20 March 1997

If you thought you’d cracked the jargon that surrounds design education, then think again. Michael Johnson of Johnson Banks has coined a new phrase to add to the glossary: pre-

On show at the Photographers’ Gallery in London is Translocations, a collection of traditional print-based work and interactive CD-ROM images which explore notions of place, positioning and movement. Until 19

Sebastian Conran dispels the common myth that design is only about aesthetics. He identifies other crucial factors that must not be forgotten to make a product work

An anonymous tip-off suggests we should delve into the private life of Kate Irving, head girl at Rodney Fitch Design Consultants. We have no idea who she’s stepping out with

Edinburgh’s Northcross has appointed Jonathan Evans, formerly a director at Tayburn McIroy Coates, as graphic design director. PG Tips has launched a new pyramid- shaped tea bag, created in-house, in

Red Devil, has brought out Ergo 2000, a range of ergonomic tools billed by the company as “the first hand tools that didn’t forget the hand”. Product design and packaging

The Pub Design Awards (DW Diary, 7 March) bring together conservation experts from English Heritage and the Victorian Society, a practising architect, and members of CAMRA’s specialist Pubs Group –

Priestman Goode is to design a range of luggage tied into the Land Rover brand. The consultancy was appointed by Land Rover licensee Premier Marque after a six-way proposals pitch.

Marketplace Design has created the corporate identity for a new company, Atelius, formed by the merger of two specialist clothing divisions of the Cadogan Group. Classy Rags, a corporate clothing

The Sweater Shop has appointed John Herbert Partnership to revamp its stores. The consultancy will review interiors and architectural elements for the project, which trials in August. James Dracup, managing

Interbrand has confounded critics by proving that it can organise a piss-up in a brewery. The group was much in evidence at the official launch of chairman John Murphy’s sideline,

Discount supermarket chain Kwik Save is looking for a senior designer to oversee changes in interior design and store layout which will “accurately reflect the image” of the chain, say