[Dexigner Newsletter] April 2009 #2

The Design Observeur 10: Call for Products The APCI launches its 11th call for entries aimed at companies in all sectors of business, design consultancies or freelance designers, as well as local or pr... more International Design Scoreboard: Initial Indicators of International Design Capabilities This report presents findings from a study to develop an International Design Scoreboard. A framework for ran... more The Mobile Phone Security Challenge Today sees the launch of a national search for designers in UK to develop new ways of securing mobile phones against thieves and fraudsters, as research shows that 8... more LG Design the Future Competition LG Mobile Phones is partnering with crowdSPRING and Autodesk to hold a new competition to define the future of personal mobile communication. Starting today, U.S. re... more One Good Chair 2009 Design Competition: Fit Right Here When people consider the Adirondack chair or Charleston's joggling bench, specific places like upstate New York or the Carolinas come to mind. ... more 2009 Taiwan International Design Competition In response to contemporary design phenomena as well as other global issues, 2009 Taiwan International Design Competition will be operating under the theme ... more Red Dot Presents Asian Design Excellence in Shenzhen In the past ten years, Asia's economic landscape has been subject to serious changes. It has developed from a mere production site to a knowledge... more UK's Top Creative Businesses of Tomorrow Identified Industry Gurus to Mentor Them to Success Leading lights from the creative industries are being teamed up with twenty four high growth companies to bu... more Playful New Finnish Design Playful New Finnish Design presents fresh concepts from individual designers and design companies during Meatpacking District Design Week, held May 15-18, 2009. Recycled s... more Democratic Design: IKEA "The aesthetic form is there for all. And not just for the museum!" This quote from the IKEA catalogue of 1979 stands programmatically for the design strategy of that company... more European Design Since 1985: Shaping the New Century This authoritative and groundbreaking publication, written by three internationally renowned design historians, is the first major critical assessmen... more BMW Group Receives Seven Accolades at the Red Dot Award 2009 A total of seven accolades for high design quality in the field of product development will be bestowed on the BMW Group at the presentation... more Lift France + Fing Lift is a series of events built around a community of pioneers who get together in Europe and Asia to explore the social implications of new technologies. Each conference is a ch... more	Make/Think: AIGA Design Conference What is designing today? And how do designers define their own influence within the dichotomy of making versus thinking? These questions form the basis of this yea... more 4th United Designs International Biannual Design Exhibition The 4th United Designs International Biannual Design Exhibition, a celebration of international awareness between education and profession in... more Design Difference: Designing Our World 2050 Organisers of the 26th International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) World Design Congress today announced the latest programme development... more Five Past ADC Young Guns to Speak at Backstory Lecture Series Five past ADC Young Guns winners - three "veterans" and two newcomers - will be featured in the first pair of four upcoming Backstory | ADC... more Chris Ludacris Bridges to Present The One Club's First-ever Green Pencil Award Famed hip hop superstar and Hollywood film star Chris "Ludacris" Bridges will present The One Club's first-ever "Green Pen... more Registration Now Open for Icograda World Design Congress 2009 and Pre-Congress Workshops Online registration for Xin: Icograda World Design Congress 2009 Beijing and Pre- Congress Workshops is now open... more State of Design to Ask What is Indigenous Design? From July 15th, the world's most renowned Graphic Designers will descend upon State of Design Festival in Melbourne; this group is part of Icograda Int... more Lawrence & Pierce Win Pitch for Nottingham World Design Capital Bid Nottingham City Council's bid to become World Design Capital 2012 is off to a good start, due to the successful marketing campaign by... more Participants Confirmed for Design Avenue: Icsid Interdesign Workshop in Monterrey A total of 48 outstanding designers and other related specialists have confirmed their participation for "Design Avenue... more Diseno en Palermo 2009 The School of Design and Communication at the University of Palermo in Argentina is organizing "Diseno en Palermo 2009," a meeting of Latin American designers in Buenos Aires, Ar... more Geyrhalter Design Continues Identity Design Acclaim Geyrhalter Design, the Los Angeles based design agency that specializes in creating Brand Atmospheres for their mixed vertical clientele, will be fea... more Kevin Roberts in South Africa The current global economic climate is not merely a recession or depression, it is a catastrophe, with economic and commercial challenges requiring levels of stamina and i... more Newsletter Design for National Patients Survey for NHS To help promote their National Patients Survey SLaM asked 400 to design a newsletter which would be distributed through hospitals and sent to form... more	Zandra Rhodes to Design Clothes Range for Marks & Spencer Marks & Spencer has announced a new womenswear collaboration with designer Zandra Rhodes. Ms. Rhodes became a darling of the fashion scene i... more 25 Years of the Best Logos Around Internationally recognized design firm Duffy & Partners has just posted 25 years worth of logos they have created. Joe Duffy and his talented team of designers have... more New Name and New Corporate Identity for Figaro Medias Dragon Rouge created the new name and visual identify for Publiprint, the advertising arm of the Figaro Group: FigaroMedias. Publiprint, the adv... more Call for Nominations: Icograda Executive Board 2009-2011 Icograda Member Associations are invited to nominate persons who are members or officers to stand for election to the Executive Board for the 20... more LEAF Awards 2009 Now in its sixth year, the LEAF Awards honours the architects designing the buildings and solutions that are setting the benchmark for the international architectural community. The... more Bauhaus 1919-1933: Workshops for Modernity The Museum of Modern Art presents Bauhaus 1919-1933: Workshops for Modernity, a major retrospective presented in collaboration with a consortium of the three ... more Tuyomyo by Emeco with Gehry: A Collaboration in Support of Hereditary Disease Research Emeco and renowned architect Frank Gehry have collaborated once again, this time in the development a one-of-a-kin... more The Beast: The New Prinoth Snow Groomer Designed by Pininfarina The new Prinoth snow groomer is called the Beast and it was designed by Pininfarina; it is the largest and most efficient ever to come on... more Laurens van den Acker Appointed Vice President of Renault Corporate Design in September 2009 After 22 years with Renault, Patrick le Quement, Senior Vice President of Renault Corporate Design, member o... more Australasian Student Design Awards at designEX After receiving a record number of entries, Australasian Student Design Awards 2009 is set to be our biggest and best yet. The Design Institute of Aust... more School of the Art Institute of Chicago Exhibitions at Salone Showcasing its young designers' ideas, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago is planning multiple exhibitions during the week of Salone... more The Lighthouse Presents Fulguro: Les Liseuses As part of a series of exhibitions profiling the work of young Swiss designers, The Lighthouse presents Fulguro: Les Liseuses. Following the first UK sh... more Design is the Problem: The Future of Design Must Be Sustainable Nathan Shedroff, Chair of the MBA program in Design Strategy at the California College of the Arts (CCA) has just published a book entitl... more	Luminous Networks: SCI-Arc Designed Sustainability Program for Los Angeles' Chinatown on View The Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) has created a pilot program for sustainability ... more Peter Zumthor of Switzerland Becomes the 2009 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate Peter Zumthor of Switzerland has been chosen as the 2009 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. The formal ce... more 2009 Design Awards and Building Type Awards Exhibition AIA New York's Annual Design Awards Program is the largest competition held to recognize excellence in architectural design for projects in New Yo... more World Architecture Festival 2009 WAF is the only annual international architectural event to reward excellence in a fully interactive, inclusive live format. Through its unique entry and judging pro... more HASSELL on Site with New Christchurch Integrated Terminal Designed by HASSELL, in conjunction with celebrated local architects Warren and Mahoney the new Christchurch Integrated Terminal is currently o... more EWI Worldwide Designs Next Generation Gaming Retail Experience for Play N Trade EWI Worldwide unveiled last week its new store design for Play N Trade, one of the world's fastest growing video game ret... more The American Institute of Architects Diversity Recognition Program The American Institute of Architects Diversity Recognition Program seeks exemplary efforts to diversify the architecture profession. ... more The Roman Baths win RIBA Construction for Seduction Poll As part of its 175th Anniversary celebrations the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) launched a light-hearted poll to find the nation'... more International Dialogues: Architecture and Climate Change The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Trust is pleased to present a further programme of lectures in its acclaimed series Internation... more Allplan 2009 for Cost-optimized and Sustainable Design Processes Nemetschek Allplan announced Allplan 2009, the leading AEC platform (Architecture, Engineering & Construction) for 3D building modeling ... more LEED 2009 to Include LEED Credits for Regional Environmental Priorities The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has released the LEED regional credits as part of LEED 2009, the new version of the LEED ... more CABE Strengthens Support for Public Sector Clients CABE has expanded its enabling and CABE Space enabling panels to better support public building, housing and regeneration programmes. The buildings... more In Situ: Architecture and Landscape In recent decades "landscape" has taken on an expanded definition in architecture. In the first half of the twentieth century, the architectural avant-garde celeb... more	Gunshop's Expertise Shines with CG Animation Projects What makes an airline seat sexy? How do you bring an experience in the sky to the Internet? Clean, crisp, compelling, CG animation courtesy of G... more GameJam: Videogame Competition Announced for SIGGRAPH 2009 SIGGRAPH announced the launch of GameJam!, a new international videogame competition to be held at SIGGRAPH 2009, the 36th International Confe... more Winners Announced for 2009 FITC Flash Awards GE Augmented Reality/Smartgrid picked-up three awards, including "Best In Show", "Best Experimental Flash" and "Best Flash Visual Design" at the 2009 FITC F... more Rokkan and Time Warner Global Media Group Reveal What's Possible A new website for Time Warner Global Media Group was designed with an ambitious goal: to demonstrate what the company calls "The Art of ... more Creative Director Richard Eng Joins Blind New York Studio Bicoastal production/design studio Blind builds their New York presence with the addition of 10-year industry veteran, Creative Director Richar... more Maxis Inspires, Educates at Top Game Design Colleges Maxis announced today that lead designer, Stone Librande, will be embarking on a lecture series that will reach some of the nation's top game design... more Association for Retail Environments Design Awards 2009 The Association for Retail Environments celebrated the 38th anniversary of its awards presentation on Monday, March 23, during an awards ceremony ... more The New Acropolis Museum, Designed by Bernard Tschumi Architects The historic masterpieces of the New Acropolis Museum-from the archaeological remains of ancient Athens left visible beneath the buildin... more Architect's Formulator 1.0 MultiEducator released Architect's Formulator 1.0, their new architect formula and calculation tool for iPhone. Designed from the ground up to leverage the iPhone's unique... more Top Award for Transformed Brighton Street A street in Brighton has been transformed from a rigid, motor car dominated environment into one where pedestrians are actively welcomed. Brighton & Hove Ci... more Winner Chosen in Northwich Vision Cultural Centre Competition DLA Architecture has been chosen as the winners of the competition to design a new Cultural Centre in Northwich. Their scheme, "The Salt... more Green & Design Digital Magazine Launching in Spring 2009, green and design will be the green design industry's most complete online resource forn news, networking, products, projects and inspiration & ... more New Practices San Francisco New Practices San Francisco is the 2009, West Coast premiere of AIA New York's annual portfolio competition and exhibition. New Practices San Francisco is a platform for ... more	The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia Launches Virtual Museum in Second Life The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia recently launched a virtual museum in Second Life fe... more Robert Burkle Receives Two Design Awards Germany-based Robert Burkle GmbH announced that it has recently been awarded the Red Dot Design Award and the Good Design Award for the Ypsator, a multi-opening... more UK Treasury Report Highlights Role of Design in Improving Public Services In a report published alongside today's Budget statement, Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling highlighted the need to ... more All About Growth: Material Stories Publishes Its First Newsletter "Designers growing products pixel by pixel - scientists creating plastics from sugar - flexible wood growing from trees?" Material S... more Discovery Evening: Design Creates Added Value At the beginning of the subscription period for the "red dot" top7 bond Sparkasse Essen, together with red dot, held a discovery evening for invited guests... more BMW Group DesignworksUSA Defines Silhouette of Bavaria's Biggest Yacht Ever: The Cruiser 55 In January 2009, the BAVARIA Yachtbau GmbH announced BMW Group DesignworksUSA as their new design associate a... more AGATA Chair from Kokuyo Wins Prestigious German Design Award The new AGATA/D chair from Kokuyo has won the prestigious Universal Design Award 09. The award is judged by a panel of five professional ... more The Distinctive 404 H Barstool by Stefan Diez Quirky, unique and comfortable - just like the whole prize-winning 404 family - Thonet presents the three-legged 404 H barstool by Stefan Diez with its dis... more Motorola MC17 Mobile Computer Recognized with Three Prestigious Product Design Awards Motorola announced that it has been honored with three of the industry's most prestigious industrial design awards ... more Robert Radi Designs 6 in 1 Digital Oven for Wolfgang Puck Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck has been on the forefront of the culinary world for decades and his passion for cooking, wine, and life is undispu... more 2009 Design Car Of The Year: Fiat 500 The Fiat 500 has been elected 2009 Design Car of the Year by 59 journalists from around the world, beating 51 short listed cars from the world's top car makers. ... more Sustainable Design: Designing Sustainable Products and Services Sustainable design processes can improve the sustainability of products and services whilst helping designers and manufacturers reduce co... more Speck Design Appoints Elisa Jagerson as New CEO Speck Design, a leading industrial and consumer product design firm, has announced the appointment of Elisa Jagerson as its new Chief Executive Officer. ... more