22 January 1998

What would you do if given the chance to redesign yourself? If a surgeon’s knife could reconfigure your features, what image would you pursue? As cosmetic surgery becomes as commercial

The British Council has invited seven unnamed groups to pitch for the redesign of its website. The council was due to shortlist three groups this week.

On Monday shareholders vote on the proposed demerger of Burton Group, and its sub-sequent name change to Arcadia. If approved, Arcadia’s identity is likely to be launched immediately.

The Millennium Dome was clearly of prime importance to the studio audience of BBC’s Question Time last week. As well as requests for information on the contents (nobody knew), one

Here is an opportunity for designers to have their work included in a new annual book which I am editing. It will be published by Mitchell Beazley in July. The

On-screen specialist English & Pockett has brought in three new senior designers, Maylin Lee, David Chaudoir and Tina Bull.

The closure of Samsung’s European Design Centre in Brentford could lead to a new design operation being set up to oversee the electronic giant’s UK output. Samsung, which is substantially

The Wales Tourist Board has revamped its identity with design and positioning by Springpoint. “Changing the identity was part of a process of coming up with brand positioning for Wales

Le Petit Blanc Brasserie, the latest addition to chef Raymond Blanc’s culinary empire, will open in Cheltenham on 2 February. The restaurant, with interiors and graphics by Tilney Lumsden Shane,

UK designers working in south-east Asia are being advised to be paid in US dollars and to run a credit check on clients following the souring of the region’s economic

British Design and Art Direction has shortlisted MetaDesign, AMX Digital, Deep End Design and Hyperinteractive to redesign its website. Webmedia Group and CHBI, two of the original six contenders, have

If you divide the last 100 years into categories such as health, religion and technology, Barbie could fit into almost any section. That’s what Neal Potter and his team found,