Change of style for Bluestone
Plymouth consultancy Bluestone has been appointed by software house Bluestone Software – the name similarity is coincidental – to design a selection of its consumer-facing and Intranet software products. The
Future Dates
From 2-5 November, the Chicago Design Show will be back for the third year running. On show will be a range of contemporary furnishings from a variety of international exhibitors.
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Accountant Willott Kingston Smith has warned that wage inflation forced, partly by the rates demanded by a limited pool of on-line designers, will erode design consultancies’ profits if it goes
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Landor Associates has developed new branding for Tinde, a Norwegian property website. The service is likely to expand to additional European countries. It was previously known as Eindomsnett, which translates
Corporate vanity can often inflate the amount that is paid in a takeover
A number of views on the subject of company valuation have recently been advanced in Design Week (VoxPop, DW 29 September), prompted by the acquisition of Nucleus by Adera. As
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Please return completed Design Week Salary Survey forms to Natalie Spencer by the extended deadline of 13 October. If you have not received a form yet please e-mail a request
Run without the pack
Glamorous design functions mean a lot to those who work in the industry, but Hugh Pearman would much rather develop his design skills than his social skills.
ITV Sport to run Red Pepper-designed stings
Red Pepper Film Company has created a package of branded stings for ITV Sport. They will launch on 18 October with a night of UEFA Champions League football, and will
JKR unveil packaging for Young’s Triple A
Young’s is targeting the home drinker with the launch of its Triple A brand in can format, designed by JKR. Tim Bousfield, JKR designer, says: ‘The strong graphics fuse contemporary
Russell Hobbs launches eye-catching kettle
Domestic appliance manufacturer Russell Hobbs has launched a ThermoColor Kettles range with colour changing properties. As water boils one model changes from black to white, one from dark green to
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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe new media manager Stephen Fuller was incorrectly listed as working for Icon Medialab last week (DW 6 October).
Blue Goose rides pillion on Bikesafe
Blue Goose has created an identity and literature for Bikesafe, a national campaign to help raise awareness of the need for safer motor cycling. Motorcyclists met in central London on
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