Sauce design rebrands Carr-Gomm
London design consultancy Sauce Design has been appointed to rebrand the national charity for socially excluded and homeless people Carr-Gomm. The identity is scheduled to be unveiled on 28 June.
Absolut sculpts plan to bring Icebar to central London
Leading Swedish vodka brand Absolut is teaming up with the entrepreneurs behind the Icehotel in Sweden and start-up company Below Zero London to bring the UK’s first frozen ice bar
Clean break for men’s grooming
Nicky Kinnaird As Watson reminds us, ‘Men weren’t taken to one side by their fathers and told how to exfoliate. So that’s what we try to do with the design
University of the Arts’ top honours
A number of eminent figures from the world of art and design are to receive honorary degrees from University of the Arts London next week.
Nintendo plugs in NY concept store
Nintendo has made its first move into retail with the launch of a concept store in New York’s Rockefeller Center last weekend. Designed in-house, the two-floor store offers 920m2 of
Christian Aid makes pitch list for website revamp
As part of a wide-reaching overhaul of its brand identity, global relief charity Christian Aid is to redesign its corporate website and is putting together a pitch process to hire
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4 Pemberton & Whitefoord has overhauled the brand identity and packaging for Bambarria, a three-strong range of Mexican tequilas imported into the UK by Wine & Spirit International. 5 Microsoft
Finnish line
Scott Billings visits Finland during its Design Year to see if design still has a specifically Finnish flavour
Avoid taking a Turkish bath
Tony Allen discusses cultural and corporate differences that British designers may encounter while working for Turkish clients
Diageo targets female drinkers
Drinks giant Diageo is targeting young female drinkers with its latest ready-to-drink product, Archers Vea, with packaging created by Bloom. The group has previously worked on the Archers brand and
Dinnis Design winds up TicToc brand
Sainsbury’s this week opens its first in-store nursery, run by TicToc Childcare, with a brand identity designed by Middlesex consultancy Dinnis Design. The drop-in nurseries will be rolled out to
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