Digest
Tableau is redesigning the website of city breaks specialist Travelscene, which will see a phased launch from the end of the year, for a six-figure fee.
Ex-BMW creative to head design at Ford’s London Design Enterprise
A former BMW designer, Henrik Fisker, has been appointed by the Ford Motor Company to oversee its London Design Enterprise, which opens in the autumn. Fisker has also been appointed
Foyles reads up on new identity
Design Dell has created an identity for bookshop Foyles in London’s Charing Cross Road, which will be launched on 14 September. The bookstore has a reputation for being a shambolic,
Digest
Matt Marsh has been seconded from Ideo Product Development to the Design Council for nine months to look at how the council relates to its partners and constituents. As Ideo’s
Book
Light: Re-interpreting Architecture by Carl Gardner and Raphael Molony is published by Rotovision. It is the first book in a series that focuses on the ways in which designers and
Digest
FLB will unveil a revamped identity and new look packaging for stationery company Pentel by the end of the month.
C4 adds website to Alt-World offer
Channel 4 has launched a website dedicated to alternative news and radical journalism to complement its TV show, Alt-World, which goes on air on 31 August. The site, www.channel4.com/ alt-world,
RPA commits to strategic relationship with 20/20
US retail specialist Retail Planning Associates has clarified its UK expansion plans and reaffirmed its commitment to its relationship with 20/20, with which it shares a joint marketing initiative. The
Comment
One name will positively reflect network cohesionWhat’s the betting that by this time next year Cordiant Communications Group’s global design interests all answer to the name Fitch? Despite Ted Leonardt’s
News of robotic reporters trying to wire the world
We love a good design story and hope that you, our valued readers, are at least mildly amused by our hilarious takes on them. But news that journalists could soon
Trade Fair
The 25th International Chair Exhibition Promosedia takes place from 8-11 September in Italy. Contact: the website at www.promosedia.it for more details.
Kinnersley Kent wins Dublin work
Kinnersley Kent is creating interiors for House of Fraser’s Dublin store, which looks set to spearhead the upmarket retailer’s expansion drive into Europe. House of Fraser chief executive John Coleman
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