15 February 2001

Free and easy

Using freelance design staff can be a good solution to ensuring that your business is as flexible and efficient as possible.

Rank

If it’s restraint you want, check out Rank, a new glossy from photographer Rankin. Famous as the photographer-of-choice for the rich and famous (The Sunday Times recently called him the

Springetts sets pulse for Abacor

Springetts has created the visual brand identity for the latest cholesterol buster, Abacor, and an “Intel inside” positioning for the Nutripharma brand. The London consultancy, which was handed the business

Exhibitions

Artificial; James Leggat; Transformations 2; Bound; Re-f-use: making the most of what we have

The Wire

The final magazine I looked at was the Wire. This is a magazine for people who like to read about obscure music. I stress the word ‘read’; because unlike the

Four colour culture

Most glossy magazines look the same, but Adrian Shaughnessy of Intro thinks there are still a few titles that are bold enough to stand out from the crowd

Allen International work adds up for Plus brand

Allen International has completely rebranded Dutch supermarket chain Plusmarkt for a “substantial six-figure fee”, according to Allen creative director Aubrey Ghose. Allen secured the contract following a three-way paid creative

Smith moves to Newlands

Industrial designer Brian Smith is leaving PDD in March, after more than 20 years, to become managing director of hi-tech firm Newlands Scientific. Smith, who was design director, was one

Touch of Frost for Laurence King

Vince Frost has been appointed by art, design and architecture publishing company Laurence King to redesign its corporate identity and oversee the design of selected new titles. Frost was approached

Sink or swim

A fair number of designers and consultancies have been involved with Marks & Spencer over the past year or so, but no one really seems to know where the company

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