Two London groups merge
London consultancies Curious and Parker Stratton are on the brink of merging. The combined group will retain the Curious name under which the former Baker Jazdzewski rebranded itself last year
Interbrand buys out New York group
Interbrand Group has strengthened its packaging design capability with the takeover of New York consultancy Gerstman & Meyers.
Tatham Pearce makes a key appointment
Tatham Pearce has appointed Dialog’s managing director Grahame Jones as its first marketing director. Tatham Pearce managing director David Pearce says that following co-founder Amanda Tatham’s recent departure (DW 17
Channel Beaters
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World’s biggest mall set to open
What is claimed to be the biggest mall in the world will open in China in November with a graphics package by Rodney Fitch Design Consultants. The 186 000m2 Metropolitan
WPP gives up talks with WTS
WPP is believed to have abandoned takeover talks with WTS in a search for a backer by the packaging and branding group. WPP’s decision not to buy into WTS follows
Brief
Oslo’s Scandinavian Design Group has created idents for new Norwegian TV channel NRK2. A core identity is endorsed by six icons representing programme categories. Animation is by London’s Touch with
Addison does the dirty at an Italian conference
Addison’s sensitivity towards goldfish (DW 20 September) prompts me to air the following. I attended a design conference in Italy, at which Addison had a display in the foyer of
New DBA team should fight to attract talent
If change is a generator for opportunity, then the Design Business Association is well placed. Its annual general meeting this evening (Thursday) will see five new faces on its 11-strong
Briefs
Friday 4 October Still time to catch Portraits from Detroit: US cars from the 1940s to the 1960s in Columbia and Cuba at the Royal College of Arts by designer,
Marketing Forum finds itself lost in a sea of words
Lewis Moberly was one of the lucky 900 companies participating in last week’s Marketing Forum. Creative director Mary Lewis and managing director Robert Moberly were wined and dined for three
Tesco’s forecourt look
Crabtree Hall has developed a new identity for Tesco’s petrol forecourt Express format. The identity is part of moves by Tesco to differentiate its Express chain from its Metro brand.
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