Design Week
24 January 2008
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A plea for creatives to be a little less... creative with CVs
24 January 2008
As a consultant for a specialist design and creative services recruitment consultancy, I have found myself having the same conversation with a number of leading creative directors in recent months. It appears that there is a growing tendency among junior/mid-level designers and creatives to 'over style' their CVs, by incorporating artwork, and using a wide range of fonts and typefaces. While the intention is clearly to give CVs the 'wow factor', most employers seem to be ...
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A question of size
24 January 2008
Controversy wisdom says big clients are unwieldy monoliths when making decisions about packaging, and smaller companies are more willing to start with a blank canvas. David Benady suggests that the picture isn’t that simple
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Beck's is rolling...
24 January 2008
Beck's is rolling out new packaging designed by Pearlfisher. The consultancy has refreshed the look of the multipack boxes for Beck's and Beck's Vier. Beck's global brand director Frederic Landmeters says the new graphics underline the beer's 'young and modern look, while not compromising the authentic German roots of the brand'.
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Behind the scenes at the council
24 January 2008
Over the past fortnight, a miasma of shock has descended on the design sector. It can only look on while the British Council, an institution held dear to it, forges ahead with plans to abolish its specialist sector departments, one of which is design.There is almost unanimous agreement within the arts, design included, that the programme of exhibitions, festivals, performances and events organised by each of the council's specialist sector - or 'artform' - departments, provides ...
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Beneath the surface
24 January 2008
Historians and film-makers seem to find London a source of endless fascination: there's Peter Ackroyd's London.
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Best of both worlds
24 January 2008
Brands that can offer consumers countless opportunities to personalise their products while wearing their ethical and sustainable credentials on their sleeve will be the big successes of 2008, argues David Benady
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Branding and Communication
24 January 2008
Richard Owsley Managing director, Writers.
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Broome Jenkins are bona fide Northerners after all
24 January 2008
Having read last week's item by Matt Wardle, 'Why fly south for design and ignore local talent?' (Letters, DW 24 January), I'd like to put our side of the story. While it is true that Broome Jenkins has an office in Chichester, it is also based here in the North West, and has a great deal of experience in working with airports. It has worked on the design of the '08 Place tourism office and on St George's Hall in Liverpool, and already had a proven track record with Liverpool ...
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Carl Jones Design
24 January 2008
Carl Jones Design has developed the name, brand identity and visual style for Battlefield 1403, a visitor centre, farm shop and café in Shrewsbury.
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CDT Design unveils flower logo for The Greenhouse
24 January 2008
The Greenhouse, a non-governmental organisation set up last year to promote sustainability and development, this week unveils its first identity devised by CDT Design.The brand and visual style is expected to help bolster the profile of the organisation, which is aiming to raise £25m of funding to build premises and a centre in London's King's Cross.CDT Design managing director Neil Walker explains that the consultancy won the project through a referral from an existing ...
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Cobra Beer
24 January 2008
Cobra Beer has appointed Landor Associates in place of Williams Murray Hamm (29 January)
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Commercial interiors
24 January 2008
The evolution of large-format digital printing – which can be applied on to previously unimaginable surfaces – will make significant strides in 2008, opening up new creative possibilities for designers of commercial interiors
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Community service
24 January 2008
Consumers have become so resistant to on-line advertising that brands have to identify a relevant group and create a useful tool for its members before they can even think about trying to sell to them. Michael Nutley discovers more
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Crafts Council
24 January 2008
The Crafts Council's annual fair, Collect, is looking for a new home after its last year at London's Victoria & Albert Museum (25 January)
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Creative Company Conference
24 January 2008
The inaugural Creative Company Conference opens in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on 31 March, organised by Design Indaba founder Ravi Naidoo, publisher BIS, Design Management Network, and Visual and Indivudual Design Experiences.
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Digital Design
24 January 2008
Duncan Collins Recruitment Consultant, Digital Team, Profiles Creative This year is when digital comes of age. A year in which organisations will not only review their digital strategy, but one in which the rule book of digital will be rewritten
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EC bolsters design after Beda meeting
24 January 2008
The European Commission has agreed a series of measures intended to bolster the role of design in European innovation policy.The measures follow a meeting between The Bureau of European Design Associations and the European Commission vice-president Günter Verheugen.Beda president Michael Thomson has been pressing the EC for a united European design strategy in the face of Asian competition since he was appointed to the post in 2005.The EC is to publish a guide on ...
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Feeling the squeeze
24 January 2008
Declining marketing spend could have a profound effect on the design job market this year, bringing tough times for graduates, freelances and the growing army of overseas designers looking for work in the UK, says Clare Dowdy
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Figtree uncorks wine broker branding brief
24 January 2008
On-line premium wine broker Fine & Rare Wines is planning to redevelop its brand and offering, and has appointed Figtree to work on the project.
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Four IV takes over Frankfurt retail scheme
24 January 2008
A retail scheme devised by Italian architect Massimiliano Fuksas, for what is hailed as Europe's largest shopping centre, has been scrapped, in favour of a design by UK consultancy Four IV.The branding and retail interiors group is putting the finishing touches to its plans for the €800m (£600m) retail development in Frankfurt, which is backed by developer MAB Bouwfonds.The consultancy was appointed in 2006, following a three-way credentials pitch against Imagination's ...
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Green in wolf's clothing
24 January 2008
Ecofriendliness is not as simple as it looks, says Adam White. In some categories so-called luxury goods are able to outperform the ‘sustainable’ ones.
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Higher Education Careers Services Unit
24 January 2008
The Higher Education Careers Services Unit has developed a national on-line student survey (pictured below) collating information on student career development, with the help of Funnel Creative.
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Holmes & Marchant
24 January 2008
Holmes & Marchant has appointed Siebert Head new business manager Christiane Ella as its new business development manager.
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ICSID celebrations should herald awareness programme
24 January 2008
News that the International Council for Societies of Industrial Design is staging a World Industrial Design Day on 29 June to commemorate its 50th birthday poses questions on how best to celebrate design in a way that raises public awareness.Awards play a huge role within the industry ...
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Inspired, Bigna Pfenniger, the Drawbridge
24 January 2008
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JHP flies high with expanded interiors remit at Toulouse Airport
24 January 2008
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Johns Hopkins University Press
24 January 2008
Johns Hopkins University Press is the publisher of Leonardo on Flight (News, DW 17 January), not Oxford Publicity Partnership as was stated.
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Manchester consultancy True...
24 January 2008
Manchester consultancy True North has created a display stand for Adidas Originals within the Offspring concession at Selfridges department store in London. According to True North creative director Alan Herron, an oversized Adidas shoebox has been transformed into a table, while the shoebox lid has been reinterpreted as a chair. The aim of the project was to give high standout in a visually chaotic store, while creating an area where customers can try footwear on. The display launches ...
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News in Pictures
24 January 2008
Studio Output has created the promotional material for London club Ministry of Sound's Saturday Sessions, featuring a series of graphics which focus on The Box, the main room at the club.
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Opportunity knocks for designers who network
24 January 2008
I read Emily Pacey's article 'A missed opportunity' (News Analysis, DW 17 January) with interest. What has happened in Liverpool is very disappointing for the design industry, not only there but nationwide. Hopefully, Liverpool will have lots of visitors over the next year, but it would seem they will not see much of the increasing role design is playing in the UK economy. Both Simon Rhodes and Chris Mitchell complain that design is not well represented and blame it on ...
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Police investigation turns to web group
24 January 2008
It has emerged that the investigations into the London Development Agency funding controversy involve design consultancy Ph Creative.
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Print
24 January 2008
Green issues are more crucial than ever for the printing industry, with many paper manufacturers striving to achieve sustainable certification and do their bit for the environment. So what can we expect of the year ahead?
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Profile
24 January 2008
French typographer Pierre di Sciullo likes to woe with big, bold letters – preferably created in 3D and incorporated into the very architecture itself. Natasha Edwards learns more about some of his latest grand schemes
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Purnell set to succeed Hain
24 January 2008
Breaking News: Culture Secretary James Purnell is to replace Peter Hain as Secretary for Work and Pensions, following Hain's resignation, it has been announced. Downing Street has yet to name Purnell's successor at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
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Recruitment
24 January 2008
Consultancies may need to review their recruitment strategies and think more laterally to ensure that they’re well equipped for the future – especially if the market levels out this year, as it is likely to do
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Shoe shops need new formats to beat off rivals, says Verdict
24 January 2008
Footwear retailers are suffering from high levels of competition from clothing chains, and should develop new store formats to catch up with rivals, according to a report by Verdict Research.The hardest hit shoe specialist is Dolcis, which has been placed in administration, while at the time of going to press Stead & Simpson had sold its Famous Footwear chain this month to supplier Jacobson Ventures, the first part of the planned sale of its business.While there could ...
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Shop tactics
24 January 2008
The credit crunch might not be all bad news for retail design, forcing stores to take a more innovative approach, says Trish Lorenz, while sustainability will be an issue across the whole of the commercial interiors sector
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Spa SPC
24 January 2008
Spa SPC, the health spa at Stoke Park Club in Buckinghamshire, has unveiled its new salon, shop and reception, designed by Caulder Moore.
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Syzygy plans further digital acquisitions after Hi-Res deal
24 January 2008
Interactive group Syzygy is to expand further into the digital market and consider acquisitions across eastern Europe.The news follows its acquisition of an 80 per cent stake in London-based digital consultancy Hi-Res.According to Syzygy's chief executive Marco Seiler, 'We believe that in the future there will no longer be a separation between on- and off-line. The next step is to look into other countries. We are interested in eastern Europe, which is an example of a market ...
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The BBC
24 January 2008
The BBC is to increase the size of its end-of-programme screen credits, after viewers complained that they were unreadable (28 January)
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The British Chambers...
24 January 2008
The British Chambers of Commerce has launched a revised identity for the first time in almost two decades. The new visual style, developed by Elmwood, underlines the organisation's make-up, with more than 57 local chambers constituting the UK business network, and is intended to boost membership among small- and medium-sized enterprises. Elmwood was appointed to the project after a four-way pitch last summer. The branding, which uses organic visuals to symbolise growth, will be applied ...
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The only response when faced with gunboat diplomacy
24 January 2008
Last week, in response to a confession from David Hillman, you posed the question, 'What dream job have you missed out on by a cat's whisker?' (Voxpop, DW 24 January) Here at Oakwood DC, our hit rate is pretty respectable, but one miss that we really regret was, sadly, the Royal Navy rebrand. Our team even had a day on board an operational frigate to get a real feel for the RN. We made it to the last two, but got the 'Sorry, no... ' call. We didn't argue - we'd seen what ...
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The University of the Arts London
24 January 2008
The University of the Arts London has appointed international lawyer Nigel Carrington as its new Rector to succeed Sir Michael Bichard, the Design Council's new chairman (24 January)
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Topshop'
24 January 2008
Topshop's former brand director Jane Shepherdson is to run Whistles as chief executive (29 January)
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True grit
24 January 2008
Rapidly advancing digital technology was supposed to kill off print, but it hasn’t happened, says Jim Davies, as print has already adapted to ecological demands and rediscovered its heritage, capitalising on its tactile characteristics
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Uniform
24 January 2008
Liverpool consultancy Uniform has designed a range of collateral for the city's Everyman and Playhouse Theatre, including an annual report, a guide and promotional film.
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Universal Design Studio...
24 January 2008
Universal Design Studio is creating a new look for H&M stores.
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Urban sell-out
24 January 2008
As Bonhams prepares to auction a batch of urban art, Tristan Manco asks whether the big money changing hands will impact upon the genre’s roots
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Using feedback to get results
24 January 2008
Handling clients’ feedback isn’t easy, but seeking out their opinions can be a wise strategy that strengthens the bon between you, argues Jan Casey
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Voxpop
24 January 2008
Tank's recent negotiation with British American Tobacco over its cigarette packet-style book cover raises the question, should designers have the legal right to parody the copyrighted work of others?I feel that in this case British American Tobacco has overreacted. ...
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Word pictures
24 January 2008
When the Wellcome Collection wanted to develop the potential of its website, a group of interactive designers suggested running a competition that exploited the gallery’s ‘word achieve’ to generate ideas. Adrian Shaughnessy looks at the results
