Design Week
31 May 2007
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Bill of health
31 May 2007
'An apple a day keeps the doctor away' runs the old epithet, but our approach to staying healthy and what that really means becomes ever more complex. A growing awareness of physical and mental well-being is often shrouded in ambiguity, but personal experience of illness often lays bare such philosophising. An encounter with lung cancer prompted designer Chris Allen to initiate a fundraising project, Print Run, inviting 20 design companies to each create a poster in response to the theme ...
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Boost from luxury organic onslaught on skincare market
31 May 2007
Organic cosmetics are not necessarily new, but they do appear to be coming up trumps with the second part of the consumer product mantra - 'improved'.While there is still scepticism surrounding the use of organic products, as opposed to scientifically proven ranges, a fresh wave of natural and ethical - yet luxurious, good-looking and effective - cosmetics are starting to appear.The latest research from Mintel's global new products database shows that there have been about ...
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Design Matters: Logos 01
31 May 2007
Design Matters: Logos 01, published by Rockport, is intended as an illustrative guide to the 'inspiration and process' behind logo design. It is the first in a series of books by Brian Adducci and Aaron Keller of US brand consultancy Capsule on specialist design disciplines, which will include print and packaging. Design Matters: Packaging is set to be released in January 2008.
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Design your way out of the corporate straitjacket
31 May 2007
In response to Stephen Willard, all designers can start with a blank canvas - it's designing within corporate guidelines where the real skill comes in. Many think guidelines are a straitjacket for designers, but I agree with Rick Osman (DW 24 May): our challenge comes in bringing the brand to life within the client's existing framework. Think of the shambles that would occur if the corporate police did take their foot off the gas and let any old creative through the corporate labyrinth ...
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Designmap blasts off into the Space Age
31 May 2007
The public's fascination with space and its influence on popular culture, from design to literature and film, will be explored at a Space Age exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum of Childhood in November
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Discover Hackney's Heritage
31 May 2007
Graphic design studio Very has created the identity, pocket guide and website for Discover Hackney's Heritage, a week of activities highlighting the cultural heritage of the London borough.
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Dr Rock hosts a jukebox that is just for designers
31 May 2007
Further to Jim Davies's interesting article on design on radio, readers may be interested to know that a local BBC radio show in north Yorkshire has for many years featured design luminaries talking extensively about their work. Presented by Charles White, biographer of Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis, the show, unusually for the medium, devotes its entire, two-hour slot to the guest, interspersed by their favourite music. Essentially a rock'n'roll/ blues programme, ...
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Fresh eyes
31 May 2007
On the publication of a monograph of his work, Mark Delaney appraises Naoto Fukasawa's rare position as one of product design's original thinkers, while Clare Dowdy looks at a research project that also seeks inspiration from a wider sphere
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Galaxy Radio's Solar Sessions
31 May 2007
Manchester consultancy Love has commissioned London-based illustrator Nolan Cadogan-Sealey to create an illustration for this year's Galaxy Radio's Solar Sessions. As part of the music sessions, Galaxy will broadcast from festivals, tours and club nights throughout the year, including the Galaxy Weekender in Ibiza in July. The illustration will be used across the promotional campaign.
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Heiselman takes over at Wolff Olins
31 May 2007
Wolff Olins has appointed Karl Heiselman, its US chief executive, to the newly created role of worldwide chief executive.According to a spokeswoman for the group, Heiselman's appointment will not affect other management roles at the group.However, it has emerged that managing director Charles Wright quietly moved out of his role as managing director of the London office when former Grey Worldwide managing director Steve Richards joined the group as chief operating officer ...
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Homes & Property
31 May 2007
Homes & Property magazine has gone live with a website
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Inspired
31 May 2007
Where do ideas come from?
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Is it time for a tax on wasteful packaging?
31 May 2007
After reading your article on corporate responsibility, I was duly greeted by headlines announcing the potential introduction of penalties or rewards for the poor or successful management of household waste. This made me cringe - knowing how much we generate for our customers. As I continued to pick this story up through other media, it became clear that the blame has been dumped squarely on the consumer. The issue of over-packaging, once high on the agenda, seems to have ...
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Isis
31 May 2007
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Kim Robertson
31 May 2007
999 Design has created a brand identity for printmaker Kim Robertson.
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Legal briefs are worth the effort
31 May 2007
Design groups are missing a trick by not taking advantage of the business opportunities offered by the lifting of ad restrictions on legal firms, says David Carroll
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Lippincott Mercer
31 May 2007
Lippincott Mercer has dropped the name Mercer from its title, as part of a number of changes within the group and to avoid confusion with sister company Mercer Human Resource Consulting, according to senior partner David Hensley.
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Manchester groups set to benefit from sporting work
31 May 2007
Design is set to play a key role in the branding of a number of World Championship sporting events taking place in Manchester next year.Local design consultancies This is True North and Dinosaur are two of the groups to have benefited so far from work arising from the five individual sporting events.Later this month, the Hi-tech World Squash Championships will unveil its identity when it launches a website and promotional material.True North won a three- way creative ...
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News in Pictures
31 May 2007
Kristen Messina, set designer for the Ocean's 13 film, has selected a range of Swarovski Crystal Palace chandeliers to feature in the film's sets.
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Opening doors to the real world
31 May 2007
Cross-fertilisation between business and design education is a core function of the growing network of centres of excellence, explains Gina Lovett
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Planet Organic
31 May 2007
Organic supermarket Planet Organic has appointed digital consultancy Tictoc to develop its first interactive website. The site aims to provide a resource for its customers and those seeking information on how to live a healthy lifestyle.
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Profile: Luke Prowse
31 May 2007
Type designer Luke Prowse took on the daunting task of condensing the Times font when the newspaper turned tabloid, a success that has brought a variety of work to Research Studios, says Simon Loxley
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Red Letter
31 May 2007
London-based design consultancy Red Letter has created Unilever's 2006 Sustainable Development Report. Creative director David Ayres said the consultancy worked with copywriting group The Corporate Citizenship Company.
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SHH serves up contemporary styling for Vallorini restaurant
31 May 2007
Italian restaurant Vallorini is to make its debut at the Brent Cross shopping centre in north London this week, with interiors, identity and branding by Spence Harris Hogan Associates.The 100m2 space will be located on the third floor of the centre in a dedicated food court section.The client briefed SHH to take its lead for the identity from the food, and to be bold with its forms of representation for the design.In response, the consultancy created ...
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The Apprentice is a setback for design
31 May 2007
I am writing with regard to Jack Stark's letter. I could not agree more with his comments on the misunderstanding of designers' job roles in the BBC2 show The Apprentice. Recently I watched the episode where two teams were asked to create a trainer brand. The methods used to generate the concept were an embarrassment to the design industry. This did not reflect the way a creative project should be tackled. I fail to see the purpose of broadcasting a show portraying a brand ...
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The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
31 May 2007
Warner Brothers Entertainment and Universal Orlando Resort have joined forces to create a Harry Potter attraction based on the books by JK Rowling. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter will be designed by a team led by production designer Stuart Craig.
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There's more to Olympics branding than just the logo
31 May 2007
It was inevitable that the 2012 Olympics logo would attract flak. What public emblem hasn't provoked concern about its appropriateness and the money that has been spent? It brings back fond memories of Mark Reddy's strangely incongruous Millennium identity of 1998, commissioned by the Dome's branding head Martin Lambie-Nairn.Hence we read Stephen Bayley's dismissal of Wolff Olins' Olympics identity in The Times and hear cycling king Chris Boardman on Radio 4 saying he doesn't ...
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Trial and admin error
31 May 2007
Infuriating bureaucracy puts Adrian Shaughnessy off lecturing. Can't the universities streamline the booking process for the sake of their students?
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True colours
31 May 2007
With colour and pattern rampaging through contemporary design, Dominic Lutyens traces their origin to the Postmodernist and post-punk era
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Voxpop
31 May 2007
The Design Week Top 100 survey revealed a bullish year for design, with consultancies reporting turnover up 9 per cent. But, why are design groups still failing to manage their growth efficiently, with staff costs rising ahead of fee-income yet again?
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Wallace & Gromit front innovation drive
31 May 2007
A new Government initiative to promote creativity and innovation in primary schools is being fronted by 'Britain's foremost inventors', Wallace & Gromit
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Wheel appeal
31 May 2007
Folding bicycles have been a part of commuters' lives for years, but despite their technical complexity, the market leaders are decades-old designs. David Henshaw questions why there is little real design innovation today
