26 June 1997

The RCA vehicle design course may set its students on the road to a glittering career. But it would seem that many have suffered from over-specialisation, and have only a

The Royal College of Art has regrouped its academic courses to create six schools instead of the present eight in a bid to boost the autonomy of individual schools. Among

The design industry is emerging from last year’s doldrums, with margins increasing, employee earning power taking an upturn and cheerful chief executives feeling more optimistic than they did last Christmas.

On Wednesday 2 July there is a public debate, organised by Glasgow 1999 on Glasgow, Past Imperfect – Future Tense. The lecture will ask the question: does the city planning

A design by Amsterdam graphic designer Melle Hammer will be used as the emblem identifying Amsterdam as a city of culture. The emblem, which is made up of two superimposed

Telecoms giant Cable & Wireless is seeking to create a global identity and improve its branding across its worldwide subsidiaries.

Amanda Lake meets four young photographers and discusses how their different backgrounds are reflected in their work and aspirations

Wolff Olins’ Portugese office has picked up the account to design a new brand identity for Portugal Telecom. – The Portugese government controls 51 per cent of Portugal Telecom and

Shopfitters JDS Group and Railston Design have beaten design consultancies including Kinnersley Kent to create experimental new store formats for the Gullivers retail chain of luggage specialists. The 60-strong chain,

Creative inspiration can come from many sources. But one can only fear for those who fuel it with the lifestyle espoused by Marcello Minale of Minale Tattersfield & Partners.

On show at the Tate Gallery is an exhibition by Ellsworth Kelly, one of the leading American abstract artists of the 20th century. Kelly belonged to the generation that developed

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