Design Week
21 June 2007
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Aqueduct writes core brand rules for English Heritage
21 June 2007
English Heritage is rolling out its new brand guidelines, which aim to provide roster consultancies with best practice advice across the organisation, plus a slightly revised visual identity.Devised by Aqueduct, the set of core guidelines takes the shape of a 32-page booklet, with rules that encourage good practice.Small revisions have been made to the logo. These aim to increase legibility and deliver typefaces consistently across a wide range of applications.A ...
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Booming creative sector ‘on hold’ while Brown reshuffles
21 June 2007
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport deferred the publication of its Green Paper on the creative economy this week, just days before Prime Minister Gordon Brown appoints his first Cabinet.
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Brunel opens cross-discipline design centre
21 June 2007
Brunel University is the latest higher education body to launch an initiative aimed at advancing design through cross-disciplinary collaboration.It joins Central St Martins College of Art and Design and the Royal College of Art in launching specialist research centres that draw on science, engineering and technology to foster innovation in design.Brunel University is hoping to set itself apart by focusing on user-centred design, and has devised an education and research ...
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City maze
21 June 2007
To make a city truly legible, as well as a great place to visit, live and work, Colette Jeffrey suggests that councils take a more holistic approach and look beyond installing yet more signage
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Doodling away
21 June 2007
To catch those fleeting thoughts, what could be better than a small, white canvas? Fiona Sibley is impressed by a show in London's Soho that is reviving the time-honoured art of drawing on napkins to raise funds for food charities
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Into the body
21 June 2007
The Wellcome Collection comprises a vast array of medical, cultural and historical artefacts, but an elite team of designers has brought it all together into one cohesive and engaging visitor experience, says Scott Billings
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Lippincott to brand US bank initiative
21 June 2007
Lippincott in the US is developing branding for the company formed by the merger of The Bank of New York and the Mellon Financial Corporation.According to a spokeswoman for The Bank of New York, Lippincott was retained following its global brand positioning and corporate identity work for the group in February 2006.The new branding will be launched in September, the spokeswoman adds.The appointment was revealed as a board of directors was announced for the new company, ...
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News in Pictures
21 June 2007
Wayne Charmer, who specialises in producing handmade glass, has designed a collection of plates, coasters and bowls inspired by the sun and the cosmos, for the National Maritime Museum in London's Greenwich.
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Proud Creative gives S4C identity an international scope
21 June 2007
A fresh brand identity for Welsh television channel S4C has won the Welsh Brand Category prize at the 2007 Bilingual Design Awards.The channel's rebrand, which launched last January, was designed by London-based Proud Creative under direction of S4C's creative director Dylan Griffith, who was also awarded the awards scheme's Designer of the Year prize.'We wanted to create a channel identity firmly rooted in Wales, but with a more global outlook to better reflect Wales as ...
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Soul search
21 June 2007
Can designers stay true to their ethical ideals while keeping a successful commercial consultancy afloat? In a paper delivered at last night's D&AD student symposium, Michael Johnson revealed how hard it is to reconcile these two goals
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Tour de France
21 June 2007
Industrial designer and bicycle enthusiast Ben Wilson has created an installation and exhibition for the Design Museum that will celebrate the start of this year's Tour de France in London. Showcasing four seminal designs, Fixed will explore the evolution of the fixed-gear bicycle from 1888 to the present day. On 8 July, the museum will host a viewing of the event as it departs London en route to Canterbury, Kent, for the first leg of the race. Viewers are asked to bring along their bikes ...
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We need a design champion to oversee the Olympics logo
21 June 2007
While the national media dropped the 2012 London Olympics logo debacle as storm clouds gathered over Wimbledon, the design community has refused to have its ardour dimmed by the onset of a tennis tournament.But while immediate reaction to Wolff Olins' endeavors was largely damning, reason is setting in, with the likes of Landor Associates creative head Peter Knapp and Michael Wolff urging us to consider the implications of our reception of the logo.Wolff in particular ...
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WPP reports revenue hike
21 June 2007
