What should the new government do for designers?
We speak to industry figures about what they hope the Conservatives will achieve for the design sector in the next Parliament.
New-look Cadbury Mini Rolls roll out
Robot Food has redesigned the branding and packaging to bring Cadbury Mini Rolls into line with the Cadbury masterbrand “joy” positioning.
London Design Festival 2015 programme announced
London Design Festival returns this September with new venues, a packed programme of talks and events, some gravity defying installations and many trade shows
Ed Vaizey retains Culture Minister role as reshuffle concludes
Vaizey joins new Culture Secretary John Whittingdale, while Jo Johnson has been appointed as University and Science Minister.
Branding for start-ups – why it’s deeper than just clever packaging
Colourful Design Strategy’s Emily Penny looks at how start-up companies need to consider the deeper impact of branding and invest in it from the start.
Google Car has been involved in 11 accidents during testing period
Google says the accidents have come during 1.7 million miles of test-driving the vehicle.
Waterford Wedgewood Royal Doulton bought for £280 million
Finnish company Fiskars is behind the acquisition and will add WWRD to its portfolio of largely Scandianvian heritage brands.
KitKat to roll out more than 100 million special editions in “biggest ever” redesign
The first release in the new campaign sees the words “YouTube break” replace the Kitkat logo on more than 600,000 wrappers.
Lib Dem rebrand mooted after election rout
MP Tim Farron, who is tipped as a potential leader, referred to the party as “the Liberals” in a recent interview.
Ericsson sues Apple in 4G technology dispute
Telecoms firm Ericsson is suing Apple over alleged infringement of product patent licensing, and has filed lawsuits against the company in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands. The phone provider
Thomson may lose brand name under TUI Group merger
Thomson’s parent company TUI Group is reportedly set to unify its companies under one umbrella brand.
Royal Academy to open up collection with redesign
David Chipperfield Architects is working on a redesign for the Royal Academy of Arts, which will complete in 2018.
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