A gap needs to be filled in the computer market
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Water on the Web
Yorkshire Water launched its inaugural website on Tuesday, designed by Leeds consultancy Elmwood. – Freelance illustrator Jon Stuart worked up the site’s 3D visuals, and Planet On-Line developed its technical
Get switched on
Of interest to anyone keen to learn more about digital TV is the two-day UK Digital TV conference being held in London on 28-30 April 1999. An impressive line-up of
Books Etc launches new coffee format by Ergo
Retailer Books Etc has introduced its own coffee shop format, Coffee Etc, to its Finchley Road store in North London. The concept was created and developed by design group Ergo
Do to others as you would be done to
The free pitching debate has kept me amused for years. – In my previous life as commercial director of Wood and Wood Signs, I used to turn straight to your
Wagstaffs boosts new business offer
Wagstaffs has brought in Mike Jessop, previously with structural packaging consultancy Innovators as new business director. He replaces Michael Graham, who left to join Landor in the autumn (DW 30
Partnership with shopfitters will benefit design
Lynda Relph-Knight rightly suggests that designers would be well advised to forge partnerships with good shopfitters (Comment, DW 13 November). The lack of realistic lead-in periods is a constant gripe
Finding a cure
Oxfordshire-based independent publisher of the award-winning History of the Universe, Ransom Publishing, has released a new CD-ROM entitled Mia, The Search for Grandma’s Remedy. Aimed at four to nine-year-olds, the
Second Shoeless Joe’s venue
Sports-themed bar Shoeless Joe’s has opened a second venue above London’s Temple Tube station, with interiors by Hugh Owen Architects. Interiors for the original Shoeless Joe’s were by Din Associates.
DBA courses do exist
Steve Wright (Letters, DW 30 October) makes important and welcome comments on the industry’s grasp of design law, with which we entirely agree. The Design Business Association has, for over
Design precedent set as appeal is upheld
The first appeal judgement concerning unregistered design rights for a decade, made this month at the Royal Courts of Justice, has set an important precedent for designers who fear their
Auction
A Christmas exhibition and auction New Beginnings are in the Offing, displays 70 works by international artists. The exhibition will take place from 21-23 December and the auction will be
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It’s one of the biggest fashion trends of the last 30 years, but despite sharper styling and direction than ever, brand leaders tell Design Week the key to authentic streetwear
Ushering in the lo-TEK age: designers can learn from indigenous practice
In her new book, designer and academic Julia Watson explores how designers can look to the sustainable practices of indigenous peoples and apply them at scale in cities.
Southend Borough Council unveils designs for new pier trains
The four different cab designs and three different colour options will now be discussed by residents, with the eventual favourite going into construction in mid-2020.
