Sight and sounds
Design and branding have always been of paramount importance to a band’s success. Garrick Webster discovers how entrepreneurial designers are helping upcoming musicians to stand out from the throng
News in pictures
Carl Jones Design has created marketing collateral for Arts Council England’s Arts Award scheme’s fifth birthday celebrations on 16 November.
News in pictures
Webb de Vlam has worked on the design of a limited-edition bottle and gift pack for Bombay Sapphire gin.
Design LSM creates Hertfordshire pub with a rural feel and links to Henry Moore
Design LSM has created the interiors for The Hoops Inn, a pub and dining room run by the Henry Moore Foundation at its Perry Green sitein Hertfordshire. Perry Green is
Identica appoints Sam Stone to ‘raise creative standards
Identica has appointed Sam Stone to the newly created role of creative director. Her appointment comes as part of an expansion at Identica, which has also seen four other recent
Prince Philip prize honours the seminal work of Ideo founder Bill Moggridge
Who better to represent design as we tackle economic and social change than Bill Moggridge, the worthy winner of this year’s Prince Philip Designers Prize. Throughout his career, the Ideo
Barber blueprint for Apricot store renewal
Barber Design has created a new retail concept for fashion store Apricot, which opens its new flagship store at Westfield White City this week. The store is the eighth standalone
Hooke Design rebrands The Apprentice star Ruth Badger’s business portfolio
Hooke Design is starting to rebrand former The Apprentice contestant Ruth Badger’s portfolio of businesses, which will see a suite of new identities, guidelines and on-and offline materials worked up.
Simon Pendry takes up creative director post at Blue Marlin
Blue Marlin has appointed Simon Pendry as the new creative director of its London office. Pendry will join at the end of January after 11 years as senior design director
British Council grants aim to encourage links with India
The British Council wants to develop closer links between the creative industries in the UK and India through the Connections Through Culture programme.The initiative provides three different types of grant,
Parental guidance
Bright colours and cartoon characters might seem key to branding products for children, but Emily Gosling discovers designers are just as keen to employ clarity and nostalgia to appeal to
Private View Believe in the bibelot
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