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monthly Future Trends LinkedIn Group
newsletter. We’re pleased to have you in the group and we look forward to connecting, networking and sharing the world of Future Trends with you throughout the year. This month, we’re highlighting Future Trends in Design. Be sure to check out our design blog, Next Big Design and follow us on Twitter.
Ready to network and learn the latest trends in, Design & Culture, Packaging & Branding? Join us for FUSE this April in San Francisco. As a special promotion for our LinkedIn group members, we’re offering a 20% discount off the regular registration price, just use code:
DESIGN. This group is all about you, so we encourage you to share, grow and look towards the future with your fellow group members.
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 SPOTLIGHT:
FUSE 2009 SPEAKER PROFILE
Debbie Millman, Chairperson for FUSE 2009!
Debbie has been in the design business for 25 years. She is a Partner
and President of the Design division at Sterling Brands, one of the
leading brand identity firms in the country. Debbie is a board member of
the National AIGA, and teaches at the School of Visual Arts and Fashion
Institute of Technology. She is also an author on the design blog
Speak Up, a
regular contributor to Print Magazine and she hosts a weekly internet
radio talk show on the Voice America Business network titled Design
Matters. |
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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE FUTURE TRENDS DISCUSSION BOARD
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FEATURED
NEXT BIG DESIGN
POSTS:
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Old Designs Die Hard
According to this post on The Design Blog the Turkish company
Antrepo Design has come up with a new design for the “Tuner Time”
which serves as a stereo FM radio but resembles a classic timepiece.
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New Kindle design
The new Kindle came out recently, with a few new redesigns: a bigger
screen, fewer buttons, a few of which include an on/off button, a
page forward button and a page back button. They've also...
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A *Design* History of Mobile Phones
Be sure to check out Wired.com's historical slide show on the
evolution of the mobile phone. Though the article encompasses the
functionality of the mobile phone; its useful for us to look at
the...
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Automobile Designs of the Future
Over at The Design Blog they’ve recently showcased the “Aventos”
concept vehicle which is small, compact, and most importantly,
green! It has been designed as a utility vehicle, which can be used
to ...
If you're interested in guest blogging on Next Big Design, contact
Melissa Sundaram at
msundaram@iirusa.com
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