London’s Walthamstow Central to re-open
London’s Walthamstow Central bus station re-opened on Saturday, following an extensive £6m refit which included signage and graphics by London Transport’s in-house team. The station has been redesigned to open
999 Design swallows Blue Peach
Glasgow group 999 Design has acquired local competitor Blue Peach for an undisclosed sum, as it moves to strengthen its creative offer in the Scottish market. The £3m turnover 999
GM rationalises European arm
General Motors is to restructure its European operations, including its design team, in a bid to cut costs. A single, pan-European design division, headed by former Opel head of design
Wire framework for RSA website
The Royal Society of Arts launches its Inclusive Design Resource website next week, which aims to help designers, manufacturers and service providers ensure that their designs are accessible to the
SteersMcGillan strip for Panopticon
The last remaining bombsite in central London is in line to receive an eight-storey museum and exhibition centre called the Panopticon, which will be designed by architect Dixon Jones for
Fashion designs open out with Aloof Design
Aloof Design has created a ‘look book’ for fashion designer Georgina Goodman’s Autumn/ Winter 2004 collection of shoes and handbags. The brief was to create a poster within a book,
Arthur Steen Adamson cuts Body Guard key
Arthur Steen Adamson has designed the identity for an innovative insurance product that provides protection against acts of mugging and road rage. Called Body Guard, the product is being launched
Ride waves on a fin and a prayer in Tsunami wetsuit
A new and intriguing addition to the world of extreme sports was unveiled recently, providing a fresh opportunity to do yourself untold damage while wearing an eye-catching neoprene suit. Described
A decade on, the message is finally getting through
Think back ten years to a time when design was emerging, somewhat battered but undaunted if decidedly trimmer, from a major economic downturn. The business issues dominating the industry then
Talk
French architect Dominique Perrault is giving this year’s Royal Academy Annual Architecture Lecture, which takes place on Monday 28 June at 6.30pm. Entitled Would You Like It Wrapped, the talk
A diet of deep-fried batter produces fresh thinking
Following on from our previous report on the specially designed low carbohydrate potato, we have more edible tuber news. In a landmark case that will challenge the anti-obesity drive, the
Science Museum hails Taxi for events brochure
The Science Museum has appointed Taxi Studio to revamp its corporate and private events brochure, with roll-out scheduled from September. The Bristol consultancy beat shortlisted groups Johnson Banks and The
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