As a social responsibility professional who enjoys trail running, seeing more athletic companies pick up the pace on sustainability is a welcome trend. One business at the front of the pack is Brooks, whose modest marketing approach has left its efforts less known than peers.

It's ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002109-the-running-shoe-leading-the-race-to-sustainability.htm http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002108-a-new-industry-group-seeks-to-open-source-data-center-design.htm

A New Industry group is trying to apply open-source principles to the design and construction of data centers, which it says could accelerate the use of new technologies and increase competition in the industry.

The Open Source Data Center Initiative, announced this week, will act ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002108-a-new-industry-group-seeks-to-open-source-data-center-design.htm http://www.designophy.com/article/design-article-1000000098-gms-lutz-says-hybrids.-electrics-are-future.htm

General Motors Co. will keep making big trucks and SUVs because U.S. buyers demand them, but a major portion of them will be gas-electric hybrids in the near future, retiring Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said Friday.

Lutz didn't give details, but said GM must apply hybrid technology to ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/article/design-article-1000000098-gms-lutz-says-hybrids.-electrics-are-future.htm http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002107-lindsay-lohans-fashion-adventure-ends-after-one-show.htm

Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan's design career has ended after a single collection for Parisian label Emanuel Ungaro, leaving the fashion world divided over whether her work was a disaster or a much-needed bit of fun.

Ungaro designer Estrella Archs, who worked with Lohan on last ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002107-lindsay-lohans-fashion-adventure-ends-after-one-show.htm http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002106-google-tests-new-blogger-layout-design-tool.htm

Google will begin on Thursday a public test of a Blogger layout customization tool that the company says significantly broadens publishers' ability to modify the look of their blogs.

The Blogger Template Designer includes ready-to-use professional designs, pre-built templates that ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002106-google-tests-new-blogger-layout-design-tool.htm http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002105-phd-design-studentships-for-2010-at-school-of-design.-northumbria-university.htm

The School of Design at Northumbria University has a number of PhD Design Studentships for 2010.  We are looking for exceptional candidates who are willing to push the boundaries of design research and practice, contest accepted wisdom and explore new design thinking and processes within ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002105-phd-design-studentships-for-2010-at-school-of-design.-northumbria-university.htm http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002104-record-number-of-finalists-named-in-2010-australian-international-design-awards.htm

A record 111 products ranging from agricultural and medical equipment to consumer appliances and sporting goods are finalists in Standards Australia’s prestigious design awards program.

Lightweight wine bottles, an easy-to-fold pram, portable ultrasound device, sheep vaccination ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002104-record-number-of-finalists-named-in-2010-australian-international-design-awards.htm http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-competition-1000000180-food-design.-6-_-la-materia-.-cibo.htm

Food Design Competition
ONE Off, supported by the Torino Chamber of commerce and in collaboration with the International Food Design Society and the London Metropolitan University publishes its sixth edition of the Food design® competition.

Participation in the competition is ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-competition-1000000180-food-design.-6-_-la-materia-.-cibo.htm http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002103-panasonic-electric-works-design-at-salone-del-mobile.htm

(standard) 3 – smart

Design, comfort and ecology are the keywords to define all of Panasonic’s products. For the third year running, the Japanese conglomerate will present at Salone its latest and most innovative product lines devised to create a complete home ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002103-panasonic-electric-works-design-at-salone-del-mobile.htm http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002102-peter-zec-holds-talk-on-method-for-calculating-the-value-of-design.htm

On 2 March 2010, some 200 people came to the sold-out event on the method for calculating the value of design given by design expert and author Professor Dr. Peter Zec in Düsseldorf 's renowned "stilwerk" design shopping centre. Together with co-author Burkhard Jacob, director of ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002102-peter-zec-holds-talk-on-method-for-calculating-the-value-of-design.htm http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-conference-1000000129-international-conference.-the-experimental-society..htm

Experimentation, with its distinctive way of joining action and knowledge, has played a crucial role in the culture and politics of modern society, but one that has a number of contradictory strands.  In one strand, experimentation is associated with the opening up of the closed medieval ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-conference-1000000129-international-conference.-the-experimental-society..htm http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-education-1000000118-discussion-auf-drnetwork-.in-german..htm

6 Design Doctoral Candidates will lead discussion with Prof. Wolfgang Jonas on Research-Through Design

6 Designpromovierende eröffnen eine Diskussion mit Prof. Wolfgang Jonas über Forschung-durch-Design

In den letzten zehn Jahren haben ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-education-1000000118-discussion-auf-drnetwork-.in-german..htm http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002101-finelite-wins-best-in-class-in-doe-led-next-generation-luminaire-.ngl.-design-competition.htm

An LED desk lamp, the Curve by Finelite, won Best in Class in the 2009 NGL Design Competition. Two other Finelite entries also received recognition as winners, the Muro wall wash luminaire and the LED Undercabinet.

The NGL Design Competition promotes excellence in energy-efficient ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002101-finelite-wins-best-in-class-in-doe-led-next-generation-luminaire-.ngl.-design-competition.htm http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002100-united-states-announces-winner-of-new-london-embassy-design-competition.htm

U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Louis B. Susman, and Acting Director of the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, Adam Namm, announced today that KieranTimberlake of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has won the design competition for the New London Embassy.

KieranTimberlake's ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002100-united-states-announces-winner-of-new-london-embassy-design-competition.htm http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-conference-1000000128-drawing-out.-trans-disciplinary-conference.htm

DRAWING OUT is a creative collaboration between RMIT University and the University of the Arts London.

DRAWING OUT is a trans-disciplinary conference. It explores drawing across the boundaries of disciplines. It addresses drawing as a way of thinking and communicating in the ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-conference-1000000128-drawing-out.-trans-disciplinary-conference.htm http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002099-michelle-obama--launches-contest-for-healthy-kids-games.htm

Michelle Obama Challenges Software Makers To Help Get Kids Excited About Healthy Living

First lady Michelle Obama challenged software and video game designers Wednesday to develop games and tools that get kids, especially 9- to 12-year-olds, excited about eating ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002099-michelle-obama--launches-contest-for-healthy-kids-games.htm http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002098-louis-vuittons-womanhood-celebration-closes-paris.htm

French Luxury Label Louis Vuitton's Celebration Of Curvaceous Womanhood Closes Paris

After a week of shows dominated by the rail-thin teens who are ubiquitous on today's catwalks, Paris fall-winter ready-to-wear 2010-11 displays concluded Wednesday with a sensual ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002098-louis-vuittons-womanhood-celebration-closes-paris.htm http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002097-freescale-intros-tablet-pc-prototype-.htm

Freescale Semiconductor on Monday introduced a reference design for an Internet-enabled tablet computer that would be a third of the size of an average netbook and would have up to four times the viewing area of a typical smartphone.

The device will be demonstrated Jan. 7-10 at ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002097-freescale-intros-tablet-pc-prototype-.htm http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002096-brit-insurance-category-winners-announced-for-the-2010-brit-insurance-design-awards.htm

The seven category winners of the Brit Insurance Design Awards 2010 are announced today.

Collectively they celebrate everyday design, reflecting international trends, current themes of sustainability and social enablement.

Winners originate from Chile, China, ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002096-brit-insurance-category-winners-announced-for-the-2010-brit-insurance-design-awards.htm http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002095-kodak-design2launch-solutions-wins-award-from-consumer-goods-technology.htm

Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) awards Kodak Design2Launch Solutions with an Editors’ Pick Award in the Annual Readers’ Choice issue. Kodak’s Design2Launch Solutions are a comprehensive workflow for global marketing and creative teams. The solutions provide easy-to-use ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002095-kodak-design2launch-solutions-wins-award-from-consumer-goods-technology.htm http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002094-parsons-launches-website-that-provides-guidance-for-artists-and-designers-on-copyright-issues.htm

Parsons The New School for Design recently launched the website The Copyright Corner. Developed by Michelle Bogre, an associate professor in the photography program of the School of Art, Media and Technology at Parsons, it is intended as a place for debate and dialogue about copyright and other ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002094-parsons-launches-website-that-provides-guidance-for-artists-and-designers-on-copyright-issues.htm http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-education-1000000117-design-.amp.-business.htm

DX Design and Business Forum about the importance of design in our lives. This forum includes the following speakers:

$55 for Non-Members, $20 for Members

Presentation of the State of Design: The Canadian Report 2010

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Teaching Tomorrow’s Leaders the Importance of Design Integrity

For the past twenty years furniture importer and distributor M2L has been dedicated to finding and sourcing truly iconic pieces that define the classic modern aesthetic. In addition to promoting ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-competition-1000000179-2010-genuine-design-scholarship-competition.htm http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-conference-1000000127-prototype.-symposium.htm

"Prototype" will be co-convened by the Victoria and Albert Museum and Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design at the University of Dundee, and will explore the radical and multiple ways that creative people are experimenting with ideas. The symposium looks to excite the mind ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-conference-1000000127-prototype.-symposium.htm http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002093-evolo-magazine-has-announced-the-winners-of-the-2010-skyscraper-competition.htm

Established in 2006, the annual Skyscraper Competition recognizes outstanding ideas that redefine skyscraper design through the use of new technologies, materials, programs, aesthetics, and spatial organization. The award seeks to discover young talents whose ideas will change the way we ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002093-evolo-magazine-has-announced-the-winners-of-the-2010-skyscraper-competition.htm