Design Triangle to shape rail cars
Design Triangle will start refining its railway carriage concepts this week for Iarnrod Eireann InterCity, the Republic of Ireland’s mainline rail network, as the fleet’s first revamp for almost 20
Not brand category slaves
‘Champions of intelligent, thoughtful design – not brand category slaves. So, Superdrug’s Neil Pedliham’ (Peter Melling); Boots the Chemists, under Jon Turner, and Marks & Spencer ‘spreading retail innovation to
Bullish or bleak for the year ahead?
New Year predictions are tricky at the best of times. With sluggish growth and global economic uncertainty, however, the runes for 2003 seem harder to read than most. Media buyers
BBC Design Bristol
BBC Design Bristol has created the visual identity for Collision Course, a new three-part documentary which kicks off this week on BBC2.
The challenge remains for design bodies in new year
So, with one of design’s great mysteries solved before Big Ben failed to chime in 2003 – that of the Design Council succession (DW 19 December 2002) – we still
Put your hearts into ideas-led thought processes
I do find the term ‘media-neutral’ a little odd (Design Business, DW 19 December 2002) especially given that what’s really exciting about this debate is that we’re starting to be
Event
The Interiors Event 2003 includes The Furniture Show, The Lighting Show and Design Interiors from 19-22 January. Tickets are £15, but are free if you pre-register on the event’s website.
Call for entries
The search for the ‘perfect office’ is on. The Times newspaper and digital office technology company Gestetner are looking to showcase the most forward-thinking workspaces. The closing date for entries
The people I find inspiring
‘The people I find inspiring are Rebecca & Mike Partnership, Matt Hamilton and Austin Cowdall at New and [illustrator] Jody Barton,’ says Big Active creative director Gerard Saint; Daniel Eatock
Plans unveiled at Midlands complex
A trio of high-profile design groups is working alongside Alsop Architects on the £40m c/PLEX arts and creative industries project in West Bromwich, it has emerged this week. Wolff Olins
Blue Marlin opens office in Ho Chi Minh City
Blue Marlin has opened an office in Ho Chi Minh City, its third base in the Asia-Pacific region. The office will be headed by Blair Triplett, previously account director in
Brand experience as a marketing tool
‘[In new media], brand experience as a marketing tool will start to come into its own,’ says JHP managing director Steve Collis; ‘Longer hours, lower fees, more pain,’ says Intro
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