29 June 2008
WORLD INDUSTRIAL DESIGN DAY
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 (WIDD) is a day to actively engage design professionals and design enthusiasts to explore their creativity, innovation, vision and passion in recognition of the role of industrial design and designers in our society.
Below are a few ideas that might inspire you as you plan to commemorate the occasion:
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.
By taking part in the World Industrial Design Day celebrations, your organisation will have contributed to the overall advancement of industrial design through nurturing a global understanding for our discipline.
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WORLD INDUSTRIAL DESIGN DAY POSTER
The poster featured to the right was designed for this year's World Industrial Design Day. Download a larger image (JPG - 16KB).
About the design
The poster was designed by Uwe Loesch, an internationally renowned German graphic designer. In creating the central design, Loesch was inspired by the Classical Greek philosopher and mathematician, Plato.
The poster shows a polyhedron, defined simply as "a geometric object with flat faces and straight edges," which is used to symbolise that design is always a result of aesthetics and mathematics. The motif is also called "dull tetrahedron". The relationship of the sides are constructed as golden ratio, where (a+b) / a = a / b.
Finally, the polyhedron form demonstrates the transformation of a two-dimensional surface into a three-dimensional object, which is the process that takes place in the process of industrial design, where a drawing is turned into an object.
About the designer
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WORLD INDUSTRIAL DESIGN DAY POSTER
The poster featured to the right was designed for this year's World Industrial Design Day. Download a larger image (JPG - 16KB).
About the design
The poster was designed by Uwe Loesch, an internationally renowned German graphic designer. In creating the central design, Loesch was inspired by the Classical Greek philosopher and mathematician, Plato.
The poster shows a polyhedron, defined simply as "a geometric object with flat faces and straight edges," which is used to symbolise that design is always a result of aesthetics and mathematics. The motif is also called "dull tetrahedron". The relationship of the sides are constructed as golden ratio, where (a+b) / a = a / b.
Finally, the polyhedron form demonstrates the transformation of a two-dimensional surface into a three-dimensional object, which is the process that takes place in the process of industrial design, where a drawing is turned into an object.
About the designer
 Uwe Loesch |
Uwe Loesch was born in 1943 in Dresden, Germany. He has lived in Dusseldorf since 1958, where he studied design at Fachhochschule Düsseldorf University. After graduating, he worked as a freelance graphic artist and lyricist for publishers, industry and increasingly for social and cultural institutions. Museums, festivals, fairs and exhibitions, as well as the political cabaret, "The Kom (m) ödchen Dusseldorf", are among his clients. He has created numerous posters as part of his campaigns, and has participated in over 100 exhibitions around the world. www.uweloesch.de |
world industrial design day
Poster by Uwe Loesch. Download a larger image (JPG - 16KB).