Design Week
22 October 2009
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A Smile in the Mind could be an annual annual...
22 October 2009
The guys at Thoughtful asked if we had considered producing an update of Smile in the Mind (Letters, DW 8 October). Well, the answer is… Yes. Annually. The discussion always goes the same way: How do you follow up the classic and guarantee a Godfather 2, rather than Star Wars 1-3? Has enough time gone by? Is it really relevant any more? Is there the interest out there? You tell us… Greg Quinton, Creative partner, The Partners, by e-mail
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A word to the wise
22 October 2009
The wisdom of Samuel Johnson reverberates down the centuries. David Bernstein pays homage to his ideas and explores their relevance to communications
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Acclaim for China's political anniversary
22 October 2009
LFH has created the branding and packaging for William Grant & Sons’ new limited-edition whisky Acclaim, which celebrates 60 years of Communist rule in China.Each bottle will cost £3500 and come packaged along with a silver funnel and a Baccarat decanter, mounted on a removable plinth in a leather-bound carton.LFH was appointed on the strength of its previous work for Grant’s, which tasked the group with creating a suitable brand to mark the occasion, combining ...
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Appetite brands new London nightclub Merah
22 October 2009
Appetite has branded new London nightclub Merah, which replaces former celebrity hangout Crystal. The name Merah, which is ‘harem’ spelt backwards, is intended to chime with the Middle Eastern detailing in the club interior, designed by Beirut-based Gatserelia Design.DOCE:.
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Basic tools
22 October 2009
Good systems software can be vital for the smooth running of consultancies, especially as the current economic climate demands greater efficiency. Anna Richardson looks at the options available
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Better out than nothing at all
22 October 2009
Outsourcing might be the design industry’s most hushed-up activity, but it’s essential to keep consultancy cogs turning, says Erika Clegg
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Brandopus redesigns the Harry's Nuts! range
22 October 2009
Brandopus has redesigned the Harry’s Nuts! range for brand owner Liberation, a 100 per cent Fairtrade nut company. Nir Wegrzyn, managing partner at Brandopus, says, ‘We were keen to get involved with this exciting project and wanted to promote the role Harry plays on the pack to give him a more distinctive visual presentation that would increase the impact on-shelf and drive sales for this great cause.’ The packs are due to launch in January 2010.
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Broaden your horizons
22 October 2009
Self-publishing brings the freedom to expand a standalone product using complementary Web content to add to the story. Tom Banks reports
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COI procurement shake-up is a cause for financial concern
22 October 2009
The news that the COI design rosters are again up for tender is not a cause for celebration (DW 24 September). Based on the last time, 650 consultancies will apply for pre-qualification questionnaires, and the total cost of them all tendering, by my reckoning, is more than £1m. At the end of this process there will be 20 or so winners. However, we’ve been successful with the COI on the past two occasions and never had a single job. Another Government department ...
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Comic timing
22 October 2009
If Farmer Palmer, The Fat Slags and ‘Hello, good evening and bollocks!’ mean nothing to you, the fact that Viz turns 30 this year will leave you cold. But for those who grew up sniggering at the jaw-droppingly rude, yet side-splitting hilarity of the magazine and its cartoon population, the anniversary offers license to snigger once more. An anniversary issue and an exhibition at London’s Cartoon Museum will celebrate the history of Roger Mellie et al next month. Originally produced ...
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Don't blame Starck, it's the fault of the system
22 October 2009
In response to the article by Hugh Pearman (Private View, DW 8 October), I felt compelled to write a letter. I have been watching the Design for Life show behind clutched hands on face with shouts of abuse to both the designers and Philippe Starck. I agree with almost all of Pearman’s observations. The brief set by Starck a couple of weeks ago was like giving an artist a blank canvas with no paints. He was vague and unclear on what the deliverables were, which ...
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E3 Media revs up Kia's Web offering
22 October 2009
E3 Media is extending its redesign of Kia Motors’ digital presence to include the car-maker’s 140 dealership sites.The websites are being brought into line with the main UK brand site (pictured), which the group redesigned earlier this year. Kia awarded the work to Bristol-based E3 Media directly on the strength of its work with the client on previous iterations of the main site.The websites will use the same bright colours and Neo Sans typeface as the main site, ...
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Foxall sets the look for new Turkish Vogue
22 October 2009
Brothers Andrew and Iain Foxall of Foxall Associates are designing and art directing the new Turkish Vogue, which launches in spring 2010.
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Home is where the art is for in-house designers
22 October 2009
Thursday evening must rank as one of the highlights in Andrew Ritchie’s career. The creator of the Brompton folding bicycle not only won the Prince Philip Designers Prize, he was the 50th designer to do so and was duly honoured by the Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace (16 October, www.designweek.co.uk)
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House style
22 October 2009
Investment in in-house design is growing rapidly, with dedicated teams working anywhere, from European centres in fashionable parts of London to converted barns in Yorkshire.
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Inspired - Ruth Galloway
22 October 2009
Inspiration? Manchester, white wine, the madness of India, Tracy Emin, travelling by train, Paul Madonna, limited-edition Coca-Cola bottles, stylebubble.typepad.com, late nights, Liberty department store, swimming outdoors, Jeff Koons, London at dawn, Vogue in my postbox, weird fonts, the grime of the East End, sitting on the floor in a bookshop, Vyner Street, crossing the Thames, the Sunday Times Style Magazine, Barbara Kruger, The Turner Prize, peeling layers of paint, supermarket ...
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London policy plans spell more work for designers
22 October 2009
London Mayor Boris Johnson is seeking the public’s views on a trio of policy documents that could shape the capital’s growth over the next 20 years, at the same time providing plenty of work for designers.The draft Mayor’s Transport Strategy, the Economic Development Strategy and the London Plan were all published last week. Taken as a whole, they cover pretty much every policy area that Johnson has control over. All are now open to public consultation on the Greater London ...
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News in Pictures
22 October 2009
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News in Pictures
22 October 2009
An exhibition of the work of Paris-based graphic designer and illustrator Geneviève Gauckler takes place at the Kemistry Gallery, London EC2, from 6 November to 19 December.
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News in Pictures
22 October 2009
Tom Hingston has designed the limited-edition cover for Massive Attack’s latest EP, Splitting the Atom. Group member Robert del Naja created the cover image for the sleeve.
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Profile - Konstantin Grcic
22 October 2009
Furniture designer Konstantin Grcic keeps pushing his limits with challenging projects - despite a fundamental yearning for simplicity. Pamela Buxton speaks to him as he curates a show for the Serpentine Gallery
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Rankin asks for pitches for two websites
22 October 2009
Photographer Rankin has invited five groups to pitch for free for a refresh of his website and to design a new website for him and his business partner Chris Cottam.Perfect Day, Us Design, Digital Club, Them and Attention Seeking pitched for both projects two weeks ago. A shortlist will be drawn up this week and both sites will be ‘up and running by December’, says Rankin, whose full name is John Rankin Waddell.‘So many photographers’ sites are boring, like a shop ...
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Security is always an issue with structural packaging
22 October 2009
On the weekend as we were returning from Arizona we had collected a box of glass items that we were to take on the plane as hand luggage so that they did not break. Going through security at Phoenix airport the conveyor belt came to an abrupt stop and I was asked to move away immediately and stand in the middle of the secure area. I was told not to say anything and surrounded by airport security dressed in official blue uniforms I knew I was in trouble, but was not aware ...
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Studio LR rebrands Scottish charity Advocates for Animals
22 October 2009
Edinburgh-based group Studio LR has rebranded Scottish charity Advocates for Animals. The new logo ‘reflects compassion, harmony and change for the better’, says design director Mark Wheeler. The branding will be applied across marketing and on a new website.
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Taking shape
22 October 2009
Twentieth-century textile designers struggled to attain recognition, due to the influence of the dominant Modernist movements. A new book profiling prolific designer Jacqueline Groag addresses the imbalance. Anna Richardson reports
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The final plans for the exhibition spaces at the Massar Children's Discovery Centre in Damascus presented
22 October 2009
A design team lead by Cultural Innovations has presented the final plans for the exhibition spaces at the Massar Children’s Discovery Centre in Damascus. The team, which includes British consultancies Real Studios and Furneaux Stewart/KCA, as well as Amsterdam-based Northernlight, unveiled the scheme to Syria’s First Lady Asma Assad, who sponsors the programme. The 5500m2 space will consist of a common area surrounded by nine ‘clusters’ which will house interactive exhibits.
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Voxpop
22 October 2009
Reading Room is expanding its operations in Australia, saying it is a growth market. In your experience, which countries are coming out of recession fastest?
