The London Festival of Architecture 2008
The London Festival of Architecture 2008 has been awarded £90 000 towards its forthcoming summer event by the Arts Council England.
Universal truths
British-born painter Gerald Laing was part of the 1960s Pop Art movement, capturing that era’s cultural icons with the gloss of advertising’s mass aesthetic. This show presents paintings he did
Green path to a better world
Promoting sustainable principles can mean more profits for you and your clients, says Sophie Thomas, and it’s good for the planet, too On reading an article recently my eyes froze
A new breed
Next week, the first fruit of Jaguar’s new design direction you can actually buy – the XF four-door coupe – goes on sale. Guy Bird spoke to two of the
Profile
More men in sheds than men about town, John Holton and Simon Myers created a strategic brand consultancy with top-tier clients from a garage in Notting Hill. Mike Exon explains
Publishing & Design supplement brought to book
I much enjoyed the Publishing & Design supplement (DW 7 February), but was disappointed at the invisibility of illustrated book design.
A way of finding an affordable non-executive director
Anton Jerges is right (DW 14 February), we all need someone to lean on, especially when running a small business. Unlike big consultancies with numerous specialists, smaller groups have one
Fat chance of designers tackling obesity threat
Sarah Woods’ article on obesity and design (DW 14 February) made me wonder if design has a responsibility. We’ve all been in a supermarket, drooling over certain products, encouraged by
Voxpop
Bottled-water brands look set to suffer as a result of Thames Water’s push to get Londoners to behave sustainably and drink more tap water. How might bottled-water brands rethink their
Designers still need to watch out for the dreaded ‘D’ word
Well done, Adrian Shaughnessy (DW 14 February). It is ironic that designers are rejecting the ‘design’ word when business has spotted that it can mean more than a quick website
Inspired, Gavin Tuck – Small Back Room
My inspiration died a couple of months before I started on my foundation course. That didn’t come out right. Raymond Loewy died in 1986, but it is the sheer variety
Always in Vogue
Flicking through the recently published book Vogue Covers – On Fashion’s Front Page, you’re struck by how these magazine covers so eloquently sum up the spirit of their age. Design,
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