Making It
Michael Marriott, El Ultimo Grito and Robin Platt are among the designers showcased in Making It, the inaugural exhibition at Furniture Works, a resource centre for students and design businesses
The truth behind being a creative market raider
Regarding your Reports confirm market raiding trend by groups news story (DW 28 November 2002), Anderson Norton Design has indeed grown and increased market share over the past year. The
Try to not get the wires crossed
Trish Lorenz asks why branding technology companies can be tougher than conventional consumer products
Revamped website for Wedgwood
Hookson has revamped the website for Wedgwood, www.wedgwood.com, in a bid to enhance the home lifestyle brand’s e-commerce activity.
Igor Emmerich
Roundel has designed a mailer for Spanish-born, London-based photographer Igor Emmerich as well as a book promoting Zanders Fine Papers’ Ikono brand, which features Emmerich’s work. The creative theme for
Vallance makes a Vibrandt move
Former Dragon creative director Greg Vallance has joined Vibrandt as creative director as it focuses on creativity and new business. Vallance, who started this week, will sit on the board
Creative calls to avert a total network meltdown
These days we all live in fear of the ‘network failure’. The Guardian last week quoted ‘design theorist’ Fabio Sergio (sounds more like a shampoo brand), who thinks ‘interaction anxiety’
Preliminary work begins at Museum of Childhood
Freelance designer Alex Rich will present preliminary signage and graphics concepts next week to the Museum of Childhood, part of the Victoria & Albert Museum, following his appointment before Christmas.
Digest
Which design groups, designers, clients and industry trends are the ones to watch in 2003?
Slow predictions filter through over a mug of coffee
Here we all are in another year. We hope the balls-up with Big Ben’s bongs didn’t affect your festivities. So, what happens next? Well, see page 6 for our in-depth
Williams Murray Hamm
‘Williams Murray Hamm will continue to break rules and take column inches,’ says Design Bridge managing director Jill Marshall.
Treasured troves
Many creatives use a scrapbook for inspiration, but few make their contents public. Oliver Bennett looks at the increasing trend toward this style of presentation
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