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Global design organisations partner to launch online community for sustainable design

Madrid (Spain) - The design community is invited to co-create for the collective good with the debut of The Living Principles for Design website. Icograda's commitment to partner in this international, open source community is an outcome of the just concluded meeting of the Executive Board taking place during Straight to Business: Icograda Design Week in Madrid.

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Call for entries: Seoul International Design Competition 2010

Seoul (South Korea) - Hosted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and organised by Seoul Design Foundation in collaboration with Designboom, the Seoul Design Fair 2010 announces the call for entries for the Seoul International Design Competition 2010.

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Announcing the Winners of Wolda '09 and the launch of a new format for Wolda '10

Milan (Italy) - Wolda, the Worldwide Logo Design Annual, is proud to announce the winners of its 2009 edition: 192 logos, selected from nearly 2000 entries from all over the world. The overall winner is the "Circus of Magazines" logo designed by Olivier Courbet. In the student category Wolda Talent, Keo Pierron from Texas, USA was the overall winner with the "Ponzu Sushi house" logo.

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Applied Arts Design, Printing and Student Awards winners announced

Toronto (Canada) - Following a hectic call for entry period, resulting in record level entries, and an intensive two days of judging, Applied Arts is pleased to announce the 2010 Design, Printing and Student awards winners.

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Call for Papers: Iridescent

Montreal (Canada) - Iridescent: Icograda Journal of Design Research is a peer-reviewed online multidisciplinary research journal. Current open themes: Defining the value of design, Sustainability and Design education.

For submission guidelines, visit http://iridescent.icograda.org

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Register before 31 July for best Brisbane rates

Brisbane (Australia) - Early registration is now open for Optimism: Icograda Design Week in Brisbane. Join us from 11-17 October for a week in celebration of creativity, communication and collaboration.

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