19 October 1995

High street banks Lloyds and TSB are retaining their separate logos at present, despite agreeing to merge, according to a spokesman. ‘We may not even require a group logo, but

The future of branded products and design’s role in brand-building is under serious threat if brands are not protected legally against copycat own-labels, British Brands Group warns. Edwin Beckett, chairman

Bob Thwaites has joined Edinburgh group Skakel & Skakel Design as design principal. He was previously at North-cross and Tayburn.

A recent conference in Helsinki was something of an eye-opener for Janice Kirkpatrick, who was seriously impressed with the variety of creative solutions to the city’s problems and the bravery

London design consultancy Baker Jazdzewski this week changed its name to Curious. New blood is also in the consultancy with the arrival of creative director Nigel Billson. Billson has been

Maxwell House Instant Coffee Powder is being relaunched with new packaging designed by FLB. – Client Kraft Jacobs Suchard approached the group to help maintain the brand’s domination of the

Gomark has two new NuBus cards: the 500 Falcon video capture card and The Harlequin II, an 8 or 24-bit colour graphics card with switchable flicker reduction. The latter is

Much yo-ho-ho-ing and a lot more than one bottle of rum was consumed at Landor Associates’ summer party, held so recently it was surely an Indian summer. The party took

Designers seem to go ape for a good 3D map. Andromeda Interactive has launched Terra Forma, 83 high res full-colour images of the earth – which is to say relief

In your article on recycling in the paper supplement (DW 29 September) you imply there are opposing factions within the paper industry. But the people you claim to “referee” are

London’s Sadler’s Wells theatre is poised for a complete redesign after receiving 30m from the Arts Council – the second largest lottery grant since 55m was given to the Royal

A London restaurant group has called in its lawyers after accusing a Manchester restaurant of “blatant plagiarism” of its design. Laurence Isaacson, deputy chairman of Groupe Chez Gérard, is consulting