Dear Design Fans,

The bright universe that is our jury line-up for the Core77 2012 Design Awards is rapidly expanding.

Last week, we announced our first amazing jury teams, assembled by six of our Jury Captains. Today, we're proud to bring you the second stellar group. From Michael Sorkin to Sofia Lagerkvist, check out the full constellation of design stars and their far reaching coordinates. Then prepare to submit your work by March 13 to take advantage of our Earlybird Discount. Enter our annual celebration of excellence, enterprise and intent. It's your time to shine!

Among the jury teams that we've revealed thus far, we're especially glad to see Marc Brétillot's team for the brand new Food Design category. In fact, we're so excited about the new category that we'll be spending the month of March taking a closer look at the innovations and issues surrounding Food Design. Two case studies kick off our food features: Ento, designing a roadmap to edible insects while a designer and chef deconstruct the traditional Danish open-faced sandwich, smørrebrød.

Hungrily Yours,

Core Jr.

CASE STUDY: ENTO, THE ART OF EATING INSECTS

A team of four graduate students in the Innovation Design Engineering program at the Royal College of Art didn't realize that their project—to tackle the growing issue of food supply in an increasingly hungry world—would ultimately lead them to the discovery, among others that baked waxworms taste like roasted pistachios. Ento, a roadmap for introducing edible insects to the Western diet, is the result of months of research, fueled by strategic design thinking and plenty of pan-fried locusts.

SMØRREBRØD: Designing and Deconstructing the Vernacular

The emergence of New Nordic cuisine is a testament to food as a design product. Jens Martin Skibsted, a designer, and Bo Lindegaard, a chef, have worked together to redesign the Danish open-faced sandwich, smørrebrød. The initial approach was to deconstruct the design to its base elements: Carbohydrates + meat + garnish = mouthful. Keywords were modular, aesthetic, innovative, fast and healthy. A glance at some of the wonderful possibilities.

CAD VS. SKETCHING, WHY ASK?

Doctoral candidate James Self explores the dichotomy of CAD vs. sketching. Instead of setting constraints or limitations to dictate where and under what circumstances design tools must be used, design education needs to provide opportunities for young designers to reflect upon the nature of their own design activity and how this informs their use of design tools. This awareness will then provide opportunities for students to make more informed decisions when working with design tools; to be more critical in their use of CAD tools and more confident in their own sketching abilities.

DESIGN INDABA 2012: COLLABORATING WITH TIME AND SPACE

All designers recognize collaboration as fundamental to the process of design. Whether it's collaborating across disciplines or within a single studio, the profession is strengthened by this unique tenet. What possibilities open when designers consider time and place as collaborators in their work? René Redzepi, an owner and chef of Copenhagen's Noma restaurant, leverages both to design a daily meditation on the plate. Dan Pearson, London-based landscape architect, delights in the unexpected dimensions of collaborating with time and place.

PHOTO GALLERY: DESIGNS OF THE YEAR

The London Design Museum's annual exploration of the most innovative, interesting and forward-looking work in design of all kinds, from around the world. Photography by Cemal Okten.

BOOK REVIEW: WICKED PROBLEMS: PROBLEMS WORTH SOLVING

Jon Kolko's new book, Wicked Problems tackles problems where the product itself is only part of the problem. What Kolko aims to tackle are social and policy problems, and he subtitles his book "Problems worth Solving," though the very formulation of wicked problems undermines the notion of a particular "solution." Reviewed by Robert Blinn.

Timon Sager
Zug, Switzerland

Chen Liu
Providence, Rhode Island

Jaineel Shah
Pune, India

Miranda Danusugondo
New York, New York

Serdar Soyal
Cerizay, France

Design Director
foursquare
New York, New York

Industrial Design Lead - City/Urban
Specialized Bicycle Components
Morgan Hill, California

Interactive Designer
Obama for America
Chicago, Illinois

Product Designer
Seymourpowell
London, United Kingdom

Graphic Designer
Yakima Products, Inc.
Beaverton, Oregon

Visual Design Director
Cooper
San Francisco, California

Find more jobs on Coroflot!

Featured Event:
Core77 Design Awards 2012
Early Bird Deadline: March 13, 2012

Featured Contest:
Core77 x Braun Design in the Wild Photo Challenge
Through March 11, 2012

Class:
Design Collaboration and Communication at Cooper U
March 12–13, 2012
May 7–8, 2012
San Francisco, California

Conference:
TYPO San Francisco
April 5–6, 2012
San Francisco, California

Call for Submissions:
Braun Prize 2012
Deadline: March 31, 2012

Design Overflow: Conversations on Self-Initiated Projects
March 14, 2012
Chicago, Illinois

Find more design events on our calendar!

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"After 10 years in home appliance design business I have seen some of my design being copy by small Chinese factory. Not very elegant but I get use to. But today is another story because this time it's an American company who is involve (Farberware) and behind a major group (Spectrum Brands/Salton)..."
by hyltom

New Windows 8 Logo - Beautiful or ugly?
"Personally, I like the way it looks, but I think that if they would have kept it pluricolored it would've been better than being a Mac logo copy..."
by Deformat

Oh, it's the new Kia Bits-of-BMW-3-5-7-series...
"I actually thought the Korean car makers had moved past copying others and were starting to develop their own identities and unique designs, then Kia comes along to prove me wrong by launching the Kia K9... to my eyes a blatant rip-off of BMW design language..."
by jada

Dress Shoe Suggestsions
"I am in the market for a new pair of dress (but not too dressy) shoes. I am speaking at a conference in April and using that as an excuse to get a new pair of kicks. Plan to wear then with jeans so they can't be too dressy. I am really looking for something that I can wear for a while and resole when they wear out. I am assuming that means I need leather soles. Really want a lace up. Been looking at Oxfords and Wingtips..."
by PackageID

Working from Home - Major Project
"Teleworking is becoming an increasing popular alternative then commuting to work everyday. But modern build homes do not allow for a designated study space or office space. This leads to a desk in the corner of your living room or bed room which becomes an eye saw of all the wires and paper. I am looking at designing an office/hobby room which would be built in the customers garden. This would come under the regulations and requirements to allow it not to need building requirements..."
by JasonIngram

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