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04 March 2010

  • A seminal design

    04 March 2010

    A seminal design Silk Pearce has created a brand identity and website for the newly formed London Sperm Bank. The consultancy hopes that the logo’s ’directness and openness’ will encourage discussion and new donors. The bank-now the UK’s largest -will also roll out new stationery, building signage and advertising materials in the next few months.

  • Alpine legacy

    04 March 2010

    Dramatic mountains, bouncing orphan Heidi, healthy cows and holey cheese are all powerful emblems of Switzerland. But why are these images as popular now as they were 100 years ago? That’s the question curator Cynthia Gavranic asks in the exhibition Paradies Schweiz (Paradise Switzerland), which opens at the Museum of Design in Zürich later this month.

  • Appetite creates new packaging for Spar summer foods using simplified identity

    04 March 2010

    Appetite has designed new packaging for Spar’s ’summer eating’ range as part of a ’continuing reappraisal’ of the supermarket’s products and packaging.

  • Attica Design revamps luxury crystal group David Redman

    04 March 2010

    Luxury crystal and silverware design and manufacturing company David Redman UK is preparing to launch new branding, packaging and a website by Attica Design.

  • Baigent Digital has designed a microsite for Unicef campaign Put It Right

    04 March 2010

    Baigent Digital has designed a microsite for Unicef campaign Put It Right, an initiative to raise awareness of children’s rights. It includes picture essays, fundraising and social networking pages.  

  • Best of the Web

    04 March 2010

  • Blue Marlin has created an identity for charity Dancing for the Children

    04 March 2010

    Blue Marlin has created an identity and website for charity Dancing for the Children. Established by Royal Ballet principal Mara Galezzi, the foundation provides help to underprivileged children.

  • British Council rewards the young design entrepreneur

    04 March 2010

    Despite a wealth of awards up for grabs for the most talented designers, most celebrate creative work rather than acknowledging business acumen.

  • British Design Innovation works on 'device' to monetise design's contribution to the bottom line

    04 March 2010

    British Design Innovation is working on a piece of technology which will be capable of tracking the financial benefits of design thinking for client companies.

  • Buyers' guide

    04 March 2010

    The long-awaited report on public-sector design procurement from the Associate Parliamentary Design & Innovation Group has been released. Angus Montgomery assesses its implications for the design industry

  • Crabtree & Evelyn foods set for revamp by Smith & Milton

    04 March 2010

    Smith & Milton is working on the brand strategy and packaging for Crabtree & Evelyn’s range of luxury foods.

  • D&AD launch annual for public

    Thu, 4 Mar 2010

    D&AD is launching the ‘high-street’ version of its annual, which is for the first time available to the general public, rather than just to lucky D&AD members.

  • D4R has designed pointof-purchase merchandise for G-Star Raw Footwear

    04 March 2010

    D4R has designed point-of-purchase merchandise for G-Star Raw Footwear. The designs, which incorporate black steel, will roll out in retailersacross Europe over the coming month.

  • Design isn't just the icing - it's the cake

    04 March 2010

    Clients can spend money on marketing or manufacture, but without design at the heart of a project it’ll surely fail, says Roger Mavity

  • Enter the 2010 James Dyson Award

    Wed, 3 Mar 2010

    Got a bright idea for a revolutionary bagless vacuum cleaner, hand-dryer or bladeless fan? Well tough, because James Dyson’s already beaten you to it. But if you think you’ve found the solution to a problem no-one else realises exists, you could chance your arm at impressing the bag- and blade-phobic billionaire and enter the 2010 James Dyson Award.

  • Inspired - Katie Scott - Illustrator

    04 March 2010

    I stumbled upon Jean Painlevé in the library of the University of the Arts London some three years ago. I must have borrowed the selected works DVD about ten times before becoming the proud owner of a copy late last year - so now one of my greatest sources of inspiration is here at my fingertips.

  • Let's all tweet on

    04 March 2010

    Facebook? Wouldn’t go near it. But Twitter is another matter, says Adrian Shaughnessy, who has fallen for its effectiveness and is now merrily passing on weblinks to his followers

  • Let's support the APDIG and DBA plan to reform Civil Service procurement

    04 March 2010

    The manifesto is in place: let the campaigning begin. We’re not talking about a beleaguered political party here. The design community is taking its stand against shoddy procurement practices within the Civil Service.

  • Light bulb moments

    04 March 2010

    As lighting technology develops, large-scale, functional schemes across architecture and the outdoors become more efficient and long-lasting, but what about the design of the humble lamp? Anna Richardson talks to designers about how the concept of light is changing

  • New Garden Centre

    04 March 2010

    Edge Architecture & Design has worked on a new £11.6m, 4500m2 garden centre in Aberdeen for Dobbies. The centre, which opens on 5 arch, features a farm food hall selling locally sourced products, and a 370-seat restaurant.Edge used design touches such as block-paved flooring, walls made from timber slats, and real trees.

  • News in Pictures

    04 March 2010

    Cog Design has created branding and collateral for London arts festival Reveal King’s Cross, which takes place from 22 April to 2 May.

  • News in Pictures

    04 March 2010

    The Cutting Edge has designed a new set of posters for Historic Royal Palaces, created around the theme ‘history just got colourful’.

  • News in Pictures

    04 March 2010

  • Non-executives need design experience - and vision, too

    04 March 2010

  • Pemberton & Whitefoord is designing packaging for Burnt Sugar

    04 March 2010

    Pemberton & Whitefoord is designing packaging for a new range of five products for upmarket confectionery brand Burnt Sugar, which appointed the consultancy in December 2009.

  • Profile: St George's Crypt

    04 March 2010

    It’s difficult for a small charity to stand out among the bland corporate identities that dominate the sector, but St George’s Crypt has made a real impact with its latest annual report. Adrian Shaughnessy applauds its direct and honest approach

  • Sperm Creative has devised an identity for London charity My Generation

    04 March 2010

    Sperm Creative has devised an identity and branding, and is working on materials for London charity My Generation, which aims to support struggling communities in the capital.

  • Storm Brand and Kaleidoscope tie the knot

    04 March 2010

    Packaging and graphics group Storm Brand Design is merging with New York-based design consultancy Kaleidoscope, and taking its name.Kaleidoscope, which was established in 1993, specialises in strategic planning, graphics, product design and prototyping.

  • The Chase has incorporated the ad division of Hasgrove-owned Amaze into the group

    04 March 2010

    Manchester-based consultancy The Chase has incorporated the ad division of Hasgrove-owned Amaze into the group. It has also appointed Maurice Van De Ven as creative director.

  • The One Off has designed a range of products for Abbey Road recording studios

    04 March 2010

    The One Off has designed a range of products for Abbey Road recording studios to sell online. The range includes T-shirts and notebooks inspired by famous musicians including Jimi Hendrix.

  • There's a fine line between familiarity and disrespect

    04 March 2010

    I have worked for Phil Jones in person, and it is so true what he says about motivating his staff in his Business Insight (DW 18 February). He made sure that everyone’s ’emotional buckets’ were brimming.

  • There's nothing genuine about Café Parisien

    04 March 2010

    I was interested to read David Benady’s article about brands using provenance to reassure consumers of their credibility (Local Flavour, DW 18 February). Haircare brand Aussie and confectioner Krupskaya are true examples of how provenance has been used - it is their point and consumers appreciate them for that reason.

  • Top 100 deadline extended

    Wed, 3 Mar 2010

    The 2010 Design Week Top 100 deadline has been extended to Friday 12 March.

  • Unfurling fronds

    04 March 2010

    For more than a decade, Dan Fern has been a driving force in communication design at the Royal College of Art. Adrian Shaughnessy speaks to a selection of his former students - renowned for their self-reliance and autonomy - about the lasting impact that this commanding teacher has had on them

  • Voxpop

    04 March 2010

    Brian Eno and Harrison & Co teamed up to create this year’s Brighton Festival identity. Which musicians do you think would bring the strongest creative direction to branding projects, and why?

  • We must keep our focus on the facts of sustainability

    04 March 2010

    It was interesting to read Take Stock, Anna Richardson’s feature about the sustainable process (DW 11 February).