South Korean electronics giant LG is expanding its London design team, ahead of the launch of its first fully European-designed mobile phone handset.Head designer Luke Miles, who joined LG earlier this summer from Nokia, is currently recruiting for three new design positions at the Southampton Street Design Centre in Covent Garden, London WC2. The London […]
Sainsbury’s is to invite design consultancies to help it roll out its Ecostore concept, following the opening of its flagship in Dartmouth, Devon earlier this month.In a call to design consultancies David Sheehan, store development director of Sainsbury’s says, ‘We’re looking for like-minded people to help with sustainably designed innovation, as we’re hoping to roll […]
The British Contract Furnishing & Design Association is aiming to set a benchmark in environmental standards with a new code of best practice.
The first new Wenlock Spring water bottles redesigned by Carl Jones Design hit the shelves this week.The Shropshire consultancy was appointed in December last year to redesign the mineral water brand corporate identity, the bottle label and packaging graphics, as well as overhaul Wenlock Spring’s website and marketing material, as part of an ongoing two-year […]
Perrier is repositioning its brand in the UK, with the help of graphic design consultancy Cosanostra Design.The brand, owned by Nestlé Waters, is aiming to position itself as a more adult drink used as a mixer for alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Giuseppe Rampello, managing director of Cosanostra Design, explains that Perrier is attempting to further […]
Rugby Football Union club Harlequins is to embark on a drive to increase its fan base ahead of a major game at Twickenham Stadium, and has appointed Minale Tattersfield Design Strategy to the project.The Guinness Premiership rugby club is looking to increase its 20 000-strong fan base ahead of a major December game against Leicester […]
Design consultancy Navyblue is creating a new role of director of creative strategy.Patrick Baglee – currently executive creative director at direct marketing, data and digital specialist EHS Brann – will take up the newly created role in October. He will form part of an expanding board at Navyblue, working as part of the consultancy’s Brand […]
The organisers of European advertising awards scheme Eurobest is to appoint a design judging panel, led by Team Creatif France chief executive Sylvia Vitale Rotta.
The iconic Grolsch ‘swingtop’ bottle has undergone a subtle evolution, in its fourth redesign since 1897.The Dutch lager brand’s in-house design team says it was keen to maintain the bottle’s distinctive swingtop, but has added retro grip strips and a new slimmer shape. The iconic green bottle has also been accepted into the Museum of […]
Chips and bottles of vinegar were the most highly coveted accolades at this year’s Chip Shop Awards in Edinburgh last week.Now in its fifth year, the scheme is an industry celebration of all that is innovative, ironic and outlandish in the world of design, advertising and branding. Triumphant winners in categories such as ‘Best Use […]
The Mayor’s Thames Festival in London will unveil a new identity next week, created by consultancy Cog Design.Cog won a credentials pitch last year to redesign the festival’s website, and was awarded a contract in January to redesign the festival identity, now in its eleventh year. Cog Design managing director Michael Smith says, ‘The festival […]
A new creative platform that will allow designers to upload and share work on a community website officially launches tomorrow.Zoo qoo.com identifies 12 creative industries – one of which is design – and encourages people to submit work to be screened by a panel and uploaded. The work will then be rated by visitors to […]
Last week, we wrote about a new book on the design processes of Lance Wyman, which is soon to be published by Unit Editions. Now, we ask designers – whose rough sketches would you love to delve into?
Networking and business platform Linkedin will roll out a new website later this year, with “cleaner” and “simpler” features.
Snapchat has unveiled its first physical product – a pair of sunglasses which can shoot short video clips – alongside a name change to Snap Inc.
BHS has been reinvented as online retailer BHS International, with a focus on lighting, home furnishings and kitchenware.
Artist Camille Walala has created a colourful pedestrian crossing on Southwark Street in Bankside, London. Walala was commissioned to create Colourful Crossing by Better Bankside and Transport for London, and teamed up with road markings company Pre-formed Markings to create the piece. The project is part of initiative Avenue of Art, which looks to transform […]
Design studio Moo has created print materials for the Dominique Ansel Bakery London. This marks the bakery’s first store in London, with the original based in New York. The design studio aimed to “inject some ‘Britishness’” into the brand. The print materials include a series of postcards, including limited edition ones, and business cards. The […]
A giant paper sculpture has been erected in Times Square, New York. Tahiti Pehrson has created the installation, which required 91 metres of paper to make. The installation is made up of several giant cut-out patterns, which make use of light and shadows to enhance the shapes. The paper sculptures aim to reflect personal moments […]
Illustrator Noma Bar has released a new selection of prints, which are available to buy through Outline Editions. Bar uses “bold colours, shapes and pared down iconography”, says Outline Editions, and “imbues simple graphic forms with political and social commentary”. The prints range from £180 to £750 in price. You can view them here. Photos […]
Design studio Up^ has created motion graphics for a new documentary film, A Good American. The film is about previous U.S. codebreaker Bill Binney, and the studio was tasked with “visually and emotively representing” the intelligence tool he created called ThinThread, says Up^. Up^ created CGIs, motion graphics and data visualisation for the film, as […]
Design studio and teaching platform Goldfinger Factory has produced a new Tom Dixon range of products, Trellick. The range includes a tray, a stool, small and large plant pots, a bench and a table, alongside t-shirts and prints. The range is part of a crowdfunding campaign from Goldfinger Factory to raise £20,000, in order to […]
True North has designed a collection of essays exploring the relevance of Shakespeare in society today, by looking at the context and connection that Shakespeare has around the Globe. The British Council commission includes Nobel-prize winning writers, politicians and others looking at how Shakespeare has a connection with their society. True North has designed a printed […]
Uniform has designed an “emotional radio” which uses artificial intelligence principals to recognise a listener’s emotions and play mood-influenced radio. A facial recognition feature can recognise the nuances of people’s expressions and react accordingly, says Uniform. It links up with Spotify algorithms and can broadly categorise happiness, sadness and anger. It’s being demonstrated around London […]
