Paxman challenges ethereal John Sorrell
As chairman, John Sorrell was the obvious representative for the Design Council on last week’s Newsnight, where he shared a platform with, among others, Glenys Kinnock to dissect the Prime
Newell and Sorrell gets together with Interbrand
Lynda Relph-Knight looks into the merger between Newell and Sorrell and Interbrand to discover what each can do for the other and how the partnership might work in practice.
Russian bank job for 10m
Gordon Lindsay Design has won a contract, initially worth 10m, to design the interiors of Russia’s biggest private bank. Stolichny Bank will move into the abandoned music academy in Moscow
New taxi runs down Fairway
London Taxis International launches a new cab today, with input from Kenneth Grange at Pentagram, Gordon Sked, Rover’s ex-head of styling and Geoff Matthews Design managing director Geoff Matthews. The
Drawing inspiration
Illustration embraces a wide range of styles and techniques. Amanda Lake meets three very different illustrators and finds out how they achieved their positions in today’s competitive marketplace
John Herbert to create new duty-free brand
John Herbert Partnership has been appointed to develop retail formats, corporate identity and graphics for Sky Connection, a newly formed duty-free retailing group. The company is headed by Bob Livingstone,
Briefs
Lewis Moberly has designed the identity and label for the relaunched spirit Ballantine Gold Seal. The label has been reduced to show more of the whisky. Senior designer David Jones
Virgin Vie cosmetics store opens
The long-awaited Virgin Vie cosmetics chain has opened for trading, with the first store unveiled in London’s Oxford Street last week. Featuring “a healthy tension between calm and contemporary”, according
No unpaid pitch for Newell and Sorrell
Newell and Sorrell has been working with the British Heart Foundation for the past year, and the new identity has just been launched as you reported (DW 3 October). It
Repositioning for SA Eagle
The Chase did not design the city of Manchester’s ‘We’re up and going’ logo, as stated in Design Week (DW 3 October), although it was involved in the campaign. The
Colours
Pantone celebrates 35 years of the Pantone Matching System with the introduction of Pantone ColorTrends. The ColorTrends palette, handbook and a CD-ROM are included, free until 31 December, with the
Post-war memories for Conran
Terence Conran’s CD Partnership is to design an exhibition on post-war Britain which will be held at the Imperial War Museum in London. Set to open in October 1998, the
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