Intellectual property could be the key to beating competition
It was great to read Julian Sanders’s proposition that ‘Royalties may be the answer’ (DW 28 September). Building on his ideas further, should the UK product design industry aim to
Back to the future
Not again! Yet another designer romanticising about the good old days – how only the use of a sacred pencil will yield a ‘worthy’ idea, and how computers are killing
EXP creates identity for consumer advice service
Exp Design has created the identity for the new consumer advice service Buy Association. The consultancy has developed the name, logo, on-line identity, exhibition materials and advertising.
RDI to build audio archive of interviews
Royal Designers for Industry is to record a series of interviews with key Royal Designers. Mike Dempsey, current Master of the RDI, will undertake the interviews, to be available as
Favourite old brands are already in a museum
I hope Hugh Pearman will excuse a blatant plug, but all his favourite brands and far, far more have survived his wife’s spring clean and been carefully preserved at The
Scotch Whisky seeks designers in £2m overhaul
The Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre in Edinburgh is looking to appoint a design consultancy to redesign its main exhibition. This is part of an organisation-wide £2m overhaul which sees the
View to launch ‘culture division’
Brand consultancy View, founded by Valerie Wickes, is launching a ‘culture division’ called Brand Archaeology. Its first client is Aquascutum, for which Wickes is already brand consultant.
Loewy takes £2m Bite in ongoing acquisition drive
Loewy Group has acquired branding and communications consultancy Bite for £2m and has a number of larger takeovers in the pipeline.
Do it your way
Rather than waiting around for pitches to come to you, Adrian Shaughnessy advocates taking ideas straight to the client – but strictly on your own terms
Biles Inc designs packaging for Kallo Foods
Biles Inc has designed the packaging for a range of instant gravy granules for Kallo Foods’ Just Bouillon range, rolling out to Tesco and Waitrose this month.
News in Pictures
Snake Robot is a 2m high pneumatic construction created by product designer Jamie Billing, choreographer Sophia Lycouris and control technologist Philip Beeton from Nottingham Trent University.
Made Thought to refresh Linda McCartney food brand
The Linda McCartney vegetarian food range is to be rebranded by Made Thought for a total relaunch next year, Design Week can reveal. The intention is to breathe new life
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