Design Week
19 November 2009
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A capital debacle
19 November 2009
No winner has yet emerged in the Mayor’s controversial A Brand for London competition. Emily Pacey investigates what’s going on
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Academic boost for discipline of design anthropology
19 November 2009
The discipline of design anthropology, which will next year be the subject of an MSc course at the University of Aberdeen, is described by its practitioners as an emerging field, but one which has been emerging for some time.For some 20 years, the likes of Ideo, Intel and Nokia have been using arts and social science graduates to help them define and think about their customers in new ways. Key figures such as Genevieve Bell at Intel and Dori Tunstall, formerly of Arc Worldwide ...
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City branding can be valuable after all, DW poll results reveal
19 November 2009
Only a quarter of designers believe city branding is irrelevant, according to a survey by Design Week.The poll, which is on www.designweek.co.uk, shows that just 25 per cent of respondents agreed with Michael Wolff’s statement that city branding is irrelevant. In a speech earlier this month, Wolff described city branding as like attempting to ‘eat a dinosaur’.Referring to plans to create a brand for London, he added, ‘Whether the word “London” is written in Helvetica ...
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Flickering dreams
19 November 2009
Graphic artists, with their visual flair, should have a head start when it comes to thriving the film industry, you might think. But think again, says Mike Dempsey, as he casts his eye over the history of designers turned film-makers
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Foodie grand tour
19 November 2009
Leafing through old cookery books can throw up a tasty mix of nostalgia and incredulity at the dishes we used to appreciate. Recipes and food photography of yesteryear can look amusingly dated.
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Human touch
19 November 2009
There’s no excuse for drab office environments any more, argues Anna Richardson. Indeed, imaginative interiors which offer a bit of privacy as well as great teamworking space are essential for bringing out that creative spark in staff
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Ignore the PQQs and you might get some business
19 November 2009
I’d like to add my thoughts to the debate currently raging on the increasingly thorny topics of public-sector procurement and free-pitching (Letters and News, DW 29 October and 5 November).
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Imaginate creates 'clean and fresh' rugby cup campaign
19 November 2009
Sports design consultancy Imaginate Creative has created the launch campaign for a new rugby cup.The British & Irish Cup, which kicks off on Friday, was devised to showcase young talent in 24 non-premiership teams from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.‘Most rugby marketing is very dark, grungy and aggressive, but because this cup is about highlighting new rugby talent, we decided to make it look really clean, fresh and inspirational,’ says Imaginate director ...
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Inspired - Philip Handford
19 November 2009
Inspiration for me comes from personal relationships - I enjoy exploring ideas with creative people who have enthusiasm, understand and appreciate the complexity of the context, and have fun doing it.People are my inspiration - and no one more so than Christopher Bailey. He has been called England’s Tom Ford, and at 38 he is creative director of Burberry, quite an unbelievable position to hold for someone of his age. Yet he is still totally down to earth and a lot of fun ...
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Mayfair club Morton's opens the doors on new interiors and website
19 November 2009
Morton’s, a private members’ club in London’s Mayfair, is poised to unveil new interiors designed by Virgile & Stone and a new website created by The Web Well.Morton’s appointed Virgile &; Stone in summer 2008, on the strength of the consultancy’s previous work for the club’s owner Marlon Abela Restaurant Corporation. Virgile & Stone revamped the Morton’s stablemate The Greenhouse last year.Virgile & Stone’s first task was to investigate the ...
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News in Pictures
19 November 2009
Work by Momoko Tamura will feature in the University of the Arts London’s Future Map 09 show, which runs at Hoxton Square Projects from 25 November to 23 December.
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News in Pictures
19 November 2009
Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson has designed a bridge, Cirkelbroen, for Danish capital Copenhagen. The bridge is due to be completed in 2012.
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News in Pictures
19 November 2009
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Pearlfisher designs Raw food packs
19 November 2009
Pearlfisher has designed the identity and packaging for food brand Raw.The consultancy was appointed to the project directly in August, having worked for brand-owner Windmill Organics on its Biona brand.The identity for the range, which is for raw foods and launches this month, has been applied across a range of 15 products, including crispbreads and chocolate.The consultancy says it aimed to express the feel of ‘vibrant living’ through a palette ...
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Reach out to hidden talents
19 November 2009
We can learn a lot by opening our doors to autistic people, says Mike Dempsey, and our move may help integrate a potentially isolated group
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Sorrells' Saturday club could resonate throughout design
19 November 2009
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Spellcheck charlies
19 November 2009
Embarrassing spelling and grammatical mistakes can catch out many a professional, and designers are not immune. Jim Davies wonders if it really matters
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There’s more to design than Starck and stereotypes
19 November 2009
As a great admirer of Adrian Shaughnessy - his fantastic book Graphic Design: A User’s Manual is currently sitting on my desk in front of me - I am surprised by his reaction at the collective criticism, including my own, of Philippe Starck’s recent TV show.
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Tim Berners-Lee heads roll-call of new RDIs
19 November 2009
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the man commonly credited with inventing the World Wide Web, is being named as a Royal Designer for Industry. Berners-Lee is joined by film set designer Sir Kenneth Adam, stage designer Alison Chitty, set designer Jim Clay, graphic designer Mark Farrow, and architect Peter Higgins. Fashion designer Barbara Hulanicki, milliner Stephen Jones, engineer Derek Sugden and landscape designer Kim Wilkie complete the list. Meanwhile, furniture ...
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Voxpop
19 November 2009
What attracted you to working in the digital sector, and what route did you take into it?
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Yes, it is time for another
19 November 2009
Greg Quinton’s suggestion about a follow-up to A Smile in the Mind (Letters, DW 22 October) made me think of another influential book.
