Rich pickings
One of the first big people moves of the year was the decision by Fitch’s managing director, Tim Greenhalgh, to relinquish control of the consultancy to become the network’s chief
Parliamentary support boosts future for Dott
The Designs of the Time festival was given Parliamentary support last week, at an open committee meeting held in London’s Westminster. The year-long sustainable design festival, organised in the North
Daily Mirror brings in top Spanish group for redesign
Daily Mirror editor Richard Wallace has hired Spanish design group Cases Associats to give the tabloid a new look, before its switch to full-colour production next year.The Barcelona-based design team
Organic Pharmacy moves in to West End
Organic health and beauty retailer The Organic Pharmacy has launched a new store on the former Dickins & Jones site in London’s West End, created by Sheridan & Co.
999 Design confirmed as sole consultancy for Freeview
Digital TV provider Freeview has retained 999 Design as its only design consultancy following a shake-up of its media groups. Earlier this year, advertising agency DLKW, digital consultancy Grand Union
Firmdale dons Green mantle for luxury New York hotel debut
Firmdale Hotels, the group behind London’s Haymarket Hotel and Charlotte Street Hotel, has claimed its forthcoming string of luxury five-star New York establishments will be the ‘Greenest in the city’.The
Filter the digital talent pool
Creatives – in our case digital designers – have to be treated differently to technical or account management teams if you want to recruit, manage and provide a flourishing environment
Profile
Whatever your field of work, if the phone rings and it’s Time magazine on the line wanting to know more, you’re probably doing something right. A few weeks ago this
Audio branding has to be part of strategy to make a difference
Kudos for bringing the role of sound to a broader audience (Comment, DW 15 November). It’s obviously one of the most powerful, but overlooked tools a communicator has in his
Designers have to help charities break down prejudices
Michael Wolff has now twice criticised the Alzheimer’s Society’s use of the word ‘dementia’ in its logo (Letters, DW 4 October and 29 November). While his points are considered and
Greener packaging will not stop climate change
Each week we read about eco-friendly packaging and environmentally conscious design solutions, as in the Season’s Greenings feature (DW 29 November). Really, a reusable pine cone cracker… Isn’t it just
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Random House’s dust jacket redesigns for its Thomas Pynchon series are to feature bold illustrations on the covers. What are the pros and cons of illustration over photography when it
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