Inspired
In 1978 I was fortunate enough to meet Abram Games. I was a student and he was my hero. I didn’t know at the time, but I was just about
Digital design looks set to be a growth area in 2007
What will you remember 2006 for? As the year that saw business take an upward turn – or a dive? The year of waiting for signs of the impact of
WMH plans to diversify under Loewy ownership
Williams Murray Hamm has outlined its ambitions to enter new design disciplines, following its acquisition by Loewy Group last Friday, revealed on www.designweek.co.uk.Loewy acquired WMH in a three-year, earn-out deal
Profile: Bill Moggridge
As the Godfather of interactivity, deisgner of the first laptop and co-founder of Ideo, Bill Moggridge would be forgiven for putting his feet up. Instead he has been busy on
Christmas crackers
It’s the year’s most dissected, chewed-over piece of graphic communication. If it’s for a client, the designers won’t get sign-off for weeks, ‘as every single person in the company will
Found forms
For type designers, a long-standing source of inspiration is fast disappearing. The stultifying, commercialised homogeneity of the Western European high street, with a Starbucks on every corner, has not only
Material world
Web2.0 is here and the surrounding hype shows no sign of dying down. The latest focus is Second Life, a virtual world where people bored of their real life can
Unlocking the vaults
No longer are archives private, dusty affairs, requiring special permission for access. Where once interactivity was the buzz word in museum design, now it is archives and how institutions can
Fashion chains show shoe shops a clean pair of heels
Footwear sales in the UK are gathering pace, but specialist shoe shops are losing out on the benefits.
RHM buy-out puts roster in question
Consultancies on the RHM design roster have yet to be contacted about their future relationship with the company, following this week’s agreement of a £1.2bn acquisition of RHM by Premier
Voxpop: Design Effectiveness Awards
There were murmurings at this year’s Design Business Association Design Effectiveness Awards that some of the most effective designs were less aesthetically attractive. Why do some designers feel affronted by
Wherefore art thou?
If anonymity is the key to the Bard’s appeal, maybe we should train our critical eyes to ignore what we think we know about design. I’m in the throes of
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