Archive for the ‘Local Design News’ Category

Product Design/Industrial Design Degree Development – Competition Number 09-01

By Rob • Jan 6th, 2009

This post has been temporarily removed pending further clarification.
Please check back soon.
Regards. BCID Executive.



2nd Annual Association BBQ

By Chris • Aug 6th, 2008

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 [...]



BC Premier’s Technology Report on Industrial Design

By Chris • Jul 14th, 2008

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. [...]



Employment Opportunity – CODETTA Product Design

By info • May 6th, 2008

CODETTA Product Design
Codetta is a busy product design firm located in the heart of downtown Victoria, British Columbia. We offer a studio environment that is relaxed and casual but very productive and service focused.  Our primary client base is in the music industry so if you are looking to design rugged creative tools for musicians [...]



Andrew King featured on CTV

By info • May 1st, 2008

BCID Professional Member Andrew King has recently been featured on CTV.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1xXcdSYqw0
More information on Andrew King can be found at http://www.kingdesign.ca/
 
 



BCID AGM April 10th, 2008 Announcement

By Chris • Mar 14th, 2008

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 [...]



DX Design Camp!

By Chris • Feb 23rd, 2008

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 [...]



Job Posting – Starfish Medical

By info • Jan 3rd, 2008

StarFish Medical (www.starfishmedical.com) is seeking a talented, full-time Senior Industrial Designer with strong, team-based, product design consultancy experience.Background Experience- 4+ years of experience in a multi-disciplinary, product design consultancy environment. This is a mid-level/ senior position working under a design manager.



Ann Thorpe – Public Lecture – January 17, 2008

By info • Jan 3rd, 2008

Via www.eciad.ca
Ann Thorpe, author of The Designer’s Atlas of Sustainability (Island Press, 2007), presents a public lecture titled “The Central debates of Sustainable Design”at Emily Carr Institute. Thorpe teaches and researches sustainable design in the fields of product design and architecture at several universities in and around London, England. Prior to this, she worked in [...]



Sören Schou Receives Reddot Design Award

By info • Jan 2nd, 2008

BCID Professional Member Sören Schou has been recognized with a Reddot Design award for his Tealight Lantern SWVL 3.0
via Press Release:
For its outstanding design concept Tealight Lantern SWVL 3.0 by Sören Schou has received one of the most coveted
design prizes worldwide: the ‘red dot’. This quality seal for good design is awarded annually in the [...]