Parent charities search for a supportive identity
Two leading charities are seeking design groups to create a corporate identity, prior to a proposed merger later this year. The National Stepfamily Association and Parentline plan to merge in
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Glanbia Andrew McCrum says: Sound symbolism is linked to a long held theory from psycholinguistics called Cohort Theory. This states that the beginning of words which sound like the beginnings
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Implementation is key to a successful scheme
Increasingly we see interior design consultancies and divisions pulling away from implementation, as witnessed by Revolution’s recent decision, “We don’t want to get… implementation work” (DW 23 April). How, I
Digest
South African design and architecture consultancy KSDP Design has created a ‘piazza’ format car dealership for Volkswagen Group. Located in Hatfield, Pretoria, the dealership has been developed to suit the
Internet design is about more than economy
I was depressed to read your Internet design feature (DW 30 April). Unsurprisingly it took the standard anti-plug-in/ anti-frames/ anti-effort position championing banal “designs” existing solely for the benefit of
Travel Inn on a corporate edge
Leading hotel chain Travel Inn has launched a new logo and rebranded the company in an effort to develop the UK market, after research found that its identity was “cold
Irish odyssey for The Attik
The Attik has been appointed to develop branding for a Belfast science centre based at Odyssey, a new riverside retail and leisure complex. Currently under construction, the development will also
Design scope for interactive TV
WH Smith Abbey National and Going Places are set to launch interactive TV services which will provide opportunities for on-screen design groups in the future. The news follows the announcement
Bank on Bradford & Bingley
Bradford & Bingley will list itself as a bank next year, despite the recommendation of its board of directors. But resulting changes to its branding are unclear.
Game of two halves for creative hotshots
As proud supporters of Centrepoint, London’s charity for young homeless people, Tutssels and Lambie-Nairn are helping to raise money with the first ever Creative Cup, a 5-a-side indoor soccer tournament
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