Design Week
24th September 2009
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Arthur Steen Horne Adamson rebrands Tetley's Good Earth
24th September 2009
Arthur Steen Horne Adamson is working on the identity, brand positioning and packaging for a new range of Tetley Products, Good Earth.Tetley acquired Good Earth, originally a US brand, in 2007, and commissioned ASHA to carry out a sales promotion.The consultancy’s brief was extended in 2008 to look at the identity, packaging of the products, Web presence, ads and promotional material for a UK organic range.The logotype uses a ‘secret’ halo above the ...
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BDI appoints four regional directors
24th September 2009
British Design Innovation has appointed four new regional directors ahead of a restructure of the organisation that will turn it into ‘a regional, franchise-style co-operative’, according to chief executive Maxine Horn.
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Brighton & Hove's 20 new street signs, get installed in the city centre
24th September 2009
Brighton & Hove’s first 20 new street signs, designed by Applied Information Group, have been installed in the city centre. The pedestrian-centric wayfinding system, which includes print and interactive digital maps, is intended to reduce dependence on the car and public transport. Mapping and signage in car parks, at bus stops and inside Brighton train station will be added early next year, when the current city centre map will be replaced.
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British design escapes shackles of a national
24th September 2009
British design is taking a bit of a beating at the moment. In The New York Times last month, British critic Alice Rawsthorn complained that it’s not what it used to be. Jonathan Glancey in The Guardian concurred, saying, ‘You have to shop around for it.’ And then on BBC Two last Monday, French design star Philippe Starck revealed that he would like to help us to ‘create English style’, as none currently exists.But in a new book commissioned by UK Trade & Investment, ...
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Cleaners can earn more than creative directors, it seems...
24th September 2009
It’s disheartening to see the fall in the rates paid to freelances (Up-skill battle, DW 17 September). The building in which I live employs a freelance for the cleaning of the communal areas at £13 per hour more than a London creative director gets paid. Now I know where we can make economies. Are there any creative directors out there with Henry vacuum cleaner and mop-and-bucket experience who want £50 for an hour on the halls, stairs and landings of Langham Place?
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Compromising briefs
24th September 2009
Need committee decisions generate mediocrity - and would a strong ‘tsar’ necessarily fare any better? David Bernstein on the dynamics of judging
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Course funding for more creative time is what's needed
24th September 2009
Regarding Glenn Tutssel’s call for three-year foundation courses to improve arts education (Voxpop, DW 17 September), I believe he is being disingenuous. This debate between specialist and generalist education has been banging on for years. My view is that art and design higher education should promote core skills and a depth of understanding in one discipline with transferable skills in other areas, while retaining completely open experimental options, usually over summer, ...
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Dalziel & Pow designs a new brand identity for Coyoco
24th September 2009
Dalziel & Pow is designing a new brand identity and retail environment for Polish accessories retailer Coyoco. The first site, in Poland, is set to open next month, with others to follow throughout Eastern Europe.
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I Want Design creates design and marketing materials for London Jazz Festival
24th September 2009
I Want Design has created design and marketing materials for this year’s BBC Radio 3 London Jazz Festival, which runs from 13-22 November. The consultancy was appointed to the project after winning a five-way pitch in March.
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Inspired - Luke Manning
24th September 2009
Inspirations in both my career and life, as the two seem to go hand in hand, come from people, personalities and attitudes. I studied at the Somerset College of Art and Technology. It was here I was blessed with being tutored by William Hunt, called Widge, an eccentric man who always made you laugh, and Malcolm Swatridge, who needs no introduction.They believed in ideas, wit and the craft that followed a moment of genius. The process from briefing to execution was one of ...
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Mental health trust branding gets makeover
24th September 2009
Design House has created new branding for Derbyshire Mental Health Services NHS Trust.The consultancy was appointed to the project in November 2008 following a tender process. It was tasked with looking at the organisation’s visual identity and communications strategy.Following an extensive research programme involving key stakeholders including employees and service users, Design House created the Better Together marque. This is accompanied by a visual device ...
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News in Pictures
24th September 2009
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News in Pictures
24th September 2009
Furniture designer Rolf Sachs has designed a sledge inspired by champagne brand Krug Grande Cuvée.
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News in Pictures
24th September 2009
Photographer Gavin Evans has worked with charity Action Aid to promote the organisation’s Hunger Free campaign, which launches on World Food Day on 16 October.
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Nixon Design in status drive forUniversity College Falmouth
24th September 2009
Consultancy Nixon Design, based in Hayles, Cornwall, is working on a communications strategy for University College Falmouth as part of the institute’s aim to win university status.
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Profile - Scandinavian Surface
24th September 2009
Scandinavian Surface’s wallpapers have been a hit around the world, with clients ranging from newspapers and hotels to an oil company. Clare Dowdy meets a quartet who bring a touch of Norwegian nature to walls
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Sister acts
24th September 2009
The anarchic potential of Surrealism allowed women artists to explore the female experience, independent of the centuries-old imperative of pandering to the male gaze. Maeve Hosea previews an exhibition of their often disturbing work
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Spare a thought for the founders, new leaders
24th September 2009
I write in response to the news that Paul Brazier and Simon Sankarayya are taking over at D&AD (DW 17 September). The organisation has expanded hugely from the small community of pioneers who started it. Without Edward Booth-Clibborn it wouldn’t be there at all, and he is a former president. Whatever the reasons for Booth-Clibborn’s departure, they should now be forgotten. Any organisation that denies and fails to embrace its founders is diminished. Confucius says ...
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Stoke it up
24th September 2009
The promotional material for the inaugural British Ceramics Biennial in Stoke-on-Trent does a fine job: with its dashes of hot,fluorescent pink, it heralds a vibrant and innovative series of events - a refreshing step away from staid and traditional pottery connotations. But tapping into the city’s history is also a key element of the biennial, which is part of a wider programme by the North Staffordshire Regeneration Project. With exhibitions and installations dotted around the city, ...
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Successful designers are right to leave comfort zone
24th September 2009
News of two high-profile moves have rocked the design industry this week. First came Simon Waterfall’s amicable split from Poke, the interaction consultancy he co-founded in 2002 (see www.designweek.co.uk 17 September). Now we report that Sebastian Conran is quitting the family firm of Conran & Partners to go it alone again.
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The Yard Creative sets 'walk-in wardrobe' look for Paul Taylor
24th September 2009
The Yard Creative is working on retail designs for Italian menswear brand Paul Taylor.The consultancy was appointed after approaching brand manager Trophee Retail directly and awarding it a design prize. This was part of a concept called TYC Unofficial Design Awards 2009, as creative director Steve James-Royle explains.He says, ‘When Westfield opened last year the team was keen to go and visit, but we wanted it to be worthwhile.’ The consultancy created the design ...
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Tracing the line
24th September 2009
Hand-lettering has become increasingly popular in recent years as companies look for ways to move beyond the impersonality and repetition of set fonts. Anna Richardson reports on the rediscovery of calligraphy
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Tune in to the vibe
24th September 2009
Bombarded by visual branding, how often do we spare a thought for the audio equivalent? Tom Banks reports on sonic identity consultancy
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Uffindell West creates new identity for the British Computer Society
24th September 2009
Uffindell West has created a new identity for the British Computer Society, adding the attribute The Chartered Institute for IT. The BCS is a professional membership and accreditation body for IT, with more than 70 000 members.
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Voxpop
24th September 2009
Paul Brazier and Simon ‘Sanky’ Sankarayya are taking over as president and deputy president of D&AD. What issues would you like to see them address over the next year?
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We're worth more than this
24th September 2009
The free-pitch debate refuses to go away, so it’s up to design groups to stand their ground and educate clients. Shan Preddy argues the case
