Ljubljana (Slovenia) - On 2nd October 2008, the 21st Biennial of Industrial Design will open at the Architecture Museum of Ljubljana.

Italy - Good 50x70, the initiative to promote awareness amongst the creative community of the power they have to be a force for good, is back for its second year.

(Smyrna, United States) - The shootings on the campuses of Northern Illinois University and Louisiana Technical College this past week and the tragedy at Virginia Tech University last April have brought a shocking reminder of how an ordinary, daily event can turn into tragedy. This tragedy illuminates, however, the generous human impulse to want to help those who have suffered loss.

Nagoya (Japan) - "NAGOYA DESIGN DO!" is a program designed to provide an opportunity for young, talented designers to develop their skills and exchange ideas with one another. It targets young people from around the globe and is held in the form of a competition every two years.

Montreal (Canada) - Netdiver Best of the Year are more than a yearly retrospective - or a trendy compendium.

Toronto (Canada) - Albert Ng, a Canadian widely regarded as the father of graphic design accreditation in North America, was one of 27 recipients recently invested in the Order of Ontario by the Honourable David Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.

Milan (Italy) - The global design community welcomes Wolda, the Worldwide Logo Design Annual. Built on the success of Eulda, the European Logo Design Annual, Wolda is the innovative graphic design awards scheme that rewards the best logos and trademarks designed throughout the world.

Montreal (Canada) - The Icograda website is your resource for international design news. The portal attracts more than 14 million hits annually from an international, multilingual audience. Now, it has been redesigned to provide even more content, incorporating exciting new features and a cleaner user experience.

Barcelona (Spain) - Design for the World is soliciting designers world wide to collaborate on a project which could contribute to to a better communication between peoples who speak different languages.

London (United Kingdom) - Professor Gonzalo Tassier, one of the most revered teachers of design in Mexico, has been awarded the 2008 Sir Misha Black Medal for distinguished services to design education.