To mark #InternationalWomensDay, weโre shining a spotlight on women leaders across our global community by asking: what is one thing designers can give to help advance gender equality in our industry?
For WDO Board Member Laura Figueroa, it's embracing design as a force for dignity.
#IWD #IWD2026
To mark #InternationalWomensDay, weโre shining a spotlight on women leaders across our global community by asking: what is one thing designers can give to help advance gender equality in our industry?
For WDO Board Member Sonia Manchanda, it's making gender neutrality the norm in design spaces.
This week's recommended reading ๐
Women Changing Cities: Global Stories of Urban Transformation by Melissa Bruntlett and Chris Bruntlett
Because when women lead, cities thrive.
#designbooks #womenindesign #designcities #internationalwomensday #IWD2026
For #InternationalWomensDay, weโre shining a spotlight on women leaders across our global community by asking: what is one thing designers can give to help advance gender equality in our industry?
For WDO Board Member Anna Barbara, it's uplifting female leadership as a strategic value for design.
For #InternationalWomensDay, weโre shining a spotlight on women leaders across our global community by asking: what is one thing designers can give to help advance gender equality in our industry?
For WDO President-Elect Makiko Tsumura, it's embedding a deeper sense of care into our design work.
This week's recommended reading ๐
Design Empathy and Contextual Awareness by Wayne K. Li
The book provides business examples and templates to help designers hone their empathy and contextual awareness in order to achieve successful design outcomes.
#recommendedreading #designbooks #designempathy
Thinking about applying for WDO's Interdesign on Siargao Island this July? Swipe through for everything you need to know about the application process.
Explore answers to all our FAQ at bit.ly/interdesignFAQ
#interdesign #interdesignsiargaoisland #philippines
With the bidding cycle for #WorldDesignCapital2030 launching later this year, now is the time to start exploring what the designation could mean for your city. Join us on 11 March 2026 at 8AM EDT in learning sharing key insights into the bid process.
Register now ๐๐๏ธ https://bit.ly/becomingwdc2030
Designed by Studio formagora, the WDC Hub is more than just a venue. It is a central meeting point, a space for dialogue and collective action as part of #WDC2026.
#worlddesigncapital #designfordemocracy
This week's #recommendedreading ๐
Resilient City: Landscape Architecture for Climate Change by Elke Mertens
#designbooks #design #resilientcity #resiliency #climatechange
Just a few weeks to go until we announce this year's theme for World Industrial Design Day! Any guesses? ๐
#widd #widd2026
Now is your chance to be part of one. Applications for Interdesign Siargao Island 2026, taking place this 13 to 24 July, are open until 31 March.
Get started โ๏ธ bit.ly/interdesign2026
#interdesign #interdesignsiargaoisland #designresidency
3 love stories that shaped the face contemporary design ๐ชโค๏ธ
#valentinesday #designcouples #contemporarydesign
This week's #recommendedreading ๐
๐๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐จ๐ฏ by Steven Heller
๐๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐จ๐ฏ is an anthology of Steven Heller's essays that are underscored by the essence that makes designers do what they do. Design is a life force made and appreciated with love.
#designbooks #designlove
White paper with a typed list of the Icograda ogranizing committee. From the ICOGRADA archive, ICO/1/1/1/1
Yellow poster with a large black spiral in the middle, the spiral is made up of very thin black lines. Vis-Com 71 is written in the middle of the spiral. From the ICOGRADA archive, ICO/6/4
Henrion & de Majo were also involved in foundation of ICOGRADA, the Intnl Council of Graphic Design Associations, now known as the ICoD. ICOGRADA worked closely with ICSID, now known as the @wdo.org and a merger between the two orgs was suggested at the 1971 Vienna Congress & General Assembly.
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This week's #recommendedreading ๐
Olympic Games: The Design by Markus Osterwalder
Is there a bigger challenge for a designer than the creation of an identity for the #OlympicGames?
#designbooks #design #branding
With Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympics Winter Games set to kick off, we've got our eyes on the the Olympic torch, which arrived in Milan today. Designed by Carlos Ratti Associati.
#milanocortina2026 #olympics #olympictorch #olympicdesign
Calling all designers, practitioners and researchers! Global applications are now open for WDOโs next Interdesignยฎ, taking place on Siargao Island from 13-24 July 2026 ๐ต๐ญ๐๏ธ
Submit your application by 31 March 2026 at ๐ wdo.org/siargaoisland2026
#Interdesign #SiargaoIsland #Philippines
Our latest #WDOMember webinar with Asia Pacific University highlighted key mentorship and innovation strategies that are shaping tomorrowโs design leaders, from nurturing creative potential to advancing hands-on experimentation.
#designinnovation #mentorship
Watch now โถ๏ธ youtu.be/0pBsIY2_lHE
Another World Design Organization @wdo.org Board meeting wrapped up!
Aligning on proposals, strategic priorities and a shared global vision for design.
Always inspiring to work alongside such an outstanding group of colleagues, committed to design as a driver of positive change worldwide :)
Designer, strategist and urban innovator Karishma Ajmera is on a mission to challenge the traditional idea of what design does and who itโs for.
Head to WDO.org/hottopics to read the full feature โจ
#designluminary #worldesignprotopolis #bengaluru
This week's #recommendedreading ๐
๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด by Maria Giudice & Christopher Ireland
Todayโs complex problems require people to lead with design. ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด is an essential playbook for designers and nondesigners who want to drive change at work, at home, and in their communities. #designbooks
As Co-founder of the social enterprise MAD Travel, Rafael Dionisio blends design thinking, ecology and community-led innovation to support #regenerativetourism and restoration projects that grow with life, rather than take from it.
Read more โจ WDO.org/hottopics
#designluminaries #socialdesign
Long before biodesign was a buzzword, Natsai Audrey Chieza was asking the questions that matter most.
Read the full feature โจ WDO.org/hottopics
Design Council #designluminary #biodesign #designforplanet
Can design save democracy? Felix Kosok thinks so.
โWhen we talk about design for democracy, we mean design that deliberately expands the field of political possibility.โ
Head to WDO.org/hottopics to read the full feature โจ
#designluminary #designfordemocracy #WDC2026 #FrankfurtRheinMain
It's January and we could all use an extra bit of inspiration. Stay tuned next week as we highlight our 2026 design luminaries and celebrate those making a difference in communities across the globe.
#designleadership #design #wdocommunity
This week's #recommendedreading ๐
The Invention of Design by Maggie Gram
A captivating critical history, ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐จ๐ฏ shows how design became the hero of many of our most hopeful storiesโdreams, fantasies, utopiasโabout how we might better live in a modern world.
#designbooks
Timeline of the World Design Organization's @wdo.org Congresses and General Assemblies from 1959 through today, including original material from the ICSID/WDO archive.
wdo.org/programmes/w...
And explore the ICSID/WDO archive catalogue on the ArchivesHub here archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/designarchiv...
Meet the winners of the #DesignXiaoxiangAwards 2025 ๐
Guided by the theme Design Empowerment ยท Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the winning projects range from intelligent surgical systems to modular exoskeletons and advanced industrial solutions.
Learn more โก๏ธ bit.ly/designxiaoxiangawards2025
Thanks for sharing! We're excited for what's in store for Frankfurt RheinMain this year!
