US lead in design, reports GDR
Design consultancies in the US are leading the way in innovative retail design, according to a new report from Global Design Register. A GDR spokeswoman says the UK is trailing
Kysen’s clean image for the HEA
Kysen Design has created a series of characters for the Health Education Authority to help teach primary school children about food hygiene. Safe-T and the H Squad forms the theme
Teletext receives Basten Greenhill Andrews touch
ITV’s on-screen Teletext service is to be redesigned to allow the service to take advantage of new technology allowed by digital TV broadcasts. Basten Greenhill Andrews has been appointed to
C Eye claims insurance job
Primary Insurance has used C Eye to review and reposition its brands. The design consultancy was appointed after a three-way pitch against rivals including Interbrand Newell and Sorrell.
Packs by Hill Watson attack hot dog market
Food manufacturer Herta is introducing two new product variants in a bid to dominate the hot dog market. Packaging for the ranges has been created by London design group Hill
Roundel looks for senior staff
Roundel is looking to appoint up to two senior staff, in a bid to grow both the new business and administrative arms of the business. Until now Mike Denny has
Liverpool honours local design at awards show
Splinter, Nonconform and Union North have each scooped multiple honours in the third Liverpool Design Awards.
Superior Creative Services notepads and bookmarks
These notepads and bookmarks in the shape of body parts were created using X-ray, magnetic resonance imaging and computer graphic thermographic images from the Science Photo Library. They were specially
Evian needs to get a grip on new bottles
Hyperbole is ever-present in the design industry, but smart designers know that to oversell an idea makes it easy to under-deliver the final product. Many PR fluffies have not yet
Proctor & Stevenson calendar
Proctor & Stevenson has produced this 2000/2001 half-year calendar which it believes has not missed the new millennium, but is ready to herald it in next year.
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Design and architecture group Haskoll has created a new restaurant in Reading called The Brasserie, in what was previously a domestic 19th century grade II listed building. The open-plan venue
Digital games channel PlayJam given Las Vegan launch
PlayJam, Static 2358’s digital games channel, is unveiled this week in Las Vegas. It will begin broadcasts on Sky Digital this summer and will roll out to European platforms including
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