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New New York: Interior Design on the Cutting Edge
New York School of Interior Design and the Museum of the City of New York are co-presenting a panel discussion on Saturday, April 28th about the latest trends in interior design in New York City and the young, up-and-coming designers that are making it happen.
TATE Modern: Redefining Museum Retail
UXUS was appointed by Tate Enterprises to develop the strategy and design of the retail spaces for the renovation of the Tate Modern in London by Herzog & Meuron.
FLOS to Be World's First Company to Use Revolutionary Bioplastic Designed by bio-on
FLOS and bio-on unveiled the world's first product made with PHAs. The first design object to be made in this initial test of the revolutionary material is Miss Sissi, the FLOS lamp designed in 1991 by Philippe Starck and now an icon in lighting design.
Autodesk Inventor Fusion for Mac
Autodesk Inventor Fusion, company's first mechanical modeling software, is now available for download as a free technology preview for Mac.
Positive Conditions Persist for Architecture Billings Index
The commercial sector continues to lead the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) which has remained in positive territory for the fifth consecutive month.
Mobile Users Most Engaged With Online Video Advertising
At the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) conference, Adobe released a report showing increased viewer acceptance of TV-like ad experiences on the Web.
Herman Miller Collection
Herman Miller Collection is a new comprehensive portfolio of authentic modern designs that lets you select, furnish, and create complete environments in a variety of settings-from the boardroom to the backyard.
Digital Crystal: Swarovski at the Design Museum
The Design Museum and Swarovski are collaborating with a new generation of designers, challenging them to examine the future of memory in the digital age.
New Energy Efficiency Symbols
As Earth Day is just around the corner, Cree and The Noun Project have introduced new graphic symbols to represent various energy-efficient technologies, including LED lighting, biofuels and solar farms, designed during the recent Iconathon at the Cree campus in Durham.
Publish Powered by Blurb: Blurb and Consolidated Graphics (CGX) Deliver Integrated Print-on-Demand Workflow
Consolidated Graphics and Blurb today announced a partnership to enable businesses to create custom publications from a simple yet powerful design-to-print workflow powered by Blurb.
32 Reasons We Love New York
32 Reasons We Love New York is a fascinating collection of places and experiences in New York City, curated by designers at Two Twelve, a Manhattan-based design firm known for its thoughtful, user-centered approach to wayfinding and information design.
Mohawk Unveils New Logo and New Brand Designed by Pentagram
Mohawk, formerly Mohawk Fine Papers, unveiled its new logo. The new M is the centerpiece of a dynamic branding system created by Pentagram, to signal the dramatic changes underway as this 81 year-old company reinvents itself to thrive in today's digital world.
Design/History/Revolution: The Intersections of Design and Revolutionary Movements Across Eight Centuries
Design/History/Revolution is an interdisciplinary conference exploring how design has shaped cultural, political, and scientific upheaval.
Halo: Self-closing Guitar Wall Hanger
Designed by RKS for Fender Musical Instruments, Halo is an innovative gravity-driven self-closing guitar wall hanger that introduces a radical departure from competitors and features an iconic rounded configuration.
DFA Healthy Food Project
How can you encourage healthier food choices in "food deserts," or areas where access to healthy, affordable food is limited?
Colour One for MINI by Scholten & Baijings
On the occasion of the Salone del Mobile 2012, MINI presents the installation Colour One for MINI by Scholten & Baijings.
Autodesk Smoke 2013: Autodesk Intros Radically Redesigned Video Editing Software
At NAB 2012, Autodesk introduced Smoke 2013, a radically redesigned version of the all-in-one video editing and visual effects tool for the Mac, at a new price of $3,495 USD.
Paddington Penthouse: SHH Completes Luxury Interiors Scheme
After purchasing the 14th and 15th floors of a new development adjacent to Paddington Basin, together with a roof terrace, the private owner of the empty shell duplex space commissioned renowned London architects and designers SHH to transform it into a luxurious, cool and contemporary penthouse, to serve as a London pied-a-terre for himself and his extended family.
Autodesk ForceEffect Motion
Autodesk ForceEffect Motion is a new mobile simulation app for developing and testing mechanical systems with moving parts, available on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
IIDA to Host Two Association Forums at Neocon 2012
The International Interior Design Association will host two association forums at NeoCon this year.
72andSunny and Caviar's Reynald Gresset Unleash the Power of Revenge for Prototype 2
72andSunny and Caviar's Reynald Gresset unleashed the "Power of Revenge" in their post-apocalyptic promotion for the long-awaited release of Prototype 2 from Activision.
World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 Launches Milan Mobile App
World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 has launched an update to its WDC 2012 app for visitors on the move in Milan during Salone Internazionale del Mobile on April 17-22.
Communication Arts' 53rd Design & Advertising Competition
Communication Arts magazine is calling for entries for its 53rd annual Design and Advertising Competition.
World Industrial Design Day Video Challenge
This year marks the 5th anniversary since the inception of World Industrial Design Day, which was created in 2007 on the occasion of Icsid's 50th anniversary.
Autodesk Introduces New Animation Store for 3ds Max Software Products
Autodesk has introduced a new animation store for 3ds Max and 3ds Max Design 2013, which began shipping today.
Adobe Revel 1.2 Now Available
Adobe Revel 1.2 is out in the Mac App Store and the iTunes App Store. Adobe Revel is a photography app that gives people one place to put all their photos, which they can access from their Mac, iPad and iPhone.
Pimkie Color Forecast: Real Time Color Trends from Europe's Fashion Capitals
Fashion brand Pimkie launched Colour Forecast, an inspirational digital tool that offers what colors people are wearing out on the streets in Europe's fashion capitals - Paris, Antwerp and Milan - and sharing this information, in real time, online.
Design Thinking Workshops
This workshop series, presented by the Design Exchange in collaboration with ACIDO and the City of Toronto, will provide a greater understanding of the value of Design Thinking and how it can be applied to different industry sectors.
Parsons Festival 2012
Parsons The New School for Design will present its the second annual Parsons Festival, which will take place May 1 through 20, 2012, and feature exhibitions, symposia, panel discussions, critiques and special projects that celebrate the next generation of artists and designers working in a range of disciplines.
FontShop Releases Adobe PhotoShop Plugin
FontShop International released its Photoshop Plugin, enabling designers to test out 150,000+ fonts in any Photoshop document.
Shotgun Software and Tweak Launch Revolver
Shotgun has teamed up with Tweak on a new product called Revolver that provides digital studios with an all-in-one review toolset.
Winners of the ADC 91st Annual Awards
The Art Directors Club announced the international winners of the prestigious ADC 91st Annual Awards.
Taxi Studio Created New Branding and Packaging for Tumult
Tumult is a new adult fermented non-alcoholic drink made by Coca-Cola, that has been specially crafted to be consumed with food.
Small and Smart: Contemporary Slovene Architecture Revealed Through Film
Small and Smart, an event at the Center for Architecture, will feature six recent Slovene projects, each presented by a five-minute film. The visual narratives will reveal the experience of these buildings.
Goettsch Partners Designs New Music Building for Northwestern University
Goettsch Partners (GP) has designed the signature building that will be the new home of Northwestern University's Bienen School of Music and provide additional space for the School of Communication on Northwestern's Evanston campus.
Linotype: The Film
Linotype: The Film is a feature-length documentary centered around the Linotype type casting machine.
Orange Grove by Brooks + Scarpa
Designed by Brooks + Scarpa and located in a neighborhood characterized by traditional bungalow style single-family residences, Orange Grove is a new landmark for the City of West Hollywood.
McLaren: The Art of Racing
Designed by Manss & Company for McLaren, The Art of Racing is a book that blurs the boundaries between motorsport and art.
Secret Location Wins International Digital Emmy Award for Endgame Interactive
Interactive agency, Secret Location, has affirmed Canada's place as a global leader in the development of large-scale digital entertainment and brand experiences with an International Digital Emmy Award for Endgame Interactive, a highly engaging and immersive transmedia experience created for the Canadian procedural drama series, Endgame.
Jaguar's New Sports Car: F-TYPE
Jaguar has confirmed that it will bring an all-new sports car to production; the F-TYPE.
Call for Applications to Journal of Design History Editorial Board
The Design History Society is inviting individuals who can make a distinctive and dynamic contribution to the development of design history to apply to join the Editorial Board of the Journal of Design History.
RE:Think: Design Thinking Outputs
Over the past two decades the prevalence of the design practice as think-tank has become an increasingly common model.
ADC National Student Portfolio Review 2012: Call for Creative Reviewers
The newest class of young talent in advertising, design and interactive will once again assemble in New York for the Art Directors Club National Student Portfolio Review, taking place April 30-May 2 at the ADC Gallery.
Material Matters: A Future Furniture Fair
Our economic system is in turmoil. Our resources are becoming scarce. In the meantime, we stick to the same economic models, producing more products, producing more waste.
DWR Presents: Jens Risom
The latest short film from DWR's ongoing series of conversations with designers features legendary designer Jens Risom.
Titanic Win for Every1
National Geographic Channel appointed creative agency every1 following a competitive pitch process to deliver their latest global campaign.
Hangar Design Group Designs New Packaging for the Bortolo Nardini Distillery
Hangar Design Group has designed the new packaging for the prestigious Grappa Riserva 15 Anni of the oldest Italian distillery Bortolo Nardini, established in Bassano del Grappa.
Sephora + Pantone Universe Pop-Up Color Shop
Sephora, the leading beauty specialty retailer, has partnered with Pantone to present the first Sephora + Pantone Universe beauty collection, featuring the 2012 Color of the Year Pantone 17-1463 Tangerine Tango.
Foam Talent Call 2012
The sixth edition of Foam Talent Call is open for submissions. The Foam Magazine's Talent issue is designed to showcase young photographers from allover the world. It is a career building platform, launching aspiring talents into the international photography industry, giving them international acclaim and recognition.
SolidWorks Plastics 2012
Dassault Systemes today unveiled SolidWorks Plastics, an easy-to-use software that enables users to predict and avoid manufacturing defects during the earliest stages of plastics part and injection mold design.
2012 Medical Design Excellence Awards Finalists
Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry (MD+DI) unveiled the finalists in the 2012 Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA) competition in its April print issue published this week.
Fashion Campus NYC 2012
Fashion Campus NYC, organized by the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and Parsons The New School for Design, provides next-generation fashion and retail management talent with exposure to opportunities on the business side of the industry.
ASID/IIDA Student Destination Passport
The International Interior Design Association is inviting its student members and recent graduates to Chicago to participate in key programs that offer job search strategies, networking opportunities and career advice at NeoCon 2012 at the Merchandise Mart.
David Kester to Leave the Design Council
After nine years as Chief Executive of the Design Council, David Kester has announced that he will be leaving the Design Council at the end of June 2012. Until then, he will focus on major policy projects and special events.
United Nude Opens Pop-Up Store at Brompton Road London
United Nude launched its third Pop-Up store in in the heart of London's high-end fashion district on Brompton Road, situated at the prime location next to Burberry and Harrods.
Zig Zag Cultural Centre: Collaborative Design Process Creates Unique Design in Western Australia
Located in Western Australia's Darling Ranges, Kalamunda's Zig Zag Cultural Centre talks to its local environment, yet also appeals to a broader international market.
Equal Rights for Design
ELLE Decoration UK has launched its Equal Rights for Design campaign to protect creativity, support originality, stop the exploitation of designers, and ultimately protect the reputation of Britain, world-renowned for its exceptional home-grown design talent. The campaign is supported by Sir Terence Conran and Sir James Dyson,
2012 BMW Bike Collection
BMW unveiled its 2012 bike collection featuring new designs and fresh colour combinations.
Celebrating the Pencil: The Blackwing Experience at ADC Gallery
In the hands of giants such as famed composer Stephen Sondheim, legendary writer John Steinbeck, jazz great Duke Ellington, Oscar-winning animation director Chuck Jones and others, Blackwing pencils helped create many timeless works of art.
Last Tuesdays: Monthly Night of Architecture and Design Events at the RIBA
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is launching a brand new monthly night of events on the London cultural scene with the 'Last Tuesdays' series.
BIID Annual Conference 2012: Celebrating British Design
The BIID is launching its inaugural Annual Conference on June 21 with 'Celebrating British Design' as this years' theme.
National Architecture Week 2012: Design Connects
National Architecture Week is a public awareness campaign from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) dedicated to increasing attention to the role architects play as a force for positive change in our communities and to elevate the public's appreciation of design.
The Patents and Trademarks of Steve Jobs: Art and Technology that Changed the World
An exhibition showing the intellectual property (IP) behind Steve Jobs' innovations opened to the public at WIPO on 30 March 2012 and will run through to World Intellectual Property Day on 26 April 2012.
Nieuwegein City Hall and Cultural Center by 3XN
A modern participatory democracy requires transparency and communication at eye level in the encounter between citizen and authority.
Scientists and Designers Collaborate to Develop Next Generation Innovative British Products
Exciting new high-tech product concepts - from cancer-detecting needles and anti-counterfeiting films to new ways to use ozone to preserve packaged foods - have been unveiled, following their development from university research projects into marketable ideas by unique collaborations between designers and academics.
BMW i8 Concept Spyder
Barely a year after the unveiling of the BMW i8 Concept, BMW i unveiled the second variant of this innovative hybrid sports car.
The Second Episode of Off Book: Typography
Type is everywhere. Every print publication, website, movie, advertisement and public message involves the creation or selection of a fitting typeface.
Art Breaks: MTV to Debut Video Art from Ten Emerging Artists Throughout 2012
Art Breaks is a new series of ten original video art pieces by some of the most exciting emerging artists working around the world today.
Red Bull Mind Meld Videomapping Installation
One hundred sixty-five thousand fans who got down to the sounds of electronic artists Tiesto, Avicii, David Guetta and others, at Miami's ULTRA Music Festival last weekend did not believe their eyes when they looked to the sky as the "Red Bull Mind Meld" experience transformed the iconic InterContinental hotel into a sea of video projections in one of the largest-ever USA displays of innovative projection mapping technology.
Pentawards 2012
The 6th edition of the Pentawards, a competition devoted exclusively to packaging design, is now open for entries.
Wayfinding Solution for the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne by Buro North
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) Melbourne provided a unique opportunity for Buro North to evolve the traditional paradigm of health facility wayfinding.
Design + Industry Helped James Cameron Achieve His Record Dive
Sydney and Melbourne based Industrial Design Firm, Design + Industry, were part of the team who developed the cockpit where James Cameron had the control of the submarine at his fingertips.
Signature Mills Win 2012 Red Dot Design Award
Robert Welch Designs' Signature salt and pepper mills have won a 2012 Red Dot product design award.
April is National Landscape Architecture Month
In honor of National Landscape Architecture Month in April, landscape architects across the country will host a variety of activities to celebrate the profession and explain how their work contributes to the public's well-being.
United Nude 90 Degrees
After years of perfecting its expertise in carbon fiber heels, United Nude now turns to explore new material grounds with the 90 Degrees.
Sixth Annual R+D Awards
New technologies are revolutionizing the process and product of architecture. To celebrate advances in building technology, Architect Magazine launched the sixth-annual R+D Awards.
RIBA Building Futures Launches Think Pieces: How Will Architects Be Educated in 20 Years Time?
Building Futures, the think tank of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has today launched Think Pieces, a series of articles in which key experts and innovators from across the built environment industry are invited to share their personal viewpoints on the future of urban areas and the factors that influence their development.
Type Connection: A Typographic Dating Game
Designed by Aura Seltzer, Type Connection is a game that helps you learn how to pair typefaces.
Peugeot DL 122: An Innovative Urban Bike Concept
Peugeot Design Lab's latest concept bike, DL 122, offers a bold and innovative new mobility solution.
Osram Kreios G1 Wins Red Dot Best of the Best Award
The Kreios G1 LED image projector for spotlighting and spot messaging, developed by Cambridge Industrial Design for Osram, was selected as one of 62 'Best of the Best' products in the Red Dot Design Award of 2012.
Woods Bagot Wins China Southern Airport City Competition
Woods Bagot has won the international competition to design China Southern Airport City, a 988-acre, mixed-use development set on the Liuxi River in Guangzhou, China.
Alessi Grow Watch by Shiro Studio
Alessi unveiled its new Grow Watch at BaselWorld 2012. The watch, designed by Andrea Morgante - founder of Shiro Studio, features the expressive grooves and organic curves of Morgante's other designs for Alessi, the 'Megapetra' tray from 2011 and the 'Phylum' lamp, also introduced in 2012.
MPC Takes a Tour with Mercedes
MPC teamed up with Anonymous Content Director Frederic Planchon and Merkley + Partners GCDs David Fox and Scott Zacaroli for two new Mercedes-Benz spots, which promote the E-Class and SL-Class vehicles.
AIA Announced Support for 2012 International Green Construction Code
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced its support for the International Green Construction Code (IgCC), a new model code expected to help conserve energy in both commercial buildings and residential structures while providing direction for safe and sustainable building design and construction. The International Code Council (ICC) will publish the 2012 IgCC later today.
Design Museum Collection App for iPad
The Design Museum released its first iPad Collection App featuring 59 objects from the museum's collection.
Pearlfisher New York Appoints Hamish Campbell to the Role of Creative Director
Pearlfisher New York announced that Hamish Campbell has been appointed to the role of Creative Director. Hamish joins Pearlfisher New York from international design agency Lewis Moberly.
Color in Action: Create Positive Change by Combining Design and Color Through the Lens of Object and Space
Color in Action is a new partnership between Pantone and Academy of Art University designed to explore the positive influence of color on social change.
Fit In, Stand Out, Stand Apart
In the high stakes game of new business this is how designers can win. Used well, you can move from having no leverage to holding all the cards.
RIBA Responds to Surprise VAT Increase for Listed Building Alterations
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has responded to the news from the Budget Statement that VAT on Permitted alterations to listed buildings will change from the current zero rate to the standard twenty percent.
100% Design 2012
With a new director and new owners, 100% Design is getting a new format this year.
World Industrial Design Day 2012
What is Industrial Design? This theme is the heart of the 2012 World Industrial Design Day campaign, presented by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid).
Who, Where, How We Work: The Intersection of Culture, Workplace, and Social Media
What happens when designers & manufacturers discuss the workplace & social media?
Charlex Adds Two More to Their Arsenal
Fresh off the promotion of director Ryan Dunn to company ECD, Charlex has added creative talents Kristian Mercado and Elliot Lim to its lineup.
Pixomondo Drives New Faster Than Disaster Spot for MINI China
Pixomondo recently joined forces with Interone Beijing to create a quirky viral spot, Faster Than Disaster, for MINI China.
Douglas Haskell Award for Student Journals
The Center for Architecture is currently accepting applications for the Douglas Haskell Award for Student Journals.
UXUS Designs EVEN Hotels
UXUS won the global tender to create a new mid segment brand concept centering around Wellness.
DMI International Research Conference 2012: Call for Papers
The Design Management Institute is soliciting submissions for an academic conference to be held August 8-9, 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Sustainable Innovation 2012: Resource Efficiency, Innovation and Lifestyles
Sustainable Innovation 12 will provide a platform to discuss the opportunities and challenges related to resource productivity, innovation and lifestyles related to products, services, technologies, infrastructures and business models.
World Communication Design Day 2012
Established in 1963, Icograda marks its 49 anniversary on April 27. This celebration was launched in 1991 as World Graphics Day.