Zero 2 Design and Firoco get together
Zero 2 Design is to formalise its working agreement with strategic marketing agency Firoco, as a prelude to a possible merger or takeover between the companies. The five-strong marketing agency
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An intractable solution
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Eurovision titles on song
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Lillywhites warms up for revamp
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QED creates Thomson Gold marque
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Black is beautiful
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A rose-tinted spectacle
A critic’s choice can be as telling as the subject matter. Hugh Pearman explains how this natural selection is the only way to give the reader something worth reading.
Oxfam to appoint group to overhaul entire brand
Oxfam is about to appoint a design consultancy to spearhead an overhaul of its entire brand, after a seven-way creative pitch between unnamed groups. Oxfam says some of the shortlisted
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CDT Design director Mike Dempsey just pops up everywhere. In fact, shoppers at music chain Our Price may even find they’ve taken him home with them. Dempsey (left hand column,
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The Royal Society of Arts will showcase the best of the UK’s young designers at the annual RSA Student Design Awards Exhibition. Awards range from placements with sponsoring companies to
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