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Croydon multidisciplinary consultancy The Grand Design is opening additional offices in Paris and central London, in an expansion bid aimed at developing its client base. “A central London location is
Making Faces
With the bewildering range of typefaces available to creatives, why bother creating your own? Quentin Newark looks at the meticulous efforts typographers take to create a unique design. For this
Law giant identity by The Partners
The world’s largest law firm has been rebranded by UK design group The Partners. Clifford Chance this week completed a three-way international merger to form a group with 2700 lawyers,
Searching for an identity
Companies are under so much commercial pressure that they no longer know what their brand is about or what customers want. Sara Manuelli thinks design groups could help.
We female graduates are still waiting for consultancies to give us a break
I am a graduate of Industrial Design, I am a D&AD Award winner, I am looking to start a career within the industry and I am female. Peter Tennent asked
Cabinet Office names roster
The Cabinet Office has named groups on a new roster to address design services. Of 11 initial applicants, eight were shortlisted, before five were appointed on 18-month call-off contracts.
Blast-off for Harrison Pursey’s new identity
It’s a rare occasion when a client takes the initiative to push a design group’s creativity – extending the length of a project dramatically as a consequence. But that was
Sale
New Year Sale at Same.
Small Japanese Soldier generate interest
Music industry bigwigs were apparently fascinated last week by flyers and postcards for what they took to be a hot new band. Small Japanese Soldier generated interest by refusing to
Industrial revolution
Tom Dixon, head of design at Habitat, has written a book about alternative interior decor. Matthew Valentine thinks the retailer could learn from the book.
Finally seeing the light
The concept of good and bad taste can’t be summed up in simple black and white terms, and Hugh Pearman had a colourful Christmas trying to explain it to his
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Brandsmiths recruits Brandsmiths, a member of the Havas advertising group, has made two new appointments in an effort to strengthen its offer as a branding specialist.
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