Vox Pop
Renault is planning to scrap its own name from the branding on its cars, relying instead on its diamond-shaped badge. Is visual branding such as this strong enough to stand
Tota Hasegawa
What: Interactive multimedia, including installations, CD-ROMs and Web-based work.
Improve people’s lives if you want their attention
Have you noticed how “social responsibility” and “ethical design” have crept back into the industry’s vocabulary? The Design Business Association’s Design Challenge and projects from the Royal College of Art’s
Broadway big shot
American director and choreographer the late Jerome Robbins is regarded by many as a genius of 20th century dance, and Nick Smurthwaite agrees
New menu for Big Breakfast
Big Breakfast relaunched this week with a revised format, new presenters, a new look and logo and a redesigned website.
Digest
Corporate Edge has appointed a new creative director, Stuart Dickinson, who joins from Enterprise IG, where he was a senior creative director.
David Bernstein: Follow the Nordic track
Has the stress of life in the UK rubbed off on our design work? A visit to Stockholm, where design, like life, is clean and simple, convinces David Bernstein that
New rules for a cleaner fight
How will the recent court ruling that Hoover has infringed Dyson’s vacuum cleaner design copyright affect designers?
Blind spot
A growing number of people have serious sight problems. Clear design satisfies their needs, but it’s also popular with the rest of the population
AKA’s heart beats for institute
AKA Design has created the corporate identity for Guidant Europe Cardiovascular Institute in Belgium, the state-of-the-art educational centre for implant surgery, which opens next week. The consultancy started work last
Digest
Springpoint has designed the packaging for Birds Eye’s latest launch Enjoy!, a ‘premium’ range of frozen foods, which is aimed at adults with busy lifestyles.
New logo for Selfridges’ exhibition of Tokyo artists
Japanese graphic designer Koji Mizutani has designed the logo for Tokyo Life, Selfridges’ exhibition of Tokyo artists, fashion designers, musicians, photographers and furniture designers. From 1 May, the London store,
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