Inspired
I was once described as a ‘scientific determinist’. For a designer, this cold, logical summation was unsettling, but it occurred to me that I have always been split between academic
Hat Trick brands Bankside development
Bankside 123, a vast, mixed-use development in London’s Bankside region, is launching its brand identity and marketing materials, designed by Hat Trick Design Consultants, Bounce Digital and GBH. The development
Let’s not bring ghosts to Ronnie Scott’s, please
Glenn Miller at Ronnie Scott’s, post 1959 (DW 18 May)? So that’s where he was hiding following his disappearance in 1944! What next, Elvis at the refurbished Marquee Club? Julian
You don’t have to specialise
Nikki Austen considers the benefits of being a multidisciplinary agency and how it makes for a more creative business In the early 1990s, as I was entering the final year
Starck times at the awards
After the relaunch of the D&AD Global Awards, Mike Exon asks what’s next for the non-profit organisation
Good credit card design is not as easy as it looks
I enjoyed David Benady’s article on the potential for designers to create distinctive cards for financial services clients (DW 4 May). When I was director of branding of a very,
Welsh designers to establish first national forum
Wales has moved a step closer to potentially establishing a national design centre with the launch of its first Design Forum for Wales, aiming to create a formal network of
Esterson revamps New Statesman
The New Statesman is set to unveil its new look next week with a redesign by Simon Esterson. Esterson Associates is putting the finishing touches to what is thought to
D&AD awards show design can gain on advertising
It wasn’t a vintage year for D&AD (see News Analysis, page 9). Two prestigious Gold awards notwithstanding, several categories, particularly in design, were glossed over, as ‘no award’ was announced
Creative London to report on design centre in the capital
Creative London is poised to publish the results of its preliminary audit into the creation of a national design centre in London. According to head of Creative London Graham Hitchen,
SS Great Britain wins Gulbenkian Prize
The SS Great Britain, the world’s first iron ocean-going ship, has won the £100 000 Gulbenkian Prize for museums and galleries. Relaunched last July, the steam ship is docked at
Dickins & Jones site revamp lacks design
The former Dickins & Jones department store in London’s Regent Street will have no overarching interior design concept when it is carved up into five units, its developer Shearer Property
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