The White Room’s new package
In the wake of Enterprise IG’s contentious identity for Thomas Cook’s package holiday brand JMC comes a new package holiday company called Just, launched by rival travel operator Thomson yesterday,
New Freedom design by Barber Osgerby
The Freedom Brewing Company is developing its second micro-brewery site designed by Barber Osgerby Associates. Further openings of the chain are being considered. The London brewer, which has just relaunched
New name for Conran
Terence Conran is to join his two design consultancies – CD Partnership and Conran Studios – together under a new name: Conran & Partners.
Museum of Memories
RFA came up with the design for this exhibition of iconic products from British consumer society over the 20th century.
Exhibitions
A Bit of Skirt; Walk ’99; The Northern Packaging Exhibition; Trace: The International Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art; Satellites of Fashion
Nitin Sawhney’s latest CD
The cover of musician Nitin Sawhney’s latest CD is intended to portray the pain and difficulty he felt growing up as an Indian in east London, says Peter Chadwick, art
Bulmers
It looks so real, you could drink it – that was the idea behind this product shot for the cover of Bulmers’ latest annual report. Designed by Saatchi & Saatchi
BBC Resources gives Blue Peter more fizz
BBC Resources has redesigned the graphics of its long-running flagship children’s TV programme, Blue Peter.
CDG to work on 2000 products
Conran Design Group has been appointed by the British Council and the Design Council to develop the next exhibition of Millennium Products. The appointment sees the end of the current
WPP boosted by Addison merger
WPP-owned Addison this week acquired low profile corporate branding group GTW Associates, as its parent group continued talks to buy out Tutssels and Lambie-Nairn, which together form The Brand Union
Premiere takes on the world
The rewiring of broadcast media by digital technologists is throwing up a number of challenges for designers. An explosion of digital TV channels has created a need for niche identities
Capital showing
The 100% Design show is gaining on Milan and Cologne as the premiere venue for showing new contemporary design. Lynda Relph-Knight picks some products that are well worth going to
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