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HENN and C.F. Møller Architects Win International Competition
HENN and C.F. Møller Architects have jointly won an international competition to extend Germany's most iconic hospital complex, the listed 1970's high-tech University Hospital RWTH Aachen.
WARC 100 Reveals the World's Most Effective Campaigns, Brands and Agencies
WARC today announces the 2017 results of the WARC 100, an annual ranking of the world's best marketing campaigns and companies according to their business impact.
Eight's Cutlery for Cathay Pacific Won Red Dot Product Design Award
Eight and product designer Jamie McLellan have won 2017 Red Dot: Product Design Award for their work with Cathay Pacific on the airline's inflight Premium Economy cutlery.
Laguarda.Low Designs Center of Commerce and Entertainment for Tokyo Metropolis
Laguarda.Low Architects has unveiled the design for Grandberry Center, a new 750,000-square-foot transit-oriented development in Machida, Tokyo.
Adobe Releases Source Han Serif, Pan-CJK Typeface
Adobe has today released Source Han Serif, the second Pan-CJK typeface family from Adobe Type, and the serif complement to Source Han Sans.
2017 ASFD Pinnacle Awards
The American Society of Furniture Designers is calling for entries for the 2017 Pinnacle Awards. The Awards, created in April 1995 by the ASFD, celebrates design excellence across the retail home furnishings industry.
Aiap Women in Design Award 2017
Nominations are now open for the 2017 Aiap Women in Design Award. The Award aims to reward and recognize the contribution made by women within the visual design industry.
Coscia Moos Architecture Renovates One Drexel Plaza
Philadelphia's mid-century Bulletin building, known as One Drexel Plaza, has been renovated by Coscia Moos Architecture and is now home to Drexel Engineering Teaching and Research labs and the Institute for Energy and the Environment.
UXUS Consults in Development of MAKE UP FOR EVER Global Flagship
MAKE UP FOR EVER has collaborated with UXUS to unveil an elevated global flagship store along New York's Lexington Avenue.
London International Awards 2017
The 2017 London International Awards (LIA) is now open for submissions. The Awards honors creativity and new ideas in Advertising, Production, Digital, Design, Music & Sound, Technology and Branded Entertainment.
VECTARY Integrates the Noun Project for Creating Simple 3D Prints with 3D Icons
VECTARY has launched its very first app integration with the Noun Project, one of the largest online libraries of icons in the world.
ISType 2017
The 2017 ISType will be held June 9-10 in Istanbul under the theme of 'Variation.' The event offers an international platform at which students, professionals and enthusiasts can share their ideas and inspire each other.
Design Council Launches Nationwide Survey to Uncover the Barriers in Creating Healthier Places
Design Council has launched a collaborative national research survey to better understand the barriers that stop built environment professionals from creating healthier places through their work.
International Visual Identity Awards 2017
The 2017 International Visual Identity Awards, the world's most comprehensive and independent visual identity competition, is now open for entries.
2017 Adobe Design Achievement Awards
The 2017 Adobe Design Achievement Awards (ADAA) is now open for submissions. With 14 categories, the ADAA is a competition for creative students of all disciplines.
Typomania Video Contest 2017
Typomania 2017, the International Typographic Festival, is calling for video works containing type as the active component. The call is open to individual authors, as well as creative groups, without any age restrictions.
The Habits of High-Performance Firms
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) has analyzed the characteristics of the architecture firms that regularly produce the most advanced buildings and compiled their findings in a new report, The Habits of High-Performance Firms.
Red Dot Award: Design Concept 2017
Entries are now open for the 2017 Red Dot Award: Design Concept. The competition offers designers, companies and universities from all over the world the opportunity to enter their product visions and put their whole creative potential to the test.
Meakins Road Residence by B.E Architecture
B.E Architecture recently completed the Meakins Road Residence, Flinders. Set on 100 acres in coastal Victoria, this site was bare of vegetation except for a 100-year-old row of Cypress trees.
Engage Works Partners with AVMI to Bring New Microsoft Tools to Clients
Engage Works has partnered with AVMI to host the event Digital Workplace Transformation. The event was held in Engage's innovation lounge, Flux, and showcased the Microsoft Surface Hub and Hololens.
Penthouse in Palermo by Studio DiDeA
Studio DiDeA recently renovated a two-storey penthouse in Palermo, overlooking the city harbor, for a young couple.
Communication Arts' 58th Design & Advertising Competitions: Call for Entries
Communication Arts is calling for entries for its 58th annual Design and Advertising Competitions.
d'Armes Luminaires to Unveil New Collection at Milan Design Week
d'Armes Luminaires will exhibit its RA Pendant and Ra Wall lamps at 'sense-me,' an exhibition exploring a new generation of design, one that evokes pleasure and further looks into connectivity and attraction, during 2017 Milan Design Week.
Extreme Tech Challenge 2018
The 2018 Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC) is now open for applications. The Challenge brings together targeted resources and world-class advisors to help high-energy, wicked-smart entrepreneurs that are executing on big ideas.
2017 SEGD Business of Design
SEGD's biennial Business of Design event lands in Portland this April with the focus on strengthening your business skills to build, manage and sustain your design practice.
B&B Studio Creates Name, Identity and Packaging for Kit & Kin
B&B studio has created the name, visual identity and packaging for Kit & Kin, a new family brand featuring nappies that combine premium performance with bio-degradability, alongside a range of certified natural skincare for mothers and babies.
Design Haus Liberty Completes New HQ in Clerkenwell for Global Digital Creative Agency
Design Haus Liberty has completed the London headquarters for independent global digital creative agency, AnalogFolk.
James Dyson Award 2017
The 2017 James Dyson Award is now open for entries. Each year James and his team of engineers and scientists hunt for solutions to real world problems. The brief is simple: design something that solves a problem, big or small.
AIA Conference on Architecture 2017
The 2017 AIA Conference on Architecture will be held in Orlando, Florida, April 27-29. The conference is about designing a better world. It's about tapping into the architects and design professionals who are shaping the industry.
Nissan Crossing
The excitement of driving has been brought back to the streets of Tokyo with the opening of the Nissan Crossing in Ginza.
State Library Victoria Vision 2020 Redevelopment Design Unveiled
The State Library Victoria in Melbourne unveiled the designs for its forthcoming $88.1 million redevelopment plan, Vision 2020.
MBH Architects Married History with Modern Design for Peet's Coffee & Tea
MBH Architects collaborated with Peet's Coffee & Tea on their new location in the colonial Georgetown neighborhood of Washington D.C.
Coroflot Sketch Jam
Coroflot will host its first ever Sketch Jam on April 26th from 6-9PM at the Hand-Eye Supply's Glisan Garage in Downtown Portland, Oregon.
NYC's Upper East Side Gets First Co-Working Space
New York City's Upper East Side recently welcomed its first co-working space to the area. The Commons, conveniently situated on East 86th Street - just steps away from the 4-5-6 and 2nd Avenue Subway lines - sports a contemporary interior, designed by local firm JIDK.
Morah by Navigate Design
Navigate Design recently completed Morah, a 140-seat restaurant located in a stunning two-story space on the 71st and 72nd floors of the world's tallest hotel - the JW Marriott Marquis Dubai.
MPavilion 2016 by Bijoy Jain Gifted to Melbourne Zoo
The Naomi Milgrom Foundation has today announced that MPavilion 2016, designed by award-winning Indian architect Bijoy Jain of Studio Mumbai, has been gifted to the people of Melbourne and will be relocated from its temporary site at the Queen Victoria Gardens to its new home at the Melbourne Zoo in Parkville.
US Military Site in Heidelberg Will Become Future Knowledge City
KCAP has unveiled the designs for the Patrick-Henry-Village (PHV) in Heidelberg, Germany. PHV is the largest conversion area in Heidelberg, set to become a model for the 'knowledge city of tomorrow.'
Global Digital Signage Conference 2017
The first ever Global Digital Signage Conference is set to take place May 11, 2017 as a major part of London Digital Signage Week. James Abdool, Head of Digital Experience at Arcadis will keynote the conference and explain how he 'discovered' the digital signage industry whilst building a very successful business streaming music into the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors.
Adobe Releases Updates to Project Felix and Adobe XD
Adobe has today released updates to two of its designer-focused tools: Project Felix and Adobe XD.
BuckleyGrayYeoman Completes Fred Perry HQ at Mount Pleasant
BuckleyGrayYeoman has completed the new headquarters building for Fred Perry, the iconic sportswear and street fashion brand founded by Wimbledon triple-champion Perry in 1952.
Stantec Designs Headquarters for Valley Forge Fabrics
Stantec has completed the interiors for Fort Lauderdale-based Valley Forge Fabrics, the global leader in hospitality upholstery fabrics.
The New Vendsyssel Theatre Opens to Public in Hjørring, Denmark
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects designed the Denmark's first newly built theatre in over a century outside of the Danish capital Copenhagen.
Visual Thinking: Empowering People & Organizations through Visual Collaboration
These days, companies are embracing new models such as the Agile Scrum, lean start-up and design thinking as a way of keeping pace with their ever-changing business environments.
Red Dot Award: Communication Design 2017
Entries are now open for the 25th Red Dot Award: Communication Design. The competition offers agencies, designers and companies from all over the world a platform for evaluating their design and creative achievements.
Ivanhoe Grammar Senior Years & Science Centre Wins 2016 WAN Colour in Architecture Award
McBride Charles Ryan has been announced as the winner of the 2016 WAN Colour in Architecture Award for their Ivanhoe Grammar Senior Years & Science Centre, a project that places a vibrant and engaging use of colour at the heart of the design concept.
The Data Journalism Awards 2017
The Data Journalism Awards are the first international awards recognising outstanding work in the field of data journalism worldwide.
LAMP 2017 Lighting Design Competition: Call for Entries
The fifth L A M P Lighting Design Competition will open for submissions June 1, 2017. The competition aims to discover and promote emerging talent in lighting design.
Bluecadet Creates Interactive Exhibits for Royal Ontario Museum
Bluecadet created two interactive experiences for a recent exhibit at the Royal Ontario Museum that highlight a world where the highly endangered species is no longer threatened by extinction.
Architecture & Design Film Festival Travels to Tulsa and Orlando
The Architecture & Design Film Festival (ADFF) is kicking off its spring calendar by heading west to Tulsa and south to Orlando.
Supafrank and Reed Words Create Striking Identity for London Flower School
Supafrank has created a striking identity for the London Flower School, with the help of Reed Words.
IIDA NY Lecture Series to Explore Virtual and Augmented Realities
On Monday, April 3rd, attendees at the New York Chapter of the International Interior Design Association's (IIDA NY) 19th annual "Pioneering Design" lecture series will get to engage in one of today's hot topics: virtual reality.
Surface Travel Awards 2017
The inaugural Surface Travel Awards are now open for submissions. The competition aims to recognize and honor the world's best, most thoughtfully conceived projects and products, as well as the architects, designers, and other innovators who inspire, empower, and connect travelers.
Studio RHE Designs Contemporary Neighbourhood Italian Restaurant, Palatino in Clerkenwell
Studio RHE has recently completed Palatino, an iconic Italian restaurant on Central Street in Clerkenwell.
Czyzewski Design Unveils Motorcycle Prototype for Zortrax
Czyzewski Design recently created a prototype motorcycle for Zortrax to be used for marketing and advertising purposes.
DoubleTree by Hilton Kingston by DesignLSM
DesignLSM has recently completed work on the launch of the new DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Kingston-upon-Thames.
Bluecadet's Anti-Defamation League Site Redesign Takes the Battle Digital
Bluecadet recently refreshed the Anti-Defamation League website, equipping this bastion of human rights protection with a very modern tool to battle hate and promote respect at a crucial junction in American history.
Porsche Design Tower Miami
Porsche Design has recently completed the first-of-its-kind Porsche Design Tower Miami, one of the world's most highly-anticipated luxury high rise developments.
A New Era: Film Features Four BMW Group Vision Vehicles Side by Side
BMW Group has launched an online film, "A New Era," featuring all four BMW Group Vision Vehicles side by side.
The Rookies 2017
Submissions are now open for the 2017 The Rookies, an annual event which showcases and discovers the best new talent graduating from courses in creative fields.
SCAD Named Best Motion Graphics School 2017
The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) has been named "Best Motion Graphics School" by The Rookies in the 2017 official rankings of The Best Creative Schools in the World.
Architecture Billings Index Rebounds Into Positive Territory
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported that the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) returned to growth mode in February, after a weak showing in January.
H&M Unveils 2017 Conscious Exclusive Collection
H&M has unveiled its 2017 Conscious Exclusive Collection. Every piece is made from sustainable materials, including BIONIC - a polyester made of plastics recycled from shoreline waste.
2017 SOTA Catalyst Award
Entries are now open for the eighth annual SOTA Catalyst Award. The Award aims to bring focus on young people who have created original work in type design, type history, or other areas related to typography. It recognizes a person 25 years of age or younger who shows both achievement and future promise in the field of typography.
CUP Fellowship for Change in Design
The Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP) has announced the CUP Fellowship for Change in Design, a new initiative to support the development of a pipeline of talented individuals from historically under-represented communities into the design fields, and to dismantle the systemic biases that stand in the way of their advancement as leaders in these fields.
Pininfarina Unveils E-voluzione Alloy
Pininfarina has unveiled E-voluzione Alloy at Taipei International Cycle Show. E-voluzione is the first electric bike project born from the collaboration between Pininfarina and Diavelo.
Rocky Pond Winery Tasting Room
SkB Architects recently completed the Rocky Pond Winery Tasting Room in Chelan, Washington. The space is designed to bring a heightened sense of awareness to the winery's story and their wines.
HUSH Inspires Peak Performance with All-New Suite of Intensive Games for The Pursuit by Equinox
HUSH has created four all-new games for Equinox's trademark in-studio competitive digital cycling platform 'The Pursuit by Equinox.' HUSH's suite of unique cycling experiences inspire participation while also helping users reach optimal performance.
KC Design Week 2017
The 8th KC Design Week, one of the Midwest’s largest gatherings of design professionals, will take place April 6-13, 2017.
2017 City of Dreams Competition Winner: Cast & Place
FIGMENT has recently unveiled the winner of its 2017 City of Dreams Pavilion Design Competition. Cast & Place by Team Aesop reimagines waste as a transformative resource for New York City's future.
Designing the Glass Ceiling
Race, culture, and gender are influencing the makers of the design community and the International Interior Design Association's (IIDA) New York Chapter, wants to shatter the status quo at the upcoming Residential Forum: Designing The Glass Ceiling panel discussion.
Lead, Innovate, Serve by Communication Design SAL
Communication Design SAL has designed Lead, Innovate, Serve - a cohesive visual record of the American University of Beirut's 150-year history from its modest missionary beginnings to its place as the foremost liberal arts institution and medical center in the Middle East.
UXUS Designs Luxury Merchandising Units for The Shops at Columbus Circle
UXUS has designed a series of luxury kiosks for the Shops at Columbus Circle, a permanent retail pop-up framework that allows upscale brands to display merchandise in flexible, intimate retail spaces.
Winners of 2017 Taipei Cycle D&I Awards
Taiwan External Trade Development Council and Taiwan Bicycle Association have announced the winners of the 2017 Taipei Cycle D&I Awards.
Earth 2050 Project Invites Dreamers, Innovators and Designers to Predict and Illustrate the Future
POSSIBLE Moscow has created an interactive portal for Kaspersky Lab that invites users to discuss the world of the future, the opportunities it brings and the threats it might cause.
2017 dmi:Design Value Awards
Submissions for the 2017 dmi:Design Value Awards are now open. The Awards are distinctive in that they recognize the value of design as a strategic asset, honoring teams that have delivered significant value through design or design management practices expressed as positive financial gain, value to the user/customer, advances in process, improvements in organizational capability or culture, and positive impact on social issues / environmental sustainability.
Andreu World International Design Contest 2017
The 17th Andreu World International Design Contest is now open for submissions. The competition is open both to design students and to professionals, without age limit.
Clerkenwell Design Week 2017
The eight edition of Clerkenwell Design Week (CDW) will be held May 23-25. As the annual focus for London's leading design district, the festival has been modelled to reflect the unique nature of this vibrant and creative London hub.
Absolut Facet Limited Edition Bottle
Absolut has unveiled its latest limited edition bottle, Absolut Facet, a blue bottle featuring an asymmetrical design.
145 Student Housing in Bassins à Flots
145 Student Housing, designed by Gardera-D and completed in 2016 in Bordeaux, has won the first prize at the 2017 ArchiDesignclub Awards in the "collective housing" category.
Adobe Launches Make It Now Series: 60-Second Design Tutorials
Adobe has launched a new video series, "Make It Now," offering tutorials to help with projects that require a quick turn.
Carl Hansen & Son Reissues CH23
Carl Hansen & Son has announced that CH23, a Hans Wegner dining chair which has been out of production for the last 50 years, is now back in production.
Athens Photo Festival 2017: Call for Entries
Athens Photo Festival is accepting submissions for the 2017 exhibition programme. The selected works will be presented from June 7 to July 30 at the Benaki Museum, one of the most prestigious museums in Greece.
Interdisciplinary Team Wins International Competition for First Newly Built Architecture School in Denmark
Vargo Nielsen Palle, ADEPT, and Rolvung og Brøndsted Arkitekter in collaboration with engineering companies Tri-Consult and Steensen Varming have won the international competition for the first newly built architecture school in Denmark.
2017 SBID International Design Awards
The 2017 SBID International Design Awards is now open for submissions. The competition recognizes, rewards and celebrates global interior design excellence, from the ultra-luxurious to new and innovative, and brings even bolder and more outstanding projects to the forefront of design.
Artegra Sans by Ceyhun Birinci
Ceyhun Birinci has unveiled Artegra Sans, a gigantic typeface family consisting of 162 fonts with 1500+ glyphs per font.
David Brier Completes Rebrand for 70-year Old Nonprofit
The United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) of Philadelphia underwent a rebrand after a 70-year run with its brand (the UCP being one of the most recognized health nonprofits in the U.S.).
Debbie Smyth Completes Stunning Installation at the Great Northern Hotel
'A Tying of Knots,' a stunning new bespoke art installation by artist Debbie Smyth, which wraps around the staircase walls leading up to the restaurant, Plum and Spilt Milk, at The Great Northern Hotel in King's Cross - the world's first great railway hotel and now one of the finest luxury boutique hotels in London - is now complete.
Prakt Designs Brand Identity for Dance House Helsinki Project
Dance House Helsinki aims to make dance part of the everyday life of Helsinki citizens - and the city of Helsinki one of the leading capitals of dance.
Design Bridge Creates Powerful Campaign for National Archives of the Netherlands
Design Bridge has created a nation-wide campaign for the Nationaal Archief (National Archives of the Netherlands) that repositions the government-run resource as a public-facing heritage centre, accessible to all.
Seymourpowell and Heston Blumenthal Create Breathtaking Mechanical Sweet Shop for Fat Duck Restaurant
Seymourpowell and Heston Blumenthal have created a breathtaking mechanical sweet shop for Fat Duck restaurant in Bray, Berkshire.
Garbergs_Project Creates Brand Identity for Northvolt
Garbergs_Project designed the brand identity for Northvolt, one of Sweden's largest energy projects in history started by former Tesla manager Peter Carlsson.
Microsoft and Steelcase Introduce Office for Creative Work
Microsoft and Steelcase have unveiled jointly-designed Creative Spaces - a range of five technology enabled spaces designed to help organizations foster creative thinking and better collaboration.
2016 Greenbuild Sustainability Report
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has released the 2016 Greenbuild Sustainability Report, highlighting valuable metrics and key benchmarks regarding the impact on energy use and waste management at the 2016 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, held last October at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, Calif.
Remixing the Online Look and Feel of a Cultural Staple
Mass Appeal is a New York-based media and content company whose mission is to be the premier platform for leaders in urban culture.
1974 CBC Graphic Manual Revival on Kickstarter
In 1974 Canada's public broadcaster, the CBC, adopted a new logo designed by Burton Kramer. That logo, affectionately referred to as "the gem," would become one of Canada's most recognized corporate images, leaving an indelible mark both on Canadian culture and on our national identity.
Valtra Design Challenge 2017
Submissions are now open for the 2017 Valtra Design Challenge. The contest challenges designers to show their vision of a tractor of the future.
YETI Flagship Store by lauckgroup
When YETI sought to open a flagship store in its hometown, Austin, Texas, they turned to retail design firm, lauckgroup, architecture firm, Lake|Flato, and brand agency McGarrah Jessee to create a community event and retail space.
TypeCon2017: Call for Programming
The Society of Typographic Aficionados has announced a Call for Programming for TypeCon2017. Taking place from August 23rd to 27th in Boston, Massachusetts, TypeCon will bring together an enormous range of typographic talks, trends, and topics.
Humanscale RE:CHARGE Café by Todd Bracher
This April, Humanscale will bring an engaging and innovative RE:CHARGE Café concept to the Fuorisalone during Milan Design Week.
Adam Grooming Atelier by Eray Carbajo
ADAM, the grooming atelier brand that brings a timeless barbering experience, opened its first location in Canary Wharf Station, London.