Design News
Tim Kobe and John Bielenberg to Keynote 2013 SEGD Conference
Tim Kobe's company Eight Inc. translated Apple's design zeitgeist into a game-changing retail format.
Winners of the App to the Future Design Challenge
Core77 and Microsoft have today unveiled the 50 finalists and five winners of the App to the Future challenge.
GAME: Golf's New Digital Experience
fuseproject has recently created GAME GOLF, a wearable golf performance monitoring system. The GAME platform is centered on three key ingredients: See, Share and Compare.
Meet My Project Milan 2013
The 12th edition of Meet My Project Milan will explore the relationship between object and user.
ARCHITECT's 2013 R+D Awards
ARCHITECT magazine has launched its seventh annual R+D Awards, which honor innovative materials and systems at every scale - from entire buildings to mechanical and structural systems, discrete building materials, and digital design and construction tools.
The:Square3: New Sports Themed Project Revitalises Berlin Sport Precinct
Three towers of gold, silver, and bronze and three diagonally shaped city blocks make up THE:SQUARE3, a new mixed use development inspired by sport that revitalises a unique urban quarter in Berlin.
Varoom 21: The Illustration Report
Varoom - The Illustration Report, goes in search of Rules to make or break.
AIGA and Design Ignites Change Launch New Professional Fellowship Program
In recent years, there has been a powerful shift in the creative industry. Many design and architecture professionals have turned their efforts toward self-initiated work that has the potential for positive social impact.
SVA BBC Design Documentary Film Festival 2013
The 2013 SVA BBC Design Documentary Film Festival, a full day of rare and groundbreaking BBC films - many of which will be screened for the first time in the United States, will take place at the SVA Theatre on West 23 Street on March 17.
PantoneLIVE ColorBook and Viewer Plug-Ins
X-Rite has today released PantoneLIVE ColorBook and Viewer plug-ins, allowing designers and brand owners instant access to essential brand color standards, as well as PantoneLIVE Color Libraries, directly from within their favorite Adobe Creative Suite software.
BBDO Russia Creates Click for Help Game for WWF
Created by BBDO Moscow for WWF, Click for Help is an interactive online game dedicated to the preservation of the polar bears.
Barcelona Design Week 2013
BCN Design Week, the international event focused on design, innovation and business, will gather again companies and professionals from any industry or productive services that use knowledge and creativity as a driver of its business activity.
Have No Fear: Pearlfisher Celebrates 20 Years of Ground-Breaking Design
Have No Fear is a collaborative work that has been designed, written and produced by Pearlfisher's studios in London and New York.
NYCxDESIGN: Citywide Celebration of Design in New York City
NYCxDESIGN, the City's first annual city-wide event to showcase and promote design, will be held from May 10 through May 21, 2013.
Architectural Digest Home Design Show 2013
The 12th annual Architectural Digest Home Design Show returns to Pier 94 in NYC from March 21-24, 2013.
Bent Image Lab Revisits Portlandia
IFC's hit comedy series, Portlandia, has returned with the beloved Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein as their anthropomorphic rat personas.
2013 REBRAND 100 Global Showcase
The REBRAND 100 Global Awards has unveiled its 2013 showcase, honoring the most successful rebrands worldwide.
JumP Cuts a Rug with Coco Rocha and White House Black Market
jumP has created a new playful spot for White House Black Market, showcasing the brand's impeccable business wear.
Taxi Studio Designs Branding and Packaging for Sinebrychoff
Taxi Studio has recently repositioned and redesigned Golden Cap brand and packaging.
Boutique Design West 2013
BDwest is the Hospitality Media Group's (HMG) newest trade fair for hospitality design professionals, to be held on April 4-5, 2013 at the San Diego Convention Center.
Winners of 10th Annual ASID Student Design Competition
The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) has unveiled the winners of the 10th Annual ASID Student Design Competition.
TILT Designs Two New Club Workspaces in London
Club Workspace, the fast-growing network of creative coworking clubs, is opening two new sites in London.
Pantone View Home + Interiors 2014
Pantone has released the 2014 Pantone View Home + Interiors trend forecast featuring the nine directional color palettes with distinct and evocative style for home furnishings and interior design.
Global Perspectives: International Influencers of Our Generation
Global Perspectives: International Influencers of Our Generation will bring the world of design to guests in the Lutyens Room at RIBA HQ on March 13, 2013.
The Picnic by Raw Edges for Kvadrat
Raw Edges has designed the Kvadrat stand for the Stockholm Furniture 2013.
MPDVision Issue 03: Autumn & Winter 14/15
Mudpie has recently released the third edition of MPDVision magazine for the Autumn & Winter 14/15 season.
ArgyleXchange: Intrigue with a Capital X
Alphabet has developed a new brand identity, strategy and campaign aimed at driving Sydneysiders to a dining and nightlife precinct in The Rocks.
Cuningham Group Architecture Unveils New Los Angeles-Area Office
Cuningham Group Architecture has unveiled its new Los Angeles-Area office in the heart of Culver City's Hayden Tract commercial district.
College Track, Bayview Center by Turnbull Griffin Haesloop
Founded in 1997, College Track is a nonprofit organization that aims to empower students from under-resourced communities to obtain a college degree.
Pearlfisher New York Redesigns GoMacro
Pearlfisher New York has completed a redesign of the GoMacro brand including the brand identity and packaging graphics for the core MacroBar range - macrobiotic and vegan energy bars.
TEAMS Designs New ZLX Line for Electro-Voice
TEAMS has recently designed the new ZLX line of portable powered loudspeakers for Electro-Voice.
HUSH Adds Architectural Designer Benjamin Gray
HUSH has added award-winning architectural designer Benjamin Gray to its roster.
India to Host Next Icsid Interdesign Workshop
The Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research (WeSchool) will host the next Icsid Interdesign workshop in February 2014 in Mumbai.
DMI Design/Management Thinking 25
DMI's Design Thinking conference moves to the Los Angeles area for the first time.
Porsche Design TwinBag
Porsche Design has unveiled TwinBag, a women's handbag distinguished by its unique design and exclusive leather materials, expertly crafted by workers in Florence.
Adobe Foundation Creativity Scholarships: Call for Applications
Adobe is calling for applications for the 2013 Adobe Foundation Creativity Scholarships.
RIBA Future Trends Survey Results for January 2013
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has published the results of the January 2013 Future Trends Survey.
POINT London 2013: International Design Conference
From 2-3 May, Point London, the capital's new conference, will explore the theme of 'Authenticity' and the power of great design for change in business, education and society.
Sustainable Brands 2013: From Revolution to Renaissance
The 2013 Sustainable Brands conference, with a theme of "From Revolution to Renaissance," will be held on June 3-6, 2013, in San Diego, CA.
Place and Occasion: Montgomery Sisam Architects
Toronto-based practice Montgomery Sisam Architects has a commitment to design quality that is rooted in the belief that buildings and their environs must play a dignified and lasting role for their occupants and the surrounding community.
Photoshop Touch for Android and iOS Phones
Adobe has released a new version of Adobe Photoshop Touch, optimized for iPhone and Android smart phones.
2013 D-Crit Conference: counter/point
The 2013 D-Crit Conference, moderated by NPR's "The Takeaway" host John Hockenberry, and featuring graduating students of the SVA MFA in Design Criticism, will take place on May 11, 2013 at the Visual Arts Theatre in New York City.
Autodesk Milano Office
Goring & Straja Architects has recently designed the interiors of Autodesk's new Milano office, located within an existing condominium complex.
IDA Calls for Expressions of Interest for 2017 Congress
The International Design Alliance (IDA) is calling for expressions of interest for the fourth biennial IDA Congress to be held in 2017.
Casa Rex Develops New Mouthwash Packaging for Unilever
Casa Rex has created the packaging and global guidelines for Signal Expert Protection, Unilever's new mouthwash range.
WantedDesign 2013
The third edition of WantedDesign, a creative destination for the design community with innovative installations, student workshops, and engaging discourse, will take place on May 17-20, 2013, in NYC.
Heimtextil 2013 Management Report: Female Shift
Messe Frankfurt, in collaboration with Zukunftsinstitut, has released Heimtextil 2013 Management Report, "Female Shift," which analyzes living environments of women and men.
It's Not Easy Being Green: Two Designers Exploring Sustainability Worldwide
It's Not Easy Being Green: Two Designers Exploring Sustainability Worldwide is a new publication by Aart van Bezooyen and Paula Rache that brings together six months of making new friends, photographing local impressions and collecting materials.
Les Grands Vins de Colette Gets a Sophisticated Brand Vision and Strategy from Heat
Heat recently collaborated with California wine company "Les Grands Vins de Colette" to create a passionate brand story for the company's first offering.
MET Studio Creates New Exhibition for IWM Duxford
MET Studio has created a new permanent exhibition for the Imperial War Museum (IWM) at their Duxford site, which will focus on the former military airfield's incredible war- and peace-time history.
Pantone Releases Updated Fashion + Home Cotton Swatch Systems
Pantone has recently released the redesigned Pantone Fashion + Home Cotton Swatch Library and Cotton Swatch Case, housed in limited edition packaging, celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Harvard Art Museums to Open Renovated and Expanded Facility in Fall 2014
Harvard Art Museums will open its renovated and expanded facility in the fall of 2014.
Brandient Designs Packaging for Ubernuts
Pangram, a leading player on the pasta & snacks market in Romania, decided to enter the packaged nuts & seeds category and needed a new brand for that purpose.
Design and Social Impact: A Cross-Sectoral Agenda for Design Education, Research and Practice
The Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum has released the white paper Design and Social Impact: A cross-sectoral agenda for design education, research and practice.
Aligning Conflicting Agendas
A New York design consultancy is rebranding a 500 year-old Swiss specialty brand for the global market after its purchase by a Tokyo-based multi-national.
Drawing: Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
Drawing features more than 850 drawings that Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec made between 2005 and 2012.
Wallpaper* Honours Nemo with 2013 Best Reissues Design Award
The Projecteur 365 by Le Corbusier has been selected as the winner in the "Best Reissues" category of the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2013.
Alice + Olivia SoHo Pop Up Shop
Alice + Olivia by Stacey Bendet has opened a new pop up shop in SoHo.
FEST 2013: Call for Entries
FEST is calling for entries for the Official Competitive section in the festival, aimed for Directors up to 30 years of age, on the short film competition, and Directors with their first or second feature on the Feature Film Competition.
Sandstrom Partners Designs New Package for Aviation Gin
Sandstrom Partners has recently designed a dramatic new package for Portland-based distillery House Spirits' flagship product, Aviation Gin.
Veryday Wins iF Gold Award 2013 for November
Veryday has recently received a Gold 2013 iF Design Award for the chair November. The chair, designed for Artipelag, the highly acclaimed new art and design center in Stockholm's Archipelago, is a beautifully crafted chair made entirely out of wood.
NVIDIA Unveils New Corporate Headquarters
NVIDIA has unveiled plans for its new state-of-the-art, iconic 1M square-foot corporate headquarters, designed by Gensler.
Center for Architecture Issues RFQ for Graphic Designer
The Center for Architecture, as part of its ongoing mission to promote design excellence, is planning its 2013 Graphic Designer Shortlist.
2013 SEGD Conference: Above the Fog
The 2013 SEGD Conference will take place in San Francisco on June 6-8, with a theme of 'Above the Fog.'
Dave Pickett's Floorscape on Display at MOCA Cleveland
Floorscape is a modular, industrial style floor lounge designed by Dave Pickett for the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Cleveland and their impressive new building designed by Farshid Moussavi.
AIA Reports Strong Surge for Architecture Billings Index
As the prognosis for the design and construction industry continues to improve, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) is reflecting its strongest growth since November 2007.
FitNation at Center for Architecture
Inspired by New York City's Active Design Guidelines, and the annual FitCity conference, going into its eighth year, the FitNation exhibition at the Center for Architecture will present active design at a range of scales to show how designers and architects in partnership with city and national governments are encouraging increased physical activity and greater attention to health in the built environment.
Bjarke Ingels to Talk on Sustainable Design at Nordic Cool 2013
Bjarke Ingels, the internationally acclaimed Danish architect and founder and principal of BIG, will give a forum talk at Nordic Cool 2013, sharing to the audience his views on development and challenges of sustainable design.
Bentley Unveils the All-New Flying Spur
Bentley will launch the new Flying Spur at 2013 Geneva Motor Show.
The Dieline Package Design Conference 2013
The Dieline Conference 2013 will be held from June 23 to 26 at Moscone West, San Francisco, CA.
Christian Louboutin Retrospective at Design Exchange
This summer, the Design Exchange, will host iconic French luxury designer Christian Louboutin and his retrospective exhibition.
Pierini Creates Packaging for Stella Artois Noire
Pierini Partners has recently designed the packaging for the Stella Artois Noire, a new premium black beer brand.
Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Etienne
The 2013 Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Etienne will be held from March 14 to 31. This 8th edition will strongly focus on innovation, forecasting and research through design.
Winners of Plagiarius 2013
Plagiarius has unveiled the winners of its 2013 anti-awards.
Cheil Worldwide Appoints Jordan Waid as Executive Creative Director
Cheil Worldwide has appointed Jordan Waid as executive creative director at Mind Design Laboratory (MD Lab), the Munich-based design house and innovation lab specialized in integrated 360 degrees brand experience.
The Art of Illustration: New PBS Off Book Episode
Off Book, a web series from PBS that explores cutting edge art, just released a new episode "The Art of Illustration."
Commonwealth Creates New Online Campaign for Chevrolet Volt
Commonwealth has teamed up with Gentleman Scholar to create a web experience for Chevrolet that educates their customer on the efficiencies of the Chevrolet Volt vehicle in the new online campaign.
Adobe Edge Reflow: Preview Release of New Responsive Web Design Tool
Adobe has released a public preview of Edge Reflow, a new responsive design tool for Web designers and developers creating websites and content for screens of virtually all sizes.
Autodesk 123D Creature
Autodesk 123D Creature is a new iPad app that gives anyone the ability to create and 3D print amazing 3D characters.
Pantone Fashion Color Report Fall 2013
Pantone has released its Fall 2013 color report, featuring a comprehensive overview of designers' use of color in their upcoming collections.
Fix it in Post: A Short Film to Showcase Autodesk Smoke 2013
Autodesk recently created a humorous, action-packed short film showcasing the movie-making magic of Autodesk Smoke 2013 video editing and visual effects software.
eDrawings for iOS with Augmented Reality
SolidWorks has released an update to eDrawings for iOS that allows design teams to view their products in the real world before a physical product exists.
Frost* Creates a Gateway for Success
Frost* has developed the brand strategy, name and identity for a major new commercial property development on a site at Mascot, near Sydney's international airport, soon to be vacated by Qantas.
Compostmodern 2013
Compostmodern, the bi-annual conference for sustainability and design, will take place on March 22-23, 2013 at the Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco.
SAIC Leroy Neiman Student Center & Legacy Classrooms by Valerio Dewalt Train Associates
Designed by the Valerio Dewalt Train Associates, the new LeRoy Neiman Student Center at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) addresses a challenge faced by many urban colleges lacking a main campus: the need for a "home base" for students.
2013 AICP Show: Call for Entries
The Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) is calling for entries for its 2013 Show.
AIGA Design Leaders Confidence Index Q4 2012: Design Leaders Optimistic About a Growing Design Economy
Design leaders are optimistic about a growing design economy, according to the latest AIGA Design Leaders Confidence Index results.
43rd Creativity Media & Interactive Awards
The 43rd Creativity Media & Interactive Design Awards is now open for entries.
H&M for Brick Lane Bikes Collection is Here
H&M for Brick Lane Bikes is a men's cycling collection designed by H&M and tested by Brick Lane Bikes.
RIBA Boyd Auger Scholarship 2013: Call for Entries
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is calling for applications for the RIBA Boyd Auger Scholarship 2013.
Poetica Signs Director Douglas Purver
Poetica has signed Director Douglas Purver to its roster. A visionary storyteller, Purver joins Poetica's talented roster of artists specializing in award-winning live-action and post-production for commercials, music videos, and web content.
BMW Group DesignworksUSA and K2 Bring New Ski Design on the Slopes
BMW Group DesignworksUSA has designed new sporty ski sliders in collaboration with K2.
HUSH Adds Multi-Talented Artist Salyer into the Fold
HUSH has added art director and design and concept development artist Andre Salyer to its ranks.
Brickyard VFX Animates Animals for Adobe
Brickyard VFX delivered animation for Adobe spot "Animals," a tongue-in-cheek reflection on huge Super Bowl ad spends, which premiered exclusively online.
Pictoplasma NYC 2013
The fourth U.S. edition of Pictoplasma NYC conference will unfold at the Tishman Auditorium, Parsons The New School for Design.
Crowdfunding Architecture: Impact of Crowdfunding as Alternative Way to Raise Capital for Smaller Projects
Crowdfunding, the practice of investing in projects through the use of a crowd-supported web based fundraising campaign, shows significant promise for attracting investors to smaller real estate projects and getting them off the architect's drawing board, according to a report issued today by the American Institute of Architects.
HBA London Creates New Swiss Alpine Aesthetic at The Alpina Gstaad
The Alpina Gstaad, the first new hotel in Switzerland's most discretely glamorous destination for over 100 years, has opened to reveal an exquisite and sensitive interpretation of chic Swiss Alpine living by HBA London.
Yves Geleyn for BBC
Yves Geleyn of Hornet, known for his tactile aesthetic backed by an endless cache of animation techniques, created a luminescent and mysterious world for BBC Radio 6 Music's latest promo.
10,000ft Wins 2013 Interaction Award
10,000ft, a resourcing/project management tool created by Artefact, has recieved a 2013 Interaction Award from IxDA.
Piamo: New Concept to Brew Fresh Espresso in Microwave
Piamo is a new espresso maker concept that works in the microwave.