Design Week
1 November 2007
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35 Communications
1 November 2007
Branding group 35 Communications created the identity for the Equality and Human Rights Commission in Great Britain.
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A big adventure
1 November 2007
How do you make the story of space exploration engaging and accessible to people of all ages? Scale is the key, says Fiona Sibley, who is rather taken with the use of murals and other big prints in an upcoming show
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Appeal ruling is no reason to question the value of IP law
1 November 2007
It is true that most designers view the Court of Appeal decision in the Febreze/Airwick row with either anger, frustration or an air of depressed resignation (www.designweek.co.uk, 11 October). Many are citing it as proof positive that the law is an ass, and/or that it isn't worth trying to rely on IP law to protect your design innovations. But there is, in fact, also some good news here. First, Reckitt's attempt also to invalidate and revoke the Registered Community Design ...
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Brief, and to the point - all that good design should be
1 November 2007
Steve Seamark's letter on D&AD winners (DW 25 October) refers to 'creative "ideas" being put forward by consultancies that have never actually seen the light of day', and subsequently to the long poster pictured in this year's D&AD Annual.
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Broken promise
1 November 2007
Print was a radical tool in the hands of the Modernist, Futurist avant-garde, but its anti-establishment potential withered with the arrival of an affluent consumer society. Rick Poynor examines the movement's graphic expressions on the eve of a new exhib
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Call for wider input in creative curriculums
1 November 2007
A greater participation of industry, science and design in the teaching of creativity in schools has been called for in an Education and Skills Committee report published last week.The Creativity Partnerships and the Curriculum report states that, while there are clear examples of work funded by Creative Partnerships - the Government's creativity programme for schools and young people - involving sectors such as industry, science and design, this is an area in need of further development.A
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Club doorman
1 November 2007
Mini has addressed one of the few shortcomings of its standard hatchback - lack of space - with the new Clubman, but, as Nargess Shahmanesh-Banks discovers, the company has balanced this application of good sense with a heavy dose of its trademark eccentr
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Cog Design
1 November 2007
Cog Design has created publicity material for the 15th London Jazz Festival.
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Defining Polish design
1 November 2007
Cynicism and professional confusion mean Poland still struggles to find a design voice. Will a new government help? asks Lynda Relph-Knight
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Elite accreditation? Try alternative deals instead
1 November 2007
I empathise with Michael Peters' proposition for a system to differentiate those at the top of their game from the mediocre (Business Insight, DW 25 October). However, I don't think that elitism or accreditation is the answer. It smacks of class judgement. Accreditation and free ...
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Enterprise's move to revive an old name could set a trend
1 November 2007
This week we welcome back an old friend with the renaming of global branding giant Enterprise IG as The Brand Union.The Brand Union was originally conceived by Glenn Tutssel and Martin Lambie-Nairn in 1992, in their pre-WPP days, as a cross-platform entity that could allow areas ...
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Faces of the Battle
1 November 2007
Faces of the Battle is the National Army Museum in London SW3's current exhibition, created by artist Paddy Hartley, whose design aims to bring colour and structure to a harrowing show.
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Good growth is business sense
1 November 2007
Design groups can play their part in reducing climate change by putting sustainability at the heart of their business model, says Matthew Pudney
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Inner beauty
1 November 2007
Jewellery that melts. Trompe l'oeil weeds. Paint-splattered stepladders. If ever a show is calculated to shock traditionalists out of their comfort zone, it's Out of the Ordinary/ Spectacular Craft, staged in the Victoria & Albert Museum's new Porter Gallery designed by Block Architecture. Put aside any ideas of carefully thrown pots: this is extreme craft - exciting, intriguing and challenging. Curated jointly by the V&A and the Crafts Council, the exhibition showcases eight makers ...
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Inspired - Tim Ashton, Antidote
1 November 2007
I collect these things. It all started with this 1930s Schuco 3000 Telesteering car. It has four gears, reverse and neutral, steering and a handbrake. It comes boxed with wooden obstacle pegs and a ball.I got to that dangerous place when my house started to look like a museum and I realised I had to stop.Every year I go into my local infants' school and take a boot full of toys to share with the kids.I use them to talk about design, things like use of materials, ...
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Japan showcase for UK at DesignUK event
1 November 2007
Britain's pool of design talent and creativity was brought to this year's Tokyo Design Week in Japan last week, in the shape of the fourth annual DesignUK 07.The programme, organised by UK Trade & Investment, the British Embassy and the British Council in Tokyo, is the UK's annual trade mission and showcase of British design groups in Japan.This year it involved designers from 11 British consultancies carrying out presentations on the latest in UK design, followed by ...
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JK Rowling
1 November 2007
JK Rowling has designed, illustrated and hand-written seven editions of the Tales of Beedle the Bard, a Harry Potter spin-off. Rowling worked with Edinburgh jeweller Hamilton & Inches on the publishing project. The leather covers feature silver bindings and semi-precious stones, a different type for each of the copies. The moonstone-inlaid copy is to be auctioned for charity.
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Leahy Brand Design
1 November 2007
Leahy Brand Design has refreshed the packaging for Energizer Ultimate and Ultimate Lithium batteries.
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Lise Vejse Klint
1 November 2007
Lise Vejse Klint has been re-elected as Secretary-general of Icograda, the International Council of Graphic Design Associations.
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Matter - hip DM brand, or updated jamboree bag?
1 November 2007
Picture this: you are a young, affluent, feckless male. You wake up one Saturday, after an especially naughty night, to the thud of a package dropping on to your novelty doormat.'Matter', it says on the light blue box. The 'e' in 'matter' is pierced to help you open ...
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Museum of London tenders for exhibitions and unveils gallery
1 November 2007
The Museum of London Group will release tenders for exhibition design projects, either at the end of this year or the start of 2008.It is looking for consultancies to create three new galleries at the Museum of London.Furneaux Stewart has already been appointed to design Sackler Hall, a 'decompression zone' for the three exhibition spaces.The museum group recently secured £20.5m, including £11.5m from the Heritage Lottery Fund, to rebrand itself and its two museums, ...
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News in pictures
1 November 2007
Royal Mail today releases its latest special-edition stamp commemorating the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele, during World War I. The second in a series of three, designed by consul tancy Hat Trick Design, the stamps fea ture photographs of poppies that reveal hidden images of war on closer inspection.
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Polish cultural festival in the UK is at planning stage
1 November 2007
Cultural activists in Poland are planning to stage a Polish 'season' in the UK in 2009/10 to promote creativity in the former Eastern Bloc country.To this end, representatives of London's Victoria & Albert Museum and Scotland's Lighthouse and Six Cities project took part in a study visit to Poland last week. Organised by Warsaw's Adam Micklewicz Institute and the Polish Cultural Institute, this included presentations by Polish designers and visits to the Silesian Castle of ...
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Portland Design
1 November 2007
Portland Design is working with Diageo on Smirnoff-branded merchandise units.
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Profile
1 November 2007
Cardboard inspired Giles Miller to come up with his most popular creations, but he is keen to explore the use of different materials with fellow members of Farm Designs, as Giovanna Dunmall discovers
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Promax UK Awards
1 November 2007
Martin Lambie-Nairn, Red Bee Media, S4C and Proud were among the channels, screen branding and digital media specialists honoured at the Promax UK Awards last weekend.
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Rocket
1 November 2007
Rocket is to create an identity and website for the Electric Works, a new digital media centre in Sheffield.
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The National Standards Authority
1 November 2007
The National Standards Authority of Ireland has appointed Designworks and Brand Engine to develop a brand identity and communications strategy.
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The Next generation
1 November 2007
The recent AIGA conference provided many pointers to the future, and to the future of design conferences - D&AD, please take note, says Adrian Shaughnessy
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The Pavement
1 November 2007
Design consultancy The Pavement has created the graphics and concept for an interactive Manchester United DVD quiz, The Big Game, released by Warner Entertainment.
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The Plant cooks up identity system for Jamie's Italian
1 November 2007
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is to work with a host of design groups and architects on the implementation of his forthcoming restaurant chain, Jamie's Italian.The 'urban casual dining' restaurant 'collection', of which the first venue will open in Bath early next year, is yet another offshoot of Oliver's existing business - Jamie Oliver Holdings - which spans food products, recipes, books and cookware ranges.Design consultancy The Plant won the project to create an identity ...
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The problem isn’t language, but the attitudes of society
1 November 2007
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Thomas Lyte
1 November 2007
Newly launched gift brand Thomas Lyte features branding and packaging by its creative director Paul Brooking.
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Voxpop
1 November 2007
The UK could host a new creative conference, modelled on the now defunct World Creative Forum. What should the World Creative Economy Forum do differently to its predecessor to ensure its success?
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Walker Books
1 November 2007
Walker Books has published a paper-cut edition of the Night Before Christmas, by Clement C Moore. The book contains laser-cut, pop-up illustrations created by London artist Niroot Puttapipat, who also designed the cover.
