Editor’s blog
Graduate shows like London’s New Designers and D&AD’s New Blood will have a particular poignancy this year, embodying work by the last generation of design students to hit the streets
Stuart Naysmith joins GP Studio as shareholder partner
Stuart Naysmith has joined interior design consultancy GP Studio as a shareholder parter. Naysmith, who joins from NGI Design Consultants, which he set up in 2008 and where he was
Nude dresses Oasis
Nude Brand Creation has designed new packaging for the Oasis soft drink range for Coca Cola UK. Tony Enoch, partner at Nude, says, ’We have made the brand more heroic,
Word power
New work by Anthony Burrill will feature in the Clear Your Head Every Day exhibition, which runs at the Outline Editions gallery in London from 10 June to 16 July.
Construct creates commemorative Mulberry tome
Construct has designed the Mulberry book, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the fashion brand. The concept for the 480-page hardback book was created by Georgia Fendley, founder and creative
Cook Chick adds historic character to Adnams bitter
Brighton-based consultancy Cook Chick has created new branding and packaging for the best-selling ale from Suffolk brewer Adnams. The consultancy has designed new pump clips and take-home packaging, alongside other
The Plant designs interactive video wall for the National Maritime Museum
The Plant is creating an interactive video wall for the National Maritime Museum’s new Sammy Ofer wing. The consultancy was appointed following a five-way creative pitch in December 2010. Five
Street Wheels game winner in 24-hour design challenge
The winning projects in last month’s 24-hour Inclusive Design Challenge serve not just to help people with disabilities to lead more independent lives. They also bring an area of design
Arts organisations need to boost membership as the cuts slash their funds
If you look around London and other UK cities you will find statues of dignitaries, commissioned through ’public subscription’. In previous eras, this meant that tax-payers hadn’t stumped up the
News in Pictures
The Big Society: GDR Art from the City of Schwedt show is taking place from 6-19 May at the Red Gallery in London, featuring East German images from 60 years
News in Pictures
David Meldrum has illustrated everything he has eaten over a one-year period. See the results at the Food Illustrator Project exhibition at the Arch 402 Gallery in London from 17-26
Casts of the past
Put aside digital typography for a moment, and consider the beauty of traditional type generation. Adrian Shaughnessy rummages around in a glorious archive of typographic history
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