Design Week
24 August 2006
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Anheuser-Busch to set up US in-house production company
24 August 2006
US drinks giant Anheuser-Busch is reported to be setting up an in-house production company in the US to create its own digital content for the Internet and mobile phones.
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BR&Me scrubs up Simple brand for retail and spa market
24 August 2006
Health and beauty brand Simple is launching a flagship spa centre in London with branding and packaging designed by BR&Me and an interiors concept by Redjacket.
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Burn designs interiors for Alma de Santiago
24 August 2006
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Cada Design Group wraps up Itsu retail work
24 August 2006
London Sushi chain Itsu has appointed Cada Design Group to develop its restaurant and shop format for four forthcoming sites.
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Collaboration is essential in a more diversified market
24 August 2006
Thank you, Jeremy Garbett, for your think-piece on agency collaboration (DW 20 July). We're living it at Loewy. Diversity is innovation, inspiration, progress.
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Confusing codes
24 August 2006
Even the most simple signs leave plenty of room for misinterpretation. David Bernstein says it's always worth asking how a design can be misunderstood
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Cut and post
24 August 2006
Inspired by the Experimental Type course at the London College of Communications, the Random collective consists of former students who kept up the exchange of ideas. It is about to stage its first exhibition, says John Stones
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Design turns North East with RDA investments
24 August 2006
Design's compass is swinging pointedly towards the North East of England at present, as a number of initiatives start to converge on a 2007 launch.
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Design Week provides plenty of hot topics
24 August 2006
I am just reading Voxpop (DW 10 August). In last week's Hot Topic on my website I addressed your excellent review of Chiho Aoshima's City Glow, Mountain Whisper (pictured) and also briefly the pull of book cover design. Like Michael Wolff, I almost bought
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English & Pockett brand identity sets the stage for Uefa
24 August 2006
Uefa is updating its Champions League brand identity with a creative concept designed by English & Pockett.
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Enterprise IG makes two promotions
24 August 2006
Enterprise IG has promoted design directors Ewan Ferrier and Mark Pursey to creative directors for brand experience and product branding respectively. Ferrier will report to Sue Daun, managing creative director for brand experience, and Pursey continues to report to executive creative director Glenn Tutssel. Their new responsibilities were previously handled by Tutssel and Daun.
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Fair deal
24 August 2006
Ethical trade is an issue on everyone's lips at the moment, but how many organisations are actually making a genuine effort to improve the lives of workers in developing countries, and how many are simply following protectionist policies, appropriating the jargon and styling to deceive consumers? Liz Farrelly takes a closer look
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Fly high in the design world
24 August 2006
Allison McSparron has identified the personality types that a design group needs to soar above its rivals in the creative business world
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Going digital
24 August 2006
In an increasingly hi-tech world, digital printing has yet to persuade many graphic designers of its benefits. Yolanda Zappaterra speaks to printers to find out why
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Graphic Design salaries fall
24 August 2006
Graphic designers saw their salaries fall by 4.4 per cent last year, earning an average gross salary of £25 656, according to the latest Office of National Statistics data. The figures, based on a sample of 28 000, put graphic designers in 138th place from 300 categories of professions.
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Graphics by Silk Pearce set the scene for The Poetry Trust
24 August 2006
The Poetry Trust has unveiled its programme for this year's Aldeburgh Poetry Festival, which takes place from 3 to 5 November in Suffolk.
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Gutiérrez quits Pentagram to set up London studio
24 August 2006
Fernando Gutiérrez is to leave Pentagram Design at the end of this month and is to set up his own design studio.
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Halas & Batchelor work to be compiled in book
24 August 2006
Halas & Batchelor Cartoons, An Animated History, is written by Vivien Halas and Paul Wells and features work from the Halas & Batchelor archive, such as Animal Farm and Butterfly Ball. The book is designed by Mike Swift and published on 30 October by Southbank Publishing.
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Inspired
24 August 2006
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Judging books by their covers
24 August 2006
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Latest book from 26 designed by Gray 318
24 August 2006
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Major relaunch for Design Council site
24 August 2006
The Design Council is planning a major redevelopment of its website - www.designcouncil. org.uk - for a relaunch this October. A spokeswoman for the Design Council declines to reveal the details of the site's design at this stage, but confirms that a project has been in development 'for some time' and an appointment has been made. A 'simple refresh' of the site was introduced earlier this summer, with photography by The One Off.
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Newenglish designs identity for Leicester Economic Action Partnership
24 August 2006
Newenglish has designed the identity for Leicester Economic Action Partnership, a new development partnership for Leicester.
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News in Pictures
24 August 2006
Tom Dixon and the EPS Packaging Group have created a set of 500 expanded polystyrene chairs that will be given away during the London Design Festival at the end of September. Details of the Trafalgar Square 'chair grab' are being kept secret until nearer
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Overseas rivals may hinder the expansion of UK design
24 August 2006
Much has been said about the Government's bid to achieve world economic domination, embracing the creative industries as an important weapon in the fight.
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Portland picks Allen for board position
24 August 2006
Portland Design has promoted Lewis Allen to director of environments and given him a position on the consultancy's board. Allen joined the group from HOK in June (DW 15 June). At the same time, senior designer Michael Fern is being promoted to the role of
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Profile: Tátil
24 August 2006
Brazilian design group Tátil works in an extrovert creative environment, yet manages to produce serious work for big clients. Lynda Relph-Knight meets up with charismatic co-founder Frederico Gelli in Rio
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Review
24 August 2006
Exhibitions, talks and events...
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RNIB website redesign to put accessibility first and foremost
24 August 2006
The Royal National Institute of the Blind has appointed digital media group cScape with the aim of launching an on-line domain that will set a new standard for accessibility.
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Royal College of GPs appoints Fonda
24 August 2006
The Royal College of General Practitioners has appointed design and marketing communications group Fonda to update its visual identity and create brand guidelines.
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Royal Navy sails on with branding venture
24 August 2006
The Royal Navy will continue with plans to bring its brand to the high street with a licensing and merchandising programme, despite a recent backlash from ex-servicemen and women in the national press.
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Simplification wouldn't improve procurement
24 August 2006
Poor Mark McArthur-Christie was obviously rather daunted by his first brush with the public sector tendering process (Letters, DW 3 August) and urged the Government to simplify the system to make it easier for small consultancies.
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Sir Martin Sorrell comments on marketing industry
24 August 2006
WPP chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell has acknowledged that the global marketing services industry is clearly the subject of 'two-tier growth', with the UK growing at 1.2 per cent, while growth in Asia, the Middle East and Latin America stands at 9.4 per cent. The announcement was made as WPP Group reported its financial results for the six months up to 30 June.
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Small Japanese Soldier to work on Mobo awards
24 August 2006
Small Japanese Soldier has created the marketing materials for this year's Mobo awards, to be held next month.
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Stanton Williams sheds light on Leonardo da Vinci at V&A
24 August 2006
A major exhibition exploring the intricate design processes of Leonardo da Vinci opens at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London next month, bringing together original manuscript drawings for the first time.
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Surrealism in the city
24 August 2006
By Sean Griffiths
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Third Eye sets its sights on the capital
24 August 2006
Scottish consultancy Third Eye Design has acquired London fashion art direction outfit George & Vera, under plans to open its first office in the city.
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Voxpop
24 August 2006
According to press reports, Apple Computer is concerned about other companies using the word 'pod' in their branding and the computer company is taking steps to claim the legal rights to the suffix. Do you think generic terms like pod should be brandable?
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White Design dishes out eco-friendly Bordeaux Quay interior
24 August 2006
Bordeaux Quay, an organic restaurant, bakery, bar and cookery school complex, is opening in Bristol next month, with a brand identity by Words Publishing and interiors by White Design.
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Work placements really do prepare you for employment
24 August 2006
While studying graphic design at the University of Central Lancashire I was given a chance to go on a 12-month placement in the real world.
