International

Studio Magazine

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Studio Magazine supported by the Designers Institute is a new quarterly publication which looks into the studios of graphic designers and artists from New Zealand and around the world. Purchase a copy now.

Posted on: September 14, 2011

The Best of: New Zealand Design 2011

Author: Blythe Rees-Jones - Locus Research

Best Design Awards 2011 - Judging Week - Product Judge Comments Blythe Rees-Jones

Posted on: September 5, 2011

Inventor hits the ground running with recyclable shoe and wins National Product Design Award

Author: Lisa Joe - joe public

A shoe designed for barefoot running has picked up the coveted James Dyson Award for emerging product design, at an award ceremony held in Auckland on the 25th August.

Posted on: September 1, 2011

Intern New Zealand

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Intern New Zealand (INZ) is a New Zealand based company that assists international university candidates from Europe and the US. Show your interest towards INZ through the Designers Institute.

Posted on: July 22, 2011

Design Industry urged to play a key role in hosting rugby visitors

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Posted on: July 22, 2011

United we Stand Poster - The Red Cross Christchurch Earthquake Appeal

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500 limited edition posters available to purchase online now. Support this Christchurch Earthquake Appeal.

Posted on: May 23, 2011

iF Packaging Design Award 2012

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Packaging conveys a promise of what’s inside: it grabs your attention, makes you curious and spurs you to buy. Now manufacturers, developers and designers can enter their innovative solutions in the iF packaging design award 2012.

Posted on: May 23, 2011

Calling Budding Designers, Engineers and Inventors - 2011 James Dyson Award open

Author: Joe Public

Design students, engineers and designers within four years of graduation are invited to enter their end of year projects or other inventions they have developed since graduating.

Posted on: April 21, 2011

Free online guide gets businesses “Match Ready”

Author: Auckland Council - RWC 2011 Auckland Co-ordination Group

Auckland businesses now have free access to a wealth of information and resources to help them prepare for Rugby World Cup 2011 (RWC 2011), with the launch of Auckland’s Match Ready for Business programme.

Posted on: April 21, 2011

AGM Publishing farewells Prodesign magazine

Author: AGM Publishing

AGM Publishing has decided to stop publishing its bi-monthly design magazine ProDesign. The next issue, to be published in May, will be the final edition.

Posted on: April 18, 2011

Methven scoops prestigious red dot product design 2011 award

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Tahi Tapware from Methven appealed to the judges in the 2011 red dot design competition and has now been awarded the ‘red dot’ seal of quality for design by a panel of highly respected experts.

Posted on: March 18, 2011

Kiwi designers make a colourful impression in prestigious Australian Design Competition

Author: Dock Street Group - PR & Marketing

Projects ranging from an eclectic and whimsical dining room, a historic gothic methodist Church to New Zealand’s premier rugby stadium named as finalists in prestigious Australasian design competition.

Posted on: March 10, 2011

A terrible tragedy has hit our design community in Christchurch

Author: Designers Institute of New Zealand

Words cannot convey the extent of the tragedy and on behalf of the Designers Institute all around NZ we extend our best wishes as you try to come to terms with this devastating event.

Posted on: February 23, 2011

School of Visual Arts - Masters Workshop Italy: Summer 2011

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Study graphic design and typography in Venice and Rome + Mantova too! Learn with leading designers, typographers, archeologists. Participate in multidisciplinary and entrepreneurial hands-on design workshops.

Posted on: February 2, 2011

Australian Design Alliance (AdA) Releases Launch Report

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Twelve peak organisations representing all aspects of Australia’s design industry and research network have formed the AdA to boost Australia’s productivity, sustainability and innovation through design.

Posted on: November 16, 2010

Icsid Secretariat: World Design Impact Prize Guidelines

Author: Iscid - International Council of Societies of Industrial Design

The World Design Impact Prize has been created to honour and reward industrial design driven projects that use design and/or design thinking to make a positive impact on our social, economic, cultural and/or environmental quality of life.

Posted on: November 16, 2010

Best Design Awards - Celebrating the Best New Zealand Design!

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We've posted photos of the night on our flickr page.

Posted on: November 11, 2010

The most popularly viewed were Emergency Currencies and You, The Paper Sky and The Research Agency - The Best Website Survey

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20,053 visits in 4 weeks!

Posted on: October 28, 2010

World Design Capital Seoul 2010 - The grand finale of the Seoul Design Fair

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The Seoul Design Fair which lasted for 21 days and recorded approximately 92,000 visitors through the Seoul Design Market held its closing ceremony on Thursday 7th October.

Posted on: October 27, 2010

Adobe Celebrates Winners of 10th Annual Design Achievement Awards

Author: Icograda IDA

Competition recognises student creativity and opens doors for future careers in design, film and interactive media

Posted on: October 27, 2010

John Britten Black Pin – Dean Poole FDINZ

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The recipient of the 2010 John Britten Black Pin is Dean Poole, co-founder and creative director of Auckland based design company Alt Group. Dean has made a significant contribution to the New Zealand design industry over the last 10 years.

Posted on: October 8, 2010

Designers Institute Black Pin for Outstanding Achievement Award – Tim Hooson FDINZ

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The recipient of the 2010 Outstanding Achievement Award is Tim Hooson, architect and director of Jasmax architectural and interior design practice, and a very loyal supporter of the Designers’ Institute who has previously served on the Institute Council.

Posted on: October 7, 2010

Best Design Awards 2010 - Purple Pin Winners Graphics & Product

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Congratulations to Purple Pin Winners
Studio Alexander - Site Safety Installation – Pop-up Displays (Graphics)
YikeBike Ltd - Yike Bike (Product)

Posted on: October 7, 2010

Best Design Awards - Purple Pin Winners Spatial & Interactive

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Congratulations Purple Pin Winners
Hackman - Apollo 13: Mission Control (Spatial)
Sons & Co - Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna O Waiwhetu (Interactive)

Posted on: October 7, 2010

Quake Support Register - The Designers Institute and CPIT

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Ignition is working to provide a register of people and businesses who either need help and support or alternatively are in a position to offer it. This register will be managed in conjunction with the Designers Institute and CPIT's Creative New Zealand.

Posted on: September 20, 2010

ADA Australia Design Alliance introduces a National design agenda

Author: Media Release - Sydney, 3 Sept 2010

Twelve peak organisations representing all aspects of Australia’s design industry and research network have launched the Australian Design Alliance [AdA] to boost Australia’s productivity, sustainability and innovation.

Posted on: September 13, 2010

The Designers Institute extends support to Christchurch design studios

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The Designers Institute community wishes to acknowledge the difficulties our colleagues in Christchurch are facing at this time.

Posted on: September 7, 2010

Two NZ Inventions make International Shortlist for James Dyson Award 2010

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Steven Wyeth's designd an ergonomic fire hose device to make lighter work for fire fighters, and Nichola Trudgen designed a seat for the elderly which can be attached to public facilities such as lamp posts, providing a convenient resting place.

Posted on: August 27, 2010

Fellow, Life and Honorary Members conferred at the Designers Institute AGM 2010

Author: Designers Institute of NZ

The Designers Institute of New Zealand has the pleasure to announce that the following members have been awarded the title of Fellow Member (FDINZ), Life Member (LifeMDINZ) and Honorary (HonDINZ)

Posted on: August 6, 2010

Icograda Design Week Brisbane 2010

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Optimism: to expect the best possible outcome; the belief that good will ultimately triumph. Icograda Design Week Brisbane 2010 aims to promote dialogue on issues shaping the nature and relevance of communication design practice today.

Posted on: July 26, 2010

Queensland Premier's Design Awards 2010 - State Designer

Author: Derlot

Alexander Lotersztain was announced winner of the inaugural Queensland Premier's Smart State Design Fellowship Award 2010

Posted on: July 1, 2010

New Zealand Winner announced in 2010 Australian International Design Awards

Author: ICSID

Products including an intensive care hospital bed, new generation Cochlear implant system, revolutionary sheep drench gun, lightweight wine bottles and hybrid surfboard combining a longboard and shortboard are among 42 winners for 2010.

Posted on: June 28, 2010

2010 BEST DESIGN AWARDS OPEN FOR ENTRY

Author: Media Note 12 April 2010 - Dock St Group

Posted on: June 1, 2010

Designworks - a mix of logic and magic

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Supreme Award Winner at the 2010 Vero Excellence in Business Support Awards

Posted on: May 28, 2010

Fashion Design Crowned Best in Region - Australasian Student Design Awards 2010

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The Design Institute of Australia has announced the Overall Winner of the Australasian Student Design Awards 2010. NSW Design Centre Enmore student Carol Faulkner's Fashion Design.

Posted on: May 28, 2010

New Zealand Webby Award Winners

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Webby Awards are held by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Websites are judged for their content, structure and navigation, visual design, functionality, interactivity and the overall experience they deliver.

Posted on: May 1, 2010

Statement from Designers Institute of NZ Re New Super City Logo

Author: Dock St Group - PR & Marketing

The Designers Institute of New Zealand says that it is essential that the new Auckland Transition Agency engages a professional design agency as soon as possible

Posted on: April 28, 2010

Alt Group named Australasian Design Agency of the year

Author: Dock St Group - PR & Marketing

Ponsonby based multidisciplinary design firm, Alt Group, has taken out two of the top spots in Australia’s prestigious CREATIVE Hotshop Awards, with the company crowned Design Agency of the Year and In-House Agency of the Year.

Posted on: April 14, 2010

Dyson Product Design Award in partnership with the Designers Institute - Annual Search for Top Kiwi inventor begins

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Emerging New Zealand designers with exciting new product ideas have until 1 July 2010 to submit their designs for the annual James Dyson Award.

Posted on: April 8, 2010

Iridescent: Icograda Journal of Design Research launched

Author: Icograda - International Council of Graphic Design Association

Icograda newest initiatives strategic aim is to support the development of design education (theory, practice, and research), Iridescent is an online journal fulfilling the vision of the Icograda Design Education Manifesto.

Posted on: April 8, 2010

Methven’s Shower Infusions Win Coveted 2010 Red Dot Design Award

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Methven, the designer and marketer of internationally acclaimed Satinjet showerware, has won a highly prized Red Dot Product Design Award at the 2010 competition in Germany.

Posted on: April 7, 2010

Australian Interntional Design Awards - Twenty Ten Finalists Announced and Presention Night

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

Posted on: April 2, 2010

NZ Dulux Colour Awards Finalist Release

Author: Dock St Group - PR & Marketing

New Zealand companies feature strongly among 2010 Dulux Colour Awards Finalists

Posted on: March 19, 2010

DIA - Australasian Student Design Awards - Call for Entries

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Calling all emerging designers, the Design Institute of Australia’s Australasian Student Design Awards are now open for entries.

Posted on: March 1, 2010

'Digital Strategies' Innovation Through Apparel and Textile Technologies Symposium

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The AUT University’s Textile and Design Lab is hosting ‘Digital Strategies’, a 2 day symposium on innovative and emerging technologies for the apparel and textile sectors. The guest researcher and keynote speaker is Kerry King from [TC]² in the US.

Posted on: March 1, 2010

MFA Designer as Author - Workshop in Venice and Rome

Author: MFA Design

SVA Masters Workshop in Design History, Theory and Practice in Venice and Rome, the birthplace of Western typographic tradition.

Posted on: March 1, 2010

New Year, New Awards for Auckland Based Design Company

Author: Dock Street Group

Auckland based design company, Alt Group, has started off the year with a bang, picking up three Certificates of Typographic Excellence in the Type Directors Club TDC56 competition in New York.

Posted on: February 12, 2010

A Green Place to Sit - Design for a better world

Author: Area Declic

Area Declic has launched a competition exclusively for female designers: students and professionals from age 22 upwards to invite them to take part in designing a Collection of Seating for Outdoor use.

Posted on: February 12, 2010

red dot design award: design concept 2010 - Call for Entries

Author: Ken Koo - President, Asia red dot design award

A red dot is that seal of quality that distinguishes one from even the best in the field of design. As an indisputable emblem of creativity and competitiveness, it serves as the catalyst for greater achievements by you and your organisation.

Posted on: February 11, 2010

Nagoya Design DO! 2010 - ''Design to Empower Tomorrow''

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Nagoya Design DO! is an international competition held every other year with the goal of encouraging the development and interaction of talented young designers from all around the world.

Posted on: February 5, 2010

Paterson Offer Quality and Win a Design Tour to ISH

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The Design Tour, worth $20,000. Entry is open to all architects and designers, whether individuals or organisations, for all projects specifying Grohe, Villeroy & Boch or Keuco products during the promotion period 1 February 2010 to 15 December 2010.

Posted on: February 3, 2010

Kiwi coffin on show in New York

Author: Greg Holdsworth

Auckland designer and DINZ Member, Greg Holdsworth, is about to ship one of his Artisan coffins to New York to participate in the upcoming exhibition at the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum.

Posted on: January 16, 2010

2010 Adobe Design Achievement Awards Call For entries now open

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Win a trip to Adobe MAX conference in Los Angeles!
Students are encouraged to submit projects created for their courses throughout the 2009-2010 scholastic year and may submit projects in more than one category.

Posted on: January 15, 2010

Graphis AdvertisingAnnual2011 - Call For Entries

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Graphis publications feature the best in Design, Advertising, Photography and Illustration. Each of our Annuals represents the best internationally produced work in that discipline from the previous year.

Posted on: January 15, 2010

Hong Kong International Poster Triennial 2010 - 'Act?Live' Call for Entries

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Hong Kong Heritage Museum call for entries to encourage international cultural exchange and to enrich the museum's collections. The museum presents three parts to the 2010 Triennial - a competition, an exhibition and a seminar.

Posted on: January 15, 2010

Alt Group wins Grand Prix at World's Premium Design Awards

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Multidisciplinary design company, Alt Group travelled to Essen, Germany last week to collect their major haul of four red dots at the world’s premium design awards, but arrived home in the weekend with a grand prix also in their luggage.

Posted on: December 15, 2009

NZ design students gain membership of the International Society of Typographic Designers

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Massey University gained high scores with 2 Commendations, 2 Merits and 2 Passes. Annette O’Sullivan of Massey University went through the ISTD Assessment Scheme when she was studying in London and introduced the scheme to Massey University this year.

Posted on: December 15, 2009

DUTCH DESIGN WEEK 2009 - the largest design event in the Netherlands

Author: Core 77 / design magazine

Around 1500 designers from home and abroad showed their work in more than 60 locations all over the city, representing the full array of design disciplines. In typical Dutch style.

Posted on: November 5, 2009

Icograda Presidents Letter November 2009

Author: Russell Kennedy - Icograda President

With two more commendable years coming to a close and a successful congress and GA just completed, Icograda continuously seeks to build on work begun in previous terms as we look to the time ahead.

Posted on: November 5, 2009

Designing for Children - With focus on ‘Play + Learn’

Author: IDC

The international conference ‘Designing for Children’ with focus on 'Play + Learn' is scheduled to be held at Mumbai, India in Feb 2010

Posted on: August 7, 2009