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Neighbourhood Watch to be rebranded in Design Council project
The Neighbourhood and Home Watch Network, which is the national association for Neighbourhood Watch groups, is being rebranded and will have its service design overhauled in a project run by the Design Council.
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The body electric
With its connotations of rabid - or overly excited - dogs, the word ‘unleashed’ is an apt title for an eccentric exhibition currently running at Brentford’s Watermans gallery, given the quirky contents of the show.Andy Deck’s Hold Contro
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News in Pictures
La Boca has designed the cover for Gary Shteyngart’s book Super Sad True Love Story, which is published by Granta.
News in Pictures
Lizzie Allen has created a limited-edition print for the Southbank Centre to mark the 60-year anniversary of the Festival of Britain.
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We need to unite as a profession to make sure we get our voice heard
Designers often admit to a moment of terror when faced with the inevitable dinner-party question, ’What do you do?’ Explaining that your work has nothing to do with fashion, architecture or hairdressing can become tedious and a designer’s response is sometimes a blatant lie to duck the issue.
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Profile: Judith Schalansky
Designing her own books has allowed Judith Schalansky to explore theories about matching form and content, and build on a childhood fascination with atlases. The German-born author and graphics specialist talks to Anna Richardson
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In the dark
While traditional video games rely heavily on visuals to create exciting worlds, a few brave pioneers are foregrounding sound as the key - and sometimes only - element. Scott Billings finds his way through some thrilling, three-dimensional soundscapes - and discovers more practical audio developments too
Independent touch
As big, high street brands and smaller retailers alike are embracing more unconventional store design, cultivating that ’one-off’, local look for their latest outlets, Anna Richardson takes the measure of the creative vision of a range of innovative shops
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