Growing pains
India’s enviable economic growth is fostering a burgeoning design scene, but can the country’s infrastructure develop quickly enough to support it and will this new industry manage to retain links
India’s enviable economic growth is fostering a burgeoning design scene, but can the country’s infrastructure develop quickly enough to support it and will this new industry manage to retain links
Paper production is becoming ever more commodified, but there is still a vast choice of stock available to designers, and more should be specifying papers to suit each brief, says
Internet blogs and hacking may now rival posters as means for popular protest, but designers are still using their graphic arsenals to expose injustice in the political and commercial world,
For the first time, designers and design consultancies are to get the chance to take part in the London Festival of Architecture, which takes place next summer for one month.
The Building Centre, a built environment services centre in London, is relaunching with a fresh look this week, designed by ex-Pentagram partner Fernando Gutiérrez. The ‘independent forum and service provider’,
Sainsbury’s will this week launch a new environmental range of household cleaning products called Cleanhome, with branding and packaging by Parker Williams. The seven-product range has been developed to be
A trademark lawyer has condemned a design rights ruling made last week by the Court of Appeal, saying it is ‘bad news for designers’, despite it being met with enthusiasm
High-level skills in all sectors will have to be developed if the UK economy is to retain a competitive edge against emerging economies like China and India, according to a
I’ve just received my 2007 D&AD Annual – and lovely it is too. However, I have noticed a couple of entries that raised an eyebrow.
The song A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall was written by Bob Dylan during the Cuban Missile Crisis, as the world faced the threat of nuclear fallout. How universal its lyrics
The design industry needs an accreditation scheme with high standards if it is to improve output and reassure clients, argues Michael Peters
The iconic figure of Ivan Chermayeff is still going strong well into his 70s, and has won every accolade worth having. Mike Dempsey reflects on the work of this veteran,