Design Week
27 January 2011
-
Inspired - Tara Hanrahan, Think Do Studio
27 January 2011
A few months ago, while rifling through some boxes outside a junk shop, I stumbled upon an art catalogue from 1968. It included, among others, the early work of Justin Knowles.
-
Best of the web
27 January 2011
http://tiny.cc/0vin0Is print dead? Sportswear brand Nike thinks not. Fast Co Design reports Nike has created a limited-edition set of sneakers designed out of shredded magazines called Women’s Premium Print Pack. The range has three styles; The Nike Flash Macro Premium, Nike Blazer Mid Premium ad Nike Air Rift Premium.
-
Branding with spirit
27 January 2011
Within the drinks industry visitors’ centres are gaining a higher profile and renewed investment. Laura Snoad discovers that they can tell a brand’s story authentically, while creating a closer bond between the product and customer
-
Cog Design finds its Voices for choral festival identity
27 January 2011
-
Creativity pays off
27 January 2011
Ads lauded for creative flair have historically had to contend with the idea they don’t cultivate sales, but David Bernstein is encouraged by new research showing creativity drives results
-
Culture shocks
27 January 2011
McDonald’s has become a regular on the art scene, where it is used as a symbol for imperialism, globalisation, racism and duplicity by artists including the Chapman Brothers and Banksy.
-
D&AD could tackle moral and ethical issues and promote higher ed
27 January 2011
With regard to its ’campaigning’ aims, D&AD should think about the morality of games promoting killing, which fall into the hands of children.
-
Design debated at Davos meeting
Wed, 26 Jan 2011
Issues of design and its wider importance will be under debate at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting at Davos, Switzerland, which runs from today until 30 January.
-
Designers dish the dirt for Wellcome Collection show
Wed, 26 Jan 2011
London gallery the Wellcome Collection’s new blockbuster exhibition Dirt: the Filthy Reality of Everyday Life, has led to a raft of design briefs being initiated as it prepares for a five-month run and a presence at this summer’s festivals.
-
Dramatic dynasty turns to Alphabetical
27 January 2011
-
Ed Vaizey confirms Design Council merger with Cabe
Wed, 26 Jan 2011
Culture Secretary Ed Vaizey has indicated that the mooted merger between the Design Council and the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment is set to go ahead.
-
Fit Creative brings home a classier look to Tudor Touch
27 January 2011
Fit Creative has devised a new name and identity for shutters and blind retailer Tudor Touch, formerly known as Tudor Blinds and Shutters.
-
Honey monster
27 January 2011
-
Indie developers to set new rules at games conference
27 January 2011
Last week iPhone game Bubble Ball, developed by 14-year-old schoolboy Robert Nay, knocked Rovio’s Angry Birds off the top of the of the iPhone free game chart, evidence of the newly democratised world of game development.
-
Merging Design Council with Cabe could herald great opportunities
27 January 2011
-
News in pictures
27 January 2011
Street Dreaming by Fabio Coruzzi will feature in the Dreams show from the East London Printmakers, at the Freud Museum in London from 3 March-10 April.
-
News in pictures
27 January 2011
Kibisi has designed kitchen utensils Hang Around and Toss Around for Muuto.
-
Office pedal power
27 January 2011
Technogym has collaborated with Vitra to create the Recline Personal, described as ’ an innovative piece of combined office/fitness equipment’. The exercise bike features a direct Internet connection. Designed by Antonio Citterio, it is set to launch at the Milan Furniture Fair, which runs from 12-17 April.
-
Plum's the word as Brand Opus keeps baby food simple
27 January 2011
-
Pointers for the future
27 January 2011
If we are to develop truly sustainable cities, we will have to walk and cycle more, and drive less. Scott Billings looks at a new city development where the wayfinding is being driven by a desire for a cleaner, energy efficient urban environment
-
Profile: Ben Newman
27 January 2011
Bristol-based illustrator Ben Newman has a strong, simple style that wins him a wide range of idiosyncratic commissions. Garrick Webster chats with him about Japanese spirits, Californian wine and extinct birds
-
Recycling the past
27 January 2011
Budget cuts are limiting the possibilities for museums and galleries at a time when their audiences are steadily growing. Emily Pacey describes how designers are helping exhibition organisers to reuse display materials
-
Silk Pearce creates 'eerie and unsettling' look for Aldeburghmusic and arts festival
27 January 2011
-
Silk Pearce creates 'unsettling' look for Aldeburgh Festival
Wed, 26 Jan 2011
Colchester-based consultancy Silk Pearce has created designs for this year’s Aldeburgh Festival brochure, using digitally manipulated photographs to create an ’eerie, unsettling look’.
-
Spuds-u-love for Allies as it redesigns and merges Potato Council's websites
27 January 2011
Design consultancy Allies is redesigning the Potato Council’s website, merging its Love Potatoes and Love Chips sites into a single URL.
-
Sumo shows Yorkshire is where the art is as it asks public to talk about their favourite paintings
27 January 2011
-
Taxi steps out with Clarks to create a stylish niche for older customers
27 January 2011
-
Taxi Studio creates Clarks sub-brand
Wed, 26 Jan 2011
Taxi Studio has created a new sub-brand for Clarks shoes, Clarks C&J, aimed at older customers. The consultancy has worked with Clarks for more than eight years on projects including branding, point of sale and internal communications. It was approached for the project and appointed without a pitch last summer.
-
Voxpop
27 January 2011
D&AD says it is aiming to become a more ’campaigning’ organisation. What issueswould you like to see it tackle and why?
-
We can unite from the outside to the core
27 January 2011
The design industry needs to speak with one powerful voice that resonates nationally, regionally and locally, says Roger Proctor
-
web stories
27 January 2011
Below are the top online news stories published by Design Week over the past week. Magazine subscribers can sign up for free e-mail alerts and access the archive at www.designweek.co.uk. You need to quote your subscription number for accessBostock and Pollitt has created the branding for International Airlines Group, the holding company formed by the merger of British Airways with Spanish airline Iberia (25 January)Authorities in Mumbai, India, ...
-
Wellcome Collection blockbuster dishes dirt on reality of everyday life
27 January 2011
-
Working together will get us through the tough times
27 January 2011
Matt Baxter has hit the nail on the head in his recent piece on the need for more collaboration within design (Insight, DW 20 January). Times are tough and the more businesses can work together the more their individual strengths can and will be ’stronger together’.
-
World Economic Forum puts design issues in spotlight
27 January 2011
Issues of design and its wider importance will be under debate at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting at Davos, Switzerland, which runs from today until 30 January.
