Design Week
11 May 2006
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100% East focuses on emerging designers
11 May 2006
100% East is adopting a new format this year after its organisers admit that last year's inaugural show was 'extremely confusing' and 'misguided'.
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Apple Corps loses court case
11 May 2006
The Beatles' Apple Corps label lost its court case with Apple Computer this week, after claiming that iTunes conflicted with a trademark agreement inhibiting the computer brand from entering the music business, which was agreed in 1991. A High Court judge ruled that Apple Computer's use of its logo on its iTunes download service is associated with retail activity rather than with music, and was not in breach of the agreement. Apple Corps and Apple Computer, which both use apple-shaped ...
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Cost management begins to reshape design industry
11 May 2006
Research published last week by Willott Kingston Smith appears to point to an increasing financial maturity among design groups, with staff costs taking a necessary dip as the industry plots its course back from the slow down of 2003/4 (DW 4 May).
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Design Coucil due to name new Council members
11 May 2006
The Design Council is set to name its new Council members this week. Among the organisation's influx of new advisors are Barclays marketing director Jim Hytner, former Selfridges chief executive Peter Williams, former head of policy at 10 Downing Street Geoff Mulgan, Nesta chief executive Jonathan Kestenbaum and Ascot Racecourse commercial director Janet Walker.
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Enterprise IG appoints Judy Delin
11 May 2006
Enterprise IG has appointed Judy Delin to the new role of UK head of brand language, reporting to director of consulting Craig Fabian.
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Everyday blues
11 May 2006
In America, a road is a national icon and even dustcarts add shine to the everyday. Why are the British so poor at appreciating the ordinary? asks Hugh Pearman
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Fine line
11 May 2006
UN Studio's pioneering architecture takes inspiration from graphic design, while embracing the inventiveness of engineering. Quentin Newark looks at the interaction of disciplines ahead of the opening of the Mercedes Benz Museum
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Gloria to publish Pelé autobiography
11 May 2006
Gloria is publishing Pelé, a limited edition version of the footballer's autobiography, due out next month. The book comprises a collection of newspaper, magazine articles, transcripts, book excerpts and personal memorabilia. Only 2500 signed copies will
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Gosling called in to update The Goring
11 May 2006
Luxury hotel The Goring, located on Buckingham Palace Road in London, is set to get a facelift from designer Tim Gosling, who will reinvent each of its 71 bedrooms with bespoke designs.
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HM Revenue in line for another identity redesign
11 May 2006
HM Revenue and Customs is poised to embark on a brand development strategy that could see its recently- designed identity revamped for a second time.
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Illustrious future
11 May 2006
If you're at college, finding your groove, the realisation hits that illustration, like so many other creative endeavors, is dictated by fashion, fad and the media's ever-changing flavour-of-the-month attitude.
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Inspired
11 May 2006
Crouching on a flatbed carriage on the Chicago CTA in the freezing November air, I watched the rails of the nearby track pass by.
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Japanese horror films inspire new Suzuki design
11 May 2006
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King's Cross Tube residency for Simmons
11 May 2006
John Simmons has been appointed as writer in residence at King's Cross Underground station in London. The initiative is a pilot scheme by Transport for London, which may be extended to other stations with other writers. It is part of the Platform for Art project.
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Kurt Geiger unveils Liverpool store design
11 May 2006
Fashion brand Kurt Geiger has unveiled the design of its latest store concept in Liverpool and is planning a flagship opening in London's Regent Street in July and an outlet at Luton Airport, opening in June. The stores are all designed by London consulta
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Making a mark
11 May 2006
There is more to print than ink on paper - it can be a remarkably versatile medium, ranging from old-school techniques to the latest in 3D stereolithography, on materials from fabric to glass. Jim Davies reviews a book on contemporary print-making
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Moroso to show its wares with Modular
11 May 2006
Italian furniture-maker Moroso is setting up its first UK base, initially with a contract showroom shared with Modular Lighting at London's Centrepoint building.
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New Lighthouse head has high standards to live up to
11 May 2006
Janice Kirkpatrick and her colleagues at The Lighthouse Trust have their work cut out. Replacing Lighthouse founder director Stuart MacDonald will be no mean feat (see News, page 3), given the strength of his leadership from the early days of the Glasgow
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News in Pictures
11 May 2006
1 The Will Alsop-designed Creative Prison concept will be unveiled at an exhibition in All Saints Hospital in Birmingham on 8 June. The project is intended to encourage debate on the future design of prisons and the process of rehabilitation. It is a coll
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Newspaper design must evolve in order to survive
11 May 2006
We cancelled our subscription to Design Week a couple of years ago because there was never anything in it of relevance to us magazine and newspaper designers and, quite frankly, it used to look crap. So thank you for your issue of Design Week with its excellent supplement on publishing design (DW 20 April).
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Perilous ease
11 May 2006
Office culture is far more relaxed than it used to be, but leaning back at your desk or using laptops on sofas bring new health hazards. Jeremy Myerson looks at the work of furniture designers who are confronting this issue
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Profile: Ed Templeton
11 May 2006
Red Design has built its career on designing record sleeves for the likes of Fatboy Slim and David Gray. Richard Clayton speaks to founder Ed Templeton about how it's coping with a changing music industry
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Review
11 May 2006
EXHIBITIONS l Myths and Visions - The Art of Ray Harryhausen, which runs from 19 May to 26 September, explores the imagination, research and development behind the animation and special effects Ray Harryhausen produced for films such as Jason and the Argo
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Sage Associates redesigns Women's National Commission
11 May 2006
Sage Associates has redesigned the visual identity for the Women's National Commission, an independent advisory body giving the views of women to the Government.
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Sector skills initiative to consult with design industry
11 May 2006
An initiative to forge a stronger UK design industry in the face of mounting overseas competition is launched by Creative & Cultural Skills and the Design Council this week, giving the sector a brief to 'redesign design'.
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Soar joins expanding Fishburn Hedges
11 May 2006
Fishburn Hedges Design has appointed its first creative director as it embarks on a repositioning and expansion of its business.
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Standing-room-only air travel is like aerial apartheid
11 May 2006
On the subject of standing-room only in air travel, most flights are at least an hour long (Vox Pop, DW 4 May).
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Swings and roundabouts
11 May 2006
Sir Martin Sorrell recently characterised the UK ad market as one of the weakest in the world. Clare Goff looks at the impact on design
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Tarnished icon
11 May 2006
Few images have been as appropriated by marketers and designers as Alberto Korda's classic photograph of Che Guevara, but it hasn't lost any of its power, says David Benady
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The Lighthouse seeks new director as MacDonald quits
11 May 2006
The hunt is on to find a new director for Scotland's national design centre, The Lighthouse, following the announcement that founding director Stuart MacDonald will be leaving next month.
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The new Audi TT Coupé has been stripped of its charm
11 May 2006
In a world where it has become so easy to be opinionated - more often than not to the negative - Audi has opened itself up for the killing with the new TT Coupé. It now looks like the Hyundai Coupé from the side profile and like a 'bad boy' car from the front. It has stripped it from it's simple, pure and elegant design charm. I am disappointed. Murray Ward, Industrial designer, Snell and Wilcox, Hampshire, PO9 2PE
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The Team creates identity for Institute of Educational Assessors
11 May 2006
The Team has created the brand positioning, visual identity and launch materials for the Institute of Educational Assessors, which was formally inaugurated yesterday.
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Timorous Beasties design to be pulled by Rich Mix
11 May 2006
A Timorous Beasties-designed wallpaper is to be pulled from use in East London's £26m flagship cultural venue Rich Mix, following an alleged controversy over its imagery.
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Twig website set up to list sustainable print products
11 May 2006
A website to help designers source sustainable paper and print products has been launched in the UK.
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Vidakovic to take up post at Brandsmiths
11 May 2006
Brandsmiths has appointed Sasha Vidakovic as associate design director. He will continue to run his own small branding consultancy. Vidakovic resigned from Landor Associates's Milan office last April (DW 14 April 2005).
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Voxpop
11 May 2006
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Want to be your own boss?
11 May 2006
Starting your own consultancy may seem like a great idea, but make sure you plan it carefully from the outset, warns Mark Pinder
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Whingeing students
11 May 2006
I am sick and tired of whingeing students (DW 27 April). There are no jobs! They don't tell you that when you apply for a course, do they?
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Wickes joins Aquascutum as consultant
11 May 2006
The Pringle of Scotland dream-team are being reunited at Aquascutum, as Kim Winser, the company's new president and former chief executive of Pringle, appoints Valerie Wickes as its brand consultant. Wickes, who is also a founder of View consultancy, was previously a brand consultant at Pringle.
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Woodward wins creative industries post
11 May 2006
James Purnell has been replaced as the Minister for Creative Industries and Tourism by Shaun Woodward, the MP for St Helens South. Woodward, who reports to Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell, has a remit to cover 'broadcasting, the creative industries, including film and music, tourism, alcohol and entertainment licensing, press and censorship, IT and e-government'. Purnell takes up the post of Minister of State for Pensions. He was appointed as the first Minister for Creative Industries ...
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Yau picks Kengo Kuma for restaurant
11 May 2006
Restaurateur Alan Yau has selected Japanese architect Kengo Kuma to design his forthcoming Japanese restaurant concept, Cha Cha no Hana, opening in central London in February next year.
