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‘Traffic light’ food labelling system finally rolls out
A consistent ‘traffic light’ system for providing nutritional food labelling is finally rolling out, following several years of development.
Branding 606 park - Chicago's answer to the High Line
Landor, Sponge and Jennifer Harrell have created the branding for the new 606 park.
Self-repair washing machine and 'bee-friendly neighbourhoods' among RSA student design winners
Students respond to eight briefs covering array of social challenges.
The stolen TV, the lethal injection and other licence excuses animated
Red Bee Media and White Robot have created a campaign highlighting the creative and surreal real-life excuses given by TV licence-dodgers.
Latest Opportunities
Design experts needed for Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Design experts are being sought to join a panel looking at the development of the London 2012 Olympic Park.
European Medicines Agency seeks digital consultancies
The European Union body responsible for the scientific evaluation of medicines is seeking to appoint consultancies for web design projects.
Harvey Nichols seeks interiors groups for Birmingham relocation
The current Mailbox Harvey Nichols site will be relocated to a new area of the centre in 2015, which will see it expand to more than double its current size.
ANALYSIS
Computer games become museum pieces
The V&A’s appointment of a Games Designer in Residence shows how institutions are taking games seriously.
Does Windows Blue spell a U-turn for Windows 8?
We look at five classic cases of retracting new brands alongside the Microsoft case.
EDITOR'S CHOICE
Olympic designers recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Thomas Heatherwick has been made a CBE while Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby both receive OBEs.
Moleskine unveils new branding and monogram graphic
Notebook brand Moleskine has launched a new monogram graphic, designed by Milan-based consultancy A+G Achilli Ghizzardi Associati.
D&AD Black Pencil Winners and Yellow Pencil Winners in design
This year D&AD has awarded four Black Pencil winners and 51 Yellow Pencil Winners.
Design Week Awards
AKQA wins best of show at Design Week Awards
AKQA’s Ugokidase Tokyo project, for Nike Japan, has won the Best of Show prize at this year’s Design Week Awards.
WE LIKE
Students reimagine big brands
Some iconic identities are redesigned for the Design Bridge Student Awards.
VOXPOP
Which artwork would you place on Billboards?
Art voted for by the public is to be posted on billboards across the UK. What would you chose and why?
What's your favourite comic?
Wayne Hemingway has created brand guidelines for classic children’s comic The Beano. What is/was your favourite comic and why?
What’s your favourite example of a flexible identity?
The new identity for New York’s Whitney Museum is based around the concept of ‘a responsive W’. What’s your favourite example of a flexible identity?
WHAT'S ON
The Central Saint Martins degree show
A selection of our highlights from the Central Saint Martins degree show.
Sculpture in the City
Dinosaurs roaming around the Gherkin, chairs hanging from buildings - it’s all part of Sculpture in the City.
EDITOR'S VIEW
D&AD’s worthy winners
It’s become an annual pastime to try to pick holes in the choice of D&AD Pencil winners, but this year’s crop defies cynicism.
The Design Week Awards winners show the joy and humour of design
The winners and shortlisted projects in this year’s Design Week Awards show the breadth and scope of design.
Everton’s branding own-goal
What lessons can be learned from football club Everton’s botched rebrand?
INDUSTRY VOICE
How to make people desire a brand
Mick Nash, Sedley Place managing director, outlines how branding can create desire and ‘turn a want into a need.’
Four Corners - An Interview with Lulu Kitololo
This month Jon Daniel speaks to Asilia co-founder Lulu Kitololo.
Ten Questions for: Dan Rhatigan
Monotype type director Dan Rhatigan on a changing typographic industry, the perils of a second degree and the importance of experimentation.
