Design Week articles from February 2003

Design Week archives from February 2003

Fashion retailer restyles its image. (News).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... VALUE fashion retailer New Look is smartening up its brand image with a fresh identity and plans for a London flagship store unveiled this week, as part of the company's move to take on the likes of Top-Shop, H&M and Next. Architect Future...

Brand Frontier brings home brand. (News).(creates identity for Trilogy Homes, a home builder)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... BRAND FRONTIER has created a six-figure identity for start-up national house builder Trilogy Homes, whose first development is released for sale in East Anglia next week. The consultancy is currently putting the finishing touches to a...

Repositioned RPA returns to London. (News).(RPA retail specialist changing name to RPA Worldwide)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... RETAIL specialist RPA is setting up in London two years after it left, with a repositioned offering and revamped corporate identity to be unveiled next week. The group, which is based in the US, will become known as RPA Worldwide to...

Tin Horse packs Dulux container. (News).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... TIN HORSE has created a paint container for Dulux's metal and wood range, which aims to make trim painting more DIY-friendly. Tin Horse's Dulux pack, the result of a two-year project by the group, has a non-slip shape and easy-grip back to...

S&M loses two at senior level. (News).(Smith & MIlton sees two senior level employees leave)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... SMITH & MILTON has made two senior level redundancies. Managing director David Haseler and creative director Stuart Redfern have both left the business. Smith & Milton chairman Howard Milton says the redundancies follow a decision by the...

D&AD chooses next president. (News).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... BRITISH DESIGN & ART DIRECTION members have chosen Nick Bell as president-elect. Bell (pictured) is currently executive creative director at ad agency Leo Burnett. Bell joins the D&AD 2003 board.

Top 100 extends entry deadline. (News).
February 6, 2003... THE closing date for entry to the Design Week Top 100 Consultancy Survey has been extended to Friday 7 February. Survey forms are available from www.design-week.co.uk.

Design should take the lead on issues that build stature. (Comment).
February 6, 2003... The design community has come under fire from two quarters this week for its apathy over issues it should be championing. On the one hand, Royal College of Art research fellow Rob Holdway launches a direct attack on packaging designers for...

Small Japanese Soldier has created the identity and print work for Channel U.(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... Caption: Small Japanese Soldier has created the identity and print work for Channel U, a music and youth lifestyle TV channel that launched on the digital Sky Network on Monday. SJS creative director Andy Hunns says the badge-like logo is 'bold...

Public sector red tape is hindering good design. (News).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... BUREAUCRACY and poor commissioning processes mean the public sector is missing out on good design, it was claimed in the House of Lords this week. At a debate, led by Design Council board member Lord Freyberg, the standard of public sector...

Caulder Moore psyched by venture. (News).(collaborating with Steve Cochrane on design of an 'uber-boutique')(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... CAULDER MOORE is stepping out with north east-based retail entrepreneur Steve Cochrane on the design of a 3252[m.sup.2] 'uber-boutique' opening in Middlesborough at the end of March. The project is believed to be worth a six-figure sum in fees...

Therefore has designed a digital radio for Ministry of Sound Audio.(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... Caption: Therefore has designed a digital radio for Ministry of Sound Audio, the club brand's radio arm. The product, designed by senior designer Charles Colquhoun, features control buttons at the front and a joystick keypad. An LCD panel...

Strategy for AMP Oval on Agenda. (News).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... AGENDA opens its innings next week on the design stage of a brand strategy project for the AMP Oval, home of Surrey Country Cricket Club and an international Test arena. A research phase with stakeholders concludes this week with the aim...

Bloom researches yoghurt to update its pack-Shape. (News).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... BLOOM has completed the research phase of its identity and packaging work for yoghurt brand Shape, as it seeks to reposition from a dieting brand to a healthy eating product. According to Bloom director Harriet Marshall, the project is...

Vitra launches six product ranges next week.(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... Caption: Vitra launches six product ranges next week, encompassing seating, storage and desks. Products include the Bouroullec brother's Joyn range -- billed as a 'communications platform' -- the Marshmallow sofa, Oson task chair and Meda...

B&P to brand South Bank complex. (News).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... BOSTOCK AND POLLITT has been appointed to brand the 5ha More London development on the South Bank of the Thames, currently London's largest commercial property scheme. The brief includes an identity, website, literature and signage, as...

Fitch London gives Wet look to Beefeater gin brand. (News).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... FITCH LONDON has created the brand identity, naming and packaging graphics for Wet by Beefeater, Allied Domecq's latest gin product variant which launches in the US this month. The product is described as 'fresher and less dry' than...

De-construct. (News).(to overhaul Radio 1's OneMusic website)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... De-construct has been appointed to revamp Radio 1's OneMusic website, www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onemusic, following a four-way pitch. The group has been briefed to make the site more appealing to a young, 'Web-savvy' audience.

Kemistry. (News).(creates titles, program branding for TV drama series)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... Kemistry has created titles and programme branding for 20 things to do before you're 30, a Tiger Aspect-produced drama series which is broadcast on Channel 4 from tomorrow.

Marketplace. (News).(overhauls identity for Oxford Brookes University)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... Marketplace has revamped the identity and developed a brand positioning and communication design style for Oxford Brookes University.

Greig and Stephenson. (News).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... Greig and Stephenson is creating the first brand guideline manual for book retailer Waterstone's, which is due to be published at the end of February.

Bite Creative Partners. (News).(overhauls identity for Mobile Operators Association)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... Bite Creative Partners has revamped the identity for the Mobile Operators Association, which launches this week.

The Workroom. (News).(creates identity marking 50th anniversary of discovery of DNA structure)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... The Workroom has created an identity to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA. The logo will be used to support a programme of events throughout the year celebrating the achievements of molecular...

Social UK. (News).(creates support material for Scott Henshall's Heaven & Hell collection)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... Social UK has created support material, including an invitation and T-shirts, for the Heaven & Hell collections by Scott Henshall, which will be shown at London Fashion Week later this month.

Gyro. (News).(names Paul Astburh senior designer)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... Gyro has appointed Paul Astbury as senior designer. Astbury, who has previously worked at 20/20, Minale Tattersfield and The Partners, joins from Turnbull Ripley where he was senior designer.

Red Alert Design. (News).(revamps identity for Tektura Wallcoverings)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... Red Alert Design has revamped the identity for Tektura Wallcoverings, the first time in ten years the brand has been refreshed. The new look will be applied to literature, packaging and communications material.

Stopgap. (News).(names Rufus Leonard to overhaul website)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... Stopgap, the marketing recruitment company, has appointed Rufus Leonard to revamp its website, www.stopgap.co.uk. The site is scheduled to relaunch in early March and it will be the first time the company has advertised vacancies on-line.

Park Studio. (News).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... Park Studio has created an identity for property developer Investland Group. The identity launches next month. Park Studio was appointed in November 2002.

Team Saatchi. (News).(creates name, logo for Platform 1)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... Team Saatchi has created the name and logo for Platform 1, a community learning centre at London's Kings Cross. The centre aims to help local people reach their educational aspirations and the name embodies this and the centre's proximity to...

Hungerford-based group Olive. (News).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... Hungerford-based group Olive has created an identity, literature, advertising and website for Reading-based solicitor Dexter Montague & Partners.

The Team. (News).(designs Teacher Training Agency recruitment pack)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... The Team has designed the Teacher Training Agency recruitment pack. The pack, which is made up of three brochures, launches this week.

Packaging design is not friendly to environment. (News).
February 6, 2003... DESIGNERS have come under fire from within the industry for not doing enough to promote the cause of recycling in packaging. Speaking at a London conference on design and recycling last week, Dragon founder and Design Council councillor...

Welsh college given dose of CLN medicine. (News).(University of Wales College of Medicine has identify revamped by Citigate Lloyd Northover)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... CITIGATE LLOYD NORTHOVER's revamped identity for the University of Wales College of Medicine brand is unveiled this week, the first visual evidence from one of three higher education projects the group is working on. The Cardiff-based...

Art Deco hotel makes Urban Splash. (News).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... URBAN SPLASH, the design-led property developer, is seeking creative input this week following its purchase of the Midland Hotel, Morecombe's abandoned Art Deco gem, now destined to be the focus of a wider seafront regeneration in the...

First Choice Coffee brand infuses tea-leaf Formation. (News).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... FORMATION CREATIVE CONSULTANTS has created the logo and packaging for loose tea brand, Down to Earth, which is launched this week in cafes and restaurants nationwide. Down to Earth is the first tea range for First Choice Coffee. It uses...

Designer's life/work mix not like Mintel's Britons. (News).
February 6, 2003... MINTEL's latest British Lifestyles survey, published last week, claims Britons are increasingly achieving a 'life/work balance' between their job and home lives, but Design Week interviews suggest people in the industry are bucking that trend....

Trickett & Webb.(introduces 2003 calendar with illustrations from various artists)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... Caption: Trickett & Webb launches its 2003 calendar next week, featuring illustrations by Peter Blake, George Hardie and Peter Grundy, among others. This year's calendar is based on terminalogy that can be applied across both sporting and...

Subtlety spices up palette. (News Analysis).
February 6, 2003... As fast-food brand Tiffinbites takes on Pret A Manger, Hannah Booth finds out what changes are afoot in the traditional heartland of Indian cuisine -- the curry house. A FEW years back Indian restaurants shed their flocked wallpaper,...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
February 6, 2003... Creative collaboration isn't just a shotgun wedding Comment (DW 30 January) raised some very interesting points about 'integrated creativity' and collaboration. Although positive overall, it seemed to suggest that collaboration wasn't yet...

Vox pop.(designers offer opinions about one view that average Briton appreciates, understands design)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... As the House of Lords debates the value of design in modernising the public sector, what do you make of Clive Grinyer's view that the average Briton now appreciates and understands design? 'My fear is that the average Briton's point of...

Sunday Times. (Diary).(media coverage of interior designer Paul Daly)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... If this Sunday Times splash is anything to go by (Style cover, photographed by Neil Wilder, pictured), interior designer Paul Daly is developing a Nicky Haslam-like relationship with the national press. But that's nothing compared with...

The designer's favourite comes up Top Trumps. (Diary).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... Regular readers of this column will know how obsessed we are with your obsession with Top Trumps. But it seems there are more of us aficionados out there who share the passion. The British Association of Toy Retailers has just voted our...

South London posse should put D&AD in its place. (Diary).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... One of our sister magazines -- the one that comes out monthly and also deals with advertising -- suggests in its current edition that British Design & Art Direction might decamp from its Vauxhall headquarters to some more fashionable part of...

Local group clocks up positive Bolton coverage. (Diary).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... Bolton -- land of [Channel 4 comedy drama] Phoenix Nights and mornings with [Radio 1 DJ] Sara Cox -- was having a good run recently until business administrators claimed it was the most insolvent town in Britain. So, news that Bolton-based...

Themed party spiced up in aid of good design. (Diary).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... Here's one for your social diaries. Lovely charidee Design for Good is hosting a Bollywood-style party later this month care of EHS Brann's bar in London, EC1. Phone 01225 484721 to twirl away in your best sari to Indian-influenced music...

The 'b' in design's bonnet: although he has since left the pub, Colum Lowe continues to argue the case for 'branding', maintaining that it's the ideal way for him to communicate with clients. (Private View).(Column)
February 6, 2003... LAST week I had one of those pub arguments with a colleague of mine that seemed to go round in circles and never get anywhere. It was all about the word brand, a subject that appears regularly in Design Week, and whether designers are 'brand...

National service: as Nicholas Hytner waits in the wings to begin his tenure as National Theatre director, he talks to Hannah Booth about his plans to woo a wider audience. (Client Profile).
February 6, 2003... RADICAL, amazing and flabbergasting are just some of the terms being used to describe Nicholas Hytner's directorship of the National Theatre, which is not bad going because he's not started yet. But he's made no secret of his wish to...

Can big boys cope with fewer big money jobs? (Design Business).
February 6, 2003... Interbrand has been the latest group to feel the pinch, when last month it laid off 7 per cent of its staff. Bob Willott asks whether it's a bad time to be big player. NOT many creative businesses are feeling good at present, and the...

Out of site: Artist Julian Opie explains to Sara Manuelli how nothing inspires his work. (Profile).
February 6, 2003... JULIAN OPIE is a busy man. Tomorrow sees the opening of two different site-specific installations, one at Sadler's Wells Theatre in London and another at Selfridges Exchange Square, Manchester. Meanwhile, London St Barts Hospital has also...

Self-support. (Freelance Recruitment).
February 6, 2003... THE freelance design scene is a fluctuating state at the moment, although those with their wits about them can certainly benefit from opportunities. It not seem like the best time to go freelance, as stories of consultancies cutting costs...

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Exhibitions.(of various works of art)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... Milk, Tea and Painkillers, a series of paintings and prints by Adrian Taylor, explores chaos and unpredictability of everyday life in characters and landscapes (pictured). The exhibition runs from 10 February until 14 March. Venue: The...

Toys are back in town: at the recent Toy Fair in London, Pamela Buxton saw relaunches of old classics, a host of TV spin-offs and the usual riot of pink, girlie stuff. (The Week Ahead).
February 6, 2003... If you thought you'd gratefully seen the back of care Bears, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and My Little Pony, brace yourself. These are just some of the old, favourites once discarded, but now poised to make a comeback in big money relaunches...

AIGA Experience Design London. (Talks).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... Julia Whitney of Boston-based television production company WGBH presents a focus on Commanding Heights, a Bafta-winning Web project, which concentrates on interaction design and mass communications. The AIGA Experience Design London lecture...

Dancing about Architecture. (Talks).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... David Ward discusses his recent architectural works, including projects in Bristol and Coventry. He talks about how these were influenced by the inhabitation of public space at Dancing About Architecture on 13 February from 7pm. Contact:...

Holly Street housing estate in Hackney. (Photography).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... Photographer Etienne Clement shows the empty shells of the Holly Street housing estate in Hackney, east London, at Gutted, from 11 February until 25 May. Venue: Geffrye Museum, Kingsland Road, London E2.

Open Air, Closed Space. (Photography).(photographic show)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... Open Air, Closed Space shows graphic designer Sinclair Ashman's land and sea-inspired photographs from the Lake District and East Sussex shorelines (pictured), from 6-28 February. Venue: Shoreditch Gallery, The Juggler Bar and Cafe, 5...

Glass.(Nine Colorways hosting show of contemporary glass designs)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... Contemporary glass designs show at Nine Colourways from 12 February until 27 April. The exhibition includes work by founder members of the Glasshouse, a revivalist glass group founded in London's Covent Garden in the 1970s. Venue:...

A Stockbyte Magazine Spring 2003.(magazine challenging itself to put new spin on topics covered)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... At Stockbyte, we're challenging ourselves to bring a new, creative spin to the topics we cover. Avoiding the cliche, yet still producing practical images which will work with your campaigns is our aim. 'Your feedback -- (and purchases!) to date...

Wolff Olins staff form breakaway. (News).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2003... ROBBIE LAUGHTON (pictured), Wolff Olins' high-profile creative director, is to lead a four-man breakaway from the group at the end of this month, Design Week can exclusively reveal. Designers Dan Rowe and Paul Shriever are leaving with...

Gyro gives work added Dimension. (News).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2003... GYRO completes the first tranche of artwork this week on a global literature project for IT giant Dimension Data, which will earn the group up to [pounds sterling]400 000 in fees. Dimension Data operates eight major divisions in 30...

Jam spreads ideas on pub company. (News).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2003... JAM DESIGN is presenting strategic concepts this week for the launch of an urban pub brand by the Laurel Pub Company, owner of high street pub names such as Hogshead. The move comes as Laurel seeks to expand prior to a planned stock market...

All Bar One set for updated look. (News).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2003... NATIONAL bar chain All Bar One is redesigning its high street bars, with interiors by Birmingham-based Harrison Design. Timings are not yet confirmed. 'We won't see anything [in the high street] for a few months,' says All Bar One brand...

Uefa league prepares pitch. (News).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2003... TWO consultancies have been shortlisted from the initial pitch list of eight for the rebrand of the Uefa Champions League. They will be having 'further conversations' with the company next week prior to a final decision later in February, says...

Vintage chain sups up rebrand. (News).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2003... PUB retail brand Mitchells & Butlers has been revived by leisure giant Six Continents, which is demerging its hotels, restaurants and pub business in April. The new identity designed by Sheppard Day is unveiled this week. The group was...

Urban design division for Cabe. (News).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2003... THE Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment is to set up Cabe Space, a unit to foster better urban design, following a [pounds sterling]17.75m grant from the Government this week. Much of the unit's focus will be on parks,...

Does your consultancy's brand talk to your clients. (Comment).(Editorial)
February 13, 2003... It's not a new thing for the design industry to become obsessed with semantics. Ten years ago it was not uncommon for formal debates to be staged on the nature of corporate identity and where the term logo or marque fitted in. More...

New low-cost airline flies with Dynamo branding. (News).
February 13, 2003... ANOTHER European low-cost airline will lift off in April, as Cork-based Jetmagic takes to the skies with six-figure identity and branding work by Dublin group Dynamo. The consultancy has helped to establish the brand idea - expressed in...

Spencer du Bois records job win. (News).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2003... SPENCER DU BOIS has been appointed to create a logo and identity system for the National Archives, a new Government body formed from the merger of the Public Record Office and the Historical Manuscripts Commission, which is due to launch on 2...

Lambie-Nairn has turned to Aardman to create the character that completes its channel identity for BBC3, which went on air on Sunday. (News).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2003... Caption: Lambie-Nairn has turned to Aardman to create the character that completes its channel identity for BBC3, which went on air on Sunday. Design Week exclusively revealed the BBC3 logo last year, but these animations by Aardman's Stefan...

NB Studio finds way to exhibit. (News).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2003... NB STUDIO has designed the exhibition, wayfinding signage and marketing collateral for forthcoming contemporary art exhibition Days Like These, which opens at the end of February at London's Tate Britain. The consultancy is also creating...

Design Bridge treatment for new Clearasil range. (News).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2003... DESIGN BRIDGE has created the brand identity for a range of Clearasil skincare products, called Clearasil Total Control, aimed at an older, more female market than its core brand. The range, which is being rolled out in the UK and US this...

Swindon-based Factory Furniture has designed an outdoor seat, Skop, which launches in late February. (News).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2003... Caption: Swindon-based Factory Furniture has designed an outdoor seat, Skop, which launches in late February. Manufactured in Britain from FSC-certified cumaru timber slats and a marine-grade stainless steel frame, the seat is designed for...

Roll-out of freshened look begins. (News).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2003... WAITROSE has begun the national roll-out of its revamped identity and signage, created by Interbrand and JHP, several months after the process was originally billed to start. Under the plan explained exclusively to Design Week by outgoing...

Unite for Unicef. (News).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2003... Sea has designed an identity for Unite for Unicef, a three-a-year concert programme planned by the charity to run over the next five years. The brief was to create a music/youth brand that could provide the basis for tickets, event literature,...

Ztwo Design has created the name and packaging for Smoothie Sticks. (News).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2003... Ztwo Design has created the name and packaging for Smoothie Sticks, a new bakery snack by the Fabulous Bakin' Boys. The sticks, which launch in stores in the next two weeks, are available in five fruit flavours and come in two sizes.

Domino Systems. (News).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2003... Domino Systems has been commissioned to create a second website for the BMW Williams Formula One team. The site will launch in time for the first Grand Prix of the season in Melbourne on 2 March. A URL has yet to be agreed.

Corporate Edge has been appointed' to create ICI's 2002. (News).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2003... Corporate Edge has been appointed' to create ICI's 2002 sustainability report. The appointment follows the group's acquisition of C21 last year (DW 21 November 2002).

Glasgow-based Randak has unveiled a logo for Buccleuch Estates. (News).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2003... Glasgow-based Randak has unveiled a logo for Buccleuch Estates as the first evidence of the Scottish landowner's move into the speciality food and drinks market later this year.

Hat-Trick has bagged the brief to design House of Fraser's annual report. (News).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2003... Hat-Trick has bagged the brief to design House of Fraser's annual report. The group beat Radley Yeldar and SAS to the project, which must be delivered by the start of May.

Bostock & Pollitt has designed a website for Watches 24. (News).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2003... Bostock & Pollitt has designed a website for Watches 24. The site, www.watches24.co.uk, uses 'smooth, mechanical-type graphics and animations' to reflect the movements of a watch, says Bostock & Pollitt head of new media Danny Somekh.

Clinic has created the press pack. (News).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2003... Clinic has created the press pack, wallet and ticket for Sky One's 13-part series Mile High, which begins on 16 February.

Live Creative. (News).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2003... Live Creative has revamped the identity for New Designers, the annual graduate design show.

The University of Buckingham has unveiled a revamped brand identity designed by Franks and Franks. (News).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2003... The University of Buckingham has unveiled a revamped brand identity designed by Franks and Franks following a strategic review by Corporate Responsibility Consulting. The refreshed look will be applied across communication materials, stationery...