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Glasgow creatives scoop awards
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After all that: Adobe’s After Effects (see main text) is now available as version 3.1 for Windows 95 and NT and the much-hyped Intel MMX technology. It shares the same
Effective collective
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Meet the maker
In the second of an occasional series of American profiles, Michael Johnson talks to hands-on designer Stephen Doyle about his work. Michael Johnson is design director of Johnson Banks.
Millennium plans in doubt
The future of the millennium celebrations at Greenwich was set to be decided by a Cabinet meeting as Design Week went to press. The meeting could not go ahead until
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If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, the Trainspotting poster’s designers should be feeling great. Not only has Richard Branson imitated it for Virgin’s train timetables, but movie magazine
Tango creates D for Dockers
Dockers, Levi’s casual trouser brand, has introduced a new in-store corporate identity created by Tango Design. – Tango, part of the Bartle Bogle Hegarty advertising group, has simplified in-store communications
Metropolis 88 nets ball job
Metropolis 88 has been appointed by the US National Basketball Association to build brand awareness in UK retail outlets for NBA merchandise. The consultancy is now developing in-store retail merchandising
Increased investment in design produces profit
Design consultancies are responsible for one quarter of all overseas earnings by the UK’s consultancy businesses, a groundbreaking new report claims. Published yesterday, the report by the London Business School
Virgin cosmetics store ‘Vie’ set for Oxford Street
Virgin’s long-awaited retail cosmetics chain, intended to rival The Body Shop, is planning to trade under the name Vie and is believed to be arranging a flagship first store on
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