2009 RGD Student Award Winners Announced

Toronto (Canada) - The Association of Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario (RGD Ontario) has announced the winners of the 2009 Student Awards. This year’s winners demonstrate the positive role design can play in every aspect of daily life, from environmentally-sustainable milk packaging, to a magazine that supports people living with HIV, to a website that documents ecolabels being used in the marketplace.

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INDEX: | AIGA Aspen Design Challenge finalists convene to refine projects with business and design experts

New York (United States) - Experts in design, branding, communications and business joined forces in Aspen last month to meet the 15 university students and recent graduates chosen as finalists in this year's INDEX: | AIGA Aspen Design Challenge, "Designing Water's Future."

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PolyU design students showcase creative facemasks for Asian population

Hong Kong - The School of Design of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has launched the "Masters of Mask" Exhibition to showcase a collection of innovative facemasks designed by its students on a master programme. Set out to create innovative solutions for a new generation of "Asian Fit" protective facemasks, 15 international students from the Masters of Design in Design Practices programme paired up and designed creative facemasks to specifically tackle not only the issue of Asian size and fit, but also the needs of material technology, branding strategy and public health policy.

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Knust Hosts 3rd International Development Design Summit

Kumasi (Ghana) - The 3rd International Development Design Summit (IDDS) is now underway at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. The IDDS is a summit which creates a global community of innovators committed to improving the lives of people living in poverty.

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Michael Bryce announced as the patron of a new cultural institution in Canberra

Canberra (Australia) - Mr Michael Bryce AM AE has been announced as the patron of the Gallery of Australian Design at the launch in Canberra Friday 15 May 2009. The Gallery of Australian Design is a partnership between the University of Canberra, the National Museum of Australia, the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects and the Australian Institute of Architects. It is the first of its kind in Australia and will be a public facility attracting and engaging with visitors to the National Capital and the local community.

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