Fletcher’s love letters
Another “lobbying force” emerged last week in Wood & Wood’s 30-year birthday exhibition (see Diary, page 17). Art-directed by Alan Fletcher, it brings together 34 designers to compile a 3D
British Council targets Brazil for design export
The British Council is working with marketing communications group Abet CMC to establish a model for exporting design services to Brazil. The project is part of the British Council’s drive
BANC recreates Endsleigh identity
Endsleigh Insurance is to launch a new corporate identity by London brand and marketing group BANC. – The logo will go live in the second week of May and initially
CSD takes Brightley-Hodges on board
Still Waters Run Deep managing director Anita Brightley-Hodges has been selected as chair of the graphics group of the Chartered Society of Designers. She will officially take up the post
The mobile menace
Although they have brought a lot of social and commercial benefits with them, mobile phones also offer the potential for bad behaviour, thinks Tim Rich.
Looks suspiciously like an inside job
It may seem unusual for London Transport to display, on its buses, an A4-format poster explaining how the design and psychological persuasion tactics behind its current campaign to stop fare-dodging
Brief
The brochure to launch Terence Conran’s laminate designs is the work of Pyott Design. The booklet features ten black and white portrait shots symbolising laminate qualities such as smooth, wet,
Brief
A new range of see-through Freeplay wind-up radios designed by BayGen Power’s research and development team in Cape Town will be available in Europe in early June. TKO was responsible
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STE names new creative head…
Sampson Tyrrell Enterprise has appointed a new creative head as it prepares for closer integration into the global Enterprise Identity Group. Former Landor creative director Franco Bonadio will join in
High Street exploration by Karrimor
Outdoors brand Karrimor is planning to expand its retailing activities if a new concept store in London’s Fulham Road, using a format by Leicester group Knox, proves to be a
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