Design Week
8 January 2009
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A global outlook will get us through this downturn
8 January 2009
There are good reasons to be cheerful about Priestman Goode's latest train project for Chinese engineering group Sifang Locomotive Company.
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Airport and book exhibition design for Hussein Chalayan
8 January 2009
A sneak preview of the design for Hussein Chalayan's upcoming show at the Design Museum reveals that its look is inspired by airports and books. Block Architecture and graphics group Åbäke are redesigning the exhibition and accompanying materials.'[It] will look like a mixture between an airport and a book,' describes Åbäke designer Maki Suzuki, who is creating 1.5m high letters in shades of grey, black and white that will adorn the walls. Suzuki claims that otherwise, captions ...
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Bangalore the ‘design city’ of the future
8 January 2009
Asked to imagine the design city of the future, you might have visions of glittering, iconic towers, sleek hover bikes and elegantly minimal white uniforms.You probably wouldn't think of the busy flower market in Bangalore, India. Yet Bangalore was heralded as a future design city in Design Cities: Where Next?, a debate held at the Design Museum in London last month.The debate followed the Design Museum's current Design Cities 1851-2008 exhibition, which argues that seven ...
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Don't let up on idea generation
8 January 2009
The recession will see radical shifts in social behaviour, so make sure your innovation and brand strategies are up to speed, says Dorothy Mackenzie
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Five Foot Six calls on twins to take Digit 'beyond duplicity'
8 January 2009
London-based graphics and branding group Five Foot Six has created the identity for start-up Digit - an encoding studio which digitises film and music - and is working on its website.Five Foot Six was appointed in October following a two-way creative competitive pitch against one other group.Given an open brief, the consultancy made a proposal to address the look and feel from scratch, creating a logo, brand colours and tone of voice.Five Foot Six ...
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Flower power
8 January 2009
American textile designer Alexander Girard was a favourite of Herman Miller in the 1950s – as well as a noted retail innovator. Some of his bright, folk-themed ideas have been picked up by an American bicycle company and they colourfully evoke his legacy
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Folding stuff
8 January 2009
Cardboard is alive with possibilities. A new wave of enthusiasts is using it as room dividers, event decor and exhibition vitrines. Its eco-friendliness and low cost give it enduring appeal, says Sarah Frater.
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Holden creates first flat-pack theatre
8 January 2009
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Inspired
8 January 2009
Towards the end of my school career, I was sent by a craft, design and technology teacher to a screen-printing studio, based in an old Rochdale schoolbuilding, called Peopleprint. Perhaps as an outlet for my hormone-fuelled energy or, maybe, just so he could get some peace.I spent two weeks in an Aladdin's cave of posters, T-shirts and gloriously noxious-looking inks. Most inspiring to me, however, was the open-door policy it operated: local schools, pubs and community projects ...
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Lord’s Cricket Ground considers brand ahead of diversification
8 January 2009
Lord's Cricket Ground in London is working with Circle Design on a project to help it define its brand strategy, ahead of plans to open up alternative revenue streams.Circle Design, which created the current Lord's identity for Marylebone Cricket Club in 2003, won the project last month, without a pitch.A number of factors have prompted the move, according to Circle managing director Claire Livesey.New regulations regarding the hosting of cricket matches across ...
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Magpie consolidates promotional messages for Knight Frank
8 January 2009
Magpie Studio has created a suite of promotional print items to support estate agent Knight Frank's activities.The materials, launching this week, include key values and seasonal messages to be used locally by Knight Frank's network of offices nationwide.Magpie was invited to a competitive credentials pitch last June, following a referral from Hat-Trick Design.Hat-Trick revamped Knight Frank's identity and branding in September, and sugges-ted consolidating the ...
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New year, new reality
8 January 2009
Christmas is but a distant memory, and the harsh facts of life in the downturn are about to hit home. Adrian Shaughnessy tells designers what they can expect
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News in Pictures
8 January 2009
Katie Scott has created the illustrations for the new CD by comedians John Lloyd and Bill Bailey, The Museum of Curiosity, which is being released today
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News in Pictures
8 January 2009
Studio Archirivolto will present its latest range of chairs, Nord- Sud-Ovest-Est, at the Milan furniture fair in April.
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Profile: Folkform
8 January 2009
Swedish duo Folkform avoids Scandinavian cliché, taking mass-produced materials to create handmade furniture with a twist. Trish Lorenz talks to one of the studio’s co-founders as it is about to launch its latest collection
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Sedley Place to create interiors for Atum Cove resort in Egypt
8 January 2009
Sedley Place is designing a range of interiors for Atum Cove, a recreational development in Egypt, set in a newly landscaped 120ha space.Appointed by Cypriot developer Trustwise in September after two rounds of competitive pitching, Sedley Place won the contract on the strength of its branding and interiors experience, according to Mick Nash, Sedley Place managing director.The consultancy was brought into the project at the same time as architect WATG and brand guardian ...
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Typographers shift to serif typefaces
8 January 2009
After decades of sans serif ubiquity, the serifed font is making a spirited return. It’s a good example of how typographic trends shift with other elements of visual culture, finds Scott Billings
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Unearthly inspiration
8 January 2009
Anyone expecting insights into Voodoo’s roots in West Africa, or its synthesis with Christianity by the African diaspora, will probably be disappointed.
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Voxpop
8 January 2009
What do you hope 2009 will bring?
