News in brief round-up
A round-up of this week’s news in brief.
Designers sought for Mayor of London’s framework
The Mayor of London and Transport for London are seeking graphics and branding consultancies to join a new procurement panel.
What’s in a name?
Much of the criticism around Yell’s controversial rebrand to hibu has been based around the new brand’s meaningless name.
On the Pulse Homeware
If you feel that this four-day weekend jubilationstravaganza might leave you craving the comfort of domesticity and pretty homeware, you could do much worse than to put aside next weekend
Hat-Trick Design rebrands Horniman Museum
Hat-Trick Design has rebranded the Horniman Museum in South London as part of the £2.3m redevelopment of the museum’s gardens.
London 2012 Olympic podium designs revealed
The podium designs for the London 2012 Olympics have been unveiled.
Iconic I Love New York logo gets an update
The iconic I Love New York logo, developed by Milton Glaser to promote the city, is being updated as part of a new tourism campaign.
Bompas and Parr designs crazy golf course for Selfridges roof
For crazy-golf to live up to the lofty promise of its name, it would probably have to be played on a vertiginous plateau where the course is made out of
Those who can’t Cannes can Cannt
‘Will you be in Cannes?’ is the current hot question in the industry, but those for whom the response is ‘no’ needn’t despair, with the second edition of London’s Cannt
No Man’s Land – illustrator Blexbolex’s new psychological odyssey
While it’s always a treat to see the new offerings from graphics publishing platform No Brow, new book No Man’s Land, by French illustrator Blexbolex, is rather extraordinary.
The Dalmore whisky launches new packaging
French consultancy Mazarine has designed new look packaging for whisky brand The Dalmore, by making its silver stag more prominent.
New graphics system helps viewers understand Paralympic Games
Channel 4 has unveiled the Lexi graphics system for its London 2012 Paralympic Games coverage, created in collaboration with motion graphics consultancy Sweet Crude and Paralympic athlete Giles Long.
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