Design Week
29 June 2006
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Aricot Vert creates identity for Juicy Lucy's
29 June 2006
Aricot Vert has created a brand and visual identity for a new coffee and juice bar called Juicy Lucy's, which has opened in Manchester Airport.
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Arthur Steen Horne designs posters for anti-bullying event
29 June 2006
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Bravissimo picks The Nest to rethink its store concept
29 June 2006
Bravissimo, the lingerie, swimwear and womenswear retailer, has appointed The Nest to undertake a series of design projects. The move follows a two-way pitch, and comes as the retailer looks to open a London flagship this autumn.
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Brown to give support to designers
29 June 2006
At the opening of the New Designers show in London today, Chancellor Gordon Brown will say that it is design's 'power to add value' that will enable Britain to find its 'comparative advantage and make the difference between economic success and economic failure' in the global economy.
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BT unveils raft of consumer entertainment products
29 June 2006
BT has unveiled its latest drive into the consumer entertainment and communications market, revealing the work of a host of designers for its new portfolio of broadband products.
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Dalziel & Pow to breathe new life into Freespirit
29 June 2006
Dalziel & Pow has been appointed to refresh the visual identity for Freespirit, the surf, snowboarding and skate clothing and accessory retailer owned by Blacks Leisure Group.
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Designs by This Way Up create unified look for RCS
29 June 2006
The Royal Commonwealth Society is rebranding with new designs by This Way Up.
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Don't waste acquired talent
29 June 2006
Ted Leonhardt thinks there is a lot to be learned about respecting the cultures of acquired creative groups. He puts his thoughts in an open letter to Sir Martin Sorrell and Rodney Fitch
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Geoff, leave us alone
29 June 2006
Could someone please give Geoff Gradwell a job to be getting on with (Letters, DW 22 June).
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GLA creates a unit for design and architecture
29 June 2006
A new architecture and urban design unit is being set up by the Greater London Authority to boost urban design, architecture and sustainable development across the capital.
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Hart D'Lacey rethinks the retail park for £1.4bn scheme
29 June 2006
A £1.4bn scheme to reinvent the retail park is being rolled out by developer The Junction Partnership under a concept masterminded by retail design consultancy Hart D'Lacey.
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High bandwidth retailing
29 June 2006
As mobile phone brands prepare to fight it out on the high street, Mike Exon looks at how they are maximising the retail branding experience
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Inspired
29 June 2006
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Investing in the future
29 June 2006
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JKR loses MD in abrupt departure
29 June 2006
Jones Knowles Ritchie managing director Nir Wegrzyn has left the consultancy suddenly after almost ten years with the group.
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Kelvingrove set to reveal £28m overhaul
29 June 2006
Glasgow Museums' Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is reopening next month following a £27.9m refurbishment, featuring exhibition design by Event Communications and a brand identity and wayfinding scheme by Fitch.
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Lack of diversity in design
29 June 2006
I feel I have to respond to the letter on ageism in the design industry (DW 15 June). I sympathise with the writer, but someone is doing something about it - the Government is making age discrimination illegal from October, giving older (and younger) workers protection in law.
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Love creates exhibition materials for D&AD
29 June 2006
Manchester consultancy Love has created print and exhibition materials for D&AD's New Blood Exhibition 2006, the annual showcase of graduate work from design and advertising courses in the UK. The show opened at Old Billingsgate Market in London this week.
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More than words
29 June 2006
To stave off competition from digital media, publishers are using ever more eye-catching packaging to persuade image-conscious consumers to buy their books. Yolanda Zappaterra flicks through some latest examples of this trend
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Nestlé Waters to relaunch Buxton water
29 June 2006
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New world order
29 June 2006
It is when you see pictures of Formula One’s glorious past that you realise what has been lost. There is more than a rush of nostalgia seeing images of legends such as Juan Manuel Fangio in an Alfa Romeo or Jim Clark in a Lotus. You are also reminded (if you are old enough) of a time when the cars and their drivers all had supersize personalities.
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News in Pictures
29 June 2006
The New Designers 2006 student show continues with its second exhibition phase, Part Two. Work taken from courses in product design, furniture, illustration and animation, graphic design and interactive media, spatial design and photography are featured in the show.
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Nokia flagship for London as part of worldwide drive
29 June 2006
Nokia is planning to launch its flagship 'boutique' retail format in London's Regent Street next year, following the first in a series of worldwide openings in the US last week.
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One Brand Communication designs promos for action film
29 June 2006
One Brand Communication has designed the posters, promotional materials and campaign for the launch of French action film District 13, produced by Luc Besson and distributed in the UK by Momentum Pictures. Based in Paris, the film features martial arts an
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Parliamentary group addresses gender inequality in design
29 June 2006
By Scott Billings
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Priestman Goode gets water conscious
29 June 2006
Priestman Goode has created a product called Water Watch that aims to raise awareness about domestic water use.
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Profile: Keiichi Tahara
29 June 2006
A man of many talents, Keiichi Tahara is about to be propelled on to centre stage with a lighting scheme for Battersea Power Station. Sarah Balmond talks to him about his fascination with illumination
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Radley Yeldar creates identity for teaching resource
29 June 2006
Radley Yeldar has created a visual identity for an on-line teaching resource at London's Maritime Museum for the Understanding Slavery partnership. This encourages teachers to examine the history of the transatlantic slave trade through museum artefacts.
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Rapley will replace Buck at St Martins
29 June 2006
The Head of Central St Martins College of Art and Design, Professor Margaret Buck, is to step down from her position at the end of the academic year. Dean of fashion and textiles Jane Rapley, who has been at the college for 20 years, will replace her at the beginning of August. Buck will pursue her own consultancy interests, according to a college statement.
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Review
29 June 2006
Exhibitions, events and talks...
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Self-employment can be a rewarding last career phase
29 June 2006
Jim Davies' view on the joys and frustrations of being a specialist in a multi-functional team (Private View, DW 15 June) formed a neat juxtaposition to the rant of 'Name and address supplied' on the opposite page, about the difficulties of getting a job when 'experienced'.
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Sir Martin Sorrell should share his vision with designers
29 June 2006
Sir Martin Sorrell has enjoyed almost as much media coverage as hapless football referee Graham Poll this week, though, in Sorrell's case, with no talk of red cards.
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Sorrell talk fails to amuse Leonhardt
29 June 2006
Sir Martin Sorrell's speech at the Cannes Advertising Festival was quickly beamed around the world last week. But, while the tongue-in-cheek delivery earned the WPP chief executive rapturous applause, some didn't see the funny side. In an open letter to the WPP chief executive and Fitch chairman Rodney Fitch, former Fitch Worldwide chief creative officer Ted Leonhardt explains why it's time to get serious. (See Design Business, DW 29/06/06)
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Studio LR rebrands Brightwater Holiodays
29 June 2006
Edinburgh consultancy Studio LR has completed the rebranding of Brightwater Holidays, a Scottish special interest tours operator.
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Taylor developed the Stella branding, not JKR
29 June 2006
The article Winning brew (DW 15 June), linking national character and a country's beers, hit some good points.
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Virgin Mobile gears up for launch of own store chain
29 June 2006
Virgin Mobile is poised to launch its first chain of stand-alone retail outlets, with a branding and interior concept designed by Start Creative and Judge Gill Associates.
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Voxpop
29 June 2006
The Conservative Party has embarked on a branding process, but its significance was played down by chairman Francis Maude, who described it as 'one of those superficial things'. How important could a political party's branding be to its success?
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Way to go
29 June 2006
Man has always used landmarks to help him find his way around. While wayfinding systems have become increasingly sophisticated, often the most effective signage is also the most simple, says Jim Davies.
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WPP reports strong growth in branding
29 June 2006
The branding and identity, healthcare and specialist communications sector provided the largest revenue growth for WPP during the first five months of the year, rising by 20 per cent, against a total group growth of 13 per cent. WPP says the UK is the weakest geographic area, with revenues up just 6 per cent - the only region with single-digit growth.
