2011-10-25 16:23:34 // Design Daily Team
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In a world that suffers from cognitive overload and too much information that is badly organised, simplicity is more important than ever — a sentiment that will be brought home by design expert Per Mollerup at the upcoming Legible Spaces Seminar, presented by the Designers Institute and Diadem.
2011-08-08 18:32:05 // Deirdre Robert
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Humane possum traps, a home brewing system, a typography installation, a remote controlled skateboard, an interactive New Zealand army video game that utilises small scale models and a user-controlled camera, and Auckland International Airport’s departure area. Put these together in a sentence and you might struggle to find a common theme, but throw in "Best Awards" and the picture becomes a whole lot clearer because these are just some of the newly announced finalists for the 2011 round of awards. We’ve had a good ‘ole peruse through the finalist entries in all four categories and the experience has left us seriously gob-smacked at the amount of design and innovation goodness pouring forth from Kiwis.
2011-07-27 12:51:07 // Design Daily Team
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A new business-orientated initiative led by Auckland Council, called Design Landscape, is aiming to raise the international profile and export sales of architects and designers. And it says we could learn a lot from our Trans-Tasman neighbours. As part of the Designer Institute of NZ’s Designers Speak series, you have the opportunity to find out what exactly it is we can learn from The Australians.
2011-06-03 15:40:59 // Design Daily Team
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It’s time for the South Island of New Zealand to get some designer inspiration by way of the upcoming DINZ Designers Speak series. You’ll catch the next round of talks in Dunedin and Christchurch.
2011-04-28 12:17:04 // Design Daily Team
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You have the chance to digest a triple whammy of design and architecture goodness this coming May as part of the DINZ Designers Speak series.
2011-04-18 12:43:54 // Deirdre Robert
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It’s been a staple of the design industry for just shy of 20 years, but spatial, product and graphic design magazine ProDesign is set to permanently close its pages with AGM Publishing announcing the upcoming May issue will be its last.
2011-03-24 10:35:30 // Design Daily Team
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The next installment of the DINZ Designers Speak Series 2011 is heading Wellington way and will focus on commercial development.
2011-03-09 17:17:00 // Design Daily Team
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How to best design for retail is the hot topic up for discussion at the upcoming Designers Speak Series 2011. The DINZ event will feature insights from speakers in retail, design, branding and architecture.
2011-03-03 06:00:00 // Design Daily Team
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A few weeks ago the Designers Institute of New Zealand announced entries for the 2011 Best Awards will open April 1st (no joke). Now, with everyone hungry for more information, the institute has also revealed entries will close mid-July and with Awards taking place in October.
2011-02-23 15:41:01 // DINZ
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A terrible tragedy has hit our design community in Christchurch. 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.
2010-09-07 17:13:06 // Design Daily Team
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It seems everyone is getting involved where they can in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake and the design and architecture realms are no exception. This week, both the Designers Institute and the New Zealand Institute of Architects have pledged their support.
2010-09-02 17:37:31 // Vincent Heeringa
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The Best Awards finalists were announced today and there's a delicious selection of Kiwi genius on display
2010-07-13 16:05:27 // Design Daily Team
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In just over a week, one lucky up and coming Kiwi designer will rise to prominence when the winner of the tenth annual James Dyson Award is announced. Judging by the three finalists announced today, the competition is stiff.
