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The Observer is to encourage its readers to blow up their egg cups before enjoying breakfast with the Sunday papers on 23 March. The paper will be attaching an inflatable
Saxone sizes up new look
Lumsden Design Partnership and Light & Coley have jointly won a credentials pitch against one other bidder to redesign the Saxone chain of shoe stores.
Barclays predicts boom time in design start-ups
The UK design industry is poised for a boom in new start-ups, according to a survey by Barclays. The survey also suggests a surge in recruitment by one-year-old consultancies. Barclays’
3.3m for Design Council to promote new designs
The Design Council has secured 3.3m from the Government to promote 2000 products and services designed in the UK. – The council is to spend the money over the next
Labour pledges to back design
A Labour government would put design, creativity and culture back on the political agenda and make design fundamental to all government policy, says shadow heritage secretary Jack Cunningham. As campaigning
New at Design House
Design House has appointed Marcus Haslam as creative director of print and identity. – Haslam was a founder member of Fahrenheit Design and has freelanced for Williams & Phoa and
New flight path for Eagle Star
The Eagle Star corporate identity is being reviewed by the insurance company as part of its repositioning programme. – The insurer’s current marque, created by Lewis Moberly, was hailed as
Apple comes out with a cable station
The 20th Anniversary Mac has some great features, but cable management isn’t one of them, says Sutherland Lyall, who gets far more excited about Director 6
TV channels switch on to identity
US Networks International, parent company of TV channels such as USA Latin America, USA Brazil and Sci-Fi Channel Europe, has appointed Alexander Isley to develop an overall corporate identity. The
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Zipping along: Devotees of Iomega’s 100Mb Zip drive and the company’s other mass storage and backup devices will be pleased to know it has just unveiled a new storage system
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Cosmetic and skin care company Sebastian International is opening its first boutique and workshop in California this month. Interiors, identity and facia for the Trucco Atelier were designed by Artecnica.
Prime movers
Excluding fees generated outside the UK has had a strong effect on this year’s chart, as international groups which once dominated have lost ground
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