News in Pictures
Mother by Tineshia Johnson. She studies graphic design at Matthew Boulton College, Birmingham.
Seeing triple
Old-fashioned handicraft and hi-tech digital film technology collide in Coraline, the first stop-motion animated feature to be conceived and executed for digital 3D projection. While 3D stop-motion dates back to
Less flimflam, more integrity
The financial services sector badly needs to rebuild trust in its institutions, and design has a vital role to play in this regard, says Paul Barlow Working on design and
Signs of revival
Each city presents a different signage challenge, and Glasgow is no exception. Anna Richardson previews the UK’s largest wayfinding system, which is being implemented over the summer Finding your way
Hot hubs
Especially contrived creative hubs can have a lot going for them, particularly for fledgling businesses or sole traders. As well as the support and bonhomie, there’s the advantage of working
Mark Holmes’ luxury giftware venture unveiled
Mark Holmes has swapped the large scale of Established & Sons for a small-scale new venture of luxury giftware. Anna Richardson talks simplicity, style and the joy of being in
Margate – capital of the arts, or a refuge for hard-up bankers?
You recently picked up on one of the challenges contestants on the new season of The Apprentice will face – to rebrand the seaside town of Margate – and asked
University challenge is to support, not compete
The British Design Innovation report ‘Delivering the Innovation Dream’ and your article ‘Facing the university challenge’ (DW 2 April) provide strident critiques of the perceived danger of universities undermining the
The New Deal of the Mind couldn’t be more timely
Last week, you asked for suggestions in response to the request from the New Deal of the Mind coalition, soliciting proposals for potential job-creation strategies for the creative sector (Voxpop,
Inspired, Jonathan Silver: Silver & co
‘Imagine … It’s easy if you try’. Could there ever be a better creed for a designer than this mesmerising phrase from John Lennon’s extraordinarily powerful and timeless plea for
Goodge Street glory
Designers write better than writers design. Several designers and illustrators have been masters of the pen – Ashley Havinden, Hans Schleger, Osbert Lancaster, Abram Games, Milton Glaser, Terence Conran, Alan
Abu Dhabi continues fuelling the design sector
With Abu Dhabi starting to overshadow its glitzier neighbour Dubai, more groups are setting up shop there. Angus Montgomery reports When design and branding consultants working in the Middle East
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