Acer wins 2014 iF Product Design awards

Acer has scored four winning entries at the 2014 iF Product Design Awards. Organised by the International Forum Design of Germany and in its 61st year, the iF award logo has become synonymous for outstanding design around the world. Acer’s Aspire R7 notebook, Liquid...

Design has a role in business growth

Companies like BMW, Alessi and Apple use design to differentiate their products, but design is not just for luxury goods and elite products; there is considerable evidence for it acting as a mechanism for business growth and innovation. But how do companies utilise...

The role of design in innovation

In the mobile, telephony and technological industry, we hear a lot about “innovation”. We are told that our products need to be innovative. We are told that we need to be and employ creative people to help us do this, says Larking Huang, country director, Huawei...

Incorporating security into facility design

Security within facilities – CCTV, access controls, alarms, fire detection and suppression and so on – is today increasingly integrated and digital, yet it is often an afterthought when a new building is designed, says Kobus Le Roux, national sales and marketing...

Manufacturers design tomorrow’s factories

People – and the flexibility and decision-making capabilities they provide – will be at the centre of the factory of the future.  IDC’s Manufacturing Insights’ new report, Business Strategy: The Journey Toward the People-Intensive Factory of the Future,...