Duo wants to be taken Seriously
Former Deepend founder Gary Lockton has joined forces with ex-Publicis Worldwide senior vice-president Joanna Baldwin to form digital communications consultancy Seriously.
Books
Companies transformed into household names through graphic design is the focus of Challenging the Big Brands by Judith Evans and Cheryl Dangel Cullen. The book is published by Rockport, priced
Elmwood gets Serious** with waste management
Elmwood has rebranded Midlands-based waste management service Enviro Tech as Serious**, as the company seeks to differentiate its offer and showcase its environmental credentials. The company, located in Burton upon
Simmonds leaves Ford London
Fitch London managing partner Jane Simmonds (pictured) has left the company, it is believed without a job to go to, an apparent casualty of the three-into-one merger of the group
The last laugh
Once the subject of ridicule, car brand Skoda is currently enjoying a reversal of fortune under chief designer Thomas Ingenlath. Nargess Shahmanesh reports
Wolff Olins promotes John Besford
Wolff Olins has promoted John Besford, Marina Willer and Adam Throup to creative directors. All were previously senior designers.
Cog Design creates identity for Barbican’s X-Bloc Reunion festival
Cog Design has created an identity, leaflets, press advertising and microsite, www.barbican.org.uk/xbloc, for the Barbican’s X-Bloc Reunion festival. The festival is billed as a mix of ethnic and urban music
Auction
Head down to the Britart SMS Art Auction between now and 12 April and bid for a piece of original art by texting your bid to a number displayed in
Monsters We Met
Sabretooth tigers, woolly mammoths, Ripper lizards, the rhino-like Diprotodon and a giant bird called Genyornis are just some of the prehistoric creatures brought to life via CGI animation by BBC
The British Council’s Posh touring exhibition
The British Council’s Posh touring exhibition opens on Friday at the Tallinn Art House Gallery in Tallinn, Estonia, before travelling to Russia, Korea, Yugoslavia and Poland. Designed by Una (London)
Design Against Crime campaign
Blast is to create a brochure for the Design Council’s Design Against Crime campaign, which launches in June. The consultancy was appointed after a three-way pitch.
Work rated
Jim Davies finds out how a designer’s creative output is affected when a project has to work within a restricted budget Money may make the world go round, but it
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