Zantac hits counters
Glaxo’s ulcer treatment Zantac is to be sold over the counter in Britain, the first country to allow non-prescription sales of the drug. The prescription version had sales of ú2.4bn
It’s a Pleasure!
Saturday 14 January – Sculpture, film, painting, photography and computer graphics by nine women artists. Until 19 February.
New British Architecture
Saturday 14 January – Twelve young architectural practices display designs for the house of the future. Until 18 February.
Coral window graphics
Light & Coley’s work for Coral, one of the three large retail betting chains in the UK, has developed to take on the forthcoming changes in the law which will
The life and times of the Apple Macintosh
The latest insert describing the decades in design credits frogdesign/Hartmut Esslinger with the design of the Apple Macintosh, and I can’t let this untruth pass by. The original Mac (as
New Resolutions – Breathing Life into High Street Brands
Wednesday 25 January – Women in Marketing and Design event featuring Stephanie Churchill, PR for Dorothy Perkins, and Ian Renwick, marketing director at Habitat.
Heading in the right direction
Mary Lewis faces a challenging task at the D&AD helm, but is undaunted and full of ideas, reports Bhavna Mistry
Warts and all portrait of Morag Myerscough
Our sympathies to Morag Myerscough. We can only assume your picture editor was having a mental aberration when he selected that awful picture of her for the cover (DW 16
The Furniture Union
From 7 January – Venue: 46 Beak Street, London W1. – Details: 0171-287 3424.
Sad prospect(us) for the UK
Stonehenge is to be privatised, its ancient grounds destined to become a garish, money-grubbing theme park as actors dressed as Stone Age people sell chunks of genuine pillar in plastic
Political parties address urban areas
Labour and Conservative politicians are focusing on urban design in a bid to boost their environment policies. – Environment Secretary John Gummer is poised to hold a series of regional
Wavy lines can have a role to play in images
I write in response to Tony Huggett’s letter (DW 25 November) criticising wavy lines. While I agree they should not be used merely for decoration, they often perform a practical
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