Vol. 2: design-management.de

I will be out of office until friday, september 5th. please expect new postings after my return. however if you would like to contribute to this blog just drop me an email: blog@design-management.de

today I found an interesting article in “wired” [yes, it still exists ;-)]. information graphics guru edward tufte and former talking heads frontman david byrne discuss the influences which microsoft’s powerpoint has on our way of presenting information.
even though I agree with both of them on their main arguments against “powerpoint style presentations” I feel […]

update: today I found a link to the english version of the article at http://www.office-work.com
design journalist kathrin spohr reports in the july/august (07/08 2003) issue of the german “design report” about the british design council’s initiative to sensitise pupils for design early on.
the project named „Designers into Schools Week“ started successfully for the first […]

for the third time the INHOLLAND graduate school under the roof of the INHOLLAND university is offering their part-time “master of design management” programme.
the programme will integrate various design domains such as graphic, environmental and product design into one overarching, strategic and managerial view. it will also build bridges between current and future corporate and […]

with a new claim “Besser Karstadt” one of the biggest german retail stores “Karstadt” based in Essen/Germany launched its new brand campaign.
I wonder if this brand design reminds me of the brand & product design of a popular cosmetic product somehow? read the full note at “HORIZONT.NET”.

samsung has been named the ‘fastest growing global brand’ by the international brand consultancy Interbrand. for a second year in a row the south korean electronics giant has taken this particular marketing garland.
read on …>

so what do you do when you merge two camera companies? you guessed it, you design a new logo. not only do you design a new logo, but you are overcome with an inexplicable urge to imbue your new marque with instant import.
read the full news at The Register

the slovak news is reporting about bratislava´s need for a new brand identity. most western cities created their modern visual identity in the 1980s and 1990s. Bratislava is just about to launch a public tender for its own new branding.
the full article can be found at: Slovak news: Branding of the city

today the german business magazine wirtschaftswoche reports about the recent trend in china to copy design and technology from german joint venture partners like VW or DaimlerChrysler.
local JV partners are no longer accepting their passive role and the local and private owned car manufacturer “Geely” already offers a model copying mercedes design in combination […]

it’s really interesting to see all the automobile designers moving around and leaving their individual marks at brands which we would have never associated with popular names.
for a recent press note about the new Daewoo Lacetti designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro look at the all4engineers website or read the entries about the new Golf V and […]

the german design council invites to their exhibition of imaginative new wallpapers by young german designers. the exhibition is part of the tendence lifestyle international frankfurt fair and is open from 22.8. - 26.8.2003 in hall 6.1 stand D70, E89
furthermore the german design council presents the temporary design library about design at the same […]

in a recent article in the süddeutsche zeitung lutz fügener, professor for transportation design/3D-design at the fachhochschule pforzheim discusses new trends in collaboration between automobile designers and engineers.
he argues that the enforced cost pressures and the growing influence of international consumer markets also have an impact on designers and innovation circles in their professional […]

dear all,
I hope you have the same great weather as we have here in germany actually! I just want to let you know that this blog will also be on “sporadic vacation” during august 03. thanks for your understanding and patience. however I’ll be back freshly motivated in september.
if you should have any suggestions or […]

the International design forum ulm invites for their Conference:
“Positioning. Design and Architecture, from Training and Study to a Career?” held at the:
International design forum ulm
Am Hochsträß 8
89081 Ulm/Germany
from 19.09.2003 - 21.09.2003.
The International design forum ulm (IFG Ulm) examines the educational situation in the fields of design and architecture. International and national speakers from universities, […]