RCA directors’ professorships
The Royal College of Art has appointed Design Week founding editor Jeremy Myerson as Professor of Design Studies and Roger Coleman as Professor of Inclusive Design. Both roles are newly
Poole Pottery appoints design head
Poole Pottery has appointed former Wedgwood designer Charlotte Whitfield as design manager, and confirms it is looking for a marketing director. Whitfield joins on 22 July and was headhunted by
Degree shows
Illustration students from the London College of Printing show work until 19 July. Venue: RK Burt Gallery, 57 Union Street, London SE1. Camberwell College of Arts shows MA printmaking, drawing,
Kemistry gives Pout to TV channel
Television identity specialist Kemistry has been appointed to handle on and off-air branding for The TV Group’s new interactive adult channel Pout, for a fee understood to be in the
Wagstaffs reports to Tesco scheme
Wagstaffs has researched, written and designed two evaluation reports for Tesco’s Regeneration Partnerships, which are being mailed to stakeholders this week. The Regeneration Partnerships is a public-private alliance that has
Goodwood challenge gets Design Acumen in a lather
The thought of watching soapboxes travelling at speeds of up to 50mph downhill is enough to get anyone’s pulses racing, but watching it happen is simply not enough for one
Red Design and Jason Evans create album artwork for Electro Karaoke
Brighton-based consultancy Red Design, in collaboration with Jason Evans, has created album artwork for cult Krautrockers Fujiya & Miyagi’s debut album, Electro Karaoke in the Negative Style.
School yourself in the practice of registration
Business technology lawyer Travers Symons highlights some of the practical steps you should be taking to help protect your designs from being copied
Market not to be sneezed at
You don’t have to need it to enjoy it. James Knight looks at the role design can play in making specialist food more appealing to a broader target audience
Design employers need to realise we’re only human
Why are most creative businesses still applying only the basic HR practices in the selection of candidates? Our industry continually fails to correctly assess candidates’ suitability for roles, relying on
KinoDesign makes move to redesign Allied suite
Allied International, the removal company, is to revamp its global communications literature with designs by KinoDesign, as part of a move by the organisation to consolidate its brand internationally. The
Digest
Nottingham-based Absolute Design Associates has revamped the identity for the Nottinghamshire Royal Society for the Blind. The new look, which launches later this month, will be applied across signage, brochure,
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