Design Week
22 September 2005
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200th anniversary of Johnnie Walker
22 September 2005
Johnnie Walker has launched a series of gift boxes to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the whisky brand's founder. One of them contains a Baccarat decanter with an engraving by Andrew Davidson and a leather book by Enterprise IG.
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35 Communications appointed
22 September 2005
35 Communications has been appointed to create the name and corporate identity for the merger of The Dyslexia Institute and the Hornsby International Dyslexia Centre. The work is expected to launch in January 2006.
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Alfresco style by Muller Kneer for The Terrace
22 September 2005
Celebrity chef Patrick Williams is launching his first solo-venture, a British-Caribbean restaurant, The Terrace, with an interior scheme designed by Muller Kneer Associates.
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B&Q calls in retail design strategists to halt falling profits
22 September 2005
In a bid to breathe new life into its troubled DIY retail chain, the board of B&Q is now sounding out designers, with project appointments expected imminently.
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Brand prix
22 September 2005
When the A1 Grand Prix kicks off this Sunday, it's a chance for all nations to show their true colours. But who will shine and who will flop in the livery stakes? Clare Dowdy speaks to the designers behind the branding to find out.
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Branding from the inside out
22 September 2005
Internal communications may seem limited in scope, but considered work can have a profound effect on a client's business, says Rob Andrews
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'Brutal' treatment for Tokyo Hipsters Club by Tom Dixon
22 September 2005
Tom Dixon is poised to unveil design concepts for Tokyo Hipsters Club, a retail, restaurant and private members complex in Japan.
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California doodling
22 September 2005
As credentials go, they don't get much cooler than Geoff McFetridge's.
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Call for entries goes out for DW Awards
22 September 2005
The call for entries has gone out for the 2006 Design Week Awards for creative excellence, entries for which will all be handled on-line this year. The closing date for entries is 27 October. For full details visit www.design-week.co.uk.
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Chancellor plans creativity conference
22 September 2005
Chancellor Gordon Brown has revealed plans for a conference on creativity for British industry, to be hosted by the Treasury.
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Christian Lacroix streamlines interiors for TGV carriages
22 September 2005
France's rail operator the SNCF is set to introduce its first new-look TGV carriages next month, with restyled interiors designed by Christian Lacroix.
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Comedy of errors
22 September 2005
David Bernstein finds that mistakes breed invention and the results reap far more interesting rewards than careful planning.
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Downsize to stay competitive
22 September 2005
Does the redesign of The Guardian keep the paper's character intact and is it bold enough to halt a sales slump? Scott Billings asks the experts
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Ethos Brand Design completes packaging for Matron
22 September 2005
Ethos Brand Design has completed the packaging for Matron, a hand wash gel for eradicating superbugs.
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Frank designs identity for Blush
22 September 2005
Belfast design group Frank has designed the identity for newly-launching bridal fashion boutique Blush, situated on Belfast's Lisburn Road.
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Hat Trick Design Consultants produces a London Schools Resource Pack
22 September 2005
Hat Trick Design Consultants has produced a London Schools Resource Pack for property developer Land Securities, offering 14-18 year olds business related learning. The pack includes an interactive DVD and CD-Rom designed with Bounce Digital and is produced under the Government's Enterprise Learning scheme.
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Homage to the Routemaster
22 September 2005
Last Stop, an homage to London's departing Routemaster bus, has been launched at www.routemasters.co.uk by freelance photographers Jet and Ralf Obergfell. The collection of still life, portrait and documentary photography is set to be published in a book designed by Blast. ...
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Household creates 'Grand Salon' flagship store for Coast
22 September 2005
Fashion retailer Coast is launching a flagship store on London's Regent Street, with an interior concept designed by Household.
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Inspired
22 September 2005
Inspiration is like lightning - it strikes where and when it wants. As a creative, I'm obliged, metaphorically speaking, to hang around trees and water in thunderstorms in the hope of being struck. In my experience there is no sure-fire process for this, other than learning to be continuously receptive, open ...
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Lambie-Nairn projects for Sainsbury's
22 September 2005
Lambie-Nairn is working on a range of Sainsbury's 'brand presentation' projects, including van designs and in-store elements, says consultancy chief executive Nick Hough. The consultancy created the typography for Sainsbury's incoming slogan, 'Try something new today', written by ad agency AMV BDDO.
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Like clockwork
22 September 2005
Daniel Weil's unorthodox and innovative creations, such as his trademark clocks, are part of design legend, but for him it is all about the personal process. Hugh Pearman spends some quality time with him to find out more
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Lovegrove goes with the flow for bathroom collection
22 September 2005
Ross Lovegrove is unveiling his first comprehensive bathroom collection - spanning more than 100 items - for Turkey-based bathroom brand Vitra.
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Make-up packs by Design Conspiracy
22 September 2005
Jemma Kidd Make Up is to launch a range called Jemma Kidd Make Up School, with packaging by Design Conspiracy and Acorn Design & Print.
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New role at Coley Porter Bell for Bullen
22 September 2005
Coley Porter Bell has handed the vacant job of chief executive to Vicky Bullen, its former managing partner. Bullen will take up her new position at the end of the month, replacing Cheryl Giovannoni, who is set to join WPP branding stablemate Landor Associates as its UK managing director.
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New venue found for Design UK
22 September 2005
A last minute change to one of the key venues of the 100%Guaranteed show has been forced upon Design UK, after it emerged that the original site on 19-23 Bethnal Green Road, in London, would not be renovated in time to meet health and safety regulations. Curator Max Fraser has secured space in The Truman Brewery, London E1 for Design UK and its sister shows, featuring work from New Designers 2005 and Thorsten Van Elten, which run from 22 to 25 September.
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News in Pictures
22 September 2005
1 Studio Output has designed the identity for the first John Peel Day, to be held on 10 October. A series of gigs will take place across the UK to remember the legendary broadcaster. The event is being organised by Radio 1.
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Packing light
22 September 2005
Next week the future of packaging design will come under the spotlight at the Packaging Innovation Show. Glenn Tutssel looks at the creative challenges of designing structural packaging today.
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Parkview International proposing to replace Battersea Power Station's chimneys
22 September 2005
Battersea Power Station owner Parkview International is proposing to replace the listed building's chimneys after surveys revealed they are in 'a worryingly poor condition'. A separate report by conservation bodies rejects the findings.
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Playboy can't quite seduce the Institute of Marketing
22 September 2005
Valerie Wickes (Voxpop 25 August) makes some telling points while ignoring the key message of The Chartered Institute of Marketing's letter in response to The Guardian article. The Chartered Institute of Marketing most certainly does not think it's okay to seduce young girls into buying into an adult porn brand. That, however, was not the message in the letter.
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Profile
22 September 2005
Jan Pienkowski's silhouettes are the perfect accompaniment to dark fairy tales, sucking readers into a world that is as forbidding as it is enticing. Yolanda Zappaterra tracks him down for a bedtime story
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Quark identity clash with marque for SAC
22 September 2005
The issue of accidental logo replication has arisen once again, as the rebranding of media software publisher Quark has seen it reborn with a logo that unerringly resembles that of the Scottish Arts Council.
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Redesigned visual identity for Kingston Grammar School
22 September 2005
Kingston Grammar School will launch a redesigned visual identity on 13 October, created by East Sussex design consultancy 48 Fitzroy.
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Reports show industry is divided but optimistic
22 September 2005
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Review
22 September 2005
Debate • Stand up design is a series of three debates between leading Royal Designers. The first is entitled Furniture and New Media, with James Irvine and Malcolm Garrett, on Friday 23 September. Venue/ Royal Society of the Arts, 8 John Adam Street, London WC2. Details/ www.rsa.org.uk. talks •Penguin By Design: A Cover Story 1935 - 2005 is a lecture by Phil Baines on 28 September at 6.15pm. Venue: London College of Fashion, 20 John Princes Street, London W1G. Details: 020 7357 8088. ...
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Shareholders seek Interpublic sell-off after accounting misconduct
22 September 2005
Interpublic Group was weighing up the prospect of a sell-off this week after its attempts to dampen shareholder calls for a sale were rejected by the US financial regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Sieberthead opens its Central European office
22 September 2005
Sieberthead opened the doors to its Central European office this week, in Warsaw, Poland. The consultancy will initially operate with three staff, led by managing director Slawek Kluziak.
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Spiekermann separates his slabs from his sans
22 September 2005
Robin Nicholas is, indeed, a very accomplished type designer and a likeable, modest fellow to boot (DW 8 September).
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The Den launches on Ireland's RTÉ Two
22 September 2005
RTÉ's children's channel, The Den, launched on Ireland's RTÉ Two last week, with screen design by Dunning Eley Jones. The project includes the design and production of a range of idents as well as the creation of new logos for use on- and off- air. 'This is the first redesign ...
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Voxpop
22 September 2005
Virgin Atlantic has opened a daring Clubhouse lounge at Heathrow Airport, complete with jacuzzi and bar. Following a raft of pioneering design projects, how far can design take the airline sector from here?
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Wall Street Journal unveils new-look
22 September 2005
The Wall Street Journal has unveiled the new-look, integrated nameplate for its international editions, designed by Garcia Media. The redesign will be launched on-line and in print on 17 October.
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We must turn politicians' words of support into action
22 September 2005
We can expect to hear the phrase 'success doesn't happen by accident, it happens by design' quite a bit this autumn. It is the mantra of Chancellor Gordon Brown, who used it at the opening bash of the London Design Festival on Monday. Brown has already demonstrated that ...
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Words to the wise in the design community
22 September 2005
With regards to News Analysis (DW 8 September 2005) - clients are 'turning to wordsmiths' because design continues to treat writing like an eccentric aunt at a wedding - has to be invited, but best kept at arm's length.
