Design Week articles from April 2005

Design Week archives from April 2005

COI roster review adds new talent.(Central Office of Information )(Brief Article)
April 7, 2005... An overhaul of the Central Office of Information's design roster is introducing more than 40 consultancies to the department for the first time, Design Week can exclusively reveal. The COI is signing off a 64-strong roster of design...

DBA and Design Council join forces.(Design Business Association )(Brief Article)
April 7, 2005... The Design Council is poised to launch a string of joint initiatives with the Design Business Association this week, aimed at boosting the development of design groups and the market for buying design services. The first of these will be...

HGV style for Wallace Collection.(Brief Article)
April 7, 2005... The Wallace Collection, a museum located in central London at Hertford House, has appointed HGV following a three-way credentials pitch, to design exhibition identities, signage and marketing materials for the organisation. The move...

NWDA cuts lead to Cube closure.(North-West Regional Development Agency)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2005... A leading design centre in Manchester is to close next month after a significant share of its funding was discontinued by the North-West Regional Development Agency. Cube, the Centre for the Understanding of the Built Environment, is an...

The Core to stir up Paxo brand.(Brief Article)
April 7, 2005... RHM, one of Britain's largest food companies, has appointed Hull consultancy The Core to work on packaging and branding initiatives for Paxo. The Core is currently on RHM's roster and the consultancy designed a Christmas seasonal...

Beeline strip by Wolff Olins.(Brief Article)
April 7, 2005... Wolff Olins has developed a brand identity for Russian mobile telephone operator Beeline. The consultancy was appointed by Beeline parent company VimpelCom in August 2004, following a three-way, unpaid pitch. According to Wolff Olins...

COMMENT: New alliance rekindles spirit of Design Unity.
April 7, 2005... BY LYNDA RELPH-KNIGHT It's great to see the design industry getting its act together as a concerted force at last, with news of far-reaching joint initiatives between the Design Business Association and the Design Council (see news,...

Holler video.(Digital design group Holler produces video)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2005... Digital design group Holler has produced the video for Out For The Night, the forthcoming single from Gut Records' act The Loose Cannons. The film chronicles the exploits of band members Saucy and Fader as they hit the bars and clubs for a...

Fitch London to gift-wrap Fortnum & Mason website.
April 7, 2005... Fortnum & Mason is collaborating with Fitch London to carry out a major redesign of its website, as part of a long-term strategy to reinvigorate the 300-year-old brand. It is the first project of its kind to be carried out in three years...

Curious Group in frame for Artstore.(Brief Article)
April 7, 2005... Glasgow multidisciplinary consultancy Curious Group is to overhaul the design of Artstore, which claims to be Scotland's largest single arts and crafts retailer. The work forms part of a larger business development plan by Artstore,...

Garrett puts English Icons on-line.(Brief Article)
April 7, 2005... Malcolm Garrett is working with Cognitive Applications as creative director on a #1m cultural project called Icons, to which the group was appointed last week. Icons is the largest commission to date from Culture Online, a scheme from the...

WPA Pinfold refresh for Hook Norton Brewery.(Brief Article)
April 7, 2005... Family-run business Hook Norton Brewery has unveiled a #250,000 corporate rebrand, its first in ten years, designed by WPA Pinfold. The visual identity is being rolled out throughout the company, with applications that include beer pump...

South of the Border identity campaign.(by CDT Design )(Brief Article)
April 7, 2005... CDT Design has created the identity for a campaign, South of the Border, that aims to increase awareness of prostate cancer, which kills up to 10,000 men every year. It is being run by the works department at the Arrowe Park Hospital in Wirral,...

Browns design.(Brief Article)
April 7, 2005... Browns has designed the touring exhibition and accompanying book for NorthSouthEastWest, which is on show at The Science Museum in London until 14 May. The exhibition explores climate change and its causes, impacts and potential solutions...

Design overhaul at London Library.(Brief Article)
April 7, 2005... The London Library, based in St James's Square, is considering appointing design consultancies to work on branding, wayfinding and signage initiatives, to bolster its most significant redevelopment project since 1896. The...

Alliance UniChem rebrand.(launched by Creative Leap)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2005... Creative Leap is set to launch a rebrand of European healthcare group Alliance UniChem, following a three-way pitch against Fitch London and Interbrand. Renamed Alliance Pharmacy, the rebrand will roll out in the UK, Norway and The...

Bowman Creative appointment.(John Harnett)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2005... Bowman Creative has appointed former MBNA head of marketing communications for loans and retail finance John Harnett to take on the role of planning and strategy director. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors

Lounges for S7.(by Landor Associates )(Brief Article)
April 7, 2005... Landor Associates is set to unveil its first and business class lounges for S7 in Moscow this week. The designs follow its complete brand relaunch for the airline, formerly known as Siberia Airways, as exclusively previewed in Design Week (DW...

Attik appointment.(Ric Peralta )(Brief Article)
April 7, 2005... Attik has appointed its first global chief executive officer, promoting board member Ric Peralta to the role. Peralta is a former managing partner of Primo Angeli and has been a director at Attik since 2002. He will be based at the...

Radical redesign.(Brief Article)
April 7, 2005... The Independent is set to launch what it calls a 'radical redesign' by Barcelona design consultancy Cases and Associates on 12 April. The newspaper, which unveiled its tabloid redesign only last year, is moving from a six-column to a...

Design Forum Finland prize.(Antti Hinkula and Teemu Suviala awarded)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2005... Design Forum Finland has jointly awarded Syrup Helsinki graphic designers Antti Hinkula and Teemu Suviala its Young Designer of the Year 2005 prize. The E5000 (#3400) award is donated by the Bob Helsinki marketing agency. Copyright:...

Identity for the Nokia Urban Music Festival.
April 7, 2005... Raw Nerve has created the identity for the Nokia Urban Music Festival, using fluid strands of colour to represent different areas of urban culture coming together. The festival takes place on 16-17 April at Earl's Court in London. ...

Identity for The Cheltenham Science Festival.(designing identity by Thirteen)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2005... Thirteen is designing the identity for The Cheltenham Science Festival, which takes place in June. The theme for 2005 is Other Worlds - an exploration of the realms of reality - and explores ideas such as time travel, narcolepsy, dreaming,...

Identity for I-play.(created by Lambie-Nairn )(Brief Article)
April 7, 2005... Lambie-Nairn has created the identity for mobile games brand I-play, which launches this week. The design group was appointed by mobile games publisher Digital Bridges. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors

Campaign for music competition.(by Crush Design for Heineken International )(Brief Article)
April 7, 2005... Brighton consultancy Crush Design has produced the brand identity, graphics and promotional campaign for Heineken International's global dance music competition Thirst. The creative guidelines are available on-line, allowing Heineken's...

Graphics integrate World Museum.(Jasper Jacob Associates)(BAF Graphics)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2005... Jasper Jacob Associates and BAF Graphics have collaborated to create gallery identities, graphics and wayfinding at The World Museum Liverpool, following a #35m redevelopment project to double the museum's size. The work runs across five...

Third Eye pattern for Begg Scotland brand.(Brief Article)
April 7, 2005... Glasgow consultancy Third Eye Design has created the identity for cashmere manufacturer Begg Scotland, repositioning the company as a dedicated fashion brand. Begg Scotland will begin marketing itself as a fashion name in the US, before...

Rrroar identity for Hackney theatre group.(Hackney Theatre Partnership)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2005... The Hackney Theatre Partnership, an organisation representing theatres located in London's borough of Hackney, including the Hackney Empire, has appointed Rrroar to produce the group's first identity. The marque will launch in May and...

Lenco International graphics.(appointed to design graphics)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2005... Lenco International has unveiled a set of graphics for a series of public rooms on board the soon-to-launch P&O cruises' superliner Arcadia. The design group has created branding for four brands, ranging from Caffe Vivo, which will be a...

Sea Design rebuild for Staverton.(Brief Article)
April 7, 2005... British office furniture company Staverton, owned by Logic, has appointed Sea Design to revamp its brand, pre-empting the launch of a series of furniture products later this year. The consultancy was appointed in January following a...

Design opportunities at St Pancras Chambers.
April 7, 2005... Design groups are set to benefit now that planning permission has been granted for a #150m restoration and refurbishment of the Grade I-listed St Pancras Chambers in London's King's Cross. Under plans by property developer Manhattan Loft...

Oberoi Hotel opens two restaurants.(Brief Article)
April 7, 2005... Delhi's Oberoi Hotel has opened two restaurants with interiors by London design consultancy Virgile & Stone. Diners in Italian eatery The Travertino can look straight into its wine cellar - The Enoteca - which forms the centrepiece of the...

Make heritage turn a profit.
April 7, 2005... Changing consumer trends are forcing department stores to rethink their strategy, with the aim of improving the retail experience, says Sarah Balmond The fact that Harrods is working on a raft of design-led and branding projects behind...

Design business: New customer service.
April 7, 2005... In a new era of design, the future prosperity of creative businesses might be found in the design of business itself. Ralph Ardill explains the theory The design industry can often seem fragmented, diverse and bewildering, but we can...

Inspired: Kevin McCullagh, Plan.(film "Powers of Ten" put design in perspective)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2005... I first saw Powers of Ten as a kid on a black-and-white TV set. The 1977 film begins with a guy dozing by a Chicago lakeside, it pans out to the edge of the universe increasing the distance by a power of ten every ten seconds before zooming...

PRIVATE VIEW: How to perfect your pitch.
April 7, 2005... It takes two - a designer and a client - to produce award-winning design. Adrian Shaughnessy reveals how to make the most out of the relationship I've often envied the role of the design client. How marvellous to have creative minds...

Letter: Forget strategy, we'll shift spadefuls of your product.(Letter to the Editor)
April 7, 2005... I enjoyed Hugh Pearman's Private View - A toast to mediocrity (DW 31 March), largely about his fogey tastes and somewhat about brand positioning. It's very 21st century to call a spade a spade. We call it 'Ronseal marketing' (It does what...

Letter: Switch off the capital and tune in to East of England.(Letter to the Editor)
April 7, 2005... Will the creatives ever leave London? Technology is supposed to have made location irrelevant, but can media people only thrive in the atmosphere of creative smog in London? The East of England hopes not. With its scattering of creative...

Letter: Financial genius may be great for Design Museum.(Letter to the Editor)
April 7, 2005... The Design Museum has made an unusual selection for its new chairman (see Vox Pop, opposite), given that the outgoing chairman has such an international name for design innovation and has led the museum successfully for the past five years....

Letter: Our ideas just one small part of the grand scheme.(Letter to the Editor)
April 7, 2005... Regarding our work for London Borough of Tower Hamlets (DW 24 February), we feel the piece implies Phage is responsible for the 'Idea' brand. We are, in fact, working on the print promotion for the Lifelong Learning programme: one element of...

VOX POP: Design Museum.(appoints Luqman Arnold)
April 7, 2005... The Design Museum has appointed former Abbey chief executive Luqman Arnold as chairman (DW 31 March). What are the pros and cons of choosing a chairman from a financial rather than creative background, given the museum's strong cultural remit?...

PROFILE - GARY PANTER: Keep it surreal.(www.garypanter.com)(Biography)
April 7, 2005... Gary Panter is an oddity in the art world - he straddles commercial and fine art and offers custom drawings at knock-down prices. Yolanda Zappaterra tries to figure him out Le Corbusier once said: 'I prefer drawing to talking. Drawing is...

Interiors: People mover.(graphic designers transform hotel for launch of Volkswagen Fox)
April 7, 2005... For the launch of the Fox, Volkswagen's new economy car, an army of graphic designers was enlisted to transform a hotel. Liz Farrelly travels to Copenhagen to savour this unlikely event A new car is a big deal, and it usually comes into...

MILAN FURNITURE FAIR: MAKING WAVES.
April 7, 2005... Curvaceous forms predominate at this year's Milan furniture fair. John Stones takes a look at the innovative furniture that is sure to stick out from the crowd Feathers are already being preened as many of the design industry's biggest...

YOUNG LIGHTS AT MILAN.(exhibition of fashion desiners)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2005... Milan is not just about the established names - it is also a chance for young designers to get their work seen. Emerging 'British' design will be promoted by a variety of events in Milan. Great Brits, an exhibition jointly curated by Emily...

Cabin fever hits new heights.(Malaysia Airlines gets plush redesign by Priestman Goode)
April 7, 2005... Malaysia Airlines' first class has been given a plush redesign by Priestman Goode. Clare Dowdy tries it for size In the struggle to stay afloat after the horrors of 9/11, different airlines have been forced to take different tacks. Malaysia...

RHM streamlines with design roster.(Rank Hovis McDougall )(Brief Article)
April 14, 2005... RHM, one of Britain's largest food companies, is planning to create a formal group design roster comprising five consultancies, following a strategic move to slash its number of suppliers and review the way it procures design. It is now...

Garrett takes AIG consultant role.(Malcolm Garrett)(Brief Article)
April 14, 2005... Design guru Malcolm Garrett is back and collaborating with a number of consultancies via a new role as associate creative director of Applied Information Group. Garrett's UK return was kickstarted at the beginning of the month, when he...

New bases will take Digit global.
April 14, 2005... Interactive consultancy Digit is planning to open bases in China and New York in order to serve its clients across multiple time zones. The developments follow a number of key joint pitches in the Far East and North American markets with...

Vidakovic to leave Landor.(Sasha Vidakovic)(Landor Associates)(Brief Article)
April 14, 2005... Sasha Vidakovic has resigned his full-time position as Landor Associates creative director in Milan from the end of the month. Though he may continue to work with the studio on an ad hoc basis, Vidakovic is likely to return to the UK, where he...

Next step for Camper identity.(Brief Article)
April 14, 2005... Camper creative director Shubhankar Ray is redesigning the Spanish shoe company's graphic identity and logo system. The designs will be based on a concept about 'walkers, lovers and friends' that Ray is currently filming and photographing...

DBA reshuffles board members.(Design Business Association)(Brief Article)
April 14, 2005... The Design Business Association appointed three board members at its AGM last week: Caroline Hagen, co-founder of Reach packaging consultancy; Jim Orkney, managing director of product design group Kinneir Dufort; and Chris Wood, chairman of...

COMMENT: Collaborate to start the creative juices flowing.
April 14, 2005... BY LYNDA RELPH-KNIGHT Nothing remains static for long in the design business. Creative minds invariably come up with creative solutions to everyday problems, ways of working being a particularly prominent one. Collaboration has been...

AIG team wins Inclusive Design Challenge by DBA.(Applied Information Group)(Design Business Association)(Brief Article)
April 14, 2005... The Design Business Association last week held its inaugural 24-hour Inclusive Design Challenge, which aims to promote design for disabled users. Five groups were challenged to turn around an inclusive design brief at their own studios...

Camouflage interiors for Radley.(Brief Article)
April 14, 2005... The Tula Group, a company that comprises five luxury handbag and luggage brands, is planning to open its first flagship store for one of its most popular handbag brands, Radley, later this year. The shop will most likely be located in...

Garrard display items designed by Royal College of Art.(Brief Article)
April 14, 2005... Garrard, the British jeweller and house of the Crown Jeweller, is displaying seven items designed by Royal College of Art students at its flagship store located in central London, following a competition to create a luxury item that would...

Theatre-rites tells Andersen story.(Hans Christian Andersen)(Brief Article)
April 14, 2005... The British Library is to celebrate the bicentenary of Danish children's author Hans Christian Andersen, with an exhibition created by designer Andrew Lock, graphic design consultancy Glow Associates and Theatre-rites, a theatre production...

Thomas Pink concept ironed out by Four IV.(Brief Article)
April 14, 2005... Clothing retailer Thomas Pink is planning to roll out a refreshed retail concept, developed by London consultancy Four IV, across all its new stores. The retailer is also considering launching the designs across existing stores, according...

Cosmetics range from Beauty Links.(Jawa & Midwich)(ZO1 Suncare)(Brief Article)
April 14, 2005... Jawa & Midwich has designed packaging and promotional materials for ZO1 Suncare, a cosmetics range launching this week from Beauty Links. The pack designs take a scientific bent, with the ZO1 name highlighting the products' zinc oxide...

Moroso present the Ripple chair.(Brief Article)
April 14, 2005... Moroso will be presenting the Ripple chair designed by Ron Arad at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan, which opened yesterday. It is one of three new chairs designed by Arad which will debut at Milan, including designs for Magis...

Hemisphere adds colour to EQ.(Brief Article)
April 14, 2005... Metier, the former National Training Organisation for the arts and entertainment industry, relaunches this week with a name and brand identity created by Manchester design consultancy Hemisphere. Now called EQ, the former NTO relaunches as...

Sage Associates appoint art director and senior designer.(Matt Sanderman)(Brief Article)
April 14, 2005... Sage Associates has appointed Matt Sanderman to the dual role of art director and senior designer, responsible for the company's creative output. Sanderman joins from More Creative, where he was senior designer. Copyright: Centaur...

Creative Lynx appointed to refresh brand of North West Vision.(Brief Article)
April 14, 2005... Manchester design consultancy Creative Lynx has been appointed to refresh the brand and visual identity of North West Vision, one of nine regional screen agencies which comprise Screen England. The consultancy was appointed following a six-way...

Jestico and Whiles design cinema multiplexes in India.(Brief Article)
April 14, 2005... Jestico & Whiles has designed three cinema multiplexes in India for cinema operator PVR. The first, in Hyderabad, opens this month and will be followed by two further sites in the Bollywood epicentre of Mumbai. Copyright: Centaur...

Landor Associates promote creative director.
April 14, 2005... Landor Associates has promoted London creative director Kenny Holmes to the worldwide role of executive director of brand experience. Holmes will continue to be based in London and will be dedicated to advancing Landor's brand experience...

Dutch architects win awards.(Brief Article)
April 14, 2005... Dutch architects have won two awards in the 2005 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture, announced this week. The Netherlands Embassy in Berlin, designed by Rem Koolhaas's Office for Metropolitan Architecture, won the Mies van...

Tesco looking to increase number of stores in central Europe.(Brief Article)
April 14, 2005... Tesco is reportedly looking to increase its number of stores in central Europe. The retailer is set to add 40 stores to its portfolio in Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, according to reports. It currently has 194 stores...

Ziggurat devises society character.(Brief Article)
April 14, 2005... Ziggurat has devised a society character for the Jonathan Crisp range, which launches this week. The topical caricature was drawn by satirical cartoonist Paul Baker. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors

Yoplait Dairy Crest launches fruit yoghurt.(Brief Article)
April 14, 2005... Yoplait Dairy Crest is launching a fruit yoghurt under its Petit Filous fromage frais brand, with packaging designed by Springetts. The packs aim to extend the brand's age range, targeting mothers with slightly older children. ...

Advanced Micro Devices appoints Enterprise IG.(Brief Article)
April 14, 2005... Computer processor manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices has appointed Enterprise IG to work on its global brand management. The consultancy will handle the account from its London and New York offices. Copyright: Centaur Communications...

Pod packaging design for Sainsbury's.(Brief Article)
April 14, 2005... Parker Williams has produced a 'pod' packaging design for a new 'fresh to cook' range launching from Sainsbury's. The sleeves feature a perforated 'zip-lock' and open to reveal product imagery on the inside. Copyright: Centaur...

WPP embark upon joint ventures.(WPP Group PLC)(Video International Group)(Brief Article)
April 14, 2005... WPP is embarking upon a number of joint ventures with Russian communications group Video International, in a bid to create a heavyweight advertising and marketing services network in Russia. The value of the market is currently estimated at...

UK screen design leads pack at Promax awards.(Promax & BDA Europe)(Brief Article)
April 14, 2005... UK screen designers put in a sterling performance at this year's Promax & BDA Europe awards, leaving with almost half the accolades awarded. The cream of European screen design is honoured at the ceremony, which took place in Athens in...

Qube branding for Festival of Ideas.(Qube Design)(Creative Bristol)(Brief Article)
April 14, 2005... Bristol-based Qube Design has created the identity for the Bristol Festival of Ideas, an event taking place next month to encourage debate on arts management and cultural planning. The festival, the first of its kind, will run for a week,...

Knowles opens gallery for women.(Beverley Knowles)(Brief Article)
April 14, 2005... This week saw the opening of an art gallery for female artists, the Bedale Gallery at London Bridge. It is the brainchild of Beverley Knowles, who acquired the space in February with the intention of housing her art business Beverley...

NB Studio designs annual report fro ABP.(Associated British Ports)(Brief Article)
April 14, 2005... NB Studio has designed the annual report for Associated British Ports. The company provides port facilities and services to shippers and cargo owners. The consultancy was briefed to create a clear document confirming ABP's strategy and...

Red Leader creates Movers & Shakers CD.(Brief Article)
April 14, 2005... Multidisciplinary design and production company Red Leader has designed a CD-Rom, Movers & Shakers, to complement London's Hayward Gallery's Africa Remix exhibition. It is currently being distributed to school and community groups and is...

Women take five out of six CSD student awards.
April 14, 2005... Female design students won five of the six categories at the 2004 Chartered Society of Designers' student awards, announced last week. The competition, which was started in 2004, covers six disciplines including interiors, exhibitions,...

No more pass the parcel.
April 14, 2005... Reduced packaging costs clients less and takes up less space in landfill sites. Surely making clients aware of these benefits is a no- brainer, says Trish Lorenz Munching through my Easter eggs this year the sheer volume of packaging...

DESIGN BUSINESS: A sight for sore eyes.
April 14, 2005... The Disability Act says design must be accessible to all, but an ageing population makes this a commercial as well as legal imperative, says Nick Bell The Government directive on disability access affects taxis, businesses and shops...

PRIVATE VIEW: Froth before function.(restaurant)
April 14, 2005... David Bernstein asks why nothing is ever fit for just one purpose any more, and why corporations make things over-complicated to make a fast Starbuck The mantra is 'convergence'. Technologies converge and individual appliances no longer...

INSPIRED: Bryan Edmondson, Sea Design.(Brief Article)
April 14, 2005... More than four years ago, we were approached by paper company GF Smith to review its packaging and literature. This project eventually lead to the development of the company's overall identity, which was launched earlier this year. We...

Letter: Get on board DBA now or get left behind in business.(Letter to the Editor)
April 14, 2005... Its Election time. Every five years there's a decision to make and now is the moment to vote for our industry. The time for abstinence. I was one of the handful of folk who bothered to take an hour out of my year to attend the Design...

Letter: Your continued support is much appreciated.(Letter to the Editor)
April 14, 2005... On behalf of Redeem, the mobile phone and printer cartridge recycling company, I would like to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has given their support to our recent Tsunami Recycling Appeal. Your readers have helped us to raise...