Design Week
31 August 2006
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20/20 Buffs up Diamond Club at Arsenal stadium
31 August 2006
Arsenal opened its luxury members club, the Diamond Club, at its new 60 000-seat stadium last week, with interiors designed by 20/20.
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Aegon set to rebrand its UK portfolio
31 August 2006
Global insurance group Aegon is rebranding its UK portfolio, following a year-long strategic review by Enterprise IG. Scottish Equitable, the company's primary UK brand, will see its logo replaced with an Aegon Scottish Equitable marque.
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Another dimension
31 August 2006
The V&A's exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci's sketches will be accompanied by animation that uses 21st century technology to give a deeper insight into the artist's work, says Yolanda Zappaterra
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Asda to revamp own-label packaging in a bid to go Green
31 August 2006
Asda has brought in Williams Murray Hamm as part of the supermarket's review of its own-label packaging, which is thought to include its organic range. Roster groups, including The Core, Elmwood and FLB, are also working on projects, as the supermarket updates packaging across its entire 20 000-strong range of own-brand products. The move is part of the company's ...
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Audi design initiative on track in South Africa
31 August 2006
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City Inn picks Purpose to assess brand for expansion
31 August 2006
City Inn Hotels has appointed Purpose to review its brand identity, as the company embarks on a £330m, four-year expansion programme, including plans for its first international venue in Amsterdam.
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Clarkson sculpts interiors at Wallace Collection restaurant
31 August 2006
London's restaurant scene is to be enlivened by a series of openings this autumn, including The Wallace, Oliver Peyton's latest restaurant, which opens at the Wallace Collection next week.
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Co-op to roll out new identity by McConnell
31 August 2006
The Co-operative Group is to roll out a new identity, created by John McConnell, across its entire estate of more than 3000 UK outlets, bringing uniformity to its diverse offering, which extends from banks to funeral parlours.
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Designers collaborate to create branding for sex toys
31 August 2006
Livity, in collaboration with designers Joe Burrin and Tom Crabtree, has created the logo, packaging and website, www.shy-uk.com, for a range of sex toys called Shy, which launch on-line this week. Each product features Swarovski crystals on the base and is decorated with cabochon stones.
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Don't belittle craft skills as a key element in good design
31 August 2006
A prominent designer-turned- design manager confided last week that she'd had to art direct a photoshoot for a communications campaign, for want of someone else to do it.
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Elmwood gives Ginger a new look
31 August 2006
TV production company Ginger Productions has launched an overhauled visual identity, created by Elmwood's Edinburgh office.
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Face facts
31 August 2006
Making a cosmetic brand stand out in-store when it is surrounded by its competitors is a tough challenge. How do you differentiate products without overloading customers with information? Clare Dowdy finds out
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Festival classics revisited
31 August 2006
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Gathering a Green network
31 August 2006
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Gutiérrez and Lovegrove to redesign Finland's Twig mobile
31 August 2006
Designers Fernando Gutiérrez and Ross Lovegrove have joined forces to redesign Finland's Twig mobile phone range, which incorporates a navigation system originally developed for military use.
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Hed Kandi to stretch its legs after rebrand
31 August 2006
Clubbing and music brand Hed Kandi has revamped its identity, brand image and brand strategy, with a new look due to launch in mid-September.
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Hike design creates graphics for D&AD launch party
31 August 2006
Hike Design has created the graphics for the D&AD annual and showreel launch party invitations.
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Inspired
31 August 2006
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JetCard gets lift-off from Start Creative
31 August 2006
Start Creative has created the launch branding for a private luxury air charter venture called JetCard.
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Let's revive our craft
31 August 2006
Graphic designers need to put down their mice and rediscover the specialist craft skills that used to awe their clients, says Howard Milton
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New creative director at Fraserdesign
31 August 2006
Fraserdesign has appointed David Quirk, a former director of ad agency JWT, as creative director. He replaces Simon Howell, who has left to set up his own consultancy. Quirk's primary accounts at Fraserdesign will be T-Mobile and Pizza Hut, according to consultancy director Craig Thatcher.
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News in Pictures
31 August 2006
Property group Investland commissioned graffiti artist Labdisk to spray-paint the hoarding around its latest development at 260 Kingsland Road in London's Hackney. Investland managing director Yuda Ambalo calls graffiti 'an under-appreciated art form'.
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Packaging with a worthy cause
31 August 2006
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Profile: Laura McCafferty
31 August 2006
Laura McCafferty won't compromise her labour-intensive craft, but she has the kind of promotional savvy that is unusual in someone who graduated two years ago. It's a potent mix, says Hannah Booth
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Public tenders cited as being ineffective
31 August 2006
The process of design procurement for public projects is open to 'all sorts of fiddling' and is an ineffective tool for selecting the best design, according to Alan Bird, a partner in Surrey exhibition design consultancy Axiom Design Partnership.
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Red Design creates album artwork for Fur and Gold
31 August 2006
Red Design has created the artwork for Fur and Gold, the debut album from Bat For Lashes. The design uses a combination of artwork and photography by the band's founder and singer Natasha Khan, and a commissioned shot by Bodhan Cap. The album is released on Echo Records on 11 September.
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Review
31 August 2006
Forthcoming exhibitions, talks and events
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Shiu-Kay to present sustainable design projects
31 August 2006
Lighting designer Shiu-Kay Kan is presenting three sustainable design projects next month at the newly established SKK/The Academy of Everything Possible/UK in London's East End. The Buddha Light of Peace (pictured above) can be fitted with low-energy con
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Six buildings shortlisted for Stirling Prize
31 August 2006
The six buildings shortlisted for the Royal Institute of British Architects' Stirling Prize this year are: Caruso St John Architects' Brick House in London; the Evelina Children's Hospital in London, by Hopkins Architects; the Whitechapel Idea Store by Adjaye Associates; Richard Rogers Partnership's National Assembly for Wales in Cardiff; the Practice's New Area Terminal at Barajas Airport, Madrid; and the Phaeno Science Centre in Wolfsburg, Germany by Zaha Hadid Architects and Mayer ...
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Sudjic takes up Design Museum role
31 August 2006
Deyan Sudjic formally takes up his role as director of the Design Museum this Friday, replacing Alice Rawsthorn who resigned her position in February (DW 6 February). Sudjic takes over as the museum embarks on its £50m expansion, which is likely to see it relocate to become part of the Tate Modern's new development on London's South Bank.
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Type swatch invented for designers
31 August 2006
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UNEP throws its weight behind Green Awards
31 August 2006
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Voxpop
31 August 2006
According to press reports, Apple Computer is concerned about other companies using the word 'pod' in their branding and the computer company is taking steps to claim the legal rights to the suffix. Do you think generic terms like pod should be brandable?
