Design-led thinking was British Airways’s asset
As an ex-member of British Airways’s marketing management team, I feel I must comment, more in sorrow than in anger, on the news of the disbandment of the British Airways
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A long-running court case, which concluded last week, served to clarify the reach of design rights in common law. The outcome of the case strengthens the rights of designers to
Royal Society of Arts points students in the right direction
Concerning the confusion between awards offered by the Royal Society of Arts and Chartered Society of Designers (DW 2 March), may I clear up a further error? The name of
Enterprise IG promotes Daun as Haggarty exits
Steve Haggarty, managing creative director of Enterprise IG’s Brand Experience division, has left the consultancy to ‘pursue his own interests’. He is replaced by creative director Sue Daun (pictured). Haggarty,
Stadium of the art
Entering from the urban jungle that is London’s Holloway Road, my first impression of Arsenal’s new Emirates Stadium (designed by HOK Sport) was ‘wow’ – here is a true temple
The old ones are the best when it comes to slogans
‘Here here.’ – to David Bishop, regarding Coley Porter Bell’s Blue Sky designs competition (DW 9 March). I, too, think ‘I Scream’ works better than ‘Ice Scream’, especially as it’s
Reform Creative wins Warrington Borough Council pitch
Manchester consultancy Reform Creative has won a five-way pitch to design the Warrington Property Review 2006 report for Warrington Borough Council.
Back to life
The St Bride Library is home to many precious relics of our printing past. Hannah Booth meets up with a designer determined to save this heritage by digitising forgotten typefaces,
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