Designers – too much …
Designers – too much space in your Shoreditch loft? Need something to complement your Robin Day coffee table and stuck for inspiration? Diamond shoes too tight? If the answer to
Learning Journey DfEE guides
As part of its drive to up standards of education in schools this year, the DfEE has produced Learning Journey guides for parents explaining the National Curriculum and, more importantly,
Exhibitions
Diary; Fuzzy Logic; The John Kobal Photographic Portrait Award; Natural Progressions; Turner Prize
Digest
Electrical goods group Philips has been awarded 21 Erkenningen Goed Indusrieel Ontwerp 2000 awards in recognition of good industrial design. The awards will be presented in the Netherlands next month.
PSD cloud on Blue Sky horizon
Design consultancy PSD Associates has rebranded Blue Sky Consulting, a contact and training consultancy that lists Thomas Cook, Eurostar and Powergen among its clients. Printed material and stationery have launched
Canadian office for FutureBrand
Canada is rapidly emerging as one of the world’s design industry hot spots, as global consultancies race to establish a presence in the North American market. FutureBrand has this week
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London consultancy Cox Design has created the identity and a brochure for photographer Mike Caldwell. Cox Design persuaded Caldwell to shorten his first name, Michael, though the photographer was initially
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Lippa Pearce has created Christmas-themed in-store promotional material for bookseller Waterstone’s. The promotion launches in November. It features photography of seasonal icons constructed from fairy lights.
Digest
Cultural diversity thinktank Runnymede has launched a new identity by Four IV. Creative director Andy Bone says, ‘We created a spiral of individual thumbprints to reflect the constant activity of
Boots forms brand strategy with WPP
Boots The Chemists has announced an £80m strategic agreement with the WPP Group, which includes design consultancies Enterprise IG and Landor Associates, to develop the Boots brand and expand into
Book
The Curves of Time is an autobiography by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer. The book is published by Phaidon and is the first translation into English of Niemeyer’s life, in a
Underdogs scrap with cynical British Bulldogs
The design industry owes a lot to James Dyson. Not only has he brought the concept of good design into many a home, his dogged persistence in defending his vacuum
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