Link | blog.developmentxdesign.org
World Design City Summit
From February 23 to 24, 2010, mayors, representatives, policymakers, and design experts
across the globe will converge on this summit under the theme of ‘Design and Cities.’
Participants will have the opportunity to look at global cities’ advanced design policies and
industries while seeking better ways to improve the lives of urban citizens.
Link | WDC Summit
Seoul Design Survey
The objective of the Seoul Design Survey was to research and develop a framework that will facilitate the understanding of the city’s design status and capacity, both objectively and comprehensively. To achieve this, Seoul’s unique analysis model was developed to measure the various status and conditions of the city’s design sector and based on such model, data pertaining to the level and status of Seoul’s design industry, culture, education, and policy was researched and analysed in a realistic and objective manner.
Link | Report (PDF)
DesigNYC
DesigNYC aims to improve life in NYC by connecting nonprofits and community groups in need of design services with professional, pro bono design resources.
Link | DesigNYC
European Design
The 3-day European Design Conference gathers speakers from all over Europe and participants from all over the world. Its focus lies on communication design case studies. With presentations from speakers coming from 15 different countries, it is a unique celebration of European design. Famous designers and design agencies from around the continent “dissect” a project of theirs in order to offer the audience an exclusive glimpse of what goes on inside their creative minds.
Links | ED Awards | ED Festival 2010 (28-30 May 2010)
Moving Cities
Movingcities is a Shanghai-based think-thank investigating the role that architecture and urbanism play in shaping the contemporary city.
Link | Moving Cities
