Photography
Images of Vic Reeves, The Gorillaz and Carl Cox by photographer Adam Lawrence are on show tomorrow evening from 7-10pm. Venue: Ceta Services, Poland Street, London W1.
Collector’s Cabinet
Toy robots can bring out the little kid in everyone and fashion designer Paul Smith is no exception. Vintage examples – including a gigantic motorised rubber Godzilla and a plastic
Creative Action’s Euro flavour for Smoushi
Restaurant start-up Smoushi has appointed Creative Action Design to develop its branding and interiors, in a job understood to be worth around £75 000 in fees to the consultancy. Smoushi
Forum
A one-day event exploring Sculptural Graffiti culture takes place on 5 May. Workshops, exhibitions and debates will take place throughout the day. Contact: 020 7930 3647. Venue: Institute of Contemporary
Where’s the Old Bill…
Where’s the Old Bill when you need ’em? Well, they’re all in bleedin’ America, aren’t they. Actually, it’s 1500 cardboard cut-outs of coppers, attached to stairlifts for the elderly, which
The Eco-Design Handbook
The Eco-Design Handbook: A Complete Sourcebook for the Home and Office features work from the likes of Tom Dixon and Jam and has a practical reference section promising materials and
Faced with interpreting what type of citizen you are
You know what they say about an owner and his pet? Well, the same can be said for a country and its fonts (sort of). Apparently, a country fulfils stereotypical
Edinburgh Film Festival dials 999 for help with communications work
This week, 999 Design will begin the design of all communications material for the 2002 Edinburgh International Film Festival. The work, which includes the festival programme, preview, posters, banners, tickets,
Digest
Positive Design Consultants has designed the crest for the Police Service of Northern Ireland, formerly the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
Law firm courts 48 Fitzroy for overhaul of its identity
Consultancy 48 Fitzroy last week presented first concepts for a revamped identity for London law firm Kingsford Stacey Blackwell, in a project that is worth a five-figure design fee. The
A copywriter’s words can help ideas to take shape
Jim Davies’ article about the power of words and tone of voice highlights the fact that many design consultancies still see writing as a freelance add-on, rather than as an
James Bidwell, Selfridges
From Friday, Selfridges will seek to transplant the colour, glamour and ‘over-the-topness’ of Bollywood into its Manchester and London stores – for 23- and-a-half days only. A film poster-style canopy
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