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Posted by Katy Voevodkin on June 28 at 5:17 AM
Having acquired the newest version of Adobe Creative Suite 5 made us painfully aware of the leaps and bounds in advancement over CS3. DMD's creative team decided to take advantage of the the Art Directors Club workshop offered last week to highlight the main upgrades. Having taken some time to road test all that's new, here are our Top 10 favorite new updates about CS5:
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Posted by Kent Hunter on May 24 at 10:10 AM
Design trends I spotted at the Hospitality Design Expo in Las Vegas:
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Posted by Nick Derasmo on May 20 at 11:17 AM
This was my first year attending ICFF and what an eye opening experience it was.
From great designs to just flat-out great ideas, the fair was filled with exciting products.
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Posted by Gina Miller on May 20 at 12:00 AM
A quick take on ICFF (which I almost just spelled with a hashtag.)
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Posted by Rebecca Goldberg on May 18 at 2:00 PM
Trade show season is in full swing. Here are some first impressions from ICFF.
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Posted by Erika Templeton on May 18 at 2:00 PM
A recap on the lighter side of the 22nd annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair.
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Posted by Katy Voevodkin on April 26 at 7:36 PM
Last Thursday night marked tokidoki’s launch into the blogosphere at the Sephora event at the Arena. Promoting the new make up and swag available at Sephora in may 2010.
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Posted by Nick Derasmo on April 26 at 3:45 PM
In honor of AIA’s Architecture Week, a couple of staff members from DMD Insight blogged about how architecture has affected their lives.
For me, as a New York sports fan, architecture has affected me from sport to sport.
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Posted by Erika Templeton on April 23 at 2:00 PM
Sephora pulled out all the stops to launch their new exclusive collection from tokidoki. Read on for an inside look at how the beauty giant celebrates...
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Posted by Nick Derasmo on April 16 at 4:10 PM
Coincidentally, with AIA’s National Architecture Week upon us, I found out that I will be going on back-to-back weekend tours of the new Yankee Stadium and the New Meadowlands Stadium.
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Posted by Rebecca Goldberg on April 15 at 9:57 PM
I prefer architecture that complements its surrounding—be it hills, valleys, beaches or skyscrapers. It shouldn't borrow too much from it. My biggest pet peeve in architecture is when architects try to take credit for the sky.
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Posted by Gina Miller on April 5 at 11:11 AM
Would you turn your company Web site homepage over to staff each month to do with it what they will? We do, and we love it.
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Posted by Rebecca Goldberg on March 19 at 10:21 AM
Design Industry Fights Against Aids, or DIFFA, is at the center of many worlds -- fashion, philanthropy, theatrics, and hospitality. Really, what more do you need in an evening?
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Posted by Gina Miller on March 5 at 12:00 AM
In the last few weeks our blog has been fired up with design insights and immersion in the world of art and museums. More to come next week!
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Posted by Eric Teng on February 21 at 9:30 AM
Just how powerful is the perfect marriage of the visual and the verbal? One of the things about great design that never ceases to amaze me is its ability to elicit a range of emotions, from sheer joy to melancholy, and every possible feeling in between.
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Posted by Gina Miller on February 19 at 12:00 AM
We’ve talked about great design, what it means and how it takes shape. We’ve talked about adding the verbal to the visual and the impact there. So let’s talk communicating great design with words only.
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Posted by Gina Miller on February 17 at 12:00 AM
Defining design certainly varies, but from our commentators on yesterday's "Let's Talk Design I", it keeps coming back to making that connection – emotional or rational.
Now what happens when we add words?
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Posted by Gina Miller on February 16 at 12:00 AM
At DMD we're always talking about design. From strategy to visuals to words to buzz and all its iterations. Won't you join the conversation.
Jump in, it's a week long affair with what we love to talk about most. Dedicating a day each week to key disciplines, we hope you'll enjoy the lively conversation. Post a thought, a picture, a link. We'll want to hear from the strategists, designers, design thinkers, PR members, interactive gurus, or just about any design enthusiast out there. Join the conversation today.
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Posted by Rebecca Goldberg on December 3 at 2:21 AM
The design industry came out in full force for the Interior Design’s Hall of Fame event at the Waldorf Astoria last night, Dec. 2. Nearly 1,200 joined in the celebration—cocktail parties, dinner and even some dancing.
As a first timer, it was exciting to see a room filled with some of the most glamorous in interior design. The Waldorf Astoria was all decked out in its holiday gear as well.
Inductees Tony Chi, tonychi and associates; Vladimir Kagan, The Vladimir Kagan Design Group; Nick Luzietti, VOA Associates; Leo Marmol & Ron Radziner, Marmol Radziner + Associates took their time at the podium and thanked their staff, families and took a few extra minutes to show us some personality.
Nick Luzietti, a crowd favorite, even managed to change costumes during his acceptance speech.
For the first time, a firm was inducted as Gensler was presented with a 25th Anniversary Special Award.
For more images and photos, visit: http://www.interiordesign.net/HoFEvent/
Check back tomorrow for a report from Interior Design’s Best of Year Awards tonight!
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Posted by Rebecca Goldberg on November 18 at 12:21 PM
Growth. It was the buzzword at last week’s Greenbuild and as someone who attends multiple A+D events a year, it’s the first time that I’ve heard it associated with a tradeshow in 2009.
Perhaps it is the niche market, federal money, or relevance of sustainable design but Greenbuild’s numbers were up this year. The conference, which is less than a decade old, celebrated a much-quoted 30,000 visitors.
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Posted by Gina Miller on November 1 at 12:00 AM
Thinking back on how our newest masterpiece of an online advertisement came about, I guess you could say it was born out of an impossible brief.
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Posted by Rebecca Goldberg on October 7 at 9:21 AM
Four days of design events in London brought more diversity than I ever could have expected from such an overdose of interiors. The events were part of London Design Festival Week, an annual September showing that introduces the world to the latest British design ideas. Of course high-end international exhibitors partake as well. Each event, 100% Design, Tent London, The Dock, Focus and Decorex all brought different ideas and voices to the table.
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Posted by Eric Teng on August 18 at 10:18 AM
There's nothing more satisfying than the sense of accomplishment that comes from knowing you've transformed something ordinary into something amazing that exceeds all your expectations. Such is the case when I recently took on a weekend project of giving two unassuming dressers a makeover.
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Posted by Amanda Huber on June 17 at 4:49 AM
At an AIGA event last night, we were promised to be let in on the obsessions, as well as fears, follies and successes of the legendary graphic designer and illustrator Seymour Chwast. But what they didn't advertise was the most exciting part.
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Posted by JR Buchbinder on April 24 at 3:00 PM
In the past few weeks, DMD Insight has been blogging and tweeting about everything from recent award wins to fashion and our new DMD Lab. Read our roundup to catch up...
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Posted by Melanie Bender on April 13 at 12:00 AM
Alkemie's husband and wife design Dara Gerson and Ashley Lowengrub team explore the world of texture.
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Posted by Melanie Bender on April 6 at 12:00 AM
Check out the two new videos for selected designers Larsen Gray and Alkemie
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Posted by JR Buchbinder on March 27 at 1:00 PM
Over the past two weeks, DMD Insight has been focusing on experimental design, innovations in interactive, sustainability in architecture, and eco-forward fashion. Read our bi-weekly roundup to catch up...
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Posted by Melanie Bender on March 25 at 12:00 AM
We're in 4th place for a $20,000 grant. Support us in moving the conversation of innovation and sustainability forward by
voting!
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Posted by Eric Teng on March 23 at 5:30 PM
Something amazing happens when form and function blend beautifully and effortlessly: design that's simple, iconic, and so darn good.
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Posted by Amanda Huber on March 12 at 10:45 AM
Earlier this week, while reviewing the design for a website, Justin (copywriter/web guru) and I (designer) had a surprisingly heated conversation about dummy copy. It went something like this:
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Posted by JR Buchbinder on March 6 at 1:00 PM
The past few weeks on DMD Insight have featured insight on everything from design and social media to fashion, arctic exploration, and advertising. Read on for our full recap of the best blogs, tweets and tags…
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Posted by Eric Teng on February 23 at 12:09 AM
In a bold move to counter the general malaise in consumer spending and it’s own declining sales, Saks Fifth Avenue has launched a new spring campaign that encourages customers to stand up in solidarity and shop!
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Posted by Eric Teng on February 17 at 12:00 AM
Recently, the Smithsonian's Cooper Hewitt bestowed its Lifetime Achievement Award to Charles Harrison, an industrial designer whom I’ve never heard of until I came across the article in Smithsonian’s monthly publication. When I started reading the designer’s achievements over a career that spanned half a century, I was impressed and humbled by the breadth of his output.
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Posted by Melanie Bender on February 13 at 12:00 PM
It is with great pleasure and excitement that we bring you our three amazing selected designers.
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Posted by Melanie Bender on January 22 at 1:53 PM
Husband and wife design team Dara Gerson and Ashley Lowengrub on using reclaimed metals to transform a dirty industry.
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Posted by Melanie Bender on January 21 at 8:09 PM
We caught up with designers Steven and William Ladd to talk Bowie, wearable art and where to go from here.
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Posted by Melanie Bender on January 15 at 4:34 PM
Designers and DMD Lab finalists Jessica Moss and Lisa Guajardo keep pace in the constantly evolving industry of fashion.
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Posted by Melanie Bender on January 12 at 11:52 AM
The 'EKO-LAB six' and DMD Lab finalists talk dressing up Barbie, life in a co-op and changing the world one garment at a time.
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Posted by Melanie Bender on January 8 at 5:58 PM
Larsen Gray designers and DMD Lab finalists Nora Caliguri and Rachelyn Porter talk current obsessions, the importance of great undies and life after Reality TV.
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Posted by Melanie Bender on January 5 at 1:53 PM
Gemma Redux designer and DMD Lab finalist Rachel Dooley talks balancing brains (right and left, that is), fans on the set of
Gossip Girl, and breaking into the fashion industry –
sans the requisite design degree.
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Posted by Melanie Bender on December 23 at 2:21 PM
And our 6 finalists for the DMD Lab are...
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Posted by Melanie Bender on December 20 at 11:15 AM
Follow the DMD Lab at
www.twitter.com/DMDLab as we partner with a few promising designers to help them get noticed by the fashion world.
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Posted by Gina Miller on December 11 at 1:13 PM
Should we be optimistic, pessimistic, keep our heads down or take the economic ‘bull’ (or lack there of) by the horns and control our own destiny? Advice from workplace expert Stephen Viscusi….
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Posted by Gina Miller on December 9 at 10:07 AM
Goodby declares itself Non-Agency of the Year, and scores one for those of us who consider integration first.
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Posted by Amanda Huber on December 8 at 12:00 AM
In an world over-saturated with data, facts and knowledge, the design of information becomes ever more critical and ever more challenging. Online and in print, information designers are taking the challenge head on.
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Posted by Rowland Hobbs on September 26 at 8:15 PM
Infographics and visualization is becoming so incredible. Today, the National Science Foundation posted the winners to the Science and
Engineering Visualization Challenge. I’ll show some of those winners, and other great examples of visualization as of late, after the jump.
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Posted by Eric Teng on September 22 at 6:20 PM
Last week I attended the AIGA Design Legends Gala and while there, I took a look at all of the artwork donated by notable designers for the Silent Auction being held that night.
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Posted by Eric Teng on September 15 at 6:34 PM
Nowadays, the words "innovative typography", especially as it applies to poster design, almost seems redundant. Just look at the following three examples shown below.
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Posted by Amanda Huber on September 5 at 12:00 AM
Step-aside polka and paisley, these cutting-edge brands are making decorative patterns with their logos!
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Posted by Eric Teng on August 25 at 9:41 AM
I remember the first time I held one in my hands. I was about ten years old, and the photographer at Hershey Park just snapped a picture of my family and handed me the print.
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Posted by Duke Sherman on July 31 at 1:02 PM
What do you get when you combine a Pritzker, a Fan and a Handbag? It has been called everything from “genius” to “commercialization gone awry” to a “Star Trek –style spacecraft.” Whether you love or hate it, the 7.500 square foot epicenter where architecture, art and fashion collide is landing in Central Park in October.
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Posted by Rowland Hobbs on July 28 at 4:00 PM
Journalists write. They don’t design.
With newspapers nationwide suffering from lost advertising, revenue, and market share, how can we imagine a solution that can breathe new life into these failing brands? The start of some of my thinking is of the role designers may have in saving the newspaper. A new breed I am calling the "designalist".
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Posted by Katie Gerenski on July 17 at 3:31 PM
Are you excited to enter your office each day? I don’t mean to dig into your never-ending stack of work. You may love what you do, but do you truly like your office
space?
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Posted by Amanda Huber on May 20 at 4:15 PM
A recent trend in graphic design involves violent eruptions of leaves, birds and butterflies. These messy montages are vibrant, assertive and positively grungy...
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Posted by Duke Sherman on May 16 at 12:54 PM
Now that Grand Theft Auto IV ‘s first day gross of $310m has entered the Guinness World Records, the looming question is what will happen to the hostile takeover from Liberty City? Take-Two Interactive, the publisher of the game, is entrenched in a takeover bid by gaming titan Electronic Arts whose $2b offer ends today....
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Posted by Rowland Hobbs on May 5 at 7:29 AM
I'm obsessed with cars. As a kid I would memorize everything about them. I think it surprised my family, as my eyesight percluded my chances of driving. Nonetheless, I would sketch new dashboard designs, quiz car dealers on MPG and horsepower, and drive the rest of my family—who honestly didn’t care as much about cars—a bit crazy. So, it is with some childlike glee I can tell you about two new cars, and one concept car that are attempting to finally, truly decrease emissions.
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Posted by Rowland Hobbs on April 2 at 10:39 AM
'm happy to announce that DMD has taken on, as a pro bono assignment,
the role of marketing agency for
MicroCredit Enterprises (MCE).
I'll be posting more on this going forward, but for now, let me tell
you why we were so seduced by MicroCredit Enterprises.
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Posted by Rowland Hobbs on March 5 at 2:58 PM
DMD is pleased to announce the publication of "The Museum Brand Footprint: The Role of Architecture in Defining the Museum's Image," a new white paper that provides useful insights and case studies for museum professionals in the midst of, or just beginning, reconstruction projects...
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Posted by Katie Gerenski on February 28 at 12:30 PM
Have you ever compared US advertisements to those from other countries? When looking at the Italian architecture and design magazine,
Domus, color is the first thing you notice in their ads.
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Posted by Mark Sahm on January 29 at 11:20 AM
Pop quiz, hotshot— your PR guru runs around the country with her MacBook Pro, preparing tons of presentations and proposals for important clients. Unfortunately, all of this takes place outside of your in-house Mac network. Worse yet, when she's in the office, she does not plug into the network to back up her documents. What do you do?
WHAT do YOU do?...
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Posted by Rowland Hobbs on October 27 at 7:59 PM
Thoroughly enjoyed
this video
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Posted by Rowland Hobbs on October 21 at 8:07 PM
A truly fascinating read in this month's
Harvard Design Magazine arguing for architecture to embrace more mass production and step away from custom design. I found the read exhilarating as it embraced some of today's intriguing ideas: rapid prototyping, 3D printing, and Building Information Management (BIM). I actually found the article through
Tree Hugger which gets very excited
about the idea of "printing buildings" which would much better control the use and removal of building products....
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Posted by Rowland Hobbs on October 13 at 8:11 PM
and some very cool global architectural projects....
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Posted by Rowland Hobbs on October 13 at 8:10 PM
I'm starting this feature which will be a depository of metrics certain categories. I think I've been inspired by this idea of "statistical storytelling" from the
GapMinder foundation--see below for more on their incredible visualization software and a link to a great video...
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Posted by Rowland Hobbs on October 3 at 8:19 PM
Passionista, prosumers, and the new consumer of all the cultural and high-end.
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Posted by Rowland Hobbs on August 26 at 8:22 PM
What architecture can teach intergrated marketing (all aspects from Interactive to PR) how to sell process, not the creative genius.
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Posted by Rowland Hobbs on August 22 at 8:25 PM
Really great conversation is emerging on our white paper--in collaboration with
Combined Story and
Market Truths--across a number of blogs.....
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Posted by Rowland Hobbs on August 20 at 8:25 PM
What happens when you look through old tags....
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Posted by Rowland Hobbs on July 30 at 8:32 PM
“The Virtual Brand Footprint”, our white paper on how marketers can get the most out of Second Life in collaboration with Second Life development agency Combined Story and research firm Market Truths, is the first in a series of papers using the phrase “brand footprint” from DMD.....
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