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30-January-2015- 32 by Thirty two (TPG)
04-December-2014
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LATEST NEWS
Design your own controversy.
Posted Tuesday, 27 January 2015
Canadian government logo competition infuriates graphic designers.
Over the years the DIA and most other major design organisations have expressed their strong opposition to speculative design work, otherwise known as free pitching.
Despite this opposition, the combined pressures of too many people claiming to be designers competing for too little work, the proliferation of computer skills and software programmes, and the rise of online crowdsourcing ‘design’ sites like 99designs, means that the problem of free pitching remains a hot topic in the design profession.
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Printing houses on demand.
Posted 26 Jan 2015
Chinese company demonstrates latest 3D printing potential. -
Two in a row.
Posted 26 Jan 2015
DIA Vic/Tas branch holds two special design tours. -
Pick and click.
Posted 21 Jan 2015
Development underway at Google for clever new modular smart phone. -
Waste not, want not.
Posted 21 Jan 2015
Young industrial designer comes up with new label idea to cut down on food waste. -
Design for all.
Posted 21 Jan 2015
IFI announces World Interiors Day 2015. -
Toying with a possible new career.
Posted 19 Jan 2015
DIA member wins dream job with Lego in Denmark. -
Recognition for services rendered.
Posted 19 Jan 2015
New Fellowships awarded by DIA Vic/Tas branch. -
From humble beginnings.
Posted 13 Jan 2015
Impressive house design from the most utilitarian of materials. -
Staring at the walls.
Posted 13 Jan 2015
New wallpaper collection uses crowdsourcing and graphic design to make ‘art’ wallpaper. -
Colour on demand.
Posted 13 Jan 2015
New digital wall displays offer amazing colour palettes for designers.
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Lives:
Sydney, Australia
Likes:
Travel planning, eating my way through the best restaurants, and shopping of any kind, especially at Bunnings and Ferragamo.
Best design I've seen lately:
The One & Only resort on the Palm, Dubai. A spectacular hotel that combines a traditional UAE aesthetic with a contemporary taste. It is impeccably refined and understatedly glamorous and luxurious, yet it still feels comfortable and approachable.
