Design Week
11 March 2010
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...And Ant's image was made his own charming way
11 March 2010
I’ve always admired the musicians who do things their own way, in spite of what everyone else tells them. Scott Walker, Prince, Björk, Adam Ant…
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...with a knack for capturing the attention of the 'suits'
11 March 2010
In tribute to Sam Sampson, I first met Sam while I was involved with new business at JWT. He really wanted to find out if we could help Sampson Tyrell (as a new member of the WPP group) by having him help our clients.
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AKQA has been appointed by Unilever to handle its Rexona account in China
11 March 2010
AKQA has been appointed by Unilever to handle its Rexona account in China. The consultancy will provide a full digital service over the next year, creating a series of integrated campaigns. Spencer Ball has been appointed creative director for Anthem Worldwide’s Singapore office.
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Albarn blurs the boundaries of disciplines and music…
11 March 2010
The musician who I think would bring the strongest creative direction to branding projects (Voxpop, DW 4 March) is British singer-songwriter and record producer Damon Albarn. A strong and passionate artist, he is a master of reinvention and thrives on challenging himself creatively.
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All fuelled up
11 March 2010
Iris has designed ads for Shell as part of a global brand communications campaign to recruit dealers to run businesses under the Shell brand.The campaign uses an illustrative style, avoiding ’chest-beating images of petrol pumps and men on forecourts’ .
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Be brave and reveal your results for 2009
11 March 2010
So the submission date for the Top 100 Consultancy Survey is almost upon us again. I suspect that given the year we have all just been through, completing it this time around is going to be an unpleasant experience for a number of consultancies.
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Beef appointed to Royal Agricultural College online brief
11 March 2010
Bristol-based consultancy Beef has been appointed to work with the Royal Agricultural College on a digital strategy and a website which will include a ’customisable interactive map’.
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Best of the Web
11 March 2010
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Blueleaf to create a website and an e-mail marketing push for Pennington Choices
11 March 2010
Blueleaf has been tasked with creating a website and an e-mail marketing push for social housing service provider Pennington Choices, aimed at social housing organisation and local authority managers.
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Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation briefs Think Public to provide design support to social projects
11 March 2010
London- and Lisbon-based charity the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation has commissioned Think Public to provide design support for a number of upcoming social projects.
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Dalziel & Pow tweaks store branding for Indian retailer E Zone
11 March 2010
Dalziel & Pow is working on the brand environment for Indian electronics retailer E Zone, which is part of Future Group.
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Dan Dimmock has joined GS Fitch in Dubai
11 March 2010
Former Breathe Branding strategy director Dan Dimmock has joined GS Fitch in Dubai as senior brand strategist. He will head client brand strategy, and help drive overall business strategy.
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Engaging rooms
11 March 2010
Fancy a visit to a Victorian pleasure garden or a bit of Yiddish karaoke? It’s all about recreation, drama and excitement over static presentation, as three museums focusing on social history redesign their galleries. Maeve Hosea goes on a captivating and tactile trip through time
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Freeman Christie has designed road safety ads for Oxfordshire County Council
11 March 2010
Freeman Christie has designed a series of road safety ads for Oxfordshire County Council, targeted at motorcyclists. The ads will be used on a mobile display unit and on bus shelters.
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From DS to BS
11 March 2010
The latest Citroën represents a depressing trend in car design - homogeneity masquerading behind double-speak branding. Hugh Pearman laments the leveraging of a once-great brand
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Identity challenge
11 March 2010
The BBC’s 12-week period of public consultation, which follows a much-publicised strategy review, will overlap with a design-roster review pencilled in for the end of May.
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Imagination has created a stand for the Ford Motor Company
11 March 2010
Imagination has created a hands-on, interactive stand for the Ford Motor Company to engage visitors at the 80th Geneva International Motor Show. The installation is open to the public until 14 March.
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Inspired - Lee Bradley B&W Studio
11 March 2010
My dad’s sketches from Carbis Bay beach overlooking St Ives. Completing my 1978 Panini Football Album. Collecting Airfix kit dry transfers and building Tamiya warships. Latvian Lem at Jacob Kramer College for teaching us how to draw nude women. Colorplan colours. Nick Jenkins and his smoking and drinking habits (hope you’re still around). Uppercase typography from the Experience book by Sean Perkins. Wearing paisley shirts with Farah trousers, and Kappa jumpers with Adidas tracksuit ...
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It's encouraging to see a new generation producing great work for print
11 March 2010
One of the most prominent outcomes of recession is the return of great print graphics. Some say the life of print is limited, given the wider reach of digital communications and potential cost savings, but evidence suggests that the quality of print design is on the up.
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Kingston flies the flag for UK graduate designers at Salone
11 March 2010
Kingston University and Glasgow School of Art will represent the UK at Milan furniture fair’s Salone Satellite exhibition in April. This year’s show will offer exposure to designers from 24 international universities.
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Mancs on parade
11 March 2010
Code Computerlove has been appointed as the lead creative agency for Manchester Day, a new festival in June.Initial concepts for the campaign feature characters called the ’idealables’, which are currently in development for launch later this month.They represent the ’ideas and world-class creativity’ of Manchester’s inhabitants, says Code group creative director John Lander.
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News in Pictures
11 March 2010
The first images have been released of the ’noiseless space’ which Barber Osgerby is designing for Sony. The installation will be presented at the Milan furniture fair, which runs from 14-19 April.
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News in Pictures
11 March 2010
Paul Smith has reworked designs from the Stelton Archives and Arne Jacobsen’s Cylinda collection to mark the 50th anniversary of Stelton.
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News in Pictures
11 March 2010
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Profile: Luca Nichetto
11 March 2010
He grew up in a country that celebrates good design and still has the industrial base to commission it. Max Fraser talks to the Italian designer who goes against national stereotypes with his feel for collaboration and awareness of sustainability
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Rose Design devises Tube art promotions
11 March 2010
Rose Design is collaborating with artists for Art on the Underground’s Jubilee Line programme, which is seeing art installed across the Tube network in London.
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Scott Kimble has joined Brandopus
11 March 2010
Scott Kimble has joined Brandopus as director of retouching and visualising. Kimble has worked for Interbrand, Landor, Blue Marlin, Pearlfisher, Jones Knowles Ritchie, Bloom, and Design Bridge.
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Shrinking trick
11 March 2010
Commercial reasons often drive innovation in sustainable packaging, but environmental benefits can go hand in hand with cost savings. Anna Richardson looks at ways of reducing a pack’s carbon footprint
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Spencer Ball has been appointed creative director for Anthem Worldwide's Singapore office
11 March 2010
Spencer Ball has been appointed creative director for Anthem Worldwide’s Singapore office. Ball previously worked for Interbrand Singapore, Fitch Singapore, Addison and Then Design.
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Studio 91 has developed the packaging for Pants to Poverty's children's range
11 March 2010
Studio 91 has developed the packaging, made from recycled CD cases, for Pants to Poverty’s children’s range. It has also developed packaging for the adult range and designed a website.
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Take a shortcut to business acumen
11 March 2010
Working with a mentor can help you stay on course, both personally and professionally. Deborah Szebeko shares her experiences
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The Sanderson look
11 March 2010
Flicking through Sanderson: The Essence of English Decoration is like whizzing through a potted history of English decorative arts. Marking the wallpaper and textile manufacturer’s 150th anniversary, the book (by Mary Schoeser) delves into the Sanderson archives to present reams of design, from Arts and Crafts and Art Deco to 1980s country-house style and the interiors of the Noughties.
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Urban Golf tees off new London store with 'quintessentially English' work by Mammal
11 March 2010
Mammal Design has created a new website, wall graphics and marketing material for sports retailer Urban Golf, which is set to open a new branch in Kensington High Street, west London.
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Voxpop
11 March 2010
The Association of Illustrators has called for designers to share experiences of moral rights infringement. What do you think is the best way to address the unauthorised use or manipulation of creative work?
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We will miss Sam Sampson, who was a perfect mentor...
11 March 2010
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Wonderland WPA has designed a new identity and packaging for Jacob's
11 March 2010
Wonderland WPA has designed a new identity and packaging for Jacob’s Kimberley, Mikado and Coconut Creams range in the Republic of Ireland.The range is owned by the Jacob Fruitfield Group.
