Newman makes move South
Ian Newman has joined interior design consultancy South Studio in Wapping, London. The consultancy was set up by Ian Perry in February 1995. Newman, formerly creative head of Tarmac subsidiary
Thorn EMI figures out its Net benefits
Thorn EMI’s annual report is now available on the Internet, with design work by Tor Pettersen & Partners and Asset Graphics.
Cheaper than whores in the marketplace
The majority of us agree that when it comes down to the nitty-gritty, nobody benefits from free-pitching, least of all the clients. However, the current debate is centred on the
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Designer and art director Jeremy Leslie was given carte blanche by tobacco company Gallagher to produce a magazine for a promotional campaign for leading cigarette brand Silk Cut. Forward Publishing
Romans revisited at Reading
Ivor Heal Design has created a 200 000 re-creation of a Roman town for the Museum of Reading. – The London consultancy won a credentials pitch two years ago in
DFEE ready to appoint after free-pitch row
The Department for Education and Employment is due to appoint a consultancy tomorrow (Friday) to design its new corporate identity after a free-pitch condemned by the design industry. The free
DJPA lightens up Ovaltine
DJPA has updated Wander Foods’ low-fat chocolate malt drink Instant Ovaltine Light to give it a “pick-me-up feel”, says group creative director Rob Hudson. The consultancy was briefed to improve
Same old tired repeats
The UK seems to be incapable of marketing innovation and creativity on a global scale. Instead, emerging economies and countries which still have a manufacturing base are sold rehashed UK
Design Council is in no doubt about its role
Your editorial (DW 25 August) is a little unfair to the Design Council. The Sorrell report, from which the Design Council draws its inspiration and focus, quite clearly states its
Hotel du mac
Scotsman Ken McCulloch has designed three ace restaurants with very nice hotels attached, and plans to bring his distinctive style south of the border.
Museum hires again
The Natural History Museum has chosen Pawson Williams Architects after a competitive pitch to implement a scheme designed by Ian Ritchie for its 12m Earth Galleries. This follows Ritchie’s resignation
Toy teams set to seek design
DreamWorks Toys, a new joint venture between Steven Spielberg’s entertainment studio DreamWorks and toy giant Hasbro, plans to get designers on board ‘at some point in the future’, according to
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