Design Week
01 October 2009
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Bendy or not, just tell us when it's going to arrive
01 October 2009
I was intrigued to read your news about London Mayor Boris Johnson’s speech at the opening of the London Design Festival, where he restated his support for the traditional and acknowledged design’s importance to the capital’s economy (www.designweek. co.uk, 22 September). Perhaps he might like to explain, then, exactly why, since his arrival as leader of the Greater London Authority, the ‘real time’ bus information system that was so crucial in improving the service experience ...
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Channel 4 appoints design chief for media talent scheme
01 October 2009
Channel 4 has appointed furniture designer Rock Galpin as head designer for its media talent scheme, the 4Talent Work Related Learning programme.
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Clara Gaggero and Adrian Westaway complete project with Samsung
01 October 2009
Clara Gaggero and Adrian Westaway, from the Helen Hamlyn Centre at the Royal College of Art, have completed a project with Samsung to explore ways of making mobile phones easier to use.
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Contestants happy to escape show, but this one's still willing
01 October 2009
Following your piece on contestants from BBC Two’s Design for Life saying how they are looking forward to leaving behind the influence of Philippe Starck (www. designweek.co.uk, 21 September), I have a few legitimate gripes. If Starck was to impose on himself the criteria he started to impose on the contestants - a reluctance to reference aesthetics, consideration of the environment, and a rather banal focus on functionality - he wouldn’t be producing the (admittedly very ...
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Design comes out fighting in a show full of promise
01 October 2009
Cutbacks notwithstanding, the London Design Festival brought a buzz to the capital last week with a sense of optimism that was palpable. All credit is due to the LDF team, which made it happen against the odds.
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Design Museum move welcomed by leading creatives
01 October 2009
The Design Museum’s proposed move to the former Commonwealth Institute in London’s Kensington will extend the reach of the ‘Albertopolis’ cultural quarter, says Paul Thompson, rector of the Royal College of Art.Thompson was speaking after Kensington and Chelsea Council and English Heritage approved plans drawn up by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas’ practice OMA to house the museum in a redeveloped Commonwealth Institute building. This would move the Design Museum 10km west ...
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Freelances deserve a fair reward for the profits they generate
01 October 2009
Thanks for your article on freelances and the rates of pay you’ve number-crunched for us to see (Up-skill battle, DW 17 September). It’s reassuring to see that we’ve got it right for the most part in what we charge for freelance work. The declining rates of pay also demonstrate to our clients that most designers are finding it hard to make ends meet in this current climate. The problem we face is how to manage client expectations while remaining competitive, ...
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Inspired - Ben Stott
01 October 2009
A fat black pen, found, my children’s scribbles, a 1960s bookstall ‘find’, the temporary sculpture I just walked past, a coat hanger, Futurism at Tate Modern - for me these things add up to nothing without the time and space to interpret them into ideas.Cycling across London may not sound like the best place to think, but, believe it or not, this is when my mind has licence to wander, flicking through endless subconscious references without my permissionOf course, ...
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John Brown creates a commemorative book for furniture store Heal's
01 October 2009
Publisher John Brown has created a limited-edition commemorative book to celebrate the 200th anniversary of furniture store Heal’s. The book will be available from Heal’s stores from this month, priced at £25.
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Look lively
01 October 2009
Beryl is a feisty working class mother, all bubbly exuberance and outrageous outspokenness. Equally exuberant is the drawing in which she is rendered by her creator, award-winning British animator Joanna Quinn, where the pen strokes are laid on with brisk fluidity. A new exhibition at the National Media Museum in Bradford charts Quinn’s work, which includes commercials and films, and her inspirations. In animation terms, what’s interesting about Quinn’s work is that it is so clearly ...
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News in Pictures
01 October 2009
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News in Pictures
01 October 2009
Switzerland-based graphic design group DIY has created the cover sleeve for Vitalic’s new album Flashmob, which is release on 5 October.
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News in Pictures
01 October 2009
Works by Tom Dixon, Nacho Carbonell and Michael Watson (whose Low Loungers are pictured) will feature in the Super Design 2009 exhibition at The Apartment, London SW1, from 14-19 October.
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Paperwork
01 October 2009
Designers love to obsess over paper quality, but financial pressures are beginning to rein in the wilder excesses of over-specification. Suzanne Hinchliffe looks at how print professionals are still managing to produce engaging results
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Paul Lewis Design updates online store for Fortnum & Mason
01 October 2009
Retailer Fortnum & Mason is relaunching its online store this week, created by Paul Lewis Design.
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Payback time
01 October 2009
Many designers treat interns as a convenient source of unpaid labour. However, Adrian Shaughnessy argues that we shouldn’t forget to give something back
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Pingo Doce packs given 'daring' look by Wren & Rowe
01 October 2009
Wren & Rowe is designing 52 packaging ranges for Portuguese supermarket Pingo Doce, for a six-figure fee that will see the roll out of 250 repackaged products, starting this month.
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Profile - Dominic Harris
01 October 2009
Putting everyday technology at the heart of bespoke lighting installations may be a simple idea, but it’s led to high-profile projects across the globe for designer Dominic Harris. John Stones talks to him
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Run, river, run
01 October 2009
As the River Thames is restored to Harry Beck’s iconic London Tube map, Angus Montgomery looks at how to achieve cartographical clarity
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Sheridan & Co designs a cupcake bar for Lola's
01 October 2009
Sheridan & Co has designed a cupcake bar for London bakery Lola’s, which opens in Selfridges this week. The 27m2 concession features a display of cakes, a seating area and a banquette in the London store’s food hall. The design features displays with a white backdrop showing Lola’s new logo.
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Take control of your universe
01 October 2009
You can create a brand identity and see it all the way through the process of marketing, but you may need to develop a split personality, says Marksteen Adamson
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Talking signs by FW Design give Islington park visitors a wind-up
01 October 2009
The London Borough of Islington’s public parks are being fitted with a new wayfinding system, created by FW Design, that features wind-up talking signs.
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The Cauldron earns credits with Debt Counsel revamp
01 October 2009
The Cauldron has designed an identity and online presence for The Debt Counsel, a service that provides independent advice to people with debt problems.
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The joy of search
01 October 2009
Our insatiable demand for information has led brands to invest heavily in technology to manage our Web searches, but the consumer can just as easily find what they want through word-of-mouth - designers should take note, says Desiree Collier
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Together designs the art book Earth
01 October 2009
Together has designed the art book Earth, which showcases entrants to this year’s Prix Pictet. Published by teNeues, the cloth-bound volume features work from the 12 photographers who have been shortlisted for the 2009 prize, to be presented later this month. It launches on 6 October at the Purdy Hicks Gallery alongside a preview exhibition.The consultancy has been working with the international photography award since 2008.
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Voxpop
01 October 2009
Interbrand has renamed North Devon College as Petroc. What is your favourite renaming project, and why?
