Problem Solved
Problem Solved, a book by Johnson Banks creative director Michael Johnson, will be published in October. The book analyses the issues and problems faced by designers when presented with a
Groups brighten insurance brand
Insurance group Royal London has this week unveiled Bright Grey as the brand name for its standalone ‘new protection business’. The marque has been created by Navy Blue, while Zalpha
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Millini has revamped the identity for Britvic Soft Drink’s trade management programme, Right Choice. The work also includes trade advertising and point-of-sale material.
Genevieve
Retro rocker Lenny Kravitz’s outlandish Miami home, designed by Michael Czysz (also responsible for the bars Whiskey Park in Las Vegas and Whiskey Sky in San Diego), is the inspiration
Comic strip postcards
Comic strip postcards, by Simon Grennan and Christopher Sperandio, are encouraging Milton Keynes residents to take a fresh look at the city’s disparate public art (Crescentia Low’s story pictured). The
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Taxi Studio has been appointed to design a range of induction and training materials for store managers at Clarkes, the shoe retailer.
Paper supplier uses ad agency to roll out redesign
Paper and graphics supplier Robert Horne Group will tomorrow launch a revamped identity designed by McCann Central, part of ad agency McCann Erickson. The job, worth a five-figure fee to
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Word Of has created the branding for Mainline Digital Communications’ dealer marketing programme, Blueprint.
Shinola Awards makes monkey of brand names
No doubt fretting about their status in the cage, branding copywriters are wont to describe themselves as ‘naming monkeys’. Along the lines of see-no-evil, hear-no-evil, speak lots of trademark-registrable brand
The Fourth Room ceases trading
The Fourth Room has ceased trading and is seeking shareholder approval to go into creditors’ voluntary liquidation, which involves the loss of 25 jobs. The closure follows the group’s recent
Designer of the Year prize launched
The design industry is to get its equivalent of the Turner Prize with the launch of a £25 000 Designer of the Year award by the Design Museum. Open to
Books
Artificial Sunshine: A Social History of Domestic Lighting by Maureen Dillons is published this month by the National Trust, priced £18.99. Four new titles in the Design Monographs series are
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