Design Week
10 March 2011
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Crafty creations
10 March 2011
Nearly a fifth of us engaged in some kind of craft activity last year, according to the Crafts Council. Not bad for a nation of shop-happy, time-poor consumers. Most of these objects will have considerably more sentimental than monetary value, but for a heavy dose of the finest designer-making from the UK and beyond, look to craft fair Collect.
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Voxpop
10 March 2011
Jonathan Ive is rumoured to be looking to leave Apple and return to the UK. What would you like to see him do next?
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A crisis of identity in the industry will ultimately help designers move on
10 March 2011
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Apple's 'game-changer' iPad clinches top honour in the Design Week Awards
10 March 2011
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Best of the Web
10 March 2011
http://vimeo.com/12236680How do you brand a nation, and do it well? It looks like the Iceland tourism office knows a thing or two about promoting its country. This Inspired by Iceland tourism ad is a beautifully shot video of Icelandic scenery, dancing, humour, nudity and appropriate backing music from Icelandic artist Emiliana Torrini.
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Beyond Creative Thinking to work up Mars training space
10 March 2011
Beyond Creative Thinking is set to work with Mars on the design of a training room concept for the company’s Slough headquarters. The consultancy says it is being appointed on recommendation from signage fit-out company Image Creation, which will also work on the project.
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Brandopus creates new look for McCain chips
Wed, 9 Mar 2011
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Character actors
10 March 2011
The arcane skill of typography lies in teasing the subtlest significations out of the signifier - in the precise and delicate cutting of a bowl or serif to evoke culturally loaded forms, creating character and mood. Emily Pacey talks to some passionate practitioners
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Designer digs
10 March 2011
The traditional, grotty perception of student housing is undergoing a transformation, with the latest developments heralding a new trend in design-led accommodation with a focus on the social side, says Laura Snoad
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Disruptive spirit
10 March 2011
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Foxall designs Watch That Label etail site
Wed, 9 Mar 2011
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Global Service Jam to set 48-hour virtual challenge
10 March 2011
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Hats off to Waitrose's design team - and its management
10 March 2011
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Howdy makes a splash with droplet logo for Lifehouse
10 March 2011
Howdy has worked on the identity, wayfinding and marketing materials for Lifehouse, a health spa situated in the village of Thorpe-le-Soken, in Essex.
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Identica rebrands Ecozone range
Wed, 9 Mar 2011
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Inspired
10 March 2011
Anthony Burrill - Graphic Designer
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JPA creates Bahrain-inspired look for Gulf Air lounge
Wed, 9 Mar 2011
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Luke Miles to join Virgin Atlantic as head of design
Wed, 9 Mar 2011
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Method and CSM partner to drive ideas to market
10 March 2011
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News in Pictures
10 March 2011
Arik Levy has created an occasional table for Molteni and has further developed the Breva chair. The products will launch at the Milan furniture fair, which runs from 12-17 April.
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News in Pictures
10 March 2011
Shropshire-based consultancy Liberty Creative has designed a new identity and website for photographer and film-maker Stephen Vernon Clarke.
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Profile: Rehab Studio
10 March 2011
This fun-loving, cutting-edge digital group knows all the tricks for getting people involved. Laura Snoad talks to co-founder Tim Rodgers about its ’hand-built digital’ approach, gaming and the integration of social media
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Salvage effort
10 March 2011
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SVI Design floats brand communications for Southern Wind Shipyard luxury yachts
10 March 2011
SVI Design has created a brochure and advertising for Italian luxury yacht company Southern Wind Shipyard and is set to start work on a rebrand of the company.Sasha Vidakovic, founder of SVI Design, says the consultancy has been discussing projects with Southern Wind since autumn last year. Vidakovic says, ’We have experience in yachting with work such as Azimut Benetti (DW 15 April 2010) and we also work in the luxury sector - we understand the typical high-wealth client of Southern ...
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Totalitarian tactics
10 March 2011
Dictators tend to be dab hands at branding - of themselves in particular. Hugh Pearman on how rulers from Benito Mussolini to Turkmenbashi have become the trademarks of their nations
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Tried and tested tips for a new adventure
10 March 2011
With signs of an upturn emerging on the horizon, Franco Bonadio gathers some strategies for making your consultancy thrive
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We need to engage with in-house designers
10 March 2011
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When old meets the new
10 March 2011
Heritage properties are tapping into a bygone era, translating stories from their past into contemporary, visual elements to try to attract a younger audience. Laura Snoad looks at some of the latest identity projects in this sector
