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15 June 2006

  • Apple facing court battle over iTunes

    15 June 2006

    Apple is set to face a high court action, brought by the countries of Norway, Sweden and Denmark over its iTunes music download service. The joint action will seek to force Apple to make its MP3 downloads available for all MP3 players.

  • Biles Inc creates identity for Yourworld

    15 June 2006

    Biles Inc has named and designed the identity for Yourworld, a virtual reality research project part-funded by the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts, and run by Oxford University's Department of Psychiatry.

  • COI roster groups set to benefit from Olympics work

    15 June 2006

    The news last week that the Olympic Delivery Authority has opted to put its design procurement in the hands of the Central Office of Information serves as an indirect reminder of two things. First, that the Olympics is still a long, long way off. Second,

  • Design Event expands to cover the whole North East

    15 June 2006

    Europe is benefiting from a fresh wave of design festivals, as the demand for regional annual events grows.

  • Design in the valleys

    15 June 2006

    With plans for the first Design Forum for Wales under way, Sarah Balmond looks at how Wales can boost its international profile

  • Design Week correction - Pete Burns

    15 June 2006

    Pete Burns, outgoing head of digital media at Navyblue Design, is based in the consultancy's Edinburgh office, not London, as stated last week (DW 8 June).

  • DPA Lighting Consultants designs lighting scheme for Gran Casino Aljarafe

    15 June 2006

    Oxfordshire design group DPA Lighting Consultants has designed the lighting scheme for Gran Casino Aljarafe in Seville, Spain. Comprising the main gaming floor, a high stakes area, a bistro and the Halias restaurant, the scheme features cold cathode lamps

  • Dunn's of Ireland appoints Mesh Design to review brand

    15 June 2006

    Dublin consultancy Mesh Design has been appointed by Dunn's of Ireland to review the brand identity and packaging of the 184 year-old smoked salmon brand. The identity will launch this year.

  • East of England to raise profile with £4m of design work

    15 June 2006

    Design projects to raise the profile of the East of England could earn the industry design and communications contracts worth up to £4m over the next three years.

  • Eg.G designs look book for fashion brand

    15 June 2006

    Eg.G has designed a look book for fashion brand Onitsuka Tiger autumn/winter collection. It is designed to look like a vinyl record sleeve.

  • Electronics industry in Green challenge

    15 June 2006

    Environmentally sub-standard components from many Asian suppliers are proving to be a new challenge for global electronics companies.

  • Enterprise IG clinches global rebrand for HP

    15 June 2006

  • Exhibition of work by photographer Albert Watson

    15 June 2006

  • Felton Communication designs identity for housing association

    15 June 2006

    Felton Communication has designed the brand identity for Family Mosaic, the housing association formed by the merger of Family Housing Group and Mosaic Homes. The organisation estimates that it will relaunch with a turnover of £100m.

  • Go-ahead for Crossrail would bring opportunities for designers

    15 June 2006

    Designers are set to benefit from the proposed scheme to build a new underground London rail link, Crossrail, by 2015.

  • Graymatter creates website for Diabetes UK

    15 June 2006

    Graymatter has designed a website for Diabetes UK to raise awareness of how healthy eating can help manage the condition. The site launches this week at www.diabetes.org.uk/ storetour.

  • In pursuit of the American dream

    15 June 2006

    Starting afresh in New York is a challenging prospect, but could prove to be a valuable experience, says David Chamberlain

  • Inspired

    15 June 2006

    I love music - it's my constant inspiration. I danced away my teenage years to a heady soundtrack of Northern Soul, Reggae, James Brown and Motown. I came to study design at the London College of Printing as London turned spiky and punk. This musical anar

  • Jack Morton creates IBM satellite event

    15 June 2006

    IBM claims to have held the largest live communications event in history last week, in Bangalore, India. It was created by Jack Morton Worldwide, which was appointed at the end of March.

  • JGM in £63m First Great Western revamp

    15 June 2006

    First Great Western has embarked on a £63m overhaul of the interiors of its high-speed trains, in a move designed to weave the train operator's brand through its fleet.

  • Lippincott names Glynn London head

    15 June 2006

    Lippincott Mercer has promoted Simon Glynn, one of its three senior partners, to the new position of head of its London office. Lippincott Mercer's New York-based chairman and chief executive Ken Roberts is making the appointment with immediate effect, following the office's 'significant growth'.

  • News in Pictures

    15 June 2006

  • Nick Bell wasn't the only winner for the Churchill Museum

    15 June 2006

    Your news article reviewing the D&AD Global Awards, mistakenly credited Nick Bell Design as the sole Yellow Pencil winner for the Churchill Museum (DW 1 June).

  • Playing the field

    15 June 2006

    Self-employment might look like fun, but new clients can be tricky - making you appreciate those long-standing connections even more, says Jim Davies

  • Portland picks Allen as head of retail

    15 June 2006

    Portland Design has appointed Lewis Allen, former Fitch creative director and most recently head of retail interiors at HOK, as its creative head of retail. He replaces Lloyd Blakely, who left last month to set up his own consultancy. The group has also promoted head of developments Alan

  • Postscript on student jobs

    15 June 2006

    According to www.keepbritishdesignalive.com, 'In 2003-2004, 140 000 students completed a further or higher education course in design. According to the industry, 6315 graduates got jobs in design during 2004-2005' (Letters, DW 25 May and 1 June).

  • Production line poser

    15 June 2006

    Despite the hype, product design seems to have found itself at an impasse. Mark Delaney looks at the reasons for the malaise, while Design Week previews product designs from this year's degree show at the Royal College of Art

  • Profile: Claude Closky

    15 June 2006

    Cult figure or diffuser of the banal, Claude Closky is a master of complex sequences. Natasha Edwards considers the work of the French conceptual artist, who has a solo show on at Centre Pompidou in Paris

  • Regional initiatives require clear promotional strategies

    15 June 2006

    The design industry is keen to celebrate the talent in the regions - and rightly so. The Cardiff Design Festival, the North East's Design Event (see News, page 4) and the 2007 Designs of the Time initiative, to be staged in Newcastle/ Gateshead by One Nor

  • Spiekermann slams FIFA over identity

    15 June 2006

    Erik Spiekermann has lambasted FIFA for its handling of the Germany 2006 World Cup identity design, which he says 'flies in the face of effective communication'. The German typographer's stark words, which appear on the design website dw-world.de, came the week after Germany kicked off the competition with a 4-2 win over Costa Rica.

  • Stills Design to get Welsh kids exercising

    15 June 2006

    Wales is gearing up to launch a national children's health initiative run by the Sports Council for Wales, with a brand identity designed by Cardiff consultancy Stills Design.

  • Summer of love

    15 June 2006

  • Tayburn called in to brand Stirling

    15 June 2006

    The city of Stirling in Scotland has appointed Tayburn to create a brand identity and unified communications strategy for the region.

  • The Olympics will be a key catalyst for London branding

    15 June 2006

    London's host city status presents an amazing opportunity to capitalise on the profile of the world's most famous sporting event to move the London brand firmly into the 21st century (DW 8 June).

  • There's no reason to be too critical of The Lighthouse

    15 June 2006

    The Lighthouse provides a valuable forum to promote everything that's good about Scottish architecture and design (Voxpop, DW 18 May). Where's the passion and belief in what can be achieved? Derek Adams, Group director, Douglas Wallace, Dublin 8

  • Visit London gets makeover from Dragon

    15 June 2006

    Visit London is set to launch its new brand positioning at the end of the month, created by Dragon. The consultancy was appointed in April to differentiate Visit London and the city of London from competitors, and to increase global awareness of the organisation. The result of the work will go live at the London Venue Expo on 28 June.

  • Voxpop

    15 June 2006

  • We need a debate about ageism in the industry

    15 June 2006

    I am writing to bring to attention the appalling way with which senior graphic designers who are over 40 are treated by recruiters and consultancies in this country.

  • Winning brew

    15 June 2006

    The FIFA World Cup is about much more than just football - for brewers, it's a top marketing opportunity. David Benady argues that there's often a curious link between national characteristics and a country's beers

  • Young's goes for glass bars in Thames-side schemes

    15 June 2006

    Young's Brewery is poised to open three bars built into condominium developments on the River Thames, under a design scheme by Harrison Design Group.

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