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.

Newton (United States) - Continuum, a global innovation design consultancy and a member of the Icsid Corporate Innovators programme, announced that effective July 1, 2010, they will be opening a new Milan studio in Milan's emerging Fashion and Design district.

Pasadena (United States) - Art Center College of Design will be offering Design-Based Learning at the Summer Institute for Teachers, a teaching methodology for teachers to apply and pass onto their students to excite and motivate them for overall better performance in any subject.

Seoul (South Korea) - July is the month where World Design Capital Seoul will host a citizens' design competition, as well as an international design workshop rounding up 100 students and designers to discuss and conduct field experience. This and other news on the WDC Seoul 2010 calendar of events.

Montreal (Canada) - Professor Carlos Hinrichsen has been honoured with the distinction of "Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland". Her Excellency the President of Finland, Ms. Tarja Halonen, awarded this honour to Prof. Hinrichsen in recognition of his valuable contribution to the development of design education, innovation and advocacy in Chile and Finland.

Wales (United Kingdom) - The new SEE Design Policy booklet argues that design can contribute to fostering a culture of sustainability and innovation in communities, industry, the public sector and policy-making using creative and user-centred processes.