Wednesday, 13 July 2005

Adidas and Porsche jointly establish a premium sports brand

The adidas-Salomon AG and the Porsche Design Group have decided to join forces for the future. In a long-term strategic partnership, the two companies intend to establish a hi-tech premium brand in the sports sector. More »


Tuesday, 12 July 2005

BMW: Record sales with innovative design

The BMW Group has once again accelerated its rate growth in June. Never before have as many vehicles been sold in a single month as in June 2005. In terms of sales, the entire first half of 2005 was also the most successful in the BMW Group’s history. More »


Monday, 11 July 2005

Phillipe Starck initiates Combination of Industry, Brand and Design

On the occasion of the „Brand & Designers China Initiative 2005“ (BDCI) in Shenzhen lasting from 25th until 28th October 2005 there will be a large exhibition and a conference on brand and product design in China for the first time. More than 700 exhibitors and 30.000 visitors from all over the world will be expected. More »


Friday, 8 July 2005

Icograda expands its professional membership

As the newest provisional full members Icograda welcomes AIGA (USA), the Designers’ Association of Singapore (Singapore), the Israel Community of Designers (Israel) and the South African Graphik Design Council think (South Africa). More »


Monday, 4 July 2005

Apple: cinema for the desktop

Cinema for the desktop – of frames and forms. Suddenly it was everywhere. In the 1990s, the translucent and colourful iMac integrated the screen in a compact and organically designed casing. This was definitely no novelty for Apple design, but it once again demonstrated that a computer is not necessarily defined by any known form – its design can be freely interpreted and can change completely from one day to the next. The Apple Cinema Display line consists of a 20-inch display, a 23-inch high-definition display and a very large 30- inch high-definition display. Their design matches the anodised aluminium casings of the Power Mac and the PowerBook. More »