London Design Festival 2008

The London Design Festival is the UK’s biggest annual celebration of design and reflects London’s status as the world creative hub. Harnessing the power to change things for the better, it supports emerging talent that reflects London’s diverse influences. September 13-23, 2008.... More

London Design Festival 2008

The New York City Waterfalls

Step aside orange Gates, New York City will host an new open-air public art exhibit featuring spectacular man-made waterfalls by Danish artist Olafur Eliasson – starting today. The 4 falls, positioned around the southern end of Manhattan will be softly lit at night and available for everyone to see. This living artwork is one man's attempt to bring back some of the beauty of nature to NYC – something that is much needed, and much appreciated by its citizens. 'Njoy!... More

The New York City Waterfalls

Heavy Light

Reflecting contemporary directions in Japanese art and culture, Heavy Light: Recent Photography and Video from Japan will be on view from May 16 through September 7, 2008 at the International Center of Photography (ICP), New York City, 1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street. The works in the exhibition comprise a range of highly individual—and sometimes eccentric—responses to the changes that have taken place in Japan since the mid-1990s.... More

Heavy Light: Recent Photography and Video from Japan

Tropism Exhibit

We're kinda tired of the whole "vs." concept—something that was born out of graffiti, and is now used to describe every little design collaboration under the sun. As if these designers aren't truly joining heads, but actually duking it out on the computer like a heads-up match of Quake III. Let's face it, these artists are working together to make something beautiful and unique that extends the concept of "mixed media" and gives it new vibrancy. So come judge the results for yourself this weekend in Brooklyn, NY as Joshua Davis and Commonwealth put their communication skills to the test... More

Tropsim at espeis archetype gallery

Innovationsforum Interaktionsdesign

If you're ready to take your website, design, art or media to the next level, it's all about interaction these days, isn't it? Well, here's how to get a virtual leg up on your competition and peers... Just book a fight, or catch a train to Potsdam, Germany and join the two day conference "Innovationsforum Interaktionsdesign"—it's a focused forum on all aspects of interface and interaction design. So, whether you are into mobile telephones and media interfaces, problem solutions, product visions, web pages and virtual worlds, art and commerce, or just business and science... take a look into the future... More

Innovationsforum Interaktionsdesign

WHAT MATTERS

WHAT MATTERS is an international symposium for professionals, academics, and students of graphic, product and architectural design, hosted by and at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, California, in collaboration with the :output Foundation, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. WHAT MATTERS will consist of five lectures over two days by internationally recognized professionals in the fields of design/architecture, and four presentations by teams of faculty and students from academic institutions representing those fields. At only $100 for entry, and a maximum participation field of 100 people what are you waiting for? (March 16-17, 2007).... More

WHAT MATTERS

Designs of the time

Who designs your life? That is the question behind a year of community projects that explore how design can make a positive difference to our daily lives. Dott 07, an initiative of the Design Council, focuses on grass roots community projects; but there are also projects involving more than seventy schools, plus exhibitions and events in museums, galleries and rural sites in North East England. The year culminates in a twelve day Festival in NewcastleGateshead in October 2007 – which will bring together the results of projects and enable all the people involved to share experiences.... More

Designs of the time - 2007

AIGA - Competitions

Call for entries! Submissions for the AIGA Annual Design '365' issue no. 28 are closing on March 2nd, 2007. AIGA competitions celebrate excellence in contemporary design and seek to promote the value of design to a broader public. These are the most prestigious design competitions in the United States, extending a legacy that began 90 years ago.... More

AIGA - Competitions

Art Event Design Festa

Taking place on December 2nd and 3rd, 2006 in Tokyo at the Tokyo International Exhibition Center, Design Festa will explode like a pinata of design disciplines in this all out freestyle International Art Event open to all artists, both professional and non-professional from all over the world. Design Festa is the biggest art event in Asia, with approximately 51,000 visitors and 6,000 exhibitors.... More

Art Event Design Festa | Japan

The Next Web

A one day conference taking place in Amsterdam on July 7th, 2006. During this day they will look at some leading Web2.0 companies of the day... and the keynote speakers will go even further. They will enlighten you about their view of the future; of The Next Web. During the breaks there will be time to expand your network and have a first glimpse on some high potential European web start-ups. Finally a party in the center of Amsterdam gives you the opportunity to recapitulate the whole day while having a drink. Altogether it will be a long day, with... More

The European Next Web Conference

fuse: Brand Identity and Package Design

April 24-26, 2006 Waldorf-Astoria, New York. Set in New York City – a mecca of design, culture and branding – fuse: Brand Identity & Package Design is the only event featuring top brand strategists, design mavericks and packaging leaders sharing forward-thinking ideas about how synergistic strategy and design drive brand innovation, consumer loyalty and profitability. Never before have you had the opportunity to hear so many brand design leaders unveiling insights for leveraging brand design to your business advantage.... More

fuse: Brand Identity and Package Design

Digifest 2005

In 2005, digifest goes wild! That's right. In May 2005 Canada's largest annual festival of digital art and design is taking a look at all things wild. Tired of the mechanistic point and click paradigm?Invitations areopen for exploring the increasingly potent intersections of digital technologies with wild (i.e. irrational or uncontrolled) forces, from the biological to the psychological to the socio-political and beyond.... More

Digifest 2005 - New Voices

Place Project

A traveling suitcase portfolio and exhibition visited 35 cities and along the way picked up original pieces of work from hundreds of designers around the world - each expressing themselves through inspiration from their native environments. A wonderful, free exhibit... through December 23rd, 2004. Place Project (ES).... More

SHIFT | DOTMOV FESTIVAL 2004

The 2004 call for entries for this progressive digital film Festival is open. Get discovered by submitting your original digital film work, where creativity gets you honors. Events include a screening of the seleted projects and guest curators. The submission entry deadline is quickly approaching for DOTMOV Festival, a competitive digital film festival held in Japan in November 2004. September 20th is the deadline and there's still time to submit your entries, so get going! SHIFT | DOTMOV FESTIVAL 2004 (JP). Call for entries started on June 1st (until Sept. 20th) The festival will be held from Nov. 1st to... More

YoungGuns A&D Awards

Aug 30th the entry deadline for the 2002 youngguns international advertising & design award is Friday, August 30th, 2002 and fast approaching. if you want to get your hands on an advertising, design or student entry kit, you can download one. YoungGuns International Advertising & Design Award.... More