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Jonathan Crisp is introducing a range of vegetable crisps, with packaging by Ziggurat Brands. The design follows earlier work for the brand by Ziggurat which adorned the packs with caricatures
China could be a big market, but it’s a tough one to crack
It was China that famously sparked off Gordon Brown’s interest in design. Would the Chancellor have turned to the creative industries to salve the country’s ills had he not perceived
London 2012 Olympics
The Government has announced that £2.2bn of the £9.3bn cost of the London 2012 Olympics will be drawn from the National Lottery. According to reports, this will incur major cuts
Hit the right note
As the Bank of England releases the first banknote to be designed out-of-house, Clare Dowdy finds out how British currency has stayed true to its roots while incorporating sophisticated security
Unsung heroes
The Allies might have lost World War II if not for the unacknowldedged work of artists who helped to develop new forms of camouflage and military deception, but their contribution
Profile: John Small
If clients of Foster & Partners want interiors as distinctive as the structures it creates, they talk to John Small, head of the architect’s Product Design Group. As Clare Dowdy
Fresh face in supermarket crowd
Morrisons’ confirmation last week of its imminent identity and brand positioning overhaul indicates it has set its sights on moving into the upper realm of food retailing, competing against rivals
Consultancies work with LT Museum on retail products
A host of design consultancies is working with the London Transport Museum on product development projects which will exploit the city’s rich transport design heritage.Ahead of the museum’s relaunch later
The O2 goes for gold with Tutankhamun gig
The O2, formerly the Millennium Dome, will attempt to prove its capability as an exhibition venue with a much-trumpeted show on boy king Tutankhamun later this year. The exhibition is
Quality control
Organic food packaging is now emphasising its premium credentials, while trying to reduce excess material. But the big brands face competition from non-organic sectors that duplicate its style to cash
Salterbaxter report reveals lack of diversity in design
A wake-up call to increase diversity in what is a young, white and largely male design industry is at the heart of a report being published today.The study, by design
Russian fables
Intentionally crude, deliberately archaic, printed on poor paper, with hand-drawn type and bound in sack cloth, Futurism seems a strange epithet to attach to the manifestos and publications of the
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