Design Week
22 June 2006
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AIG London signage work is still delayed
22 June 2006
A much-postponed major wayfinding strategy for central London - created by Applied Information Group - is still without a publication date, according to a spokeswoman for Central London Partnership, the body that commissioned the scheme (DW 18 November 2004).
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Ballot box branding
22 June 2006
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BDI launches regional boards and websites
22 June 2006
British Design Innovation is launching nine regional portals in England and one in Scotland in response to a devolution of resources to the regions. The not-for-profit membership organisation will set up a board for each region. Ten regional chairmen and up to 50 regional board members will be appointed over the next three months. Each region will have its own website, branching from www.britishdesigninnovation.org.
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BT goes for 'Total Lifestyle' service range
22 June 2006
BT is poised to unveil its next generation of consumer products this week, cementing its move away from pure telephony and into television and entertainment services.
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Build strength in numbers
22 June 2006
If employees feel they are a pivotal part of a consultancy, the founders can concentrate on securing the future of the business, says Geoff Nicol
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Chambers to relaunch it's dictionary
22 June 2006
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Chelsea Harbour aims for dramatic visitor experience
22 June 2006
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Corporate challenge
22 June 2006
Annual reports pose a perennial test for designers - how do you turn dry facts and figures into an attractive, effective document? Simon Esterson casts a critical eye over this year's crop, but salvages some highlights
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Design institute set for Copenhagen
22 June 2006
The former academic director of the Interaction Design Institute Ivrea in Milan, Heather Martin (pictured, left) and associate professor Simona Maschi (right) are joining forces to launch an institute of interactive design in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Designers should spare some time for students
22 June 2006
With reference to graduates and education (DW 15 June), having played devil's advocate, perhaps it's time for me to come clean. It isn't always the graduate's fault - the real question is how well is education preparing them for the workplace, and how big a role should the design professions play? What is the role of design education? Is it about the whole experience or purely to produce graduates for the workplace? Or both? Can design practitioners play a bigger role in working with ...
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Dragon completes branding project for Symrise
22 June 2006
Dragon has completed an 18-month brand positioning project for Symrise, a global supplier of fragrances, flavourings and ingredients for the perfume, food and cosmetics industries. The branding rolls out worldwide this month.
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Family members to help design David Mellor museum
22 June 2006
Family members of the industrial designer David Mellor are helping to conceive the interior and exhibition design of a new museum that will display his lifetime work. The David Mellor Design Museum, designed by architect Sir Michael Hopkins, will open in Sheffield in September. On show will be his cutlery designs, redesigned traffic light system and controversial square letter pillar box.
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Final touch
22 June 2006
Ivrea, the innovative postgraduate institute for interactive design, is no more. Mark Delaney laments its loss and picks out a selection of highlights from the final degree show.
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Fold7 designs Book of Tributes for 7/7 bombing
22 June 2006
Fold7 has designed a Book of Tributes on behalf of the friends and families of victims who died in the 7 July bombings in London. The book will be on permanent public display at the Museum of London, with a second copy held at St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace in the City of London.
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Hat Trick wins pitch for Twickenham Stadium identity
22 June 2006
Ahead of its £100m redevelopment, Twickenham Stadium is to be rebranded as an entertainment venue with an identity and wayfinding system created by Hat Trick Design Consultants.
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If John Lewis leads the way, perhaps others will follow
22 June 2006
Media reports that John Lewis Partnership is to appoint two non-executive directors could mark a turning point for design. If the retailer could be persuaded to make one of them a designer, it could provide the top-flight model we need to urge other companies to follow suit. The Design Council has lobbied ...
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Inspired
22 June 2006
As a student at the Central School of Art and Design in the early 1980s, I came across a book called Forget All the Rules You Ever Learned about Graphic Design: Including the Ones in this Book, by Bob Gill, and, ever since, have found the best way to tackle any problem is not to follow the expected conventional route, but to reframe the question.
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ITN repositions as digital content provider with Dave
22 June 2006
ITN is set to join the digital age this week, following a six-month repositioning and rebranding programme by branding consultancy Dave.
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It's all in the name
22 June 2006
Why do companies like to tinker with their names? David Bernstein comes across an intriguing academic article on corporate name changes
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Kemistry creates identity and branding for Zone Vision
22 June 2006
Kemistry has created a corporate identity and seven TV channel branding packages for global broadcaster and media company Zone Vision, after winning a pitch in November 2005. Renamed Zonemedia, the branding will be rolled out from next month.
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Laura Biagiotti launching fragrance range
22 June 2006
Italian designer Laura Biagiotti is launching her latest fragrance range, Due, with an identity and packaging design by Dew Gibbons. The bottle design is inspired by Venetian Murano glass to give a handmade feeling to the collection. Due comprises a male
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Lighthouse founder picks up an OBE
22 June 2006
Design talent was recognised and rewarded in this summer's Queen's Birthday Honours list. Stuart MacDonald, founding director of Scotland's national design centre The Lighthouse, received an OBE, along with handbag designer Lucinda Guinness, fashion designer Julien MacDonald and Yo Sushi! founder Simon Woodroffe.
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Marsteller London hires Collier as MD
22 June 2006
Desirée Collier has joined Marsteller London, the integrated advertising, design and interactive arm of the Burson Marsteller public relations group, as managing director.
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Moving Brands ties up brand identity for Norton & Sons
22 June 2006
Norton & Sons, a 185-year-old tailor located on London's Savile Row, is rebranding with a new identity created by Moving Brands, in a bid to attract a younger clientele.
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New world order
22 June 2006
The makers of Renaissance would probably throttle Robert Rodriguez if they ever ran into him in one of the dark alleys of their animated science fiction thriller.
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News in Pictures
22 June 2006
Stephanie Kate Jones from the University of Wolverhampton has designed Pride, a symbolic interpretation of relationships, for her ceramics course.
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Pearce and Lippa elected partners in Pentagram
22 June 2006
Harry Pearce and Domenic Lippa will become partners in Pentagram Design as of this October.
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Pilsner Urquell in line for an overhaul
22 June 2006
Brewing giant SABMiller is undertaking a strategic rebrand of its Pilsner Urquell lager and is working with Enterprise IG on an international packaging and strategy project for the brand.
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Post, present and future
22 June 2006
The resurgence of interest in Modernism shows how deeply indebted design continues to be to its early pioneers. But, argues Jeremy Myerson, this should not blind designers to the values of pluralistic Postmodernism
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Profile: Kurt Naef
22 June 2006
Swiss designer and manufacturer Kurt Naef produces carefully crafted 'toys with soul' that capture the imaginations of children and adults alike. Yolanda Zappaterra meets a fairy-tale figure
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RCA graduates take wittier approach to show
22 June 2006
This year, The Royal College of Art Summer Show features a typically witty and eclectic mix of graphic and illustrative-led work produced by its graduating communication art and design students.
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Red Bee Media designs identity for BBC HD
22 June 2006
Red Bee Media has designed the logo, brand, on-screen identity and promotions for BBC HD, the corporation's trial of high-definition television.
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Review
22 June 2006
Exhibitions, talks and events...
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RSC theatre refit contracts up for grabs
22 June 2006
Designers are set to benefit from the £100m refit of the Royal Shakespeare Company's theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. A spokesman confirms that lighting, interior, wayfinding and exhibition designers may be appointed, following pitches, if the refit goes ahead as planned.
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Students need guidance
22 June 2006
In reply to David Carter's letter (DW 18 May), while studying English Literature at university, I found that apart from career fairs boasting law firms, accountancy and investment banking jobs, there wasn't much else to consider as a career option. I organised my own work experience and fell into copywriting. The world of advertising was far away while at university.
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Tory party rebrand details remain secret
22 June 2006
The Conservative Party is understood to have made an appointment to The Conservative Party is understood to have made an appointment to rebrand the organisation. Tory leader David Cameron continues to work with Steve Hilton, who left corporate responsibil
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Very creates visual identity for Coronet Theatre
22 June 2006
Very has created a Modernist-style visual identity for the Coronet Theatre in London's Elephant and Castle. It is positioning as a live music venue, club and cinema to compete with sites in the capital, including Brixton Academy and Koko.
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Voxpop
22 June 2006
Following the Adidas legal victory permitting the use of its 'three stripes' device on Wimbledon players' clothing, what are the implications of removing size restrictions for logos in sporting events?
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Youths are cheaper
22 June 2006
You recently ran two letters which were closely linked - 'We need a debate about ageism in the industry' and 'Postscript on student jobs' (DW 15 June).
