Design Week
2nd December 2010
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Arthur Steen Horne Adamson redesigns Rules for the Conduct of Life
Thu, 2 Dec 2010
Arthur Steen Horne Adamson has designed a modern make-over for Rules for the Conduct of Life, a book given to those who become freemen of the City of London.
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Best of the Web
2nd December 2010
http://ineedafuckingfreelancer.comIs your boss shouting expletives at you to sort out a freelance? Well, you’re in luck, as we’ve come across the site Ineedafuckingfreelancer.com. It allows you to choose if you need a ’f**king’ UX designer or illustrator, or even a futurologist. Once you’ve decided it links you to their website.
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Building on future plan
2nd December 2010
As the director of the Victoria & Albert Museum, Sir Mark Jones, steps down, where next for the South Kensington treasure trove that he helped transform? Emily Gosling looks back at his achievements - and ahead to the future
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Cada designs 'of the moment' interiors for second branch of Mexican restaurant Poncho No 8
2nd December 2010
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Clever collaboration is key for Change Retail's shop initiative at the Savoy
2nd December 2010
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Client of the Year BHF heads 2010 Benchmarks winners
2nd December 2010
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Cogapp creates Paris travel guide app for Dorling Kindersley
2nd December 2010
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Deutsche Börse shortlist unveiled
Thu, 2 Dec 2010
The shortlist for The Photographers’ Gallery’s fifteenth annual Deutsche Börse Photography Prize has been announced.
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Festival fest
2nd December 2010
The 1950s are back with a vengeance, with retro decorative patterns and mid-century modern furniture becomingever more popular with collectors and the public alike. Dominic Lutyens considers the appeal of a style that sits somewhere between Modernist simplicity and decadent, over-blown chic
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Here's a spoof to treasure - and hands off Ambridge
2nd December 2010
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Inspired
2nd December 2010
David Eveleigh-Evans - Method, New York
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Looking for long and happy relationships
2nd December 2010
What to do to stop your hard-won clients from straying from you? Jonathan Kirk grapples with the tricky matter of retaining loyalty
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Magpie Studio thinks outside the box to bag printer's brief
2nd December 2010
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Make It Clear brands Striding for Survival charity event
Thu, 2 Dec 2010
Make it Clear has created the branding, print and online campaign for Striding for Survival, a charity event which has been set up to fundraise for Pancreatic Cancer UK.
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Naked display
2nd December 2010
UK-based designer Natascha Madeiski has teamed up with architect Alexander Graef, also based in the UK, to create the Christmas display at the Septieme Etage boutique in Geneva, Switzerland. The display uses the Naked City range of paper lamps, created by the pair.
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NB Studio updates Chivas Regal whisky packaging with 'twisted steel' monogram
2nd December 2010
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News in Pictures
2nd December 2010
D Studio has created new designs for own-brand wines from importer Sommelier.
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News in Pictures
2nd December 2010
Handsome Frank illustrator Becca Thorne has created a set of prints for the second in the Kitchen Garden series of books by Jane McMorland-Hunter, set to be published by National Trust Books.
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Profile: Jonny Burch
2nd December 2010
Being fresh out of college has proved no hindrance for this young talent, who has founded a thriving blog and is settling in nicely at digital consultancy Collective. Clare Dowdy meets the mastermind behind designers’ showcase Shellsuit Zombie
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Sexism is rife across the creative sector...
2nd December 2010
In response to Jim Davies’ letter entitled ’I’m sorry, but design really is a boys’ club’ (DW 18 November), I’d say most creative industries are boys’ clubs, especially advertising.
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Sham parade
2nd December 2010
Why are we saddled with such God-awful and implausible TV shows as The Apprentice, and why has advertising lost its wit and verve? Adrian Shaughnessy has had enough
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Shattering impact
2nd December 2010
Picking Daisies 2, by Layne Rowe, 2010. Photo by Layne Rowe
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Smash and build
2nd December 2010
Creating a future classic - or, indeed, marketing and selling an old one - is no guarantee for continued success when you’re catering for the fickle tastes of children. Emily Pacey looks at how to design toys that work in this notoriously unpredictable market
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Spirit of Suffolk
2nd December 2010
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Top consultancy profits down 50%, says Kingston Smith W1
2nd December 2010
The operating profits of the top 30 design consultancies fell by 50 per cent through 2009, according to a report from accountant Kingston Smith W1.
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Universities UK highlights education’s place in creative industries
Thu, 2 Dec 2010
Universities UK has published a report highlighting the importance of education in supporting the creative industries and the UK economy as a whole.
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Voxpop
2nd December 2010
The Government is considering standardising cigarette packaging. What other product could have standardised packaging design, and why?
