M&S suspends design projects
Marks & Spencer has effected a dramatic U-turn by putting all work by its external retail design consultancies on hold, just three weeks after stating its latest problems would not
Sno-drift
Nominated by: Simon Waterfall, Deepend Design: Charles Doell and Craige Walters, Fun Display Location: 1830 3rd Street, San Francisco, California, US Contact: 00 1 415 413 4766 www.sno-drift.com ‘Business drinks
The Kartner Bar
Nominated by: Ben Kelly, Ben Kelly Design Design: Adolf Loos Location: Karntner Durchgang, Kartnerstrasse, Vienna, Austria Contact: 00 43 15 12 32 83 Designed in 1907/8 by Adolf Loos, the
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The National Hi-Tech Crime Unit’s visual identity, created by Hildebrand Design, launched last week.
Voxpop
Record design guru Peter Saville recently suggested in an editorial for Q magazine that sleeve design has come out of the doldrums. How healthy do you think this field is
Jerwood shortlist breaks new ground for ceramics
Ten British designers have been shortlisted for the 2001 Jerwood Applied Arts Prize, worth £15 000. This year the prize features contemporary ceramics. Felicity Aylieff, Alison Britton, Lubna Chowdhary, Edmund
Design groups go long-haul
Hobbins Sides, Jump Design and Direction and Kemistry are the latest beneficiaries of the growth in airlines’ in-flight entertainment branding work. The three consultancies have designed idents for long-haul BMI,
BGA steers Bentley brand review
Basten Greenhill Andrews is conducting a brand review of Rolls-Royce and Bentley Motor Cars in preparation for the luxury car manufacturer’s split into two companies in 2003. The work is
Time for a consistent Government image
I feel that anyone in the business of clear communication would agree with Rodney Mylius’s letter, A vote for Government to adopt a single identity (Letters, DW 5 April), and
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Carter Wong Tomlin has created the identity for historic building repair organisation Heritage Information, and its on-line resource, which are due to go live this week.
Mendez creates website for DTI
Last week the Department of Trade and Industry launched a manufacturing website, created by Mendez, to offer expert advice and information to manufacturers. The website, www.dti.gov.uk/manufacturing, invites manufacturers to join
Consultancies honoured with Queen’s Awards
Two design consultancies have won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise, a top UK business accolade to reward companies for exemplary innovation and creativity. Corporate and brand identity specialist Henrion Ludlow
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