well Design Challenge
Designers and youth organisations are being invited to join forces to design, build and launch new digital products and services that help young people secure the opportunities they deserve in a new challenge, launched today by Design Council and Nominet Trust.
Materials Matter VI
Material ConneXion has just released the sixth edition of Materials Matter, featuring nearly 100 exciting international materials juried into Material ConneXion's library.
Adobe Creative Suite 6 Now Available
Adobe Creative Suite 6 is now shipping. The CS6 product line includes powerful new releases of Photoshop, InDesign, lllustrator, Dreamweaver, Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Flash Professional and other products as well as four suite versions - Creative Suite 6 Design & Web Premium; Creative Suite 6 Design Standard; Creative Suite 6 Production Premium; and Creative Suite 6 Master Collection.
Winners of the 2012 National Design Awards
Cooper-Hewitt Director Bill Moggridge announced the winners of the 2012 National Design Awards, which recognize excellence across a variety of disciplines.
Three Keys To Increasing Your Design Fees: Confidence, Distance, Mutuality
Design firms routinely underprice their work. It seems as though they don't trust their own value, thinking, "If I can do it, it must be easy." Therefore "I don't dare ask for..." whatever.
SolidWorks eDrawings for iPad
SolidWorks' eDrawings for iPad is a new application that lets you bring your 2D and 3D files to a customer's site, or to a sales meeting, and share the design concepts quickly and easily.
Frog Design Mind Issue 9: Passion
The latest issue of Design Mind magazine, award-winning publication of global innovation firm frog, is out.
The Pop-Up Generation: Design Between Dimensions
Young people born with and behind the screen live in a shadow area; a no man's land between the second and third dimension that they wish to connect.
Design Council Revealed New Designs to Help People Live Well with Dementia
A fragrance-release system designed to stimulate appetite, specially-trained "guide dogs for the mind," and an intelligent wristband that supports people with dementia to stay active safely, are just some of the design prototypes to help people live well with dementia unveiled by Care Services Minister Paul Burstow at the Design Council today.
Barber Osgerby Wins Design of the Year Award for the London 2012 Olympic Torch
British design studio Barber Osgerby have won the Design of the Year 2012 for their stunning design of the London 2012 Olympic Torch. The overall winner was chosen from 89 entries to claim the winning title.
336 New Colors from Pantone
Pantone today added 336 New Colors to its Pantone Plus Series, the next generation of the Pantone Matching System, bringing the total to 1,677 colors.
State of Create: Global Benchmark Study on Attitudes and Beliefs About Creativity
Adobe's lastest study "State of Create" reveals a global creativity gap in five of the world's largest economies.
Adobe Launches Creative Cloud
Adobe Creative Cloud is a radical new way of providing tools and services that will change the game for creatives worldwide. A subscription-based offering, it is a hub for making, sharing and delivering creative work.
Adobe Photoshop CS6 is Out
Adobe has today released Adobe Photoshop CS6 and Photoshop CS6 Extended.
Winners of the Salone Satellite Award 2012
Cosmit announced the winners of the 15th edition of Salone Satellite 2012.
Smart Salon Recap: The Future of Risk
Smart Design held its second Smart Salon panel on March 1 to explore the evolution of risk in the world of business.