Caprice and Aplin King in party mood
Aplin King has designed the logo, stationery and promotional material for Caprice Events’ latest venture – private catering. The London consultancy has created coat tickets, table menus, place cards, vehicle
Fitch aids Familywear
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‘It’s difficult putting a Banana Split next to Clark Gable,’ says Mark Norton, managing director of 4i, which designed these posters for TNT and Cartoon Network. Turner Broadcasting asked the
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US air museum to offer design work?
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Product design team gets research grant
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RPW refurbishes Russian spy ship to be cruise liner
RPW Architect and Designers is “de-spying” the redundant hull of a Russian spy ship to create the interiors of P&O subsidiary Swan Hellenic’s latest cruise liner, Okean. The London group
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