Zip designs album covers for Albion Records
Zip has designed album covers for a series of releases by Albion Records. Strange Folk features illustrations by Neil Bowen at Zip.
Hard Rock Hotels scours the capital for suitable site
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FAIR l Pulse by Top Drawer, from 21 to 24 May, is London’s major lifestyle, gifts and interior accessories show, aimed at buyers sourcing design-led products. Venue: Earl’s Court One
Sheffield FC appoints 442 Design
Sheffield United Football Club has appointed Glasgow consultancy 442 Design to create a ‘superstore’ at its Bramall Lane stadium. The 320m2 Blades Superstore will double the size of the shop.
Think outside the penalty box
The World Cup is a priceless branding opportunity, but have commercial pressures diluted the strength of the designs? Clare Goff finds out. For football fans it’s the ultimate tournament; for
Tesco design roster boosted by two appointments
Britain’s biggest retailer, Tesco, has reconfigured its design roster, appointing Coley Porter Bell and Haines McGregor to its books.
Ben Kelly and Pentagram craft a bright future for Origin
The Crafts Council has appointed Ben Kelly Design to conceive a pavilion structure that will house its inaugural London craft fair Origin, with an identity designed by Pentagram. Taking place
The Farm helps CMMB go international
The Farm has undertaken a comprehensive brand identity overhaul for Caribbean Money Market Brokers in a project worth about £200 000 to the consultancy. Financial services company CMMB appointed The
Totally weird
The trend New Weird America coined a whimsical indie music sub-genre that soon infiltrated illustration. Its visual pioneers have created an ethereal, imagined aesthetic, very much based in the real,
Parra jazzes up covers for Carter’s books
Dutch artist and illustrator Parra (aka Pieter Janssen) has designed a set of Angela Carter book covers. The designs are part of a new series of books to be reissued
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How do you stay creative and introduce better business procedures as your consultancy grows? Mark Shaw has some advice for expanding firms
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In a world where books are cheaper and more throw-away than ever before, the painstaking craft of bookbinding is a pleasing anomaly. Personal libraries are on the decline – gaze
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