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Crocus.co.uk and SohoLondon have developed the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Playground Website. The site provides a ‘virtual companion’ to the actual playground in London’s Kensington Gardens.
TV dinners theme for Emap’s Kiss TV
Tucker Clarke-Williams has employed a TV dinners theme for a range of promotional items developed for Emap’s Kiss TV, which launched last week. Presented as a typical oven-ready meal, the
Design Council Statement causes turbulence
You can’t blame the Design Council for wanting to promote UK design. This is, after all, a key part of its remit from the Government. But the council’s keenness to
Identity in mail for Postcomm
Newly formed postal sector regulator the Postal Services Commission is to launch its corporate identity during the next fortnight. It has been designed by Bentley Holland & Partners. Postcomm’s remit
Itch
Itch has designed the interactive exhibitions of the In Future gallery, working closely with the look and feel of Casson Mann’s design. Dimly lit, with minimal interiors, the gallery features
Taking the Bull by the horns is dull, dull, dull
John Bull’s angry response (DW 23 June) to the ‘same shit, different year’ campaign from Central St Martin’s has provoked even more outrage from one cynical designer. Tim Bremner, from
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Pemberton & Whitefoord has developed new branding for fresh produce supplier G’s Simply Salads range. It features an illustration of the sun rising above hills to suggest freshness.
Book
300 Years of Industrial Design by Adrian Heath, Ditte Heath and Aage Lund Jenson, is a history of design. The book retails at £28. Contact: 020 7242 0946.
SCP appealing for witnesses
SCP is appealing for witnesses after design-conscious thieves stole two bicycles designed by product designer Marc Newson from its shop in London’s Shoreditch. The thieves snatched an MN01 Extravaganza, worth
New Station identity for Signifo
London design group Station Communication has designed the corporate identity for Web start-up Signifo, which is due to launch its services in September. Billed as one of Europe’s first business-to-business
Hutchison to brand mobiles
Telecoms group Hutchison Whampoa is set to appoint a branding consultancy to create the corporate identity for its new third generation UK mobile phone business. Landor Associates is understood to
‘Oldie’ designers should capitalise on the tastes of an ageing population
With reference to your article Stuck in the middle (DW 23 June) Is it not time we “oldies” – designers who still have a passion for design – form our
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