Design Droplets and Interphase Design present Industrial Design: In the future, where to from here?, an interactive panel led discussion to celebrate World Industrial Design Day 2011 and explore the future of the Industrial Design & Product Development professions in Australia that will be held in Melbourne on July 1st. The design industry in [...]
3 March 2011 Is it possible for business and sustainable design to happily co-exist? Can designers make a difference to environmental outcomes and still deliver products with mass market appeal? According to the Design Institute of Australia (DIA) – Australia’s only multi-disciplinary professional design body – the answer is a resounding yes. In conjunction with [...]
175 Years of Design Exhibition puts a name to the clever thinking behind familiar designs Melbourne, VIC, Tuesday, 7 December 2010 From the iconic Sherrin to Redheads Safety Matches and the Oates All Australian Mop Bucket, the ingenuity of Victorian designers is captured in the Design Institute of Australia’s (DIA) current exhibition, 175 Years of [...]
MELBOURNE – 18.10.2010: The Melbourne Design Awards (MDA) are delighted to welcome its partners. All partners have a strong affiliation with design and complement the Award’s focus on supporting innovation and creativity. Mark Bergin, Creative Director of MDA said, “To see an inaugural event grow dramatically in its first month is a fantastic result. This [...]
Embody 3D had the great opportunity to talk to Paul Charlwood from Charlwood Design, the director of one of Australia’s most prestigious and innovative industrial design studios. In this in depth interview we find out about Paul’s involvement with educational development and day to day running of Charlwood’s Design think house. For more information please [...]
WHO: Design Institute of Australia Queensland Branch WHAT: TARMAC Launch Party BBQ and industry networking WHERE: Orleigh Park, West End WHEN: 1-3pm, Sunday 15 August 2010 COST: Free to attend with $1.00 food and drink WEBSITE: http://www.thetarmacterminal.com.au CONTACT: Philip Bugden Email: diastudent.qld@gmail.com More Information New TARMAC program launched this week by DIA Queensland Branch prepares the next generation of students designers [...]
DIA Designers take action at Queensland Premier’s Design Awards, winning inaugural Green House Design Challenge Brisbane, QLD, Friday 02 July 2010 – The Design Institute of Australia (DIA), Queensland branch’s socially responsible design practice group design:action! sawed, hammered, sewed and stapled their way through the Premier’s Design Awards last night in a 1hour pressure test—winning [...]
In recent years, Sustainable Design has moved past its pop-culture status to form a key requirement of any good design process. Sustainable Designs allow us to live, work and play in such a way that is more efficient, profitable, secure and pleasurable but most importantly a way that does not compromise our future. Now as [...]
Many times people ask me how much should I charge for Industrial Design Contract Work? Like many questions in life there is no definitive answer. In this article I hope to give you an idea of how much you could charge based on a number of factors. Details aside in this article, if there was [...]
