National roll-out for £20m business support scheme
Plans to boost UK business through the use of design and creativity will be kick-started by a £20m national programme for small- to medium-sized enterprises, unveiled by the Design Council
35 Hosts dyslexia design discussions
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N1 Creative rebrands Udo’s Choice
N1 Creative has rejuvenated the branding and packaging for premium health supplement range Udo’s Choice. It is the first time the brand has made a major design change in the
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Environmental Studies is a photography show taking Brighton as its subject, featuring work by Adrian Talbot, a partner at Intro, and Peter Gates, a freelance designer. It is being held
A sideways look at life
In the passing of Alan Fletcher, Britain lost one of its most inspiring designers. Mike Dempsey and others pay tribute to the brilliant mind
Next denies building first design roster
Next has denied that it is reviewing its design consultancy relationships. A spokeswoman for the retailer says the group is not looking to build a roster, but confirms it is
GLA appoints new director of urban design
The Greater London Authority’s Design for London architecture and urbanism unit has appointed Peter Bishop, former Camden Council director of culture and environment, as its first director. He will take
A century in camera
European photography has often struggled to get the recognition it deserves. Ed Barber previews a Barbican exhibition that seeks to provide the first overview of this field, tempering familiar greats
Spiekermann gives Birkhäuser Swiss strip
same ‘high-quality standards’ of the content of the publications to the visual identity of the company and its products. ‘We attach great importance to the contents of books and journals
Breaking free
Business loves branding – but by working within corporate constraints, design is in danger of losing its diversity and vision, says Adrian Shaughnessy At some point during the 1990s, every
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