Design Week
23 May 2002
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A source of inspiration, not force fed nonsense
23 May 2002
I'm appalled by the opinions in Martin Rutter's letter regarding the Designers into Schools activity run by the Design Council.
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Airside desgins 'post club' CD covers
23 May 2002
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Assessing the true nature of compatibility
23 May 2002
Design goals are achieved when the client/ consultancy relationship can blossom. As Raymond Turner suggests, five points can make or break a team
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Big groups could do well by following CPB's lead
23 May 2002
I had the great privilege last week to judge Coley Porter Bell's Blue Sky Awards, its in-house ideas competition to stimulate creativity across the consultancy's entire team. Everyone at CPB, directors apart, can enter the annual award, now in its sixth year, by proposing a quest they'd like to undertake that fulfils a personal passion, while having a benefit for the consultancy.
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'Creative' Camden Island given SHH look
23 May 2002
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David Bernstein: Cheats, at times, prosper
23 May 2002
Should the creatives who doctored an original ad in order to win an award be ostracised as cheats, or were they just unlucky to be caught?
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Degree shows
23 May 2002
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Digest
23 May 2002
Design Bridge has repackaged Unilever's tea brand PG Tips. The consultancy created the last pack design in 1998.
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Digest
23 May 2002
John Henry has created a website for The Goldsmiths Company to promote awareness of contemporary silversmiths, jewellers and art medallists working in the UK. The site, www.whoswhoingoldandsilver.com, launches this week.
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Digest
23 May 2002
The new £5 note, designed by the Bank of England's in-house team, launched yesterday. The re-design features enhanced security and the portrait of Elizabeth Fry, prison campaigner, who replaces George Stephenson.
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Digest
23 May 2002
Blast has designed an invitation for a reception to launch the BBC's live coverage of summer events. The invitation includes a die-cut, pop-up deck chair that can be folded and slotted together.
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Digest
23 May 2002
Lippa Pearce has been appointed to create an identity for Geronimo Inns. Work will include a revamped visual identity, literature, signage and interiors for the chain of London pubs.
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Digest
23 May 2002
SAS has created a new brand identity, website and guidelines as part of the repositioning of global integration software provider Kalido Group. The consultancy, which has been paid up to £200 000 for the work, was appointed in October 2001 (DW 10 January).
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Digest
23 May 2002
Tayburn has revamped the identity for The Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh. The work, which launches this week, includes stationery and design guidelines in addition to the logo.
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Digest
23 May 2002
In last week's issue we incorrectly referred to Michael Johnson as President Elect of the Design Business Association. He is in fact President Elect of British Design and Art Direction.
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Digest
23 May 2002
Noble Associates and John Richards Shopfitters have won the NAS Design Partnership Award for their work on Woodhouse Menswear's flagship store in Covent Garden, London.
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Digest
23 May 2002
Precedent has designed the 2002 Annual Review for law firm Nicholson Graham & Jones. The review, which launches this week, expresses the firm's partnership philosophy through the theme 'we put ourselves in your shoes', according to Precedent head of desig
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Digest
23 May 2002
Founding partner Dean Stocks has resigned as Stocks Taylor Benson commercial director, after 14 years with the company. His departure follows conflict with managing director Glenn Taylor and design director John Benson over the consultancy's future direction, says Taylor.
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Digest
23 May 2002
Chapman Taylor has been appointed to design the interiors of the British Council in Paris. The appointment follows this week's opening of the British Council's Brussels office, also designed by the consultancy.
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Digest
23 May 2002
Chemical 360 has redesigned the identity of IT company Pendleton Trading. The identity launches in two weeks. The consultancy will also design a website and corporate literature for the company.
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Digest
23 May 2002
The Golden Section has created identities for three care homes in the Andrew Frederick Care Homes Group. The consultancy has also designed brochures for all five homes in the group and is working on a corporate brochure.
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Educating our youth to shape the look of our future
23 May 2002
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EUROPE: Czech account
23 May 2002
He defined the transport of our past and has painted the future of air travel. Helen Evenden raises a glass to Czech-born industrial designer Tom Karen on the eve of his 40th anniversary with Ogle
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Exhibitions
23 May 2002
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Fresh Art fair
23 May 2002
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Furniture made from flight cases
23 May 2002
A range of furniture made from flight cases used by pop stars has been launched by Manitou Design. The Locknroll range includes a chest of drawers and a coffee table with names such as Fleetwood, Marley and Joplin.
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Gallery delayed for two months
23 May 2002
The opening of the Gallery of Craft and Design, part of the revamped Manchester Art Gallery, has been delayed by two months after the load-bearing floor proved to be weaker than expected and required a redesign of the exhibition layout.The gallery, housed in a Grade II -listed Italianate palazzo dating from 1839, is scheduled to open on 25 July. Casson Mann director Roger Mann says, 'It's a delicate building and we knew from the start the [fit-out] would be tricky.'
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GBH to overhaul Eurostar's image?
23 May 2002
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Having the credentials to make three fit into two
23 May 2002
I share Melvin Rutter's view that too many designers are chasing too few jobs, but as potential candidates we have to rise above the masses and show we have something different to offer. The problem I have found is not getting an interview, but proving I can handle anything they throw at me.
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HMKM helps to put Ravel a step ahead of its rivals
23 May 2002
Hosker Moore Kent Melia has begun development work on the redesign of footwear brand Ravel's identity and retail format, as part of the brand's move into a more fashion-led market.
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How Scotland rose to rule in the wall-cup wars
23 May 2002
It happens every four years and it's great. That's right, World Cup wallchart fever is upon us again. One that stands out from the crowd (quite literally) is the Gemini World Cup chart, designed by Edinburgh consultancy Lewis Design.We like this one because you get to play with little cardboard cut-outs of team shirts that slot into different, em, slots. The great thing is, the Scots can say they played some role in the World Cup, even if they didn't get to kick a ball.
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Hunt for the fabulous geek reaches its climax
23 May 2002
Tonight's D&AD Awards could mean an emotional reunion for Mary Lewis and Johnson Banks senior designer Luke Gifford.
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Hypa makes a case for Dawsons revamp
23 May 2002
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Intro re-tunes Royal Academy 2003 prospectus
23 May 2002
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Is someone trying...
23 May 2002
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Light makeover of Apollo Victoria Theatre's 1929 auditorium
23 May 2002
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Lime sweetens TH Datacoms look
23 May 2002
Lime Marketing has created an identity, brochure and stationery for telecoms cabling company TH Datacoms, which all launch next week.
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Lumsden sets out stall for Amex
23 May 2002
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Moroccan Carpets - The Modernist Link
23 May 2002
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Northcross fires up York City look
23 May 2002
Northcross Design has created the identity for York City, the new company that will link York City Football Club with a British Touring Car racing team and other commercial ventures.
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Not so united over the new Euro 45 striped flag
23 May 2002
I was intrigued to discover Rem Koolhaas had been busy recently redesigning the European Union flag.
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Picture the scene...
23 May 2002
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Pluggedin
23 May 2002
Hannah Booth takes a dip into the experimental world of contemporary bathrooms
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Precious McBane books into hotel
23 May 2002
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Selling with a difference
23 May 2002
They're thick, heavy and repetitive. Trish Lorenz asks whether creative redesigns of traditional shopping catalogues can inject life into a flagging market
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Seminar
23 May 2002
The next in the Coaching for Creatives series of talks, which focuses on life coaching for people working in the creative field, takes place on 23 May from 6.45-7.45pm at The October Gallery, 24 Old Gloucester Street, London WC1.Contact: Call Colin Clews on 020 8870 1257.
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Shoot the Moon treats St Bruno
23 May 2002
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Siegelgale staff fired in reshuffle
23 May 2002
Siegelgale, the independent branding and new media consultancy, has axed four senior staff members from its London office, including managing director Peter Gilson and creative director Peter Rae.
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Springetts puts the pop into corn
23 May 2002
Springetts has been appointed to create an identity, packaging and range structure for popcorn brand Butterkist, as it seeks to extend its appeal to the broader snacking market.
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The eye of the beholder
23 May 2002
All front and no content? Surely not. Jonathan Ellery tells us why a concept for a book with such creative tones fails to deliver
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V&A appoints Wolff Olins to overhaul its identity
23 May 2002
Wolff Olins has been appointed to refresh the identity of the Victoria & Albert Museum and provide guidelines for its future use in print work, as the design element of the V&A's much-heralded revamp gears up.
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Vidakovic replaces Pitis at Landor
23 May 2002
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Vox Pop
23 May 2002
As the Victoria & Albert Museum celebrates its 150th anniversary, it is making a strong effort to boost its contemporary appeal through shows like Milan in a Van and other initiatives.
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Wait is over for Poulter Partners
23 May 2002
Poulter Partners will find out which of Glen Dimplex UK's retail heating brands it will be asked to repackage on Thursday 23 May.The job, which also includes a redesign of the brands' identities, is worth £70 000 in fees. Work is expected to launch later this year.The consultancy was appointed at the beginning of the month to 'investigate the Glen Dimplex brand in the UK', says Poulter Partners head of design James Acton.
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Wolff Olins to raise region's profile
23 May 2002
Wolff Olins has been handed the task of developing a profile for the south west of England following its appointment by three key bodies in the region, including the South West Regional Development Agency.
