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NB Studio is creating the identity and branding for the National Portrait Gallery’s Americans exhibition, which opens in October.
Royal Mail’s coastline stamps
Britain’s 7000 mile-long coastline is the subject of the Royal Mail’s forthcoming stamp set, which will be issued on 19 March. Aerial photography by Richard Cooke captures ten diverse shorelines,
If you need ‘good brand police’, call the Bill
Much has been written about the importance of design and its standing as a central business discipline, with designers taking the sometime role of brand guardian. However, Design Week’s cover
Product of the Future
Design student Guy Robinson’s prototype for crutches goes on show at the Science Museum (31 January 2002). Robinson’s design, which offers greater support and manoeuvrability, appears as part of the
Juices flowing? You must be kidding Stef
Creative juices drying up? Well, wet them again with writer Stefan Engeseth’s top tips for creativity from his book, Detective Marketing: Bring your kids to work. Press the wrong button
Saunders goes troubleshooting
Jason Saunders, former-creative director of Tucker Clarke-Williams Creative, has resurfaced as a ‘design doctor’. Saunders, who was made redundant from TCWC in October last year following the consultancy’s loss of
Colour of White: Brave New Work for Advertising and Design
Pentagram is hosting an exhibition of artists’ work where fine art photography meets the creative industries, entitled The Colour of White: Brave New Work for Advertising and Design. The Colour
Designers’ views will help the future needs initiative
You have to applaud the Design Council for its involvement in the European Union-backed initiative Design for Future Needs (DW 20 September 2001). Aimed at promoting the fundamental role design
British Embassy in Paris will showcase UK talent
The British Embassy in Paris is throwing its weight behind British designers with an exhibition designed to increase distribution of UK products in French stores. The visual identity, promotional material
UK tourism drive identity not so OK, protests Sprout
The multi-million pound campaign to relaunch Britain as a tourist destination, UK OK, has run into controversy within a week of launch, with accusations that it plagiarises an existing slogan.
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Gill Davies Associates has designed the logo for the Shoreditch Business Network, which is unveiled in two weeks.
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