Oslo (Norway) - The profitability of a new product gains by 20% if design plays an important role in its development phase. This has been determined by the scientific research programme 'Effectiveness of Design'.

San Rafael (United States) - Autodesk Sets Example for Integrated Project Delivery at Architecture, Engineering and Construction Division HQ.

Newton (United States) - Continuum announced that it has collaborated with Daktari Diagnostics, a company developing point-of-care diagnostics for global health, to create the Daktari CD4, a revolutionary HIV/AIDS point-of-care test that can perform critical, low-cost CD4 counts to guide HIV treatment.

Brisbane (Australia) - A new student-run programme "Tarmac" launched officially in August 2010 at the Design Institute of Australia Queensland Branch AGM to prepare students for a career that is rapidly defining the future of their state.

Montreal (Canada) - Icsid would like to welcome two new members to the organisation with provisional membership: The Istituto Quasar Design University Roma and Swiss Design Center.

Paris (France) - UNESCO appointed Seoul as a UNESCO City of Design on 20 July 2010. The organisation has recognised and appreciated Seoul's abundant cultural heritage and creative potential, and designated Seoul as a creative city of design.

Montreal (Canada) - Celebrating the 100th birthday of the late Sir Misha Black, Icsid reflects on his contributions to British Design and the industrial design industry.

Barcelona (Spain) - BCN Design Day is a promotional and networking action, which aims to position the Barcelona brand in China as a strategic market, and create synergies and business opportunities between the design sector of Barcelona and the local businesses and institutional networks.

Melbourne (Australia) - Demystifying Design encourages Victorian small to medium-sized businesses (SMEs) to consider how design can help them build competitive advantage and boost the bottom line, and provides them with the knowledge to do so.

London (United Kingdom) - BraunPrize design competition will be moving back to its three-year cycle and will return in 2012. The new prize will bring sensibility to promote innovative product concepts designed to help people in all aspects of life.