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ExpoTENtial is a multi-dimensional platform/festival curated by Laetitia Wolff/futureflair that seeks to foster NY design communityʼs engagement with the city by investigating ideas for a slower, smarter, livelier, healthier urban experience. The labs focus on a selection of complex, pressing and sustainability-related challenges (food systems, climate change, transportation, energy efficiency, recycling, information overload, etc), using the city as a context for design and design as a specific point of view.
"competitionline is Germany’s leading platform for architecture and competitions and brings clients and architects successfully together every day. With competitionline, private, commercial and public clients can advertise planning services for free and find the right architect for their projects. Architects present their projects and competition successes on the website, thereby demonstrating their planning skills. A paid membership offers architects additional proposals / tenders and advanced display options for increasing their job opportunities. The database includes more than 21,000 architecture and planning firms with over 48,000 projects. Comfortable search functions help clients in the selection of architects, judges and consultancy firms." Sounds useful. And you'll find Spark there, too!
Design that Makes a Difference The Pratt Design Incubator was launched in 2002 to provide a place for design companies to launch and grow their sustainable businesses. The Pratt Design Incubator is a part of the Center for Sustainable Design Studies at Pratt Institute. Our mission is to create impact through sustainable business incubation. Our vision is a world built on sustainable business practice. Juan Shaban writes a nice design blog about Creative Strategy: " DUDYE, the Creative Warrior , was born out of an interest in design, and moreover after studying the principles of exceptional strategists such as Sun Tzu , Miyamoto Musashi , Niccolò Machiavelli , Alexander the Great and contemporary business strategists, such as Peter Drucker, Jack Trout and Michael Porter."
Here's a sampling of some other recent Sparks: Yanko Design has a big student audience in the industrial design world, good job boards and relevant content. We like it! Design Applause , heightening awareness of design-driven objects: http://designapplause.com/
Curve Magazine: www.curve.com.au DEXIGNER: www.dexigner.com ArchPaper:
www.archpaper.com
Archinect: www.archinect.com DesignSingapore Website:
www.designsingapore.com
Barcelona Centre de Disseny: http://www.bcd.es/
Cadalyst: http: //www.cadalyst.com/management/tips-amp-tools-weekly-vol-15-no-33-13464 Peich Asian Enterprises: http://www.pae-designtalent.com / Graphic Competitions: www.graphicccompetitions.com Shopping Fever? Quench Those Fever Dreams Here Here’s a few popular shopping websites for design fans without wheels. Let your digitals do the walking: apartmenttherapy.com artek.fi avaliving.com bodieandfou.com bouf.com deeplymadlyliving.com dezeen.com detnk.com twentytwentyone.com scp.co.uk mattermatters.com conran.com designwithinreach.com donnawilson.com mydeco.com roderickvosshop.nl skitsch.it theo-theo.com
Blogs, Tweets, Linkedin and YOU What's this all about? It's communication with you about design. Simple. We hope you'll reciprocate. Please read, enjoy, interact, comment and make this thing your thing. Design is your passion, so let's hear about it! For example, check out the new Spark Design Group at Linked In and join the dialog. We already have hundreds of top designers and friends of design on board. Of course there's no charge to join and all types of designers--and people who just love great design--are welcome. We hope this will be the beginning of a vibrant and fun participatory community. We're looking for great news posts (if you spot an interesting item, you can post a link or comment on someone else's.), job listings and discussions about the big issues facing design and our lives. Come on, make it happen! blogs.sparkawards.com/ twitter.com/sparkawards linkedin.com/groups?members=&gid=1815249&trk=anet_ug_memb facebook.com/pages/wwwsparkawardscom/89793433422 Link & Blogger Index Favorite Design & Innovation Blogs? These are just a few of our favorite reads from the blogosphere. Please send us your own suggestions. Rules? Be selective--help steer group-members to helpful resources. No spam, no resumes/portfolios, no stores--just great design and innovation insight. Best!
Editor Delphine, Designer Kit--for the Corporate Design Foundation: @Issue's new blog! http://www.atissuejournal.com/ Armin Vit's witty blog: http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/ ArchNewsNow--Kristen Richards' work of the art: www.archnewsnow.com Archinect: www.archinect.com Death By Architecture: Mario Cipresso's great resource-treasure chest of design competitions--gotta love em! http://www.deathbyarchitecture.com Design observed, by Bierut, Helfund, Drenttel, et al:http://www.designobserver.com Emotional Branding, by the brand guru, Marc Gobe: http://emotionalbranding.com/ Latin Design-- http://design-se.blogspot.com / cosmit.it The one & only-- Milan Salone Internazionale del Mobile designcollector.ru/ is a vigorous design site from Russia. Great bearish fun! From New York-- The International Contemporary Furniture Fair:icff.com From Austria: http://www.an-architecture.com / Your Daily Dose: http://archidose.blogspot.com/ Cameron Sinclair--http://www.cameronsinclair.com/index.php?q=node/49 Innovation For Good: http://collectiveinvention.wordpress.com/ One if by Land: http://movementbureau.blogs.com/projects/ Two if by Sea: http://www.akvo.org/blog/ AND CHECK OUT ALL OUR THE LINKS AFTER THE BREAK:
@Issue, the famous journal of the Corporate Design Foundation
a+u
About's Graphic Design
Adapt this! Human centered design: http://adaptiveenvironments.org/
Akichatlas reports on great design competitions around the world. Enter them all!
AMBIDEXTROUS MAGAZINE!
American Craft Council
American Institute of Architects' Center for Livable Communities: www.aia.org/gov/livable
American Planning Association: www.planning.org
anarchitecture.blogspot.com/
AndrewBlum.net
apartmenttherapy.com, Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan’s residentially focused!
Archeworks-Alternative architecture and design: www.archeworks.org
archguide.com - architecture, competitions, exhibitions
archidose.blogspot.com/--musings from New York City
Archinect: www.archinect.com
architechnophilia.blogspot.com/
Architect's Newspaper - www.archpaper.com
Architect's Newspaper: http://www.archpaper.com/
Architectural Record: The resource for architecture and architects
Architecture and design for communities in http://www.architectureforhumanity.org/
Architecture and Design Magazines
Architecture Competitions - Bustler : Architecture Competitive | Discover, Discuss, Destroy!
Architecture Magazine: http://www.architectmagazine.com/
Architecture via Venice: http://www.architecture.it/
architecture.myninjaplease.com/
architectureforhumanity.org/
ArchitectureWeek DesignCommunity Home
architonic.com: database of more than 60,000 products, profiles and news
Architonic: the independent Source
Architosh by Gosh- Mac-based architects: www.architosh.com
architypereview.com/
ArchNewsNow--Kristen Richards' work of the art: www.archnewsnow.com
ArchSociety - global forum of architects & students: News
Archvoices--young professionals improving architecture: http://archvoices.org/
Arcosanti: www.arcosanti.org -- grand unfinished business
Arcspace - architecture online
Arcspace is Kirsten Kiser's place: http://arcspace.com
ARE Forum--voice of the architecture profession: http://www.areforum.org/
Armin Vit's witty blog: http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/
Art deadlines for competitions & events: www.artdeadlines.com
artnet.com Magazine News - artnet.com - Features Index
Association of Women Industrial Designers: http://www.awidweb.com/
atcasa.corriere.it
atelier-ad.blogspot.com/
Automobile Magazine for cool design & keen commentary
Bioneers.org --Great & Green
bldgblog.blogspot.com/
brandavenue.typepad.com/brand_avenue
Bruce Mau Changes the World: www.institutewithoutboundaries.com
Bucky's back-- kinda: http://bfi.org/
Builder's Book Source--George's gorgeous contribution to knowledge: http://www.buildersbooksource.com
carmagazine.co.uk is a beauty! canadianarchitect.com - Canadian Architect - 4/10/2007
Car Design News: http://www.cardesignnews.com/
carbodydesign.com
Center for Livable Communities: www.lgc.org/center
Center for Neighborhood Technology: www.cnt.org
Center for Transportation Excellence: www.cfte.org
cityofsound.com/
Citystreets--transpo for smart cities: http://citystreets.org/
Clean Tech: www.cleanedge.com
CNN.com - Design360
Communication Arts
Congress for New Urbanism: www.cnu.org
Contagious=revolutionary marketing strategies: http://www.contagiousmagazine.com/
coolhunting.com: all that is new and trendy
Core77-- home base for product design: http://www.core77.com/
Core77/BusinessWeek Design Firm Directory
coroflot.com - browse design firms
cosmit.it The one & only-- Milan Salone Internazionale del Mobile
Create Magazine-- national mag, local content: http://www.createmagazine.com/index.cfm
Creative Latitude: Home
creativepro.com
Curve--Australian product design pub: http://www.curve.com.au/
danda
davidreport.com: the intersection of design, culture and business life”
Death By Architecture: Mario Cipresso's great resource-treasure chest of design competitions--gotta love em! http://www.deathbyarchitecture.com
Design Competitions for Transpo - Forum
Design Directory-http://directory.designer.am/index.php
Design goes boom! www.designboom.com
Design Inst. of New Zealand: http://www.dinz.org.nz/main/index.html
Design Intel: http://www.di.net/
Design Issues--on cultural context: http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?sid=3EAC0DA9-E7D8-4E24-B9BB-336097D486E6&ttype=4&tid=19
Design Management Institute: www.dmi.org
Design observed, by Bierut, Helfund, Drenttel, et al: http://www.designobserver.com
Design schools directory: http://www.designschools.com/
Design Within Reach, purveyor of fine design-- www.dwr.com
Design360 Magazine, covering the design world from Guangzhou, China--good friends and great people
designaddict.com, Patrick Everaert's outlet
DesignAddict--links directory: http://www.designaddict.com/
Designation-- multi-racial design conference: http://www.designation.net/
DESIGN-blogs
designboom.com, Milan-based E-zine
designcollector.ru/ is a vigorous design site from Russia. Great bearish fun!
designeast.eu
designformankind.com, Erin Loechner's lovely blog
design-india.com - Design Events
Designing universally: www.designfor21st.org
Designmatters-- http://lenovoblogs.com/designmatters/
Designophy--a worldwide perspective on I.D. --from Istanbul: http://www.designophy.com/
DESIGN-SE
DesignSite - What's NEW!
Dexigner's beautiful portal & effective resource: http://www.dexigner.com
Dezeen by Editor Marcus: www.dezeen.com
DI-- the Design Institute: http://design.umn.edu/
Display and Design Ideas Online - Retail Design - Retail Store Design News
Dwell Magazine, famed sponsor of SPARK! www.dwellmag.com
eikongraphia.com/
Element Magazine--Angus MacKenzie's design treat
Element's virtual version--so cool!
Environmental Building News: www.ebuild.com
European Union Strategy for Sustainable Development: www.europa.eu.int/comm/environment/eussd
Frame - The Great Indoors - Design Directory
Framer's intentions: www.framemag.com
FT.com / Arts & Weekend / House & Home - On Show
Funders' Network for Smart Growth: www.fundersnetwork.org
George Nelson Archives: www.georgenelson.org
Gizmag's got it all--we love the place: www.gizmag.com/home/
Graphic Design Basics!
Graphics.com: The shared resource for creative design
Graphis
Green Building Information Council-- www.greenbuilding.ca
Green Design Education Initiative: www.idec.org/greendesign/home.html
Green Design Network-- Design and build a sustainable future: www.greendesign.net
Green-Car-Site
Green-map eco-cultural movement: www.greenmap.org
Growth Management Leadership Alliance: www.gmla.org
Harvard arch resource: http://people.deas.harvard.edu/~jones/lab_arch/arch_profiles.html#predock
Helping Green Businesses: www.sustainablebusiness.com/
Home Power Magazine
HOW Magazine
Iaccoco's E-bikes: www.evglobal.com/index2.html
IDOnline.com - The International Design Magazine - Graphic Design, Product Design, Architecture
IDSA Environmental Responsibility Section: www.idsa.org/whatsnew/sections/ecosection
Inhabitat
Innovation: Design Strategy, Creativity, Research, and Success Metrics
InsideArch--a view into the profession: http://www.insidearch.org
Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis: http://www.its.ucdavis.edu/
Interaction Design Association--cool! http://www.ixda.org/
interactivearchitecture.org/
International Directory of Design: http://www.penrose-press.com/
Intersect this! www.intersectionmagazine.com
Inventables--new materials and technologies: http://www.inventables.com/
Jalopnik: Obsessed With The Cult Of Cars
JEANSNOW.NET -- Design in Tokyo
John E. Johnson's Excellent Honda Hybrid site: http://www.insightman.com/
John Thackera's big show in Holland-Doors of Perception: www.doorsofperception.com
Karin Eriksson's a design sponge--really! http://www.designspongeonline.com/
Life without Buildings? Try it: http://feeds.feedburner.com/lifewithoutbuildings
Logic+Emotion
lsnglobal.com: lifestyle and trends
Metacool--thoughts on the art & science of bringing cool stuff to life, by Diego Rodriguez: www.metacool.typepad.com
Metropolis Magazine and their great editor Susan Szenasy : www.metropolis.com
Metropolitan Transportation Commission (SF): www.mtc.ca.gov
mocoloco.com: news and views-- from Quebec by Harry Wakefield
modresdes.blogspot.com/
Moggridge's grand new book and companion website: www.designinginteractions.com
MoMa, the great-- www.moma.org and www.momastore.org
Monocle-- Tyler Brûlé's don't ask-expensive & posh mag on design, politics, travel and style: www.monocle.com
Move this! Mark Charmer & chums take on Alt-trans in UK and CA. Check them out at www.movementdesign.org
New Jersey Future: www.njfuture.org
New Urbanism: www.newurbanism.org
New York State Environmental Building Association: www.eba-nys.org
Outlet: Peter Zellner's discourse on architecture and urbanism in L.A.: http://www.outlet4arch.org/
Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic, where RFK Jr and his minions man the barricades: www.pace.edu/lawschool/envclinic
Partners for Livable Communities: www.livable.com
PhilPatton -- noted mobility author and journalist
Photoshop pioneer: http://www.russellbrown.com/
PingMag - The Tokyo-based magazine about “Design and Making Things”
PIN-UP Magazine
Places Journal, UC Berkeley's forum for environmental design: http://www.places-journal.org
PRINT Magazine
Public- Architecture-in service of the public: http://www.publicarchitecture.org/
Putting people first
PXL This! Film Fest: http://www.pxl2000.com/
Railvolution: www.railvolution.com
Real Life Leed--living it green: http://feeds.feedburner.com/RealLifeLeed
Real-Time Online News and Current Awareness Solutions - Moreover Technologies
Redefining Progress: www.rprogress.org
Regional Plan Association (NY): www.rpa.org
Regional Transportation Denver: www.rtd-denver.com
Resource Renewal Institute: www.rri.org
Resources for the Future: www.rff.org
Rita Sue Siegel jobs: http://www.ritasuesiegelresources.com/
Rocky Mountain Institute: www.rmi.org
Roz Goldfarb=jobs: http://www.rga-joblink.com/docs/home.html
Russell Wright shrine: http://www.russelwrightcenter.org/rwmanitoga.html
Seg This! www.segwaychat.com
Segway Home Page: www.segway.com
Sessions College: http://www.sessions.edu/news/category/campus-news.aspx
sightunseen.com by Nyer’s Monica Khemsurov & Jill Singer, former editors of ID
Smart Growth Network: www.smartgrowth.org
Society for Environmental Graphic Design: www.segd.org
Speak Up › Design Dialog
stylusinteriors.com. shows, trends & analysis
Subtopia--a real life guide to military urbanism: http://subtopia.blogspot.com/
Sustainable business resource: http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/
Sustainable Communities Network: www.sustainable.org
Sustainable Resources Conference: www.sustainableresources.org/sr2004/index.html
Targeted Editorial Edition: TIME Style & Design
Taxi Design-- definitive omnibus resource: http://www.designtaxi.com/
The Design 100 - The Style & Design 100 - TIME
Transit for Livable Communities: www.tlcminnesota.org
Treehugger--excellent wide-ranging blog-community: www.treehugger.com/
Trends, Strategies, Research for Design Professionals :: DesignIntelligence
Tropolism means addicted to density--who knew! http://www.tropolism.com/
Tyler Brûlé, Founder of Wallpaper & FT Columnist has a new blog: http://www.winkorp.com
Washington Regional Network for Livable Communities: www.washingtonregion.net
WestStart-CALSTART is dedicated to supporting and accelerating the growth of the advanced transportation: www.weststart.org
Wired 12.05: NextFest: The Shape of Things to Come
WORKBOOK Assignment, Stock, Fine Art, Photography, Illustration, Resources
World changers: http://www.worldchanging.com/
Worldly: http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/
Yanko Design--Modern I.D. News
yatzer.com, Costas Voyatzis hot spotter
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