Urban contours
Sprawling cities, with their clutter of obsolete objects and mishmash of buildings, are not always considered things of beauty. Impressive in their vibrancy they might be, but urbanism and consumerism
Design education – how radical is radical?
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Trade secrets
Every designer – no matter how creative or multi-talented – comes to depend on one or two basic items at some time during their careers. Suzanne Hinchliffe asks some top
Civic strategy
Where next for public-sector design, in the dawning age of cuts and austerity? In fact, design is now more crucial than ever to help deliver user-friendly and efficient services for
Profile: Kenn Munk
Taking play seriously sums up the philosophy of this Londonbased Dane, who combines a witty facility for the experiential with a talent for teaching design. Anna Richardson talks to him
Voxpop
What would you like to see the London Design Festival and the London Festival of Architecture do to mark the Olympics in 2012?
Logos are not the only fruit – you know it makes sense
It’s been great to see the debate raised since my article on logos and ’brand worlds’ in April (Insight, DW 1 April). We as a profession should question and re-evaluate
Design has a role to play on the world stage
The application of design to challenges such as mine clearance or peacekeeping in Burundi is not immediately obvious. Last week I found myself sitting with 19 other delegates at a
Inspired: Ian Watson – Manchester City Football Club
There’s only one person that I can rely on to always kickstart the ideas process: the legendary David Bowie. I discovered his works during my ’long hair and flares’ art
Best of the Web
www.hboimagine.com/#/art_heist/ Hboimagine.com makes for an interesting interactive experience, supporting the company’s current marketing campaign ’It’s more than you imagined’. The HBO cube shows four sides of a single story simultaneously
A harsh lesson
Today’s design students are inured to the economic pressures of professional life, but Adrian Shaughnessy wonders why our education system fails to prepare them for its creative realities.
Good for business?
Only time will tell whether the tax cuts announced in last week’s Emergency Budget will offset the impact of the draconian spending restrictions also put in place by the Chancellor.
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