Design Week
5 October 2006
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35 Hosts dyslexia design discussions
5 October 2006
A design industry working group has been set up to explore the needs of dyslexia sufferers from a visual communications perspective. At the first meeting, held last week by 35 Communications, which is pioneering the discussions, Dyslexia Action head of marketing Ann Campbell said that a lack of awareness among design professionals is still a serious problem.
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A century in camera
5 October 2006
European photography has often struggled to get the recognition it deserves. Ed Barber previews a Barbican exhibition that seeks to provide the first overview of this field, tempering familiar greats with some obscure unknowns
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A sideways look at life
5 October 2006
In the passing of Alan Fletcher, Britain lost one of its most inspiring designers. Mike Dempsey and others pay tribute to the brilliant mind
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Beck's album designed by Big Active
5 October 2006
Beck's album The Information is released this week, designed by Big Active, in a bid to rekindle interest in collectible album artwork. 'It has taken a year to complete,' says Big Active creative director Gerard Saint. 'Not to develop the blank packaging, but to commission the artwork ...
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Bold print
5 October 2006
Love it or loathe it, The Sun's distinctive design and high-impact headlines have captured some of Britain's defining moments. John Stones reflects on some of the tabloid's most memorable front pages
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Breaking free
5 October 2006
Business loves branding - but by working within corporate constraints, design is in danger of losing its diversity and vision, says Adrian Shaughnessy
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Craft skills and technical prowess are vital for design
5 October 2006
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Crafty business
5 October 2006
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Davies Hall designs branding for Ringtons
5 October 2006
Davies Hall has designed a brand identity and packaging for the forthcoming shops by tea and coffee specialist Ringtons. The stores, designed by architect Gavin Monk, are the first retail venture by the family company, which was established in 1907 to sel
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Design Leicestershire bids to lift local creative sector
5 October 2006
Design Leicestershire, an initiative to bolster the creative industries across the Leicestershire region, is seeking to secure £250 000 from the East Midlands Development Agency to invest in the region's design industry over the next three years.
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Design's pressing issue
5 October 2006
I share Howard Milton's plea for a craft revival (DW 31 August), albeit from a slightly different perspective, namely that of a pre-press house.
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Dyson uses 'air knives' for fast hand dryer launch
5 October 2006
Dyson is unveiling its first non-vacuum cleaner design in six years, with the global launch of an innovative high-speed hand dryer called the Dyson Airblade. Speaking to Design Week about the product, founder James Dyson also revealed his difficulties in securing planning permission for the proposed Dyson School of Design Innovation in Bath (DW 13 ...
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Ella Doran wins Laurent-Perrier Design Award 2006
5 October 2006
Ella Doran has won the Laurent-Perrier Design Award 2006 for her work with John Lewis on a range of stationery products. The award is open to participants of Eureka, a scheme that brings designers together with Design Nation retail members. Winners of the
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Era heads Internet mobile brand project
5 October 2006
Truphone, an innovative Internet telephone service for mobile users, is to launch with branding created by a collaborative group of designers.
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Fitch to open new studio in India's Mumbai
5 October 2006
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Fox's uses British icons to revitalise confectionery range
5 October 2006
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GLA appoints new director of urban design
5 October 2006
The Greater London Authority's Design for London architecture and urbanism unit has appointed Peter Bishop, former Camden Council director of culture and environment, as its first director. He will take up the position in January. 'This is a broad brief, but it is my hope to address the small-scale elements of design too,' he says.
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Greek design - thousands of years in the making
5 October 2006
In response to Jim Davies' despair of poor design while on summer holiday (Private View, DW 21 September).
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Grundy-Northedge partnership splits after 25 rich years
5 October 2006
Next week sees the dissolution of a very special British design institution. After 25 years, Grundy and Northedge are going their separate ways. From the striking corporate literature for Shell to the beautifully detailed diagrams for Sainsbury's distribution chain, I have been entertained and informed by the wit and craft of these two unlikely bedfellows.
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Howdy designs Mitre catalogue
5 October 2006
Howdy has designed the 2007 product catalogue for sports brand Mitre, which focuses on its understanding of the 'amateur, grass-roots sportsman'. The memorial event planned in honour of Alan Fletcher is not likely to take place before next year, after the
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In-house team updates Littlewoods brands
5 October 2006
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Inspired
5 October 2006
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Know logo
5 October 2006
Heritage brands play with logo and packaging redesign at their peril. A light-handed approach can prolong and enhance iconic status but when, asks David Benady, is a more radical approach appropriate?
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Microsoft's Zune to go on sale in US
5 October 2006
Microsoft is set to begin sales of its Zune digital media player in the US next month, in a bid to rival Apple Computer's iPod and iTunes products. The 30GB music and video player will cost $250 (£134), though a date and price for UK distribution have yet to be announced. It is understood ...
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Mothercare gathers in-house teams together under one head
5 October 2006
Mothercare has made sweeping changes to its in-house design team, streamlining the department under a single head of design, Felicity Wade.
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N1 Creative rebrands Udo's Choice
5 October 2006
N1 Creative has rejuvenated the branding and packaging for premium health supplement range Udo's Choice. It is the first time the brand has made a major design change in the UK. 442 Design has completed the interior design and store graphics for the new S
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National roll-out for £20m business support scheme
5 October 2006
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News in Pictures
5 October 2006
Environmental Studies is a photography show taking Brighton as its subject, featuring work by Adrian Talbot, a partner at Intro, and Peter Gates, a freelance designer. It is being held at HedSpace in Brighton from 6 to 29 October. Pictured is Talbot's Che
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Next denies building first design roster
5 October 2006
Next has denied that it is reviewing its design consultancy relationships. A spokeswoman for the retailer says the group is not looking to build a roster, but confirms it is building a list of design groups for research purposes. A recent revamp of Next's flagship store in London's Oxford Circus was created in-house (DW 30 March).
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Pepsi brings Toma fruit drink to the UK
5 October 2006
Pepsi Americas is relaunching its Central European fruit juice product Toma, following a packaging overhaul by London consultancy SiebertHead.
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Profile: Christine Donnier-Vale
5 October 2006
Photography is an approach as much as an art form for Christine Donnier-Valentin. Trish Lorenz gets a snapshot of the French Anglophile's team ethics, her tranquil aesthetic and her infatuation with abandoned sofas
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Review
5 October 2006
Forthcoming exhibitions, talks and events...
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Seymour Powell concepts for Virgin Galactic spaceships
5 October 2006
Seymour Powell has created the initial interior concepts for Richard Branson's space travel venture, Virgin Galactic, and created an animation of the passenger journey.
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Sony Ericsson to open first store
5 October 2006
Checkland Kindleysides is designing the interiors for Sony Ericsson's first dedicated UK store. It will open at the end of November on London's Kensington High Street. Wolff Olins has also completed a global brand analysis for Sony Corporation.
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Spiekermann gives Birkhäuser Swiss strip
5 October 2006
same 'high-quality standards' of the content of the publications to the visual identity of the company and its products. 'We attach great importance to the contents of books and journals published in all our specialised fields and want to implement that i
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The benefits of going global
5 October 2006
Setting up an overseas office can be a complex and stressful business, and not for everyone, but Sharon Wheeler says it's worth it
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Tory scribble harks back to 1960s Swiss design
5 October 2006
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Voxpop
5 October 2006
As the London Design Festival comes to an end, what has inspired you, and do you think it should stay the same or change its shape in the future?
