Briefs

British Energy, the holding company of Nuclear Electric and Scottish Nuclear, has appointed Corporate Graphics International to design its annual report and financial summary after a four-way free-pitch.

Sampson Tyrrell Corporate Marketing has designed share offer brochures, identity, prospectus and marketing materials for the flotation of car rental group Avis Europe.

Façade Design has again designed the Daily Mail and General Trust plc annual report and accounts.

Coutts Group, the private banking arm of NatWest, has appointed The Partners to design its latest annual report and accounts. The bank appointed The Partners without a pitch, due to past work.

This week saw the launch of the first international prospectus from West Herts College, with a CD-ROM and website to follow. Each version has been developed by Fraser Design Associates.

Pyott Design has created a 15-strong series of pack designs featuring fluorescent inks for WH Smith’s candles, set for a spring launch.

Design & Art has created an identity for the South Bank Employers’ Group in London.

The Dairy at Waddesdon Manor, a National Trust property run by Lord Rothschild, has launched an identity and brochure, designed by Four IV, to market its conference and banqueting facilities.

Twelve holograms have been designed by Chris Levine at London design studio Eye’see for a new range of greetings cards called Hypervision. Published by Hype Associates, the plain white cards each feature a hologram created by a dot matrix process in which every pixel is an individual hologram. This gives the final image a density which will reflect any light source, overcoming the problem of having to view the hologram in specific conditions. The cards will be available from March.

Point-of-purchase specialist Fords has designed and manufactured in-store units for a new range of paints from ICI Dulux, launched this week. The group is developing a paint mixing bay to stand alongside the units.