18 March 1999

My first job in marketing was as Croft sherry brand manager for IDV. I remember then, an older and wiser colleague telling me that a brand’s packaging is its first

Middlesex group Nim has created an identity for T Dunwoody & Partners Consulting Engineers, as part of an exercise to reposition the firm as forward-looking. Dunwoody plans to expand its

After four years of bureaucratic wrangling, the Scala at London’s King’s Cross is refurbished and ready to reopen on Saturday offering a “multi-dimensional experience”. This long-established venue started life as

Culture Secretary Chris Smith has urged London’s design community to take a lead role in initiatives to improve life in the capital. Central to his plea is the impending formation

Actually, if there are no jobs going at Elmwood, Seymour Powell is a good place to try. It took its entire operation to Miami for the weekend and, according to

Are British design companies too pushy and aggressive in the way they conduct new business (News, DW 19 February)? For the most part yes. But in addition, many are also

It seems inconceivable that Bob Gill has not worked in Britain for 24 years. It was here, after all, that his career took off, where he became a partner in

Nationalised Irish telecommunications company Telecom Eireann is to relaunch as Eircom on 8 April. This is in preparation for privatisation which will see up to 35 per cent of the

Design group Synergy has created a fundraising brochure for Parentline, a charity which aims to support parents having difficulty with their children. Parentline runs a 24-hour telephone advice service –

Navy Blue Design Consultants aims to unite the European design community by using national flag colours on this campaign for The European Design Annual Awards. The document will be sent

A collection of more than 100 images by David Hockney goes under the hammer at Hockney Posters on 25 March at 2pm. Vendor Brian Baggott began collecting Hockney’s posters in

For the 99 per cent of the design industry obsessed by football, Elmwood is simply the place to be. Charged with the England bid to host the World Cup in