Design Week
10 February 2011
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Radical times call for radical thinking...
10 February 2011
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...but let's not forget about national engagement
10 February 2011
DW’s Comment (3 February) calls for a few dots to be joined up in the design world. Many of us would agree - regional bodies are in discussion with the Design Council, under the UK Design Alliance, to do just that. What’s missing is the engagement of the Design Business Association, British Design Innovation and the Chartered Society of Designers.Peter Spence, Forum director, South Coast Design Forum, by e-mail
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...to challenge imbalances and offer ideas
10 February 2011
Design Week’s focus, post the Temple Review, on the need to join up the dots and network the networks to co-ordinate design’s considerable assets and aggregate value across the entire UK is timely (Comment, DW 3 February).
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Best of the Web
10 February 2011
www.wherewedesign.comThe Googles, Legos and Innocents of the world seem to trump everyone when it comes to brilliant working environments. So what offices do design groups work in to get their creative juices flowing? The site Wherewedesign.com showcases your environment. You can upload photos of where you work for users to rate.
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Black Dog retains the Christmas cheer with Tesco task win
10 February 2011
Black Dog has been appointed to design point-of-sale materials for Tesco’s Christmas campaign.
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Cover values
10 February 2011
Do you prefer a rough and ready look, or are you more of a high-end, uber-luxury type when it comes to selecting your cover stock? Never fear, there’s no need to choose, as the very latest is to combine the two trends, argues Emily Pacey
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D&AD to merge student and professional awards ceremonies
Wed, 9 Feb 2011
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Design Council grants recipients announced
10 February 2011
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Doodles on wheels
10 February 2011
After many years in the wilderness, John Stones discovers that art is backon the move as car graphics get a modern makeover, with manufacturers including BMW and Renault making a virtue out of a range of colourful,highly decorated vehicles
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Event Communications designs Chichester exhibitions
Wed, 9 Feb 2011
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Exotic Habitat
10 February 2011
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Furnishing optimism on the continent
10 February 2011
The air of positivity felt at European furniture fairs IMM Cologne and Maison & Objet leaves James Mair in an upbeat, spring-time mood
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Good makeover gives IQ hair products range a fresh look
10 February 2011
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Inspired
10 February 2011
Charlotte Newey - Artist Residence
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Joel Biswas joins Uffindell
Wed, 9 Feb 2011
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Local consultancy Nixon builds website to promote Cornwall through users' content
10 February 2011
Consultancy Nixon, based in Hayle, Cornwall, has designed and built the I Love Cornwall website, an online initiative to run alongside the Visit Cornwall website to promote the county through social networking.
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Love stories
Mon, 14 Feb 2011
Love it or - most likely - loathe it, you won’t be able to escape the fact that it’s Valentine’s Day today. So in tribute to this vomit-inducing festival, we thought we’d share with you a couple of non-commercial Valentine’s projects that might pique your interest, if not your passions.Open Agency’s Valentype
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Loyal supporters
10 February 2011
Membership organisations provide designers and designer-makers with valuable business advice, as well as offering opportunities for networking. Angus Montgomery considers the value of the groups
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Manchester to play host to its first design symposium
10 February 2011
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News in Pictures
10 February 2011
Manchester-based consultancy Young has created a print campaign and animation for the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, which is organised by the Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre.
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News in Pictures
Thu, 10 Feb 2011
Studio Small has designed the brochure that will be available to guests at the Bafta Awards on 13 February. Illustrations, which reference each of the nominees in the Best Film category, are by Adam Simpson.
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Our design networks need co-ordinating...
10 February 2011
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Our own radio star
10 February 2011
There aren’t many designers who come across well in spoken media, but Neville Brody’s recent appearance on Radio 4 was a surprise hit. Hugh Pearman tunes in to a perceptive session
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Profile: Kult 3d
10 February 2011
This Singaporean design outfit has a great deal more than commercial work on the go, as Jo Kotas discovers - it also publishes a free visual arts magazine, runs workshops to nurture local talent and is involved in a showcasing initiative
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Rose works on National Portrait Gallery show
Wed, 9 Feb 2011
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Someone to rebrand Atlas Interactive
Wed, 9 Feb 2011
Design group Someone has been appointed to rebrand learning solutions company Atlas Interactive, aiming to help the company reposition itself for the international market with a more ’global’ identity.
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Special issue hair care
10 February 2011
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Terry Moore Design creates 'barefoot luxury' eco-hotel on St Lucia for Hotel Chocolat
10 February 2011
Terry Moore Design is developing on a hurricane-proof hotel design for cocoa grower and chocolate company Hotel Chocolat, situated on the Caribbean island of St Lucia.
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The grain in Spain
10 February 2011
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There are advantages to a closer link between the two D&AD award schemes
10 February 2011
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Voxpop
10 February 2011
A new report says private investment in culture has fallen. How would you encourage businesses to invest in art and design?
