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8 September 2005

  • 48 Fitzroy wins three-way pitch

    8 September 2005

    48 Fitzroy has won a three-way pitch to design the 2005 Review for UK Youth. The team will be lead by senior designer Jason Fox.

  • Adam Fuss exhibition

    8 September 2005

    An exhibition of silver gelatin prints by will be on show at the Timothy Taylor Gallery in London from 9 September to 14 October. There will also be 11 daguerreotype prints, which are made when mercury and chemical vapours are mixed on polished silver pla

  • Aegis increases its forecast for advertising market

    8 September 2005

    Global media buying group Aegis has increased its forecast for the advertising market to 5.2 per cent growth this year. It is continuing to invest in digital media, acquiring Glue London for £14.7m last month and De-construct for £4.8m in January.

  • Arial view

    8 September 2005

    Robin Nicholas created the most recognisable and widely used font in history, in the form of Arial. Quentin Newark talks to him about its gestation and recent projects.

  • Back to nature

    8 September 2005

    Wildlife on One was never like this. A giant mole slouches in mid-air, strung up with an 'undertaker' beetle on its back; the skeleton of a brown bear slumbers by an alarm clock; and what appears to be Flipper's ancient ancestor lies marooned on a beach, its guts spilling out old scientific instruments. ...

  • Brinkworth reveals Casio store interiors

    8 September 2005

    Brinkworth has unveiled store designs for Casio's flagship retail outlet located in London's Carnaby Street, which reopens next month. The consultancy was appointed in July following a three-way pitch.

  • Brody on-line update for redesigned Guardian

    8 September 2005

    Graphics star Neville Brody is working with Guardian Newspapers to redesign its Guardian Unlimited network of websites (www.guardian.co.uk).

  • CBI needs to reach out to all sections of society

    8 September 2005

    I was surprised to read the Confederation of British Industry reporting that the Small Business Service is not meeting some of its objectives (DW 25 August).

  • Celebrity style for Hilton champagne bar

    8 September 2005

    Hilton has opened a champagne-style bar, Pop, at its Park Lane hotel. Consultancy Hunt Hamilton Zuch has designed the interiors, illustrator Peter Blake has provided five art pieces for the space and Vivienne Westwood has designed staff uniforms.

  • Checkland Kindleysides blazes a trail for Timberland

    8 September 2005

    Outdoor footwear and apparel manufacturer Timberland is launching a flagship retail site for its sub-brand Timberland Boot Company this week, with an interior scheme drawn up by Checkland Kindleysides.

  • DBA suggests design directors for UK business

    8 September 2005

    The Design Business Association has proposed the creation of a series of non-executive director positions in UK businesses, to be filled by senior figures from the design industry. The proposal has been delivered to Design Council chairman Sir George Cox, ahead of his Cox Review report to Chancellor Gordon Brown later this month.

  • Different by Design lights up 100% Design

    8 September 2005

    The latest three design projects funded by Different by Design, the Staffordshire venture set up to aid new product development, will be exhibited at 100% Design in London this month.

  • Dyson clears the way for a roster of specialist groups

    8 September 2005

    Chips giant McCain found much support in design for its decision to scrap its roster and opt for just one consultancy, Elmwood (Vox Pop, DW 2 September). But now rosters are on the agenda again, with design stalwart Dyson Appliances taking this route.

  • Dyson roster will act as 'reality check'

    8 September 2005

    Dyson is building its first formal roster of design consultancies, under plans to forge closer relationships with diverse specialists.

  • E3 commissioned by V&A museum

    8 September 2005

    Digital consultancy E3 has been commissioned by the Victoria & Albert Museum in London to design microsites for two forthcoming photography exhibitions: Between Past & Future (pictured), focusing on new work from China, and a showcase from New York photog

  • Expedia flies sky-high with Lambie Nairn

    8 September 2005

    On-line travel brand Expedia has launched a revamped brand identity designed by Lambie Nairn, in a bid to strengthen its presence within the UK market.

  • Frost Design closes doors of London office

    8 September 2005

    Frost Design appears to have finally closed the doors at its London studio. Consultancy founder Vince Frost, who moved to Australia to work with Garry Emery at the end of 2003, was unavailable as Design Week went to press.

  • Full throttle brand building

    8 September 2005

    David Keech spent time with Yamaha in Japan and discovered some interesting differences in the company's working culture.

  • Graduates need guidance from industry and tutors

    8 September 2005

    In response to 'College tutors need to stand up and be counted' (DW 1 September), I am writing to completely agree with Darren Bolton from Gyro International and his frustration with ill-prepared graduates who visited his graduate open day.

  • Imagination designs creative canine

    8 September 2005

    Imagination has designed one in a series of Creative Canines for Battersea Dogs & Cats Home in London. Based on a glass fibre dog sculpture, The Hound Dog will be part of The Dog Parade Auction Party, which aims to raise money for the charity. The 26-stro

  • Inspired

    8 September 2005

    I walked out of the Royal College of Art summer show inspired by what I'd seen and by the delight of recognising that education and practice are synchronised when it comes to interaction design.

  • Navy Blue rebrands Spurs as trade mark law takes effect

    8 September 2005

    Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is planning to relaunch its identity in August 2006 and has appointed Navy Blue for the redesign.

  • New icon for St. Ann's Hospice

    8 September 2005

    Manchester group Funnel Creative has designed an illustrated icon for St. Ann's Hospice to promote its Young Citizen of the Year campaign. The work targets eight to 20 year olds and will be applied to school posters and student packs. The Manchester charity claims to be the UK's largest adult hospice, ...

  • News in Pictures

    8 September 2005

    Splendid has redesigned the website (www.awear.ie) for Awear, a women's fashion and accessories retailer in Ireland.

  • Pearlfisher designs Green & Black's gift boxes

    8 September 2005

    Pearlfisher has designed Green & Black's two luxury gift boxes for Christmas. Green & Black's Dark Collection and Dark Fudges will now be packaged in a new 'hat box' format. In stores this month, each box has a bespoke base, while the pull-off lid has emb

  • Profile: Kristina Isola

    8 September 2005

    Bringing her mother's seminal 1960s designs for Marimekko back to life, to feed the current vogue for authentic retro textiles, is a labour of love for Kristina Isola. Hannah Booth travels to Finland.

  • Radiance lighting festival good to glow in Glasgow

    8 September 2005

    The first festival in the UK dedicated specifically to lighting design will take place in Glasgow this November.

  • Retailers compete to ward off sales dive

    8 September 2005

    UK retail sales are suffering a heavy decline in a trend that is set to continue, according to a series of monthly reports from the Confederation of British Industry.

  • Review

    8 September 2005

    Degree show: Free Range Masters of Art, in association with Dazed & Confused and supported by Design Week, runs from 7 to 11 September. Venue: The Old Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, London E1.

  • Sketch partner designs members bar

    8 September 2005

    London eatery Sketch is re-launching its dining area, The Parlour, with a members-only bar next week at its Conduit Street site. Interiors have been drawn up by Sketch partner, Mourad Mazouz.

  • Stuff ID gives rural hotel group image overhaul

    8 September 2005

    The Bridgehouse Hotel Group has revamped four of its properties with interiors, identity, print and websites designed by Stuff ID.

  • Style (and size) matter

    8 September 2005

    A new vibrator with downloadable rhythms has been launched into the increasingly design-led sex toy market. With more than 5 million vibrators sold every year, Clare Dowdy finds out if the potential audience is bigger than people think.

  • Subway considers menu tweak

    8 September 2005

    Subway, the US sandwich and salad chain, is reportedly considering revising the design of its in-store menu boards, in a move that could herald other new in-store retail concepts.

  • Swamp wins Sharp's UK Web presence pitch

    8 September 2005

    Swamp has won a two-way pitch to redesign Sharp's UK Web presence. Swamp hopes the website (www.sharp.co.uk) 'will improve the overall brand experience for customers'.

  • The cult of the ordinary

    8 September 2005

    Today's curtains and wallpaper could one day make history. Hugh Pearman delves into the past at the Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture.

  • The public sector pitch process is too impersonal

    8 September 2005

    Sarah Balmond's analysis of Official Journal of the European Union tendering (DW 18 August) highlighted arduous form-filling, drawn-out pitching processes and inadequate rejection feedback as stumbling blocks for consultancies that want to get on to public sector rosters. I disagree. Consultancies decide whether they want to spend days filling out forms in the hope of getting some work.

  • Truly British exhibition opens this week

    8 September 2005

    Truly British, an in-store 'exhibition' of British design at Harrods, has been designed by Viewpoint creative director Chris Sanderson in conjunction with think-tank The Future Laboratory. With branding by The Nest, it opens this week and will form part of the London Design Festival.

  • Vertex appoints Atomic Design Group

    8 September 2005

    Customer management group Vertex has appointed Manchester-based Atomic Design Group to develop its brand guidelines and corporate communication collateral, following a two-way pitch.

  • Voxpop

    8 September 2005

    The London Design Festival kicks off this month with a host of very different events. What three things would you hope to take from an intensive festival such as this for business or personal development? On a professional level, I want to be inspired - by seeing great work; and I want to be challenged - to work in new ways and make ...

  • Word power

    8 September 2005

    'What is the use of a book without pictures or conversations?' mused wide-eyed Alice before she tumbled down the rabbit hole. Lewis Carroll was obviously not thinking about the design industry when writing his children's classic Alice's Adventures in Wond

  • Young pretenders

    8 September 2005

    Liz Farrelly reviews a book examining the social and economic factors behind the growth of Japan's youth-obsessed underground subculture.

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