Design

Graphic design is a great tool to utilize in marketing efforts, and there are several

Returning Sept. 24-26, DISCOVER ADAC connects design authorities and enthusiasts to explore new perspectives and the creative world’s future. The celebration includes nearly 30 events featuring keynote presentations, salon-style talks, product launches, book signings, sip and strolls, and more.

The arrival of a fresh new season is the perfect excuse to revamp your home.

I’ve worked in offices with little to no windows, making it feel like a steel cage, so no surprise my favorite place to sit in our cozy Grant Park office is anywhere that has natural lighting.

Beginning June 1 through June 9, Atlanta Design Festival will again host the annual Design Economy Expo and renowned MA! Architecture Tours.

Calling all design enthusiasts: A change in seasons is upon us, making it the perfect time to revamp spaces. Looking for inspiration? Then DESIGN ADAC is where you should be headed. Returning April 23-25, the annual spring market joins together an esteemed array of speakers for insightful presentations, parties, book signings and product launches.

This year, ADAC is packed with events for designers and design enthusiasts alike. Whether you’re looking to find inspiration or sharpen your skills, there is something for everyone. Some of the ones we’re looking forward to most?

The new year has arrived, which means it’s once again time to say goodbye to the old and usher in the new. And if your New Year’s resolutions include a home decor revamp, you’re in luck.

“Vibrant, yet mellow” providing “comfort and buoyancy in our continually shifting environment” is how Pantone described Living Coral 16-1546 when announcing the 2019 Color of the Year selection.

Fall has arrived, but home blues can get you down any time of year. A fresh coat of paint is one way to liven things back up.

Returning Sept. 25-27, DISCOVER ADAC brings the Atlanta design community an unparalleled celebration of design through book signings, product launches, cocktail parties, salon-style talks and pop-up shops.

Calling all design addicts. The freshest ideas in home design and innovation are making their way to Pinewood Forest and you don’t want to miss it.

Atlanta is well-known as an ethnically diverse city with a dynamic food scene. Combine that with an innovative design community and you have the theme for the 2018 To Live & Dine celebration on Thursday, August 16, from 6-9PM at ADAC.

Now’s the perfect time to dive into summer by sprucing up your home with the latest in interior design trends. Adding pops of color or even printed rugs for eye-catching appeal are great ways to brighten things up and really capture the meaning of summer.

How each piece of a company’s visual identity works together to communicate the brand’s essence is important. Good graphic designers don’t begin concepting in isolation.

It’s time for ADAC’s 35th Annual Sample Sale, the best opportunity to take advantage of massive discounts throughout the 550,000-square-foot luxury design center. With designer brands, high-end indoor and outdoor home furnishings, rugs, lighting and accessories, how could you say no?

Put the “For Sale” sign in front of my house, I’m moving to the Southeastern Designer Showhouse & Gardens. The 9,804-square-foot English countryside-inspired house is nothing short of spectacular. Each room, including the stunning loggia, elaborately showcases the talents of 15 designers throughout the Southeast.

Design enthusiasts rejoice! Featuring 25 educational presentations, lively discussions, and showroom openings and soirees, ADAC and VERANDA’s annual celebration, DESIGN ADAC, returns to Peachtree Hills April 24-26. This Southern-style fete welcomes world-renowned talent and today’s cultural icons including the inimitable Mr. Hamish Bowles, Editor at Large of Vogue, and the reigning queen of restrained elegance, Victoria Hagan, for a week of design wisdom.

Next spring, you’ll be able to brainstorm business ideas of the future in a collaborative building designed by beloved Atlanta architect Neel Reid.

From magicians to break dancers to “statues,” cities everywhere are filled with buskers – another word for street performers. However, these entertainers provide more than just a show. Buskers create crowds, get strangers to make eye contact and create shared cultural experiences.

Though Atlantans have seen blue bikes coast around the city since 2016, the Relay Bike Share program debuted in Buckhead last month. Three stations are now available in the area: Piedmont Center, Tower Place Park and Lenox MARTA station.

A typical 50,000-square-foot higher-education building in the U.S. uses over $100,000 worth of energy each year. To help negate costs and become more environmentally conscious, Georgia Tech, with the help of HGOR’s design team, is working towards becoming an early adopter of an ecological water management plan to save it $24 million over 20 years.

“The Most Magical Place on Earth” is one of the best examples of placemaking on Earth: Magic Kingdom.

When the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in 1990, the standards were a long overdue addition to building and development codes. However, these requirements have moved away from a standard that provides fully accessible buildings and amenities for all. Instead, designers and code enforcers, citing ADA, unnecessarily and blindly apply the standards to entire sites, rather than on the “accessible route.”

From Macon to Vine City, we have big plans for neighborhood parks. However, when planners and designers come into neighborhoods with their renderings and ideas, they often receive pushback from the community – often rightfully so, as many neighborhoods have been promised upgrades that have never been delivered. Instead of ignoring the community’s interest, planners should leverage feedback to create two-way communication flow.

Workplace design is in the throes of a renaissance, according to Steelcase. Rapid advances in technology, innovation agendas, the war on talent, and employee disengagement are converging to create an “anti-corporate” backlash against traditional, uninspiring work-spaces.

How often does building a parking deck create more green space? This is the reality for Grant Park Gateway Project. The $48 million facility will add 1,000 parking spaces to the city’s oldest park, while providing four new acres of greenery.

Georgia Walks Summit, an initiative of GDOT and PEDS, is a statewide gathering to build momentum for walkable communities. Transportation and public health professionals, community advocates, planners, designers and elected officials come together to discuss making our streets and communities great places to walk, May 4-5 in Augusta.

With a goal of educating and stimulating discussion of art, architecture and the built environment, AIA Atlanta’s Design Equilibrium is an annual magazine featuring articles written by design professionals.

Liberty Plaza saw its largest crowd ever January 31. An estimated 3,500 people gathered there during the Atlanta March for Social Justice and Women. It was an incredible sight and a testimony to Liberty Plaza’s success as a public space.