Véronique Vienne interviewed Omar Vulpinari for DESIGN>EDUCATION Magazine in their February 2011 edition. Omar explained how he tries to create memorable and artful campaigns that address the most pressing social issues.

Uday Dandavate cautions against the current direction of establishing new National Institutes of Design campuses without a coherent direction for the future of design. Uday is a core member of 'Vision First,' an initiative to develop a vision for creating design competencies in India.

Icograda is honoured to announce the members of the Icograda Design Education Manifesto update Steering Committee. Led by Icograda Vice President Omar Vulpinari and Manifesto Co-chairs Ahn Sang-Soo and Audrey G. Bennett, each steering committee member has been invited to contribute a 1000 word essay on the future of design education.

In these excerpts from his last ever interview, Dashrath Patel reminisces with Sudhir Sharma, Editor in Chief of Pool Magazine, about the future of design in India, the difference between design and styling and the birth of one of India's most venerable institutes, the National Institute of Design (NID).

A few months ago, Swinburne University of Technology announced the accreditation of its postgraduate programs in Design Anthropology and is now accepting applications for start in late February 2011. Dr. Elizabeth (Dori) Tunstall (Associate Professor in Design Anthropology and Associate Dean, Learning and Teaching, at Swinburne) gives us all the details.

In this email interview, Icograda's Online Communications Officer, Brooke van Mossel-Forrester, asks Valerie Casey, Founder and Executive Director, and Robyn Waxman, Coordinator of Design Education, to tell her more about the Designers Accord's recent initiative, the Education Toolkit, its goals and its impact on design education.

AGDA ACT member David Whitbread looks at how students (and their lecturers) can extend graphic design assignments for better portfolio presentations - and also better preparation for real client projects.

Mohammed Jogie looks at the role designers play in education - not just design education, but quality education for all. Using the example of the XO Laptop from One Laptop per Child, Mo challenges all designers to get involved and design a solution to this global issue.

The Design Council's 'How to' guide for design and technology teachers takes you through 10 easy steps to running a design workshop and includes advice on what materials you will need, how to push your students to think bigger and better and how you can tailor workshops to fit the time you have to spare.

With new changes to the role and view of design, design professionals are now a part of greater thinking and action on issues that are traditionally outside of the designer's realm. How does design education adapt to this reality? Russell Kennedy explores this and the role that the Icograda Education Network plays in the future of design education.