World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 New Year's Eve of Design Celebration
Helsinki (Finland) - The first signature event of World Design Capital Helsinki is now available to view online. On New Year's Eve, over 30,000 visitors attended the celebration at Senate Square and were treated to a visual feast of light projections and fireworks. [view video]

World Design Impact Prize Finalists share the challenges that resulted in stronger projects
Montreal (Canada) - Every project has its challenges. Guided by those who responded to our December eNews Opinion Poll, we asked our World Design Impact Prize finalists to share some of the challenges they had to overcome in order to deliver successful projects to their communities and abroad. [read more]

2011 Design Education Conference papers available
Taipei, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) - Abstract papers from the 2011 Design Education Conference at the 2011 IDA Congress are now available to preview and download. More papers will be made available throughout the week, so please check back for new updates [read more]

New members join associate and corporate membership pillars
Montreal (Canada) - Icsid welcomes two new provisional members to the associate and corporate pillars this month. They are OMC Design Studios (Italy) and JSC South Kuban Design Factory (Russian Federation). [read more]

[RECOMMENDED READING] China's Design Revolution
China is on the verge of a design revolution. A "third generation" of the People's Republic of China that came of age during China's "opening up" period of the 1980s now strives for fame, fortune, and self expression. This generation, workers in their thirties and forties, has more freedom to create - and to consume - than their parents or grandparents. [read more]

Design Council publishes Design for Innovation paper
London (United Kingdom) - The Design Council has produced the "Design for Innovation" plan to coincide with the "Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth" which sets out how the UK government will boost business investment in innovation enabling greater success in the global economy. [read more]

Icsid endorses a wide range of national, regional and international design-related events including competitions, conferences, award schemes and exhibitions.

	Observeur du Design 12 Paris, France Status: Finalists Exhibition Date: 9 Nov - 11 Mar 2012
	BraunPrize 2012 Kronberg, Germany Status: Call for entries Date: 1 Oct 2011 - 31 Mar 2012
	The Bullhorn International Design Competition Helsinki, Finland Status: Call for entries Date: 15 January 2012

[FEATURE] Design Clinic Scheme to help MSMEs immensely
Pradyumna Vyas, Director of the National Institute of Design and former Icsid board member (2009-2011), discusses how the Design Clinic Scheme will help MSMEs find ways to create value addition through design and innovation, and become competitive.

[PHOTO GALLERY] Guangzhou Design Week 2011
Photos of Guangzhou Design Week 2011, an Icsid endorsed event, are now available to view in our Photo Gallery. This year's theme for Guangzhou Design Week 2011 was "Design is Value". Guangzhou Design Week has been developed as the most influential, comprehensive, international and largest design festival in China for the past five years.

The International Design Media Network (IDMN) is dedicated to establishing and promoting standards and ethics in design journalism by bringing together IDMN participants and bonafide design and media publications.

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The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) is a non-profit organisation that protects and promotes the interests of the profession of industrial design. Founded in 1957, Icsid serves as a unified voice of over 50 nations through which members can express their views and be heard on an international platform.