Design News
ATypI Hong Kong 2012
For the first time in its 56 years of history, ATypI will hold its annual conference in Hong Kong. It will take place between October 10 and 14 2012.
Icograda Design Week Sarawak 2012: Rediscovery
Rediscovery: Icograda Design Week in Sarawak 2012 will provide a platform for sharing, collaboration and inspiration among local and international designers in an atmosphere steeped in Sarawak's indigenous cultures and traditions.
Foam Magazine Issue 30: Micro
The 30th issue of Foam Magazine presents eight distinctive portfolios, each of them shedding light on the chosen theme: Micro.
Justified: AIGA Annual Design Competition
Justified, a design competition organized by AIGA to celebrate good design and to articulate the value of effective design, is open for entries.
Bombay Sapphire Sky Pavilion
Bombay Sapphire Sky Pavilion is an innovative, interactive installation developed as a uniquely commissioned project in partnership with ENESS and Right Angle Studio.
President's Design Award 2012
The President's Design Award 2012 is now open for nominations. The President's Design Award is Singapore's most prestigious award that is accorded to designers and design projects, in recognition of their design excellence.
Creative Minds Monthly Design Competition: Form & Music
Nemetschek Vectorworks has launched Creative Minds, a monthly, charette-style competition.
BDI Challenges the Funding of University Design, Innovation and Prototyping Delivery
British Design Innovation (BDI) has published a position paper calling on the government to reconsider the way it funds universities to deliver design, innovation and prototyping services to businesses.
Creative Week New York 2012
The 4th edition of Creative Week returns on May 7-11, 2012, with four major awards shows; an all-new, enriched roster of thought leadership programming; the Creative unConference, and new unique special events.
BauhausGuide: The App for the Bauhaus
BauhausGuide, a new app that offers a virtual tour of Bauhaus sights in Germany and around the world, is now available free in the App Store.
O2 Appoints Echo as Packaging and Product Design Agency
O2 has appointed design agency Echo to improve its consumer's user experience by revamping its products and packaging.
Jannuzzi Smith Rebrands Cinematheque Suisse
Jannuzzi Smith have unveiled the new logo and visual identity for Cinemathèque suisse: the official Swiss archive of film and the moving image - effectively the country's audiovisual memory.
2012 SEGD Conference: The Bridge
With its theme inspired by the famous Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges, the 2012 SEGD Conference will provoke participants to rethink their profession, recognize and strengthen their existing connections, and build new ones.
Adobe Photoshop CS6 Beta: Now Available on Adobe Labs
Adobe Photoshop CS6 beta, a preview of what's to come in the next release of the industry standard in digital imaging, is now available as a free download from Adobe Labs. The final release is expected in the first half of 2012.
New Bayview Branch Library by THA Architecture and Karin Payson A+D
Construction is underway on the new Bayview Library in San Francisco, designed by THA Architecture in collaboration with Karin Payson A+D.
Adobe Social: Social Marketing, Simplified
Adobe Social is a new product within the Adobe Digital Marketing Suite that combines social publishing and engagement with monitoring, social ad buying and analytics that can attribute social activity to business results.
Association of Illustrators Appoints New Board Members
The Association of Illustrators (AOI) has appointed Andrew Coningsby, founder of Debut Art and The Coningsby Gallery, to its Board of Directors. Illustrator Roderick Mills is appointed to the post of Deputy Chairman, and Jacqueline Bissett joined to the Board.
Live/Work Design Contest
Dwell Media and Design Within Reach, two arbiters of modern design, launched the Live/Work Design Contest, which challenges designers to create a workspace "classic of tomorrow" - a new home-office solution that DWR could potentially manufacture and sell.
AIA Architecture Billings Index Remains Positive for Fourth Straight Month
Led by the commercial sector, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) has remained in positive territory four months in a row.
HOW In-HOWse Design Awards 2012
Being an in-house designer can mean working for a product you love and know inside and out. But the flip side is that you may feel left out of the public recognition and "cool factor" many design studios seek.
The Center for Green Schools Launches Green Classroom Professional Certificate
The Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) today released the Green Classroom Professional Certificate (GCP).
Designer As...: MFA Design Thesis Forum
Designer As... is a showcase of 18 exciting thesis proposals from the students in the MFAD program at SVA.
Pantone Lighting Indicator Stickers
Pantone today released Pantone Lighting Indicator Stickers to make it easy for designers and printers to ensure accurate lighting conditions for getting color right the first time.
Red Dot Award: Communication Design 2012
The Red Dot Award: Communication Design 2011 is open for entries. Designers, marketing agencies and clients of the communications industry are invited to score points with their published creative works.
RPA Honors the Creative Spirit for the Newport Beach Film Festival Campaign
In the latest in a succession of influential multimedia campaigns promoting the annual Newport Beach Film Festival, RPA is generating excitement around the 2012 event with a new spot and print.
New DX President, Shauna Levy, Drives Future of Canada's Design Museum
The Design Exchange (DX) today named Shauna Levy as the new President. Levy's appointment is part of a strategic plan in the revitalization of the 23-year-old DX, which will see expanded programming brought to the museum.
RIBA Future Trends Survey Results for February 2012
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Future Trends Survey for February 2012 has revealed that confidence concerning future workloads has grown for the second month in a row, and entered positive territory for the first time since August 2011.
New Reception Areas for Virgin Atlantic Global HQ by Checkland Kindleysides
Checkland Kindleysides designed new reception areas for Virgin Atlantic global HQ.
Method Bolsters Interaction Design Discipline with Addition of Ted Booth as Principal
Method hired Ted Booth as its newly appointed Principal. Ted will lead Method's global Interaction Design discipline, driving the company's creative approach to projects and adding a rigorous and comprehensive broad-based design experience to the company culture.
RIBA Guide to Sustainability in Practice
The RIBA Guide to Sustainability in Practice is an invaluable new sustainability guide for architects, written by architect and sustainability expert Lynne Sullivan OBE.
Benetton Live Windows Wins First Prize for Fabrica at the Digital Signage Expo in Las Vegas
Benetton Live Windows, the digital signage project developed by Fabrica for selected Benetton flagship stores, was conferred the Gold Apex Award in the Retail category by a jury of journalists working in the sector.
Stefan Sagmeister: The Happy Show
Graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister not only tests the boundary between art and design, he often transgresses it through his imaginative implementation of typography.
Team Dynamics: Resourcing for Success
Today, highly-sophisticated interaction concepts, digital user interfaces, brand guidelines and global markets add complexity to the development of products and services, which no longer can be addressed by individuals.
Mews 02 by Andy Martin Architects
Mews 02, Andy Martin Architects' latest residential project, is an ambitious redevelopment of an existing mechanics garage.
Send Reinforcements: Brickyard VFX Takes Flight for Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless and creative agency Moxie recently tapped bi-coastal effects boutique Brickyard VFX to create seamless visual effects for Verizon's :30 online spot "Send Reinforcements."
Show RCA 2012
This year, the Royal College of Art's annual summer show will include work by the greatest number of graduating students in the College's 175 year history.
NOMA Lab: An Architectural Cookbook for the Nordic Cuisine
3XN's interior for NOMA Restaurant's food lab unites the creative worlds of gastronomy and architecture in a modern expression of the Nordic aesthetic.
Design the New Business
Design the New Business, a short documentary about how the design mindset is helping to evolve business thinking, is released online.
Cumulus Helsinki 2012 Conference
The Cumulus Helsinki 2012 conference will be held in Helsinki, May 24-26, 2012 by Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture.
Germany + Brazil 2013-2014 Identity by Thomas Manss & Company
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has launched the symbol for "Germany and Brazil 2013-2014" - a project that aims to strengthen the ties between the two countries.
Designing New York's Future
Design schools may be the real engines of New York City's innovation economy, according to a new report published today by the Center for an Urban Future, a Manhattan based think tank.
New Brooklyn Museum Shop to Open April 4
A completely new, significantly larger Brooklyn Museum Shop, designed by the award-winning architectural firm Visbeen Associates, is opening Wednesday April 4, 2012, in space previously devoted to temporary exhibitions.
Mobile FontFonts Expanded to Android
FontShop International has expanded its Mobile FontFonts for use on the Android app development platform.
Film Club Wins Best 2D Commercial at British Animation Awards
Film Club Productions, London-based animation production company, has won best 2D commercial at the British Animation Awards for its commercial Tempo Bike.
Rapha Grand Tour Shoes
Giro has partnered with Rapha to produce the new Rapha Grand Tour Shoes, delivering the highest performance and finest quality for discerning cyclists.
Merit Awards for Studio O+A at IIDA Northern California Gala
The San Francisco design firm Studio O+A picked up Merit Awards in two categories at IIDA Northern California Honor Awards ceremonies at Oakland's Fox Theatre.
Navy Pier Selects James Corner Field Operations to Lead Pierscape Design Project
James Corner Field Operations (JCFO) has been selected to help reimagine Navy Pier's public spaces, an effort designated as "Pierscape."
USGBC LEED Green Building Program to Recognize Energy Credits from BREEAM
A pivotal LEED International Roundtable meeting of European roundtable members ended in Paris today. The meeting convened leaders from across Europe to address regional issues in LEED for existing and historic structures in the E.U.
AIANY Global Dialogues 2012: Shadow City(s)
The AIANY Global Dialogues Committee will host an event titled Shadow City(s) to examine patterns of peri-urban growth in the Global South that define some of the most prolific urban typologies of the 21st Century; developments in municipalities or adjunct cities on the periphery of traditional/historical centers that share an urban dichotomy between informal settlement vs. formalized development including gated communities, corporate/industrial campuses and significant infrastructural projects.
Product Ventures Receives Good Design Award for Westcott Trimmers
Product Ventures have received Good Design Award in the household products category for their recent work on the product design of the Westcott family of TrimAir Rotary and Guillotine Paper Trimmers.
TypeCast Webinar: What Type is Your Logo? with Jeff Fisher
The selection of the appropriate type for your logo design may determine the success of the image in representing a business, organization or event.
Design Council Road-show to Help Hampshire Businesses Use Design to Survive, Thrive and Grow
A road show coming to Southampton will encourage businesses across the South to use design to improve sales, protect jobs and compete in the tough economic climate.
Virtual Broad Art Museum
In anticipation of its fall 2012 opening, the Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University has launched the Virtual Broad Art Museum, a multi-user online environment that provides an innovative and globally accessible venue for the presentation of interactive digital artworks.
ADC Young Guns X
The Art Directors Club has launched ADC Young Guns 10 competition for creative professionals age 30 or younger.
APDF Leadership Exchange & Annual Meeting: Simulate to Stimulate
What are the barriers to your firms' success? How should you lead in the face of uncertainty?
Zara Opens Its New Global Concept Store on Fifth Avenue
Zara inaugurated a New York City store showcasing Zara's revamped architecture and interior design scheme.
PayPal Here: Mobile Card Reader Designed by Fuseproject
PayPal Here is the world's first global mobile payments solution that allows small businesses to accept almost any form of payment.
AIA to Honor Architects Involved Post-9/11 Design and Rebuilding Efforts
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) will dedicate the 2:00 p.m. general session on Saturday, May 19th at the annual national convention to honor the architects who orchestrated rebuilding initiatives and designed the memorials following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
Eco Bike Design Contest 2012
Solsonica and POLI.design have launched Eco Bike Design Contest, offering a total of EUR7,000 in prize money for innovative projects involving an electrically assisted bicycle and a photovoltaic shelter to protect and recharge it.
Autodesk Inventor Engineer-to-Order Offers New Web Access
Autodesk introduced a new release of Autodesk Inventor Engineer-to-Order software that can be deployed over the web, providing access to real-time, 3D visualization and pricing information for customized product configurations.
H&M Conscious: Exclusive Glamour Collection
As part of its Conscious initiative, H&M has created an exclusive collection of red-carpet looks, all made from more sustainable materials such as organic cotton and hemp as well as recycled polyester.
Crafted: Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook
Creating the perfect computer becomes a display of sculptured elegance in this spot for the XPS13 Dell Ultrabook "Crafted."
Deakin University's Burwood Highway Frontage Building by Woods Bagot
Deakin University's new Burwood Highway Frontage Building is set to be a world-class educational facility that will create a major impression at the entrance of the University.
Foto8 Summershow 2012: Call for Entries
Entry to the Foto8 Summershow 2012 - one of the most widely anticipated and provocative shows in the international photography calendar - is now open.
Results of the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2012
The jury of the Red Dot Design Award has met and 62 products received the "red dot: best of the best."
Fast Forward: What's Next in Design?
San Francisco's leading design voices will come together on March 29th from 6 to 9 pm for "Fast Forward: What's Next in Design?," a diverse panel about emerging design trends that also marks the 20th anniversary of Zinc Details.
iF Design Awards 2013
The iF Design Awards 2013 is now open for entries. Every year since 1953 the globally-recognised iF seal of quality has been awarded to the very best practitioners of product, communication and packaging design.
Derek Brazell: Illustration - What You Need to Know
Derek Brazell, illustrator and Projects Manager at the Association of Illustrators (AOI), will present a talk on the first steps to starting a successful career in illustration at Pick Me Up contemporary art fair in London on March 28.
Best CreatiFes 2012
Best CreatiFes, a new reference book from iF, introduces the best creative personalities and companies from the international design sector, including designers, design studios and agencies, as well as design-focused companies and manufacturers.
IdN v19n1: Invitation Design
Whether it happens to be what they specialize in, or something that they are only called upon to undertake from time to time, almost all designers enjoy putting together the collateral for a meaningful private event.
1100 Millecento Residences: Pininfarina's First Residential Design Project in Miami
1100 Millecento Residences, an American luxury condo with interiors designed by Pininfarina, will be built in Miami, Florida. The 42-story tower will be Pininfarina's debut in residential design.
Center for Architecture 2012 Graphic Designer Shortlist
The Center for Architecture, as part of its ongoing mission to promote design excellence, is planning its Graphic Designer Shortlist.
Blurb Authors Earn $1M in Profits in 2011
Blurb authors earned more than $1M in profits on the sale of nearly 100K books in 2011 as part of the Blurb Set Your Price program.
Winners of the eVolo Skyscraper Competition 2012
eVolo Magazine has unveiled the winners of its 2012 Skyscraper Competition.
Eddie Kirschenbaum Joins Carbon Design Group
Carbon Design Group has signed Eddie Kirschenbaum as the new Vice President of Business Development for the world-recognized, product development consultancy.
Woods Bagot Unveils Next Generation Sydney Studio
Woods Bagot launched their next generation studio in Sydney, amongst colleagues and industry peers, last night.
Pentax K-01 Digital Camera by Marc Newson
Pentax has unveiled the new mirrorless K-01 interchangeable lens camera, designed by Marc Newson.
Wang Shu to Deliver Keynote Address at RISD's 2012 Commencement
Wang Shu, one of China's leading architects and the recipient of the 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize, will deliver the keynote address at Rhode Island School of Design's 2012 Commencement.
IDSA 2012 Design Dialogue Conferences: Evolving Design Practices
This spring IDSA will explore "Evolving Design Practices" from five different angles at the "5 Design Dialogues Conferences" held in five different cities between March 30 and May 5.
The New Millennial Mindset: Positive is as Positive Does
The Internet is a dangerous place. When Millennials go online, they risk running into cyberbullies, identity thieves, trolls lurking in the comments sections... Even on social media sites, where they're surrounded by "friends," they can occasionally feel harassed.
Plug Lamp by Form Us With Love
In today's society, it seems like we're always in need of a plug socket to charge our computer, tablet or smartphone.
Motion504 Unfolds the Impact of Giving with Animated Short
Minneapolis-based ad agency Carmichael Lynch recently tapped motion504 to help create an inspirational animated short for Fueling Good, a charitable giving program by CITGO.
Pantone View Home + Interiors 2013 Trend Forecast
Pantone has released the Pantone View Home + Interiors 2013 Trend Forecast, a guide containing the nine most directional color palettes for home furnishings and interior design in 2013.
Seymourpowell Creates New Look for Nestle Purina's PRO PLAN Catfood Brand
Seymourpowell has unveiled the new packaging designs and visual identity for the Nestle Purina PRO PLAN Cat brand.
Noma Bar Designs Eight Unique Wallpaper* Covers
In his first ever foray into three-dimensional interior space and products, celebrated illustrator Noma Bar has created eight newsstand covers for the Global Design issue of Wallpaper* magazine.
T-Haler: Cambridge Consultants' New Asthma Training Device More Than Doubles Proper Use Rates
Cambridge Consultants has today unveiled T-Haler, an asthma inhaler training device that more than doubles patient compliance.
Biomorph: Mothership's David Rosenbaum Directs Launch Spot for Nike Flyknit
Director David Rosenbaum of Digital Domain's advertising and entertainment production company Mothership was tapped by Nike to launch its revolutionary new Flyknit technology and shoe collection.
AIA New Orleans 2012 Design Awards: Design Beyond Sustainability
AIA New Orleans will hold its annual Design Awards program on Thursday, March 15, 2012. Each year, AIA New Orleans Design Awards program accomplishes three simple, yet invaluable, goals: celebrate the best of this region's architecture; recognize achievement in a broad range of architectural work; and inform the public of the breadth and value of architectural practice.
RIBA and CPI Launch a Free and Digitised Data Edition of Uniclass Online
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the Construction Project Information committee (CPI) have launched Uniclass Online, a fully digitised and free online edition of the Uniclass construction classification system.
Eventually Everything: The 2012 D-Crit Conference
The 2012 D-Crit Conference, featuring graduating students of the SVA MFA in Design Criticism, and moderated by Change Observer co-editor Julie Lasky, will take place on May 2, 2012 at the Visual Arts Theatre in New York City.
SBID International Interior Design Awards 2012
Judged by illustrious design industry names such as Professor Jimmy Choo OBE, Pasquale Natuzzi, Inge Moore (HBA London) and Nerio Alessandri (Technogym), this year's prestigious SBID Awards are now open for online submissions.
Echo Designs Limited Edition Carling Zest
Echo has designed the branding, primary and secondary packaging for Carling's innovative new summertime beer, Carling Zest - a beer brewed with a light, citrus flavour.
Rene Gruau: Fashion Sketches From 1946-2000
The BMW Museum is dedicating a special exhibition to the world-renowned fashion and advertising illustrator Rene Gruau, who died in 2004.
Nissan Hi-Cross Concept
Nissan unveiled Hi-Cross Concept at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, heralding a possible new design direction for the company.
ASID Interior Design Index Slips Slightly
The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Interior Design Billings Index ended 2011 slightly below positive territory at 49.4, continuing a decline in November (50.2) from October (51.4), when the Index hit its highest point in the second half of the year.
Woods Bagot Commissioned to Redesign Perth's International and Domestic Airport Terminals
Over the last three decades Woods Bagot has been designing airport facilities across the globe.
Frost Teams with Matt Moran to Brand a Slice of Sydney Dining
Matt Moran's much anticipated new restaurant development on the former Prunier's site in Sydney's leafy Woollahra, will launch this month with an identity and branding designed by leading agency Frost.
Autodesk PLM 360: Cloud-Based Alternative for Product Lifecycle Management
Autodesk PLM 360 is the next-generation cloud-based alternative, providing a powerful, affordable and easy-to-implement solution at a fraction of the cost of traditional product lifecycle management (PLM) systems.
ASID Environmental Scanning Report: Interior Design Industry Trends 2012
The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) has issued its 2012 Environmental Scanning Report, an annual report on design industry demographics and trends and a forecast on what's in store for 2012.
Green Building Incentive Trends: Strengthening Communities, Building Green Economies
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the National Association of Counties (NACo) released a report that finds that the most attractive incentives for greening American communities are also the most basic: tax incentives, density/floor area ratio bonuses and expedited permitting.