Design Week
03rd September 2009
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Brandopus redesigns the Clover brand
03rd September 2009
Brandopus has redesigned the Clover brand for client Dairy Crest. The design aims to elevate the distinctive nature of the clover symbol, giving it a more intrinsic role within the identity. The consultancy has worked with Dairy Crest for around 18 months, and has also redesigned its Country Life butter. The new Clover brand will hit shelves on 14 September.
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Capital haunts
03rd September 2009
Do you know, I think this is just about the best tenner’s worth available in design right now. Max Fraser’s London Design Guide is detailed, catholic in its tastes, properly designed in itself, well written, undoubtedly a labour of love…. shall I go on?
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Creative fallout
03rd September 2009
Public disagreement within our profession is rare, but a recent spat has convinced Adrian Shaughnessy that design has much to gain from a bit of argy bargy
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Holmes & Marchant brand a new range of premium cava for Freixenet.
03rd September 2009
Holmes & Marchant has branded a new range of premium cava for Spanish wine house Freixenet. The group came up with the name, brand identity and packaging designs for the Elyssia range, which is being launched next month.
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If they ditch the chuggers, any charity will do...
03rd September 2009
Following the news of Hat-Trick Design’s new identity for breast cancer charity Breakthrough, you asked the question, ‘Which charity would you like to rebrand, and why?’ (Voxpop, DW 20 August). That’s a tough one. As designers’ choices tend to gravitate towards those established charities which already have a strong brand in place, I’d struggle to look beyond charities like Macmillan Cancer Support. If I were instead asked to outline the ideal characteristics ...
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Inspired - Zahira Asmal
03rd September 2009
Age. Old things marked by time, yet still sturdy. Old people and the stories they have to share with us. Old cities steeped in history with their fine networks created, over time, for convenience and communication. Narrow, winding, cobbled streets carrying whispers from past generations and a smörgåsbord of smells. An unhurried reflection of a moment in time can be a revelation.Ageing takes time, in the sense that it takes time to age, as well as the aged ...
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Jaime Hayon paints chess pieces for his Tournament installation
03rd September 2009
Jaime Hayon is painting the 2m-high ceramic chess pieces which will feature in his Tournament installation for Trafalgar Square as part of London Design Festival. The installation will be in situ from 19-23 September.
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Johnson is missing a trick with London identity contest
03rd September 2009
There is an all-too-familiar ring to the debacle over the London identity. Once more a prominent public authority has launched an ill-conceived contest, missing an opportunity to generate a great design and to show by example how effective design management can help build a positive culture in a cost-effective way.
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Many Europeans might agree that Brits have no taste
03rd September 2009
Not sure who wrote the article on Hotel Chocolat (Profile, DW 6 August), but one thought came to mind - only a Brit could write a whole page of editorial about a chocolate manufacturer and not once mention the word ‘taste’. It’s just one more anecdote to relate, when my friends on the Continent (note - not Europe, as the UK was part of Europe, the last time I looked) ask how life is on the island. Anja Jessen, Oki Europe, by e-mail
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Map of UK creative sector could inform Government policy
03rd September 2009
It comes as no surprise to hear that London and its surrounding counties are the UK’s creative epicentre. But a new mapping experiment - published last week by the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts - also reveals which types of creative business cluster together and where.Nesta hopes that this fine-grained information could encourage the Government to tailor its creative industries policies to suit certain cluster types according to region.
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More consistency would make Cabe's reviews even better
03rd September 2009
One area that we feel Paul Finch should focus on at the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment would be the ‘design review’ process (Voxpop, DW 27 August). The purpose of these reviews is to improve the design quality of schemes at,or prior to, planning. Land Securities is supportive of these reviews and believes that there is real benefit in having a fresh, expert pair of eyes review and critique design proposals at a stage when amendments can be introduced. ...
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News in Pictures
03rd September 2009
Mallett is to launch a range of furniture designed by former photojournalist Willy Rizzo. The range will go on sale in Mallett’s stores in London and New York in October and November.
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News in Pictures
03rd September 2009
Pieces by artist Eduardo Paolozzi, including work for Ambit magazine, will feature in The Jet Age Compendium, an exhibition at Raven Row Gallery, London E1, from 4 September to 1 November.
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News in Pictures
03rd September 2009
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Paul Catherall creates print of the Royal Festival Hall on London's South Bank
03rd September 2009
Paul Catherall has created a limited-edition print of the Royal Festival Hall on London’s South Bank. With a run of 75 copies, it is available from the Southbank Centre shop.
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Pop-up perps
03rd September 2009
Guerrilla marketing goes mainstream as global brands muscle into the pop-up store sector under the guise of roughing it for the recession. Anna Bates looks at two of the contenders - and a separate move to get back to retail basics
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Profile - Lizzie Mary Cullen
03rd September 2009
Up-and-coming illustrator Lizzie Mary Cullen’s passion for psychogeography is paying off, winning her awards and commissions alike. She even has a book under her belt already, discovers Lynda Relph-Knight
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Pubs call time on poor design
03rd September 2009
Pubs may be disappearing, but sympathetic owners are ensuring foodies and traditionalists alike are well served by good design, says Tom Banks
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The big tease
03rd September 2009
When Russ Meyer made his ‘nudie-cutie’ picture The Immoral Mr Teas in 1959, he probably didn’t expect that it would be recognised as the start of a whole new film genre - sexploitation - or that its 50th anniversary would be celebrated at a prestigious national film theatre. But the BFI Southbank’s new season merely reflects a current burgeoning interest in movie-maker outsiders, which informed Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’s Grind House project and the recent celebration of ...
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The mother of all awards
Thu, 3 Sep 2009
Winning the Queen’s Award for Enterprise Overseas is the culmination of a long process. Raj Wilkinson looks back over his consultancy’s path to success
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Voxpop
03rd September 2009
Design Bridge’s new safer pint glass will hopefully make going to the pub a safer and more pleasurable experience. What’s your favourite pub, and why?
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We need the odd pointer to continue to aim high
03rd September 2009
What an inspiring insight into reshaping your mindset (‘Stepping up to the next level’, Business Insight, DW 13 August). At our office we strive ‘to be who we can be’ and excel across all levels of our operation. In doing so, we are often disappointed by a percentage of potential clients who do not share the same standards - both in the manner in which they conduct themselves and in the influence they expect to exert as they drive down the quality of the final ...
