Design Week
12 March 2009
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An interview with LG head of design Luke Miles
12 March 2009
LG set up its new European design centre in London last year, with head of design Luke Miles in charge. Anna Richardson speaks to him about the importance of location, teamwork and the UK’s ‘creativity gene’
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BASCA relaunches with Studio Dempsey look
12 March 2009
The British Academy of Composers and Songwriters is this week relaunching under an identity created by Studio Dempsey.Studio Dempsey founder and former CDT Design director Mike Dempsey explains that a 'subtle' name change prompted the need for a new identity.'The current name doesn't trip off the tongue as an acronym, so it has been changed to the British Academy of Songwriters Composers and Authors. It needed a new identity to support that [change],' says Dempsey.The ...
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BDI and Design Council share the same goals
12 March 2009
Regarding the recent discussions between British Design Innovation and the Design Council, referred to in your article (News, DW 26 February), I'd like to make the following comments: I was present at the BDI/Design Council meeting on 11 February. It was highly constructive and focused on key issues. There has been no pressure from my sector of the strategic design industry on the council to become a trade association. Strategic designers and innovators are on the ...
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David Adjaye and Peter Saville collaborate for Kvadrat
12 March 2009
Appointing top creatives from different disciplines to work on a one-off, high-profile project is a risky strategy, but it has paid off handsomely for Kvadrat with its new London showroom, a colourful fusion of the two- and three-dimensional, says Trish L
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David Rowley creates Marks in Time
12 March 2009
Freelance designer David Rowley has created Marks in Time, a book that celebrates 125 years of retailer Marks & Spencer.
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Dott Cornwall can learn from the North East's festival
12 March 2009
The organisers of the second Designs of the Time can learn from the first programme in 2007. Angus Montgomery reports
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Ideo public-sector pilot heads for roll-out
12 March 2009
Global design consultancy Ideo and sustainable development charity Forum for the Future is working to secure Government funding ahead of national roll-out of their I-team scheme, aimed at driving innovation in the public sector.The design group, and its sustainable development partner, are this week refining their public-sector innovation process and embarking on a Government funding mission, following positive results from the I-team pilot project with three local authorities: ...
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Inspired
12 March 2009
Three simple things inspire on a daily basis. The second is my Brompton bicycle. It transports me effortlessly and with dignity across London and beyond. It is beautiful, compact and elegant. The third is my Chanel No 5. The clean graphics, the Modernist bottle and the way the top makes a satisfying and feminine 'click' when replaced. Sublime on every level. Neither could be improved upon. This is good design at work.But let's look at the more generic number one. The first sight ...
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It's boom time for supermarket own-brand ranges
12 March 2009
It’s boom time for supermarket own-brand ranges at the moment, as recession-hit consumers are less easily seduced by brand names and premium credentials. Sarah Woods unwraps the latest trends in food packaging design
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Let's reward usability and social relevance in design
12 March 2009
It would have been inconceivable a few years ago that an unglamorous product would win a design award. Yet in the space of a week we have seen two take top accolades in what can only be a welcome shift for design, broadening the portfolio of what designers have to offer.Last ...
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Nevis Design creates branding for Fascadale
12 March 2009
Nevis Design has created branding and packaging for the limited-edition single malt Fascadale, from the Adelphi distillery. Fascadale, meaning 'ship's haven', lies on the north west point of the Ardnamurchan peninsula. Nevis has worked with Adelphi for more than 12 years and has created branding and packaging for a wide variety of special bottlings.
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News in Pictures
12 March 2009
Surrey-based consultancy The Loop Design has designed the new identity for Waverley Borough Council, which is rolling out across a number of sub-brands, including ‘youth’ and ‘leisure’.
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News in Pictures
12 March 2009
Thing director Martyn Pick has created a blend of animation and live-action footage showing the effects of climate change in docudrama The Age of Stupid, which premieres in London’s Leicester Square on 15 March.
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Opt in when you earn out
12 March 2009
An earn-out can be the start of something new, as well as an ending. Tom Adams reveals why he is still in business long after the event
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Package ideals
12 March 2009
Travel agents with a retail presence are being hit by the recession like other high street brands, but some sectors are bucking the trend. Clare Dowdy checks out four specialists investing in store refits to better serve their customers
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Pencilling in a little flattery draws out the best in people
12 March 2009
Following my recent Inspired piece in your magazine (DW 8 January), a new box of pencil crayons landed on my desk, from student Chris Haydon. I know they were from him because his name and details were engraved on the lid. Even more impressive (if a little unnerving) is that my name is in shiny gold caps on each pencil. Ego polished, I'm getting him in. If only all candidates realised the value of creativity before the interview, as opposed to during it. Ben ...
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Prize-winning carafe goes to market
12 March 2009
The winner of the London on Tap carafe design competition is set to go into mass production in late April.An initial run of 10 000 Top Tap carafes by designer Neil Barron will be manufactured in time for the summer rush.Barron, of Gusto Design, was crowned winner of the competition in December last year for his prototype design, inspired by the stylised form of a tap handle (DW, 4 December 2008).London on Tap organiser Thames Water is aiming the carafe at the restaurant ...
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Small Back Room creates new face of Luton Gateway
12 March 2009
Small Back Room has created a new brand identity for Luton Gateway, a public/private sector company supporting economic growth in Luton and south Bedfordshire.SBR was appointed last December following a competitive pitch with two other consultancies, and briefed to develop a name, visual identity and marketing and communications strategy.Laura Church, head of regeneration at Luton Borough Council, says, 'SBR's creative and strategic insight and interpretation of our brief ...
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This call to arms must be backed up by transparency
12 March 2009
I was interested to read about Bruce Mau's call for designers to combat economic and social ills (News, DW 5 March). His Massive Change project has captured the imagination of many who believe design has more to offer. Aware of this, in 2005 I contacted his office asking for an interview for an article I was writing on design and social policy. However, my request was declined without explanation. Many well-known, if less celebrated, design thinkers did agree to be interviewed. ...
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To print or not to print
12 March 2009
Rules are there to be broken, a motto that can readily be applied to Joe Tilson’s body of work.
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Together creates Towner logo and signage
12 March 2009
Together has created the identity, signage and launch materials for Towner, a new contemporary art gallery set to open in Eastbourne, East Sussex.Towner, the new incarnation of the Towner Art Gallery, will open on 4 April in a new £8.6m building on the Eastbourne seafront designed by Rick Mather Architects.The building will provide a new home for the gallery, which was set up in 1923 and has a collection of more than 4000 artworks, including pieces by Pablo Picasso, ...
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Ultimate Europeans
12 March 2009
What’s ‘European’, exactly, and what might it mean aesthetically? Hugh Pearman wrestles with an elusive concept – and finds an answer of sorts
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Underscore creates new identity
12 March 2009
Underscore has created the new identity and marketing collateral for Sandpolo, which will hold two international polo events this year. The two-day London Polo event will be held at Horse Guards Parade, SW1, in June, and the British Beach Polo Championships will be held at Sandbanks, Poole, Dorset in July.
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Uniform slashes perceptions with logo for digital film fest And
12 March 2009
Liverpool-based consultancy Uniform is branding the new digital film festival Abandon Normal Devices, which is set to be staged this September in Liverpool.The Foundation for Art and Creative Technology in Liverpool, which is co-organising the festival, appointed Uniform in November last year, following a four-way paid creative pitch which also included Bubble, Smiling Wolf and Bobby & Sophie Design.Uniform created a static print logo in February and is now working ...
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Universities are key to training for global design challenges
12 March 2009
Your magazine's Professional Development supplement (DW 26 February) raised some very interesting points. When conditions are tough, most of us hardly notice cuts in training budgets - we question the return on investment and see time away from fee- generation as too costly. But then we risk losing the chance to build competitiveness in areas where there are shortfalls in knowledge, such as sustainability. Many Indian and Chinese designers have recognised the value of developing ...
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Voxpop
12 March 2009
What would you do if you had an hour on the fourth plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square, as part of Antony Gormley’s One & Other project?
