Foodie grand tour
Leafing through old cookery books can throw up a tasty mix of nostalgia and incredulity at the dishes we used to appreciate. Recipes and food photography of yesteryear can look amusingly dated.
There’s more to design than Starck and stereotypes
As a great admirer of Adrian Shaughnessy – his fantastic book Graphic Design: A User’s Manual is currently sitting on my desk in front of me – I am surprised by his reaction at the collective criticism, including my own, of Philippe Starck’s recent TV show.
Ignore the PQQs and you might get some business
I’d like to add my thoughts to the debate currently raging on the increasingly thorny topics of public-sector procurement and free-pitching (Letters and News, DW 29 October and 5 November).
News in Pictures
Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson has designed a bridge, Cirkelbroen, for Danish capital Copenhagen. The bridge is due to be completed in 2012.
News in Pictures
Work by Momoko Tamura will feature in the University of the Arts London’s Future Map 09 show, which runs at Hoxton Square Projects from 25 November to 23 December.
Yes, it is time for another
Greg Quinton’s suggestion about a follow-up to A Smile in the Mind (Letters, DW 22 October) made me think of another influential book.
Human touch
There’s no excuse for drab office environments any more, argues Anna Richardson. Indeed, imaginative interiors which offer a bit of privacy as well as great teamworking space are essential for bringing out that creative spark in staff
Reach out to hidden talents
We can learn a lot by opening our doors to autistic people, says Mike Dempsey, and our move may help integrate a potentially isolated group
Flickering dreams
Graphic artists, with their visual flair, should have a head start when it comes to thriving the film industry, you might think. But think again, says Mike Dempsey, as he casts his eye over the history of designers turned film-makers
Voxpop
What attracted you to working in the digital sector, and what route did you take into it?
Inspired – Philip Handford
Inspiration for me comes from personal relationships – I enjoy exploring ideas with creative people who have enthusiasm, understand and appreciate the complexity of the context, and have fun doing it. People are my inspiration – and no one more so than Christopher Bailey. He has been called England’s Tom Ford, and at 38 he […]
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Cheshire launches cultural programme to boost tourism
Slant, which has been branded by Edit_, is a new series of arts and culture events that aim to make the Northern county stand out from neighbouring cities such as Liverpool and Manchester.
London Design Biennale 2018 to explore design’s impact on emotional wellbeing
“We want to bring together countries to look at design’s important role in the big emotive issues of our time,” says festival director.
New sci-fi television network visual identity takes a “personality-first” approach
US creative studio Loyalkaspar has created a new logo, typeface and on-screen designs for Syfy.
5 important things that happened in design this week
From a rebrand for the Southbank Centre to a visit to Dundee, the UK’s latest cultural hotspot, we round-up the news from the last seven days.
Inspiration
Bonde festival identity, by Leo Porto and Felipe Rocha
Leo Porto, a designer at New York agency Collins, has worked with Felipe Rocha on the branding and orchestration of Bonde, a new Brazilian design conference launching next month in New York. The designs use a simple typography led approach and a yellow and black colour palette. The Maar Sans typeface by foundry Commercial Type […]
The Pets Factor animations, by Brass agency
Leeds-based studio Brass has created 40 animations for new CBBC show The Pets Factor, a children’s documentary series that goes behind the scenes of UK veterinary practices. Brass was brought in to work on the project by production company True North, and created animations of each of the animals, the four vets featured in the show […]
Leap branding, by Menta Picante
Mexican studio Menta Picante has created the branding for Leap, a Guadalajara-based school teaching web development and programming. The branding uses an illustration-led approach, with various elements appearing across the identity’s applications for different courses being taught at the school. According to Menta Picante, it aims to create a “fresh” look to attract young people, and […]
Iford Opera Festival material, by So Design and Charles Emerson
So Design Consultants has teamed up with fine art photographer Charles Emerson to create a selection of images for this year’s Ilford Opera Festival. As the event is set in the Peto Garden at Ilford Manor, the focus of every image is flowers. Each chosen to symbolise the musical performance they represent, the flowers were […]
Philographics, by Genis Carreras
Solipsism is the philosophical idea that only the direct mental experience is certain, as things external to one’s own mind cannot be known. In other words: you are the only thing that definitely exists and everything else in the world, from family to forests, might just be your hallucinations. Four years ago, London-based designer Genis […]
Penguin Random House Student Design Award winners, by various
For the last 11 years, Penguin Random House UK has put on the Student Design Award, an opportunity for young designers to take an imaginative pop at some of the most timeless book covers ever published. This year, the gauntlet was set across three categories: Adult Fiction Cover Award was To Kill a Mockingbird by […]
Rightmove advert, by Trunk Animation, Layla Atkinson and Anna Kövecses
Director Layla Atkinson has worked with illustrator Anna Kövecses and animation studio Trunk to create a new advert for home renting and buying company Rightmove. The advert is aimed at renters, and follows the story of a young couple as they go house-hunting, and chancing upon many properties before finding the “perfect” one, says Trunk. […]
The Great British Postcard Competition, by various illustrators
Print company Saxoprint is holding a postcard competition that asks creatives to summarise their view of Britain in 2017 through design and illustration. The competition is being judged by a panel led by ex-Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon, and shortlisted entries and winners will be revealed in an exhibition on 23 September. The venue is yet […]
