Editor’s blog
If proof were needed that design can make life better it is there in spades in a host of initiatives from the likes of the Design Council and social enterprises
Where is the verve?
Is it possible to combine design flair with technical nous? asks Adrian Shaughnessy. Even the media-savvy Swedes struggle to pull it off, he finds, on a visit to Stockholm’s Hyper
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http://tinyurl.com/5rn7llcThe London Undergound map has had several incarnations, but have you ever wondered what it would look like as The Grid from the film Tron Legacy? Well, look no further.
Inspired
Johnathan Collins – The Grid
Time to take stock and be more efficient
The famous investor and fund manager George Soros recently told the World Economic Forum in Davos that the UK is at risk of going back into another recession. However, as
Design over substance gives us food for thought
In light of celebrity chefs extending their brands into new territories, and both James Martin and Heston Blumenthal opening new restaurants, while I love cooking almost as much as I
Voxpop
I would feature the renowned conductor Daniel Barenboim. Last month he won the Dresden Peace Prize in recognition of attempts at preventing or defusing conflicts between states or peoples, recognising
Profile: Rok Predin
Director Rok Predin brings a different visual dialect and new style of film-making to Trunk Animation Studio. Filled with magic, folklore and rich imagery, his new short Winter Poem has
Brands new
As the economic downturn bit, price-conscious shoppers turned to supermarket retailers’ own-label lines. But brands are fighting back by restating their core values. Both sides in this battle for market
Virtual reality bites
The use of computer simulations at the product development stage provides designers with a valuable and flexible tool. Emily Pacey looks at the benefits of creating digital models to visualise
The shopper journey is in-store and online
Design for retail must integrate seamlessly shoppers’ experience of a store’s online and bricks-and-mortar offer, says Julie Oxberry
Thank you for the Days
Robin and Lucienne Day are arguably post-war Britain’s most influential design partnership, a husband and wife team who led the fields of furniture and pattern design from their shared studio
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