Design News
Graphis Design Annual 2016: Call for Entries
Graphis is currently accepting entries for its 2016 Design Annual. The largest and most anticipated competition, Design Annual 2016 will feature the most visually compelling design work of the year from the world's most renowned in the industry, across forty (40) different categories.
ARCHITECT's Ninth Annual R+D Awards
The ninth annual R+D Awards are now open for entries. The competition seeks and celebrates the most innovative building research, materials, and technologies at every scale-from design strategies and building systems to must-have products and digital tools.
Cartils Redesigns Modelo Packaging
Cartils has unveiled its redesign for Modelo Especial and Modelo Negra beer brands. The redesign creates a consolidated new identity for the Modelo product family and paves the way for future brand extensions.
Bureau de Change Designs Made.com Flagship in Soho
Bureau de Change designed the new Made.com Flagship Showroom in Soho. The space re-evaluates the concept of a showroom for online brands, incorporating technology in order to add value to the customer experience.
AIANY 2015 Housing Design Awards
The AIA New York 2015 Housing Design Awards, organized by the AIANY Housing Committee, recognize and honor design excellence and innovation in multifamily housing design.
Housewarming by Airbnb and Fabrica
Airbnb partnered with Fabrica to create Housewarming, an experiential installation for the 2015 Salone del Mobile.
SpecialGuest + Sagmeister & Walsh Deliver Vibrant Stop-Motion for Frooti
Sagmeister & Walsh has been tasked with a full rebrand of Frooti and invited SpecialGuest to produce a vibrant and surreal stop-motion piece at the center of the campaign.
House of Books by SHH
SHH has completely transformed the "House of Books" in Hampstead. The property's name derives from its previous owner, Labour leader Michael Foot, who was known as "The Old Bibliophile" because of his enormous library of books, as well as his own personal erudition and authorship.
Woods Bagot Creates Community of Apartment Buildings in North Melbourne
Woods Bagot recently designed Assembly Apartments in North Melbourne. Their approach to the residential development was to "carve into the block," creating four separate buildings on a human scale, rather than one large monolith.
Creative For A Cause
Fiverr and Ad Age have launched a design competition that challenges designers and copywriters to create an NYC subway ad for C/I, a non-profit that helps underserved communities thrive in the Tech industry.
Communication Arts 2015 Design and Advertising Competitions: Call for Entries
Communication Arts magazine is calling for entries for its 56th annual Design and Advertising Competitions.
Buster + Punch LED Bulb
Buster + Punch has launched Buster Bulb, a LED bulb that features a teardrop-shaped glass shell housing a resin light pipe that creates a crisp, clean quality of light.
Super-Modified: The Behance Book of Creative Work
Super-Modified: The Behance Book of Creative Work features a tightly curated collection of cutting-edge creative work from all over the world.
2015 SEGD Conference: Experience Chicago
Chicago has long been considered a hub for architecture, design, and innovation, and the 2015 SEGD Conference: Experience Chicago will gather experiential graphic design community together June 4-6 to focus on the future of experiential design and its impacts on the city and those who shape it.
Dyson Opens Design Engineering School
Today, James Dyson has announced the opening of Dyson School of Design Engineering at Imperial College London. The school will teach a four year course in design engineering, developed in partnership with Dyson engineers, which unlike most engineering courses, will teach design engineering from the get-go.
2015 FN Platform Challenge
PENSOLE and FN Platform have launched the 2015 FN Platform Challenge, a hands-on, four-week, intensive footwear design master class to identify and introduce aspiring designers globally to the art of footwear design.
INSIDE - World Festival of Interiors: Call for Entries
INSIDE - World Festival of Interiors, the leading global interior design festival, is calling for entries for its 2015 awards competition.
College for Creative Studies Appoints Head for Rare Interaction Design Program
The College for Creative Studies announced the appointment of Paul Pangaro as the new chair of the Master of Fine Arts Interaction Design Program.
Out of the Box: Ábalos & Herreros
Out of the Box: Ábalos & Herreros, on view at the Canadian Centre for Architecture through September 13, is a series of three consecutive exhibitions exploring the newly acquired archive of the Spanish architecture studio.
Strangers Linguistic Remix Generator
The Uprising Creative has recently created Strangers Linguistic Remix Generator, a groundbreaking interactive project to celebrate Modest Mouse's new album "Strangers to Ourselves."
3D Web Fest: Call for Entries
The 3D Web Fest is calling for designers, musicians, web developers and artists to submit their 3D Web projects for the 2015 event.
Mondaine Unveils Helvetica No 1 Smartwatch
Mondaine unveiled its first smartwatch at BaselWorld. With a new technology made specifically for Swiss timepieces by MMT, Mondaine has created an horological smartwatch that combines beautiful and clean design with of-the-moment data trackers for a sleek and technologically advanced Swiss-made watch.
HOW Design Live 2015
HOW Design Live will be held May 4 - 8 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, bringing together the top minds in graphic design, branding and marketing from around the globe.
Autodesk Memento Now Available as Public Beta
Autodesk Memento, a new end-to-end solution for digitizing reality into high definition 3D, is available globally as a free public beta.
Red Dot Award: Design Concept 2015
The 2015 Red Dot Design Concept Award is now open for entries. Designers, design studios, manufacturers, and universities are called on to submit their best product ideas, prototypes and ready to launch products.
Posterheroes 5: Food in the Loop
Posterheroes, an annual social comunication contest that aims to promote and to diffuse, in an international level, issues related to ecologic and social sustainability, is still accepting entries for its fifth edition.
2015 SOTA Catalyst Award
The Society of Typographic Aficionados is calling for entries for the sixth annual SOTA Catalyst Award. The award is targeted at young people who have created original work in type design, type history, or other areas related to typography.
5th Annual Lovie Awards: Call for Entries
The 5th Annual Lovie Awards are now open for entries. The Lovie Awards honours the best in Websites, Online Advertising, Internet Video, Mobile & Apps and Social.
H&M Studio AW15 The Paris Fashion Show
Sport and futurism were the themes at the H&M Studio show for autumn/winter 2015, held at the Grand Palais in Paris. H&M Studio is H&M's limited-edition collection of key seasonal pieces, with its own dedicated design team.
Pentawards 2015: Call for Entries
Pentawards is calling for entries for its 9th international competition dedicated exclusively to packaging design.
IIDA 2015 Educator of the Year Award
The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) is calling for applications for the Fourth Annual IIDA Educator of the Year Award, established to honor extraordinary accomplishment and dedication to Interior Design by a full-time educator.
Built by Women New York City
Built by Women is a social and educational initiative, celebrating women's contributions to the built environment.
Pantone Fashion Color Report Fall 2015
Pantone has released the Fall 2015 Fashion Color Report. The report offers a comprehensive overview of designers' use of color in their upcoming collections.
Applied Arts 2015 Design Awards
The 2015 Applied Arts Design Awards is open for submissions. Launched more than 20 years ago, the competition celebrates the very best work produced throughout North America and abroad.
James Dyson Award 2015
The 2015 James Dyson Award, an international design competition that challenges students to design something that solves a problem, is now open for entries.
Brentano Color Forecast 2015
Brentano unveiled its sixth annual color forecast. The report singles out three base colors (charcoal, flax and porcelain) and three accent colors (citrine, emerald and gold) that will drive the design studio's product development for 2015 and steer interior design for years to come.
USGBC Releases the Top 10 States for LEED
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has released its annual ranking of the top 10 states for LEED Green Building per capita in U.S.
Panorama House by Blouin Tardif Architecture
Blouin Tardif Architecture has unveiled Panorama House. At the edge of the forest, between a valley and a grassy marsh, the Panorama house is a refined interpretation of the traditional cottage, complete with pitched metal roof and dark-stained Eastern cedar shingles.
Sheila O'Donnell and John Tuomey Awarded 2015 Royal Gold Medal for Architecture
The renowned Irish architects Sheila O'Donnell and John Tuomey have received the 2015 Royal Gold Medal, the world's most prestigious architecture award.
The One Show 2015: Call for Entries
The 2015 One Show has extended its deadline and is still open for entries.
Material (R)evolution: Grown Materials
ThinkLAB, the consulting division of Material ConneXion (MCX), has released the second installation of Material evolution titled Grown Materials.
Herman Miller Student Video Contest 2015: What's Next in Learning Spaces
Herman Miller has launched its sixth annual Student Video Contest with a theme of "What's Next in Learning Spaces?"
SEGD CX Customer Experiences Workshop in Las Vegas
SEGD's Customer Experience (CX) Workshop, happening March 10, 2015, during the Digital Signage Expo in Las Vegas, will ground designers, marketing and branding professionals, technology providers, and other creative professionals in the basics of customer experience (CX) design.
Kemistry Gallery: 100 Years of Graphic Design
100 Years of Graphic Design is a pop-up exhibition that will feature outstanding work from some of the finest young designers and classic masters who have shown at the Kemistry Gallery since its inaugural exhibition in September 2004.
Graphis Poster Annual 2016: Call for Entries
The 2016 Graphis Poster Annual is now open for entries. The competition showcases the top designs from the world's most renowned in the industry.
ED Awards 2015
The 2015 European Design Awards are open for entries through February 20th. The competition celebrates creative brilliance and offers a chance to promote your talent and establish yourself in the design market.
FilmDoo Film Poster Creativity Competition
FilmDoo, the new online film discovery platform for international and independent films, has launched a global design competition whereby three lucky winners will be given the paid opportunity to create artwork for an upcoming film release this year.
Treasures of New York: The Landmarks Preservation Movement
Treasures of New York: The Landmarks Preservation Movement explores 50 years of historic preservation in New York City and the 1965 Landmarks Law that made it possible.
Radical Innovation Award 2015
The 2015 Radical Innovation competition is now calling for entries for the next big idea in hospitality to rethink hotel designs and advance the guest experience for the better.
dmi:DMCEurope + INTERSECTION'15: Design to Align
Organizations continue to face the challenge of integrating Design as a competency into strategic, management and operational practices. The value of integration has been proven, yet the barriers to implementation remain.
We Live Here
On view during the 2015 Stockholm Design Week, We Live Here features leading Icelandic, Finnish, and Swedish designers including Form Us With Love, Monica Förster and TAF Architects in a homely exhibition. The exhibition is curated by Hlin Helga Gudlaugsdottir, Elina Aalto and Marika Tesolin.
alldesign 2015
The 4th alldesign, Creative Industries and Emerging Technologies Fair & International Design Conference, will be held February 19-21 in Istanbul.
The Big Rethink 2015: The Age of the Entrepreneurial CMO
The 2015 Big Rethink will feature entrepreneurial CMOs from Fortune 1000 companies and innovative startups, as well as visionaries and practitioners from the world's leading advertising and marketing agencies, to explore ways entrepreneurial CMOs are leveraging social, economic and technological upheavals to reinvent marketing for a new age.
62nd Cannes Lions Awards: Call for Entries
The 62nd International Festival of Creativity is calling for entries. The event will take place in Cannes from Sunday 21 to Saturday 27 June 2015. All entries will be shown in the Palais des Festivals.
RKS Appoints New Chief Design and Innovation Officer
RKS has added Scott Clear to its roster. As the new Chief Design and Innovation Officer, Scott will contribute to the RKS team and its clients using his unique global background in architecture, transportation design, product design and business/design strategy.
Ten Interviewing and Negotiation Tips for Creatives
You're a creative professional, a photographer, designer, web coder, event producer, etc., and you've spent your career developing your creative skills.
Dieline Awards 2015
The 2015 Dieline Awards, worldwide competition devoted exclusively to the art of consumer package design, are open for entries.
ASID Calls for 2015 Award Nominations
The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) is now accepting nominations for its 2015 National Awards. Considered the Society's highest honors, these annual awards recognize the best in interior design.
AIGA Celebrates 100 Years of Design with Limited Edition Collection by Moo
To commemorate the 100th year of AIGA, 100 designers from across the US were asked to select a year from 1914-2014 and design a social, political or cultural statement about that year.
2015 AIANY Design Awards
AIA New York is calling for entries for its 2015 Design Awards. The annual program recognizes outstanding architectural design by AIA New York Chapter members, New York City based architects in any location, and work in New York City by architects around the globe.
RSA Student Design Awards 2015
The RSA Student Design Awards challenges emerging designers to tackle pressing social, environmental and economic issues through design thinking.
International Design Excellence Awards 2015
The 2015 International Design Excellence Awards opens for entries on January 5, 2015. The competition recognizes and promotes excellence across a widre array of industries and disciplines, including commercial products, entertainment, home goods, social impact designs and student designs.
ADC 2015 Awards
ADC announced its awards for 2015, including the ADC 94th Annual Awards, the ADC Tomorrow Awards and the ADC Young Guns 13.
Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year Award 2015
The 2015 Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year, the world's leading awards recognising the art and diversity of food photography, are open for entries.
Bluemarlin Designs Lindeman's Nordic 2014 Seasonal Edition
Bluemarlin has designed special limited packaging for Lindeman's Nordic 3L boxed wine for the 2014 winter festive season.
Checkland Kindleysides Designs Hunter's First Global Flagship Store
Checkland Kindleysides has designed Hunter's first global flagship store, which has just opened on Regent Street, London.
London Festival of Architecture 2015
The annual London Festival of Architecture (LFA) - a month-long, citywide celebration of architectural experimentation, thinking and practice - will take place at venues across the capital throughout June 2015.
Alessi Wins Five 2014 GOOD Design Awards
Alessi has won five 2014 GOOD Design Awards for the "Super & Popular" packaging, Cha teapot, eat.it cutlery, Noè wine bottle holder and the A di Acqua bottle design.
Ideas City 2015: Street Architecture Competition
New Museum, Storefront for Art and Architecture, and NYC Department of Transportation have announced a competition for the design and construction of an outdoor structure - a work of "Street Architecture" that facilitates new forms of collective gathering and engagement with the city.
Sketching: Product Design Presentation
After the international bestsellers Sketching and Sketching: The Basics, the authors Koos Eissen and Roselien Steur have released their third book: Sketching - Product Design Presentation.
Magisso's Naturally Cooling Ceramics Receives the Good Design 2014 Award
Magisso's Naturally Cooling Ceramics Collection, designed by Simon Stevens, has been awarded a 2014 Good Design Award.
RIBA Releases Future Trends Survey November 2014
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has released its Future Trends Survey for November 2014.
Casa Rex is Brazil's Design Agency of 2014
For the second consecutive year, the international design consultancy Casa Rex has won "Design Agency of the Year" at the BDA Brasil Design Awards, Brazil's most important innovation and design competition, organised by The Brazilian Association of Design Companies - ABEDESIGN.
IIDA Student Design Competition 2014
The 2014 IIDA Student Design Competition is open for entries. The competition celebrates original design and rewards individuals and/or teams whose projects demonstrate innovative, functional design solutions that have a positive environmental and human impact, while allowing emerging professionals the opportunity to showcase their work and fresh design ideas to professionals working in the field.
Prince Philip Residence by Thellend Fortin Architectes
Thellend Fortin Architectes recently designed the Prince Philip Residence. The project involved the expansion of a spacious single-story Outremont residence built in the 1960s.
She Makes Comics
She Makes Comics, to be released on December 9, is a film about the history of women in comics as creators, fans, and everything in between.
Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room Reimagines the Coffeehouse Experience
Starbucks opened the Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room last week in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle.
Planetary Urbanism: Critique of the Present in the Medium of Information Design
The ARCH+ Magazine for Architecture and Urbanism has launched the international competition "Planetary Urbanism: Critique of the Present in the Medium of Information Design."
Tinker to Design Nestlé's Open House in Switzerland
On the occasion of Nestlé's 150th anniversary, Tinker is designing the prestigious Le Nest project in Switzerland.
Pantone Color of the Year for 2015: Marsala
Pantone has announced Marsala, a naturally robust and earthy wine red, as the Color of the Year for 2015.
Jumpthegap Roca International Design Contest 2014-2015
The 6th edition of the Jumpthegap Roca International Design Contest is now open for entries. The competition seeks innovative concepts for bathrooms.
2015 SEGD Global Design Awards
The Society for Experiential Graphic Design has launched its 2015 Global Design Awards, including new Interactive Experience and Digital Experience Content categories that reflect the shifts that digital technology is creating in design for public spaces.
City of Sydney Christmas Campaign & Branding by Holt
The City of Sydney has begun rolling out this year's Christmas branding, in a six-week campaign that will cover the CBD and surrounds in festive spirit across the spectrum of outdoor, digital and print media.
Tusciao for Formabilio by Andrea Brugnera
Tusciao, designed by Andrea Brugnera for Formabilio, is a valet stand made for a neat and practical hanging for your clothes and accessories.
What They Expect When They're Expecting
The Lovie Awards, in partnership with Google, has released What They Expect When They're Expecting: Understanding the SkyHigh Demands of the World's Most Entitled Consumer - a new whitepaper with in-depth case studies from Lovie Award Winners.
Ware Malcomb Completes New Medical Office Complex in Santa Rosa
Ware Malcomb has announced that construction is complete on the Sutter Health Medical Office Building located at Mark West Springs Road and U.S. Highway 101 in Santa Rosa, California.
Saul Steinberg Drawings: Architecture Public Space
Saul Steinberg Drawings: Architecture Public Space, on view at the Center for Architecture from November 10 through January 3, will shine a light on architectural and public space themes in the artist's work, will also celebrate the centennial of Steinberg's birth.
Bentley Unveils Grand Convertible
Bentley has unveiled Grand Convertible, the most sophisticated open-top car ever created by Bentley, at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show.
BIC Universal Typeface
BIC Universal, the world's first crowd-sourced typeface, is now available for download.
Airbnb Unveils Pineapple Magazine
Airbnb has released Pineapple, a new inspirational magazine that will offer a distinct point-of-view that goes beyond today's traditional travel magazines.
Los Angeles Philharmonic's New Live Site-Specific Video Collaboration
The LA Phil will be debuting a new audio/visual collaboration with emerging video artist Refik Anadol on November 6.
Eight Inc. Brings Refinement and Design to Union Larder
Eight Inc., together with owners Jay Esopenko and Melissa Gugni, designed Union Larder, a unique wine bar, cafe, and specialty grocery at 1945 Hyde Street.
Adobe Voice 1.5 Now Available
Adobe has today released Adobe Voice 1.5, featuring the ability to color-customize backgrounds, icons, text and more - within themes - via hexadecimal color code or color wheel picker.
Form Us With Love Unveils Janinge Collection for IKEA
Form Us With Love has created a collection of strong and affordable chairs and stools for IKEA.
Kickstarter x MoMA Design Store Collection Refresh
The MoMA Design Store has expanded its suite of products made with Kickstarter.
Ventura Lambrate 2015: Call for Entries
Ventura Lambrate is calling designers, studios, collectives, labels, brands, cultural institutions, acadmies, galleries and other initiatives from around the globe to apply for Ventura Lambrate 2015.
Red Dot Award: Product Design 2015
The Red Dot is now accepting registrations for its 2015 Product Design Award.
From Crafting to Consulting
Mary had just retired from a senior VP position with a major corporation. Now she finally had time to dedicate to jewelry making, a longtime passion.
Pininfarina Unveils Limited Edition Luxury Bike for Fuoriserie
Pininfarina has designed a limited edition luxury bike for Fuoriserie.
IIDA Global Excellence Awards 2014
The 2014 IIDA Global Excellence Awards are now open for entries. The competition honors and celebrates outstanding originality and excellence in the creation of international Interior Design/Interior Architecture projects in 13 categories.