Picture book
Adrian Shaughnessy finds out how publishers, writers and illustrators are trying to keep kids enthralled by books as all the modern-day distractions surround them
The re-evaluation of new relationships
After the explosion of mergers and acquisitions within the creative industries, and as the dust settles, Mike Exon finds out why some are now buying out of deals
Gemmill heads to design post at V&A Museum
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PRM points Edinburgh and Leith in the right direction
A £250 000 signage and orientation project for Edinburgh city centre, created by PRM, is scheduled to be implemented in Leith, a few miles north of Edinburgh. The consultancy started
MTV goes interactive with Preloaded input
Preloaded has created initial design concepts for the look and feel of MTV’s interactive TV offering, MTVi, which is scheduled to launch early next year. The six-figure project includes the
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Architect Munkenbeck & Marshall is creating the interiors for a Selfridges retail outlet in Manchester, which opens in February 2002.
Xian airport gets Design Solution
The Design Solution has been appointed to create retail planning concepts for a new terminal at China’s Xian Airport. The consultancy, which will command a fee of between £25 000
Digest
Textile manufacturer Milliken is collaborating with designer Michael Jenner throughout December in its London studio, designed by Conran Design Group. Jenner’s abstract ‘flipdesigns’ will be applied to Milliken carpets.
Hair at its Hairiest
What is it about naked geezers and album covers? No sooner had we recovered from Ricky Tomlinson’s recently launched CD Music My Arse, than graphic designer Claire Furnish sent the
Groups taxi for T5 take off
Last week’s go ahead for the building of Terminal 5 will mean lucrative work for consultancies but some unique challenges. Brandon Cheevers investigates
Digest
Three Tucker Clarke-Williams Creative employees have been made redundant following its acquisition by Magneto Interactive last week. No-one from TCWC has claimed a seat on the board of Magneto TCW.
Communicating issues is what designers do best
Hours after the events of 11 September, Web designers all across the world published URLs to express their disbelief and their sympathy to the victims, asking people to donate to
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