Design Week
25 February 2010
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Thirty-year digital moving image installation
Fri, 26 Feb 2010
Source: John Gerrard
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...others say MPs worry far too much about public opinion
25 February 2010
What would I design for my MP, and why? Well…
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A friendly affair
25 February 2010
An interview is potentially the beginning of a long-term relationship with an employee, so it pays to get things right. David Bernstein offers employers some tips
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A mural mishap in Margate
Mon, 1 Mar 2010
Poor Margate’s been unwell for some time, and now this mural has happened, which is a bit like telling a terminally ill woman you’re about to give her a makeover and blapping her on the face. Margate is persistently rumoured to be on the brink of regeneration, but until the Turner Contemporary Gallery arrives and the visitors return, this publicly-funded 140ft long building wrap by artist Daniel Blat is touring some of Margate’s kerjillions of derelict retail sites. Blat’s colourful ...
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Asbury & Asbury has created the branding for the Barnaby arts festival
25 February 2010
Asbury & Asbury has created the branding for the Barnaby arts festival in Macclesfield. The fair is the revival of a medieval event connected to St Barnabas Day and the summer solstice. The festival runs from 18-20 June.
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Bloom has worked on packaging for Smirnoff
25 February 2010
Bloom has worked on the packaging for the Smirnoff Vodka & Cola premix cans.
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Blue Marlin gets 'loud and proud' on True Lemon juice substitute
25 February 2010
Blue Marlin’s UK and US studios have been working on the rebranding and packaging of True Lemon, a crystallised lemon juice substitute which, the consultancy says, could ’revolutionise lemon usage’.
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Chartered status? Nice idea, but it won't work
25 February 2010
I read your feature ’Membership rewards’ (News Analysis, DW 4 February) regarding chartered designer status with great interest.
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David Rockwell has designed the set for next month’s Academy Awards
25 February 2010
David Rockwell has designed the set for next month’s Academy Awards, for the second year running. A white, platinum, topaz and bronze colour scheme features in a set backed by a Swarovski Crystal curtain. ’We’re using mirrors in a big way this year. One is a curving wall made of slats to show the audience and the stage simultaneously,’ says Rockwell.
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Design Bridge has created a new identity and packaging for the Tate & Lyle
25 February 2010
Design Bridge has created a new identity and packaging for the Tate & Lyle Fairtrade sugar range.
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Designers sought for school entrepreneur programmes
25 February 2010
As entrepreneurship becomes the buzzword for successful design education, industry professionals are increasingly being sought out to teach real-world business skills in schools.
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Draw and Dial...
Thu, 25 Feb 2010
The fax machine may be redundant these days as a piece of office equipment, but is the next big thing for importing and exporting Brazilian and UK Art, it appears.
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DW all set for redesign and blog launch
25 February 2010
Design Week will unveil a redesign next week (DW 4 March), led by art director Sam Freeman.
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Eat Creative is partnering Clock Creative Communications
25 February 2010
Japanese group Eat Creative is partnering Clock Creative Communications to launch pet brand Pet Safe in Japan.
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Eno and Harrison & Co unveil fruits of collaboration for Brighton Festival
25 February 2010
Artist and musician Brian Eno’s art direction and Harrison & Co’s branding for this year’s Brighton Festival will be unveiled today, alongside a bill revealing digital, gaming and soundscape design.
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Everyday East
25 February 2010
In India, every flat surface is considered a potential canvas. If something stays still long enough, someone will paint it, says artist Natasha Kumar. From graffiti, spiritual texts, folk art or underwear ads, it’s the art of the everyday.
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Frameworks has designed social networking site
25 February 2010
Frameworks has designed social networking site My Fj.
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Hi-Res has appointed David Linderman as creative director.
25 February 2010
Syzygy-owned design group Hi-Res has appointed Fork Unstable Media founder David Linderman as creative director.
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Inspired - Phil Jones Wired Sussex
25 February 2010
As author Nigel Richardson says, ’How did England ever produce a town with the fizz and craziness of Brighton? It is a marvellous mystery - like a family of duffers producing a babe of Mozartian genius.’ Situated on the edge of the country, both geographically and spiritually, the good burghers of Brighton provide a daily dose of inspirational stimulation.
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It's a shame retail design is not taken seriously in the UK
25 February 2010
Thank you for your generous words about my appointment as professor of retail design at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands (Comment, DW 18 February).
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JHP Design is creating a set of window displays for Aritaum
25 February 2010
JHP Design is creating a set of window displays for cosmetics company Amore Pacific’s 1200-strong Asian retail chain Aritaum. The first display, promoting the Laneige brand, will launch across the network in spring. Displays will then change every month until the summer.
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Kimpton brands ethical investment group Alquity
25 February 2010
Kimpton Creative has branded new ethical investment company Alquity Investment Management, which launches today at the South African High Commission in London.
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Learn from graduates about the possibilities of design
25 February 2010
The concept of co-design has been with us for a while, but we rarely see it in action. It is more likely to be bandied around the conference platform as designers defend their position against public participation in what they believe they do best.
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London hotel sector set for 2012 boost, say conference speakers
25 February 2010
London’s hotel industry is set to expand to accommodate visitors for the 2012 Olympic Games, according to speakers at last week’s New London Architecture hotel conference.
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Long Lunch: digital design lecture series
Mon, 1 Mar 2010
Upcoming talks from Long Lunch in London
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New British Film Institute DVD: Design for Today
Thu, 25 Feb 2010
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News in Pictures
25 February 2010
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News in Pictures
25 February 2010
The work of Polish consultancy Homework will be on show at the Kemistry Gallery in London, from 5 March to 17 April.
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News in Pictures
25 February 2010
Solo and collaborative work by Haçienda designer Ben Kelly will feature in the exhibition International Orange: Please Shut the Gate, at The Glasgow School of Art from 6 March to 3 April.
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Rose Design has created a brand for the Roundhouse Circusfest
25 February 2010
Rose Design has created a brand for the Roundhouse Circusfest, an annual celebration of the circus arts taking place at the London venue.The consultancy won the commission following a credentials pitch in August 2009. The 2010 Circusfest begins on 7 April.
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Sheridan & Co has designed retail bays
25 February 2010
Sheridan & Co has designed retail bays inspired by dressing tables for the launch of cosmetics brand Pixi into Boots. The group has also created a consultation area for the brand in Debenhams’ Newcastle store.
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Simmer has created a brand identity for Claire's Handmade.
25 February 2010
Simmer has created a brand identity for preserves company Claire’s Handmade.
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Snap judgement
25 February 2010
Designers often prefer to source visuals from unconventional places, eschewing the mainstream image libraries. Anna Richardson talks to three creatives about some of their favourite finds - from Ebay slides for a penny to historical engravings
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Some think MPs need feedback from their constituents...
25 February 2010
Following Public Zone’s creation of an iPhone app that allows constituents and MPs to communicate with each other, you posed the question, ’What would you design for your MP, and why?’ (Voxpop, DW 18 February).
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The new, improved Design Week
Thu, 4 Mar 2010
It’s finally here. The redesigned Design Week has hit the news stands. But if you can’t wait for your copy here is a peek of the new design, led by art director Sam Freeman.
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Title bout
25 February 2010
The opening titles of films no longer grab cinema-goers the way they once did, but TV viewers are spoilt with high-quality credits. As Oscars week approaches, Yolanda Zappaterra talks to five leading designers about this apparent contradiction
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Tsuko has developed a campaign for the University of Edinburgh Business School.
25 February 2010
Tsuko has developed a campaign for the University of Edinburgh Business School.
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Two's company
25 February 2010
Dual branding is on the up as clients get less precious about intellectual property and start to enjoy the cost benefits, says Angus Montgomery
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Voxpop
25 February 2010
A group of Belgian ad agencies went on strike in protest at pitches. What issue would entice you to go on strike?
