BA to continue flying the flag
The new Newell and Sorrell-designed identity for British Airways will retain some element of the Union Jack, it is believed. The identity is expected to be unveiled later in the
Sporty Lucozade bottle will revert to tradition
NRG, the extension of SmithKline Beecham’s Lucozade brand, is to be relaunched in new packaging. – Haines McGregor, the consultancy behind NRG’s launch packaging which won a Design Week Award
Swiss bitter over bank’s chocolate bar
The Bank of England is the latest big name to become involved in a copycat packaging dispute, after receiving a warning from a Swiss chocolate company. Goldkenn, which makes Gold
Design project helps the aged
DesignAge, the Royal College of Art project for the ageing population, has teamed up with research group The Henley Centre in an attempt to establish a consortium of companies to
Nike:some wages are better than none at all
Lynne Elvins’ sentiment about cheap labour being exploited by Nike is debatable (Letters, DW 28 February). – If workers in its Asian factories are paid the going rate, it beats
New Anglo-German trains to carry stone
A fleet of Class 59 locomotives has been customised for an Anglo-German venture to transport English stone across Germany. The trains, designed by Impact Design and Marketing, will carry Foster
A sense of humour or a bit of a balls-up?
That legendary Scottish sense of humour obviously had something to do with the naming of the prizes at the 1997 Scottish IPA Advertising Effectiveness awards held last week in Glasgow.
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Photography by James Cant illustrates the selling point of a direct-marketing campaign for Dun & Bradstreet created by Bull Rodger.
Superdrug look almost ready
The first fruits of Superdrug’s packaging design roster are expected on-shelf in the next couple of weeks. – The health and beauty chain’s range of men’s basic toiletries is being
Right answer at Guess
Upmarket denim retailer Guess has appointed Caulder Moore to design a Bond Street site, due to open in September. Caulder Moore was responsible for creating the Guess store in Brompton
Streets of New York
French manufacturer JC Decaux and UK firm More O’Ferrall Adshel are thought to be among those bidding to supply new street furniture to New York City. JC Decaux is inviting
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Channel 5 launches this weekend with on-screen input from Californian consultancy Silver Hammer, London group X-TV and the channel’s in-house design team. Silver Hammer, which last December replaced the original
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