Design Week
29 October 2009
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...though our indignation won't stop the practice
29 October 2009
Birmingham City Council has fallen foul of the design community by asking interested groups to provide logo and identity design proposals and a whole raft of rationales for sub-branding, design application and a proposal of style for fun. Actually, it is in the pursuit of a ‘world class’ identity for the Library of Birmingham, due to open in 2013. And the carrot for the lucky winner? A contract worth £30 000. It seems there are some hungry folk around who will ...
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Addiction brands online theatre start-up
29 October 2009
Addiction London has branded and created a Web presence for Digital Theatre, a start-up company that screens online high-definition film recordings of theatre performances.The consultancy was appointed directly in April, and given a brief to create an identity, website, stationery, idents, credit sequences and promotional films.Martin Delamere, creative director at Addiction London, says that as an advertising and branding consultancy, it is able to ‘design right through’.
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Bold directions
29 October 2009
Building a successful brand is all about getting the details right, and clear, expressive signage is a crucial part of this process. Anna Richardson explores how three retailers have revamped their wayfinding to enhance their brand identity
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Brand Identity Now! is released by Taschen next month
29 October 2009
Brand Identity Now!, which features projects such as Pentagram’s work for the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, is released by Taschen next month, priced at £24.99. The book has been designed by Taschen’s Daniel Siciliano-Bretas, with cover design by Andy Disl of Sense Net, and New York-based creative director Gui Borchert.
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Caulder Moore crafts interiors for celebrity stylist Andrew Barton
29 October 2009
Caulder Moore has designed the interior of celebrity hairdresser Andrew Barton’s flagship salon in London’s Covent Garden, which will be rolled out across other ‘key UK locations’.Barton, best known as a stylist on TV makeover show Ten Years Younger, appointed the consultancy in April after inviting it to a credentials pitch.A brief was developed for an interior that would reflect Barton’s ‘celebrity personality’, taking cues from the tone of voice of his product ...
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Gendall sheds light on life in a lighthouse for maritime museum
29 October 2009
Gendall Design is working on an exhibition called Lighthouses: Life on the Rocks, for the National Maritime Museum Cornwall in Falmouth.The consultancy was appointed to the work at the end of August following a three-way creative pitch held earlier in the month.The exhibition will aim to tell ‘the human story’ of lighthouse operations, according to Gendall creative director Darren Whittington.He says, ‘When you look into the topic you get a lot of ...
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Inspired - Paul Mullins
29 October 2009
Lance Armstrong, cycling legend, at 25 ranked number one in the world. He is diagnosed with a very aggressive form of cancer and given a less than 50 per cent chance of survival. He beats it, coming back even stronger, going on to win the Tour de France a record seven times. This is an amazing feat for anyone and quite incredible for someone who was scheduled to ‘check out’ three years earlier. I’ve just rediscovered the challenges, joys and pain of road cycling, and you can’t help ...
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Interacting with kids
29 October 2009
Designing websites and exhibitions aimed at children is a whole different ball game. Emily Pacey looks at how to get young people hooked
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Into the war zones
29 October 2009
Political comic strips are still going strong, and a new compendium, Ctrl Alt Shift Unmasks Corruption, continues this trend by showcasing a range of artists who aren’t afraid to confront contentious issues. Yolanda Zappaterra checks it out
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It's critical to success
29 October 2009
Like any art form, design needs good critical writing. However, Rick Poynor is concerned that during the era of the blog we are in danger of losing the skill
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Karim Rashid has created a new bottle and packaging for Hugo Boss fragrance
29 October 2009
Designer Karim Rashid has created a new bottle and packaging for Hugo Boss fragrance Hugo Man. Limited to a run of 1000, the bottle will launch on 4 November. Inspired by an army water flask, the original bottle has a silver screw cap and green canvas strap that Rashid has retained. A graphic treatment has been added, which is intended to signify rocky terrain. The new bottle is encased in an injection-moulded spherical package.
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Lambretta targets mall shoppers with new branding
29 October 2009
Consultancy Phaus has designed two new Lambretta stores set to open in Cardiff and Glasgow next month, which will feature a range of one-off graphics and in-store branding.Contracted by franchise-owner Peter Davis after a direct appointment in July, the consultancy took its cue from a visual brief Davis had provided through a basic sketch.Phaus’ response was to build a ‘glossy shell’ within the space, linking a translucent Lambretta ‘target’ logo from the window ...
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Let's listen to the young and involve them in co-design
29 October 2009
It may seem a strange link between the design of websites aimed at children (see News Analysis) and the creation of youth centres with young people’s input (see News).
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News in Pictures
29 October 2009
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News in Pictures
29 October 2009
Dorothy has designed a replica hand grenade Christmas tree decoration, which is being produced for youth initiative Ctrl Alt Shift in conjunction with Suck UK.
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News in Pictures
29 October 2009
Taxi Studio has designed the book British Design 2010 for Dutch publisher BIS. It is published today.
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Please don't devalue creativity by asking us to work for free...
29 October 2009
I don’t agree with free-pitching at all (News, DW 15 October).I think it really devalues the creative process. But I find it particularly annoying that Birmingham City Council should ask for such a progressed level of work for nothing - they have no idea of the amount of time and knowledge required to develop a brand. A budget of £30 000 is not a large one. When free-pitching first raised its head, it was to manage accounts for two or more years of work. Now we seem to be ...
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Profile - Ed Boyd
29 October 2009
Dell’s head of consumer design Ed Boyd has been working hard to create a strong design language for the computer giant. Anna Richardson talks to him about how his time at Nike influenced his current approach
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Report raises college admissions discrimination fears
29 October 2009
Concerns have been raised about discrimination in admissions to art and design colleges, following the publication of new research.The report, Art for a Few, scrutinises admissions by examining institutional statements, prospectuses, websites, interviews with tutors and observations from 70 admissions interviews at five unnamed institutions. It has been commissioned by the National Arts Learning Network, and authored and researched by University of the Arts London.
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Studio Dempsey designs identity for Truly Madly Creative
29 October 2009
Studio Dempsey has designed the identity for Truly Madly Creative, a series of workshops being run by textile designer Georgina von Etzdorf from her studio in Wiltshire. The first workshop starts on 1 November.
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Studio Output designs label for Somerset microbrewery
29 October 2009
Studio Output has designed the label for Somerset microbrewery Cheddar Ales’ Festive Totty beer, which will be released in the run-up to Christmas. It previously worked on the branding, packaging and marketing materials for the rest of Cheddar Ales’ range.
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Taboo teasers
29 October 2009
When was the last time you had a great conversation - out of the blue, intriguing and interesting? This is what Jason Schragger, creative director at Shraga, and Mark Carolan, co-founder of Gallery of Wonderful, pondered, realising that ‘we aren’t as good at talking as we used to be’. Their ruminations led to The Book of Conversations, a tome to get conversational juices flowing. Simply bound in linen with white embossed foil and not a word on the cover, it comprises 120 questions, ...
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Trust fund set up for Martin Cox's daughter Alexa
29 October 2009
A big thank you to all those who attended the celebration of Martin Cox’s life in September (Letters, DW 20 August). It was a memorable day and we know that Martin would have been touched. A trust fund has now been established for Martin’s two-year-old daughter Alexa. If any readers who knew Martin would like to make a contribution to it, please contact info@blast.co.uk for more details. Colin Gifford, Director, Blast Design, London N1
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UK creative skills are still in demand on the global stage
29 October 2009
In response to your Voxpop on which countries are coming out of recession fastest (DW 22 October), we are seeing sentiment improving across Asia and the Middle East, but we are not necessarily seeing green shoots of recovery. We think today’s levels of economic activity are likely to remain more or less static through 2010. This said, UK creative excellence is very much sought-after, and we are growing our business in our international markets while the UK remains challenging. ...
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Voxpop
29 October 2009
The London Festival of Architecture hopes to involve non-architectural designers. What do you think designers can teach architects, and vice versa?
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We started up with nothing
Thu, 29 Oct 2009
Three university graduates realised their dream despite the recession and no financial help. The result was Smile Creative Consultants
