Reading-based digital design group, Blue Orbit, has gone into administration. According to Ross Gemmel of accountant Begbies Traynor, which is handling the administration process, the group called in administrators on 13 May.
Harvey Nichols is planning to unveil a range of specially- procured Australian foods under its Taste Australia banner, with a visual identity created by Leeds consultancy Thompson. Food and drink imported from boutique suppliers in Australia will be showcased with a series of tasting and workshop events in Harvey Nichols stores. Thompson’s visual identity shows […]
Gill Davies Associates has been appointed to update the identity of the Circle 33 Housing Group, and develop a related brand for Circle 33 as a private developer.
In spite of the media’s best efforts to reinforce the prima donna image, Adrian Shaughnessy thinks the public’s perception of designers is slowly improving
Nucleus has acquired on-line marketing specialist New Wave Marketing for an undisclosed sum. Under chairman Peter Matthews’ ‘buy and build’ strategy, the takeover is Nucleus’ second this year, following the acquisition of Equire in March (Design Week 25 March).
We have just received the latest copy of Design Week (24 June) and I must just say how amusing I thought the front cover was.
The Other Flower Show, featuring ten garden shed installations by contemporary artists including Tracy Emin and Tord Boontje, concludes on 11 July. The wide range of installations on show include sound, lighting, interactive designs and visual art. Venue: Victoria & Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7.
Hannah Booth looks through the degree shows to find the creative stars of the next generation
The Camberwell College of Arts MA Degree Show, featuring book arts, drawing, digital arts, conservation and print-making, is on from 7-10 July. Venue: Camberwell College of Arts, Peckham Road, London SE5. Part one of this year’s New Designers runs from 1-4 July. The event includes ceramics, contemporary applied arts, fashion, glass and textiles. Venue: Business […]
As Tesco unveils Legal Store, Trish Lorenz asks designers if they believe there is a case for branded legal services that target consumers more effectively
A bar and delicatessen called T will open in The Tea building media complex in London’s Shoreditch this month, with interiors designed by Matt White and an identity by Tundra. Tundra, which was appointed in April without a pitch, is also creating graphics, including menus and stationery, and has designed three bespoke wallpaper panels to […]
Screen branding group Lambie-Nairn has won the contract to rebrand The Weather Channel Companies in the US, for the first time since its inception in 1982. The branding project will include redesigning print and screen identities for use across all media, including the creation of an idents sequence for broadcast. The Weather Channel claims to […]
Consultancy Bulletproof has created the packaging for the new PizzaExpress frozen range, which complements the existing chilled range.
The Playable Cities Award has announced the shortlisted designs competing for £30,000 of investment to create a new way to make cities more fun and engaging.
Last week, we wrote about a new book on the design processes of Lance Wyman, which is soon to be published by Unit Editions. Now, we ask designers – whose rough sketches would you love to delve into?
Networking and business platform Linkedin will roll out a new website later this year, with “cleaner” and “simpler” features.
London hotel Hilton Bankside has commissioned a living art installation made of various types of foliage. Florist All for Love has created the typographic installation, which spells out Bankside using ferns, ivy and English herbs. Ruth Davis, founder at All for Love, says: “The concept is to create a modern yet living structure that reflects […]
Interabang has designed the branding for economic analytics company Enodo Economics. The design studio also named the company, with Enodo deriving from the Latin word for “make clear, untangle and explain”. This was used as a metaphor in the logo motif itself, the studio says, which is an “unravelling double ‘e’” shape. A colour palette […]
Here Design has created the packaging for a new series of whiskies from Glenfiddich. The Glenfiddich Experimental Series incorporates methods used to make craft beer, so this was reflected in the packaging and bottle design, says Mark Paton, partner at Here Design. “By using beer-bottle brown glass for the IPA experiment, we gave that pack […]
Artist Camille Walala has created a colourful pedestrian crossing on Southwark Street in Bankside, London. Walala was commissioned to create Colourful Crossing by Better Bankside and Transport for London, and teamed up with road markings company Pre-formed Markings to create the piece. The project is part of initiative Avenue of Art, which looks to transform […]
Design studio Moo has created print materials for the Dominique Ansel Bakery London. This marks the bakery’s first store in London, with the original based in New York. The design studio aimed to “inject some ‘Britishness’” into the brand. The print materials include a series of postcards, including limited edition ones, and business cards. The […]
A giant paper sculpture has been erected in Times Square, New York. Tahiti Pehrson has created the installation, which required 91 metres of paper to make. The installation is made up of several giant cut-out patterns, which make use of light and shadows to enhance the shapes. The paper sculptures aim to reflect personal moments […]
Illustrator Noma Bar has released a new selection of prints, which are available to buy through Outline Editions. Bar uses “bold colours, shapes and pared down iconography”, says Outline Editions, and “imbues simple graphic forms with political and social commentary”. The prints range from £180 to £750 in price. You can view them here. Photos […]
Design studio Up^ has created motion graphics for a new documentary film, A Good American. The film is about previous U.S. codebreaker Bill Binney, and the studio was tasked with “visually and emotively representing” the intelligence tool he created called ThinThread, says Up^. Up^ created CGIs, motion graphics and data visualisation for the film, as […]
