Design Week
January 2010 Online
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£5m pledged for Green building design tools
Mon, 25 Jan 2010
The Technology Strategy Board and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council are investing nearly £5m to fund the development by British companies of new design tools to build Greener buildings.
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23red rebrands nationwide pension scheme
Fri, 8 Jan 2010
23red has led the rebrand of a national workplace pension scheme for low to moderate earners.
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5.5 Designers creates La Cie flash keys
Wed, 6 Jan 2010
5.5 Designers has designed two USB flash keys for La Cie, based on the design of La Cie’s Iama Key, which has won an Observeur du Design award.
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AKQA set to open Berlin office
Thu, 21 Jan 2010
AKQA will open a new office in Berlin as part of ‘a global growth plan’, according to chief executive Tom Bedecarre.
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AMP creates architect’s website
Fri, 15 Jan 2010
Digital group AMP Communications has designed a new website for Keith Williams Architects featuring ‘print-like and traditional pages’.
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Antony Gormley chairs Brit Insurance awards jury
Fri, 8 Jan 2010
Artist Antony Gormley will chair the jury of the Brit Insurance Design Awards, which will be held at the Design Museum on 16 March.
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Apple’s iPad is ‘entirely new category of device’
Thu, 28 Jan 2010
Apple’s eagerly anticipated iPad is being touted by the company’s chief executive Steve Jobs as ‘an entirely new category of device’ at its launch.
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B&B Studio brands new gum Peppersmith
Mon, 18 Jan 2010
B&B Studio has named and branded a new chewing gum, Peppersmith, which is being launched by two ex-employees of juice brand Innocent.
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Barbican seeks digital consultancy to overhaul website
Tue, 26 Jan 2010
The Barbican is calling on digital consultancies to show expressions of interest in overhauling its website, which the arts centre wants to use to ‘engage audiences in new ways’.
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BBC iPlayer and eco-underwear on Brit Insurance shortlist
Mon, 18 Jan 2010
The BBC’s iPlayer and Yves Béhar’s sustainable Pact underwear have been named on the shortlist for the 2010 Brit Insurance Designs of the Year awards.
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Bell Design works on primary curriculum brand
Mon, 25 Jan 2010
Bell Design is working on the brand for the new primary curriculum, which was announced last November.
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Biodegradable plastics and bamboo 'are hot packaging trends'
Tue, 12 Jan 2010
Packaging design this year will see a growth in the use of biodegradable plastics and the use of sustainable ingredients such as bamboo, according to predictions from business information consultancy Datamonitor.
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Bold Creative in HIV project
Thu, 21 Jan 2010
Bold Creative and HIV charity Body & Soul are seeking illustrators to contribute to a new graphic novel and animation about how young people in the UK live with the disease.
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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.
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Caulder Moore in US burrito chain work
Wed, 20 Jan 2010
US burrito restaurant chain Chipotle is opening its first outlet in Europe, with design work by Caulder Moore and US architect Outfit.
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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.
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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.
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Civic appointed to Sport Scotland digital strategy
Tue, 26 Jan 2010
Edinburgh-based digital consultancy Civic has been appointed to develop a new digital communications strategy for Sport Scotland, Scotland’s national agency for sport.
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CMW works on Kellogg’s Krave digital campaign
Thu, 28 Jan 2010
CMW is working on a digital campaign to help Kellogg’s launch its first cereal aimed at 16- to 25-year-olds in the UK.
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Cockpit Arts launches designer-maker award
Thu, 14 Jan 2010
Cockpit Arts is launching a new award to help established designer-makers to expand their businesses.
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Cologne Furniture Fair kicks off
Tue, 19 Jan 2010
The Cologne Furniture Fair is opening today in the German city, running until 24 January.
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Conran Design Group restructures 3D design offer
Wed, 6 Jan 2010
Conran Design Group says it has reappraised its environmental design offer in light of the difficulties suffered by the retail sector last year.
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D&AD’s Anthony Simonds-Gooding honoured in New Year’s list
Mon, 4 Jan 2010
D&AD chairman Anthony Simonds-Gooding has been made a CBE in the New Year’s Honours.
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Design group JPA teams up with property company McBains Cooper
Fri, 15 Jan 2010
James Park Associates is teaming up with property and construction company McBains Cooper to deliver designs for the hospitality and transport industries.
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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.
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Design teams work on patient dignity projects
Wed, 20 Jan 2010
Pearson Lloyd and fashion designer Ben de Lisi are among those working on developing new products and systems to improve dignity for patients in hospitals as part of a programme from the Design Council and the Department of Health.
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Design Week Top 100 open for entries
Tue, 26 Jan 2010
The entry form for the 2010 Design Week Top 100 is now available on the Design Week website.
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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.
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Designer sought for pan-European Unicreds project
Tue, 5 Jan 2010
Cornwall County Council is seeking a consultancy to work on design projects as part of the pan-European Unicreds project.
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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.
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Dyson takes legal action over vacuum cleaner design
Thu, 28 Jan 2010
Dyson is taking legal action against rival vacuum cleaner manufacturer Vax over its Mach Zen model.
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E3 Media redesigns National Curriculum website
Tue, 19 Jan 2010
E3 Media has redesigned the National Curriculum website in an attempt to make it more useful to teachers.
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Electrolux seeks ‘second space age’ designs
Fri, 8 Jan 2010
The ‘second space age’ will be the theme of this year’s Electrolux Design Lab competition, which is open to industrial design graduates and undergraduates.
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Ex-Ideo partner Mat Hunter joins Design Council
Wed, 6 Jan 2010
Former Ideo partner Mat Hunter is set to join the Design Council as its chief design officer.
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Fallon works on BBC and British Museum programme
Wed, 6 Jan 2010
Advertising group Fallon is branding and creating marketing materials for an upcoming tie-up between the BBC and the British Museum, A History of the World.The BBC and the British Museum, which have never partnered each other before, jointly appointed Fallon in late summer following a creative pitch against Lambie-Nairn and Red Bee Media.This year’s event, with programmes on the BBC and events at the British Museum, will feature 100 objects from the museum’s ...
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Figtree brands military charity
Wed, 20 Jan 2010
Figtree has developed the branding, website and creative strategy for the 125th anniversary of the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association.
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Fudge works on Creative Islington website
Mon, 11 Jan 2010
Digital consultancy Fudge has been commissioned by Islington Council to create a website for Creative Islington, a community-based arts organisation.
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Futurebrand continues board restructure with CEO appointment
Tue, 12 Jan 2010
Futurebrand is continuing to rebuild its management team with the appointment of Patrick Smith as chief executive worldwide, following a cull of senior staff last year.
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Google set to unveil new phone
Tue, 5 Jan 2010
Google has confirmed it will unveil a new phone, expected to rival Apple’s iPhone, at its Mountain View, Silicon Valley HQ later today.
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Heavenly rebrands finance company Creditsafe
Fri, 29 Jan 2010
Heavenly has rebranded credit-referencing company Creditsafe, creating a new identity with the tagline ‘Simply smarter’.
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Interbrand creates Light Blue Optics identity
Wed, 6 Jan 2010
Interbrand has created the identity for Light Blue Optics, a new projection technology company which will look to integrate its devices into automotive products, digital signage and consumer electronics applications.Appointed through a creative pitch in March 2009, the consultancy was tasked with creating a ‘new and confident’ identity that can be applied as a live and static logo to ‘live alongside other big brands’, according to Chris Davenport, management consultant writer ...
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Jeremy Myerson leaves InnovationRCA to focus on Helen Hamlyn Centre
Thu, 14 Jan 2010
Jeremy Myerson is relinquishing his role as director of InnovationRCA at the Royal College of Art in London to concentrate on leading the RCA’s Helen Hamlyn Centre.
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Kensington Palace hosts ‘multi-sensory exhibition’
Thu, 14 Jan 2010
Kensington Palace is set to host a ‘multi-sensory exhibition’ which will ‘open up’ the world of the royal court with installations, soundscapes, interactive theatre, film and fashion.
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Lambie-Nairn boss Schroeder says designers should take control of branding
Tue, 12 Jan 2010
Christian Schroeder, chief executive of Lambie-Nairn, says that designers should strive to market their branding strategy to company bosses rather than leave the task to advertising agencies.
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Landor’s Peter Knapp calls for ‘properly branded’ London
Wed, 6 Jan 2010
Peter Knapp, Landor’s creative director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, says the London identity competition is ‘necessary’, despite flaws in the commissioning process.
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Majority of creative graduates 'in work and happy'
Wed, 20 Jan 2010
The majority of graduates from creative courses work in the creative industries and are satisfied with their jobs, according to new research.
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Mango Architecture creates Battery restaurant space
Fri, 22 Jan 2010
Mango Architecture has designed the interior of Battery, a new ‘lighthouse-style’ rooftop restaurant that was conceived by Philippe Starck and previously occupied by Nobu.
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Marque Creative in Glasgow art festival work
Wed, 13 Jan 2010
Marque Creative is designing a website, wayfinding and print materials for the Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art, following the launch of its new identity for the event.
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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.
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Most readers think 2010 will be better for design industry than 2009
Fri, 8 Jan 2010
Nearly 85 per cent of Design Week readers believe 2010 will be a better year for design businesses than 2009, according to a poll on www.designweek.co.uk.
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Muse album picks up sleeve cover design award
Tue, 5 Jan 2010
La Boca’s design for Muse’s LP The Resistance has been named best album cover in the Best Art Vinyl 2009 awards.
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Myles Consulting brands Little Shipmates nursery
Fri, 22 Jan 2010
Myles Consulting has created a new brand for Southampton-based nursery chain Little Shipmates.
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National Maritime Museum seeks exhibition designers
Tue, 19 Jan 2010
The National Maritime Museum is seeking to appoint to an exhibition design framework to work on its £35m Sammy Ofer Wing project and other exhibitions.
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New food labelling legislation launched
Wed, 6 Jan 2010
The Government says that food packaging should be labelled to show products’ carbon footprint, country of origin and animal welfare standards in its new food strategy, Food 2030.
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Nokia seeks designers to raise living standards in developing world
Mon, 11 Jan 2010
Nokia has launched a competition to design a mobile product or service that will raise the living standards of people in the developing world.
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Northants County Council and Police seek print and Web designer
Tue, 19 Jan 2010
Northamptonshire County Council and Northamptonshire Police are looking to procure print and Web design from one consultancy.
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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.
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Peter Bowles creates Original BTC lighting showroom
Thu, 21 Jan 2010
Lighting designer Peter Bowles is opening a showroom for his light fittings company Original BTC, in London’s Chelsea Harbour, SW10. Bowles has designed the interiors himself.
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Peugeot rebrands for 200th anniversary
Mon, 11 Jan 2010
Peugeot has rebranded in celebration of its 200th anniversary, evolving its lion marque and adding the tagline ‘motion and emotion’ ahead of a series of car launches.
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Premm Design works on City of London Festival identity
Wed, 27 Jan 2010
Premm Design has developed the identity for this year’s City of London Festival.
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Priestman Goode bags Brazilian airline brief
Wed, 13 Jan 2010
Priestman Goode is redesigning interiors and passenger experience for the Brazilian airline Tam.
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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).
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Redman Design creates interiors for Birmingham museum wing
Wed, 13 Jan 2010
Redman Design is working on the interiors and exhibition space for the new wing of the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
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Saffron confirmed as Brand for London winner
Tue, 26 Jan 2010
The Greater London Authority has confirmed that Saffron Brand Consultants has won the Brand for London tender to create a visual identity for the capital.
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Saffron in line for London identity work
Wed, 20 Jan 2010
Saffron Brand Consultants has won the tender to create a visual identity for London, Design Week understands.
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Salford gallery to host Art in Advertising show
Tue, 12 Jan 2010
The Lowry in Salford is set to host an exhibition examining the link between art and advertising, showcasing some of the North West’s best-known campaigns.
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Site selected and architect sought for V&A at Dundee
Mon, 11 Jan 2010
An international architectural competition is being launched to design a new building for the Victoria & Albert Museum in Dundee.
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SMC fits out London spa with ‘snow room’
Fri, 29 Jan 2010
K West Hotel & Spa is opening its new £2m spa in London on Valentine’s Day, with interiors by SMC Designs.
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Stirling University seeks designer
Fri, 29 Jan 2010
The University of Stirling is seeking a consultancy to create student recruitment and marketing materials.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Tories vow to slash advertising spend
Fri, 15 Jan 2010
The Conservatives would slash spending on Government advertising straight away if they won this year’s General Election, shadow chancellor George Osborne says.
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Tories would be bad for design industry, poll suggests
Thu, 28 Jan 2010
More than three-quarters of respondents to a Design Week poll believe a Conservative Government would be bad for the design industry.
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Tory MP questions need to outsource Government design
Wed, 13 Jan 2010
A Tory MP embroiled in a row about the value of identity design for Government clients has reiterated his opinion that some of the work should not be given to designers.
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Universities and consultancies meet to discuss link-ups
Wed, 27 Jan 2010
More than 60 universities and design consultancies will meet next month to discuss how to support each other’s commercial interests withoutfalling into competition.
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V&A appoints digital artist in residence
Fri, 22 Jan 2010
The Victoria & Albert Museum has appointed its first ever digital artist in residence.
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Virgin launches luxury submarine
Fri, 29 Jan 2010
Virgin Limited Edition, the luxury arm of Sir Richard Branson’s business empire, is launching a specially commissioned submarine.
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Vivid London opens office in Germany
Fri, 22 Jan 2010
Branding and marketing group Vivid London is opening a new office in Cologne, Germany.
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Wells Mackereth and Graphic Clinic work on V&A chair show
Wed, 6 Jan 2010
The Victoria & Albert Museum of Childhood opens its children’s chair design show Sit Down: Seating for Kids next month, with exhibition design by Wells Mackereth and graphics by Graphic Clinic.The museum appointed architect, exhibition and interior design group Wells Mackereth in July 2009, following a creative pitch against some four other consultancies. The group impressed the Museum of Childhood with its 3D model of the show, says museum curator Catherine Bornet.
