Belfast Design Week 5 – 11 November
Belfast design week is returning in 2016 with a wider and even more ambitious programme of design led events in and around Belfast. The full programme of events can be found at the Belfast Design Week website
NIDA are particularly excited by this years Design Camp returning to Belfast Design Week for its 2nd year. This boutique design conferencewill look at the role of Design in innovation, will be hosted by Alex Milton, Programme Director for Irish Design 2015 and will feature international contributions from a wide range of sectors including UX Design & Technology, Public Services, Graphic Design, Architecture & Urban Planning, Fashion & Lifestyle and Film & TV.
Join us to take part in the discussion Saturday 05 November at The MAC Belfast.
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There’s never been a better time to be a designer. Emerging economies, the public sector and major business brands are starting to recognise the difference that design and designers make to improving products and services.
As part of ID2015 and Belfast Design Week the Northern Ireland Design Alliance are hosting a lunchtime session with 4 designers in conversation, exploring trends and changes in the design sector. Our speakers all come from different parts of Ireland (north and south) and different perspectives creatively; yet they share a dialogue around issues affecting education, business, creative networks, how we change as an industry and the importance of design in our future economy. Please join us and participate in the discussion. Spaces are limited so please book in advance here
Speakers:
Marc O’Riain Marc is also the current president of IDI
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Irish Design 2015’s Global Irish Design Challenge is now open for submissions. This is an opportunity for design professionals, students and graduates – both on the island of Ireland as well as those abroad with strong links to Ireland – to be featured in a high-profile exhibition at the new national design centre in Dublin next year, with the potential to tour internationally. Entrants are invited to submit a product, project or concept that has the potential to revolutionise the way we live. The aim is to showcase innovative Irish design solutions to current and future global challenges while activating and connecting a global network of Irish design talent.
The Global Irish Design Challenge is free to enter and is open to designers of every discipline including architects, furniture designers, animators, service designers, design engineers, fashion and textile designers, product designers, graphic and web designers etc. The Challenge accepts new, existing and speculative work, so entrants are welcome to submit a project that they are currently working on, a great idea that they’ve had hiding in their desk for years, or something that has already changed the world and made them famous.
The distinguished jury panel of internationally influential design experts includes the acclaimed Jay Osgerby, who was awarded an OBE in 2013 for his services to the design industry, and veteran Japanese designer Hideichi Misono, former chief designer for Toyota. Further judges will be announced in the coming weeks as part of our ongoing media campaign.
Entry is free and the closing date is 30 November 2015.
Full information can be found here.
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Four awards will be presented to organisations or individuals who epitomise Creative & Cultural Skills’ values of giving young people opportunities to work and learn in the creative industries and ensuring that employers benefit from a skilled generation of talent. The following awards are now open for nominations:
- Northern Ireland Creative Choices Award
- Northern Ireland Education & Industry Partnership Award
- Northern Ireland Creative Industry Skills Award
- Northern Ireland Young Talent Award
These awards will be celebrated at the ‘Putting Skills to Work’ event on the 27 November 2015 and nominations will feed into our highly respected national Creative & Cultural Skills Awards.
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Wage incentives of up to £5,000 will be available for businesses to recruit apprentices (aged 16-24) for a minimum of 2 years, while up to £1,500 will be paid to businesses to help support interns (aged 18-24) for a minimum of 6 months.
The first round of the Northern Ireland Creative Employment Programme closed on 26 June 2015 and we have been delighted by the initial response and applications. This new funding provides an exciting opportunity for both business growth and the development of new talent within the creative sectors. Over the next three years NI CEP will seek to establish 100 paid entry level internships and apprenticeships and we look forward to as many creative businesses as possible being involved.
The second round closes for applications 4th September.
All details about the programme can be found on the NI CEP Website.
Applications are made online here.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss the programme in more detail, please contact us on:
028 9032 5072
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2015 is the year of Irish design, and as part of that, the Northern Ireland Design Alliance is delighted that designers are contributing to CultureTECH 2015, a festival which celebrates creativity and entrepreneurship.
Following on from our ‘Day of Extraordinary Design’, we invite you to come along and hear three thought provoking stories from individuals who have used design to establish and grow their own business.
This event is for everyone: business owners, crafters, retailers, musicians, fashion designers, service providers, educationalists, students, CEOs! You don’t need to be a designer; you just need to be interested in how good design can make a difference to your business – whatever that business is.
Speakers:
Rory O’Connor & Anita Murphy – The Creativity Hub
Stephen McGilloway – big small design
Tickets for this event are free but must be booked in advance here
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We were delighted to welcome Jamie Neely from Monotype to speak as part of our Anatomy of Design series on ‘Font Discovery’ in which he explores the tools and techniques for finding the right typeface for the right job.
Co-founder and creative director at Belfast design studio Front, Jamie helped develop the Typecast web design – A free prototyping tool which has been tried by over 1 million people. In his role as Director of Product Design at Monotype, he now spends his days creating products that help Typography become accessible and fun to beginners, professionals, brands and agencies.
You can find out more at www.typecast.com and www.monotype.com
Filmed in the Ulster Hall Belfast by @djlowry on 26th March 2015
]]>In March we welcomed Sarah Drummond from Snook to speak as part of our Anatomy of Design series on the subject of ‘Opening Design for Social Innovation’
Sarah is the co-founder and Managing Director at Snook, a service design and innovation agency in Scotland. She focuses on making social change happen by re-thinking public services from a human perspective. With an unwavering belief in people power and their ability to solve problems in collaboration with government she is known for her openness and dedication to using design to solve complex problems.
Since Snook formed in 2009 they have been leading the provision of service design application to projects in Scotland at a National level. Snook’s vision is to strive for big or small change everyday in their practice by winning hearts, changing mindsets and creating opportunities for the public to do things differently. In this talk Sarah describes Snook’s development and the fascinating projects they are delivering through this vision.
You can follow Snook’s work on Twitter (@wearesnook), on Facebook, or on their website wearesnook.com
Filmed in the Ulster Hall Belfast by @djlowry on 19th March 2015
]]>In February we welcomed Tandem to speak as part of our Anatomy of Design series on the subject of ‘Provocation by Design – Creating interpretive visitor experiences which captivate, thrill and inspire’.
Tandem’s Lead Consultant/Creative Director, Andrew Todd, spoke about some of the underlying principles that help shape their work and how they create experiences that relate to the individual with compelling, creative solutions and strategies.
This is a fantastic opportunity to discover how Tandem have developed heritage and cultural interpretive experiences – including temporary and permanent exhibitions – for castles and ships, libraries and historic buildings, driving routes and walking trails.
You can follow Tandem’s work on Twitter and Instagram (@tandemstudio), on Facebook (Facebook.com/tandemstudio) or on their website www.tandemdesign.co.uk
Filmed in the MAC Belfast by @djlowry on 26th February 2015
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Sarah is the co-founder and Managing Director at Snook, a service design and innovation agency in Scotland. She focuses on making social change happen by re-thinking public services from a human perspective. With an unwavering belief in people power and their ability to solve problems in collaboration with government she is known for her openness and dedication to using design to solve complex problems.
Since Snook formed in 2009 they have been leading the provision of service design application to projects in Scotland at a National level. Snook’s vision is to strive for big or small change everyday in their practice by winning hearts, changing mindsets and creating opportunities for the public to do things differently.
They believe this is about the experiences they craft in the public sphere which is created by the public, private and the third sector. Encouraging collaboration between sectors to ensure people are put first, quality of life is maximised they challenge the status quo of the way things ‘have always been done’ to build a brighter future.
Snook believe in efficient delivery and maximising human capacity to create experiences that shape our lives to be the best they can be.
Clients include Scottish Government, NHS, Skills Development Scotland, Edinburgh Council, NESTA, Architecture and Design Scotland, Hyper Island, TED Textiles, University of Dundee, Glasgow School of Art, Edinburgh Festivals Innovation Lab, STV, British Council, Stirling Council, Glasgow University, Long Term Conditions Alliance, Young Scot, Firstport.
For more information see:
Tickets for this event are free but must be booked in advance here
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