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Stereotype announces new badge collection

Fri, 25 May 2012

International designers forge 48 new badge designs

Stamps unveiled for Queen's Diamond Jubilee

Fri, 25 May 2012

The stamps are designed by Kate Stephens, with a presentation pack by Silk Pearce.

Teal Triggs to join Neville Brody at Royal College of Art

Fri, 25 May 2012

Teal Triggs is set to join the Royal College of Art as associate dean of the School of Communication.

30 Posters for a Sustainable World

Thu, 24 May 2012

A group of international designers have created posters for the United Nations’ Rio+20 conference.

Aesop brands Maasai safari camp

Wed, 23 May 2012

The identity for the Kenyan camp features a ‘leaping Maasai warrior’.

Pearlfisher appointed to rebrand Jamie Oliver Foundation

Wed, 23 May 2012

The consultancy is working on a new identity for the celebrity chef’s charity.

Futurebrand designs 2012 Olympic tickets

Wed, 23 May 2012

The designs use the Olympic pictogram system and colour-coding for venues.

How much is your privacy worth?

Tue, 22 May 2012

Noma Bar’s posters for the Dutch Museum for Communication exhibition.

The Gild designs look for new Cowshed products

Tue, 22 May 2012

The packaging has been created for the Slender Cow range.

Yell rebrands as hibu

Tue, 22 May 2012

The directory service’s new identity has been created by Landor.

We Are Family bike poster exhibition

Mon, 21 May 2012

Fallon designers organise print fundraiser ahead of charity cycle ride

Thought Collective and Reed Words rebrand Exosphere

Mon, 21 May 2012

The new branding is based around ‘high-fashion pointers’.

News in brief round-up

Fri, 18 May 2012

A round-up of this week’s news in brief.

Who in the design industry would you like to see celebrated in stamp form?

Fri, 18 May 2012

Which designer would you like to see on a stamp?

The World in London

Thu, 17 May 2012

The Photographers Gallery set to stage outdoor photography exhibition as part of London 2012 Festival

Pretty Ugly: Visual Rebellion in Design

Tue, 15 May 2012

This new book looks at what can be achieved by breaking the rules of design.

Interbrand rebrands NYSE Euronext

Tue, 15 May 2012

The new identity is based on an abstract representation of the world.

Someone works on new Telefónica brand TU

Mon, 14 May 2012

Someone works on new Telefónica Digital brand TU, an umbrella name for a range of new services

Live in Print - a celebration of letterpress

Fri, 11 May 2012

Live in Print marry letterpress with text messages in the forthcoming <tangible txts> show.

V&A announces Illustration Awards shortlist

Fri, 11 May 2012

The Victoria and Albert Museum has announced the shortlist for its 2012 Illustration Awards.

Harrison & Co develop new Orchestra for The Age of Enlightenment campaign  

Thu, 10 May 2012

Cabaret artist, dominatrix and drag queen engaged for new season brochure

Dragon Rouge brands Oykos yoghurt

Tue, 8 May 2012

Dragon Rouge has created the branding and packaging for Danone’s new Greek-style yoghurt Oykos.

Airport security – a design challenge too far?

Tue, 8 May 2012

Is airport security now too awful for designers to rescue?

North rebrands Photographers’ Gallery

Tue, 8 May 2012

The rebrand comes as the gallery is set to reopen in its new London home.

News in brief round-up

Fri, 4 May 2012

A round-up of this week’s news in brief.

Landor rebrands MoneyGram

Thu, 3 May 2012

Branding for the money transfer service is based around an ‘energy globe’.

Bauhaus: Art as Life

Wed, 2 May 2012

This week sees the opening of the Barbican’s stunning Bauhaus: Art as Life exhibition.

Sennep creates calorie calculator for British heart foundation

Wed, 2 May 2012

The calculator aims to drive traffic to the charity’s website and help raise awareness of cardio-vascular disease.

Wuon-Gean Ho: Flight

Tue, 1 May 2012

This week sees the opening of a new show, Flight, by printmaker, animator and artist Wuon-Gean Ho. 

What will the next Mayor of London do for design?

Mon, 30 Apr 2012

We look at what the four main candidates are promising for the design industry.

Purpose brands residential development

Mon, 30 Apr 2012

Purpose has created the marketing suite and branding for Cholsey Meadows residential development in Oxfordshire.

Studio Fury and Ian Wright's Rolling Stones book

Fri, 27 Apr 2012

Studio Fury and artist Ian Wright have created artwork for a new book celebrating The Rolling Stones’ 50th anniversary.

Bob Gill on life, the universe and D&AD

Fri, 27 Apr 2012

The legendary designer in conversation at last week’s Yellow Pencil judging.

d. Studio creates We Heart Massage branding

Fri, 27 Apr 2012

The new identity uses hand images and silhouettes.

Natasha Law - Dust in Their Eyes

Thu, 26 Apr 2012

Designer and illustrator Natasha Law’s Dust in Their Eyes show opens at Eleven Gallery in June.

Christopher Kieling’s menagerie

Tue, 24 Apr 2012

Cats, rhinos and comic book-style art feature in the German illustrator’s solo show.

New posters created for Joy Division biopic Control re-screening

Mon, 23 Apr 2012

Four limited-edition posters have been designed ahead of a special re-showing of Anton Corbijn’s Joy Division biopic Control.

Bolton Council seeks design groups for framework

Mon, 23 Apr 2012

Design consultancies are sought for digital and print design.

My Feelings Like You

Fri, 20 Apr 2012

Gary Taxali’s Pop-influenced work - playful, pretty and poignant.

News in brief round-up

Fri, 20 Apr 2012

A round-up of this week’s news in brief

The design Yellow Pencils

Fri, 20 Apr 2012

There were some great winners but also some notable absentees in this year’s D&AD Yellow Pencils.

This year’s D&AD Yellow Pencil winners in design

Fri, 20 Apr 2012

A round-up of the the 2012 design Yellow Pencil winning projects.

The Guggenheim’s Map identity, by Johnson Banks

Wed, 18 Apr 2012

Johnson Banks has created a ‘flexible’ identity for a new Guggenheim international arts project.

Dragon Rouge repackages Actimel

Wed, 18 Apr 2012

Dragon Rouge has created new packaging designs for Danone yoghurt drink Actimel.

Designers release unwanted work in bid to release unwanted hounds

Tue, 17 Apr 2012

Collateral from rejected projects (including some ham from Stefan Sagmeister) is being used to raise money for Battersea Dogs Home.

Osborne Ross Design brands The Positive View Foundation

Tue, 17 Apr 2012

Osborne Ross Design has branded new photographic charity The Positive View Foundation.

The FA appoints Design Room Sport as brand guardian

Mon, 16 Apr 2012

The Football Association has appointed Design Room Sport as brand guardian of The FA Cup, The England Football Team, St. George’s Park National Football Centre and the women’s game.

Elmwood rebrands Gressingham Duck

Mon, 16 Apr 2012

Elmwood has created a new identity for Gressingham Duck, which uses a hidden duck’s head in the letter G.

Which gameshow would you like to redesign?

Fri, 13 Apr 2012

The Apprentice? The Generation Game? Funhouse…?

Lake works on New Balance projects

Wed, 11 Apr 2012

Manchester-based consultancy Lake has been appointed by athletic brand New Balance to work on a number of design projects.

Ian Rudge, Neville Brody and Ab Rogers work on new DX design event

Tue, 10 Apr 2012

UBM Built Environment’s Ian Rudge, co-founder of 100 % Design and Tent, is working with Neville Brody and Ab Rogers Design to create DX, a new design event and online platform that will debut in London in spring 2013.

What next for the Design Council?

Tue, 10 Apr 2012

What direction will the organisation take after chief executive David Kester leaves?

BBC trims down design services roster

Tue, 10 Apr 2012

The BBC has cut the size of its design services roster, reducing it from seven consultancies to five following a tendering process which stretches back to September 2011.

News in brief round-up

Thu, 5 Apr 2012

A round-up of this week’s news in brief.

Which album cover would you like to update?

Thu, 5 Apr 2012

Sir Peter Blake updated his Sgt Pepper designs - which album would you change?

Blue Marlin repackages Weight Watchers Foods

Wed, 4 Apr 2012

Blue Marlin has redesigned the branding and packaging for Weight Watchers Foods.

Tracey Emin and Pascal Anson’s plane livery unveiled

Tue, 3 Apr 2012

British Airways has unveiled the ‘Dove’ livery, designed by Tracey Emin and Pascal Anson, which will be painted on to nine of its aircraft this year.

News in brief round-up

Fri, 30 Mar 2012

A round-up of this week’s news in brief

Turning university innovation into reality

Fri, 30 Mar 2012

A new programme is bringing university research projects to market.

Voxpop – Where are the women in design?

Thu, 29 Mar 2012

There are fewer women then men leading design consultancies. Last week Designer Breakfasts met to discuss the underrepresentation of women in design and asked, ‘Where are the women?’ What do you think can be done to address the gender imbalance?

Plum Brands creates new identity for Muubaa

Tue, 27 Mar 2012

Plum Brands has created a new identity for British women’s leather label Muubaa, which is aiming to develop into a global brand.

SAS launches scholarship scheme at Chelsea College of Art and Design

Mon, 26 Mar 2012

SAS is launching a £10 000 scheme to provide three scholarships for students at Chelsea College of Art and Design.

Should the impact of design be measured?

Thu, 22 Mar 2012

Would better measurement help or harm design?

Cada Design Group creates Benito’s Hat King’s Cross interiors

Tue, 20 Mar 2012

Cada Design Group has created the interiors for the new Benito’s Hat Mexican restaurant in London’s Kings Cross.

Goosebumps and Dexter Moren design new London Hotel

Mon, 19 Mar 2012

Goosebumps has created the branding and Dexter Moren has worked on the interiors of London’s new Ampersand Hotel, on the site of the former Kensington Grosvenor.

Voxpop - What can designers bring to organisations?

Thu, 15 Mar 2012

Our recent guest blog from Sidekick Studios looks at the skills designers can bring to start-up companies. What do you think is the most important thing designers can bring to organisations?

University of Gloucestershire seeks graphics consultancy

Thu, 15 Mar 2012

The University of Gloucestershire is seeking to appoint a graphic design consultancy.

Williams Murray Hamm creates Plasticine identity for charity Magic Me

Wed, 14 Mar 2012

Williams Murray Hamm has rebranded London-based charity Magic Me, with the new identity and supporting icons crafted from Plasticine.

Identica's 'good, fruity fun' packaging for PIP Kids

Fri, 9 Mar 2012

Identica has created the designs for the PIP Kids range of chilled organic drinks for children.

Magpie Studio brands Channel 4’s new 4seven channel

Fri, 9 Mar 2012

Magpie Studio has created the identity for 4seven  - a new Channel 4 channel that will screen the most popular content from the last seven days.

Voxpop - What first inspired you to take up a career in design?

Thu, 8 Mar 2012

The Government is to fund the Sorrell Foundation’s National Art and Design Saturday Club initiative, which give young people aged 14-16 the opportunity to study art and design at a local college or university. What first inspired you to take up a career in design?

Love to open Shanghai office

Wed, 7 Mar 2012

Manchester-based consultancy Love is set to open a new office in Shanghai, China, which will build on recent client wins in the country.

Pentagram’s Pearce and Ramchandani brand Hong Kong retail development

Tue, 6 Mar 2012

Pentagram partners Harry Pearce and Naresh Ramchandani have created an identity for the newly renamed Landmark shopping complex in Hong Kong.

News in brief round-up

Fri, 2 Mar 2012

A round-up of this week’s news in brief.

Marina Willer to become new Pentagram partner

Thu, 1 Mar 2012

Wolff Olins creative director Marina Willer is set to join Pentagram as a partner in its London office.

WPP profits break the £1bn mark

Thu, 1 Mar 2012

WPP has reported profits of £1.008 billion for 2011, breaking the £1 billion mark for the first time.

300 Million falls into administration

Wed, 29 Feb 2012

Consultancy 300 Million has closed its doors after going into administration, its managing director Nigel Davies has confirmed.

Design Bridge rebrands Homebase

Wed, 29 Feb 2012

Design Bridge has created a new identity for Homebase, with the aim of appealing to a broader range of customers.

SB Studio develops Baffito's pizzeria branding

Tue, 28 Feb 2012

SB Studio has developed the branding for new pizzeria chain Baffito’s, which is based around the story of the two fictional founders - Frank and Alessia.

Ruddocks creates new identity for Lincoln

Mon, 27 Feb 2012

Lincoln based consultancy Ruddocks has created a new identity for the city.

Design Council to move to new home

Mon, 27 Feb 2012

The Design Council is set to leave its current home in London’s Covent Garden and move to a new base in the Angel Building in Islington.

Purpose designs Britons of distinction stamps

Thu, 23 Feb 2012

Purpose has designed a new set of stamps for the Royal Mail celebrating Britons of distinction, including architect Augustus Pugin and WWII code breaker Alan Turing.

Fairley & Associates, Felt and Hildebrand create science research service

Thu, 23 Feb 2012

New science hub Instruct is launching today, with an identity created by Felt Branding and digital system design by Hildebrand in a project led by Fairley & Associates.

Pentagram merges continents for International Design Alliance Congress identity

Wed, 22 Feb 2012

Pentagram has created a new identity for the International Design Alliance Congress, which merges together silhouettes of six continents to create a new shape.

Kimpton Creative rebrands charity Cyrenians

Tue, 21 Feb 2012

Kimpton Creative has designed a new identity - based around an eye motif - for London-based charity Cyrenians, which provides help and housing for vulnerable people.

Hat-Trick to rebrand Rambert Dance

Mon, 20 Feb 2012

Hat-Trick Design is rebranding contemporary dance company Rambert Dance, which is set to move to a new home on London’s South Bank next year.

News in brief round-up

Fri, 17 Feb 2012

A round-up of this week’s news in brief.

News analysis - What’s the problem with crowdsourcing site 99Designs?

Thu, 16 Feb 2012

Crowdsourcing design site 99Designs launches in the UK this week. The site, which allows clients to launch open competitions before choosing a concept from what is effectively a massive free pitch, is predictably unpopular among designers.

Design Bridge creates new Brancott Estate wine packaging

Tue, 14 Feb 2012

Design Bridge has created new branding and packaging for New Zealand wine brand Brancott Estate, which the consultancy says is inspired by the landscape of the wine region.

Together brands Condé Nast College of Fashion & Design

Tue, 14 Feb 2012

Together Design has created the identity for Condé Nast College of Fashion and Design, which will be operated by Vogue and Tatler publisher Condé Nast.

The Plant creates new identity for frozen yoghurt brand Frae

Mon, 13 Feb 2012

The Plant has rebranded frozen yoghurt brand Frae, with the new visual identity debuting with the opening of the brand’s London King’s Road store, which features interiors by MBA.

ASHA creates Agrii branding, with hidden plus sign

Fri, 10 Feb 2012

Arthur Steen Horne Adamson has created the branding for new agricultural business Agrii, which has been formed from the merger of Masstock and UAP.

D&AD splits Pencils announcements in 50th anniversary

Thu, 9 Feb 2012

D&AD is splitting its Pencils announcements this year, announcing the Yellow Pencil winners at its awards night in April and the Black Pencil winners at a special party being held in September to mark the organisation’s 50th anniversary.

Studio 8 set to close

Wed, 8 Feb 2012

Consultancy Studio 8 is set to close in May, with co-founders Matt Willey and Zoe Bather going their separate ways.

Royal Mail releases Diamond Jubilee stamps

Mon, 6 Feb 2012

The Royal Mail has unveiled a set of six stamps to mark the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s accession to the throne - her Diamond Jubilee.

Charles Dickens Museum launches new identity and plans refurbishment

Mon, 6 Feb 2012

The Charles Dickens Museum in London is rolling out a new identity, created by Cog Design, and is set to launch an expansion and refurbishment programme.

Voxpop - What is the best example of design making a difference to society?

Thu, 2 Feb 2012

Occupy London has launched the Occupy Design group, which aims to examine design within the context of protest and its ability to create social change. What example do you think best sums up design’s ability to make a difference to society?

Pearlfisher creates you count… brand for Waitrose

Wed, 1 Feb 2012

Pearlfisher has designed the brand identity and packaging for the you count… range for Waitrose, part of the supermarket’s LOVE life offer.

Applications for art and design courses fall by 16 per cent

Tue, 31 Jan 2012

Applications to creative arts and design university courses starting in September have dropped by 16.3 per cent since last year.

Martin Lore Partnership creates Quiet Mark logo

Mon, 30 Jan 2012

Surrey-based consultancy Martin Lore Partnership has created the new Quiet Mark logo, which will be used by the Noise Abatement Society to mark ‘quiet’ products such as washing machines and lawnmowers.

Jeremy Till appointed head of Central Saint Martins

Fri, 27 Jan 2012

Architect and academic Professor Jeremy Till has been appointed as the new head of Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.

JHP rebrands and designs interior concept for bbq international restaurant chain

Wed, 25 Jan 2012

JHP has been appointed to work with international restaurant chain bbq to redevelop the brand and redesign its restaurant outlets.

Corporate Culture creates new Diabetes UK identity

Tue, 24 Jan 2012

Corporate Culture has created a new visual identity for charity Diabetes UK.

More 4 rebrand unveiled

Tue, 24 Jan 2012

Man Vs Machine has rebranded Channel 4’s digital channel More 4, working with the channel’s in-house design team 4Creative and Jason Bruges Studio.

Kent Lyons develops Dickens newspaper

Mon, 23 Jan 2012

Kent Lyons is designing six newspapers and accompanying iPad apps which will be published in serialised form to mark this year’s bicentenary of Charles Dickens’ birth.

Sherry designs Kick It Out annual report

Mon, 23 Jan 2012

Sherry has designed the annual report for the Kick It Out football equality charity.

Teenage Cancer Trust unveils new identity

Fri, 20 Jan 2012

The Teenage Cancer Trust is set to launch a new visual identity, which has been developed by The Cernis Collective and Why Not Associates.

Voxpop - What is your favourite design from the last 12 months?

Thu, 19 Jan 2012

The nominations for the Design Museum’s Designs of the Year Awards have been unveiled. What is your favourite design from the last 12 months (that you haven’t worked on!)?

James Hurst closes Cure Studio and moves to Figtree

Wed, 18 Jan 2012

Cure Studio is set to close next month, with consultancy founder James Hurst joining Figtree as a senior creative.

Dragon Rouge creates identity for bathroom brand Balmorals London

Tue, 17 Jan 2012

Dragon Rouge has created the branding for British bathroom fittings company Balmorals London, which is aimed at the Chinese market.

Neville Brody creates RCA anniversary logo

Fri, 13 Jan 2012

Neville Brody has created a logo to mark the Royal College of Art’s 175th anniversary.

Pentagram’s Domenic Lippa works on new identity for University of The Arts London

Wed, 11 Jan 2012

Pentagram partner Domenic Lippa is working on a new visual identity for University of The Arts London following a strategy and scoping project led by Moving Brands.

BrandOpus repackages Twinings green tea

Tue, 10 Jan 2012

BrandOpus has created new packaging for Twinings’ green tea range.

Holmes & Marchant appoints Bob Pattni as design director

Mon, 9 Jan 2012

Holmes & Marchant has appointed Bob Pattni to the new role of design director.

This week's news in brief round-up

Fri, 6 Jan 2012

A round-up of this week’s news in brief.

Free pitches on the increase as client budgets drop, report shows

Tue, 3 Jan 2012

Design consultancies are increasingly being asked to work on creative pitches for free as client budgets drop, according to a new report.

Merry Christmas: Design Week to return on 3 January 2012

Fri, 23 Dec 2011

This is the final Design Week newsletter of 2011.

Review of the Year - Design education

Fri, 23 Dec 2011

It’s been a tumultuous year for design education, with the promise for more upheaval to come in 2012.

Review of the Year - The Government and design

Thu, 22 Dec 2011

Government-commissioned design work was, unsurprsingly, rather thin on the ground in 2011, following the Government’s freeze on marketing spend implemented last year.

Portsmouth Gallery turns rebrand process into exhibition

Tue, 20 Dec 2011

Portsmouth art gallery Aspex is to hold a public exhibition of three design proposals as part of its rebrand process.

Review of the Year - Design and the London Olympics

Tue, 20 Dec 2011

In the run-up to the 2012 London Olympic Games, design was gathering pace, with structural, graphics, branding and product briefs all being delivered.

Voxpop - What do you think the colour of 2012 will be?

Thu, 15 Dec 2011

Pantone has announced that Tangerine Tango is the colour of 2012. What colour would you choose to represent the coming year and why?

Barnbrook identity chosen as Occupy London logo

Wed, 14 Dec 2011

A Jonathan Barnbrook-designed identity has been chosen as the new logo for the Occupy London movement, after winning out in a public vote.

Royal Armouries seeks consultancies for design framework

Mon, 12 Dec 2011

The Royal Armouries museum in Leeds is setting up a new design framework covering exhibition design.

Design Week Awards 2012 open for entries

Mon, 12 Dec 2011

The Design Week Awards 2012 are now open for entries.

Employees buy out Media Square

Thu, 8 Dec 2011

Newly-formed, employee-owned company MSQ Partners has completed a buy-out of all the agencies that previously comprised listed group Media Square.

Magpie Studio rebrands catering company Jackson Gilmour

Thu, 8 Dec 2011

Magpie Studio has rebranded catering company Jackson Gilmour, creating a new visual identity and website.

Small Back Room brands first London Olympics legacy neighbourhood

Wed, 7 Dec 2011

Small Back Room has created the brand for London 2012 Olympics legacy neighbourhood East Village, a residential development which will sit on the site next to the Olympic Park.East Village identity

Branding group sought for new Manchester arts organisation

Tue, 6 Dec 2011

A branding consultancy is being sought to create a name and identity for a new arts organisation in Manchester, which is being formed from the merger between the Cornerhouse and the Library Theatre Company.

Kellogg's rebrands Nutri-Grain

Mon, 5 Dec 2011

Kellogg’s has repositioned its Nutri-Grain range with a new identity and on-pack graphics designed by its in-house team.Nutri-Grain

This week's news in brief round-up

Fri, 2 Dec 2011

Mystery designs Britain’s biggest restaurant

Fri, 2 Dec 2011

Consultancy Mystery has created the concept, branding, website and interiors for Za Za Bazaar, a new venue in Bristol which is reported to be Britain’s largest restaurant.

Voxpop - If you could create a robot to do anything, what would it do?

Thu, 1 Dec 2011

This week is European Robotics Week. If you could create a robot to perrform any one task, what would that task be and why?

News analysis - Chancellor's Autumn Statement offers boost for design industry

Wed, 30 Nov 2011

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne yesterday delivered his Autumn Statement, which appears to offer design businesses some opportunity for stabilisation and growth against the threat of possible recession in future years.Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne

Fiasco creates designs for Twitter-fuelled sandwich shop

Wed, 30 Nov 2011

Fiasco Design has created the branding, visual identity and screen interfaces for Nom Nom, a Bristol-based sandwich shop that uses social media to allow customers to pre-order food and drinks.

Campbell Hay brands The Long Table night market

Tue, 29 Nov 2011

Campbell Hay design consultancy has created the visual identity for The Long Table night food market, in east London’s Dalston.

Dalziel & Pow works on Danish department store

Mon, 28 Nov 2011

Dalziel & Pow has been appointed to work on a number of new design initiatives for Danish department store Magasin du Nord, which will initially launch in the Kongens Nytorv store in Copenhagen.

David Collins-designed Delaunay restaurant set to open

Fri, 25 Nov 2011

David Collins Studio has created the interiors for The Delaunay restaurant in London’s Covent Garden theatre district, with corporate identity and graphics designed by King Design and applied by consultancy Sands Thomas.

Designers enlist dogs and scent clocks in bid to tackle dementia

Fri, 25 Nov 2011

Five projects, including an initiative to train thinking dogs for dementia and an appetite-stimulating ‘scent clock’ are being developed as part the Design Council and the Department of Health’s £360 000 challenge to help people living with dementia.A million people in the UK will be living with dementia by 2021, the ...

Voxpop - What is your favourite example of a Great British product?

Thu, 24 Nov 2011

The Science Museum is hosting the Make it in Great Britain exhibition next summer, which aims to highlight British manufacturing. Which example of a Great British product, made in the UK, do you think should be in the show?

Harrison & Co brands writers charity English Pen

Wed, 23 Nov 2011

Harrison & Co has rebranded writers charity English Pen with a new identity that aims to communicate writing under duress but also a sense of independence and freedom.

Someone eyes world-record bid in Burton’s biscuits rebrand

Tue, 22 Nov 2011

Consultancy Someone is rebranding Burton’s Foods in an overhaul which will see the company’s name change to the Burton’s Biscuit Company and a potential attempt made on the Guinness World Record for the biggest biscuit.  Burton’s Biscuit Company

Wolff Olins brands NBC Universal environmental initiative

Tue, 22 Nov 2011

Wolff Olins has created the branding and supporting graphics for Green is Universal, the environmental initiative from US broadcasting giant NBC Universal.Icon group

Voxpop - What is your favourite design story of an everyday object?

Thu, 17 Nov 2011

The Science Museum’s exhibition Hidden Heroes: The Genius of Everyday Things, looks to highlight simple, effective and unsung design. What is your favourite design story of an everyday object?

Landor redesigns British Airways Executive Club cards

Wed, 16 Nov 2011

Landor has redesigned British Airways’ suite of Executive Club cards working up identities and developing their application with digital consultancy Ogilvy One.

Pearson Lloyd's designs aim to prevent violence in A&E

Wed, 16 Nov 2011

A Pearson Lloyd-led team has created a series of prototype designs which aim to prevent violence against staff in hospital accident and emergency departments.Process Map

Together Design develops new Phoenix comic for children

Tue, 15 Nov 2011

Together Design has worked with an in-house team to create a design approach, masthead and style guide for a new children’s weekly comic.

Neville Brody, Peter Saville and Michael Wolff among Royal Designers for Industry

Mon, 14 Nov 2011

Neville Brody, Peter Saville, and Michael Wolff are among six new Royal Designers for Industry, an honour awarded by the Royal Society for Arts.

Hat-Trick creates logo to mark First World War centenary

Fri, 11 Nov 2011

Hat-Trick Design has created a logo which will be used to mark the 100-year anniversary of the First World War, from 2014-2018.

This week’s news in brief round-up

Fri, 11 Nov 2011

Goosebumps has branded new restaurant chain Cabana, which opens a Westfield Stratford restaurant this week.

The Design Trust support organisation set to relaunch

Thu, 10 Nov 2011

The Design Trust, which provides business training and support to designers and craftspeople, is relaunching as a privately-run social enterprise.

Design industry calls on Government to protect design education

Wed, 9 Nov 2011

A group of leading designers and education experts have appealed to Education Secretary Michael Gove to keep design and technology in the National Curriculum.

Irrigation system wins 2011 James Dyson Award

Tue, 8 Nov 2011

Australian industrial design student Edward Linacre has won the 2011 international James Dyson Award for his system to irrigate crops in arid areas.

Man vs Machine rebrands More 4

Mon, 7 Nov 2011

Man vs Machine is working on a full rebrand of Channel 4 digital channel More 4, covering the visual identity, idents and digital guidelines.

CSD cleared to set up register of chartered designers

Mon, 7 Nov 2011

The Chartered Society of Designers has cleared the final hurdle in its plans to set up a register of chartered designers.

Oddbins rolls out new campaign and point-of-sale material

Fri, 4 Nov 2011

Richard P Chapman Design Associates has designed a Christmas campaign for Oddbins.

Voxpop - do you think a design degree is worth £9000 a year?

Thu, 3 Nov 2011

With university fees set to hit up to £9000 a year next year, new figures show that applications to art and design courses for 2012 have dropped by more than a quarter.

Coutts rolls out new identity

Tue, 1 Nov 2011

Private bank Coutts is rolling out a new identity as it rebrands internationally from RBS Coutts to just be known as Coutts.

Tangent Graphic applies pictograms to Glasgow Commonwealth Games HQ

Tue, 1 Nov 2011

Oversized versions of Tangent Graphic’s Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games pictograms have been applied to the Games’ headquarters in the city.

Harriman Steel uses optical illusions for BBC’s Disturbia Halloween concert

Mon, 31 Oct 2011

Harriman Steel has used optical illusions in its promotional material for the BBC Concert Orchestra’s Disturbia event, which is billed as ‘an alluring alternative to mainstream Halloween entertainment’.

WPP like-for-like revenue growth slows

Fri, 28 Oct 2011

WPP has reported a like-for-like revenue growth of 4.7 per cent in the third quarter of 2011, down from 6.7 per cent in the first quarter and 5.6 per cent in the second quarter.

Labour attacks Government for treating creative industries like ‘a second-rate sector’

Thu, 27 Oct 2011

New Shadow Culture Minister Dan Jarvis has attacked the Coalition Government for treating the creative industries like a ‘second-rate sector’ as he outlined plans for his new role.

JKR creates Christmas designs for Penhaligon’s

Thu, 27 Oct 2011

JKR has designed the Christmas Gift Collection packaging for perfume brand Penhaligon’s, based on a ‘hidden London’ theme.

Thomas Manss opens Italy office

Wed, 26 Oct 2011

Thomas Manss & Company has opened an office in Emilia Romagna, Italy, aiming to strengthen relationships with Italian clients such as paper manufacturers Fabriano and Fedrigoni and IT service provider Vem Sistemi.

DBA Design Effectiveness Award winners announced

Tue, 25 Oct 2011

The Design Business Association has announced the winners of this year’s Design Effectiveness Awards.

The Core becomes Hornall Anderson UK

Mon, 24 Oct 2011

Consultancy The Core is becoming Hornall Anderson UK, following a merger with the US-based design group.

Iris forms strategic alliance with US group Meredith

Fri, 21 Oct 2011

Consultancy Iris, which specialises in advertising, marketing and experiential work, is setting up a strategic alliance with US media and marketing group Meredith.

Placemarque creates Oxford city wayfinding with smartphone access

Thu, 20 Oct 2011

Environmental design consultancy Placemarque has created a wayfinding system for Oxford City Council, which will allow users to access information using smart phones.

News Analysis - Highlights from The British Invention Show

Wed, 19 Oct 2011

The British Invention Show, which kicks off today in London, is a beguiling mix of the serious, the potentially life-changing and the novelty.

Mr B and Friends rebrands cricket helmet brand Ayrtek

Tue, 18 Oct 2011

Bath-based consultancy Mr B and Friends has created new branding for Ayrtek, which produces cricket helmet designs aimed at reducing injury.

Number of art and design students grows by a quarter - report shows

Mon, 17 Oct 2011

The number of UK creative art and design students has grown by nearly a quarter since 2003/04, according to a new report.

Voxpop – Which regions could benefit from community focussed design?

Fri, 14 Oct 2011

Studio DB recently created a 3D installation as part of the We Love Brixton scheme. Which regions do you know of that could do with some community focussed design?

The Allotment creates new brand for agent Valerie Hoskins Associates

Wed, 12 Oct 2011

The Allotment has branded television and film writer agency Valerie Hoskins Associates, and designed its website around the proposition Words into Action. 

Small Back Room rebrands Herefordshire

Mon, 10 Oct 2011

Herefordshire has been rebranded by Small Back Room in a repositioning project which considers the county as a business and tourist destination, clarifies its geographical location and promotes it as an aspirational place to live.

Pentagram’s John Rushworth brands Canal & River Trust

Fri, 7 Oct 2011

Pentagram partner John Rushworth has created the branding for new organisation the Canal & River Trust, which tends to the 3500km of waterways across the country.

Voxpop - What snack food keeps your studio going?

Fri, 7 Oct 2011

Greggs the baker, purveyor of pasties and sausage rolls, is launching a new coffee shop offer. What is the favourite snack food in your studio?

Plan B Studio brands patent attorney Secerna

Thu, 6 Oct 2011

Plan B Studio has designed the identity and website for Secerna, a new firm of patent attorneys.

Together brands academies for Dragons' Den’s Peter Jones

Tue, 4 Oct 2011

Together has created the branding for the Peter Jones Enterprise Academy, which has been founded by the Dragons’ Den star.

BBC reviews design services roster

Mon, 3 Oct 2011

The BBC is reviewing its design marketing and communications roster, which is to be replaced by a new design services roster.

Greg Vallance to join Holmes & Marchant as managing partner

Mon, 3 Oct 2011

Greg Vallance, co-founder of Embrace Brands, is set to join Holmes & Marchant in a new role as managing partner.

UK consultancies bag Pentawards

Fri, 30 Sep 2011

UK consultancies Cowan and Stocks Taylor Benson have each picked up a platinum Pentaward in the international packaging design awards scheme.

Design Museum seeks permission to transform interior of new home

Thu, 29 Sep 2011

The Design Museum is seeking permission to alter the interiors of the Grade II*-listed Commonwealth Institute ahead of its planned move to the Kensington building in 2014.

Voxpop - Which 1970s brand would you like to revitalise?

Thu, 29 Sep 2011

Bloom has rebranded Cockburn’s port, aiming to bring back the character that made it a success in the 1970s. Which ’70s brand would you like to revitalise and why?

Brand on Shelf creates QR-coded packaging for Mira Showers

Wed, 28 Sep 2011

Cheltenham-based consultancy Brand on Shelf has designed new packaging and on-shelf communications for Mira Showers, featuring on-pack QR codes.

Pearlfisher brands Westons Organic cider as Wyld Wood

Tue, 27 Sep 2011

Pearlfisher has rebranded Westons Organic cider, renaming it Wyld Wood Premium Organic Cider and creating a new visual identity for the brand.

The Space Creative brands Pukka Herbs skincare range

Mon, 26 Sep 2011

Somerset-based consultancy The Space Creative has created the branding for Pukka Herbs’s new range of skincare products, Pukka Ayurveda.

Prince Philip Designers Prize shortlist announced

Fri, 23 Sep 2011

Ideo chief executive Tim Brown, exhibition designer Dinah Casson and Onedotzero co-founder Shane Walter have all been shortlisted for the 2011 Prince Philip Designers Prize.

Neville Brody announced as D&AD president in waiting

Thu, 22 Sep 2011

Neville Brody has been announced as the incoming deputy president of D&AD, which means he will take over as president of the organisation in a year’s time.

Voxpop - What is your favourite real-life story behind a brand?

Thu, 22 Sep 2011

Brand Matters and Morning have created a new identity for brewer Greene King, based around the story of Christian martyr St Edmund. What is your favourite example of a real-life story behind a brand?

Government calls for evidence on design rights

Wed, 21 Sep 2011

The Government has today called on the UK design community to provide information on how well the current design rights intellectual property system is working.

News analysis - How to design a medal

Tue, 20 Sep 2011

Yesterday the London 2012 Paralympic medals were unveiled – the culmination of a design by competition winner and jewellery designer Lin Cheung,  selection and steering from an advisory panel, a passive contribution from a Greek Goddess, and forging and striking by The Royal Mint.

Ron Arad awarded London Design Medal

Tue, 20 Sep 2011

Ron Arad has been awared the 2011 London Design Medal.

Bloom rebrands Cockburn’s Port

Mon, 19 Sep 2011

Bloom has created new branding and packaging for port brand Cockburn’s, which is owned by Symington Family Estates.

Brand Matters and Morning rebrand brewer Greene King

Fri, 16 Sep 2011

Consultancies Brand Matters and Morning have collaborated to create a new identity for brewer Greene King. 

Supafrank creates illustrated packaging for RNLI sweets

Fri, 16 Sep 2011

Supafrank has created new packaging for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s range of confectionery, which now features illustrations of sailing boats, buckets and lighthouses.

999 brands Mini Tennis initiative aimed at children

Thu, 15 Sep 2011

999 Design has created the visual identity for the Lawn Tennis Association’s Mini Tennis - an adapted version of the sport using smaller equipment and aimed for three-to-ten-year-olds.

News analysis - opportunities in Russia

Tue, 13 Sep 2011

Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday went a on-day flying visit to Russia with the aim of forging closer ties, both politically and on a business level.

Silk Pearce presentation pack marks Airmail centenary

Mon, 12 Sep 2011

Colchester-based consultancy Silk Pearce has designed a special-issue presentation pack to mark the 100th anniversary of the UK’s first Airmail flight.

Heavenly rebrands online tourism firm Toprooms.com

Fri, 9 Sep 2011

Heavenly has created new branding for independent hotel and B&B aggregator Toprooms.com.

Design Council challenge aims to keep older people connected

Fri, 9 Sep 2011

The Design Council and the Technology Strategy Board have launched a £495 000 challenge which is seeking designs to keep older people better connected.

Sane & Able brands Blue Dot project, which rewards people’s charity

Thu, 8 Sep 2011

Sane & Able has created branding and the website for Blue Dot, an initiative which rewards people for charitable activities and giving, using a new Blue Dots online currency.

Voxpop - What can be done about the high unemployment rate for graduate designers?

Thu, 8 Sep 2011

A new report shows that more than a third of art and design graduates have failed to find full-time employment, three years after leaving their courses. What do you think can be done to address this?

New D&AD executive committee appointed

Wed, 7 Sep 2011

Someone founder Simon Manchipp and Airside director Nat Hunter have been elected to the design seats on the D&AD executive committee.

Robot Food brands Jenson Button-backed restaurant

Tue, 6 Sep 2011

Harrogate-based consultancy Robot Food has created the branding for new restaurant brand Victus, which has opened its first branch in the town and is backed by Formula One star Jenson Button.

More than a third of art and design graduates are out of work, report shows

Fri, 2 Sep 2011

More than a third of art and design graduates are still without a full-time job more than three years after graduation, according to a new report.

Voxpop - Which book has inspired you most as a designer?

Fri, 2 Sep 2011

An exhibition at the Kemistry Gallery is marking 10 years since the publication of Alan Fletcher’s book the Art of Looking Sideways. Which book has inspired you most as a designer?

Q&A - Sir John Sorrell talks to Design Week ahead of the London Design Festival

Wed, 31 Aug 2011

This year’s London Design Festival is just over a fortnight away, and the 2011 event will be bigger than ever before. More than 300 events will take place, including what promises to be a spectacular installation in St Paul’s cathedral by architect John Pawson, and David Chipperfield’s laminated glass and metal-finished structures on the South Bank.

Cube 3 works on Hotel La Tour brand and marketing projects

Wed, 31 Aug 2011

Manchester-based consultancy Cube 3 is working on branding projects for new hotel chain Hotel La Tour, which is set to launch next year.

Robert O’Dowd resigns as head of Welsh innovation project

Tue, 30 Aug 2011

Former Designs of the Time director Robert O’Dowd has left his post as chief executive of the £35 million Pontio arts and innovation centre in Bangor, north Wales.

Nose and Publicis rebrand Swiss International Airlines

Fri, 26 Aug 2011

Swiss consultancy Nose Design has worked with international group Publicis to create a new identity for Swiss International Air Lines, which will roll out in October.

Branded at WMH offer brings together two Loewy agencies

Fri, 26 Aug 2011

Loewy Group consultancies Branded and Williams Murray Hamm have launched collaborative offer Branded at WMH, which will see the agencies work together on specific projects.

Mark Design rebrands young musicians organisation

Thu, 25 Aug 2011

Brighton-based consultancy Mark Design has created a new identity for the Young Classical Artists Trust, a charity which represents classical artists from the UK.

WPP profits up by 37 per cent

Wed, 24 Aug 2011

WPP has reported a 37 per cent rise in pre-tax profits for the first half of the year, compared with the first half of 2010.

D Studio cooks up new fudge packaging

Tue, 23 Aug 2011

D Studio has created new packaging and on-pack graphics for fudge company Burnt Sugar, aiming to celebrate the product’s ‘irregular pieces of taste bud-tingling randomness’.

Family and Friends repackages Allinson bread

Mon, 22 Aug 2011

Family and Friends has created new packaging for Allied Bakeries brand Allinson bread.

Method creates new Radio Times website

Fri, 19 Aug 2011

Method has worked with BBC Magazines’ in-house digital team and broadcast design group Meta Broadcast to create a new website for the The Radio Times, which aims to target ‘hunter-gatherer’ viewers.

Aesop brands Blur star Alex James’s cheese range

Fri, 19 Aug 2011

Aesop has created the branding and packaging designs for Alex James Presents a new range of cheese from the pop-star-turned-cheesemaker.

Springetts creates designs for new Crusha range

Thu, 18 Aug 2011

Springetts has created the designs for a new range of desserts from the Crusha brand.

Gray 318 creates new jacket designs for Roald Dahl books

Wed, 17 Aug 2011

Gray 318 has designed a new set of jackets for Roald Dahl’s stories for adults, which will be released by publisher Penguin in three stages.

Bloom creates Planet Lunch packaging for Pepsi Co

Wed, 17 Aug 2011

Bloom has created new packaging for Pepsi Co brand Planet Lunch.

Applied Information Group reforms as Applied after administration

Tue, 16 Aug 2011

Applied Information Group has changed its trading name to Applied, after going into administration, and joined European group Edenspiekerman Alliance.

Imagination creates display for Jaguar and Coutts

Mon, 15 Aug 2011

Imagination has created an ‘Andy Warhol-inspired’ display for the headquarters of private bank Coutts & Co in London to mark 50 years of the Jaguar E-Type car.

Shaw & Skerm identity aims to popularise fencing

Fri, 12 Aug 2011

Shaw & Skerm has created the Go Fence branding for British Fencing, which aims to encourage people to take up the sport.

Voxpop - Which overseas retail brand would you like to see come to the UK?

Thu, 11 Aug 2011

US fashion brand Forever 21 has opened its first British stores. Which overseas retail brand would you like to see brought to the UK?

Form brands fashion label Penelope Pond

Wed, 10 Aug 2011

Form has created the branding and visual identity for fashion brand Penelope Pond, including the logo, packaging and Autumn/Winter 2011 catalogue.

BBC executive creative director Marcelo Marer joins Intel

Tue, 9 Aug 2011

Former BBC executive creative director Marcelo Marer is joining the Intel Digital Home Group as chief creative director.

We Are Pure works for Chinese brand Wally Bath

Tue, 9 Aug 2011

We Are Pure design consultancy is creating the packaging and identity for this year’s range of products for Wally Bath, the Chinese health and beauty manufacturer.

News analysis – IP reforms accepted by government

Wed, 3 Aug 2011

A host of intellectual property reforms announced by government this morning appear to have been met with cautious acceptance by the design industry.

Lumsden designs new comic book store

Tue, 2 Aug 2011

Lumsden Design has designed a retail concept for comic shop Gosh which moves to a new premises in London’s Soho.

Leeds City College creates new posters as part of brand overhaul

Fri, 29 Jul 2011

Leeds City College’s in-house design team has created a series of posters promoting courses for the next academic year, forming part of a wider strategy to overhaul the college’s visual identity.

Path brands Naked Noodle

Thu, 28 Jul 2011

Path has created the visual identity and packaging design for the new Symington’s-owned Naked Noodle brand, aiming to represent premium Asian food.

SB Studio rebrands National Centre for Craft and Design

Wed, 27 Jul 2011

SB Studio is working on the rebrand of the Lincolnshire-based National Centre for Craft and Design, which promotes and exhibits craft and design work from around the world.

News analysis - The Big Brother logo

Tue, 26 Jul 2011

Lloyd Northover and Holmes & Marchant brought together in new structure

Fri, 22 Jul 2011

Media Square is bringing together its design consultancies Lloyd Northover, Holmes & Marchant UK and Holmes & Marchant Asia Pacific to form the new Holmes & Marchant Group.

Royal Mail releases final set of 2012 Olympic stamps

Fri, 22 Jul 2011

The final set of the Royal Mail’s series of London 2012 Olympic stamps is set to be issued, featuring work by 10 different artists art-directed by Studio David Hillman.

National Railway Museum steams ahead with Thompson Brand Partners identity

Thu, 21 Jul 2011

Thompson Brand Partners has created a new identity the National Railway Museum in York which aims to ‘connect generations’ through the story of railways.

Voxpop - which design issues would you put before Government?

Thu, 21 Jul 2011

The Creative Industries Council has been set up by Government to examine issues in the creative sector. What design-related issues would you like to see it tackle?

Writtle Holdings acquires Loewy Group

Tue, 19 Jul 2011

Media sector investment company Writtle Holdings has acquired the Loewy Group, which operates consultancies including Seymour Powell, Epoch Design,  The Team and Williams Murray Hamm.

Studio Space One brands life-coaching service

Mon, 18 Jul 2011

Studio Space One has created a new visual identity for The Life Detectives, a Cornwall-based life-coaching service.

Dinosaur brands this year’s Manchester Picnic

Mon, 18 Jul 2011

Manchester-based consultancy Dinosaur has created the branding for the Manchester Picnic, which runs in Piccadilly Gardens from 5-7 August.

Brand On Shelf packages Westons flavoured cider

Fri, 15 Jul 2011

Cheltenham-based consultancy Brand On Shelf has created the packaging designs and names for Westons cider’s new Westons Twist range of flavoured ciders, aiming to create a ‘premium’ brand appealing to ‘discerning drinkers.’

L&Co rebrands Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Thu, 14 Jul 2011

L&Co has created a new visual identity for the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), the first time it has been revamped in 30 years.

Voxpop - what is your favourite piece of data visualisation?

Thu, 14 Jul 2011

Poke is developing dynamic graphics for the Huffington Post’s new UK website,  which will be based on live data such as Twitter feeds and pollresults. What is your favourite example of online data visualisation and why?

Call to bring design education on to Government’s Innovation Strategy

Wed, 13 Jul 2011

Design organisations have been urged to make sure design education is addressed in the Government’s Innovation Strategy, which is due to be released later this year.

Someone rebrands National Maritime Museum

Tue, 12 Jul 2011

Someone has rebranded the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich and its sub-brands, with the work being unveiled today alongside the opening of the new Sammy Ofer wing.

Pearlfisher presents the solution for Guzzle Puzzle

Tue, 12 Jul 2011

Pearlfisher has created the identity, graphics and packaging for Guzzle Puzzle, a new product from The Natural Confectionary Company which is designed so that sweets can fit together like a puzzle before being eaten.

To The Point brands Worcester retail development

Mon, 11 Jul 2011

To The Point has created the naming and branding for St Martin’s Quarter, a retail-led development in the centre of Worcester.

Brandhouse repackages Jamaica Ginger Cake

Fri, 8 Jul 2011

McVitie’s Jamaica Ginger Cake has been given an identity and packaging overhaul by consultancy Brandhouse.

Brinley Clark wins New Designer of the Year Part Two award

Thu, 7 Jul 2011

Brinley Clark, from the University of Hertfordshire, has won the Business Design Centre New Designer of the Year 2011 award at Part Two of this year’s New Designers event, for his graphic design project Shit or Miss.

Government launches Creative Choice procurement framework

Wed, 6 Jul 2011

A new framework which will supply creative services, including design, to all Government departments and public sector organisations, has been launched by the Department for Education.

Pearlfisher rebrands Maldon Salt

Wed, 6 Jul 2011

Pearlfisher has created the new brand identity and packaging for Maldon Salt, celebrating the ‘natural elements’ of the seasoning.

Hat-Trick and Sennep create 50 years of BHF work

Tue, 5 Jul 2011

Hat-Trick Design and Sennep have developed projects to mark the British Heart Foundation’s 50th anniversary, which is today.

53K works with artist on widows project

Mon, 4 Jul 2011

53K, the consultancy launched by former Applied Information Group senior staff Kasper de Graaf and Malcolm Garrett alongside others, has worked with British Indian artist Reeta Sarkar on an exhibition in New York.

Mr B & Friends brands Greenergy fuel company

Fri, 1 Jul 2011

Bath-based consultancy Mr B & Friends has rebranded fuel provider Greenergy.

Magpie creates Channel 4 Street Summer branding

Thu, 30 Jun 2011

Magpie Studio has worked with Channel 4’s in-house design team 4 Creative to develop the branding for the channel’s arts and culture season Street Summer.

Go nuts about brazil

30 June 2011

Despite its booming economy and opportunities surrounding the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics, UK consultancy outposts in Brazil are scarce. Emily Gosling looks at the challenges facing those looking to expand there

First Site arts centre set to open

Wed, 29 Jun 2011

Former Selfridges boss Vittorio Radice joins Conran

Mon, 27 Jun 2011

Former Selfridges chief executive Vittorio Radice is joining Conran Holdings as a non-executive director.

Government scraps Central Office of Information

Fri, 24 Jun 2011

The Central Office of Information, the Government’s main procurer of design, is to be scrapped.

The Chase completes Cannes Lions hat-trick

Thu, 23 Jun 2011

The Chase has bagged gold, silver and bronze Design Lions at this year’s Cannes Lions Festival.

Designers make sense of London's changing transport

23 June 2011

The London Transport Museum has enlisted a host of designers to work alongside its in-house team for the Sense and the City exhibition, which opens next month.Dare by Rian Hughes (left) and Helicopters for Everybody from Mechanix Illustrated

Parliament of Owls online masterclass forum to go live

23 June 2011

Williams Murray Hamm restructures for integrated focus

Wed, 22 Jun 2011

Tim Lindsay to take over at D&AD

Mon, 20 Jun 2011

Tim Lindsay has been appointed as the new chief executive of D&AD and will take over from Tim O’Kennedy in August.

Neville Brody awarded D&AD President’s Medal as pencils announced

Fri, 17 Jun 2011

Neville Brody has been awarded the D&AD President’s Medal, while design Black Pencils have gone to Samuel Wilkinson and Hulger for the Plumen light bulb and Apple for the iPad.

Brand Voice speaks up for Martson’s Pedigree real ale

Fri, 17 Jun 2011

Brand Voice has created a cricket-themed campaign for Marston’s Pedigree real ale, which launched with an initial Father’s Day promotion yesterday and will run throughout the summer.

Airside works on awareness-raising film for Infoasaid

16 June 2011

Praline applies the Sorrell Foundation's colour scheme to Saturday Club Summer Show

16 June 2011

Pearson Lloyd project battles violence in A&E departments

Wed, 15 Jun 2011

Student designs aim to tackle cashpoint crime

Wed, 15 Jun 2011

Students and staff at the Design Against Crime Research Centre at Central St Martins College of Art and Design have developed a series of projects that aim to reduce incidences of crime at cash machines.

Refinery repackages Hammerite paint

Tue, 14 Jun 2011

Manchester-based group Refinery has created new packaging designs for metal paint brand Hammerite, which are set to roll out internationally.

Thomas Bene to set up own consultancy

Mon, 13 Jun 2011

Thomas Bene, of the Bene furniture company, is to launch his own branding and design consultancy.

Blue Marlin repackages Purdey’s

Fri, 10 Jun 2011

Blue Marlin has redesigned the packaging for the Britvic-owned Purdey’s wellbeing drink.

Cultural Innovations works with Royal Society on Arabick Roots exhibition

Thu, 9 Jun 2011

The Royal Society is hosting an Arabick Roots exhibition project managed by Cultural Innovations, with a video by Piers Video Production and interactives by GRDD.

Direct Marketing Association set for rebrand

Thu, 9 Jun 2011

The Direct Marketing Association is set to roll out new branding developed by an in-house team, working with digital consultancy Jacob Bailey.

Curious gives Essex law firm a boost with businesslike, but 'anti-boring' identity

9 June 2011

Interabang shows its understanding of Mind

9 June 2011

Leeds loops the Loop as new arts fair promotes creativity

9 June 2011

The Loop Arts Fair, which is launching in Leeds this month, will see a host of illustrators, designers and artists transform a city-centre mill into working studios, print shops, publishing houses and workshops.

To The Point considers all the options as it creates brand for new social care service Optalis

9 June 2011

Dragons’ Den’s Deborah Meaden among Design Council trustees

Tue, 7 Jun 2011

The Design Council has announced its new board of trustees, which features Simon Waterfall of Fray alongside Wayne Hemingway and businesswoman Deborah Meaden of BBC TV’s Dragons’ Den fame.

Olivier Kugler wins V&A Illustration Awards

Tue, 7 Jun 2011

Stuttgart-born illustrator Olivier Kugler has been announced as the overall winner of the V&A Illustration Awards, with his illustration of a truck driver’s journey across Iran, from French reportage magazine XXI.

Sherry creates Kick It Out football materials

Mon, 6 Jun 2011

Sherry has designed the communication materials for the Kick It Out football equality charity’s One Game, One Community Action Week in October.

Allies rebrands Spanish food company Brindisa

Fri, 3 Jun 2011

Allies Design has rebranded Spanish food company Brindisa, creating a refreshed visual identity to be used across all touchpoints, including its three restaurants and Borough Market store in London.

DBA works with GLA to promote procurement best-practice

Thu, 2 Jun 2011

The Design Business Association says it is to work with the Greater London Authority to develop best practice design procurement case studies.

T&Cake time for Build with its identity for café start-up

2 June 2011

Rose Design and Tate Britain combine for Vorticism show

Wed, 1 Jun 2011

Lambie-Nairn creates new Emmerdale identity

Tue, 31 May 2011

Lambie-Nairn has created new branding for ITV1 soap Emmerdale.

Design Museum names 2011 Designers in Residence

Fri, 27 May 2011

The Design Museum has named its four Designers in Residence for 2011, whose work will go on show at the museum from August 2011 until January 2012.

Loewy launches Loewy Unlimited collaborative offer

Thu, 26 May 2011

Group Loewy, which operates consultancies including Seymour Powell, Williams Murray Hamm and The Team, has formalised its cross-consultancy collaborative offer with the launch of new agency Loewy Unlimited.

High street dreams

26 May 2011

Shopping guru Mary Portas has been appointed by the Government to lead an independent review of the future of the British high street. Design Week asks retail design experts to outline their vision of what high streets might look like in ten years’ time

DW Top 100 survey reveals 'surprisingly good' results

Wed, 25 May 2011

Imagination has retained pole position in the Design Week Top 100 Consultancy Survey this year, with an 18 per cent rise in fee-income.

SHH develops designs for Teaspoon teashop chain

Wed, 25 May 2011

Media Square is back to revenue growth

Tue, 24 May 2011

Media Square has reported a 15 per cent rise in revenues from last year, compared with the 23 per cent year-on-year drop it experienced in 2010.

CSD in final stage of register plan

Mon, 23 May 2011

The Chartered Society of Designers has held an extraordinary general meeting which it says marks the end of a period of consultation on its plans to set up a register of chartered designers.

D&AD to award slices of pencil

Fri, 20 May 2011

D&AD is set to award ‘slices’ of pencil as In-Book and Nominated awards, with the new prizes designed by Turner Duckworth.

Hargreaves review makes IP recommendations

Thu, 19 May 2011

A Government-initiated review into intellectual property has been delivered by Professor Ian Hargreaves, concluding that ten adjustments need to be made to current IP laws, which he sees as obstructive to innovation and economic growth.

Press 81 cider bottle glows with Touchpoint branding

19 May 2011

Dee Cooper leaves Virgin Atlantic

Tue, 17 May 2011

Dee Cooper, director of product service at airline Virgin Atlantic, has left the company.

Turquoise brands Eurovision Song Contest

Fri, 13 May 2011

Turquoise Branding has created the identity for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, which will be held on Saturday in Düsseldorf, Germany.

London Design Festival unveils 2011 line-up

Thu, 12 May 2011

This year’s London Design Festival will feature key works from architects John Pawson and Amanda Levete and French design team the Bouroullec brothers.

Fratelli Damiano almond calls Mayday for redesign of its identity and packaging

12 May 2011

Industry Design interiors and branding for new confectionery retail chain A Sweet Thought

12 May 2011

Peter & Paul creates 100% Design marketing

Wed, 11 May 2011

British Airways seeks artist for Olympic livery

Thu, 5 May 2011

British Airways is seeking a candidate to work alongside artist Tracey Emin to create the livery for 12 British Airways aircraft that will fly in guests and teams for the London 2012 Olympics.

Street Wheels game winner in 24-hour design challenge

5 May 2011

The Collective – aka Centre for Smoother Journeys’ – Street Wheels game, winner of the Judges Award

Blue Marlin breakaway group Aesop launches

Wed, 4 May 2011

From left: Ed Woodcock, Roger Hart, Martin Grimer, Jim Paterson

Nice Agency works on Channel 4 iPad design

Thu, 28 Apr 2011

Channel 4 has announced the release of the 4oD iPad application designed by Nice Agency.

Honey Creative crafts new identity for Cox London as it makes its creative mark

28 April 2011

Dixon Baxi brands Findaproperty.com

Wed, 27 Apr 2011

Museum of London takes to the high seas with pirates exhibition

Wed, 27 Apr 2011

V&A appoints new director and head for Dundee project

Thu, 21 Apr 2011

Professor Martin Roth, director general of the Dresden State Art Collections, has been named as the new director of the Victoria & Albert Museum, replacing current director Sir Mark Jones.

Dixon Baxi creates Star India idents

Thu, 21 Apr 2011

Dixon Baxi has created a series of eight idents to launch the high-definition versions of four channels for Indian television network Star: Star Plus, Star Movies, Star Gold and Star World.

Peter & Paul has got new music festival identity down to a 'T'

21 April 2011

Peter & Paul has been appointed creative director of Europe’s largest free music festival, Tramlines, which will be held in Sheffield in July.

Hat-Trick rebrands Wimbledon tennis club

Wed, 20 Apr 2011

Honey Creative designs Festival of Britain anniversary guide

Wed, 20 Apr 2011

Bulletproof creates anniversary Coca-Cola packaging

Tue, 19 Apr 2011

Bulletproof has created new packaging for Coca-Cola to celebrate the brand’s 125th anniversary.

Marketing spend down by 5%, report shows

Mon, 18 Apr 2011

Marketing spend fell by 5.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2011, according to the latest Bellwether survey compiled by the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising and BDO and authored by financial information group Markit.

London Gift Fair postponed

Thu, 14 Apr 2011

This year’s London Gift Fair, which was due to be held at Olympia in September, has been postponed due to market conditions.

Odd seeks out cycling pros for Power Bike campaign

14 April 2011

Hat-Trick’s Shakespeare stamps in the limelight

Tue, 12 Apr 2011

Hat-Trick Design has created two sets of stamps for Royal Mail to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Woods Creative sets the theme for Haven Holidays

Mon, 11 Apr 2011

Preston-based consultancy Woods Creative is designing the 2012 Haven Holidays brochure, having been retained by owner Bourne Leisure.

Beyond works on Kardex Group campaign

Fri, 8 Apr 2011

Berkshire-based consultancy Beyond is designing a campaign for the Kardex Group, a German storage solutions company.

999 brands luxury jewellery store Mawi

Thu, 7 Apr 2011

999 Design has created the branding for the first standalone store of Mawi, an east London-based luxury jewellery brand.

Mark puzzles out Virgin Unite Insiders logo with 'attitude'

7 April 2011

Social adds historic touch to Waldorf Hotel bar identity

7 April 2011

Fit brands Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich

Wed, 6 Apr 2011

The Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, south London, has been rebranded by Fit Creative in a project aimed to clarify the brand - which is being confused with the National Maritime Museum and Greenwich University.

2011 James Dyson Award open for entries

Tue, 5 Apr 2011

Entries are being sought for the 2011 James Dyson Award, which challenges young designers and engineers to develop problem-solving inventions.

Butterfly Cannon rebrands Swedish cosmetics range

Mon, 4 Apr 2011

Butterfly Cannon is working on the relaunch of a body care range for Swedish cosmetics and beauty company Oriflame.

Eurosport launches new identity

Fri, 1 Apr 2011

Broadcaster Eurosport has launched a new on-air identity, created by Paris-based consultancy Les Télécréateurs.

Design organisations hit by Arts Council cuts

Thu, 31 Mar 2011

The Crafts Council and the London Design Festival have both had their funding reduced following a review of Arts Council England grants.

Crush Design creates covers for Philip Pullman trilogy

31 March 2011

Red Bee Media creates new vision for Muz

31 March 2011

Harriman Steel creates new look for BBC Symphony Orchestra

Wed, 30 Mar 2011

Design industry greets Budget with cautious optimism

Wed, 30 Mar 2011

CSD marks anniversary with new identity

Tue, 29 Mar 2011

The Chartered Society of Designers has unveiled a new visual identity to mark its 80th anniversary and a major strategic review.

Form to open Design Events department

Fri, 25 Mar 2011

London-based consultancy Form is to open a new department specialising in design projects for the events industry.

SAS creates GSK’s annual report

Thu, 24 Mar 2011

SAS Design has designed the print and digital editions of pharmaceuticals company GlaxoSmithKline’s 2010 annual report.

Me & Dave homes in on Singapore market

24 March 2011

Someone spreads its bets to rebrand Betfair

Wed, 23 Mar 2011

RFA takes legendary Ace Café on the road

Wed, 23 Mar 2011

Design Council seeks new trustees following Cabe merger

Tue, 22 Mar 2011

The Design Council is looking to appoint five or six new trustees to join a ‘trust board’ following its merger with the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment that takes effect from 1 April.

Designing Demand continues with Government backing

Mon, 21 Mar 2011

The Government says it will continue to provide financial support for the Designing Demand programme, set up by the Design Council.

Table 19 to work Jamie Oliver’s Wood Fired Ovens materials

Fri, 18 Mar 2011

Table 19 is working on a project to design and market Jamie Oliver’s Wood Fired Ovens brand.

Design Camp seeks funding as cuts threaten its future

Thu, 17 Mar 2011

London-based children’s initiative Design Camp is seeking funding, following cuts that look to put the future of the scheme in danger.

Cada cooks up marketing flavour of Roast

17 March 2011

Cada has created a retail marketing campaign for Roast, the British food specialist outlet, which will pilot at the Westfield London site.

Radford Wallis engages brain to create charity's identity

17 March 2011

Radford Wallis has rebranded brain disorder charity The National Hospital Development Foundation as The National Brain Appeal.

All of Us and Dixon Baxi create Russian TV channel

Wed, 16 Mar 2011

All of Us and Dixon Baxi have been appointed to create a new television channel for Russian media company Kommersant.

Future Brand creates ‘export icon’ for Peru

Tue, 15 Mar 2011

Future Brand has created a new brand for South American country Peru, designing an identity that will be principally used as a trade icon on exported goods.

Significant rise in design salaries outside London, survey shows

Tue, 15 Mar 2011

Creative director salaries outside London have risen by an average of 16 per cent, according to the 2011 Design Week Salary Survey.

Landor brands Manchester city-centre quarter Noma

Thu, 10 Mar 2011

Landor has created the name and identity for Noma, an 8ha development in Manchester city centre led by The Co-operative Group.

Entries open for Inclusive Design Challenge

Thu, 10 Mar 2011

This year’s Inclusive Design Challenge, organised by the Helen Hamlyn Centre at the Royal College of Art, is currently accepting entries for the 24-hour-challenge, which will take place on 18 April.

Beyond Creative Thinking to work up Mars training space

10 March 2011

Beyond Creative Thinking is set to work with Mars on the design of a training room concept for the company’s Slough headquarters. The consultancy says it is being appointed on recommendation from signage fit-out company Image Creation, which will also work on the project.

Howdy makes a splash with droplet logo for Lifehouse

10 March 2011

Howdy has worked on the identity, wayfinding and marketing materials for Lifehouse, a health spa situated in the village of Thorpe-le-Soken, in Essex.

SVI Design floats brand communications for Southern Wind Shipyard luxury yachts

10 March 2011

SVI Design has created a brochure and advertising for Italian luxury yacht company Southern Wind Shipyard and is set to start work on a rebrand of the company.Sasha Vidakovic, founder of SVI Design, says the consultancy has been discussing projects with Southern Wind since autumn last year. Vidakovic says, ’We have experience in yachting with work such as Azimut Benetti (DW 15 April 2010) and we also work in the luxury sector - we understand the typical high-wealth client of Southern ...

Luke Miles to join Virgin Atlantic as head of design

Wed, 9 Mar 2011

Identica rebrands Ecozone range

Wed, 9 Mar 2011

CSD changes bylaws in bid to set up register

Tue, 8 Mar 2011

The Chartered Society of Designers says it is to amend its bylaws as part of its ambition to set up a register of chartered designers.

Design Week Awards winners set to be unveiled

Tue, 8 Mar 2011

The winners of the 2011 Design Week Awards are set to be announced tonight.

WPP reports ‘remarkable’ recovery as profits jump

Fri, 4 Mar 2011

WPP has reported a 28.5 per cent rise in profits before tax in 2010, which it describes as ‘a year of significant recovery’.

Print Futures Awards open to graphic designers

Fri, 4 Mar 2011

The Print Futures Awards are calling for entries, targeting the printing, publishing and graphic arts industries.

RMS develops campaign to tackle Somali piracy

Thu, 3 Mar 2011

Cheshire-based consultancy RMS has created a campaign that aims to raise awareness of the plight of seafarers taken hostage by Somali pirates.

Studio Parris Wakefield is on the pulse with Citizen refresh

3 March 2011

Together Design styles teen cash contest

3 March 2011

Love Creative works up V Festival visuals

Wed, 2 Mar 2011

Blue Marlin repackages So Be Pure Rush for UK launch

Tue, 1 Mar 2011

Blue Marlin has redesigned the packaging for Pepsi Co’s So Be Pure Rush energy drink for its UK launch.

Dragon Rouge rebrands Finnish paper company

Tue, 1 Mar 2011

Dragon Rouge has undertaken a full brand review and designed a new identity for Helsinki-based paper manufacturer Ahlstrom.

Brit Insurance category award winners unveiled

Mon, 28 Feb 2011

The seven category winners of the Brit Insurance Design Awards have been announced. They include London’s Barclays Cycle Hire, winner in the Transport category, and personalised magazine app Flipboard, by Mike McCue and Evan Doll, which won in the Interactive category.

Pearlfisher creates ‘childlike’ sweet packaging

Thu, 24 Feb 2011

Pearlfisher has created new packaging for The Natural Confectionery Company, which aims to reflect a ‘childlike and inhibition-free curiosity in the world’.

Kimpton Creative dreams of place in sun for Pure France

24 February 2011

Sustainability in focus at Somerset design conference

24 February 2011

Small Back Room completes Shakespeare's Globe identity task

Wed, 23 Feb 2011

Harriman Steel creates graphics for stratospheric opera

Wed, 23 Feb 2011

Harriman Steel has created promotional material for Piccard in Space, the debut opera from Goldfrapp co-founder Will Gregory.

Elmwood creates National Census identity

Tue, 22 Feb 2011

Elmwood has created the 2011 National Census identity, including developing brand guidelines, the colour scheme, an origami logotype and the tagline ‘Help tomorrow take shape’.

Waitrose picks up DBA Grand Prix award

Fri, 18 Feb 2011

The Waitrose graphic design and packaging team has picked up the Grand Prix at the Design Business Association 2011 Design Effectiveness Awards.

Springetts brings ‘attitude and mischief’ to Crusha packs

Fri, 18 Feb 2011

Springetts has created new packaging designs for Crusha milk shake mix brand, adding more ‘attitude and mischief’ to the brand’s cat icon.

The chef's special

17 February 2011

Britain’s appetite for TV food programmes has put huge opportunities for lucrative marketing deals in the way of celebrity chefs. Emily Gosling looks at how their personalities are converted into branding

Helen Hamlyn Centre to berenamed reflecting its dedicated focus on design

17 February 2011

Seven get chance to practice innovation for its own sake

17 February 2011

Harriman Steel creates London Fashion Week wayfinding

Wed, 16 Feb 2011

With Relish composes new look for Philharmonia Orchestra

Mon, 14 Feb 2011

With Relish has designed a new communications theme which will lead the Philharmonia Orchestra’s 2011/2012 season and shape the visual direction of future seasons.

Government to scrap PQQ stage in procurement

Fri, 11 Feb 2011

The Government is understood to be set to scrap pre-qualification questionnaires to make it easier for small and medium-sized companies to apply for Government contracts.

Gensler pulls out the punches for Lord Mayor’s charity dinner

Fri, 11 Feb 2011

Architect Gensler has created the concept, interiors and branding for the Lord Mayor of the City of London’s Charity Appeal, Bear Necessities’ Gala Charity Dinner.

Mark Design creates Cabaret collateral

Thu, 10 Feb 2011

Mark Design has created the marketing materials for the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art production of Cabaret at London’s Wilton’s Music Hall, tying in with Lamda’s 150-year anniversary.

Design Council grants recipients announced

10 February 2011

Loyal supporters

10 February 2011

Membership organisations provide designers and designer-makers with valuable business advice, as well as offering opportunities for networking. Angus Montgomery considers the value of the groups

Profile: Kelley Cheng

Wed, 9 Feb 2011

Kelley Cheng has been described by her peers as a ‘tour de force of Singaporean creativity’. A three-time Society of Publishers Asia award-winning editor and creative director, Kelley is also a published author whose coffee table books have appeared in ten languages. In addition she is a self-proclaimed pop culture junkie, who abandoned her architecture degree to become a full-time writer and photographer for ID magazine. Her subsequent 12 years in the industry has seen her publish ...

Someone to rebrand Atlas Interactive

Wed, 9 Feb 2011

Design group Someone has been appointed to rebrand learning solutions company Atlas Interactive, aiming to help the company reposition itself for the international market with a more ’global’ identity.

Rebrand and new website for Scottish accountants

Tue, 8 Feb 2011

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland’s website is being redesigned by Realise Digital in a bid to increase user engagement as consultancy 17-7 works on a rebrand.

Fiver rebrands with Foreign Office idents

Fri, 4 Feb 2011

Channel Five’s digital sister channel, Fiver, is to rebrand to 5* next month, with a new logo and new branding designed in-house by the team at Northern & Shell, and refreshed idents by Foreign Office.

Art Fund Prize longlist unveiled

Fri, 4 Feb 2011

Ten museums have been longlisted for the £100 000 Art Fund Prize 2011, which recognises museum and gallery exhibition design and refurbishments.

Fit rebrands Beauty and the Bib baby company

Thu, 3 Feb 2011

Fit Creative has rebranded the Beauty and the Bib baby clothing company, creating a new logo, website, promotional materials and brand guidelines for the company.

Hands on the wheel

3 February 2011

A ’hub and spoke’ approach is one way in which the UK’s design industry bodies could be looking to organise themselves in the future. Angus Montgomery looks at their changing structures and strategies

Silver Worldwide stamps new identity on Countryfile TV presenter Adam Henson

3 February 2011

DBA launches 'outward-facing' focus

Wed, 2 Feb 2011

The Design Business Association is launching a new strategy to focus on facing out to clients and business rather than facing inwards to design consultancies.

Sea rebrands the Mental Health Foundation

Wed, 2 Feb 2011

Sea Design has rebranded the Mental Health Foundation, creating a new visual identity to be used across all of the organisation’s materials and website.

James Greenfield joins Airside as creative director

Tue, 1 Feb 2011

Airside has appointed James Greenfield as its new creative director.

Margate puts new identity to the public vote

Mon, 31 Jan 2011

Margate is launching a new identity ahead of the opening of the Turner Contemporary gallery in April. The identity’s final appearance is to be decided by an online public vote.

Wiltshire Design Network launches

Mon, 31 Jan 2011

The Wiltshire Design Network is looking to put a management and organisational structure in place following its launch.

Pupils awarded Design Museum prize

Fri, 28 Jan 2011

Year 10 pupils from Haberdashers’ Aske’s Hatcham College in London have won the Design Museum’s Design Ventura initiative – and will see the bunting they designed sold in the Design Museum shop.

Private investment in culture drops by 3 per cent, research shows

Thu, 27 Jan 2011

New figures from organisation Arts & Business show that private investment in culture in the UK has fallen by 3 per cent year-on-year, to stand at £658m in 2009-10.

Cog Design finds its Voices for choral festival identity

27 January 2011

Fit Creative brings home a classier look to Tudor Touch

27 January 2011

Fit Creative has devised a new name and identity for shutters and blind retailer Tudor Touch, formerly known as Tudor Blinds and Shutters.

Silk Pearce creates 'eerie and unsettling' look for Aldeburghmusic and arts festival

27 January 2011

Taxi steps out with Clarks to create a stylish niche for older customers

27 January 2011

World Economic Forum puts design issues in spotlight

27 January 2011

Issues of design and its wider importance will be under debate at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting at Davos, Switzerland, which runs from today until 30 January.

Designers dish the dirt for Wellcome Collection show

Wed, 26 Jan 2011

London gallery the Wellcome Collection’s new blockbuster exhibition Dirt: the Filthy Reality of Everyday Life, has led to a raft of design briefs being initiated as it prepares for a five-month run and a presence at this summer’s festivals.

Design debated at Davos meeting

Wed, 26 Jan 2011

Issues of design and its wider importance will be under debate at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting at Davos, Switzerland, which runs from today until 30 January.

Design Week publishes Hot 50

Tue, 25 Jan 2011

Tomorrow sees the publication of Design Week’s 2011 Hot 50 – the latest round-up of people, movements and organisations that went beyond the distance for design during the previous 12 months.

999 opens Latvia office

Mon, 24 Jan 2011

999 Design has launched a new office in Latvia, to cater for Baltic companies seeking to develop products and services for the UK market.

Design Week Top 100 open for entries

Mon, 24 Jan 2011

Applications are now open for the 2011 Design Week Top 100 Consultancy Survey.

Shaw & Skerm works on Mind charity event materials

Fri, 21 Jan 2011

Consultancy Shaw & Skerm is working on events promotional material for mental health charity Mind and has developed the tagline Move Your Mind, for fundraising events.

Campaign Design creates Kirk Originals store

Thu, 20 Jan 2011

Glasses brand Kirk Originals is to open its flagship store in London with interior design by Campaign Design.

B&W Studio to stay on Design Business Association awards

20 January 2011

Universally speaking

20 January 2011

With inclusive design’s processes of workshops, user interviews and role play becoming more widely accepted, Angus Montgomery finds practitioners looking to extend the scope and impact of the field

Vintage festival to be held on South Bank

Wed, 19 Jan 2011

Wayne Hemingway’s cultural festival, Vintage, is to take place in July this year as part of celebrations at London’s Southbank Centre to mark the 60th anniversary of the Festival of Britain.

Angry Birds, Boris bikes and iPad vie for Brit Insurance prize

Mon, 17 Jan 2011

The Apple iPad, the Angry Birds game and the Barclays Cycle Hire scheme in London are all on the shortlist for the 2011 Brit Insurance Design Awards.

Think Public works on Barnet prototyping system

Thu, 13 Jan 2011

Think Public has been working with Barnet Council to develop a new prototyping system that can be used to build new public services.

Blue Marlin gets to work on Brains brew

13 January 2011

Blue Marlin has been appointed to redesign Brains’ cask ale portfolio as the Welsh brewer reacts to market shifts indicating real ale is experiencing steady growth.

Eden Project summer exhibition26 Flavours of Cornwall plans tocelebrate Cornish food and drink

13 January 2011

The Cornwall Design Forum and writers collective 26 are set to collaborate on an exhibition for the Eden Project called 26 Flavours of Cornwall, and are welcoming interest from designers and creative writers who wish to take part.

Letter by letter

13 January 2011

Harrison & Co has designed the cover art for a series of Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment albums on its newly launched label OAE Released. The first album, Monteverdi Vespers, is released on 31 January. Consultancy creative director Chris Harrison says, ’The artwork for the range of CDs is based on using and illustrating a single letter for each CD. Over time the collection will build into an alphabet.’

Inclusive design challenge launches as 24-hour initiative

Wed, 12 Jan 2011

Bulletproof rebrands Welsh Football Association

Wed, 12 Jan 2011

Odd creates Reebok Classics look books

Wed, 12 Jan 2011

Blackpool to get redesigned trams

Tue, 11 Jan 2011

Blackpool Council has revealed designs for the town’s new trams, which will begin service at Easter 2012.

Gregor Muir appointed as ICA executive director

Tue, 11 Jan 2011

The Institute of Contemporary Arts has appointed Gregor Muir as its executive director.

Tandem wins Dunluce Castle exhibition contract

Mon, 10 Jan 2011

Tandem Design has won an exhibition design and wayfinding contract for the ruins of 14th-century Dunluce Castle and its outbuildings in Northern Ireland.

Channel 4’s T4 in design overhaul

Fri, 7 Jan 2011

Channel 4’s youth programming series T4 will unveil a design overhaul tomorrow with a set of 20 new robot-themed idents and on-screen graphics by Double G Studios and set design by Rudi Thackray.

Origin Creative works on Foo-Go rebrand

Fri, 7 Jan 2011

Origin Creative has been appointed to refresh the branding for sandwich and convenience food company Foo-Go.

Industry experts predict steady recovery for 2011

Thu, 6 Jan 2011

Peter & Paul to create 100% Design campaigns

Thu, 6 Jan 2011

Majority of designers expect no increase in fee-income in 2011, according to latest DW poll

6 January 2011

Less than half of respondents to a Design Week poll think their fee-income will increase in 2011.

A&B Studio brands Love Live

Wed, 5 Jan 2011

A&B Studio has created a new identity for music curation and production company Love Live.

Corporation Pop works on Creamfields campaign

Wed, 22 Dec 2010

Corporation Pop will design the online and offline campaign for festival Creamfields 2011 following its appointment from a three-way pitch.

Echo works on Carling brand brief

Tue, 21 Dec 2010

Echo has been appointed by Molson Coors as strategic brand partner for Carling to drive the lager to a broader audience.

Finnair unveils new identity

Tue, 21 Dec 2010

Finnish airline Finnair has unveiled a new identity, developed by WPP consultancy Sek & Grey.

Chartered Society of Designers approves charter change

Mon, 20 Dec 2010

The Chartered Society of Designers has approved plans to amend its Royal Charter to allow it to set up a register of chartered designers.

Market Creative develops Home Form Group campaign

Mon, 20 Dec 2010

The Market Creative has developed a below-the-line campaign for home improvement company Home Form Group, which will include showroom promotions, window dressing and direct mail.

Ideas sought for Cornwall Big Design Challenge

Fri, 17 Dec 2010

Cornwall’s Big Design Challenge, run by Designs of the Time Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, is seeking local issues that can be tackled through design.

Labour calls for cross-Government creative industries group

Thu, 16 Dec 2010

Shadow Culture Secretary Ivan Lewis has called on the coalition Government to set up a cross-Government group of ministers and industry figures to produce a creative industries action plan.

Robinson & Associates creates housing group annual report

Thu, 16 Dec 2010

Robinson & Associates has designed Charnwood Neighbourhood Housing’s first annual report.

Dragon Rouge creates new hotel brand Chapter Hotels

16 December 2010

Heartlands scheme to turn mine site into heritage centre

16 December 2010

An arts commissioning programme is set to bring work by a host of international artists and designers to a multi-million-pound community-led development in Cornwall.

Design Council secures Government funding for next four years

Wed, 15 Dec 2010

D&AD and The One Club launch Pencil Rankings

Tue, 14 Dec 2010

D&AD has partnered with advertising and design organisation The One Club to launch a new Pencil Rankings system, aimed at ‘identifying the absolute leaders in creativity internationally’.

More than half of design employees want to change jobs next year, report shows

Thu, 9 Dec 2010

Nearly 56 per cent of employees in the design and digital industries intend to change jobs within a year, a new report shows, compared to 38 per cent in 2009.

Design Council in exploratory partnership talks with Cabe

9th December 2010

The Design Council and the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment have been in ’exploratory’ discussions about a potential partnership between the two organisations.

Management moves at Lambie-Nairn signal global shifts

9th December 2010

Stage fright?

9th December 2010

A wave of major theatre building projects financed largely with public funding is nearing completion. Angus Montgomery talks to designers in the sector waiting to see what challenges a greater reliance on private cash could present

Clive Grinyer, David Archer and Zena Martin join RSA trustee board

Tue, 7 Dec 2010

Clive Grinyer, David Archer and Zena Martin have all been brought on to the trustee board of the Royal Society of Arts.

Green Awards winners unveiled

Mon, 6 Dec 2010

The China Environmental Protection Foundation has won the Grand Prix and Sir David Attenborough has won the Lifetime Achievement Award for Communicating Sustainability in the 2010 Green Awards.

Designed in Devon launches regional chapters

Fri, 3 Dec 2010

Designed in Devon, which is part of the South West Design Forum, has set up three local chapters and is seeking to establish more.

Universities UK highlights education’s place in creative industries

Thu, 2 Dec 2010

Universities UK has published a report highlighting the importance of education in supporting the creative industries and the UK economy as a whole.

Building on future plan

2nd December 2010

As the director of the Victoria & Albert Museum, Sir Mark Jones, steps down, where next for the South Kensington treasure trove that he helped transform? Emily Gosling looks back at his achievements - and ahead to the future

Magpie Studio thinks outside the box to bag printer's brief

2nd December 2010

Top consultancy profits down 50%, says Kingston Smith W1

2nd December 2010

The operating profits of the top 30 design consultancies fell by 50 per cent through 2009, according to a report from accountant Kingston Smith W1.

Richard Clayton joins Coley Porter Bell as design director

Tue, 30 Nov 2010

Coley Porter Bell has appointed Richard Clayton as design director.

The Team brands Lily Allen’s clothing enterprise

Mon, 29 Nov 2010

The Team is developing branding and marketing materials for Lucy in Disguise – the vintage clothes store, salon and forthcoming clothing collection from Lily Allen and her sister, Sarah Owen.

DBA online directory launches

Thu, 25 Nov 2010

The Design Business Association has launched its online database of DBA-registered design groups, in a move which aims to speed up and simplify the pitch process.

Report calls for more Government support of multi-disciplinary design education

Thu, 25 Nov 2010

The multi-disciplinary Design Network – a network of academics from universities across the country – is calling for greater Government support for multi-disciplinary design education, including closer integration of design to science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects.

Turner Contemporary signs up to John Morgan identity

25 November 2010

Coley Porter Bell redraws Jameson identity

25 November 2010

Coley Porter Bell has created a new ’contemporary’ but ’traditional’ visual identity for Jameson Irish whiskey’s outer packaging.

Sheffield conference aims to explore the art of sketching

25 November 2010

We Are Him & Her coiffs new Tesco hair-styling range

25 November 2010

Bodyshop team works on Aids initiative

Wed, 24 Nov 2010

Design Week Creative Survey set to be unveiled

Tue, 23 Nov 2010

Creative award wins are important to consultancies, but necessary for clients, according to Design Week’s 2010 Creative Survey.

10 Associates rebrands Leeds Bradford Airport lounge

Tue, 23 Nov 2010

Yorkshire-based consultancy 10 Associates has been appointed to rebrand the Premier Lounge facility at Leeds Bradford International Airport.

Jerwood Makers Open programme launches

Mon, 22 Nov 2010

Jerwood Visual Arts is launching the Jerwood Makers Open initiative, an annual exhibition series that aims to support and showcase new work by emerging artists in the applied arts.

Paul Smith joins Landor as creative director

Fri, 19 Nov 2010

Landor London has appointed Paul Smith, former design director at Interbrand, as creative director.

Identica parent group Cossette restructures

Thu, 18 Nov 2010

Identica’s parent company Cossette Group is to be renamed Esprit de Corps in the UK as part of a global restructure.

CMW repositions Aviva Investors

Thu, 18 Nov 2010

Aviva Investors is undertaking a repositioning of its global brand, carried out by CMW, which is leading a new strategy and will create an international campaign and a suite of marketing materials.

Simon Bailey rejoins Interbrand as European chief executive

Wed, 17 Nov 2010

Simon Bailey has been appointed as chief executive officer of Interbrand Europe.

Sir Terence Conran named Royal Designer for Industry

Wed, 17 Nov 2010

Conference promotes social study and collaboration

18 November 2010

A new book argues that with the growth of the digital and interactive worlds, designers are moving away from simply being creators of material products to becoming a new breed of anthropologist - studying human relations, rituals and habits to develop inspiration for designs.

Gringo groomers

18 November 2010

Leveraging its creativity could help Mexico escape the economic shadow cast by the US, but can UK consultancies such as Lambie-Nairn - about to open an office in the nation’s capital - help it realise that goal? Emily Gosling reports

Form turns the corner with new identity for music management company Popular

18 November 2010

Spencer du Bois spells out new look for charity Merlin

18 November 2010

Creative graduates face long-term recession effects, report shows

Tue, 16 Nov 2010

While many recent graduates from creative courses are using flexible freelance work to ride out the effects of the recession, the long-term impact of this could be career stagnation, a new survey finds.

Neville Brody plans name change for Royal College of Art department

Mon, 15 Nov 2010

Neville Brody, incoming head of the Royal College of Art’s Department of Communication Art and Design, has announced plans to rename it the Department of Visual Communications and Moving Image.

Onedotzero links with Wieden & Kennedy for awards scheme

Fri, 12 Nov 2010

Moving image festival Onedotzero has opened with an announcement from creative director Shane Walter that a partnership has been forged with ad group Wieden & Kennedy. 

Dalziel & Pow opens office in Mumbai

Thu, 11 Nov 2010

Dalziel & Pow has set up an office in India which the consultancy says will grow ‘organically’ in the same way the China office has.

British Council grants aim to encourage links with India

11 November 2010

The British Council wants to develop closer links between the creative industries in the UK and India through the Connections Through Culture programme.The initiative provides three different types of grant, worth up to £5000 per application, to projects that involve collaboration between British and Indian partner groups - with each group having as close to an equal role as possible.

Identica appoints Sam Stone to 'raise creative standards

11 November 2010

Identica has appointed Sam Stone to the newly created role of creative director.

Simon Pendry takes up creative director post at Blue Marlin

11 November 2010

Blue Marlin has appointed Simon Pendry as the new creative director of its London office.

Bill Moggridge honoured with Prince Philip Designers Prize

Wed, 10 Nov 2010

Lambie-Nairn plans office in Mexico City as part of Latin American expansion drive

Wed, 10 Nov 2010

Music rebrands the Brit Awards

Mon, 8 Nov 2010

The Brit Awards brand has been overhauled by Manchester-based consultancy Music, which has cast a new statuette trophy, drawn a new identity and designed a new website.

R Design works on Kshocolât rebrand

Fri, 5 Nov 2010

Chocolate brand Kshocolât is being rebranded and repackaged by R Design to support a relaunch in the new year.

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.

To The Point redesigns identity for south London destination Bankside to boost tourism

4 November 2010

Jammie Dodgers range gets splat appeal by Robot Food

Wed, 3 Nov 2010

Harrogate-based consultancy Robot Food has created new branding and packaging for Jammie Dodgers, for brand-owner Burton’s Foods.

Media Square results show revenue and profit rise

Tue, 2 Nov 2010

Marketing services group Media Square has reported a like-for-like revenue rise of 10 per cent and headline operating profits of £700 000 in its results for the six months leading up to August.

True North works on collateral for Wallace and Gromit stamps

Tue, 2 Nov 2010

True North has designed the core products to accompany the Royal Mail’s Wallace and Gromit Christmas stamps, which have been created by Aardman Animations.

Slice Design repackages Picnic and Starbar for Cadbury

Mon, 1 Nov 2010

Slice Design has created new packaging for Cadbury chocolate bars Picnic and Starbar.

Clinic works on winning entries of Cadbury's Pocketgame Challenge

Mon, 1 Nov 2010

Consultancy Artomatic has worked with London-based design and branding consultancy Clinic to put into production the winning entries of Cadbury’s Pocketgame Challenge.

Government plans return of guilds and new craft award

Thu, 28 Oct 2010

Skills Minister John Hayes has signalled a re-emergence of guilds to promote skills and announced plans for a new award for excellence in crafts.

Cuts and bruises

27 October 2010

In his Comprehensive Spending Review last week, Chancellor George Osborne radically slashed public sector budgets, mapping out £81bn in savings over the next four years. Angus Montgomery assesses the impact on design

Ofsted order to raise profile prompts Roundel to revamp Guildford College Group brand

27 October 2010

Roundel has overhauled the Guildford College Group brand, which was established through a merger of Guildford College, Merrist Wood College and Farnham Sixth Form College in 2009.

St Etienne Design Biennale to show vision of the future

27 October 2010

British designers are contributing to this year’s 2010 Saint Etienne International Design Biennale in France, where the pervading theme will be ’teleportation’.

Bauer Media pilots ‘Grazia for men’

Tue, 26 Oct 2010

Gazzetta, a new in-house-designed sister title to Grazia, has been published today in pilot form by Bauer Media, covering men’s news and style.

The Gate’s Poppy Appeal campaign launches

Mon, 25 Oct 2010

The Gate has created this year’s Poppy Appeal campaign for the Royal British Legion.

Further brands financial software company

Fri, 22 Oct 2010

Further has renamed and rebranded Luxembourg-based financial software company IGEFI to become Multifonds.

Tag creates hospital passports for people with diabetes

Thu, 21 Oct 2010

Cambridge-based consultancy Tag has created patient hospital passports for people with diabetes for the Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust.

Elmwood appoints Colin Burns as 'director of stuff'

Wed, 20 Oct 2010

Elmwood has appointed Colin Burns, former director of Ideo’s London studio, to the newly created role of ’director of stuff’.

Gaming shapes up

20 October 2010

Computer games have undergone a revolution, with gamers able to burn the calories as they play, while developments in motion-sensor technology are set to herald a new era in interactive fitness. Angus Montgomery reports

Ice House Design to unveil first stage of interpretation brief for National Trust Dorset attraction

20 October 2010

Bath-based consultancy Ice House Design is working on an interpretation project for the National Trust attraction Corfe Castle in Dorset.

David Godber to leave Design Council

Tue, 19 Oct 2010

David Godber, deputy chief executive of the Design Council, is to leave the organisation in December.

Design Symposium North programme unveiled

Tue, 19 Oct 2010

Design Symposium North in Liverpool has announced its programme, with speakers to include designer Adrian Shaughnessy and Moving Brands founder James Bull.

Design Week Awards entry deadline extended

Fri, 15 Oct 2010

The deadline for entries to the 2011 Design Week Awards has been extended until Thursday 28 October.

Public-designed 50p coins unveiled

Thu, 14 Oct 2010

The Royal Mint has unveiled a series of 50p coins celebrating the Olympics – designed by the British public – which are to be put into circulation.

Work Foundation to research growth strategies for design

Thu, 14 Oct 2010

The Work Foundation is set to launch a research project which will aim to pinpoint how to create ’explosive growth’ in the UK creative industries, including design.

Red Bee Media creates identity for gaming channel Ginx

14 October 2010

Red Bee Media is working on the identity and on-screen presentation for the UK launch of gaming channel Ginx TV.

Form creates marketing material for Virgin Galactic

Wed, 13 Oct 2010

Form has designed marketing and promotional materials for Richard Branson’s commercial space travel venture Virgin Galactic.

Arthur Steen Horne Adamson rebrands Jude's ice-cream

Wed, 13 Oct 2010

Arthur Steen Horne Adamson has rebranded Jude’s ice-cream, creating new packaging and communication materials and redesigning the company’s website.

Sir Philip Green recommends centralised Government procurement to cut spend

Tue, 12 Oct 2010

Arcadia boss Sir Philip Green has recommended that the Government centralises some procurement and ‘leverages its name, its credit rating and its buying power’ in his review of Government spending.

Factory Design to work on cabin interiors with Marshall Aerospace

Mon, 11 Oct 2010

Factory Design and Marshall Aerospace have agreed a memorandum of understanding which will see consultancy and company collaborate on the design of cabin interior programmes.

Naresh Ramchandani joins Pentagram’s London office as partner

Fri, 8 Oct 2010

Naresh Ramchandani has been appointed as the eighth partner in Pentagram’s London office, and is the first advertising and communications partner in the consultancy’s history.

DBA Design Effectiveness Awards shortlist unveiled

Thu, 7 Oct 2010

A total of 47 consultancies have won 2010 Design Business Association Design Effectiveness Awards.

Internal review at British Design Innovation sees Gus Desbarats take up new role of chairman

Thu, 7 Oct 2010

The Alloy chairman Gus Desbarats has been elected chairman of British Design Innovation.

Fresh Minds marks ten years with a new image from Tank

7 October 2010

Tank has rebranded recruitment and research company Fresh Minds, creating a new website, logo and visual identity to mark the company’s ten-year anniversary.

Kemistry brands sports channels for Indian TV group Neo

7 October 2010

Kemistry is working on a new brand and on-screen identity for Indian sports channel Neo Sports, having created the branding for sister channel Neo Cricket.

Elmwood buys stake in packaging group Tin Horse

Wed, 6 Oct 2010

Elmwood has taken a 25 per cent stake in structural packaging consultancy Tin Horse, which is based in Marlborough, Wiltshire.

Sea Design brands Barbican membership scheme

Wed, 6 Oct 2010

Sea Design has worked on a customer engagement programme for London’s Barbican.

City University seeks consultancies for design roster

Tue, 5 Oct 2010

City University in London is seeking design groups for a roster that will cover print and digital work.

Dowling Duncan wins dollar bill redesign competition

Mon, 4 Oct 2010

Dowling Duncan has won the competition to redesign the dollar bill organised by New York-based creative consultant Richard Smith.

2011 Design Week Awards judges announced

Thu, 30 Sep 2010

Nina Jenkins, head of branding at Virgin Atlantic Airlines, has joined the line-up of judges for the 2011 Design Week Awards.

Identica to rebrand multiplex operating group Cinema City

30 September 2010

Identica has been appointed to redesign the visual identity of Cinema City International, a multiplex theatre group operating in Israel and across Central and Eastern Europe, following a nine-way pitch.

Vote for change?

30 September 2010

With each of the three main UK political parties facing transformative change, would they gain by following the lead of the US Democratic Party, which has just rebranded? Tom Banks talks to the designers who worked on their current logos

Liverpool Design Symposium rebrands as Design Symposium North

Wed, 29 Sep 2010

Liverpool Design Symposium is rebranding as Design Symposium North to become a regional event for the North West, held in both Liverpool and Manchester.

Dixon Baxi creates identity for TV channel Diva Universal

Tue, 28 Sep 2010

Dixon Baxi has created the on-screen identity of Universal Networks International channel Diva Universal.

Creatives to discuss London’s future at RCA conference

Mon, 27 Sep 2010

The Royal College of Art’s Innovation Centre is bringing together a  panel of design experts including Richard Seymour of Seymour Powell to discuss how the creative sector can help shape London’s future.

Lambie-Nairn adds 'holistic' touch to aerospace company EADS

Fri, 24 Sep 2010

Lambie-Nairn has created a new brand identity for aerospace company EADS, which unites its four main divisions – Airbus, Eurocopter, Astrium and Cassidian – with a ‘holistic brand system’.

The Partners tags global road safety campaign

Fri, 24 Sep 2010

The Partners has designed the identity for a UN-initiated global road safety campaign which will be fashioned into a tag for supporters.

Red Bee breakaway group forms The Council

Thu, 23 Sep 2010

Ex-Red Bee Media head of design Jeff Conrad has formed new consultancy The Council, taking with him Kevin Hill and Sophia Pendar-Hughes – the creative team behind the branding of TV channel Dave.

More chunky types

Thu, 23 Sep 2010

Playful 3D typography is proving popular at the moment, partly because of the advertising world’s ongoing love affair with the quirky and homespun.

Family and Friends' logo for Peter Popple's Popcorn takes its cue from the alliteration

23 September 2010

Family and Friends has created the identity, packaging and promotional materials for new popcorn brand Peter Popple’s Popcorn.

Ranch gets straight to the point with Paperback rebrand

23 September 2010

Ranch has rebranded employee-owned co-operative paper company Paperback, which has been selling recycled paper since 1983.

Webb & Webb rebrands classic children's toy Playplax

Wed, 22 Sep 2010

Webb & Webb Design has created the identity and packaging for relaunched iconic children’s toy Playplax.

Dott Cornwall unveils its final major project

Wed, 22 Sep 2010

Designs of the Time Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly will launch the Big Design Challenge in October, which will invite communities to identify and tackle local issues by co-developing their ideas with designers and entrepreneurs.

Judges unveiled for Design Week Awards

Tue, 21 Sep 2010

The judging panel has been named for this year’s Design Week Awards.

The Chase creates Media City UK wayfinding

Mon, 20 Sep 2010

The Chase has developed the wayfinding strategy for Media City UK, using colours instead of street names to highlight access routes around the Salford Quays development.

Price Waterhouse Coopers shrinks to PwC

Fri, 17 Sep 2010

Wolff Olins has created a new brand for financial company Price Waterhouse Coopers, which will now be known as PwC.

Coley Porter Bell creates identity for Diesel not-for-profit body

Fri, 17 Sep 2010

Coley Porter Bell has created a new visual identity for the relaunch of fashion brand Diesel’s not-for-profit organisation, the Only the Brave Foundation.

Cog raises the curtains on new-look Marlowe Theatre

16 September 2010

Cog Design has created a new identity for the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury, which is set to reopen in a new building next year.

Farrow sets sail with Camper racing yacht 'billboard' graphics

16 September 2010

Farrow has been appointed as graphic partner to a Camper-branded yacht that will enter the 2011-2012 Volvo Ocean Race.

Onedotzero organisers adopt a utopian vision of the future

16 September 2010

This year’s edition of moving image festival Onedotzero Adventures in Motion will have a utopian theme that will attempt to bring about a more optimistic view of the sector’s future, the organisers say.

Harry Ramsden's to rebrand with 20/20

Wed, 15 Sep 2010

Fish and chip restaurant brand Harry Ramsden’s has turned to 20/20 to completely overhaul its brand and interiors to celebrate the chain’s heritage, and introduce red, white and blue colourways and ’inclusive’ zonal seating.

Design Council review in the hands of Government

Tue, 14 Sep 2010

The review of ‘the future role and status’ of the Design Council has been handed over to officials at the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills.

Siegel & Gale aims to position Catch 22 charity

Tue, 14 Sep 2010

Siegel & Gale is working on the strategy and positioning of charity Catch 22, which is looking to better communicate its purpose.

Guide to the Anti Design Festival published

Tue, 14 Sep 2010

A guide to the Anti Design Festival, featuring a map of events created by ADF curator Neville Brody, will be published with Design Week this week.

Cog brands I Value the Arts campaign

Mon, 13 Sep 2010

Cog Design has created the branding for the I Value the Arts campaign, led by the National Campaign for the Arts, which aims to give a voice to people who value the arts in their communities.

Navy Blue works on identity to promote Moray

Mon, 13 Sep 2010

Navyblue is working on an identity for the newly formed Moray Tourism Development organisation, which aims to promote the Speyside and Moray coast in northern Scotland.

Blue Marlin repackages Carex hand soap

Fri, 10 Sep 2010

Blue Marlin has created new packaging for Carex hand soap, which will be unveiled this month.

Malcolm Garrett joins Science Museum advisory committee

Thu, 9 Sep 2010

Malcolm Garrett,creative director of Applied Information Group, has been appointed to the advisory committee of the Science Museum in London.

Smith works on Great Ormond Street installation

Thu, 9 Sep 2010

Cambridge-based consultancy Smith is working on an installation for Great Ormond Street Hospital that will use young patients’ artwork based on the theme of leaves.

LDY Eco Graphics unveils directory and signage work for Shian housing association

9 September 2010

Consultancy LDY Eco Graphics has created a directory for housing association Shian and is working on signage for the company’s office in London.

SEGD symposium to explore transatlantic philosophy gap

9 September 2010

Leading environmental graphic designers from the US and Europe will meet next month in London at the first international symposium of the US-based Society of Environmental Graphic Design.

Stocks Taylor Benson rebrands paper group Antalis McNaughton

9 September 2010

Leicestershire-based consultancy Stocks Taylor Benson has rebranded paper company Antalis McNaughton, following the merger of the sales operations of Antalis and the James McNaughton Group.

Eddie Opara joins Pentagram as New York partner

Wed, 8 Sep 2010

British-born Eddie Opara is joining Pentagram’s New York office as partner and is bringing his team from Map Office, the consultancy he founded in 2005.

Government called on to prioritise creative industries education

Wed, 8 Sep 2010

The Council for Industry and Higher Education is calling on the Government to prioritise CDIT (creative, digital and IT) subjects to help make the UK a global leader in these industries.

Nixon rebrands seasonal ales for Sharp's

Tue, 7 Sep 2010

Cornish design consultancy Nixon has redesigned Sharp’s Brewery’s Seasonals range of ales.

Media Square returns to profit

Mon, 6 Sep 2010

Media Square, which owns design consultancies Lloyd Northover and Holmes & Marchant, says it has returned to profit in the six months leading up to the end of August.

Pearlfisher packages new Crabtree & Evelyn fragrance range

Fri, 3 Sep 2010

Pearlfisher has created the packaging for Crabtree & Evelyn’s new Florals fragrance range.

Peacock repackages John Lennon albums for anniversary

Thu, 2 Sep 2010

Peacock Design has worked with lettering artist and illustrator Ruth Rowland to create a new logo and album covers to mark the 70th anniversary of John Lennon’s birth on 9 October.

B&W mixes unified branding for house DJ Steve Angello

2 September 2010

House music DJ and producer Steve Angello is unifying his record label, live events and album recordings under a visual identity by Leeds consultancy B&W.

Hyatt Associates and D3R collaborate on design of online brand Vintage Seekers

2 September 2010

Hyatt Associates and D3R have worked on new online store and magazine Vintage Seekers.

Suffolk joins European driveto push C2C design thinking

2 September 2010

Suffolk County Council has linked up with engineering and environmental consultancy Royal Haskoning as part of a Europe-wide project that aims to promote cradle-to-cradle design.

Key industry figures attempt to define design

Tue, 31 Aug 2010

Leading industry figures will offer their definition of design in tomorrow’s issue of Design Week.

The Remarkable Group creates Swag brochure

Fri, 27 Aug 2010

Jewellery retailer Swag launches its 2011 brochure this autumn, with design by The Remarkable Group.

Higginson Hurst to exhibit at new south London gallery

Thu, 26 Aug 2010

Illustration agency Higginson Hurst will be among a number of designers and artists exhibiting at new art space The Vibe Gallery in London’s Bermondsey.

Red Bee Media head of design Jeff Conrad leaves

Wed, 25 Aug 2010

Jeff Conrad has left Red Bee Media, where he was head of design, as the consultancy prepares for reorganisation and expansion.

The Brand Union chairman Dave Brown in education drive

Wed, 25 Aug 2010

The Brand Union’s UK chairman Dave Brown is launching an initiative to raise the standard of design education in UK schools, with support from Seymour Powell co-founder Richard Seymour.

Pencil adds dash of retro to contemporary recipe for start-up cake brand Eat Me

26 August 2010

Pencil has created the identity and packaging for start-up cake brand Eat Me.

Spendrups brands given makeover by Holmes & Marchant

26 August 2010

Holmes & Marchant has created new branding and packaging for the Loka water brand and the Spendrups beer brand, both owned by Swedish brewery Spendrups.

WPP pre-tax profits up 36 per cent

Tue, 24 Aug 2010

WPP has seen a 36 per cent increase in pre-tax profits in the first half of this year, compared with the first half of 2009.

Derry regeneration group seeks graphics framework

Tue, 24 Aug 2010

Derry urban regeneration company Ilex URC is setting up a framework for graphic design, artwork and print management services, and requires a maximum of three providers.

Open City searches for Jane Priestman successor

Fri, 20 Aug 2010

Following Jane Priestman’s decision to step down as chairwoman of Open City after 18 years, the architecture organisation is now looking to appoint her successor.

Lambie-Nairn rebrands Middle Eastern TV network

Thu, 19 Aug 2010

Lambie-Nairn is rebranding Sharjah TV. The state-owned Middle Eastern television network appointed Lambie-Nairn in June following a creative and strategic pitch against three other consultancies.

On the lightbox

Thu, 19 Aug 2010

How do you find that perfect image for a specific design task, be it creating a cover for a novel, designing limited-edition vodka packaging or putting together a road show of inspirational imagery for a global firm? Suzanne Hinchliffe puts a range of top image libraries to the test

Rankin’s Sky Arts poster ads ‘blanket’ six UK cities

Mon, 16 Aug 2010

Sky Arts will today unveil a poster campaign with photography by Rankin which will cover every advertising space on major streets in six UK cities.

Emerge announces line-up

Mon, 16 Aug 2010

Ten graduate graphic designers will have their work displayed at London Underground stations this September, as part of Emerge 2010.

Blue Marlin creates retro-style Pukka Pies packs

Fri, 13 Aug 2010

Blue Marlin has designed packaging for Pukka Pies’ new microwaveable range, which is due to roll out next month.

Design Archives gets higher education grant

Fri, 13 Aug 2010

The Design Archives at the University of Brighton has been awarded £180 000 of funding from the Higher Education Funding Council for England.

D&AD executive committee candidates stand for election

Thu, 12 Aug 2010

Voting on candidates for the D&AD executive committee closes at the end of the month.

Someone develops brand for solar energy company Homesun

Wed, 11 Aug 2010

Solar energy start-up company Homesun will launch a marketing campaign designed by Someone later this year.

Felt creates identity for frozen yoghurt start-up Bee Me

Wed, 11 Aug 2010

Felt is working on the website for start-up frozen yoghurt, smoothie and juice company Bee Me, having already named and branded the company and worked on retail designs.

Build to brand Gary Hustwit's feature film Urbanized

12 August 2010

Build has been appointed to create the identity and promotional materials for the new film Urbanized by director Gary Hustwit.

Designroom Sport rebrands FA tournament

12 August 2010

Designroom Sport has rebranded The FA Umbro Fives tournament, to aid the Football Association’s aim of making it the biggest tournament of its kind.

iStockphoto creates cleaner look for its website

Tue, 10 Aug 2010

Online image library iStockphoto has unveiled its revamped website, which was designed in-house at the company’s Canadian headquarters.

Zizzi’s Glasgow branch to be decorated by graduates

Mon, 9 Aug 2010

Italian restaurant Zizzi is opening a new branch in Glasgow that will be decorated by graduates from Glasgow School of Art and Edinburgh College of Art.

Paul Thurston to head up Welsh service design project

Fri, 6 Aug 2010

Think Public’s head of design Paul Thurston has left the consultancy to run a project to build the service design sector in Wales.

Busaba Eathai to open Old Street branch

Fri, 6 Aug 2010

Restaurant Busaba Eathai is set to open a new branch on London’s Old Street on 19 August, with interior design by Christian Liaigre and graphics work by North Design.

Ideo and Jamie Oliver team up for fresh food challenge

Thu, 5 Aug 2010

Design and innovation company Ideo and chef Jamie Oliver have launched a competition to raise awareness among young people of the benefits of fresh food.

Five rebrand brief likely after takeover by Richard Desmond

5 August 2010

TV station Five is to be renamed Channel Five under new owner Richard Desmond, precipitating an ’inevitable’ rebrand, says head of strategic communications Andrew Sholl.

Siemens Pavilion can 'unlock the potential' of Royal Docks

5 August 2010

London Mayor Boris Johnson says he hopes that projects including the planned Siemens Pavilion for London, with interiors by architect Pringle Brandon and exhibition design by Event Communications, will lead to a regeneration of the Royal Docks area of east London.

Cowan London creates plastic tubs for Heinz beans

Mon, 2 Aug 2010

Heinz is launching a 1kg plastic jar of baked beans with packaging design by Cowan London.

BDI queries terms of Design Council review

Fri, 30 Jul 2010

British Design Innovation has raised concerns over the Government’s review of the Design Council, stating that it does not allow for public consultation and is chaired by a member of the Design Council’s board.

Universal Design Studio works on womenswear store in China

Fri, 30 Jul 2010

Universal Design Studio has created the interiors for the flagship store of luxury Italian womenswear label Maryling in the Chinese city of Shanghai.

True North to create campaign for Holburne Museum

Thu, 29 Jul 2010

True North has been appointed to create an integrated promotional campaign for the Holburne Museum in Bath before its reopening next spring.

Iris creates new identity for Sheffield

Wed, 28 Jul 2010

Sheffield-based consultancy Iris has designed the city’s new identity and is now creating brand guidelines ahead of a September launch.

Designers want to be part of David Cameron's 'big society'

29 July 2010

Prime Minister David Cameron’s vision for a big society might be meeting with a predictably mixed reception from political commentators and critics, but many in the design world are ready to embrace the move, which aims to liberate public services from central Government control and put more power into the hands of communities.

Uruguayan kidswear range gets kitted out by Buddy Creative

29 July 2010

Buddy Creative is working on the branding, packaging and website designs for a new Uruguayan children’s clothing company.

Heavenly recruits Andy York from Interbrand

Tue, 27 Jul 2010

Heavenly has appointed Andy York from Interbrand as its head of verbal identity - a new role which the consultancy says will see York challenge brands to use language more effectively.

Second set of Royal Mail’s London 2012 stamps released

Fri, 23 Jul 2010

The second set of the Royal Mail’s London 2012 Olympics and Paralympic Games stamps have been unveiled today and feature work by ten different illustrators across ten stamps. 

Reading University appoints 17 groups to resurrected design framework

Thu, 22 Jul 2010

Reading University has appointed 17 consultancies to its graphic and digital design roster.

Bacardi to undergo global rebrand with Young & Rubicam

Wed, 21 Jul 2010

Bacardi is undergoing a global rebrand led by advertising agency Young & Rubicam, Design Week understands.

Losing City of Culture bidders to continue regeneration

Wed, 21 Jul 2010

As Derry prepares to start its tenure as UK City of Culture in 2013 following a successful bid (pictured), the unsuccessful cities of Birmingham, Sheffield and Norwich have vowed to continue with large parts of their cultural and social regeneration programmes, set out in their submission bids.

Milton Keynes forum holds first meeting

22 July 2010

The newly formed Milton Keynes Design Forum will have its first meeting tomorrow, which its founder says will set the agenda for the group.

Report sets out energy-saving challenges to design industry

22 July 2010

A cross-industry workshop has developed a series of proposals for making homes more energy efficient, and is calling on designers and others to take the ideas forward.

Form creates teaching aids for drink-drive campaign

Tue, 20 Jul 2010

Form has created new lesson plans and teaching aids for drink-driving initiative Don’t Be That Someone.

Design Week Awards introduces new categories for 2011

Tue, 20 Jul 2010

Three new digital categories have been introduced for the 2011 Design Week Awards.

Derry to be UK’s first City of Culture

Fri, 16 Jul 2010

Derry has beaten Birmingham, Norwich and Sheffield to become the UK’s first City of Culture – a year-long programme starting in 2013. The scheme will attempt to reveal Derry’s identity, showcase its culture and raise its profile.

Nude distils Ballantine’s prestige whisky packaging

Fri, 16 Jul 2010

Nude has created new packaging for blended Scotch whisky brand Ballantine’s prestige range.

New creative apprenticeships scheme for Wales

Thu, 15 Jul 2010

Creative & Cultural Skills is launching a new programme of creative apprenticeships in Wales

Dunning Penney Jones works on idents for Sky in Italy

Wed, 14 Jul 2010

Sky is launching new Dunning Penney Jones-designed idents for its nine movie channels in Italy.

Holmes Wood plan set to increase visits to Sheffield gallery

15 July 2010

Holmes Wood is creating a wayfinding masterplan for Sheffield’s Millennium Gallery, after winning a three-way credentials pitch in April.

The art of clubbing

15 July 2010

Budding designers have long cut their teeth on music flyers, but until now little has been done to archive this ephemeral art. With a new museum set to open, Angus Montgomery examines the relationship between clubs and creativity

Harriman Steel brands Broderick’s cakes

Fri, 9 Jul 2010

Harriman Steel has created a brand identity and packaging for a new range from Irish handmade cake and snack bar manufacturer Broderick’s.

Hannah Davies wins New Designers One Year On Part Two

Thu, 8 Jul 2010

Graphic designer and illustrator Hannah Davies has been awarded the One Year On prize for Part Two of New Designers.

Dott Cornwall collaborates with University College Falmouth on sustainable transport project

8 July 2010

The second Designs of the Time Cornwall and the Isle of Scilly showcase project is a collaboration with University College Falmouth that will aim to develop a sustainable transport system for Falmouth.

Rachel Lillie wins cycling poster competition

Tue, 6 Jul 2010

The London Transport Museum and the Association of Illustrators have crowned Rachel Lillie winner of a poster competition about cycling.

Bristol Media boss Mike Bennett takes Bristol placemaking role

Mon, 5 Jul 2010

Mike Bennett, co-founder of Bristol-based digital group E3 Media and chief executive of design body Bristol Media, is to become placemaking director of Bristol.

Dalziel & Pow smartens up Savile Row outfitter

Fri, 2 Jul 2010

Dalziel & Pow has rebranded and designed new interiors and packaging for Savile Row equestrian and country-wear tailor Bernard Weatherill.

RCA students win Helen Hamlyn Design Awards

Thu, 1 Jul 2010

A device to help elderly people use television remote controls, a desklight projector and a London bus map accessible through the Oyster card are among the winning projects in the 2010 Helen Hamlyn Design Awards.

David Worthington becomes Designersblock chairman

Wed, 30 Jun 2010

David Worthington is to join exhibition group Designersblock as chairman.

Browser Creative designs identity of online games site

1 July 2010

Browser Creative has designed the identity and website for a new online video-game exchange platform called Gaboom.

Good for business?

1 July 2010

Only time will tell whether the tax cuts announced in last week’s Emergency Budget will offset the impact of the draconian spending restrictions also put in place by the Chancellor. Angus Montgomery assesses the design fallout

Morgan Kennedy works on production design for Orange ads

Tue, 29 Jun 2010

Orange is poised to air four TV advertisements with production design by Morgan Kennedy.

Pop-up specialist Ad-Hoc in cancer charity work

Mon, 28 Jun 2010

Consultancy New Future Graphic has launched an offshoot specialising in pop-up retail design and marketing called Ad-Hoc. The offshoot is poised to unveil its first project, for teenage cancer charity Trekstock.

Design Council Designing Demand scheme to continue after RDAs go

Fri, 25 Jun 2010

The Design Council says its Designing Demand programme will continue, despite the Government announcing it will scrap the regional development agencies that deliver the scheme.

UK groups bag Cannes Design Lions Awards

Thu, 24 Jun 2010

There were four UK winners in this year’s Cannes Design Lions Awards, and Belgian group Happiness Brussels picked up the Grand Prix for its IQ Font project for Toyota.

Concerns remain despite ‘small business-friendly’ Budget

Wed, 23 Jun 2010

A number of measures in the Government’s Emergency Budget have been highlighted as benefiting small businesses, including those in design, but there are concerns over some tax rises.

Forum for the Future to deliver CIKTN sustainability initiative

24 June 2010

A new project from the Creative Industries Knowledge Transfer Network aims to galvanise the creative industries into becoming more sustainable and help other sectors become more sustainable too.

LFA and LDF organisers discuss possible collaboration to coincide with London 2012

24 June 2010

The London Festival of Architecture and the London Design Festival have discussed possible collaborations in 2012 - the year the Olympic Games come to London.

Scott Corbett to head international design at Body Shop

24 June 2010

The Body Shop has promoted Scott Corbett to the new role of international design director.

Tangent works on Edinburgh International Book Festival

Mon, 21 Jun 2010

Glasgow-based consultancy Tangent Graphic has created the identity for this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival, and will continue to work on projects as part of a year-long contract.

Hoffi brands Truly Scrummy Organic baby food

Thu, 17 Jun 2010

Brand consultancy Hoffi has designed branding, packaging and a website for baby food brand Truly Scrummy Organic.

British Council warns rostered consultancies over work

Wed, 16 Jun 2010

The British Council has appointed a new graphic design roster, but is warning consultancies that they may not receive any work until next year because of Government spending cuts.

London recalling

17 June 2010

’Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery,’ so the saying goes, but how do you pay tribute to one of the most iconic album covers of the 1970s? To honour the late illustrator, cartoonist and designer Ray Lowry, 30 artists have produced new artworks interpreting his cover for The Clash’s London Calling.

The Guardian uses Stallard for Glastonbury promotion

17 June 2010

Illustrator Rose Stallard has created imagery for The Guardian’s Glastonbury Festival promotional material, merchandise and cabin decoration.

Enabled by Design event looks at ageing and disability

Tue, 15 Jun 2010

Organisation Enabled by Design is holding an event at London’s Design Museum on Thursday which will focus on the principle of ‘design for all’.

Cambridgeshire Council seeks design framework

Mon, 14 Jun 2010

Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking applicants for a two-year graphic design framework worth £1.4m-£2m.

Radiant creates TV graphics for Fifa World Cup

Fri, 11 Jun 2010

Radiant has created broadcast graphics for international television coverage of the Fifa World Cup 2010.

Coca-Cola rationalises corporate online presence

Thu, 10 Jun 2010

Coca-Cola has launched the beta version of its corporate UK website, designed by digital consultancy Zone.

Alienation Digital to redesign SFHA website

Thu, 10 Jun 2010

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations has appointed Alienation Digital to redesign its website.

Consultancies work on Good Energy repositioning

Wed, 9 Jun 2010

Studio Makgill has redesigned the identity of renewable electricity supplier Good Energy in a project involving three other consultancies, which together are repositioning the company.

Collectiva rebrands luxury serviced apartments group

10 June 2010

Collectiva creative director Francesco Nerici has led the rebrand of the Cheval Group of luxury serviced apartments as Cheval Residences.

Kate Moross directs creative work for Nike Aids fundraiser

10 June 2010

Illustrator Kate Moross has directed the creative work for fundraising event Tied Together, run by sportswear brand Nike to support its Aids awareness programme Nike (Red).

World Cup prompts mapping initiatives in Johannesburg

10 June 2010

Identity is a big thing in South Africa. Making real the notion of the rainbow nation is on the minds of designers, activists and politicians alike as the diverse and cosmopolitan African nation prepares to host the Fifa World Cup, which kicks off on Friday.

The Brand Union works on European banking brand Zuno

Mon, 7 Jun 2010

The Brand Union is working on new branding for Austrian bank Raiffeisen International Direct Bank AG, which is changing its name to Zuno Bank AG and launching new direct banking brand Zuno.

John Pawson to work on Design Museum’s new home

Thu, 3 Jun 2010

Architect John Pawson has been appointed to work on the transformation of the former Commonwealth Institute in west London, which will become the new home for the Design Museum.

Johnston Works and SVI Design bag European Design Awards

Thu, 3 Jun 2010

British consultancies Johnston Works and SVI Design have both picked up silver awards at the 2010 European Design Awards.

Bureau of European Design takes on EC challenge

Wed, 2 Jun 2010

The European Commission has tasked the Bureau of European Design Associations with creating a series of proposals that could influence design policy over the next few years.

Funnel Creative works on identity for education initiative

3 June 2010

Funnel Creative has worked on an identity for education scheme New Creative Futures, which it hopes will appeal to 16-year-olds considering work in the creative, digital and media industries.

A symbol of hope

Tue, 1 Jun 2010

The branding for this year’s Fifa World Cup had to satisfy not only the demands of the governing body, but the cultural and sporting aspirations of both the host nation and the continent of Africa itself. Lynda Relph-Knight tells the story behind its development

Lambie-Nairn rebrands Glorious soups

Tue, 1 Jun 2010

Lambie-Nairn has rebranded soup and sauce company Glorious.

Spar unveils redesigned own-label ices and wines

Fri, 28 May 2010

Spar supermarket is launching a range of own-brand ice cream, with design by Appetite. The launch comes at the tail end of Appetite’s long-term project to revamp more than 900 Spar own-label products, the last of which will be unveiled today.

Media Square revenues fall by nearly a quarter

Thu, 27 May 2010

Media Square has unveiled its annual results, which show a like-for-like revenue drop of 23 per cent.

Crush designs anniversary logo for Artsmark awards

27 May 2010

Crush Design has created an identity and print communications for the tenth year of Artsmark, the Arts Council England’s awards for arts education provision in schools.

Hotel conference addresses the next decade's challenges

27 May 2010

Forecasters are saying turbulence and uncertainty in the coming decade will present hotels with new problems for design to challenge and change.

Someone to rebrand National Maritime Museum

Tue, 25 May 2010

The branding for the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich and its sub-brands will be overhauled by consultancy Someone, which beat 12 shortlisted consultancies to win the contract.

Brandopus rebrands Rowse honey

Tue, 25 May 2010

Brandopus has created a new identity and packaging for Wellness Foods brand Rowse honey.

Royal Society of Arts launches spinal injuries programme

Mon, 24 May 2010

The Royal Society of Arts is launching a pilot scheme in which leading designers will give basic design training to spinal injury patients, possibly helping them to create their own products and services.

Dragon Rouge brands law firm Osborne Clarke

Fri, 21 May 2010

Dragon Rouge has created a new identity for law firm Osborne Clarke.

Figtree to open Hong Kong outpost to service South East Asia

Thu, 20 May 2010

Figtree will open a new office in Hong Kong at the beginning of September to meet increased client demand in South East Asia.

London Development Agency cuts design festival funding

Thu, 20 May 2010

The London Development Agency is continuing to support the London Design Festival, having pledged £270 000 for 2010-2011.

Basque cider Zapiain taps into modern art for UK brand repositioning by Pink Sky

20 May 2010

Basque cider brand Zapiain, which claims to have been founded in 1595, is being repositioned for the UK market by consultancy Pink Sky with an identity and labelling designed to reference the brand’s cultural heritage.

Shelf starters

20 May 2010

Turning a ’mom and pop’ cottage industry product into a mainstream brand calls for genuine differentiation and serious long-term investment - and getting the packaging design right is crucial to success. Emily Pacey investigates

999 to work with Guardian News & Media

Tue, 18 May 2010

Design consultancy 999 is set to work with Guardian News & Media on a series of design projects, replacing GNM’s in-house creative department Guardian Creative.

Benchmarks awards open for entries

Tue, 18 May 2010

The 2010 Design Week Benchmarks awards are now open for entries.

Central St Martins students open pop-up shop

Mon, 17 May 2010

Students from Central St Martins College of Art and Design’s graphics course are opening a pop-up shop to fund their degree shows.

Vince Cable and Jeremy Hunt take business and culture briefs

Thu, 13 May 2010

Liberal Democrat MP Vince Cable has been appointed Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills, while Conservative Jeremy Hunt has been appointed Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport.

Fit Creative finds 'catchy' name for Tri UK disability rebrand

13 May 2010

Fit Creative has rebranded and renamed Tri UK, a company that supplies services for deaf and disabled people.

RSA unveils winning projects in Design Directions scheme

13 May 2010

A woven textile garment that helps people suffering from sensory processing disorder cope discreetly with anxiety in public places and a service aimed at encouraging workers to leave the office at lunchtime are among the winning projects in this year’s Design Directions scheme from the Royal Society of Arts.

CSD delays bid for design certification

Wed, 12 May 2010

The Chartered Society of Designers is postponing its application to professionally certify designers, following a meeting with regulating body the Privy Council, Design Week understands.

The Core creates yoghurt-inspired laundry packaging

Tue, 11 May 2010

The Core has taken inspiration from probiotic yoghurt drinks in creating packaging for a new laundry product called Boost Your Wash.

Imaginate Creative works on dance event materials

Mon, 10 May 2010

Imaginate Creative has been appointed to design the print and online communications, brochure and programme for dance event On Show.

Red Bee rebrands Belgian TV channel Ketnet

Thu, 6 May 2010

Red Bee Media has created a new channel identity for Belgian children’s TV channel Ketnet.

Whitestone brands rugby sevens series

Thu, 6 May 2010

Whitestone International has designed the visual identity for rugby’s National Sevens Series competition, which launches this summer.

EC launches paper on future of Europe's creative industries

6 May 2010

The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the development of Europe’s creative industries. It is asking designers and other creative professionals to comment on ways to improve funding, skills and clustering.

WWF and Tetra Pak in hunt for Green ideas

Tue, 4 May 2010

Tetra Pak and WWF UK have launched a competition to generate ideas that encourage the public to buy environmentally friendly products.

University of Ulster seeks designers

Tue, 4 May 2010

The University of Ulster is seeking designers to work on a number of print and digital projects.

WPP says its branding sector has seen biggest growth

Fri, 30 Apr 2010

WPP says its branding and identity, healthcare and specialist communications sector has recovered the most quickly, as the group released its quarterly trading update.

Design Management Industry conference rescheduled after volcanic disruption

Fri, 30 Apr 2010

The Design Management Industry’s Transforming Design conference, which was postponed this month due to the flight ban caused by an Icelandic volcanic eruption, has been rescheduled for September.

Peter Blake’s refurbished art bus visits Brighton

Thu, 29 Apr 2010

Artist Sir Peter Blake and his Art Bus will attend Brighton Festival Fringe for a one-day exhibition in May.

Nixon Design, Michael Sodeau and Conran & Partners work on Portuguese resort

Wed, 28 Apr 2010

The Martinhal Beach Resort & Hotel is opening in Portugal’s Algarve region, with branding from Cornish consultancy Nixon Design, furniture by Michael Sodeau, and a masterplan by Conran & Partners.

CMI report puts management approaches in the spotlight

29 April 2010

Some 60 per cent of the workforce in the creative industries believe the prevailing management style is ’negative’, according to a new survey commissioned by the Chartered Management Institute.

Good chemistry

29 April 2010

As several trade bodies are launching their own mentoring programmes, most recently Bristol Media with Bristol Media Mentors, Angus Montgomery considers the advantages of these schemes for both mentors and mentees

Pearlfisher to rebrand Hush restaurant

Tue, 27 Apr 2010

Pearlfisher has been appointed to create a new identity for Mayfair restaurant Hush.

Randak brands insurance company

Tue, 27 Apr 2010

Randak has designed an identity for W&P Longreach, a new company formed from the merger of specialist insurers Walton & Parkinson and Longreach.

Moving Brands to feature at European Design Festival

Mon, 26 Apr 2010

The European Design Festival will take place in Rotterdam in the Netherlands this year, and will feature talks by French graphic designer Philippe Apeloig and UK consultancy Moving Brands founder James Bull.

Sony World Photography Awards winners unveiled

Fri, 23 Apr 2010

The winners of the Sony World Photography Awards 2010 have been unveiled, with the UK’s Martin Brent picking up the award for advertising photography.

Up Creatives creates documentary festival work

Thu, 22 Apr 2010

Up Creatives has created promotional material, the catalogue and an animated ident for the London International Documentary Festival, which begins tomorrow.

Designers asked to create new London skyline

Thu, 22 Apr 2010

Transport for London and the London Festival of Architecture are challenging designers to create a contemporary view of the capital’s skyline to be used on merchandise.

Design management up for scrutiny at MDMN event

22 April 2010

’Design management is evolving,’ according to Professor Naomi Gornick, who is throwing a symposium on the subject on Friday.

London Cycling Campaign hires Blacklabs and Hart D'Lacey to overhaul its image

22 April 2010

Hart D’Lacey and sister company Blacklabs are working to overhaul the identity, website and magazine of the London Cycling Campaign.

Pearlfisher creates Lebanese ice-cream brand

Tue, 20 Apr 2010

Pearlfisher has created the identity for new Lebanese ice-cream brand Cornelli - as well as the 11 sub-brands under the Cornelli umbrella.

Iceland volcano disrupts design events

Mon, 19 Apr 2010

Flight restrictions caused by a cloud of volcanic ash from an eruption in Iceland blanketing northern Europe and the UK are causing delays and disruption to design industry events.

Music’s Carlos Tévez poster promotes Manchester derby

Fri, 16 Apr 2010

Manchester-based consultancy Music has worked on a poster featuring Manchester City’s star striker Carlos Tévez to promote the upcoming Premier League derby match against Tévez’s former club Manchester United.

Rare Breed to rebrand Gourmet Burger Kitchen

Thu, 15 Apr 2010

The Gourmet Burger Kitchen is undergoing a rebrand by consultancy Rare Breed following a three-way pitch.

Dragon Rouge rebrands Finn Crisp crispbread

Thu, 15 Apr 2010

Dragon Rouge has created a new identity for Finn Crisp, a crispbread produced by Finnish baked goods manufacturer the Vaasan Group.

Identica forms partnership with Your Studio

Wed, 14 Apr 2010

Identica has formed a new partnership with branding and interiors consultancy Your Studio.

Morag Myerscough works on Vintage at Goodwood festival

Wed, 14 Apr 2010

Wayne Hemingway (pictured) has spoken about design direction at his inaugural Vintage at Goodwood festival, which is being led by Morag Myerscough and Hemingway’s wife Gerardine.

Bell Design rebrands Crimestoppers' youth initiative as Fearless

15 April 2010

Bell Design has rebranded crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers’ youth brand, known as Shadow CS when it was launched in 2007, as Fearless.

Harry Pearce creates global marque for Pen

15 April 2010

Pentagram partner Harry Pearce is designing a new visual identity for writers’ association International Pen.

Cultural Olympiad provides opportunities for designers

Tue, 13 Apr 2010

Opportunities for designers have been highlighted in the upcoming Cultural Olympiad, which will run alongside the London 2012 Games

Duttons rebrands workwear company Alexandra

Mon, 12 Apr 2010

Bristol-based consultancy Duttons has rebranded 156-year-old workwear and corporate clothing company Alexandra.

Stars to gather for Belgrade Design Week

Mon, 12 Apr 2010

Jaime Hayon, Arik Levy and Graphic Thought Facility will lecture at Belgrade Design Week, which takes place in the Serbian capital in June.

Ded Associates brands Centre for Fashion Science

Fri, 9 Apr 2010

Ded Associates has created a new logo and promotional material for the Centre for Fashion Science at the London College of Fashion.

Jimi Crayon and ISO work on Chevrolet music tour

Thu, 8 Apr 2010

Street artist Jimi Crayon and illustration collective ISO have worked on an identity and lighting design for a series of concerts headlined by The Mystery Jets.

Magpie brands private healthcare group

Wed, 7 Apr 2010

Ex-Innocent smoothie group finance manager Reece Howe has called on Magpie Studio to design the identity of his new venture Kirkwood Care, which tailors private healthcare for the elderly.

Rehab Studio works on look and feel for Fisher Clinical Services

Wed, 7 Apr 2010

Rehab Studio has created a new look and feel for Fisher Clinical Services, a company that supports clinical trials across the world.

Bell Design creates campaign against genital mutilation

08 April 2010

Bell Design has created a print campaign to raise awareness of female genital mutilation in the UK.

Organza project launched to explore creativity in Europe

08 April 2010

Institutions across Europe will be asking what they can learn from each other’s creative industries with the launch of new research project Organza.

Johnson Banks’ new Ravensbourne identity launches

Thu, 1 Apr 2010

Johnson Banks has created a new identity for Ravensbourne to coincide with the university’s move to a new site in Greenwich in the autumn.

COI claims flexible procurement process addresses design concerns

Wed, 31 Mar 2010

The Central Office of Information says perceptions of it as a ’bullying’ state monopoly are wide of the mark, as it unveils a new flexible procurement process.

Modern Art Oxford to relaunch with new website and exhibition space

Wed, 31 Mar 2010

The Modern Art Oxford gallery is set to relaunch this month with new marketing materials, a new website and a new exhibition space.

Hat-Trick and NB Studio work with British Heart Foundation

Wed, 31 Mar 2010

The British Heart Foundation is publishing a series of ten heart health booklets for the general public, created by Hat-Trick Design.

Robot Food kicks off anti-free pitch drive

01 April 2010

Driven by a request for an unpaid creative pitch to a petfood company, consultancy Robot Food is launching its No Free Pitching campaign.

Elmwood brands Cable & Wireless Communications

Tue, 30 Mar 2010

Elmwood has created a new identity for Cable & Wireless Communications, one of two groups created following the demerger of the 140-year-old Cable & Wireless plc.

Recessions, networking and training feature in Design Council debate

Fri, 26 Mar 2010

Tom Dixon, Studio Dempsey’s Mike Dempsey and Shan Preddy of Preddy & Co were among the panelists at the Design Council’s debate this morning, discussing the merits of recessions, training and networking.

Reactions to the Budget

Thu, 25 Mar 2010

The design industry is broadly welcoming the help for small businesses unveiled in the Budget yesterday.

Hat-Trick Design unlocks the potential of the playground

25 March 2010

Hat-Trick Design has created promotional imagery for Learning Through Landscapes, a charity that helps schools make the most of their outdoor spaces.

With a little help

25 March 2010

As the University of the Arts London launches a graduate internship programme funded by the Hefce, Laura Snoad looks at what a range of colleges are doing to ease the route into employment for students

Together Design rebrands The Health Foundation

Wed, 24 Mar 2010

Together Design has created a new identity for The Health Foundation, which campaigns to improve healthcare in the UK.

Barry Seal leaves Anthem Worldwide

Wed, 24 Mar 2010

Anthem Worldwide managing director Barry Seal is leaving at the end of the month to set up a creative business mentoring consultancy called Vitamin B.

Manor Creative rebrands printing charity

Tue, 23 Mar 2010

The Printers’ Charitable Corporation is relaunching today as The Printing Charity, with a new visual identity designed by Eastbourne-based Manor Creative

Southern Water calls in designers to help reduce water consumption

Mon, 22 Mar 2010

Southern Water is asking designers and engineers to work with its customers on a water-saving scheme that will see 600 water meters installed each week across the supplier’s catchment area from June onwards.

Nicolas Mamier joins Appetite as MD

Fri, 19 Mar 2010

Appetite has appointed former Elmwood managing director Europe and Middle East Nicolas Mamier as its new managing director.

Arts institutions suffer in university budget cuts

Thu, 18 Mar 2010

University of the Arts London has had its central Government funding cut by 4.7 per cent and the Royal College of Art by 3.5 per cent in the latest round of grant allocations from the Higher Education Funding Council for England.

BBC approaches non-rostered consultancies in frameworks review

Wed, 17 Mar 2010

The BBC has been actively approaching non-rostered consultancies to appoint to its strategy and identity design services roster, ahead of a proposed roster review at the end of May.

Creative Concern unveilsbranding for new Lancashire Wildlife Trust nature reserve

18 March 2010

Creative Concern has branded a new £8.6m nature reserve and visitor centre called Brockholes, which is due to open next spring.

Folding plug concept wins 2010 Brit Insurance Awards

18 March 2010

Min-Kyu Choi’s folding plug design has won the Brit Insurance Design of the Year 2010 award.

Someone rebrands Bethnal Green Old Town Hall as hotel

18 March 2010

Bethnal Green Old Town Hall has been rebranded Town Hall Hotel and Apartments in a project by Someone which references the building’s Edwardian, Art Deco and modern interiors.

Reach Brands revamps Wickes own-label packaging

Tue, 16 Mar 2010

Reach Brands is redesigning packaging for DIY retailer Wickes’ range of 6000 own-label products, starting with paint, which goes on shelf this week.

University of Reading aims to make tax forms easier to read

Mon, 15 Mar 2010

The University of Reading has won funding for a two-year research project that aims to make tax and mortgage forms easier to understand.

Shortlist unveiled to replace Dan Fern at Royal College of Art

Thu, 11 Mar 2010

A shortlist of candidates is being interviewed today to replace Dan Fern as head of the communication art and design course at London’s Royal College of Art.

Caroline Felton to head up Creative & Cultural Skills

Thu, 11 Mar 2010

Caroline Felton has been appointed as interim chief executive of Creative & Cultural Skills.

Plans emerge for multiple design embassies at LDF

Wed, 10 Mar 2010

The London Design Embassy may be renamed the British Design Embassy and appear at several locations across London in this year’s London Design Festival, Design Week understands.

Identity challenge

11 March 2010

The BBC’s 12-week period of public consultation, which follows a much-publicised strategy review, will overlap with a design-roster review pencilled in for the end of May.

James Dyson calls for Design Council review in Tory party report

Tue, 9 Mar 2010

James Dyson has called for a review of the ‘funding, objectives and impact’ of the Design Council in a report commissioned by the Conservative Party.

Edinburgh seeks graphic designer for office development

Tue, 9 Mar 2010

The City of Edinburgh Council is seeking a graphic design group to help promote an office development in the Exchange area of the city.

Matthew Fairweather works on NHS prison campaign

Mon, 8 Mar 2010

Bristol-based consultancy Matthew Fairweather has created a poster campaign for the NHS, targeting prisons in a bid to educate inmates on improvements to their health services within the prison system.

WPP profits down after ‘brutal’ year

Fri, 5 Mar 2010

WPP’s profits before tax fell by 16.1 per cent to £812m following what the group describes as a ‘brutal’ 2009.

Lin Dickens leaves Aricot Vert

Thu, 4 Mar 2010

Aricot Vert founder and managing director Lin Dickens is leaving the consultancy after more than 20 years at the helm. 

DBA to launch approved list of design suppliers

Wed, 3 Mar 2010

The Design Business Association is set to launch an approved list of design suppliers - the DBA Design Directory - which clients will be able to access for free.

Something From Us creates Cornish brand for Dott

Wed, 3 Mar 2010

Designs of the Time Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly has appointed London consultancy Something From Us as senior design producer for branding project From Cornwall with Love.

British Council rewards the young design entrepreneur

04 March 2010

Despite a wealth of awards up for grabs for the most talented designers, most celebrate creative work rather than acknowledging business acumen.

Buyers' guide

04 March 2010

The long-awaited report on public-sector design procurement from the Associate Parliamentary Design & Innovation Group has been released. Angus Montgomery assesses its implications for the design industry

Design Week set to launch redesign and new blog

Tue, 2 Mar 2010

The redesigned Design Week is set to be released tomorrow. The new design has been led by art director Sam Freeman.

Slice Design tucks into Fry’s Cream work

Fri, 26 Feb 2010

Cadbury is rolling out new packaging created by Slice Design for its Fry’s Cream range.

Browns aims to help England bag 2018 football World Cup

Thu, 25 Feb 2010

Browns is designing England’s 2018 World Cup bid document, which it is hoped will help England win the bid to host the Fifa football World Cup in eight years’ time.

Redesign for Boots No 7 make-up range

Wed, 24 Feb 2010

Boots is working with three consultancies to rebrand and repackage its No 7 make-up range.

Peter and Paul rebrands interior design organisation

Wed, 24 Feb 2010

Peter & Paul has rebranded the British Institute of Interior Design. The new logo will launch this week.

Blue Marlin gets 'loud and proud' on True Lemon juice substitute

25 February 2010

Blue Marlin’s UK and US studios have been working on the rebranding and packaging of True Lemon, a crystallised lemon juice substitute which, the consultancy says, could ’revolutionise lemon usage’.

DW all set for redesign and blog launch

25 February 2010

Design Week will unveil a redesign next week (DW 4 March), led by art director Sam Freeman.

Kimpton brands ethical investment group Alquity

25 February 2010

Kimpton Creative has branded new ethical investment company Alquity Investment Management, which launches today at the South African High Commission in London.

Hugo Eccles replaces Sebastian Conran at Studio Conran

Mon, 22 Feb 2010

Conran Group has appointed Hugo Eccles as managing and creative director of Studio Conran.

Odd Design creates Vivienne Westwood charity pop-up

Fri, 19 Feb 2010

Odd Design has created a pop-up store for Vivienne Westwood at London’s Westfield shopping centre. The Fashion for Relief shop will sell Westwood-designed T-shirts in aid of childbirth charity The White Ribbon Alliance.

Glasgow students win Audi Sustain Our Nation contest

Thu, 18 Feb 2010

Students from The Glasgow School of Art have won top prize in the Sustain Our Nation contest with a project to connect residents on Glasgow’s Wyndford estate by helping them to create interest groups across generations.

Pixel DNA creates Masterchef titles

Thu, 18 Feb 2010

Pixel DNA has designed the title sequence for the new series of Masterchef, which starts tonight on BBC One.

Steers McGillan rebrands Bristol eco centre as Create

18 February 2010

Steers McGillan is rebranding Bristol’s ecological and cultural centre Create, in a bid to bring it in line with its ’inclusive and professional outlook’.

Entries sought for Northern Design Competition

Fri, 12 Feb 2010

Entries are being sought for the 2010 Northern Design Competition, which is open to students at universities, colleges and sixth forms across the North of England.

Flying a kite?

11 February 2010

Not all self-initiated concepts make it to production, but the PR and goodwill generated make it all worthwhile. Angus Montgomery reports

The Priory repositions with Design House integrated push

11 February 2010

Design House has created an integrated campaign for mental health care group The Priory Group, challenging the misconception that the organisation is just for celebrities.

Face rebrands Paris House restaurant

Mon, 8 Feb 2010

West Yorkshire-based Face has created a new brand for the Paris House restaurant, which reopens today.

DBA reveals shortlist for 'active ageing' challenge

04 February 2010

An adaptive surface, an online footnoting tool, a graphical ‘brackets’ campaign and a social networking project named after food stuffing are competing for the latest Design Business Association Inclusive Design Challenge award, which this year celebrates its tenth anniversary.

Membership rewards

04 February 2010

The CSD wants design to follow other professions and gain chartered status. Emily Pacey looks at how this might work

Together designs Royal Mail girlguiding stamps

Tue, 2 Feb 2010

Together has designed a set of stamps for Royal Mail to celebrate the centenary of the Girlguiding movement.

Havas Worldwide launches design network

Mon, 1 Feb 2010

Havas Worldwide, part of communications group Havas, has launched design and brand network Havas Design Plus.

Dragon Rouge rebrands military charity

Mon, 1 Feb 2010

Dragon Rouge has created a new name and branding for The Army Benevolent Fund, which is now called ABF The Soldiers’ Charity.

Stirling University seeks designer

Fri, 29 Jan 2010

The University of Stirling is seeking a consultancy to create student recruitment and marketing materials.

Designer certification scheme up for Government approval

Wed, 27 Jan 2010

The Chartered Society of Designers has filed an application to the Government to approve a system of professional certification for designers.

Thompson Brand Partners brands Hadrian's Wall light event

Wed, 27 Jan 2010

Thompson Brand Partners is developing a brand for Illuminating Hadrian’s Wall - a project which will light up the 135km-long route of Hadrian’s Wall National Trail in the North of England.

Paul Mullins and Process work on south London jazz club

Wed, 27 Jan 2010

A new jazz club will open next month on the site of a former snooker hall in Streatham, south London, with interiors designed by Paul Mullins Associates and branding by Process.

Input Design rebrands Polish sports TV channel TVP Sport

28 January 2010

Input Design has rebranded the Polish sports television channel TVP Sport.

Meteorite adds flavour to Costa's Flat White launch

28 January 2010

Meteorite has developed an integrated campaign for the launch of Costa Coffee’s new Flat White product.

Central Station designer networking site hosts live events

Tue, 26 Jan 2010

Central Station, a social networking website for designers, artists and filmmakers, is holding live events in Dundee and London next month.

Designers called on to help Haiti

Mon, 25 Jan 2010

Designers are being called upon by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design to liaise with relief organisations and assess how design can help with rehabilitation projects in earthquake-stricken Haiti. 

Cash prizes up for grabs in Print Futures Awards

Mon, 25 Jan 2010

The Print Futures Awards is open for entries, offering cash prizes to help aspiring young graphic designers fund their training.

Design industry profits rise, but lag behind marketing, survey shows

Thu, 21 Jan 2010

The top 30 consultancies in the design industry managed to improve their profits over 2008 – but the sector performed poorly compared to other marketing services, a survey shows.

Designers ‘need a union’, says DW poll

21 January 2010

More than 70 per cent of Design Week readers believe the design industry needs a trade union, according to a DW poll.

Freeman Christie brews up ‘character’ collateral for pub chain

21 January 2010

Freeman Christie is creating a ‘landlord’s handbook’ as part of its work with national pub chain Village Pub and Kitchen.

Start-up wins graphics brief at Moving Picture Company

21 January 2010

Digital and graphics start-up Waggott, Tripp and Graham has won a commission to create a series of wall graphics and installations at the London headquarters of post-production facility the Moving Picture Company.

Tom Bewick to step down as Creative & Cultural Skills chief

Mon, 18 Jan 2010

Tom Bewick, group chief executive of Creative & Cultural Skills, is leaving to join business council Enterprise UK.

Mental Health Foundation launches meditation poster contest

Mon, 18 Jan 2010

The Mental Health Foundation is launching a competition to find pro-bono ideas for a poster campaign promoting the meditation technique of mindfulness.

Central St Martins to host retrospective

Fri, 15 Jan 2010

An exhibition to celebrate 21 years of Central St Martins College of Art and Design opens next week at the London college’s Lethaby Gallery.

The Hub works on scheme to tackle illegal tobacco

Thu, 14 Jan 2010

The Hub is working on a scheme to tackle the purchase and supply of illegal tobacco across the North of England.

Reading University resurrects scrapped design tender

Wed, 13 Jan 2010

Reading University has reissued its tender for a design framework, after coming under fire from design consultancies for scrapping it at the last minute (DW 29 October 2009).

Industry split on co-design, says DW poll

14 January 2010

Nearly 40 per cent of respondents to a Design Week poll say they do not think co-design is a good idea.

Tourism South East goes pop in Harrison & Co rebrand

14 January 2010

Tourism South East will now be known as The Beautiful South, following a rebrand by Harrison & Co.