Briefs
Friday 21 June The Wilford Stirling Wilford exhibition is the first opportunity to see the work of Michael Wilford and Partners since James Stirling’s death in 1992.
Debonair identity finally takes off
Debonair, one of the UK’s newest airlines, has finally launched with a corporate identity programme designed two years ago by Foster, Stevens, Secunda. The consultancy was bought out this February
Expo ’98 signs winner
Japanese designer Shigeo Fukuda’s signage designs have been chosen for Lisbon’s Expo ’98 after a paid creative pitch (DW 7 June). The designs will be used on about 60 signs
DoH 38-strong roster
The Department of Health is this week due to announce a 38-strong design roster after an anonymous credentials pitch involving 320 consultancies.
Briefs
HJ Heinz has launched its baked beans on to the Russian market with can label design by BPC International. A can for the Polish and Czech markets by BPC is
Riders of the storm
Janice Kirkpatrick loves nothing more than the thrill of burning some rubber on her Ducati. But the pleasure of the open road is becoming an anachronism – now the average
Earwigging
‘I worked on the goldfish sound’ A tongue in cheek Barrie Weaver on his input into the Response 2000, which allows you to record any sound to replace the traditional
John Sorrell receives CBE
John Sorrell has been awarded a CBE in the Queen’s birthday honours. The honour is for Sorrell’s services to design – both through Newell and Sorrell and via his chairmanship
ELECTRONIC APPLIANCES BY PENTAGRAM FOR DIBA
Rather than being another tantalising glimpse of stylish futuristic new computer interfaces which never seem to make it to the market, these products are real and really ready. They are
Brief
Chemical giant ICI has a new reception area at its Millbank headquarters designed by Morgan Lovell. The consultancy relocated the area to the front of the building and designed the
A black square with a name in it is a put-off
The Design Council logo is a spiffing idea. Anything that creates its own “defensible space” (DW 7 June) has got to be mind enriching in some way. It has at
Design is best left out of corporate equation
It is obviously good news to hear that prospects are brightening for design consultancies offering strategic input rather than simply selling the art and craft of design (DW 7 June),
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