Design Week
10 June 2010
-
... But is its success making it too powerful?
10 June 2010
It would be criminal if the iPad was, indeed, ’the end of the website’, as suggested by your recent feature (Hype Pad, DW 20 May). What would the online experience become if every Internet presence required the development of an app, apart from corporate and marketing heaven?The beauty of the Web is its democracy, the fact anyone can create a basic Web page. This isn’t about design, but content and information, what makes the Internet the amazing resource it is.
-
A European Union
10 June 2010
As VW Group snaps up classic Italian carmaker Italdesign, formally bringing the design flair and prototyping resources of a consultancy it has often collaborated with under its roof, Guy Bird considers the pros and cons of this Continental affair for both parties involved
-
Apple may have surpassed Microsoft...
10 June 2010
Fifteen years ago I said to the strategy director of a high-profile UK client that I could remake his brand to be like Apple. He said he knew which brand he’d rather his company resembled and it wasn’t Apple, it was Microsoft. News this week that Apple has surpassed Microsoft in value reminded me of that conversation.
-
Belgian Tom Muller joins Studio Output in 'evangelising' role
10 June 2010
Studio Output has appointed Belgian designer Tom Muller as its new digital creative director.
-
Ben Braber and Paul Gray have launched new creative team Ben & Paul
10 June 2010
Copywriter Ben Braber and art director Paul Gray have launched new creative team Ben & Paul, which the pair say will work with consultancies and clients. The new group will be based in Glasgow.
-
Best of the Web
10 June 2010
-
Christine Clarkson: talented and enthusiastic designer
10 June 2010
It is with sadness I note the death of Christine Clarkson after a brave struggle against cancer.
-
Collectiva rebrands luxury serviced apartments group
10 June 2010
Collectiva creative director Francesco Nerici has led the rebrand of the Cheval Group of luxury serviced apartments as Cheval Residences.
-
Creative Wisdom has designed the graphics for London's Bush Theatre
10 June 2010
Creative Wisdom has designed the graphics for London’s Bush Theatre as part of the first-night party and private preview for the Art Antiques London 2010 exhibition, which is being held today.
-
Dott Cornwall unveils prototype designs for Serious Play 'kinetic energy' showcase project
10 June 2010
Prototypes in Designs of the Time Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly’s Serious Play project will be launched this weekend at the Royal Cornwall Show.
-
Exclusive 25% discount off Thames & Hudson books
10 June 2010
Thames & Hudson publish some of the worlds most inspiring and innovative art, architecture and design books. And they have teamed up with Design Week to offer their best design books for less, exclusively for subscribers.
-
Fire & Ice Creative has created a new identity for the Thelma Hulbert Gallery
10 June 2010
Somerset-based consultancy Fire & Ice Creative has created a new identity for the Thelma Hulbert Gallery, a public art exhibition space that opens this week in east Devon.
-
Firebrand creates 'feminine' eagle marque for Bedford independent girls' school
10 June 2010
Ipswich-based group Firebrand Creative has created an identity for the new Bedford Girls School.
-
Flimsy little bits
10 June 2010
There’s much to be gained from appliances designed to last - for everyone but the manufacturer. So what can we do to combat built-in obsolescence? asks Hugh Pearman
-
Get in the frame for the fashion market
10 June 2010
Paul Mellor on how his start-up developed a range of optical frames that appealed to opticians and high street retailers alike
-
Giles Miller has worked on designs for a pop-up shop for Stella McCartney in Paris
10 June 2010
Giles Miller has worked on designs for a pop-up shop for Stella McCartney in Paris. The shop, which is open until the end of June, features recycled cardboard and gold leaf displays.
-
Glorious Creative has created a new campaign for the Buy Art Fair
10 June 2010
Glorious Creative has created a new campaign for the Buy Art Fair, which takes place in Manchester in October. The consultancy created the identity for the art fair when it launched two years ago.
-
Ian Rudge has joined Clarion Events as business development director
10 June 2010
Ian Rudge, who founded 100% Design and Tent London, has joined Clarion Events as business development director. Clarion organises events including Top Drawer and Pulse.
-
Inspired: Ben Christie Magpie Studio
10 June 2010
The modern world is full of inspirational design, but it’s often the weaker stuff that gets me going.
-
Jamie Cowan has joined Reach as client services director
10 June 2010
Jamie Cowan has joined Bristol-based branding and packaging group Reach as client services director. He was previously board director at JWT London and director at Beattie McGuinness Bungay.
-
Kate Moross directs creative work for Nike Aids fundraiser
10 June 2010
Illustrator Kate Moross has directed the creative work for fundraising event Tied Together, run by sportswear brand Nike to support its Aids awareness programme Nike (Red).
-
Latin infusion
10 June 2010
Tropicália hits London this month with a major festival of Brazilian culture on the South Bank. Maeve Hosea discovers its spirit already at work among a young generation of expat Latins spreading the graphic message of their indigenous heritage across the capital and beyond
-
Modest models
10 June 2010
In most architecture exhibitions, the material is over-mediated. Because of many layers of interpretation, such as drawings, models and photographs, audiences can feel detached and distant from the subject, and the building itself is often absent, says Abraham Thomas, the Victoria & Albert Museum’s curator of designs. Not so at the museum’s forthcoming exhibition 1:1 Architects Build Small Spaces. Seven international architects - all building in the UK for the first time - were ...
-
Nail that post
10 June 2010
When it comes to landing that first design job, graduating is just the first stage of an extended journey that takes in internships, networking and blogs. Suzanne Hinchliffe quizzes designers, recruiters and former graduates about the challenges facing the creatives of tomorrow
-
News in Pictures
10 June 2010
Jim Sutherland at Hat-Trick Design has designed a book for Nick Turpin Publishing, which commemorates ten years of Turpin’s street photography group, In-Public.
-
News in Pictures
10 June 2010
Richard Coward of Studio Coward has won the Transport for London and London Festival of Architecture London Skyline competition, which challenged designers to create a contemporary view of the capital’s skyline to be used on merchandise. Kate McLelland came second and Nick Brown third.
-
News in Pictures
10 June 2010
-
Profile: Mat Hunter
10 June 2010
The role of chief design officer at the Design Council gives this 40-year-old Ideo veteran the chance to take practical action on issues he cares about. Lynda Relph-Knight talks to him about inspiration - and the influence of his big sister
-
Rocket-fuelled
10 June 2010
The Workroom has created a new website and marketing brochure for the Whitehall and Industry Group, an organisation which aims to bring business and Government together. The materials feature a new brand position, which the consultancy says has moved the organisation from appearing worthy and dry to being vibrant and energetic.
-
Step into the past
10 June 2010
GF Smith is offering a glimpse of the goodies in its archive in a London show, and more and more design collections are opening their doors to the public. Laura Snoad looks at where to go to find inspiration from our rich heritage
-
Sugar-coated fantasy
10 June 2010
Sculptor Brendan Jamison has been commissioned by Native Land and Grosvenor to create models of Tate Modern and residential development NEO Bankside made from sugar cubes. The models will be unveiled on 2 July and will be displayed at the NEO Bankside Sales Pavilion as part of the London Festival of Architecture.
-
The Design Council's grant scheme should boost industry media coverage
10 June 2010
The Design Council’s £100 000 grant scheme for design initiatives is a welcome move by an organisation that has often failed to capture the hearts and minds of the creative community (see News). There is nothing like putting your money where your mouth is.
-
The Liquid Way has created a catalogue and website for Gretsch Drums
10 June 2010
The Liquid Way has created a catalogue and website for musical instrument group Gretsch Drums. The consultancy was appointed to relaunch the brand into the European market.
-
Upstairs, downstairs, who cares? It’s still working
10 June 2010
I read with interest your article about Eve Stewart recreating a 1930s interior for the BBC’s revival of Upstairs Downstairs (News, DW 13 May), and the reference to the interest in new technologies that were introduced during that decade.
-
Voxpop
10 June 2010
As the BBC prepares for its move to Salford and the impact of its strategy review, what major branding challenges do you think it faces and how should it address them?
-
World Cup prompts mapping initiatives in Johannesburg
10 June 2010
Identity is a big thing in South Africa. Making real the notion of the rainbow nation is on the minds of designers, activists and politicians alike as the diverse and cosmopolitan African nation prepares to host the Fifa World Cup, which kicks off on Friday.
-
You spin me right round
Thu, 10 Jun 2010
Lomography’s new panoramic camera, the Spinner 360, was unveiled at its London store last night.
