Design News
Helene Combs Dreiling Elected 2014 AIA President
Delegates to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Convention in Washington, D.C. elected Helene Combs Dreiling, FAIA, (AIA Blue Ridge), to serve as the 2013 AIA first vice president/president-elect and 2014 AIA president.
ASID Interior Design Billings Index Points to Improvements Across Sectors and Regions
The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) released the results of its Interior Design Billings Index for the first quarter of 2012.
Wallpaper* Custom Covers 2012
As a new twist to its award-winning Custom Covers project, Wallpaper* has commissioned dozens of top designers to create a series of unique covers for the August issue.
Small Cities Are Enough for Many Millennials
As Millennials come of age and graduate from college, they're making decisions about where they want to live and put down roots.
Goodby, Silverstein & Partners Created Print Ad Campaign for Golden Gate's 75th Anniversary
Today, the iconic Golden Gate Bridge is celebrating its 75th anniversary. To help commemorate the 75th of one of the modern Wonders of the World, ad agency Goodby Silverstein & Partners (GSP) has created an arresting print ad campaign in partnership with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservatory, that captures the innumerable angles and features of this symbolic bridge.
Cooper-Hewitt to Host Series of Graphic Design - Now in Production Programs
The Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum will offer a series of public programs in conjunction with the exhibition Graphic Design-Now in Production, on view at Governors Island, through Sept 3, to engage the public in design conversations and activities.
Phoenix Opens CLIOS
The CLIOs dazzled a captivated audience of industry heavyweights at the American Museum of Natural History last week. A high energy animated motion graphic and commercial montage from Phoenix kicked off the 2012 award ceremony.
Highbridge in_flux by the Parsons Design Workshop 2012
This summer, a group of students from the Design Workshop at the School of Constructed Environments at Parsons The New School for Design are reconstructing and enclosing the lobby at the historic Highbridge Pool and Recreation Center.
2DEFINE Architecture Awarded Yingkou Convention & Exposition Center
2DEFINE Architecture with local partner Dalian Urban Planning & Design Institute was selected to direct the design of the Yingkou Convention and Exposition Center, a four-story, 750,000-square-foot facility in Yingkou, China, a city of 2.2 million people located in the northwest province of Liaoning on the Bohai Sea.
Duravit Delos Collection
Delos is Duravit's newest trend-setting bath collection, designed in collaboration with EOOS.
Sonos SUB by Y Studios
Y Studios just gave a facelift to Sonos SUB, a new wireless subwoofer that takes your Sonos System one seismic step closer to the spine-curling, jaw-dropping, full body experience music was meant to be.
RIBA Annie Spink Award
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is seeking nominations for the Annie Spink Award, presented in recognition of an outstanding contribution to architectural education.
London Design Festival 2012
This September sees the London Design Festival, one of the most important events on the global design calendar, mark its tenth anniversary.
Van Alen Institute NYSCA Independent Project Grants
Van Alen Institute is calling architecture, design, and historic preservation professionals to apply for fiscal sponsorship for New York State Council on the Arts Independent Project grants.
DyeCoo: Winner of the Third Annual MEDIUM Award for Material of the Year
Material ConneXion named Netherlands-based DyeCoo Textile Systems as the winner of the third annual MEDIUM Award for Material of the Year. Material ConneXion has cited the company for the development of revolutionary commercial dyeing machine technology.
LAVA Designs Green Climate Fund Headquarters, Bonn
The Federal Republic of Germany has selected the proposal of Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA) for the Green Climate Fund Headquarters, Bonn. LAVA's proposal for the headquarters is an 'ecological model project' and demonstrates their motto: 'green is the new black.'
Trollback + Company Created a New Logo and Branding Package for TV Land
Trollback + Company teamed up with TV Land for their fourth branding project and first logo reinvention in the network's 16-year history. The new look, accompanied by the tagline, "Laugh More" first aired May 9th.
Video: Reality TV, Fashion and Commerce
The panel discussion, Reality TV, Fashion and Commerce, was held during The One Club's Creative Week NY new Thought Leadership series.
RIBA Future Trends Survey Results for April 2012
The Royal Institute of British Architects' (RIBA) Future Trends Survey for April 2012 has revealed architecture practices are continuing to stay positive about their future workload.
AIA Guide to the IgCC
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has released the first overview guide on how architects can implement in their practice the International Green Construction Code (IgCC), which was introduced in March by the International Code Council (ICC).
Design Week NYC: New Online Guide for Design-Related Events During ICFF
The Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum has launched a new website, highlighting design-related events around the city during the International Contemporary Furniture Fair.
Gain: AIGA Design for Social Value Conference
Across the country and around the world, designers are teaming up with businesses, nonprofits, government leaders and community organizations to improve the human experience.
Stanton Williams' Central Saint Martin's College in King's Cross Awarded Building of the Year at AJ 100
Stanton Williams' New University of the Arts London Campus for Central Saint Martin's at King's Cross was last night awarded the "Building of the Year" prize at the annual AJ 100 Awards in London.
Making TV and Movies, NYC Style
The New York City Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment has released its latest Reel Jobs campaign, and the message is clear: this is the place to be, to live, and to work if you want to make TV or movies.
Axor Bouroullec: Unlimited Possibilities for the Bathroom
Axor has a new set of names to add to its impressive repertoire. The designer brand of the Hansgrohe company is launching its highly anticipated collection with Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec at ICFF.
Stephen Hodder to Be Next President of the RIBA
Stephen Hodder has been confirmed as the next President of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). Stephen will become President Elect on September 1, 2012 and will take over the two-year elected presidency from Angela Brady on September 1, 2013.
Royal Mail Great British Fashion Stamps
Royal Mail is featuring some of Britain's most renowned fashion designers on ten new first class stamps, available today from all Post Office Branches.
Architecture Billings Index Reverts to Negative Territory in April 2012
After five months of positive readings, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) has fallen into negative terrain.
MPC Takes the Ribena Berry to the Next Level
MPC collaborated with M&C Saatchi and Independent to deliver a fully CG commercial for the makers of Ribena, bringing the famous berries to life again.
Working Well Design Challenge
Designers and youth organisations are being invited to join forces to design, build and launch new digital products and services that help young people secure the opportunities they deserve in a new challenge, launched today by Design Council and Nominet Trust.
designLSM Created New Interior and Brand New Q Bar for Quilon Restaurant
designLSM has created a new interior for Quilon Restaurant which captures its cultural origins and positioning as one of the leading Michelin starred restaurants in London. The new contemporary restaurant boasts a brand new Q Bar plus a sumptuous private room.
NRN Design Creates Life Online Exhibition for the National Media Museum
Life Online, designed by the NRN Design, is a gallery to explore the social, technological and cultural impact of the Internet.
The Way We Live Now: What People Need and Expect From Their Homes
The vacuum cleaner stored at Mum's house a 20 minute drive away; BOGOF supermarket food deals kept in the boot of the car; these are just two of the real-life examples of how some British households are constrained by the design of their homes.
Giffgaff Spreads the Love with Echo
giffgaff, the SIM only mobile network, has worked with design and branding consultancy Echo to provide its members with a fresh approach to SIM card packaging which matches its community ethos.
Ghost Recon Alpha: The Prequel Film
Ubisoft has teamed up with Little Minx and Academy Award-winning directors Herve & Francois to create a live-action/CGI prequel film Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Alpha in anticipation of the release of the "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon" video game, which went live online yesterday.
ASID Presents Design for Baby Boomers at AIA Convention
Michael Berens, director of Research and Knowledge Resources for the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) will deliver a presentation on design for Baby Boomers, titled Welcome Home: Universal Design, Sustainable Design, and Baby Boomers.
Rise of the Tablets: Tablet Traffic Has Grown 10 Times Faster Than Smartphone Traffic
Adobe today unveiled findings from its most recent Adobe Digital Index report examining how global website traffic and engagement differ when the visitor is on a tablet, smartphone or personal computer (PC).
Shaderlight Cloud Rendering Powered by Limitless Computing
Limitless Computing and ArtVPS have today launched Shaderlight Cloud Rendering, offering a fast and effective workflow for SketchUp users.
IIDA to Induct New President and Board Members at Annual Meeting
The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) will induct James Williamson, IIDA, LEED AP, as the Association's International President for the 2012-2013 term on June 10, 2012.
NYSE Euronext Launches New Brand Identity Developed by Interbrand
Interbrand created a new brand identity for NYSE Euronext. The new identity was unveiled at all NYSE Euronext exchanges and other locations around the world as well as online at NYSE website.
Clickfire Media to Host Mobile Panel at Internet Week New York
Smartphones are taking over, changing not just the way people communicate with one another, but the way they access information and interact with products.
Hybrid Design Creates New LookBooks for Nike Sportswear
Nike Sportswear is the casual fashion arm of Nike. Over the years, Hybrid Design has created several look books for Nike in a variety of categories.
Household Designs the Christian Louboutin Retrospective Exhibition for the Design Museum
The first UK exhibition of iconic French shoe designer, Christian Louboutin, showcasing at the Design Museum until July 9, has been designed by London based customer experience design company, Household.
Autodesk 123D Catch for iPad
The Autodesk 123D Catch for iPad is a new free app that lets users take images from their iPad camera and upload them to the Autodesk cloud service that transforms the images into a 3D model.
Materials Matter VI
Material ConneXion has just released the sixth edition of Materials Matter, featuring nearly 100 exciting international materials juried into Material ConneXion's library.
Herman Miller Collection to Pop in NYC Shop
Herman Miller has opened a Pop Up Shop in New York City, officially introducing the Herman Miller Collection to the largest metro market in North America.
Adobe Muse Now Available
Adobe Muse, a new software that enables designers to publish professional HTML5 websites without writing code, is now available as a standalone subscription or as part of Adobe Creative Cloud membership.
The Economics of Biophilia: Why Designing with Nature in Mind Makes Financial Sense
Why do certain places make us feel good? Anthropologists tell us we are hard-wired to respond to nature.
Paper: Sehsucht Creates CGI Spot for German Charitable Lottery
Follow the paper plane into Sehsucht's latest origami-style world of helping hands and improved communities. The studio has produced the 30 seconds TVC "Paper" in full CGI for Deutsche Fernseh Lotterie, a charitable lottery, and their agency Zum Goldenen Hirschen.
Yayoi Kusama Designs Limited Edition June 2012 Wallpaper* Cover
For the limited-edition cover of Wallpaper's June issue, Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama has drawn a 'message of love' on a photograph of herself.
Casa Rex Creates New Packaging Design for Lux Body Lotion Range in South Africa
Casa Rex has developed new packaging for Lux. The "Fine Fragrances Body Lotion" range consists of five different variants, and has just been launched in the South African market.
Adobe Creative Suite 6 Now Available
Adobe Creative Suite 6 is now shipping. The CS6 product line includes powerful new releases of Photoshop, InDesign, lllustrator, Dreamweaver, Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Flash Professional and other products as well as four suite versions - Creative Suite 6 Design & Web Premium; Creative Suite 6 Design Standard; Creative Suite 6 Production Premium; and Creative Suite 6 Master Collection.
Winners of the 2012 National Design Awards
Cooper-Hewitt Director Bill Moggridge announced the winners of the 2012 National Design Awards, which recognize excellence across a variety of disciplines.
Denise Cherry Shows Businessweek How to Design an Office
In the current "How To" issue of Businessweek (along with a primer on making coffee by Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and a guide to motivating people by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel) Studio O+A Director of Design Denise Cherry demonstrates how to design an office.
Anna Dello Russo for H&M
H&M unveiled a special collaboration with fashion icon and legendary Fashion Director Anna Dello Russo.
NBC Politics iOS App
NBC Politics launched a new app for iPad and iPhone that brings users inside the 2012 election through a collection of interactive tools, games, videos, reports, and graphics from a powerful political reporting team at NBC News.
Three Keys To Increasing Your Design Fees: Confidence, Distance, Mutuality
Design firms routinely underprice their work. It seems as though they don't trust their own value, thinking, "If I can do it, it must be easy." Therefore "I don't dare ask for..." whatever.
BIG JAMBOX by Jawbone: Sound Designed for Your Life
The original JAMBOX SmartSpeaker is both a critical and commercial success that has ushered in the era of the wireless speaker.
Kee's Chocolates by Slo.vis and Et Al. Collaborative
Kee's Chocolates has established itself as a premier destination for chocolate in NYC. After nearly ten years as a neighborhood staple, Kee's has commissioned Architects slo.vis and et al. collaborative with a complete redesign of the Soho store.
SolidWorks eDrawings for iPad
SolidWorks' eDrawings for iPad is a new application that lets you bring your 2D and 3D files to a customer's site, or to a sales meeting, and share the design concepts quickly and easily.
FITCH Wins Triple Crown of Retail Design Awards
FITCH swept the "triple crown" of store design competitions with a "hands-on," LEED Silver showroom for San Diego-based Fixtures Living.
New Offices for ConVis by Ware Malcomb
Ware Malcomb designed the new offices for ConVis, the San Diego Convention and Visitor's Bureau. The new ConVis offices are located within the Symphony Towers building in downtown San Diego.
Village Green: New Apartment Homes Prove Public Housing Can Be Sustainably Designed
As the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) established public housing programs for low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities, public housing by definition must be affordable for its residents. But not all public housing is also sustainably designed.
Woods Bagot and Oxigen Declared Best of State Commercial Interior Design
Celebrating the finest in Australian interior design, Woods Bagot and Oxigen were awarded the Best of State Commercial Interior Design title, for Oxigen's workplace in Adelaide, at the annual Australian Interior Design Awards (AIDA).
Lucky Twenty One's The Chartrands Direct Integrated Web & Print Campaign For Animal Rescue and Adoption
TM Advertising collaborated with Lucky Twenty One's directing duo Marc & Melanie Chartrand to create an integrated online and print campaign for Best Friends Animal Society.
ONE Prize 2012: Blight to Might
Terreform ONE is now accepting submissions for the 2012 ONE Prize Competition.
Red Dot Design Ranking for Design Concepts
The red dot institute published "the red dot design ranking for design concepts," an index of the top 15 companies, design studios and universities by region.
IIDA Wins Two 2012 Excel Awards for Perspective Journal
The International Interior Design Association received the 2012 EXCEL Silver Award for Design Excellence from the Association of Media and Publishing for Perspective, the Association's quarterly journal.
Toy Trends Inspired By Pop Culture, Technology, Social Causes
We were at the Time To Play toy showcase yesterday to keep an eye on the trends coming this spring and summer - and to have a little fun letting our inner child come out to play.
IN-EI Issey Miyake Lighting Collection
IN-EI, Japanese for "shadow, shadiness, nuance," is a new lighting collection created by Issey Miyake and his research and development team "Reality Lab."
Frog Design Mind Issue 9: Passion
The latest issue of Design Mind magazine, award-winning publication of global innovation firm frog, is out.
The Pop-Up Generation: Design Between Dimensions
Young people born with and behind the screen live in a shadow area; a no man's land between the second and third dimension that they wish to connect.
Kill for a Pencil: Game Gets Creative Community Warmed Up for Upcoming Creative Week NYC
As the advertising creative community gears up for the 37th annual One Show and The One Club's 4th annual Creative Week, May 7-11 in New York City, they can get some of their anxieties out by playing "Kill for a Pencil," an 8-bit arcade-style game that brings new meaning to the words "killer creative."
Design Council Revealed New Designs to Help People Live Well with Dementia
A fragrance-release system designed to stimulate appetite, specially-trained "guide dogs for the mind," and an intelligent wristband that supports people with dementia to stay active safely, are just some of the design prototypes to help people live well with dementia unveiled by Care Services Minister Paul Burstow at the Design Council today.
Puxxle: The Pixel Puzzle
Created by Yoyo, the puxxle is a puzzle of 2x2cm vinyl adhesive pixels that one can stick on various types of surface.
Barber Osgerby Wins Design of the Year Award for the London 2012 Olympic Torch
British design studio Barber Osgerby have won the Design of the Year 2012 for their stunning design of the London 2012 Olympic Torch. The overall winner was chosen from 89 entries to claim the winning title.
Architecture Students Call for Pro Bono Work in Exchange for Loan Relief
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) today called for Congress to pass legislation that includes architecture school graduates in the same programs that offer other graduates loan debt assistance if they donate their services to their communities and elsewhere.
China Mobile Selected Leo A Daly to Design Three Buildings at Its New International Headquarters Campus
China Mobile, one of the largest mobile telecommunications companies in the world, selected Leo A Daly to design three buildings at its new international headquarters campus in Beijing.
IIDA Inducts Two Members Into Prestigious College of Fellows
Peggy Noakes, FIIDA, College of Fellows Chair for the International Interior Design Association announced two IIDA Members have been inducted into the College of Fellows.
Spot: A Revolutionary Vision Screener for Children
Bresslergroup's engineers recently completed work on Spot, a hand-held vision-screening device that represents the first real change in vision screening in 150 years.
Brickyard Filmworks Produces Feature Documentary From Nothing, Something
Director Tim Cawley tapped frequent collaborators at Brickyard VFX to produce his feature documentary From Nothing, Something, through their feature division, Brickyard Filmworks.
ASID Student Design Competition 2011-2012 Winners
The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) announced the winners of the 2011-2012 ASID Student Design Competition.
Perfect Fools Created Laserblast Twitter Installation for Replay
Creative studio Perfect Fools has created an in-store laser-guided Twitter experience for the launch of Replay's new Laserblast denim collection.
RIBA ICE McAslan Bursary: Call for Entries
The RIBA ICE McAslan Bursary, worth £7,500 and funded by John McAslan + Partners, will open to entries on May 2.
Spark:Mobility Design Awards 2012
Spark Awards have launched a competition for sustainable transportation design. The competition's focus is on designs that are "green," and show a commitment to using natural resources efficiently.
Results of the AIA Integrated Project Delivery Awareness Survey 2011
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Center for Integrated Practice has released the results of the Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Awareness Survey that reveals that 84% of AIA members are aware of its market presence, 40% of members demonstrate understanding of IPD and 13% of members are using IPD methodologies for construction projects (a significant increase over 2010 AIA Firm Survey figures).
Thomas Aquilina: Winner of the Sixth RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship
The 2012 RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship has been awarded to Thomas Aquilina of Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, part of the University of Edinburgh.
336 New Colors from Pantone
Pantone today added 336 New Colors to its Pantone Plus Series, the next generation of the Pantone Matching System, bringing the total to 1,677 colors.
State of Create: Global Benchmark Study on Attitudes and Beliefs About Creativity
Adobe's lastest study "State of Create" reveals a global creativity gap in five of the world's largest economies.
Jaguar XJ Ultimate
Jaguar today unveiled the XJ Ultimate during the 2012 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition.
BRAVOS: Groundbreaking Spanish Design
With an important design history including Gaudi, Dali, Ricard, Mila, Tusquets, and Mariscal, the 21st century has unravelled a new generation of Spanish designers.
Adobe Launches Creative Cloud
Adobe Creative Cloud is a radical new way of providing tools and services that will change the game for creatives worldwide. A subscription-based offering, it is a hub for making, sharing and delivering creative work.
Behind Illustrations
Behind Illustrations is a compendium that presents the current panorama of illustration where professionals the world over make their work known, with a range of illustrations with great visual diversity owing to the contrast of styles and cultures.
Carbon Design Group Forms Board of Directors
Carbon Design Group has formed a board of directors for the world-recognized product design and development consultancy.
Bentley EXP 9 F Luxury SUV Concept
Bentley EXP 9 F is a compelling new take on the Grand Touring Bentley - a vehicle that feels equally at home at an opera gala performance, on the sand dunes and the overtaking lane of the autobahn.
Adobe Photoshop CS6 is Out
Adobe has today released Adobe Photoshop CS6 and Photoshop CS6 Extended.
Metamorphosis: Iconic Nostalgia Celebrates 50 Years of Motel 6
The Richards Group recently approached production company King and Country (K&C) to direct and produce an iconic :30 commercial for the 50th anniversary of Motel 6.
RIBA Future Trends Survey Results for March 2012
The Royal Institute of British Architects' (RIBA) Future Trends Survey for March 2012 has revealed practices are increasingly positive about their future workloads.
Winners of the Salone Satellite Award 2012
Cosmit announced the winners of the 15th edition of Salone Satellite 2012.
Smart Salon Recap: The Future of Risk
Smart Design held its second Smart Salon panel on March 1 to explore the evolution of risk in the world of business.