29 July 1999

Since arriving in the UK from South Africa five months ago I have sent out about 80 CVs. I asked the owner of a small design group in London why

It started as a ‘team building exercise’ and ended as the ‘England drinking competition’, according to Open Agency director Mike Horseman, who led a consultancy day out to Bournemouth. The

Cable operator Telewest Communications has appointed The Added Value Group’s Brown Inc, best known for its packaging work, to brand its digital TV service, which launches this year. The consultancy

Arthesia West’s management team has established a new design group called Blu, after splitting from the Arthesia Group less than a year after joining it. Creative director Alex Ritchie, operations

It has certainly been an interesting year for consultancy fees, although consultancies are still as guarded about “exposing” themselves as ever. Fee-income being generated this year could be somewhat atypical,

MULTimedia and print consultancy Paper White is undergoing an internal restructure, following the resignation of director Andrew Kellard. The group plans to focus on its core activities of branding and

Design consultancies are to be approached to work on the planned £22.2m refurbishment of the Royal Festival Hall and development of the South Bank Centre. The Heritage Lottery Fund has

Sainsbury’s aims to open 1000 convenience stores around the UK over the next few years, using a design concept created by Fitch. The roll-out will see 200 shops opened within

Business Link Calderdale and Kirklees and the Marketing Huddersfield Partnership are organising a Millennium Products event to encourage more entries to the award scheme. The event, chaired by the Design

Dutch consultancy Keja Donia aims to “double its turnover in the next five years” after its split from parent ad group BBDO. The Amsterdam design group is one of the

When indulging in the moans about work practices that are every employees’ inalienable right, some designers often conveniently forget that, with the occasional exception, the design industry treats its staff

Fly Design Consultants has created a brochure for the Elton John Aids Foundation. The report, which takes an overview of the foundation’s fundraising activities, features photographs from around the world.