The term Design Karaoke™ was coined by NCM / Vujj in the end of 2006. As the word imply, Design Karaoke™ is a mix of design and karaoke; of exhibition and entertainment. Design Karaoke™ takes place inside a designed karaoke box, decorated with design furniture and accessories and a karaoke system filled with custom Design Karaoke™ songs and music videos. Design Karaoke™ songs are covers of famous songs whereas the words/meaning has been replaced to focus on design and/or design related subjects. Example below:
WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW (IS DESIGN)
Original by: Hal David/Burt Bacharach
Design Karaoke™ version by: Jesper Larsson
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What the world needs now is design, deeesign
Design's the only thing that there's just too little of
What the world needs now is design, deeesign
No not just for some but for everyone
Lord we don't need another mountain
There are mountains and hillsides
Enough to climb
There are oceans and rivers
Enough to cross. enough to last
'till the end of time
What the world needs now is design, deeesign
Design's the only thing that there's just too little of
What the world needs now is design, deeesign
No not just for some but for everyone
Lord we don't need another meadow
There are corn fields and wheat fields
Enough to grow
There are sun beams and moon beams
Enough to shine
Oh listen lord if you want to know
What the world needs now is design, deeesign
Design's the only thing that there's just too little of
What the world needs now is design, deeesign
No not just for some but for everyone
What the world needs now is design, deeesign
What the world needs now is design, deeesign
What the world needs now is design, deeesign
What the world needs now
Original by: Hal David/Burt Bacharach
Design Karaoke™ version by: Jesper Larsson
- - -
What the world needs now is design, deeesign
Design's the only thing that there's just too little of
What the world needs now is design, deeesign
No not just for some but for everyone
Lord we don't need another mountain
There are mountains and hillsides
Enough to climb
There are oceans and rivers
Enough to cross. enough to last
'till the end of time
What the world needs now is design, deeesign
Design's the only thing that there's just too little of
What the world needs now is design, deeesign
No not just for some but for everyone
Lord we don't need another meadow
There are corn fields and wheat fields
Enough to grow
There are sun beams and moon beams
Enough to shine
Oh listen lord if you want to know
What the world needs now is design, deeesign
Design's the only thing that there's just too little of
What the world needs now is design, deeesign
No not just for some but for everyone
What the world needs now is design, deeesign
What the world needs now is design, deeesign
What the world needs now is design, deeesign
What the world needs now
by Japfreak December 13, 2006
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True metal fan: You've never heard Epica's "Design Your Universe", have you?
Poser: Who's Epica?
True metal fan: (Beats the shit out of the poser)
True metal fan: You've never heard Epica's "Design Your Universe", have you?
Poser: Who's Epica?
True metal fan: (Beats the shit out of the poser)
by IDontLikeJigaboos May 6, 2011
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Suzi exclaimed "Oh Brad! I just can't get over this Steampunk fad we've got at the moment. It's giving me serious Design Despair. If I see one more flyer using the Coffee Tin font I'm going to destroy (insert any significant cartoon cultural icon) by giving it claws and dripping blood.
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The indecisive client, two new product owners and an offshore technology team led to the website vision spinning off into widening gyres of design drift.
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all week than admit it was just a huge waste of time and shareholder money.
all week than admit it was just a huge waste of time and shareholder money.
Joey is always excited to run the design sprints because it means yet another week of him not doing any real work and the entire company finding out he is a sham.
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