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The International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) 2014The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) opens its International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) 2014 and wants you – yes designers – YOU, to participate and win all of the above in just one go. The call for entries will remain open until February 14th, 2014 and the awards are open to designers, students and companies worldwide. So what are you waiting for to enter the contest? ENTER NOW. |
D&AD Design Project by Factory FiftneenFactory Fifteen and Nexus Productions brings the D&AD award pencil to life within several animated stings for the 2014 call for entries. Each category is represented within hidden animated worlds inside the D&AD yellow pencil award. Each world is built from several past winners of the award from each category, all brought to life in playful animation in a miniature model scale.The animation proceeds and follows a 'I wish I'd done that' interview of acclaimed design or advertising ambassadors as they talk through an example of a stand out piece which 'they wish they had done'. Factory Fifteen designed 3 'carousels' for worlds within DESIGN, ADVERTISING & DIGITAL categories for the awards. |
Installation by Myeongbeom KimMyeongbeom Kim was born 1976 in Busan, he currently lives and works in Seoul and Chicago. With his installations he intends to describe his own experience in a placid manner through private conversations with his surrounding environment. ‘I try to examine how my surrounding is perceived and remembered. To do this, I listen to a whisper from objects within my surroundings. I attempt and intimate, private dialogue with the world, trying to concretely present the way other things approach me, by using other mediums,’ he explains. Myeongbeom Kim mainly uses heterogeneous objects. He has consistently experienced his surrounding objects from the perspective of life, growth, and decline, which lends vitality to his work. ‘I see my environment from the viewpoint of life,’ he summarizes.All images © Myeongbeom Kim |
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The new Porsche Macan: new face, same Porsche DNAPerfect lines: the design of the new Macan. Sometimes we recognise faces that stand out from the crowd because they exude a charisma that inspires us and stirs our emotions. Like the sense that the car we see before us is a Sports Car because it encapsulates an unmistakable design trait: Porsche DNA.A compact SUV: 5 doors, 5 seats, all-wheel drive – and, of course, a higher seat position. But what makes a Porsche a Porsche? Instant recognition, some would say. The Macan has defining facial features, a dynamic front with characteristic headlights. The large air intakes are just waiting to inhale life. The side profile is sharply contoured by the sporty sloping roof line. With improved aerodynamic quality. Our designers call it the Porsche flyline.The rear is characterised by wide, imposing shoulders. The overall vehicle design is wide and sleek and reflects the rhythm of life.Every design detail radiates one thing: an intensive sportiness. Typically Porsche. Watch it live For more info here or read the article on Car Body Design. |
Space Monkey, a good device for designersPeople who back up their digital photos, videos and documents usually do so in one of two places—a giant hard drive in their home, or a giant remote storage facility in the cloud. If one of these storage solutions goes kaput, so can the data. Isn’t there a better way? The answer is Space Monkey device! Find out in this article. |
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ANT : The Line Follower Bus by Pranav SatputePranav is from India. His project ANT has been made with CATIA. It's a concept of futuristic public transport bus, which uses non conventional energy sources like fuel cell, solar energy etc. and runs by using line follower technology and smart sensors. Visit his page on Behance. |
Event
Christmas Designer’s Market @ Stour Space | 14 December, 2013, London UK |
Conflict & Design | 15 December 2013 - 9 March 2014, 2013, Genk, Belgium |
CATIA Creative Design & Icem Day | 12 December, 2013, Shanghai, China |
