Design News
Microsoft Infinity Room by Universal Everything
Universal Everything, in collaboration with data journalist Simon Rogers, created an immersive data narrative experience for Microsoft that explores the power of big data.
Core77 Announces Inaugural Conference
Core77 will hold its first annual conference on June 19 in NYC. The one-day event will feature presentations from practitioners and problem-solvers who are defining our modern object culture.
MakerBot Replicator Mini Now Shipping
MakerBot has started shipping the MakerBot Replicator Mini, its fifth generation 3D printer.
Pensole World Sneaker Championship: Call for Applications
The Pensole World Sneaker Championship is a hands-on, four-week-intensive master class created to identify and introduce aspiring designers to the art of footwear design, CMF and 3D modeling-and to find the world's best sneaker designers.
SFC Next 2014
SFC Next is a two day learning and networking experience that will help those doing business in and around the home furnishings industry broaden and accelerate their sustainability initiatives.
Source Serif: Adobe's New Open Source Typeface
Adobe has released its 100th Typeface family, Source Serif, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Adobe Originals font library.
USGBC+: U.S. Green Building Council Launches New Magazine
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has launched a new magazine for its community. The magazine is available as a complimentary amenity for USGBC members.
2014 Victorian Premier's Design Awards
The 2014 Victorian Premier's Design Awards are now open for entries. The awards recognise and reward Victorian designers and businesses using exemplar design effectively and sustainably for business success.
Joe Paxton Wins the 8th RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship
The 2014 RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship has been awarded to Joe Paxton of the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London for his proposal, "Buffer Landscapes 2060."
Absolut Rio by Oskar Metsavaht
In a nod to Brazil's much anticipated summer of football, Absolut have collaborated with Brazilian designer Oskar Metsavaht to transform the iconic Absolut bottle - paying tribute to the essence and exceptional nature of the people of Rio de Janeiro, the 'cariocas.'
Varoom 25: The Empathy Issue
The new issue of Varoom illustration magazine encounters Empathy in a broad context, exploring the rich ways in which image making and the commercial realities around it reveal empathy.
FloWater: Reimagining the Water Cooler
24 billion 'single use' plastic water bottles, in the United States, pollute our landfills, rivers, lakes and oceans every year.
Adobe Voice: New Storytelling App for iPad
Adobe Voice is a new animated video app for iPad that gives anyone the ability to create and share engaging video stories.
Autodesk Releases Homestyler Mobile
Autodesk has released the mobile version of its free online home design software Autodesk Homestyler.
Aarhus Alpha Conference '14
Aarhus University will host the 2014 Aarhus Alpha Conference (AA'14) on June 11.
Grove Towers: 3XN Unveils its First Project Mumbai
3XN has unveiled Grove Towers, its residential and mixed use project inspired by the Indian nature and Mumbai's mangroves.
Dreaming of Hotels: Light Sleep
Light Sleep is a series of free, trade-only seminars taking place at ExCeL London on May 19, during the May Design Series.
Identity Colour Codes: A Visual Guide for Creative and Anthropologist Minds
Identity Colour Codes is the 100% visual result of a thorough study into corporate and social identity.
iF Design Award 2015
The 2015 iF Design Award is now open for entries. This year, the awards will be given in five categories: product, communication, packaging, interior architecture, and professional concept.
Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts Unveiled PXSTL Installation
The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts has unveiled a temporary installation designed by Freecell Architecture and created for its PXSTL design-build competition.
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.
Autodesk Mudbox 2015 Now Available on Monthly Subscription
Autodesk Mudbox 2015, the latest version of Autodesk's digital painting and 3D sculpting software, is now available for $10 USD a month via Desktop Subscription.
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.
Forme UK Completes Design of Luxury Serviced Apartments for Cheval
Forme UK has completed design and fit out of Cheval Three Quays, a luxury serviced apartment building for Cheval Residences on one of London's most prominent riverside sites.
Winners of the 2014 National Design Awards
The Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum revealed the winners of the 2014 National Design Awards.
Top 10 Countries for LEED Outside the United States
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has released the ranking of the top 10 countries for LEED outside of the United States.
J Plus by YOO Gets a Facelift
yoo Studio has created a fresh look for J Plus Hotel.
Sullivan Creates Brand Identity for VCUarts' Institute of Contemporary Art
Sullivan NYC has created a new brand identity for VCUarts' Institute of Contemporary Art, a revolutionary new art museum.
NYT Illustrator Lends His Talent To Showcase Non-Profit's Impact
NYT illustrator Brian Rea and world-renowned musical group Noah and the Whale brought to life the mission of Building Tomorrow, a not-for-profit dedicated to giving educational opportunities to children in rural East Africa.
MoMA Design Store Unveils Kickstarter Collection
In honor of NYCxDesign, the MoMA Design Store is launching a new collection in partnership with Kickstarter.
Marchi Group Unveils Montserrat
Marchi Group has unveiled Montserrat, a new kitchen that features a strong personality and a contemporary design.
2014 NXT City Prize
The 2014 NXT City Prize is now open for entries. The competition is open to anyone under the age of 30 from across the Province of Ontario, Canada.
3XN to Design Housing in Vienna
3XN has won an international competition for a residential development in the heart of Vienna.
Graphic Design: History and Practice
Graphic Design: History and Practice is a one-day conference organised at the Faculty of Design and Art of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano that will focus on the relationship of graphic design history and practice, their convergences and tensions.
Creative Mischief 2014
The National Academy Museum's historic Fifth Avenue mansion will be transformed by the artists who study at the National Academy School during Creative Mischief, the school's annual open house and pop-up exhibition.
Krista Radoeva Wins 2014 Catalyst Award
Krista Radoeva has been announced as the winner of the 2014 SOTA Catalyst Award.
Spotify and Talenthouse Issue Open Brief to Creatives
Spotify has teamed up with Talenthouse to issue an open brief, inviting artists, filmmakers, designers and animators to create a piece of work that conveys how music makes them feel.
JOI-Design Completes Its Second Renovation of the 17th Century Hotel Ritter Durbach
JOI-Design has recently completed an expansion and its second renovation of one of the oldest hotels in Europe, the Hotel Ritter Durbach in Southern Germany's Black Forest.
i29 Designs Retail Space for Frame Publishers
i29 recently designed two retail spaces for Frame Publishers.
Out of the Blue: The Essence and Ambition of Finnish Design
Gestalten's latest title, Out of the Blue, showcases Finland's unique design culture.
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.
Stranger & Stranger Redesigns Dewar's Range for Bacardi
Stranger & Stranger redesigned the entire range of Bacardi's Dewar's.
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.
USGBC Launches Real-Time Green Building Data Resource for US
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has launched a new online data visualization resource that highlights real-time green building data for each state in the U.S. and Washington, D.C.
Model Making: Conceive, Create and Convince
Frame Publishers' latest title, Model Making: Conceive, Create and Convince, is a step-by-step guide about how to create convincing scale models.
Snaidero Ola25 Limited Edition by Pininfarina
Pininfarina, in partnership with Snaidero, has launched Ola25, a limited edition kitchen with unique stylistic and functional characteristics.
The Hilda Stories
Herman Miller has released four animated videos called "The Hilda Stories" as part of its WHY digital platform.
Indiegogo Unveils New Branding and Website Redesign
Indiegogo has unveiled its new brand identity, including a new logo and fully redesigned website.
Red Dot Names Veryday Design Team of the Year
Red Dot has recently named Veryday the "Red Dot: Design Team of the Year." Since 1988, the Red Dot Design Award has presented this honorary title to international design teams whose work is continually characterized by innovative achievements in the field.
Make Designs Façade for Wanda Reign Hotel
Make Architects was commissioned by Wanda Group to design the unique facade for the premium Wanda Reign Hotel in Wuhan, China.
SCADpad: SCAD Unveils the Future of Urban Living
The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) has unveiled SCADpad, a unique micro-housing and adaptive reuse experiment that has transformed the parking structure of SCAD's midtown Atlanta location into a sustainable community that proposes an answer to the world's growing urban housing challenges.
ASID at the ICFF
ASID at the ICFF, an exclusive education programming for residential and commercial design professionals, will provide an array of opportunities led by some of the industry's leading authorities on design.
Wheat is Wheat is Wheat: Peddy Mergui
Wheat is Wheat is Wheat, on view at Museum of Craft and Design through June 15, explores the interstice of design and ethics, and examines the designer's role in a field designated to give shape to an idea, while recruited to effectively serve economic interests.
Gadi Amit Talks Wearables and Interface at PD+I 2014
Gadi Amit, founder and principal designer of NewDealDesign, will deliver a keynote at PD+I 2014 on wearables and the disappearing interface.
Lifeloggers: Chronicling the Everyday
Counting steps, tracking calories and checking in - new technology allows us to be our own favorite research project.
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.
European Hotel Design Awards 2014
The European Hotel Design Awards 2014 is now open for entries. Organised by Sleeper magazine, the awards attract the hospitality industry's brightest stars competing in a variety of categories.
Autodesk Maya LT 2015 Coming to Steam
Maya LT 2015, Autodesk's 3D animation and modeling tool for indie game development, is coming to Valve's Steam platform on April 22, 2014.
Troika Hires Seton Kim
Troika has hired its fifth Creative Director, Seton Kim, a two-time Emmy winner and the designer behind the original XBOX UI.
FiberMark Specifier Awards 2014: Call for Entries
FiberMark has launched its 21st Specifier Awards, presenting designers around the world with a unique opportunity for wide exposure and acknowledgement of their talents and ideas.
Bentley Unveils Hybrid Concept at International Automotive Show
Bentley has unveiled the Bentley Hybrid Concept at the Beijing International Automotive Show.
Aesop Serves Up a Tasty Identity for New Street-food Brand
Aesop Agency have created the identity for Toastits - a new London-based street-food outlet.
Seymourpowell Creates Brand Identity and New Bottle for Carlsberg's Seth & Riley's Garage Hard Lemonade
Seymourpowell has recently collaborated with the Carlsberg Group to create a 'brand world' for the global launch of Seth & Riley's Garage Hard Lemon Drink.
Jonathan Ford Interviews Alicia Navarro
Jonathan Ford has recently interviewed Alicia Navarro, Founder and CEO of Skimlinks.
SoDA Report 2014: The Report Reveals Changing Face of Client Agency Relationships
SoDA has released the 2014 SoDA Report, which includes its annual Digital Marketing Outlook survey of the changes taking places across the industry.
Josh Austin Joins ENVOY as Product Design Lead
ENVOY has added Josh Austin to its roaster as product design lead.
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.
RAPID 2014
The 2014 RAPID conference and exposition will take place June 9-12 in Detroit, Mich. at the Cobo Center.
Pearlfisher New York Revitalizes NibMor
Pearlfisher New York has created the new brand strategy, tone of voice, brand identity, and packaging for organic chocolate brand, NibMor.
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.
Sehsucht Creates a Cutting Edge WebGL Interactive Piece for Nike
Sehsucht has created a one of a kind WebGL experience for Nike, featuring the limited edition "Genealogy of Nike Free" pack.
Pentawards 2014
The 8th edition of Pentawards, a competition devoted exclusively to packaging design, is now open for entries.
Why? Rebrands Unilever's Lux Line
Why? has recently rebranded LUX, one of the body wash brands in the personal care category of Unilever.
2015 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Fashion
The 2015 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Fashion is now open for entries. The competition is seeking applications from young, foreign-born fashion professionals age 38 and under.
Red Dot Award: Communication Design 2014
The Red Dot is now accepting entries for the 2014 Communication Design Award.
Enric Vial Roig Joins Carbon Design Group
Carbon Design Group has added industrial designer Enric Vial Roig to its roster.
Berlin Design Selection: Milano 2014
Berlin Design Selection: Milano 2014 will take place April 8-13 in the Ventura Lambrate district. The exhibition will feature curated selection of design works by various successful young designers from Berlin.
SBID International Design Awards 2014
The 2014 SBID International Design Awards is now open for entries. The awards serve to recognise, reward and celebrate design excellence not only from super luxury projects but also innovative design and new talent on limited budgets.
2014 RIBA Research Trust Awards
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is calling for entries for the 2014 RIBA Research Trust Awards.
Brandimage Creates New Cards for Europcar Privilege Program
Europcar is extending its loyalty program to include new advantages and is launching a new "Elite VIP" category to reward its most loyal customers.
Earthquakes: How Well Are We Prepared
The Center for Architecture will host a panel discussion, titled, "Earthquakes How well are we prepared," on March 24.
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.
Moleskine Launches myCloud Wallets and Bags
Moleskine has unveiled its first-ever collection of wallets and passport holders, featuring its iconic elastic band, rounded rectangle shape, and minimal aesthetic.
Starbucks Opens First Store in Downtown Disney District
Starbucks and Disney teamed up to open the first company-operated Starbucks location at Downtown Disney in Anaheim, California.
TypeCon2014: Call for Programming
The Society of Typographic Aficionados is calling for programming proposals for its sixteenth annual conference.
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.
4th Annual Lovie Awards
The 4th Annual Lovie Awards is now open for entries.
Winners of ASID Shelter Student Design Competition 2013
The American Society of Interior Designers has unveiled the winners of its 2013 Student Design Competition: SHELTER.
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.
ATTIK Designs New Logo and Visual Identity System for Experticity
ATTIK has designed the new corporate logo and the complete visual identity system (VIS) for Salt Lake City-based Experticity, the company that's transforming retail commerce by building and rewarding expertise in the influencers customers turn to for advice on what to buy.
The 21st-Century Practice: Marketing Resiliency Planning and Design
The AIANY Marketing & Communications Committee and the Design for Risk and Reconstruction Committee are holding a discussion, "The 21st-Century Practice: Marketing Resiliency Planning and Design," at the Center for Architecture on March 5.
New Adizero F50 Leo Messi Signature Cleat
The new adizero F50 Messi cleat is among the lightest in soccer and features a sleek color scheme of green, blue, pink, orange and white, along with the iconic adidas three stripes and Messi logo, and combines revolutionary technologies with the precision engineering for the four-time Ballon d'Or winner.
New York Festivals Launches First Annual Torch Awards
New York Festivals is inviting young creative talent from the ages of 18-25 to take part in the first annual Torch Awards, a unique competition that explores a creative challenge.
BOKA Powell to Design New Westcreek Centre Office Tower in Houston
BOKA Powell is designing the new 368,000 sq. ft. Westcreek Centre Office Tower, the first office tower inside Houston's West Loop 610 in 34 years.
Goettsch Partners Designs Rosewood Sanya and International Finance Forum
Goettsch Partners (GP) has designed a new resort and meeting destination on China's Hainan Island in Haitang Bay.