OpenTable rebrand shows “openness and reliability”
Californian consultancy Tomorrow Partners has worked with OpenTable on brand activation focusing on the dining experience rather than the act of booking.
Moves & Changes – 6 March 2015
A round-up of moves and changes in the design world.
Three-quarters of UK population “not meeting creative potential”
BESbswyBESbswyBESbswyBESbswyBESbswyBESbswyBESbswyBESbswyBESbswyBESbswyBESbswyBESbswy New research commissioned by the Royal Society of Arts shows that just 28 per cent of people in the UK feel they are able to use creativity to turn
“It takes more bravery to be generous” – why design awards judges should be nicer
Design Bridge creative director Asa Cook says that instead of sniping at each other during judging, consultancies and creatives should celebrate great work.
2015 Design Week Top 100 opens for entries
Submissions for the 2015 Design Week Top 100 can be made online and the deadline for entries is 27 March.
“You don’t have to be a global agency to speak to Coke”, says design chief James Sommerville
From start-up consultancy to global company, Coca-Cola’s vice-president of global design James Sommerville’s 29-year career has seen him go from design experimentation to customer-focused business. With Coca-Cola’s new “one brand”
IKEA creates wireless charging furniture – designed to “blend in easily to the home”
IKEA says the new range has been developed to “minimise cable clutter”. The range launches in the UK in April, with prices starting at £30.
Spin gives University for the Creative Arts stencil identity system
The modular identity system can be adapted for creative, corporate and academic purposes and “built on infinitely” according to Spin.
Curzon’s new identity aims to capture “power and emotion” of cinema
The new identity, created by The Plant, uses the idea of “light playing in the dark” to represent “the powerfully emotional sense of being in the cinema”.
GBH captures Britain’s bridges on new Royal Mail stamps
The set of ten stamps show the engineering evolution of UK bridges and have been shot from “the perfect three quarter perspective”.
Coca-Cola launches new designs and “one brand” strategy
Turner Duckworth has created the new Coca-Cola visual concept, which sees a uniform look introduced across the Coca-Cola range. Epoch Design has worked on UK packaging, while Bulletproof has worked
‘What have you designed that has been seen by the widest audience?’
This week the Royal Mint unveiled an updated image of the Queen, which will soon grace all new UK coins going into circulation. We ask designers which of their creations has
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