It’s all advertising
Instead of worrying about the demise of advertising, agencies should be looking to the future and thinking in terms of the bigger picture, says David Bernstein I was reassured by
Are traffic wardens set to become the new bailiffs?
Traffic wardens are being renamed as civil enforcement officers and equipped with new powers to dispense penalty tickets for a wider range of infringements, such as road offences. Hang on
JHP Design overhauls Austrian bakery
JHP Design has overhauled the brand positioning, corporate identity and store interiors of Austrian bakery Ruetz. The company operates 47 stores in the Tyrol region. The first to incorporate the
Watch out for bad clients
If your profits aren’t coming from bread-and-butter design work it could be time to re-evaluate your clients, says Paul Foulkes-Arellano There is nothing more exasperating than watching a good client
Gourmet beach
Ever hotter summers and projects such as Thomas Heatherwick’s planned seaside café are leading to an invigoration of seaside resorts. Hannah Booth considers both the avant-garde and traditional aspects of
Event to rethink Somerset museum
The Museum of Somerset, which is housed in the 12th century Taunton Castle, is to relaunch in 2010 with a £6.3m makeover. Event Communications is creating a fresh brand identity
War in the Middle East delays Peace Oil project
A design project for a soon-to-launch olive oil product, which is manufactured in Israel and produced to promote peace in the Middle East, has been stalled because of the escalating
HSE to check design of lethal art installation
The Health and Safety Executive is to investigate ‘all aspects of the design’ of the inflatable art installation Dreamspace, which collapsed in a park in Co Durham at the weekend,
Johnson Banks unifies UK-Japan 2008
A year-long season of events celebrating creative collaborations between the UK and Japan is launching with a dual-language visual identity created by Johnson Banks. Organised by the British Council and
Fruitful endeavour
A Middle Eastern wholesaler of dried fruits plans to cut out the middle man by opening its own retail outlets. With one store set to open in Dubai, Clare Dowdy
New service to boost creativity in SW
Culture South West and Business West are launching the Creative Enterprise Gateway, a service to help grow the creative industries in the South West of England. The scheme is funded
D8 comes up with adaptable identity for Six Cities
The long-anticipated Six Cities Design Festival, which is launching next year to promote Scottish design, has unveiled its brand identity, designed by Glasgow consultancy D8.
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