Gradwell makes plans with Government department
Gradwell Corporate Design has created a 152-page book, Making Plans, for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. The book is launched as the department announced amendments to its housing
A creative name should keep the critics at bay
It seems like every time a new company name is created, the brickbats come out at the same time. You get the feeling that the general public think it’s easy
Four groups cop Met Police roster
Four consultancies have been appointed to the Metropolitan Police’s design roster, including three private sector groups – CGI Brandsense, Stairway Communications and The Team. The fourth is COI Communications, the
Exhibitions
Classic chair design from the 1930s to the present day is on show at Sit up! until 30 August. Venue: Ettrick Riverside, Dunsdale Road, Selkirk, Scottish Borders TD7 5EB. Bond
Call for entries
The Royal Society for Arts calls for entries to the RSA Student Design Awards, with the focus this year on sustainability. The closing date for entries is 28 November. Contact:
Getting to grips with the prospecting game
If you want to generate new business, Clare Dowdy finds out whether you should use an external source, appoint an in-house person or do the job yourself
Local groups should be favoured over London ones
Are all designers in the north-east incapable of good design? Being from Newcastle myself (although now working in London unfortunately), I think not. I happened to notice in Design Week
Putting on a show
From Testino to toilets, there’s nothing National Portrait Gallery head of design Jude Simmons can’t handle. She walks round the galleries with Hannah Booth
Wells Mackereth knits together Pringle interiors
Wells Mackereth Architects is this week finalising interiors for the first standalone Pringle stores, due to open at the end of September in London’s Bond Street and in Tokyo. The
Digest
Red Cell has revamped the brand and packaging for Lyle & Scott, the Scottish golf and clothing manufacturer.
Partners’ cover for Wellington brand
The Partners has been appointed by Wellington Re-Insurance, the newly formed arm of established insurer Wellington Underwriters, to develop the company’s positioning and brand identity. The two-phase project will begin
Wolff exits The Fourth Room
Michael Wolff, one of the founding partners of The Fourth Room, left the consultancy under a cloud yesterday. In a press statement, The Fourth Room says Wolff ‘has been dismissed
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