Stick and go
Stand out from the crowd with custom decal kits that give your scooter a bit more zip. Liz Farrelly checks out the illustrations on offer for those who want to
Place your bets
The new breed of supercasinos – complete with lavish arhitecture, restaurants, sports and shopping facilities, hotels and even museums – could offer interesting opportunities to designers
Move with the times
If illustrators are prepared to animate their characters, they are more likely to appeal to the commercial sector. For many, it’s a natural progression
Brandhouse WTS chief Gandy leaves
Brandhouse WTS managing director Mark Gandy has left the consultancy after 12 years to pursue other interests.He is expected to take some time out from the industry to decide on
UK misses top spots in Red Dot awards
British designers took only ten of the 523 gongs given at this year’s Red Dot product design awards, announced in Germany last week. None of the 43 Best of Best
Red Design creates sleeve for concept CD
Start-up label Fascination Records this week launches the debut album from Paul Steel, its first signing, with sleeve design and art direction by Brighton consultancy Red Design.April & I is
News in Pictures
Karim Rashid has designed the Clicquot Loveseat, the first piece of branded furniture from champagne producer Veuve Clicquot. The ‘lovers’ seat’ is presented in soft pinks to complement the company’s
Finnish abstraction
For many years, Germany was the hot zone of European art photography, thanks to the alumni of photographic pioneers Bernd and Hiller Becher from the Düsseldorf Academy. Now it is
Safeguard the value of design
Pay more attention to your clent’s brief if you want the freedom to come up with a creative solution, says Nir Wegrzyn
Voxpop
The Chartered Society of Designers has signed up the first accredited design group to its Design Association, following a four-month assessment process. What is the value of consultancy accreditation to
Can design stop Pizza Hut going down the deep pan?
I would like to respond to last week’s Voxpop (DW 15 March), which asked/ what can design do to improve the Pizza Hut experience without losing its core values? As
Is graffiti ‘vandalism’? Should it be boycotted?
This e-mail responds to a news story on the Design Week website, which reported that Adidas will be applying the work of seven graffiti artists to one of its clothing
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