Vauxhall adds six members to collective
Car manufacturer Vauxhall is relaunching its VX Collective with six new recruits – including a food writer and a journalist – suggesting the group is embarking on an alternative direction
Profile: Matteo Thun
Matteo Thun’s multidisciplinary approach has led him from graphics, product and interior design to sustainable architecture. Stephanie Rafanelli asks him about his resort project in the Alps, and why design
Setting the standard
Mid-20th-century Swiss graphic design may have reached perfection, but it wasn’t restricted by as many commercial demands, says Adrian Shaughnessy To coincide with the publication of his book Swiss Graphic
Putting people first
Amnesty International, like so many other charities, has realised the importance of playing the celebrity game. While its message does sometimes cut through to make it some way up the
Shanghai surprise
Fancy a gourmet sandwich during a visit to Shanghai? And where do you get hold of high-end Western deli produce? A new gourmet food store aims to fill that hole
News in Pictures
Browns has designed a poster, invitations and a limited edition journal to promote a series of lectures by media artist Alexander Gelman, taking place during June. (pictured left) Huw Davies
Voxpop
Media reports suggest that Germany is looking to change its image – though not its branding – in the run up to the World Cup. Where do you think it
300Million createsidentity for SoCo
300million has created the name and brand identity for SoCo, a £40m development scheme to regenerate a site in Edinburgh’s Old Town, which was razed by fire in 2002. The
Starck wins special D&AD award
Philippe Starck was awarded the D&AD President’s Award by Dick Powell last week for his ‘outstanding contribution to the world of creativity’.
All of Us helps Tate to get interactive
Interactive consultancy All of Us has designed two installations to be unveiled at the Tate Britain’s Constable: The Great Landscapes exhibition tomorrow. Tate Britain assistant curator James Davis commissioned All
Crozier revamps extra thin Brazilian broadsheet
Editorial designer Michael Crozier is working on an overhaul of Diário da Região, an unusually slim broadsheet newspaper in São José de Rio Preto in Brazil, fresh from his redesign
Silk Pearce illustrates poetry collection
Txt Café, a collection of poems by the poet Silver inspired by the language of text messaging, is launching on-line and in print this week, with design work by Colchester
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