Lighthouse founder picks up an OBE
Design talent was recognised and rewarded in this summer’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Stuart MacDonald, founding director of Scotland’s national design centre The Lighthouse, received an OBE, along with handbag
Dragon completes branding project for Symrise
Dragon has completed an 18-month brand positioning project for Symrise, a global supplier of fragrances, flavourings and ingredients for the perfume, food and cosmetics industries. The branding rolls out worldwide
Build strength in numbers
If employees feel they are a pivotal part of a consultancy, the founders can concentrate on securing the future of the business, says Geoff Nicol That glass ceiling… it hurts.
Profile: Kurt Naef
Swiss designer and manufacturer Kurt Naef produces carefully crafted ‘toys with soul’ that capture the imaginations of children and adults alike. Yolanda Zappaterra meets a fairy-tale figure As I wait
Marsteller London hires Collier as MD
Desirée Collier has joined Marsteller London, the integrated advertising, design and interactive arm of the Burson Marsteller public relations group, as managing director. She joins Marsteller as it seeks to
Family members to help design David Mellor museum
Family members of the industrial designer David Mellor are helping to conceive the interior and exhibition design of a new museum that will display his lifetime work. The David Mellor
Ballot box branding
As the Conservative Party is considering ditching its ‘flaming torch’ identity, Scott Billings examines the story behind Tory branding Albert Speer knew a thing or two about visual impact. Even
Inspired
As a student at the Central School of Art and Design in the early 1980s, I came across a book called Forget All the Rules You Ever Learned about Graphic
Hat Trick wins pitch for Twickenham Stadium identity
Ahead of its £100m redevelopment, Twickenham Stadium is to be rebranded as an entertainment venue with an identity and wayfinding system created by Hat Trick Design Consultants. Hat Trick was
AIG London signage work is still delayed
A much-postponed major wayfinding strategy for central London – created by Applied Information Group – is still without a publication date, according to a spokeswoman for Central London Partnership, the
RCA graduates take wittier approach to show
This year, The Royal College of Art Summer Show features a typically witty and eclectic mix of graphic and illustrative-led work produced by its graduating communication art and design students.
New world order
The makers of Renaissance would probably throttle Robert Rodriguez if they ever ran into him in one of the dark alleys of their animated science fiction thriller. While not specifically
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