Design Week
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What question about design would you like to see answered?
Fri, 25 May 2012
New book Design In Question collects a number of questions about design. What question would you like to see answered and why?
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What is your favourite example of punning in branding?
Thu, 3 May 2012
Marmite has unveiled special-edition Ma’amite to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. What is your favourite example of punning in branding?
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What is your favourite recipe?
Thu, 26 Apr 2012
To accompany new book What’s Cooking? here are some more favourite foods from designers.
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What is the best use of a QR code that you have seen?
Thu, 19 Apr 2012
Steve Osborne’s recent article looked at the use if technologies such as QR code on packaging. What is the best use of a QR code that you have seen?
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Which gameshow would you like to redesign?
Fri, 13 Apr 2012
The Apprentice? The Generation Game? Funhouse…?
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Which album cover would you like to update?
Thu, 5 Apr 2012
Sir Peter Blake updated his Sgt Pepper designs - which album would you change?
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Should the impact of design be measured?
Thu, 22 Mar 2012
Would better measurement help or harm design?
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Voxpop - What can designers bring to organisations?
Thu, 15 Mar 2012
Our recent guest blog from Sidekick Studios looks at the skills designers can bring to start-up companies. What do you think is the most important thing designers can bring to organisations?
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Voxpop - What first inspired you to take up a career in design?
Thu, 8 Mar 2012
The Government is to fund the Sorrell Foundation’s National Art and Design Saturday Club initiative, which give young people aged 14-16 the opportunity to study art and design at a local college or university. What first inspired you to take up a career in design?
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Voxpop - What is your favourite book cover design?
Thu, 1 Mar 2012
Today (1 March) is World Book Day. What is your favourite book cover design?
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Voxpop - What is the story behind your consultancy name?
Thu, 23 Feb 2012
New consultancy Rupert Ray is named after ‘a semi-mythological character’. What is the story behind your consultancy name?
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Voxpop - What is your favourite example of optical illusion in design?
Thu, 16 Feb 2012
Last week B&W Studio created an identity system for the Nineteen Bar and Grill using negative space. What is your favourite use of optical illusion in a design project?
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Voxpop - which country do you think has the best-designed flag?
Thu, 20 Oct 2011
Virgin Media is using the UK’s Union Flag in its new identity. Which country do you think has the best national flag design?
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30 June 2011
Wednesday 29 June is World Industrial Design Day. What is your favourite piece of industrial design and why?
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23 June 2011
D&AD president Simon ’Sanky’ Sankarayya named Neville Brody as the recipient of the President’s Medal last week. Who would you give the award to if you were in his place?
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16 June 2011
The ’ultimate’ pint glass has been designed in a bid to prevent alcohol-related violence what would you change to improve your pub-going experience?
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9 June 2011
It has to be Ebay. It’s not strictly a retailer, but you can buy stuff so it counts. Being a bit of a lover of junk shops, flea markets and salvage yards I find myself browsing daily. While most people are out enjoying a sandwich in the park or throwing a frisbee, I’m glued to a screen in a darkened room frantically attempting to outbid Glaswegian 99 for the vintage fruit crate that’s essential to my wellbeing. It’s like a car boot sale without rain, dog poo and musty smells. Actually, ...
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2 June 2011
The new Design Bites initiative from the RIBA and the Restaurant and Bar Design Awards provides design-led guided tours of restaurants. What is your favourite restaurant and why?
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26 May 2011
Dragon Rouge is rebranding the Duke of Edinburgh Award. If you could create a DofE scheme for designers, what challenges would you set them?
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19 May 2011
The Brand Union and Lambie-Nairn are attempting to break the Guinness World Record by creating the world’s largest book. Which world record would you like to break?
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12 May 2011
What is your favourite ever football strip and why?
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5 May 2011
Which festival are you most looking forward to this year and why?
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28 April 2011
What is your favourite piece of Royal Wedding memorabilia and why?
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21 April 2011
The new Now music website, designed by The Team, allows you to create your own music compilations. What three tracks would you put on a compilation and why?
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14 April 2011
Lego has released a kit immortalising Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House. Which building would you like to create in Lego and why?
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7 April 2011
The Victoria & Albert Museum has launched a fund to acquire contemporary furniture. Which piece of furniture would you most like to own and why?
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31 March 2011
Legendary bikers’ hang-out the Ace Café has been revived as a touring exhibition. What iconic building would you like to see reimagined in a museum environment?
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24 March 2011
Futurebrand has created a new identity for Peru. Which country would you like to rebrand and why?
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17 March 2011
The practice of design has changed radically over recent years. How would you define what it is that you do now?
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10 March 2011
Jonathan Ive is rumoured to be looking to leave Apple and return to the UK. What would you like to see him do next?
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3 March 2011
I would feature the renowned conductor Daniel Barenboim. Last month he won the Dresden Peace Prize in recognition of attempts at preventing or defusing conflicts between states or peoples, recognising his work with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra. He is a living legend who has demonstrated time and again ’the transformative power of music’.Alex Wood, Co-founder, Holmes Wood
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24 February 2011
Celebrity chefs are extending their brands into new territories, with James Martin and Heston Blumenthal opening new restaurants. Are you a good cook and what is your favourite recipe?
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17 February 2011
The Art Fund Prize aims to reward the best museum refurbishment or exhibition in the UK. What is your favourite museum, and why?
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10 February 2011
A new report says private investment in culture has fallen. How would you encourage businesses to invest in art and design?
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3 February 2011
What do you think a merger with the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment will bring to the Design Council?
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27 January 2011
D&AD says it is aiming to become a more ’campaigning’ organisation. What issueswould you like to see it tackle and why?
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20 January 2011
Design House has created branding for the Ladbrokes snooker tournament. Which sporting event would you rebrand and why?
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13 January 2011
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Festival of Britain. If a new festival were to be held this year, what would you include and why?
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16 December 2010
Jack Morton Worldwide has designed the New Year fireworks display for London. How will you be marking New Year?
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2nd December 2010
The Government is considering standardising cigarette packaging. What other product could have standardised packaging design, and why?
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18 November 2010
Wayne Rooney has been sent to Niketown in the US as he attempts to recover his form. Where would you send a creative to recharge their batteries?
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11 November 2010
Staines is considering changing its name to escape association with Ali G. Which town/city do you think should be rebranded and why?
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4 November 2010
The iconic children’s title The Dandy underwent a revamp last week. Who was - or is still - your favourite comic book character, and why?
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27 October 2010
Seymour Powell has developed a new sustainable nappy design. Which product would you like to see made more sustainable and why?
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20 October 2010
Gap has withdrawn its heavily criticised rebrand. What do you think has been the least successful rebrand exercise and why?
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14 October 2010
Dowling Duncan has won a theoretical competition to redesign the dollar. What do you think is the best-designed currency and why?
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7 October 2010
What were your highlights and lowlights at London Design Festival this year?
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30 September 2010
Webb & Webb has rebranded classic toy Playplax. What was your favourite childhood toy and why?
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23 September 2010
What issues would you like to see Simon ’Sanky’ Sankarayya take on in his role asnew president of D&AD?
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16 September 2010
Peter Saville has designed the new England football kit. Which designer would you like to see turn their hand to sports design and what would you like to see them create?
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9 September 2010
What would you donate to the Things exhibition at the Wellcome Trust?
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2 September 2010
What do you think can be done to raise the standard of design education in the UK?
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26 August 2010
Marksteen Adamson favours a back-to-basics approach to job titles, with a return to ’design director’ and a move away from ’creative director’. Which would you axe, and why?
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19 August 2010
Director Gary Hustwit is completing his design film trilogy with Urbanized. What design story do you think should be immortalised on film?
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12 August 2010
Heinz is unveiling a new 1kg plastic container for its baked beans. What is your favourite packaging design, and why?
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5 August 2010
What alternative name would you have given to the London bicycle hire scheme, which is currently called Barclays Cycle Hire?
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29 July 2010
The future of the Design Council is under review. What do you think its future role should be?
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22 July 2010
The YMCA in the US has dropped the final three letters of its name to become ’The Y’. If you could brand anything with just one letter, what would it be?
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15 July 2010
Charles Saatchi has donated his art collection to the nation. What would you like to see donated to the nation?
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8 July 2010
Shop Union Market is opening in an old Tube station - what is the most interesting environment you have worked in?
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1 July 2010
What would you like to see the London Design Festival and the London Festival of Architecture do to mark the Olympics in 2012?
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24 June 2010
Who would you like to have seen honoured in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list, and why?
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17 June 2010
What was your favourite magazine when you were growing up, and why?
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10 June 2010
As the BBC prepares for its move to Salford and the impact of its strategy review, what major branding challenges do you think it faces and how should it address them?
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3 June 2010
Dalton Maag has designed a font that will compete with ’over-hyped’ Helvetica. Which design icon would you like to design a challenger for, and why?
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27 May 2010
Which part of the UK transport system would you like to redesign, and what features would it include?
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20 May 2010
How would you design the perfect voting system for the next General Election?
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13 May 2010
What would you do with the London 2012 Olympic stadium once the games have finished, and why?
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6 May 2010
An Apple employee apparently left an in-development iPhone in a bar. What is the most embarrassing thing you’ve ever lost, and why?
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29 April 2010
Were you directly affected by the Icelandic volcano, and if so how?
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22 April 2010
Wayne Hemingway’s Vintage at Goodwood festival takes inspiration from the 1940s to today. Which period inspires you, and why?
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15 April 2010
Webb & Webb has created a new look for the Harry Potter books. What is your favourite children’s book, and why?
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08 April 2010
The @ symbol is now in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Which typographic symbol do you think is worthy of recognition, and why?
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01 April 2010
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25 March 2010
There is speculation that James Dyson is being lined up for a role in a potential Conservative Government. Who in the design world would you most like to see enter politics, and why?
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18 March 2010
Virtual conferences and events are rising in popularity as companies seek to cut travel costs. Which event would you like to see go online, and why?
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11 March 2010
The Association of Illustrators has called for designers to share experiences of moral rights infringement. What do you think is the best way to address the unauthorised use or manipulation of creative work?
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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?
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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?
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18 February 2010
Public Zone has created an iPhone app that allows constituents and MPs to communicate with each other. What would you design for your MP, and why?
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11 February 2010
If you could bring in anyone from outside the design industry as a non-executive director, who would you choose, and why?
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04 February 2010
What is the best thing designers can do to help the relief effort and rebuilding programme in Haiti?
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28 January 2010
What is your favourite computer game, and why?
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21 January 2010
Tourism South East has been rebranded as The Beautiful South. If you could use any band name to replace any brand name, which would you choose, and why?
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14 January 2010
Referring to public-sector identity work, Tory MP Greg Hands has claimed that modern graphic design software packages ‘surely allow anyone with an average brain to design something as good as, or better than, what we see in front of us here’. How would you respond to this assertion?
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07 January 2010
What should be the design industry’s New Year’s resolution?
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17 December 2009
What is your favourite piece of design from 2009?
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10 December 2009
How can you make a brand more authentic?
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03 December 2009
Conservative Party leader David Cameron told the CBI conference last week that Britain doesn’t have strong regional identities. Do you agree or disagree, and why?
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26 November 2009
Sir John Sorrell recently asked architects to name features of the built environment that delight them. What would your answer have been, and why?
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19 November 2009
What attracted you to working in the digital sector, and what route did you take into it?
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12 November 2009
What can the new and devolved banking brands do to instil confidence in their customers?
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05 November 2009
Which designs inspired you when you were a child?
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29 October 2009
The London Festival of Architecture hopes to involve non-architectural designers. What do you think designers can teach architects, and vice versa?
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22 October 2009
Reading Room is expanding its operations in Australia, saying it is a growth market. In your experience, which countries are coming out of recession fastest?
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15 October 2009
Design pieces are going under the hammer in this month’s Phillips de Pury London Design Sale. Which piece of art or design would you most like to own,and why?
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08 October 2009
Conran Octopus and the Design Museum have launched a new book called Design in Britain. What design do you think best sums up Britain?
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01 October 2009
Interbrand has renamed North Devon College as Petroc. What is your favourite renaming project, and why?
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24th September 2009
Paul Brazier and Simon ‘Sanky’ Sankarayya are taking over as president and deputy president of D&AD. What issues would you like to see them address over the next year?
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17 September
The Brand Union’s Glenn Tutssel has called for three-year foundation courses to be introduced to improve arts education. What changes would you like to see to the current system?
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10 September 2009
The Greater London Authority’s contest for a new logo and branding for London asks for creative work at the first round. Do you think it is better to boycott the tender completely, like Lambie-Nairn, or open the process up to the public, as Moving Brands has done, and why?
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03rd September 2009
Design Bridge’s new safer pint glass will hopefully make going to the pub a safer and more pleasurable experience. What’s your favourite pub, and why?
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27th August 2009
Paul Finch has been appointed chairman of the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment. What one key issue would you like him to address, and why?
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20th August 2009
Hat-Trick Design has created the new identity for breast cancer charity Breakthrough. Which charity would you like to rebrand, and why?
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13th August 2009
Thomas Heatherwick’s B of the Bang in Manchester is being taken down and the spikes recycled. What do you think would be a fitting new use for the sculpture?
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06th August 2009
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30th July 2009
Studio Weave is aiming to create the world’s longest bench in seaside town Littlehampton. Which world record would you like to break, and why?
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23rd July 2009
Interior design products will hang from the rafters of the foodie haunt Borough Market during London Design Festival in the Food With Thoughtevent. Where is the most incongruous place your work has been displayed?
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16th July 2009
Ron Arad’s contribution to the Design Museum’s Super Contemporary exhibition is a campaign to save the neon tower at London’s Hayward Gallery. Which fallenor dismantled structure would you resurrect, and why?
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09th July 2009
The world’s biggest mobile phone makers have announced a deal to use a universal charger that will work on every handset. What single design change would improve your everyday life?
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02 July 2009
Stephen Bayley’s latest book Woman as Design attempts to answer the hypothetical question, ‘If woman had been designed, what was the brief?’ If men had been designed, what do you think the brief would have been?
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04 June 2009
Landor’s Cheryl Giovannoni has highlighted caution, flexibility and integrity as some of the personality traits that are necessary for business leaders in the recession. What traits do you think are essential, and why?
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28 May 2009
Sustainability is being used increasingly to describe what were previously referred to as eco-friendly, environmental or Green initiatives. Is there a more elegant term that best sums up this important movement?
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Thu, 21 May 2009
At an event last week, Peter York asked whether the creative industries can really save us in the recession, or whether this idea was just an example of ‘British self-delusion’. What do you think, and why?
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14 May 2009
The London Evening Standard has launched a campaign apologising to Londoners for its previous behaviour. Which brands would you like to see say sorry, and what for?
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16 April 2009
The New Deal of the Mind coalition is asking the design community to propose job-creation strategies for the creative sector. What would you suggest?Creative professionals’ most promising response to the recession could be deepened, committed engagement with their respective local ‘patches’. Policy should ...
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2 April 2009
A recent debate at the Royal Geographical Society saw the motion ‘Britain is indifferent to beauty’ defeated. What do you think is the most beautiful thing in Britain today, and why?
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26 March 2009
With an Olympics body admitting to appointing designers at random, what can Olympics organisers do to improve their relationship with the design industry?The Olympics will enlist the services of hundreds of industries, most of which won’t be able to resist airing their gripes about perceived injustices. But when you’re running multi-billion-pound projects there’s no time for such pettiness. For our industry to gain influence on the Olympics we must ...
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19 March 2009
After famously saying the last recession was ‘bath-shaped’, Sir Martin Sorrell has challenged creatives to come up with a shape for this recession. What shape do you think it will be?It’s tempting to say Bush-shaped, but that might be too political. Bread-knife-shaped? The downturn is evident enough, and ...
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12 March 2009
What would you do if you had an hour on the fourth plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square, as part of Antony Gormley’s One & Other project?
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5 March 2009
How could the Design Council communicate its message more effectively to the industry?
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Professional Development Supplement
What do you perceive as the current scenario with regard to professional development in design? Where are the gaps and which organisations do you think might best plug them - and how?
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26 February 2009
What are the regional and national issues that next year’s Dott Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly should address?
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19 February 2009
What should happen to the digital artworks that were supposed to go on display in The Public gallery, West Bromwich, which has closed before it was even open?
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12 February 2009
How should an iconic high street brand such as Woolworths launch itself in the online arena?
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5 February 2009
What advice would you give to students hoping to break into the industry in the current economic situation?
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29 January 2009
Who would you like to see appointed to the Design Council board?
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22 January 2009
Keep Britain Tidy has named McDonald’s, Greggs, KFC and Subway as some of the brands that together make up about a quarter of our litter, despite on-pack graphics and messaging. What can design do to alleviate the problem?
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15 January 2009
In 2008, consultancies bucked the trend and raised their charge-out rates in line with salaries, according to a report by the Design Business Association. How will you justify raising your rates to clients in 2009?
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8 January 2009
What do you hope 2009 will bring?
