David Bernstein: Back to the drawing board
The golden age of the poster is deemed to be over, however, David Bernstein had an opportunity to reminisce about it during his recent summer holiday
Springetts taste for Duchy Originals
Springetts has finished first concepts for its redesign of Duchy Originals’ identity, only two years after the last redesign of the Prince of Wales’s grocery brand. ‘It’s a total reassessment
Total eclipse of the sun
Why sweat in the sun when you can get a tan out of a tube? Self-tan devotee Clare Dowdy looks at branding in the bronzing trade
Dandy decorator to ruffle interior designers further
Forget free-pitching (better still, don’t do it), a new obsession is about to take hold of the design community – that of Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen-baiting. Having already enraged the interiors brigade
Heroes series sparks old memories and respect
Cunningham? Keith Cunningham? Yes, I remember him from my own time at the London College of Printing. Distant memories, emotions and enthusiasms are revived by Mike Dempsey’s feature (DW 16
Degree show
MA Design for Interactive Media graduates from Middlesex University present commercial projects, fine art installations and pure theoretical investigations for the post dot.com world at Digitarts. The show takes place
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Architect and interior design consultancy Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo is refurbishing the 120-bedroom King George Hotel in Athens as a five-star property in time for the 2004 Olympic Games,
BBC Prime
The BBC’s international entertainment channel BBC Prime has signed up an unusual host for its regular Comedy Night slot on Sundays: William Shakespeare, or rather a virtual reality Willy. Created
Nobel Prize centenary marked by set of stamps
The 100th Anniversary of the Nobel Prizes is being celebrated by the Royal Mail in a set of six stamps, which are scheduled to launch on 2 October. Designed by
Design now puts people and the environment first
If two words sum up product design trends at the turn of the 21st century they are inclusivity and sustainability. One is to do with people – creating products that
Digest
Bridge has created the identity, website and promotional literature for Madagascar-based children and young adults welfare charity Akany Avoko, which are scheduled to launch in October.
The re-mapping of the digital media landscape
A third of start-ups will survive, a third will go under and the remaining third will be bought. Mike Exon suggests this is happening in the digital media sector
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