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I.D. Opportunity — Consumer Products

Chris — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:47:24 +0000

Sept 10, 2008
A request for industrial designers specialising in consumer product development has been passed to BCID from ACID today. Industrial Designers wishing to apply for this opportunity should please forward their sample portfolio along with experience information to
tamber@novative-solutions.com

2nd Annual Association BBQ

Chris — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:51:55 +0000

If you’re a member of BCID, GDC or CAPIC, we’ll see you at the 2nd annual Association BBQ jointly sponsored by the BCID, GDC and CAPIC. There will be a tent or two if it’s raining.

Where: New Brighton Park. Rain or shine! Free Grub. Look for the tents.
When: August 14, 2008; Starts @ 5PM

Free admission to association members and their families. Family and Pet friendly…. Hotdogs and Burgers for free…. Yes for free!
Download poster here.
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BC Premier’s Technology Report on Industrial Design

Chris — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:01:13 +0000

The BCID is pleased to announce that the BC Premier’s Technology Council has released its eleventh report, which focuses on three topics: Clean technology, regional innovation and industrial design. The Premier’s Technology Council was established in August 2001 to advise the government on issues related to the advancement and application of technology in British Columbia. More information about the council and copies of its reports and recommendations are available on the Premier’s website at www.gov.bc.ca/prem/ – follow the links to Premier’s Technology Council.

The BCID has assisted the PTC with their data collection and published case study informations related to industrial design. The industrial design section is a written supplement to the report entitled the “Industrial Design Advantage”. Please download the press release, the 11th report and the ID supplement document here:

ptc_officialnews-release_july14_08.pdf

ptc_11th_report (PDF)

bc_ptc_id_report_20081 (PDF)

DX Awards Entry Announcement

Chris — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:52:53 +0000

The Design Exchange Awards, presented by Canadian Business magazine, promotes Canadian design excellence and recognizes the critical role of design in all types of organizations including commercial entities (large and small businesses), not-for-profit organizations, and the public sector. The Awards celebrate the success stories achieved through close partnerships between clients and designers. The DXAs are Canada’s only award program to judge design by results, balancing function, aesthetics, and economic success.

A jury of leading business executives, designers and community leaders will select Award of Excellence and Award of Merit winners in each of the twelve categories, with one project winning Best of Category in each.

Timeline:
DXA Submission Early-Bird Deadline: Thursday, July 31, 2008
DXA Submission FINAL Deadline: Friday, September 26, 2008
DXA Awards Dinner and Exhibit Launch: Tuesday, November 25, 2008

For more information please download the attachment and/or visit http://www.dx.org/dxa.

Entry Form Attachment:
dxasubmissions08

ACID 60th Anniversary Call for Entries

Chris — Thu, 29 May 2008 17:41:33 +0000

The Association of Canadian Industrial Designers (ACID) Call for Entries is to recognize and honor the work of design pioneers over the past sixty years. Its purpose is to increase awareness of outstanding product design and to honor its members, who work together to improve the products that have entered our homes, workplace and affected our lives. Submissions for works representing the 50s/60s/70s/80s/90s/millennium are being requested. Please see the PDF attachment above for further information and submission details and/or log on to www.designcanada.org
Link: Submission information and details:
acid_callforentries

BCID AGM April 10th, 2008 Announcement

Chris — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:48:10 +0000

BCID will be holding it’s 2007 AGM at the Alibi Room on April 10th, 2008.Where: The Alibi Room Located at 157 Alexander Street @ Main St. in Vancouver’s Gastown District. http://www.alibi.ca/

When: April 10th 6PM – 9PM. The presentation will start at 6:30PM. This is sure to be an exciting event. On topic will be all the upcoming opportunities with the various government agencies and as well discussing the exhibitions that are currently being planned. All BCID Board positions are available and should you wish to nominate yourself or another member for any of these positions you are encouraged to contact any of the current Board Members so that we can accommodate your requests on the nomination list.

Questions and nominations may be sent to email@bcid.com Hope to see you there.

ICSID eNews March, 2008

Chris — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:35:04 +0000

Gellivare (Sweden) – In a partnership between Icsid, the Swedish Industrial Design Foundation (SVID) and the community of Gellivare, City Move Interdesign will be the main activity in a project about how to relocate people and societies.

Scheduled for March 2009, the project will look at the possibilities of creating new spaces for people both in a human and technological way, where homes, workplaces, tourist attractions and meeting places have to be relocated or even left behind. Over the next twelve months, a series of seminars and workshops will pave the way for the Icsid Interdesign workshop that will connect professionals from a diverse cross section of disciplines to collect experiences and develop new knowledge about how to move a society.

June 29 World Industrial Design Day

Chris — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 06:55:47 +0000

While there are many events that promote the profession of industrial design, World Industrial Design Day is the first international observance created uniquely to provide an occasion to highlight the merits of the profession and its impact on the quality of life.Marked by Icsid’s anniversary on June 29, World Industrial Design Day is a day to actively engage design professionals and design enthusiasts to explore their creativity, imagination, vision and passion in recognition of the role of industrial design and designers in our society.We hope that you will join us in celebrating WIDD on June 29, 2008.

Below are a few ideas that might inspire you as you plan to commemorate the occasion:

Send a message to your members, students and contacts in your network announcing that WIDD will take place on June 29, 2008.

Distribute a press release to your media network expressing your support for WIDD.

Include a WIDD component to an existing event taking place around the same date, such as a design exhibition, conference or workshop.

Engage with local, regional and national levels of government to highlight industrial design’s value for economic and social growth.

Host your own original event in honour of WIDD.

Remember that your observance of WIDD can be as simple or as elaborate as you choose to make it – it’s a chance to show the world what industrial design means to you.

Over the coming months, you will receive additional information on ways to celebrate WIDD and news on what the Icsid Secretariat is doing to mark the occasion. By taking part in any way, your organisation will have contributed to the overall advancement of industrial design through nurturing a global understanding for our discipline.

DX Design Camp!

Chris — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 06:47:50 +0000

Registration has now begun for March Break and Summer Camps at the Design Exchange. Descriptions of our all new camps (sure to engage even the most finicky young designers) are online now! Located in the heart of Toronto’s financial district, the former Stock Exchange building offers a unique and inspiring setting for these specialized camp sessions. Don’t delay! These prestigious design camps are sure to fill up fast!

Institute Without Boundaries News & Events, Feb 2008

Chris — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 06:41:12 +0000

	WORLD HOUSE COSTA RICA ONLINE CHARRETTE From February 7-10, 2008, 150 Architectural Technology students from George Brown College joined students from the Institute without Boundaries to explore housing solutions for Guanacaste, a region of Costa Rica that is stressed by housing and water shortages. Be sure to check out the results of the charrette at Toronto’s Interior Design Show from February 21 to 24, 2008. Now its your turn! We are inviting participation from professionals, students, and design enthusiasts from every country in the world. Organize a team, host your own World House Costa Rica charrette, and submit your designs by April 18, 2008. Winning designs will be published in a special edition of Building Magazine and showcased as a part of the World House Costa Rica exhibition at the National Gallery of Costa Rica in San José in 2009. Visit the official Online Charrette site and register to download the research package, watch the video, and join the challenge!
	PIER GIORGIO IWB SPEAKER SERIES “Good design inspires trust, because the citizen feels loved.” Pier Giorgio, Poet Laureate of Toronto, will speak on municipalities and the role of designers in the creative city on February 28, 2008, starting at 6:30 pm at the Institute without Boundaries Studio. Everyone is welcome! Please RSVP to info@worldhouse.ca Click here for directions to the IwB studio
	CANADIAN YOUTH OF THE WORLD CAMPAIGNThe Institute without Boundaries and Scouts Canada have launched two exciting international development programs for young people! The Institute without Boundaries and Scouts Canada have launched two exciting international development programs for young people!The Youth of the World Award is for young people, aged 12-26, who explore the Millennium Development Goals and design and execute their own development project, and; The Institute without Boundaries and Scouts Canada have launched two exciting international development programs for young people! is for young people, aged 12-26, who explore the and design and execute their own development project, and;The Global Development Village (GDV) is a one-day program that gives youth a chance to come out and meet with organizations that are making a difference and participate in hands-on workshops and activities. Our next GDV, for 2000 young people, is scheduled for May 6-8 & 10, 2008 at Toronto’s Downsview Park.Are you an international development agency interested in participating? Please download our registration package. For more information on both projects, visit www.youthoftheworld.ca. The Campaign is funded by grants from the Canadian International Development Agency, George Brown College, the Greater Toronto Scout Foundation and Scouts Canada’s provincially incorporated body. The Institute without Boundaries and Scouts Canada have launched two exciting international development programs for young people! is for young people, aged 12-26, who explore the and design and execute their own development project, and; is a one-day program that gives youth a chance to come out and meet with organizations that are making a difference and participate in hands-on workshops and activities. Our next GDV, for 2000 young people, is scheduled for May 6-8 & 10, 2008 at For more information on both projects, visit .Are you an international development agency interested in participating? Please download our For more information on both projects, visit . The Institute without Boundaries and Scouts Canada have launched two exciting international development programs for young people! is for young people, aged 12-26, who explore the and design and execute their own development project, and; is a one-day program that gives youth a chance to come out and meet with organizations that are making a difference and participate in hands-on workshops and activities. Our next GDV, for 2000 young people, is scheduled for May 6-8 & 10, 2008 at For more information on both projects, visit .Are you an international development agency interested in participating? Please download our For more information on both projects, visit . The Institute without Boundaries and Scouts Canada have launched two exciting international development programs for young people! is for young people, aged 12-26, who explore the and design and execute their own development project, and; is a one-day program that gives youth a chance to come out and meet with organizations that are making a difference and participate in hands-on workshops and activities. Our next GDV, for 2000 young people, is scheduled for May 6-8 & 10, 2008 at For more information on both projects, visit .Are you an international development agency interested in participating? Please download our For more information on both projects, visit . The Institute without Boundaries and Scouts Canada have launched two exciting international development programs for young people! is for young people, aged 12-26, who explore the and design and execute their own development project, and; is a one-day program that gives youth a chance to come out and meet with organizations that are making a difference and participate in hands-on workshops and activities. Our next GDV, for 2000 young people, is scheduled for May 6-8 & 10, 2008 at For more information on both projects, visit .Are you an international development agency interested in participating? Please download our For more information on both projects, visit . The Institute without Boundaries and Scouts Canada have launched two exciting international development programs for young people! is for young people, aged 12-26, who explore the and design and execute their own development project, and; is a one-day program that gives youth a chance to come out and meet with organizations that are making a difference and participate in hands-on workshops and activities. Our next GDV, for 2000 young people, is scheduled for May 6-8 & 10, 2008 at For more information on both projects, visit .Are you an international development agency interested in participating? Please download our For more information on both projects, visit . The Institute without Boundaries and Scouts Canada have launched two exciting international development programs for young people! is for young people, aged 12-26, who explore the and design and execute their own development project, and; is a one-day program that gives youth a chance to come out and meet with organizations that are making a difference and participate in hands-on workshops and activities. Our next GDV, for 2000 young people, is scheduled for May 6-8 & 10, 2008 at For more information on both projects, visit .Are you an international development agency interested in participating? Please download our For more information on both projects, visit . The Institute without Boundaries and Scouts Canada have launched two exciting international development programs for young people! is for young people, aged 12-26, who explore the and design and execute their own development project, and; is a one-day program that gives youth a chance to come out and meet with organizations that are making a difference and participate in hands-on workshops and activities. Our next GDV, for 2000 young people, is scheduled for May 6-8 & 10, 2008 at For more information on both projects, visit .Are you an international development agency interested in participating? Please download our For more information on both projects, visit .

WORLD HOUSE
COSTA RICA ONLINE CHARRETTE

From February 7-10, 2008, 150 Architectural Technology students from George Brown College joined students from the Institute without Boundaries to explore housing solutions for Guanacaste, a region of Costa Rica that is stressed by housing and water shortages. Be sure to check out the results of the charrette at Toronto’s Interior Design Show from February 21 to 24, 2008.

Now its your turn! We are inviting participation from professionals, students, and design enthusiasts from every country in the world. Organize a team, host your own World House Costa Rica charrette, and submit your designs by April 18, 2008.

Winning designs will be published in a special edition of Building Magazine and showcased as a part of the World House Costa Rica exhibition at the National Gallery of Costa Rica in San José in 2009.

Visit the official Online Charrette site and register to download the research package, watch the video, and join the challenge!

PIER GIORGIO
IWB SPEAKER SERIES

“Good design inspires trust, because the citizen feels loved.”

Pier Giorgio, Poet Laureate of Toronto, will speak on municipalities and the role of designers in the creative city on February 28, 2008, starting at 6:30 pm at the Institute without Boundaries Studio. Everyone is welcome! Please RSVP to info@worldhouse.ca Click here for directions to the IwB studio

CANADIAN YOUTH
OF THE WORLD CAMPAIGNThe Institute without Boundaries and Scouts Canada have launched two exciting international development programs for young people!

The Institute without Boundaries and Scouts Canada have launched two exciting international development programs for young people!The Youth of the World Award is for young people, aged 12-26, who explore the Millennium Development Goals and design and execute their own development project, and;

The Institute without Boundaries and Scouts Canada have launched two exciting international development programs for young people! is for young people, aged 12-26, who explore the and design and execute their own development project, and;The Global Development Village (GDV) is a one-day program that gives youth a chance to come out and meet with organizations that are making a difference and participate in hands-on workshops and activities. Our next GDV, for 2000 young people, is scheduled for May 6-8 & 10, 2008 at Toronto’s Downsview Park.Are you an international development agency interested in participating? Please download our registration package. For more information on both projects, visit www.youthoftheworld.ca.

The Campaign is funded by grants from the Canadian International Development Agency, George Brown College, the Greater Toronto Scout Foundation and Scouts Canada’s provincially incorporated body.

The Institute without Boundaries and Scouts Canada have launched two exciting international development programs for young people! is for young people, aged 12-26, who explore the and design and execute their own development project, and; is a one-day program that gives youth a chance to come out and meet with organizations that are making a difference and participate in hands-on workshops and activities. Our next GDV, for 2000 young people, is scheduled for May 6-8 & 10, 2008 at For more information on both projects, visit .Are you an international development agency interested in participating? Please download our For more information on both projects, visit .

The Institute without Boundaries and Scouts Canada have launched two exciting international development programs for young people! is for young people, aged 12-26, who explore the and design and execute their own development project, and; is a one-day program that gives youth a chance to come out and meet with organizations that are making a difference and participate in hands-on workshops and activities. Our next GDV, for 2000 young people, is scheduled for May 6-8 & 10, 2008 at For more information on both projects, visit .Are you an international development agency interested in participating? Please download our For more information on both projects, visit .

The Institute without Boundaries and Scouts Canada have launched two exciting international development programs for young people! is for young people, aged 12-26, who explore the and design and execute their own development project, and; is a one-day program that gives youth a chance to come out and meet with organizations that are making a difference and participate in hands-on workshops and activities. Our next GDV, for 2000 young people, is scheduled for May 6-8 & 10, 2008 at For more information on both projects, visit .Are you an international development agency interested in participating? Please download our For more information on both projects, visit .

The Institute without Boundaries and Scouts Canada have launched two exciting international development programs for young people! is for young people, aged 12-26, who explore the and design and execute their own development project, and; is a one-day program that gives youth a chance to come out and meet with organizations that are making a difference and participate in hands-on workshops and activities. Our next GDV, for 2000 young people, is scheduled for May 6-8 & 10, 2008 at For more information on both projects, visit .Are you an international development agency interested in participating? Please download our For more information on both projects, visit .

The Institute without Boundaries and Scouts Canada have launched two exciting international development programs for young people! is for young people, aged 12-26, who explore the and design and execute their own development project, and; is a one-day program that gives youth a chance to come out and meet with organizations that are making a difference and participate in hands-on workshops and activities. Our next GDV, for 2000 young people, is scheduled for May 6-8 & 10, 2008 at For more information on both projects, visit .Are you an international development agency interested in participating? Please download our For more information on both projects, visit .

The Institute without Boundaries and Scouts Canada have launched two exciting international development programs for young people! is for young people, aged 12-26, who explore the and design and execute their own development project, and; is a one-day program that gives youth a chance to come out and meet with organizations that are making a difference and participate in hands-on workshops and activities. Our next GDV, for 2000 young people, is scheduled for May 6-8 & 10, 2008 at For more information on both projects, visit .Are you an international development agency interested in participating? Please download our For more information on both projects, visit .

The Institute without Boundaries and Scouts Canada have launched two exciting international development programs for young people! is for young people, aged 12-26, who explore the and design and execute their own development project, and; is a one-day program that gives youth a chance to come out and meet with organizations that are making a difference and participate in hands-on workshops and activities. Our next GDV, for 2000 young people, is scheduled for May 6-8 & 10, 2008 at For more information on both projects, visit .Are you an international development agency interested in participating? Please download our For more information on both projects, visit .

The Institute without Boundaries at George Brown College is an
interdisciplinary postgraduate program that challenges students, from a host
of different educational and professional backgrounds, to collaborate on
global problems.

The World House Project, the current focus of the IwB, confronts the
issue of shelter for coming generations by developing housing systems
that operate on the principles of sustainability, universality, intelligence
and ecological balance.