Midsummer Place, Milton Keynes
Architect: GMW
Presidential race speculators should study form
Designers, rather than the electoral college voting system, dodgy recounts or even Al and George themselves, are officially to blame for the shambolic presidential election in the US, according to Britain’s Ergonomics Society. It claims the poor design of the ballot paper led, unsurprisingly, to bafflement among voters. Information design expert and society member Simon […]
Deedman turns over a new leaf
Bolton interior landscapes and tropical plant group Deedman is launching a redesigned corporate identity created by Prestwich-based design consultancy Appleby Bowers. Deedman, a 25-year-old family business specialising in the design, provision and maintenance of indoor plants to retail, leisure and commercial businesses, appointed the consultancy three months ago after a three-way pitch. Its new identity, […]
Exhibitions
Paul Cathedral: London Linos II; ARTfutures; Donna McLean; Casio – 25 years of digital innovation in the UK; Millennium Products
Digest
A retrospective book of artist Tim Macmillan is published this week by Picture This Moving Image, designed by Bristol design consultancy Northbank. Macmillan,who pioneered the time-slice technique used in the film The Matrix, has produced work such as Island and Sleep – where the subject triggers a time-slice camera at the moment of unconsciousness to […]
Croneen heads Morton UK team
Global events design specialist Jack Morton Worldwide has appointed former Caribiner International client services director Laurence Croneen to managing director of Jack Morton UK. Croneen effectively replaces Mark Wallace, who resigned from Caribiner prior to its acquisition by US-based Jack Morton. This follows other changes at senior level, including the appointments of Alex Ritchie as […]
Books
40 Architects under 40; Art and Social Function; Shop London
Post Office to review roster
The Post Office is set to create a new roster of design consultancies from 1 April next year and is taking the opportunity to review the nature of the design services it buys. The exact roster line up will be announced in the New Year. Although it is still unclear if the Post Office intends […]
Digest
Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust has appointed Button Design to brand Portsmouth naval visitor attraction Action Stations. It is scheduled to open in spring 2001.
Ambulance Service calls CScape
A new nationwide campaign to reduce the time ambulances spend finding houses in an emergency call-out will be launched next week by the Ambulance Service NHS Trust. London design consultancy CScape has designed the posters and a website to support the campaign. Entitled 999 Where Are You, the campaign will feature in schools and health […]
Jaguar racing with Light & Coley
London design consultancy Light & Coley has designed the identity for The E-Type Racing Experience, a series of races next year celebrating the 40th anniversary of the 1960s classic Jaguar.
WestQuay, Southampton
Architect: BDP
Latest articles
5 design things to look out for in October
The north of England will be inundated with design this month, as festivals and conferences hit Sheffield, Manchester and Newcastle.
Penguin sci-fi series designed by La Boca
Penguin art director Richard Bravery worked with La Boca’s Scot Bendall on the series, which are designed to reimagine classic Penguin sci-fi in a new way.
Activia gets new look and updated packaging
Consultancy FutureBrand has worked on the redesign, which includes a new “interlocking” icon emphasising Activia’s digestive health benefits.
Britain’s oldest brewery Shepherd Neame reveals new brand identity
The brewery, which was founded in 1698, has been given a “contemporary” rebrand by consultancy JDO.
Inspiration
Curzon ident, by The Plant
Curzon Cinema Ident – In Cinema version from The Plant on Vimeo. Consultancy The Plant has created a new cinema ident for art house cinema Curzon, as part of its 40th anniversary. The ident is an extension of Curzon’s refreshed visual identity, which was unveiled in 2015 and also created by The Plant. The consultancy […]
Orbit trays and Bash bowls, by Tom Dixon
Tom Dixon has launched a new range of bowls and trays, finished from soft silver. The Orbit trays are a series of circular trays of various sizes which can fit within each other, and are intended for “afternoon tea, canapes, or trinkets”, says the studio. They are made from solid brass and silver plated. The […]
DIY Synth Kit, by Technology Will Save Us
Technology Will Save Us has launched the Synth Kit – a build-it-yourself musical instrument which teaches kids about both engineering and music. It aims to teach children the “basics of electronics and sound”, and show them “how a synth and how circuits work”, says the company. The DIY synth kit is suitable for children aged […]
The Treasury of Candles branding, by After Hours
Consultancy After Hours has created the branding for a hand-made candle company in New Zealand called The Treasury of Candles. The brand mark is a foil candelabra symbol, which creates the letter “T”. The packaging has “luxury” elements, says After Hours, including a silk clam-shell gift box, organza ribbons and watercolour print inserts. The candle […]
Mov:el interiors, by Moxon
Architectural practice Moxon has designed the interiors of start-up shoe store Mov:el, bringing all the shop’s stock to the front of store. There is no storeroom, and all the shoes are out on display in cubby holes based in movable modular units. This layout aims to deliver quicker service, says the architect, and also create […]
Burger & Lobster interiors, by DesignLSM
DesignLSM has created the interiors for a new branch of restaurant Burger & Lobster, based in the W hotel at Leicester Square, London. The interiors include a hanging light chandelier at the centre, alongside lobster tanks and banquette seating, a central spiral staircase, timber flooring and a brass bar. The restaurant is spread over two […]
Bankside plant installation, by All for Love
London hotel Hilton Bankside has commissioned a living art installation made of various types of foliage. Florist All for Love has created the typographic installation, which spells out Bankside using ferns, ivy and English herbs. Ruth Davis, founder at All for Love, says: “The concept is to create a modern yet living structure that reflects […]
Enodo Economics branding, by Interabang
Interabang has designed the branding for economic analytics company Enodo Economics. The design studio also named the company, with Enodo deriving from the Latin word for “make clear, untangle and explain”. This was used as a metaphor in the logo motif itself, the studio says, which is an “unravelling double ‘e’” shape. A colour palette […]
