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iF Concept Design Award 2013
iF Concept Design Award 2013 is now open for entries. The competition is open to students in the fields of design, architecture, marketing and engineering from all over the world.
Images 36: Best of British Illustration Award Winners
The Association of Illustrators has unveiled the winners of Images 36: Best of British Illustration competition at a special award ceremony at Somerset House. This year the awards attracted over 1500 entries.
Sketchfab: Publish Interactive 3D Content Online
Sketchfab is a new web service to show and share 3D content. It allows publishing interactive 3D content online in real-time without plugin.
Creative Conscience Awards 2013
The Creative Conscience has launched a competition to use creativity to make a positive change to a particular moral, ethical or worthwile cause.
Declare: Living Future Institute Launches Ingredients Label for Building Products
The International Living Future Institute launched Declare, a "nutrition-label" for building materials that aims to transform the marketplace through transparency and open communication.
Dutch Design Week 2012
From October 20 through October 28 2012, the eleventh edition of Dutch Design Week takes place in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
2012 MAS Summit for New York City
The Municipal Art Society of New York (MAS) will host the 2012 MAS Summit for New York City at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall on October 18-19.
Molecular Cuisine: The Politics of Taste
Molecular Cuisine: The Politics of Taste is an interdisciplinary conference focusing on desire's palette and the intersections between taste and value.
Design Museum Launches New Online Game: Badoiiing!
The Design Museum has launched a new online game that allows you to flip an Alessi kettle, Nissan van or Frank Gehry chair into a three-sided goal.
Fabrica Launches New Logo and Ad Campaign for Teachers Without Borders
Fabrica has created the new logo and the global print and video campaign for Teachers Without Borders (TWB), the leading non-profit organization involved in the field of international support and networking for education and teacher professional development.
BarclayCard PayBand: Seymourpowell Designs Fully Contactless Payment System
Seymourpowell has recently unveiled Barclaycard PayBand, the specially designed wristband from the leading global payment business that allows users to pay for goods quickly and easily using contactless technology.
WalkaboutNYC 2012: Top Creative Agencies in NYC Open Their Doors on October 19
On October 19, seventeen independent agencies at the heart of advertising, branding, and marketing will open their doors to the public for WalkaboutNYC 2012.
Andreu World Unveils the 2012 International Design Contest Winner
Andreu World unveiled the winner of the 2012 International Design Contest in a ceremony hosted by the Feria Habitat Valencia.
Curl Table Lamp by Sebastian Bergne
Luceplan launched Curl table lamp at the 23rd International Biennale, Interieur 2012. Designed by Sebastian Bergne, the lamp uses the very latest in 'tuneable white' LED technology.
Marco Piva for Bulgari
Marco Piva has created a new window dressing concept for Bulgari. The new display was first introduced in Paris during the Biennale des Antiquaires, from Sept. 14th to 23th, and is now on show at all Bulgari stores worldwide.
AIGA Unveils 18 Case Studies to Highlight Design's Process and Impact
AIGA has unveiled eighteen case studies selected for its Justified design competition. The jury made their selection from nearly 400 entries submitted by design firms, in-house design departments, design entrepreneurs and freelance designers.
Beyond Design Develops a Visual Brand Language for Zebra Technologies
Beyond Design worked with Zebra Technologies to develop a VBL that includes the right combination of design elements and provides a consolidated look and feel to deliver a consistent message across each of Zebra's product divisions.
The Parlour: JHP Creates a One of a Kind Store Concept
The Parlour, set in the basement of the fabulous headquarters of SPC Corporation, South Korea's largest restaurant chain operator, is a 'one-of-a-kind' restaurant that has become the place to be seen amongst Seoul's fashionista set and business high flyers.
Pantone View Colour Planner Spring/Summer 2014
The Spring/Summer 2014 edition of Pantone View Colour Planner, titled Portal, highlights the key palettes for women's wear, menswear, active wear, cosmetics and lifestyle, as well as industrial and graphic design.
Thomas Manss & Company Rebuilds the FH Brandenburg Identity
Thomas Manss & Company has created a new identity for German university Fachhochschule Brandenburg. The new symbol replaces the abstracted depiction of the college building with a mark that is less literal without betraying its roots.
LaunchPad: Perkins+Will Designs Mentoring Laboratories for Infinite Family
Perkins+Will, in partnership with Infinite Family, has designed LaunchPad, a prototype computer lab where young people in Africa can communicate with mentors via face-to-face interaction thanks to high-speed and high-tech capabilities.
Pixomondo Brings Vacation Inspiration to Times Square for TripAdvisor
Pixomondo has created vacation-centric animations to promote TripAdvisor in Times Square. Three separate thirty-second brand spots are now being featured on the NASDAQ Tower and Marquee and the Reuters Tower in Times Square, running simultaneously throughout the day.
Foster + Partners Wins Competition for New Tower at 425 Park Avenue, New York
L&L Holding Company and Lehman Brothers Holdings has selected Foster + Partners to design their new office tower at 425 Park Avenue.
Parsons Completes Work on New Pool Pavilion for Highbridge Pool and Recreation Center
Parsons The New School for Design has completed its work on Splash House, a new pool pavilion for the WPA-era Highbridge Pool and Recreation Center in Washington Heights, in partnership with NYC Parks & Recreation.
Metropolis Next Generation Design Competition 2012: Empower with Inclusive Design
This year, Metropolis Magazine's annual Next Generation Design Competition is challenging emerging designers to define "inclusive design."
Thonet Concept Bike by Andy Martin Studio
Andy Martin Studio has designed a concept road bicycle for Thonet using their steam bending process developed in the 1930s.
ASID REGREEN Implementation Workshop
The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) has launched a new sustainable design workshop focused exclusively on interior design.
Ecocreative and University of Adelaide Launch Waste Watchers Recycling Campaign
Under its Ecoversity sustainability program, the University of Adelaide commissioned Ecocreative to help create a fun way to engage students and staff in recycling.
An Architect's Guide to Integrating Energy Modeling in the Design Process
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has released An Architect's Guide to Integrating Energy Modeling in the Design Process - an exhaustive, step-by-step map to predicting (and thus reducing) the energy usage of buildings.
Plagiarius Competition 2013
The Plagiarius Competition 2013 is open for entries. Created by Professor Rido Busse in 1977, Plagiarius aims to inform the public about the problem of fakes and plagiarisms and the negative impacts they have on not only the economy as a whole, but also on small companies and designers.
The New Kunsthaus: Great Art and Architecture
The New Kunsthaus: Great Art and Architecture is a new exhibition revealing what will be on offer to museum's visitors from 2017 in the new extension designed by David Chipperfield Architects.
DRS CUMULUS Oslo 2013: Call for Papers
The Design Research Society issued a call for papers for its 2nd International Conference for Design Education Researchers.
Compas Chair by Patrick Norguet
Compas is Patrick Norguet's latest design for Kristalia. It is an attractive stackable chair that can be used indoors or outdoors.
Plassen: Molde's New Cultural Center by 3XN
3XN has designed a new new cultural center for the Norwegian city of Molde. The city has just 25,000 inhabitants, but every July the biggest stars of jazz and about 100,000 jazz enthusiasts flock to the town's world famous international jazz festival.
Arik Levy: Experimental Growth
The Bisazza Foundation will host "Experimental Growth," an exhibition by Israeli designer Arik Levy, from November 8 through December 21, 2012.
The Crayolascope: An Analog Depth Display
Fake Love's Blair Neal crafted a childhood-inspired interactive experience with children's Crayola Glow Books in his latest project, "Crayolascope," an independently crafted analog depth display.
Frost's Chinatown Kiosk Wins NSW Architecture Awards 2012
Frost* Design has recently won a NSW Architecture Award in Small Project Architecture category for Chinatown Kiosk, Sydney.
Adobe Acrobat XI
Adobe Acrobat XI, the next generation of the industry standard for PDF software, features complete PDF editing and export to Microsoft PowerPoint; touch-friendly capabilities on tablets; and newly integrated cloud services.
Fjord Hires Shelley Evenson to Lead Organizational Learning and Development
Fjord added Shelley Evenson to its roster as Executive Director, Organizational Evolution. A pioneer and long-time educator in the practice of service design, Evenson will lead Fjord's initiatives to create a flexible learning organization, grow talent, and advance innovative knowledge sharing practices across the company.
Mirvish + Gehry: David Mirvish and Frank Gehry Unveil Conceptual Design
David Mirvish, founder of Mirvish Productions, and world-renowned architect Frank Gehry today unveiled the conceptual design for a mixed-use project that will transform Toronto's downtown arts and entertainment district and advance the area's future as a thriving cultural centre.
Irving Harper: Paper is a Versatile Medium
Irving Harper is this week's featured designer in the Herman Miller Why Design series. The film is a rare opportunity to feature one of the most prolific designers who helped shape American Modernism.
Theme Group Interviews Timothy Jacob Jensen
In an exclusive interview with Theme Group, Jacob Jensen CEO Timothy Jacob Jensen discusses democracy's effect on design, the benefits (or not) of market research, and the desire to improve everything they can.
Making City Istanbul
Making City Istanbul is the last exhibition of the 5th IABR: Making City. The exhibition is part of Musibet, the main exhibition of the first Istanbul Design Biennial that opens on October 10 at Istanbul Modern.
Jaguar Launches F-TYPE at the Paris Auto Show 2012
Jaguar unveiled its all-new, two-seater F-TYPE at the Paris Auto Show. Visually, the F-TYPE's exterior demonstrates a new sports car design language for Jaguar, with cleaner lines delivered through the discreet use of technology such as deployable spoiler and door handles.
AAO Conference 2012: Connecting People and Place
The Association of Architecture Organizations (AAO) conference is the largest annual gathering for those staff and volunteers of nonprofit architectural organizations and other interested individuals devoted to enhancing public dialogue about architecture and design - those groups that organize public lectures and architecture exhibitions, festivals and tours, and more.
Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art by Machado and Silvetti Associates
The Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art will open at Hamilton College on October 6, 2012. Designed by Machado and Silvetti Associates, the 30,537-square-foot museum will put object-based learning at the fore, promoting interdisciplinary research and the cross-fertilization of concepts and ideas vital to a liberal arts education.
Thomas Manss & Company Designs the Campaign and Catalogue for Miguel Rio Branco - Blind Spot
Thomas Manss & Company designed the campaign and catalogue for the exhibition 'Miguel Rio Branco - Blind Spot' in Brazil.
Brandimage Created the New Design for Air France's Homepage
Brandimage has recently created the new homepage for Air France's public website - the airline's first point of contact with 150 million visits per year. The goal was to enrich the user experience by combining functional and image objectives.
Ecocreative Creates Kaurna Walking Guide for the City of Holdfast Bay
The City of Holdfast Bay is host to many sites of significance for the Indigenous people of the Adelaide Plains, the Kaurna. Unfortunately much of this rich cultural heritage has been lost since European settlement.
The Phaidon Archive of Graphic Design
The Phaidon Archive of Graphic Design is a book in a box. It is a collection of 500 loose-leaf cards that represent the most influential and innovative graphic designs from around the world throughout history.
Base Design Creates a New Visual Identity for Dandoy
Founded in 1829, Dandoy is a traditional Brussels bakery who prides itself with a rich heritage of savoir-faire and artisanal craftsmanship.
Logo Life: Life Histories of 100 Famous Logos
Logo Life features short histories of the logos of Apple, Coca-Cola, Nike, and ninety-seven other world-famous brands.
Absolut Unique: Millions of Uniquely Designed Bottles
Absolut Unique is a limited edition of nearly four million uniquely designed and individually numbered bottles.
Bits + Mortar: Architecture in the Age of Digital Communication
The AIA New York Chapter is hosting Bits + Mortar: Architecture in the Age of Digital Communication on October 13 at the Center for Architecture. The one-and-a-half day symposium will bring together some of the most influential thinkers and achievers in design, technology, fabrication and publishing to discuss ways in which the discipline of architecture - enabled by fundamental technological advances - can re-establish itself as a driver of cultural change beyond the traditional boundaries of the discipline.
Daltile Interior Design Scholarship 2012
Presented by the ASID Foundation, the Daltile Interior Design Scholarship is being offered to students studying interior design and will be determined through a design competition, but with a new format and new challenges and criteria that will allow the rising stars of interior design to truly shine.
GDUSA Reader Survey: Stock Imagery is a Designer's Best Friend
Graphic Design USA (GDUSA) has released an annual survey of more than 1,000 readers which indicates that use of stock imagery has grown nearly three times in just 25 years, starting at 39 percent in 1986 and reaching 98 percent in 2012.
Cartils Designs New De Kuyper Exotique Range
Cartils has recently designed a new range of liqueurs for De Kuyper Royal Distillers. This new range of liqueurs has the potential to re-invent the cocktail environment and allows for the creation of modern interpretations of old favourites.
Peter Zumthor to Receive the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture
Peter Zumthor, the world renowned Swiss architect, has been named today as the recipient of the Royal Gold Medal.
Blue Marlin Creates Branding and Packaging for ZEO
ZEO, the debut product from Freedrinks, has been given a spectacular brand expression by integrated brand design agency Blue Marlin.
Frost Develops Brand Strategy & Identity for Sydney Hotel's New Bar, Grain
Four Seasons Hotel Sydney has launched its high-profile new George Street bar, GRAIN, with its brand strategy, naming, a bespoke typographic identity and design created by Frost*.
TYPO London 2012: Social
TYPO London 2012 will take at the Logan Hall of the Institute of Education on October 19 and 20. The theme for this year's conference is "Social."
Holmes & Marchant Creates New Branding and Packaging for PERK!ER
Holmes & Marchant has recently completed new brand identity and pack labels for PERK!ER, a new gluten and wheat-free food brand. The brand's range of bread and treats will be in store from September 29.
Winners of the BE OPEN Awards 2012
BE OPEN has unveiled the winners of the BE OPEN Awards at 100% Design 2012.
Quarterre Unveils Limited Edition Bike Stands
Quarterre has launched two limited edition versions of its Hood and Branchline bike stands at designjunction. Quarterre collaborated with British accessory company Cherchbi to create the special editions.
Morpholio Trace for iPad
Trace, the Morpholio Project's second app, explores the role of technology in the conceptual phase of the design workflow through a digital version of trace paper, and fosters communication amongst a global design culture.
One Show Creative unConference Chicago
For the first time The One Club is bringing the One Show Creative unConference to Chicago in November, in association with Digital Kitchen.
National Design Week 2012
The Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum will host its seventh annual National Design Week from October 13 through 21.
Michael Westcott Appointed President of DMI
Design Management Institute (DMI) has appointed Michael Westcott as the organization's next president.
Fashion Draft NYC 2012
New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and Parsons The New School for Design announced the second annual Fashion Draft NYC, one of six initiatives undertaken by the City to support the long-term growth of its fashion industry.
OS Pixadores: Ben Newman Directs Short for ASOS Black X Puma
Pulse Films Director Ben Newman shot a thought-provoking film campaign to support the launch of ASOS' latest Autumn/Winter 2012 collaboration with Puma, the ASOS Black X Puma shoe.
China's Design Revolution Book Signing with Lorraine Justice
Material ConneXion is hosting a book signing event with Lorraine Justice, author of China's Design Revolution. In her book, Justice maps the evolution of Chinese design and innovation.
2012 AIGA Aquent Survey of Design Salaries
AIGA and Aquent released the results of the annual Survey of Design Salaries. According to the report, salaries have seen little movement. Yet there are areas of the design industry experiencing growth, and lessons to be learned from the data.
75 Tools for Creative Thinking
Designed by Booreiland, 75 Tools for Creative Thinking is a brand new card set that stimulates your creative thinking in various stages of any process or situation where new ideas are desired.
RIBA Future Trends Survey Results for August 2012
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has published August 2012 results of its Future Trends Survey.
Adobe Edge Tools & Services
Adobe has today unveiled Edge Tools & Services at its Create the Web event. Built for Web designers who code and Web developers who value design, Adobe Edge is now Adobe's key brand for tools and services that can create beautiful, mobile-ready content and apps with HTML, CSS and JavaScript for delivery to modern browsers and mobile devices.
designLSM Designs Lacoste Knightsbridge Flagship Store
designLSM has recently completed the brand new Knightsbridge flagship concept store for Lacoste.
Checkland Kindleysides Designs Concept Store for Wrangler
Checkland Kindleysides has recently created a pilot store for Wrangler in Leipzig, Germany with a new retail concept.
The Way I Roll: Peter Sutherland Shoots Bike Documentaries for Thule Group
For the launch of a new range of bike bags, Thule Group has let filmmaker Peter Sutherland shoot six documentaries about bike culture.
BIID Boosts Education Team with Appointment of Claudette Williams
The British Institute of Interior Design (BIID) has appointed Claudette Williams as Education and Events Executive.
Street Seats Design Challenge
Organized by Design Museum Boston, Street Seats Design Challenge is an international outdoor furniture design competition that will culminate in new waterfront seating, an outdoor design exhibition, and a walking tour around the Fort Point Channel. The competition is open to local and international artists, designers, and enthusiasts.
Karim Rashid Designs Nafir for Axo Light
Nafir is the first product designed by Karim Rashid for Axo Light.
Frost Creates Environmental Graphics for Stanmore Public School, Sydney
Pupils returning to Stanmore Public School in Sydney after the spring break will have a whole new reason to get lost in a good book, thanks to Frost* Design's recent work on their new library.
Ten Green Bottles by Studio Conran for Gordon's Gin
Sir Terence Conran has recently created two show-stopping Limited Edition collections for Gordon's. The collection brings a modern twist on a classic to your drinks cabinet.
Winners of Parks for the People Competition
Van Alen Institute: Projects in Public Architecture and the U.S. National Park Service unveiled the winners of Parks for the People: A Student Competition to Reimagine America's National Parks. Eight student and faculty teams were honored at the competition award ceremony.
ForTwo: Skate Bros Share Board in Smart Car Spot
In a new online ad, which will have its cinema debut September 28, touting the snug proportions of Smart Car UK's Fortwo, two hot-shot skaters perform some slow-motion ollies on a shared board.
SCI-Arc Media Archive
SCI-Arc Media Archive is a new online showcase of videos of public events held at the school from 1974 to the present.
Altaya Etc Wine Shops by Kokaistudios
Kokaistudios designed the two thematic Etc Wine Shops, a new brand created by high end wine distributor Altaya in Hong Kong.
BE OPEN Sound Portal Lands in Trafalgar Square
The BE OPEN Sound Portal has arrived in London's Trafalgar Square. A mysterious, black, rubberised cube, it hosts five soundscapes so that the public can 'switch on their hearing' to appreciate the most advanced audio technology in the world.
Art, Environment, Action!
Art, Environment, Action! is a creative laboratory that will bring together a diverse cross-section of artists, designers, architects, dancers, chefs, and scientists, working at the intersections of art, pedagogy, and ecology.
USGBC's California Best Buildings Challenge More than Doubles to 13 Companies
This year, 13 companies in California have committed to the California Best Buildings Challenge, totaling more than six million square feet of collective building space.
Archer & Buchanan's Cattail Fence Wins Design Award
Archer & Buchanan Architecture has recently honored by the Society of American Registered Architects, Pennsylvania Council for a sculptural fence.
Where Will the Internet of Things Take Service Design?
The way digital products and services are integrated into our daily lives is evolving. The Internet of Things blurs the line between bits and atoms, making the distinction between the Internet and the real world harder to define.
Medi: A Mediterranean Grill and Pitaria by GrizForm Design Architects
GrizForm Design Architects has recently completed Medi, a new Arlington, Virginia restaurant. The casual, 40-seat restaurant takes cues from the clients' Greek background for the design.
Finalists of the Dassault Systemes Design Challenge 2012
Dassault Systemes unveiled the finalists of its second international competition for young designers; Riten Gojiya of India and the Czech designers Josef Ludvik Bohm and Jakub Novak.
AIA Architecture Billings Index Inches Back into Positive Territory in August 2012
The Architecture Billings Index (ABI), a leading economic indicator of construction activity produced by the AIA Economics & Market Research Group, climbed into positive terrain for the first time in five months.
Adobe Digital Publishing Suite, Single Edition
Adobe Digital Publishing Suite (DPS), Single Edition significantly simplifies the mobile app development process by enabling designers to create and deliver digital publications to iPad through the Apple App Store, without writing a single line of code.
SymmetryMill: Artlandia Launches Web Application for Pattern Design
Artlandia SymmetryMill is a new web application for making and sharing repeating patterns. The application extends the pattern design arsenal with the latest, exceptionally easy-to-use tools for a wide audience ranging from fine artists and surface, textile, stationery, web, and other designers, to hobbyists and high school students.
Vectorworks 2013: New Tools, Better Performance and Increased Efficiency
Nemetschek Vectorworks has today launched its 2013 product line, including Vectorworks Designer, Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Fundamentals and Renderworks.
Run4Good: BEAM and Saucony Create Runners' App to Fight Childhood Obesity
Created by BEAM and Saucony, Run4Good is an easy-to-use, full-featured running app that also enables users to run towards collective mileage goals that when reached triggers the doubling of cash donations from Saucony and its corporate partners to fight childhood obesity.
Peter Tolkin Architecture Launches New Website Designed by Daniel Lara
Peter Tolkin Architecture has relaunched its website. Designed by Daniel Lara, the new virtual home offers a distinct departure from the typical architectural website; its focus is on exploring the stories behind the twelve-year-old practice.