Design News
Colombia Transformed: Architecture = Politics
Colombia Transformed / Architecture = Politics, on view at the Center for Architecture from July 11 through October 26, traces 11 recently-built socially-conscious projects by six leading voices in contemporary Colombian architecture: Daniel Bonilla and Giancarlo Mazzanti from Bogotá, and Felipe Mesa, Juan Manuel Pelaez, Felipe Uribe, and Orlando Garcia from Medellin.
Dwell Vision Award 2013
The inaugural Dwell Vision Award will recognize an architect or designer whose design vision is redefining how we live in the modern world.
RGD Social Good Design Awards 2013
The 2013 Social Good Design Awards is calling for submissions of graphic design projects with the power to incite meaningful change in the way we live our lives.
Designfest 2013
The seventh edition of the International Festival of Design will be held in Guadalajara, Mexico, on October 17-19.
Two Left Feet App: Resin Develops Modern Day Pop-up Book Using Augmented Reality
Resin has taken an existing storybook and brought it to life to create a "modern day pop-up book," using 3D animation and augmented reality.
The Box Project
The Restaurant & Bar Design Awards has invited the 'overall' restaurant and bar winners from the last four years to 'think outside the box' and create four different themed pop-up spaces using only white products.
Parsons Partners with Centre for Social Innovation
Parsons The New School for Design, including its School of Design Strategies and DESIS Lab, and the Centre for Social Innovation have announced a new partnership that will create an incubator program for Parsons students and recent alumni launching design-led social innovation projects.
Troika Promotes Kristen Olsen to General Manager
Troika has promoted Kristen Olsen to General Manager, effective immediately.
MakerBot Replicator 2 Now Available on Amazon
MakerBot Replicator 2 Desktop 3D Printer is now available in Amazon's recently launched 3D Printer Store.
IDSA 2013 International Conference: Breaking the Rules
When someone creates revolutionary ideas and game-changing innovations, predefined assumptions are torn down.
Windowseat by Mike & Maaike for Haworth Collection
Suitable for both public and private spaces, the Windowseat is designed as a comfortable refuge from the hustle and bustle of lobbies, airports or busy office environments.
Materialica Design + Technology Award 2013
The 11th Materialica Design + Technology Award is now open for entries.
Think. Eat. Save: Reduce Your Foodprint
The United Nations and the Nordic Council of Ministers have launched a Nordic-Baltic Ad Competition to support the fight against food waste.
Aesop Tells a Sweet Story
Aesop has come up with a playful, 'cheeky' design and campaign for Bristows Traditional Bonbons which includes: new packaging, POS and print.
Greenbuild 2013 International Conference & Expo
Greenbuild International Conference & Expo, to be held in Philadelphia this November, is the world's largest conference and expo dedicated to green building.
Nathan Love Steps Into the Ring for Battroborgs
Battroborgs, TOMY's motion-controlled battling robot toys, leap to vivid life in a CG spot from the animation pros at Nathan Love.
Top 25 Magazine Designs of the Past 50 Years
As part of GDUSA's year long 50th Anniversary celebration, the magazine has conducted a series of surveys within the design community.
Housing in Private Rental Market Competition
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) launched an ideas competition for homes designed for the private rental market.
Click Here: The State of Online Advertising
Adobe has today released a research on online advertising that polled both consumers and marketers in seven countries across the United States, Asia-Pacific and Europe and exposes new global insights into the effectiveness of online marketing.
Together Design Creates Branding for Personalized Muesli Concept Yoosli
Together Design has designed the brand identity and e-commerce site for muesli start-up Yoosli.
DesignThinkers 2013
The 14th annual DesignThinkers Conference, hosted by the Association of Registered Graphic Designers (RGD), will bring together leading visual communicators from across the globe.
Coley Porter Bell Gives Royal Salute a Diamond Makeover
Coley Porter Bell has designed the bottle and secondary packaging for a new Royal Salute Whisky marking the sixtieth anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's coronation.
Felice Silverman Inducted IIDA President 2013-2014
The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) has inducted Felice Silverman, IIDA, as IIDA President for the 2013-2014 term.
Knowledge of Design Week 2013
The 2013 Knowledge of Design Week will take place on July 2-6 in Hong Kong, with a theme of "Design for All: Game Changing in Business & Society."
Pearlfisher Creates New Coconut Water Brand Unoco
Pearlfisher has created the brand identity, naming, tone of voice and packaging design for new raw coconut water brand, Unoco.
Equal Opportunity Data Mining: National Statistics About Working Artists
Equal Opportunity Data Mining: National Statistics about Working Artists, a new online research tool released by the National Endowment for the Arts, offers 70 searchable tables with figures on working artists by state and metropolitan area, by demographic information, and by residence and workplace.
Alumni Shoes Store in Crown Heights
et al. collaborative has recently designed a new boutique shoe and sneaker shop for Alumni, formerly Rugged Sole.
Brandinista: Behind The Brands
Some of the greatest brands owe their success to their brand story.
Winners of 2013 Australian International Design Awards
The Australian International Design Awards revealed the winners of its 2013 edition.
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 Now Available
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 is now available for Mac OS and Windows.
Varoom 22: Illustration Experiment
'Experiment' is the theme of Varoom issue 22, the Summer edition of the indispensable large-format illustration magazine.
Winner of the Vauxhall Missing Link Competition
RIBA and Vauxhall One have recently revealed the winner of the Vauxhall Missing Link Competition.
Caroline Baumann Named Director of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum
Caroline Baumann has been named director of Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York, effective June 16.
Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher Named Head of Architecture and Design at SFMOMA
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) has promoted Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher from Assistant Curator of Architecture and Design to Department Head and Helen Hilton Raiser Associate Curator of Architecture and Design.
Pearlfisher London Creates the Brand Identity, Experience and Communications for The Library
Pearlfisher has created the brand strategy, naming, identity, interior design, brand experience and communications for The Library, an exclusive private members training club and London's first boutique gym, offering unlimited personal training, tailored nutrition and outstanding results.
The Future is Here: A New Industrial Revolution
The Future is Here: A New Industrial Revolution, a major new exhibition at the Design Museum, will explore the sweeping changes in manufacturing that are transforming our world.
Design Museum Asks: Should Home 3D Printing Be Regulated?
Design Museum has commissioned a live vote machine to celebrate an upcoming exhibition about the future.
The Pig Idea: Let Them Eat Waste
BuroCreative has recently developed the name, identity and website for The Pig Idea, an initiative that aims to put food waste back on the menu for British pigs and lobby to change European law in the long-term.
Winner of 2013 RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship
The 2013 RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship has been awarded to Sigita Burbulyte of Bath School of Architecture for her proposal, "Charles Booth Going Abroad."
Designs for New Einstein Museum Revealed in Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
A series of development models for the Einstein Museum at the Mount Scopus Campus of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem will be included in the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition in London, which opens on June 10.
ASID Billing Index Posts Positive First Quarter
The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Interior Design Billings Index reported that the first quarter of 2013 ended on a high note, jumping six points to 61.0 from the quarter ending in December 2012.
George Butler Wins V&A Illustration Awards 2013
George Butler has been named as the overall winner of the 2013 V&A Illustration Awards.
Rebour: The Bicycle Illustrations of Daniel Rebour
Rebour: The Bicycle Illustrations of Daniel Rebour, chronicles the life of the man who is widely regarded as the most brilliant technical illustrator of the modern bicycle.
Charles Austen Angell Assumes Chairman Position for IDSA
The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) has elected Charles Austen Angell as its new board chairman.
Cyberpunk 2077: Platige Image Continues Videogame Tradition with Cyberpunk Cinematic
Platige Image's game division, led by Director Tomek Baginski, follows the success of their epic The Witcher 2 cinematic with a stunning game teaser for CD Projekt RED's Cyberpunk 2077, a follow up to Mike Pondsmith's successful Cyberpunk 2020 games of the 1990s.
Sandstrom Partners Creates Brand Design for Unique Men's Pant Line
Sandstrom Partners recently completed a brand design for Bluff Works, a New York-based manufacturer of versatile pants for men, according to Sandstrom president Jack Peterson.
Gentleman Scholar Puts Toyota RAV4 in Starring Role at LA Live
Visitors to the LA Live entertainment district have been hitting their brakes to look up at a vibrant, animated Toyota RAV4 display produced by Gentleman Scholar via Saatchi LA.
2013 Young Designer of the Year: Mari Isopahkala and Iina Vuorivirta
Design Forum Finland unveiled the winners of its 2013 Young Designer of the Year Prize.
ASRock M8 Compact Gaming PC by BMW Group DesignworksUSA
BMW Group DesignworksUSA has recently designed a new compact gaming PC for ASRock.
Adobe Updates Kuler
Adobe has released an update to Kuler that allows to easily extract a theme from what the iPhone camera is seeing, without even taking a photo.
August Smart Lock by fuseproject
August is a new smart lock system designed by Yves Behar's fuseproject that installs in minutes over your existing deadbolt and syncs with your smart phone.
Burgopak Designs Packaging for KX GYM
Burgopak Healthcare & Technology has recently created the structural design of the packaging for the KX365, a daily nutritional program of KX GYM that helps maintain optimal health.
SF Local Design Market Returns to Zinc Details
San Francisco-based Zinc Details will host the second annual SF Local Design Market on June 13, from 6 to 8 pm.
PantoneLIVE Puts P&G Iconic Brand Colors in the Cloud
Procter & Gamble, the company behind consumer brands including Gillette, Tide and Pampers, has implemented PantoneLIVE, a cloud-based color service, to improve operational efficiency in packaging execution.
43rd Annual Los Angeles Architectural Awards
The 43rd Annual Los Angeles Architectural Awards will honor renowned architect Ray Kappe, co-founder of SCI-Arc, along with nearly three dozen winning entries that exhibit the best of architectural design in the Los Angeles region, with a focus on sustainability and community impact.
Nearly 100 Building Projects Test the LEED v4
Nearly 100 building projects across the globe are already using LEED v4, the next version of the LEED green building program, according to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
DMM Monitor: Material ConneXion Launches a New Trend Report
DMM Monitor is a new in-depth report on emerging consumer trends and implications of new Design, Materials, and Manufacturing (DMM) innovations, published three times a year.
Incase EO Travel Collection by Mike & Maaike
Mike & Maaike has recently designed a new line of luggage for Incase.
Connection: 2013 Colourways Australasian Trend Forecast Workshop
Colourways, the leading Australasian trend forecasting agency releases trend forecasts annually for the design and building market and they are just about to embark on the next trend forecasting workshop on June 4 & 5 in Melbourne, Victoria.
European Youth Award (EYA) 2013
The 2013 European Youth Award is now open for entries.
SET OFF: SAIC Graduate Exhibition 2013
Emerging designers from four graduate design programs at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) will showcase their final projects in SET OFF, a design exploration off the beaten path.
Cadillac XTS Interior Design Inspired by Fashion Industry
The Cadillac XTS luxurious interior design was inspired by other luxurious industries, including home furnishings and fashion.
Brandimage Creates New Brand Identity for G.H.MUMM
Brandimage has recently created a brand new look for G.H.MUMM Champagne House's entire classic range, led by the iconic Cordon Rouge cuvee.
2nd Open Design / Shared Creativity Conference
The second edition of the Open Design / Shared Creativity Conference will take place on July 5-6 in Barcelona.
London Design Festival 2013
The September will see the eleventh year of the London Design Festival, one of the most important events on the global design calendar.
BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupe
The BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupe represents the exclusive interpretation of a luxurious BMW Coupe as seen through the eyes of Pininfarina.
BMW Concept Ninety
BMW unveiled Concept Ninety, a tribute to its 90 years of two-wheeled history, at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2013.
Pearlfisher London Creates New Brand Strong
Pearlfisher has created the brand strategy, naming, identity, packaging, retail and digital communications for Strong, a range of high quality complex nutrients.
BIOSTAGOG: Interactive Sculpture by Platige Image and Bridge
Designed by Platige Image and Bridge, BIOSTAGOG is an interactive sculpture that combines algorithmic design, 3D printing, mapping and interaction.
Herman Miller Wireframe Sofa Group
Herman Miller introduced the new Wireframe Sofa Group during the New York Design Week 2013.
Architecture Billings Index Falls Back into Negative Territory
The American Institute of Architects reported that the Architecture Billings Index has reversed course in April.
100 Urban Trends: A Glossary of Urban Trends from the BMW Guggenheim Lab NY and Mumbai
The BMW Guggenheim Lab has today published 100 Urban Trends: A Glossary of Ideas from the BMW Guggenheim Lab New York and 100 Urban Trends: A Glossary of Ideas from the BMW Guggenheim Lab Mumbai.
Ravi Sawhney to Co-chair DMI's Design Thinking Conference
Ravi Sawhney, founder and CEO of the innovation consulting firm RKS, will co-chair the DMI conference Designing the Next Economy.
Poser 10 and Poser Pro 2014 Now Available
Smith Micro has today released Poser 10 and Poser Pro 2014, the newest versions of its 3D animation creation software.
Autodesk Unveils AutoCAD 360 Pro Mobile Plans and Web App
Autodesk is expanding AutoCAD 360 (formerly AutoCAD WS), a line of easy-to-use web and mobile drafting and documentation applications that let users view, create, edit and share drawings-anytime, anywhere.
2013 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion by Sou Fujimoto
The 2013 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, designed by Sou Fujimoto, is in its final stages of completion.
RIBA Plan of Work 2013
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) will today officially launch the RIBA Plan of Work 2013, an online tool for all those involved in the briefing, design, construction and post occupancy process.
Blue Marlin Designs Packaging for New ZEO Flavours
Blue Marlin has recently created packaging for ZEO's three new enticing variants, aptly called Burst, Crush, and Zest.
Stay by AlegreIndustrial Studio
Stay, the new customizable office chair designed by AlegreIndustrial Studio is one of the finalists in the Delta Awards 2013, organized by the Catalan Design Association (ADI-FAD).
Grand Stand 4: Design for Trade Fair Stands
Grand Stand 4 from Frame Publishers presents the latest developments in the fast-paced world of contemporary stand design, featuring a visual feast of tempting temporary spaces.
BuroCreative Re-positions Wedgwood as Global Luxury Lifestyle Brand
BuroCreative has recently created a new campaign to re-position Wedgwood, the WWRD owned pioneering English tableware and home accessories brand, as a global luxury home and lifestyle brand.
Lucitelux Just Imagine Awards 2013
Lucite International launched its inaugural Just Imagine Awards program at GlobalShop 2013.
Herman Miller Reintroduces Eames Molded Plastic Arm and Side Chair in Sustainable Fiberglass
The Herman Miller Collection is reintroducing the Eames Molded Plastic Arm and Side Chair in fiberglass, utilizing a new, more environmentally sensitive material chemistry and manufacturing process.
London Festival of Architecture 2013
The London Festival of Architecture is an annual, month-long and citywide exploration of London's built environment; investigating the importance of architecture and design in London's success and celebrating the city's role as a global hub of architectural experimentation, thinking, learning and practice.
Center for Public Interest Design
Portland State University's School of Architecture has recently launched Center for Public Interest Design, a research center that aims to investigate and utilize the power of design to make social, economic and environmental change in disadvantaged communities worldwide.
Art Years of the National Currency Exhibition by H2E
The Bank of Latvia recently commissioned H2E to develop a multimedia exhibition devoted to the 20th anniversary of the re-introduction of the national currency lats.
Introduction to Interior Design: NYSID Launches Its First Online, Interactive Interior Design Course
The New York School of Interior Design (NYSID) will offer its first online course starting this June, entitled Introduction to Interior Design.
Adam & You: RTT Develops Video Game Style Configurator App for Opel
RTT has recently developed a new iPad app for Opel that lets users virtual test drive the new Opel ADAM.
ASID Celebrates World Interiors Day
The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) today launched a full week of activities in honor of World Interiors Day.
Introduction to Sustainable Design Resources
Introduction to Sustainable Design Resources, a live webinar organized by the ASID Foundation of the American Society of Interior Designers, will provide an overview of sustainable design principles and outlines the "12 rules" for specifying healthier building materials and FF&E.
Design Council Appoints Clare Devine as Director of Architecture and the Built Environment
The Design Council has appointed Clare Devine as its new director of architecture and the built environment.
2013 RIBA President's Medals: Call for Entries
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is calling for nominations for the prestigious 2013 RIBA President's Medals Student Awards.
Natasha Jen to Headline 2013 SEGD Conference
Pentagram partner Natasha Jen, whose graphic design work is noted for crossing the boundaries of media, discipline, and culture, will be a featured speaker at the 2013 SEGD Conference, Above the Fog.
Duffy & Partners Creates New Brand Identity for Mall of America
Duffy & Partners has recently created a new, dynamic brand identity for the world's largest retail complex, Mall of America.
Lee Broom Designs New Christian Louboutin Store at Harrods
Lee Broom has recently designed the new Christian Louboutin store at Harrods, London.
Park Place by SHH Gets Planning Permission
Proposals for an elegant, new-build, black-fronted house in Mayfair's Park Place, inspired by number ten Downing Street and designed by SHH, has now been granted planning permission by Westminster City Council.
Adobe and AdWeek Digital Publishing Awards
Adobe, in partnership with AdWeek, launched a mobile advertising contest to distinguish the most innovative mobile advertisement or app, created with Adobe Digital Publishing Suite, that demonstrates inventive thinking, breakthrough creativity, and design acumen.
AIGA Design Leaders Confidence Index Q1 2013: Designers See Brighter Demand for Design
AIGA's Design Leaders Confidence Index was unchanged for the first quarter of 2013, at 101.62 compared to the previous quarter's 101.72.
RIBA Future Trends Survey Results for April 2013
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has today published the results of the April 2013 Future Trends Survey.
Sandbox: BERG and Fabrica Launch Prototyping and Research Program
BERG and Fabrica have launched a collaborative research and development program for the prototyping and creation of a new generation of connected products and services.