Smooth talkers infiltrate design
In your Comment (DW 5 March), “Bombast will never pad out your pitch”, you state that “branding” has taken over as “the catch-all term for most commercial design work”, and
Head count
It isn’t just in terms of revenue that Top 100 consultancies have grown. UK staff numbers have swelled 12 per cent across the board, from the 5000 employed by Top
Victory for Barcelona signals new agenda
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MED identity improves Eyesite
OPTICIAN Eyesite opened its latest outlet in Brighton this week, with a format created by local consultancy MED. Working in conjunction with the client and graphics specialist Kingstar, MED has
GM own-brand labelling puts packs in spotlight
Last week’s announcement that major food retailers have agreed to label all own-brand products containing genetically-modified soya and maize derivatives will not have an immediate impact on packaging designs. However,
NB solution is a cube
When organisers from annual interiors show 100% Design asked NB Studio to come up with concepts for this year’s promotional push, the consultancy decided to create a new marque from
Liverpool awards to focus attention on city
Winners have been announced in the 1998 Liverpool Design Awards, which aim to focus the attention of the design world on the city. A total of 130 entrants were whittled
Digest
Design Bridge creative director Rod Petrie is a man with a mission. He believes modern-day designers rely too much on new-fangled technology and has set up a series of life
Sliding scales
As in previous years’ consultancy surveys, we’re showing the leaders and laggards in terms of growth of UK fee-income and efficiency in terms of UK fee-income per head employed. Since
Civil rights and wrongs
This year’s Comic Relief saw Elmwood raise 6500 for charity through its 24-hour Thinkathon challenge, which saw creatives solving problems for businesses, for a small fee. Apart from raising money,
Display cases
Claire Catterall on Stealing Beauty I’ve got an exhibition opening at the ICA, Stealing Beauty, and although it’s a heart-felt one, I have had to compromise because I don’t think
Screening the future
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