21 Dec 2010
Melbourne (Australia) - agIdeas is working in collaboration with Icograda to solicit papers for the agIdeas 2011 International Design Research Lab. Design researchers are invited to submit abstracts that address the brief, "Where is design practice at today?" by 1 February 2011. Selected papers will be published on Iridescent: Icograda Journal of Design Research.
20 Dec 2010
Cieszyn (Poland) - On 4 December, EIDD Design for All Europe inaugurated the Michal Ozmin Design for All Archive and Research Centre, hosted in the Silesian Castle of Art and Enterprise in Cieszyn.
17 Dec 2010
Geneva (Switzerland) - Early evidence indicates that demand for some "creative industry" products remained stable during the global recession. This economic sector, especially if supported by enlightened government policies, may help national economies, including those of developing countries, to recover from the downturn, contends the Creative Economy Report 2010 (CER 10).
15 Dec 2010
Melbourne (Australia) - The Design Institute of Australia (DIA) has announced industrial designer Oliver Kratzer FDIA as its new President.
08 Dec 2010
San Jose (United States) - Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the call for entries for the eleventh annual Adobe® Design Achievement Awards (ADAA), expanding its global reach to 15 languages and adding new categories for faculty and students.
08 Dec 2010
Ottawa (Canada) - The Society of Graphic Designers of Canada (GDC) together with Ottawa-based market research firm, Harris/Decima have now polled Canadian business owners and decision makers to better understand business perceptions of the design industry.
02 Dec 2010
International - Today, the Interaction Design Association (IxDA) announced the launch of the IxDA Interaction Awards, a first-of-its-kind awards program dedicated to celebrating global excellence in the discipline of Interaction Design.
02 Dec 2010
Toronto (Canada) - The design awards winners for the 2010 edition of Applied Arts Awards have been announced. Among the professionals from around the world selected in this competition is Rethink Communications for its design of the Design Currency:Icograda Design Week in Vancouver 2010 identity.
02 Dec 2010
New York (United States) - Renowned authors Steven Heller and Mirko Ilić are seeking contributions for an upcoming book titled Go, Stop, Slow, Eat: How Typography Influences Behavior (Rockport Publishers).
02 Dec 2010
London (United Kingdom) - Designers from around the world are invited to take part in D&AD Awards 2011. From now until 31 January, participants can enter their original and inspiring work in 25 different categories.