Design Week
25 September 2008
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British Midland Airways launches new website
25 September 2008
British Midland Airways has launched a new website with Web 2.0 capabilities, designed by Prospect.
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Dairy Crest rolls out Brandopus Country Life identity refresh
25 September 2008
Dairy Crest's key butter brand Country Life has a refreshed identity by packaging design group Brandopus.The butter brand has been a firm British favourite, but is lacking relevance in today's market, explains Brandopus account director Avril Tooley.The idea was to reconnect the product with the British countryside, while making the brand more modern and relevant to today's consumers, says Tooley.Country Life retains its distinctive gold colour scheme, but the logo ...
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Dhaandfoss works on Granola brand
25 September 2008
Granola and cereal brand range The Country Monkey has refreshed its brand and packaging, following work by London consultancy Dhaandfoss.
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Digital is central to a truly cross-disciplinary approach
25 September 2008
Leading interaction designers made an impassioned plea last week for educationalists to recognise the need for greater cohesion between technical and design skills in their discipline.Speaking at the i-Design interaction conference in London, Fabrica head of interaction ...
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Engagement is the way forward for universities
25 September 2008
There ought to be an 'ideal' relationship between universities and commercial design consultancies.
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Form creates branding for Royal Academy arts season
25 September 2008
London's Royal Academy of Arts is shaking up its image with a new season of cutting-edge visual culture, branded by graphic design consultancy Form.GSK Contemporary is a three-month season of exhibitions and events geared to a 'young urbanite' audience and opens to the public on 31 October.Form was appointed in April, following a three-way pitch - for which it was paid a small fee - to devise a new visual brand for the RA's latest venture.Form creative director ...
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Fresh identity for Cruzan Rum
25 September 2008
Dragon Brands has created a fresh 'premium' identity for Cruzan Rum. The consultancy, tasked with building on the superior brand positioning of 'simply better rum', has used a heritage-focused design with a Caribbean-inspired colour palette and handcrafted crest, taking its cue from the St Croix distillery's coat of arms. The new Cruzan Rum Aged Light and Aged Dark will be available internationally this week, while the Single Barrel variant will launch early next year.
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From hip to skip
25 September 2008
Despite issues with recycling, plastic’s super-low cost and its infinite flexibility have long made it a favourite with designers. Liz Farrelly visits two exhibitions dedicated to the man-made material and is reminded of its enduring appeal
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Google in top ten
25 September 2008
Google has made the biggest leap in Interbrand's annual Best Global Brands Report 2008, joining the top ten most valuable global brands. Microsoft fell to third place, while Coca-Cola kept the top slot for the eighth year in a row.
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Innocent's brand values of 'trust' should take it far
25 September 2008
In the context of Innocent's foray into microwaveable food, is it wise for established brands to expand into unfamiliar markets? I don't believe that Harley-Davidson makes great marmalade, but it makes great bikes, and Caterpillar makes great machines and its tough boots fit the brand. Companies like Marks & Spencer and Waitrose have credibility in food, having established their reputations by delivering excellent quality. It's all about the credibility of brand stretch, ...
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Inspired
25 September 2008
I always wanted to be a rock star.And with AC/DC pretty much forming the soundtrack to my teenage years, the songwriting skills of Bon Scott (then Brian Johnson), Angus Young and Malcolm Young always seemed so straightforward.Of course, now I can see just how difficult it is to make such simplicity sound so spine-tinglingly good. They might only use five chords, but they certainly know how to use them in the right order.I think music can inspire people to do all ...
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London's iconic Grosvenor House undergos a facelift
25 September 2008
London's iconic Grosvenor House has undergone a facelift, as part of its rebranding as a JW Marriott hotel. It has been restored to five-star grandeur, with sweeping staircases and twinkling chandeliers. Many of the original features of the historic building, which first opened as a hotel in 1929, have been retained, but with a 21st century twist. Architect Reardon Smith worked closely with interior design teams from Peter Silling and RPW Design, and interiors architect GA Design, on the ...
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Metal magic
25 September 2008
Stern is not your average 21st-century font – it comes as metal movable type as well as in a digital edition. Simon Loxley describes the retro appeal of a niche technology that many assumed had disappeared
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Mono-mania
25 September 2008
The paradox of black-and-white photography is that however explicit the image, we often see it with innocent eyes. Part of the reason is that black-and-white photographs are usually old, and with age comes distance, and with distance a safety - usually a mistaken one. The disconnection also comes from the grainy, almost dreamy quality of the prints, which is down to practical matters, such as where the photographs were taken, how they were lit, how the prints were stored, and if they've ...
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News in Pictures
25 September 2008
The London Chamber Orchestra kicks off its 2008/09 season with a programme designed by Studio Dempsey, which created the LCO’s original identity.
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News in Pictures
25 September 2008
Puffin Books will publish a hardback edition of the Nut Cracker, illustrated by Jan Pienkowski and designed in-house by Puffin deputy art director Goldy Broad, next month.
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Palin by comparison
25 September 2008
With so little substance in evidence in the 2008 US presidential elections, it’s left to the stage sets to convey political messages, says David Bernstein
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Redesign for Taylors of Harrogate's ground coffee range
25 September 2008
Pearlfisher has redesigned the packaging for Taylors of Harrogate's ground coffee range, creating branding for the lifestyle, beans, gourmet and limited-edition packs.
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Roc Design creates Deloitte's annual report
25 September 2008
Roc Design has created Deloitte's annual report for the tenth year running.
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Structural groups' foray into branding is good for clients
25 September 2008
I am writing to reinforce the benefits of combining structural and graphic pack design under one roof, as discussed in your recent feature.
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Student placement programmes boost in-house resources
25 September 2008
I have been prompted to write to you having read 'A glimpse of the future' (Business Insight, DW 11 September). Penetrating overseas markets requires either a lot of effort or a lot of luck - or a combination of both. For those consultancies that take the first route, but have too little time, too few resources and a shortage of skills, may I flag up the Shell Step Programme as providing a possible solution? This provides a student for eight weeks to work in any part of ...
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Szebeko wins British Council prize
25 September 2008
The British Council has awarded public service and communication design consultancy Think Public founding director Deborah Szebeko the inaugural UK Young Design Entrepreneur Award.Indian designer Siddhartha Das, director of Siddhartha and Spaced Out Productions, takes the International Young Design Entrepreneur Award, worth £7500, which will help fund a collaborative project with the council.Szebeko, who was presented with her award by Studio Conran managing director Sebastian ...
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The Department of Health may ban branding on cigarette packets
25 September 2008
The Department of Health is reported to be considering banning branding, logos and graphics on cigarette packets following its recent consultation on tobacco control.
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The Institute of Contemporary Arts launches A-Frame
25 September 2008
The Institute of Contemporary Arts has launched its cultural leadership programme, A-Frame, with an identity created by graphic designer Sarah Boris.
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Tuning up the brand
25 September 2008
Several radio stations are relaunching to face the challenges of the digital era, and strong branding is their first line of attack, says David Benady
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Voxpop
25 September 2008
Garrick Hamm took over as D&AD president last week. What does he need to do to restore the faith of the design community in the organisation?
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Where We Are published this week
25 September 2008
The Lighthouse this week publishes Where We Are, a design guide to Scotland's major cities, with commentaries on Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness, and profiles of Scottish designers.
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With brand values shifting, is it crunch time for designers?
25 September 2008
The current economic downturn is fuelling an increase in the global valuation of petrochemical brands, despite an overall drop of $67bn (£36bn) in brand value, according to a report published this week.The research, conducted by US brand consultancy Brand Finance, examines the top 100 global and US brands between January and September this year, taking commodity price rises, credit crunch, rising unemployment and falling share prices into consideration.The report shows ...
