Tangent Graphic’s Glasgow Commonwealth Games pictograms unveiled
Tangent Graphic has created a suite of pictograms for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, which aim to capture the ‘defining moment’ of each sport.
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Found faces
Paul Gray, founder of Glasgow consultancy Suisse, has an obsession. Actually, he has a couple of obsessions, but more on that later – at the moment we’re just interested in
Imagination and Heatherwick create interactive wayfinding for Hong Kong mall
Imagination has created an interactive wayfinding system for the Pacific Place mall in Hong Kong, which focuses on a series of interactive digital directories.
Former Selfridges boss Vittorio Radice joins Conran
Former Selfridges chief executive Vittorio Radice is joining Conran Holdings as a non-executive director.
Government launches Made by Britain manufacturing showcase
Business Secretary Vince Cable is set to launch the Made by Britain initiative, which will showcase manufacturing from across the UK.
Government scraps Central Office of Information
The Central Office of Information, the Government’s main procurer of design, is to be scrapped.
Sean Carney to take over as Philips chief design officer
Sean Carney is set to take over as chief design officer at Royal Philips Electronics when current incumbent Stefano Marzano retires later this year.
Fags and football
Artist Leo Fitzmaurice has spent the last 10 years collecting more than 800 cigarette packets from all over the world and flattening them out to produce these rather sweet ‘football
Government says design is ‘integral’ to growth plans
Universities and Science Minister David Willetts says design is ‘an integral part of the Government’s plans for innovation and growth’, adding that it will form a ‘prominent feature’ in the
The Chase completes Cannes Lions hat-trick
The Chase has bagged gold, silver and bronze Design Lions at this year’s Cannes Lions Festival.
Do laws pack clout?
With sustainable packaging regulations set for an update, Angus Montgomery discovers that many packaging designers feel that current legislation is ’passive’ and doesn’t take their needs into account
Moving platforms
Priestman Goode’s Paul Priestman is something of a train expert, having worked on designs for the Virgin Pendolino, the Mercury train concept and the Sifang Locomotive Company in China. This
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Design Week quiz: a look back through the ages
Have you been paying attention for the last four decades? Only one way to find out.
Design Week 1986-2023
Design Week closes, having championed design excellence for the past 38 years.
What will retail and experience design look like in 2024?
As part of our series on design in 2024, WeWantMore creative director Ruud Belmans offers his view on what retail and experience design might look like next year.
What will exhibition design look like in 2024?
As part of our series on design in 2024, Studio Arc director Lyndsey Bowditch offers her view on what exhibition design might look like next year.
