Design Week
4 November 2010
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Coffee table graffiti
4 November 2010
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Designing our way out of the background
4 November 2010
Design needs to attract the best graduates more than ever, but Elliot Wilson argues the industry’s lack of visibility is holding it back
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Designing our way out of the background
4 November 2010
Design needs to attract the best graduates more than ever, but Elliot Wilson argues the industry’s lack of visibility is holding it back
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Fire power
4 November 2010
If you get the technology and the location right, there’s little to compare with the immediacy and impact of a good fireworks display. Yolanda Zappaterra talks to two pyro maestros, and stands well back…
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Global good
4 November 2010
The average commercially funded creative initiative, in which a global brand asks artists and designers to create works inspired by a product, will fail to forge reputations. The Vauxhall Collective is different, annually offering four or five designers and artists a car and £20 000 each to travel around the UK and create pieces based on a loose theme.
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Identica adds a dash of 'premiumisation' to Armenian brandy
4 November 2010
Identica has rebranded Armenian brandy Ararat, creating a new visual identity, packaging and phoenix brand symbol.
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Learning curve
4 November 2010
Cash and time pressures can make spending on training seem a luxury, but as confidence returns and Government bursaries come on-stream, design groups are beginning to invest in their future, discovers Emily Pacey
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Making connections
4 November 2010
Good design usually stems from a collaborative approach, so why does our education system continue to fetishise the idea of personal authorship? asks Adrian Shaughnessy
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Neon digital festival unveils expanded 2010 programme
4 November 2010
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News in pictures
4 November 2010
Ross Lovegrove, Ron Arad and James Dyson have contributed postcard-size artworks to the RCA Secret show at the Royal College of Art, which runs from 12-19 November. Each postcard is sold anonymously for £45.
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News in pictures
4 November 2010
Studio Makkink & Bey has transformed crates into cabinets.The Dutch designer’s Crate Series is on view until 14 January 2011 at Spring Studios in London.
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Profile: Lotie
4 November 2010
French illustrator Lotie’s floral style, full of leafy branches and birds, is popular with brands seeking a connection with nature. As Garrick Webster discovers, the Sorbonne graduate is inspired by ancient engravings, poetry and dreams
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Sexism in design - it's just not natural
4 November 2010
I was shocked that Jim Davies, a male copywriter, could make such a sweeping judgment about female designers (Private View, DW 21 October). I would find it far more interesting to hear about the situation from a young female designer’s perspective.
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Sumo creates launch ads for Hepworth Wakefield gallery
4 November 2010
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Think Public unveils projects for inter-generational initiative
4 November 2010
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Time after time
4 November 2010
Annual charity events such as the Poppy Appeal require hard-hitting new work each year. Tom Banks looks at how consultancies and charities work to achieve this, while maintaining overall brand values
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To The Point redesigns identity for south London destination Bankside to boost tourism
4 November 2010
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Together Design gives a bird in the hand to online luxury crafts boutique Miratis
4 November 2010
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Voxpop
4 November 2010
The iconic children’s title The Dandy underwent a revamp last week. Who was - or is still - your favourite comic book character, and why?
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Who says something's cool? Users, not the brand-owners
4 November 2010
The definition of cool that I would really like to understand is that used by Cool Brands (What is cool? www.designweek.co.uk, 19 October) How does it measure coolness? Is its cool the same as my cool - or anyone else’s cool.
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'WWF given stronger brand identity' - a clarification
4 November 2010
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You don't need big bucks to produce good ideas - check out charity work
4 November 2010
The charity sector has long been a great outlet for creativity. Charity clients may not be the most lucrative - many consultancies carry out such work pro bono - but the perception is they allow designers freedom to do great work.
