Battle’s role confirmed
John Battle has been confirmed as the Department of Trade and Industry minister responsible for design. – Design Council chief executive Andrew Summers says he is hoping for an audience
Designers are a last minute concern for Tories
The Conservative Party leadership competition may have created in-fighting among the politicians, but it hasn’t harmed the design industry. In fact, it has arguably given it more exposure than the
Briefs
Adobe threesome: There’s a bunch of stuff from Adobe due out this month: Streamline v4, Dimensions v3 and what you’ve all (well, half of you) have been waiting for: Illustrator
Merchant tunes in to Castle job
Merchant Corporate Design’s identity for Castle Transmission International, formerly the BBC’s Home Service transmission business, is being implemented on to literature and exhibition display items. The BBC transmitters were sold
Pentagram’s starring role
Pentagram has created the name and identity for an international airline alliance which was due to launch yesterday. – Star Alliance is the umbrella brand for the existing alliance of
FUTURE DATES
The Architectural Association is holding an auction at the Saatchi Gallery to raise funds for student bursaries at 98a Boundary Rd, London NW8, on 27 May. On sale will be
Science of a material world
The Science Museum’s 34.5m Challenge of Materials gallery opened on Tuesday, with design by Jasper Jacobs Associates. – The permanent 1500m2 space aims to bring “the secret world of materials,
Leader
Conrad J. Rowland, Director, Retail Directions
Talking all that jazz
Blue Note Records embodies the spirit of jazz cool with its hip record sleeves. Emma O’Kelly looks at Volume Two of the Cover Art of Blue Note Records
Exhibitions
Pop down to the Canary Wharf to see Space Oddities. On display is work by Tomato, Hussein Chalayan, Jemima Stehli, Michael Bracewell, Philip Treacy and Elizabeth Wright. Until 4 July.
Designers should take a share of the blame
I wasn’t expecting great enlightenment from last week’s debate on the “damage” creativity might be suffering in the digital age. It’s obvious to me that a mouse is as much
Glasgow manifesto for year of design
Glasgow 1999, the organiser of Glasgow’s year as UK City of Architecture and Design, has published its manifesto outlining the aims of and approach to the celebrations and projects. The
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