by admin
November 30, 2011 in News Roundup
Peter Griffith, lead industrial designer at Nokia, showcased the company’s new Lumia 800 smartphone at an event in the Baltic last week.
The Finnish mobile giant is hoping Lumia 800 will have what it takes to challenge the almighty iPhone in the lucrative smartphone market.
New Media Now spoke to Griffith about the compay’s approach to design and what influences and inspires them.
by admin
November 10, 2011 in Features
Local designers met at Newcastle’s Old Post Office on Tuesday to showcase their work and share experiences on good design.
This month’s Design Interest user group was yet another chance for the lively community to get some valuable feedback and share ideas with fellow designers, developers and other creative industry professionals.
Peter Bull, a local web and mobile developer, sent us his write-up on the event:
by Ardrich
September 22, 2011 in News Roundup
A new competition challenges design teams to come up with innovative solutions to get older people connected.
The Keeping Connected Business Challenge, organised by the Technology Strategy Board and the Design Council, is set to divide a pot of £495,000 between design teams that come up with the best ideas.
The brief is ‘to develop innovative services that create, improve and sustain connectedness for older adults to friends, family, the community and younger generations’.
by Ardrich
July 12, 2011 in News Roundup
In an age when a mobile phone can perform the function of a camera, video recorder and so much more, why bother with single-use devices at all?
In an article on The New York Times website, Nasahn Sheppard, director of industrial design at Smart Design, the company that designed the Flip camcorder, ponders how we explain the strong sales of certain single-use products when they are suddenly facing much wider competition.
He puts forward a convincing argument that the variety of the smartphone is not always the answer.
by Ardrich
June 10, 2011 in News Roundup, Uncategorized
One of The Global Studio’s recent projects challenged students to develop design-led mobile computing concepts.
Titled ‘On The Move 2 – Mobile Computing Now’, the project focused on forward-looking concepts which could potentially be introduced into the market within two years.
by Ardrich
June 10, 2011 in Features
An understanding of different cultures is a key skill for designers in an increasingly global market place.
That is why Dr Erik Bohemia at Northumbria University set up The Global Studio – changing the way design is taught in the North East.
The Global Studio is based on the philosophy that design should be seen within its social and cultural contexts.
The main aim is to equip the young designers with the abilities to work in cross-cultural collaboration projects. It’s an outlook becoming more and more relevant as the world becomes a smaller place.
by Ardrich
April 5, 2011 in News Roundup
A Royal Wedding version of the popular card game Top Trumps has brought an unexpected publicity burst for the North East design company Beacon Creative.
Since going on sale last week, the Top Trumps cards, issued by games company Winning Moves UK, have been featured widely across the national media.
by Ardrich
March 29, 2011 in News Roundup
A North East manufacturer of customised iPad covers is looking to expand its business after winning a national award.
Set up by Simon Barker and Leonie Cunnington in 2010, Slotzz is mixing web technologies with high-quality craftsmanship allowing customers to design their own iPad and iPhone cases.
by Ardrich
February 28, 2011 in Events
Deadline for entries: 30th March 2011
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The Blades are back for their second year, with a brand new show, new partners and with another first for the industry.
Created by pitch in April 2010, The Blades are supported by Creative Review, Design Week, Marketing Week and new media age and invite strategic agencies to showcase their talents.
The Blades are still the only creative awards scheme to be judged solely by clients, and review creative execution not the effectiveness of creative work and campaigns.
by Ardrich
February 17, 2011 in Events
Date: 15 – 16 March 2011, 9am – 5pm
Venue: The Sage Gateshead, St Mary’s Square,
Gateshead, NE8 2JR
Cost: Early bird 2-day ticket £99 + vat, 1-day £65 + vat
Standard price 2-day ticket £145 + vat, 1-day £85 + vat
A national conference promoting the value of design to business
Design Network North’s Design Means Business is an opportunity to listen, learn and be inspired by key design experts from multinational, national and local companies, design agencies and practitioners.
