Zigzag vibe
The bold use of zigzags, stripes and kaleidoscopic colours is instantly recognisable: they are the key design elements of fashion house Missoni. Created by husband and wife team Rosita and
A brief guide to success
Taking the time to define a solid brief is in the best interests of client and consultancy alike, argues John Mathers
voxpop
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
News in Pictures
The Paul Smith Globe at Heathrow Terminal 5 is hosting a selection of photographs from cycling magazine Rouleur to mark this year’s Tour de France, which starts on Saturday. The
News in Pictures
La Boca has designed the book and CD versions of Anna & The Witch’s Bottle by Geoff Cox, which features illustrations by Rohan Daniel Easton. Thelimited-edition title will be published
Making an impact
The design industry espouses sustainability, but eco-awareness has largely been driven by legislation and materials development. Designers must change the parameters of their practice if they want to make a
A bit of interest in communications wouldn’t go amiss
We recently wrote to a few organisations talking about design. This morning we had a phone call from a woman at one of these organisations, demanding that we remove her
Give us progressive regulation and lots of cash, please
You recently posed the question, ‘What one issue would you put at the top of Lord Mandelson’s agenda as he takes charge of the new Department for Business, Innovation and
Cradle-to-cradle is the way forward for design
It was great to see more high-profile coverage of sustainable design in your recent issue (Sustainable Design supplement, DW 18 June). If only we could get away from this word
We should adopt a professional stance on digital creativity
With regard to Lord Carter’s long-awaited Digital Britain report (Voxpop, DW 25 June), I’d suggest education should be at the heart of any policy changes needed to encourage digital creativity
Inspired – Emma Atkinson
Clifford D Field was David Ogilvy’s chief copywriter in the first Ogilvy & Mather New York office, and writer of some of the most elegant advertising of its time. He
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