Public art can make people think and raise awareness
Entertain and amuse? My goodness, is this the best that Emma Germain thinks designers want from public art (News Analysis, DW 15 May)? Public art can be so much more.
BBC news identity cuts through the television clutter
Seeing your headline that the BBC TV news rebrand causes fits (News in Depth, DW 1 May) reminded me of the ‘nanny state’ element that is still alive and well
Brand revivals: justifiably nostalgic or sentimental?
Why do we hanker after the old days of Opal Fruits, Marathon, Jif and Immac (Voxpop, DW 22 May)? The products are still with us in all but name, so
Voxpop
Design consultancies are this week being encouraged to lobby Members of Parliament directly if they want business issues to be debated by the Government. What would you like to see
We should embrace the challenge of reducing packaging
In response to Jim Davies’ piece ‘It’s all in the packaging’ (DW 22 May), I agree that the drive for packaging reduction is challenging for our industry. Where the packaging
Inspired
Paul Smith wrote a book called Anything Can Inspire You, and I like that approach. I also appreciate his sense of humour. An object that makes you smile with recognition
Ignorance is bliss
Placements benefit all involved, as there is no better way of learning than teaching. Inexperienced minds can throw up welcome surprises, says David Bernstein Educational or vocational? The eternal debate
Spanish retail is heading out of town, says report
Design opportunities in the Spanish retail market will shift from DIY, homewares and white goods to pharmaceutical, out-of-town and multi-channel platforms in the long term, according to a Verdict Research
Palmer Johnson to staff up for UK yacht design operation
US builder of bespoke yachts Palmer Johnson is recruiting interior designers to work at its first UK operation, producing what it hopes will be the largest leisure craft in the
The industry is shaping up well with key appointments
Good things go in threes, they say, and recent weeks have seen three developments that could have a positive impact on design.Last week’s news that Cheryl Giovannoni has succeeded Phil
Channel 4 25th birthday
Channel 4 this week celebrates its 25th birthday with a commemorative book, designed by consultancy Spin, and a supplementary website by digital consultancy Preloaded. The 425-page book is ‘an eclectic
All of Us to share the very latest knowledge with clients
All of Us is to ramp up its client offer with the launch of a research and development unit that will provide clients with upto- the-minute knowledge about the most
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