Design Week articles from January 2007

Design Week archives from January 2007

Hillman prepares to quit Pentagram.(David Hillman)(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... Pentagram founding partner David Hillman is understood to be leaving the London studio at the end of this month. Hillman, who joined Pentagram in 1978, would be the third partner to leave in the past two years, though the reasons for his...

Design inspiration.(inspiration from Rafael Vinoly's design )(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... Architect Rafael Vinoly's design for 20 Fenchurch Street in the City of London has provided inspiration for the development's branding, created by Radford Wallis. Print materials reference Vinoly's inverted structure, where larger...

Fitch director takes on global remit.(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... Tim Greenhalgh, joint managing director at Fitch in London, is relinquishing control of the studio to become the network's first chief creative officer. Greenhalgh will now take on a more international remit and is tasked with developing...

Din Associates closes doors as management fails to secure future.(Company overview)
January 4, 2007... Retail design specialist Din Associates is to close later this year following a failed attempt to agree a management succession plan. A possible management buyout from co-founder Rasshied Din was on the cards, but the five-strong...

Leitch Review's 2020 vision for design courses.(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... By 2020, all publicly funded design courses will need to be endorsed by industry employers if independent recommendations about the UK's skills needs are adopted. Plans to give employers a bigger say in skills and qualifications are at...

The Brass Rail goes back to the future.(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... Selfridges has relaunched its Oxford Street store's salt beef restaurant The Brass Rail, with a fresh identity and packaging by in- house creative director Alannah Weston and her team and interiors by architect Michaelis Boyd. The...

Brand identity for Spotless Commercial Cleaning.(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... Glidden Design has created a brand identity for Spotless Commercial Cleaning. The identity features a stylised blue S created in spots on a blue background. It will be applied across stationery, brochures, vehicle livery, workwear, signage and...

Packaging design.(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... Organic dairy brand Yeo Valley is launching a range of organic yoghurt sticks called Yeo's, designed by Blue Marlin Brand Design. The packs feature bug characters and use speech bubbles to 'talk' to kids. The packaging fits the Yeo Valley...

Dott 07 seeks consultants for 3D Cyborg Future show.
January 4, 2007... Dott 07 is hunting for a consultancy to create a 3D design for its main exhibition this year. Our Cyborg Future: Me or Machine? is a joint venture between Dott 07, Tyne and Wear Museums and One North East. It will take place at the...

D&AD Annual's Italian job.(contracts of Fabrica)(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... This year's D&AD Annual will be designed outside of the UK for the first time, with the work awarded to Benetton's communication research centre, Fabrica. The Annual, to be published in September, is being designed by Fabrica's studio in...

Graphic Thought Facility creates neon artwork.(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... Graphic Thought Facility has created a neon artwork depicting proteins related to deadly diseases for the home of medical charity the Wellcome Trust, in London's Euston Road. The consultancy worked with the charity to understand the nature...

Dyson recognised in honours list.(James Dyson)(New Year Honours List)(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... Inventor James Dyson has been awarded a knighthood for 40 years' service to the design and engineering industry in this year's New Year Honours List. The knighthood recognises Dyson as 'one of the greatest inventors of the modern era'....

IN BRIEF: P&G win community design battle.(cases of Procter & Gamble Co. and Reckitt Benckiser PLC)(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... Procter & Gamble has won a community design battle in the High Court against rival Reckitt Benckiser. The judge ruled that the packaging for Reckitt's Air Wick Odour Stop is a copy of P&G's Febreze product, for which the original packaging...

IN BRIEF: Giannunzio Guzzini died on 20 December 2006.(iGuzzini Illuminazione)(Obituary)(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... Giannunzio Guzzini, chairman of architectural lighting manufacturer iGuzzini Illuminazione, died on 20 December 2006, aged 68. Although vice-chairman of Guzzini Group, since 1966 he has focused his time on iGuzzini, drawing on innovations in...

IN BRIEF: Redesign for Playtex website.(Playtex Apparel Inc., Together )(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... Lingerie brand Playtex has appointed integrated creative consultancy Together to redesign its UK website, www.playtex.co.uk. Together won the work following a three-way creative pitch. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors

IN BRIEF: Aricot Vert appointment.(Samantha Bell joined)(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... Aricot Vert has appointed Samantha Bell to the newly created position of senior account director. She joins from Corporate Edge, where she held the role of account director and head of resourcing for six years. Copyright: Centaur...

IN BRIEF: Collection of high-speed boats.(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... Porsche Design Studio has joined forces with luxury boat manufacturer Fearless Yachts to design and build a collection of high-speed boats. The brands claim to have combined the style and performance of the marine and automotive disciplines...

IN BRIEF: Pushdesign appointed.(Latvian Sky Supermarkets )(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... London consultancy Pushdesign has been appointed by Latvian Sky Supermarkets to redesign the branding and interiors of the company's flagship out-of-town store in Riga. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors

COMMENT: Dearth of design honours a sign we need champions.
January 4, 2007... Design owes a lot to James Dyson. He has shown that designers can be successful businessmen on the global stage and has fought hard to protect copyright in design, setting legal precedents along the way. He is entrepreneurial and committed...

Graphical House cultivates an identity for the Scottish Show.(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... Graphical House has designed an unusual 'evolving' identity for this year's Scottish Show. The event is scheduled to take place in the summer at The Lighthouse, Scotland's national architecture and design centre, as part of the Six Cities...

Nissan puts London design studio at heart of growth plan.(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... Nissan's launch of its central design studio in Japan last month is part of a global expansion programme, with London as the 'creative stimulus', according to David Godber, director of the car manufacturer's London design studio. In the...

Dott 07 creates sustainable design plan for North East.
January 4, 2007... It could be the second coming of the Industrial Revolution - only a sustainable version this time - which is perhaps why Designs of The Time 07 is focusing its attentions on the North East for its first project. Dott 07, led by programme...

News in Pictures: Stained glass.
January 4, 2007... The stained glass pictorial works of Mark Angus can be seen alongside the glass sculptures of Erwin Eisch at the Glass Art Gallery, Weston Street, London SE1 from 5 February. Pictured is Angus's The Kiss. Copyright: Centaur...

News in Pictures: New website.(www.topshop.co.uk is designed by Poke)(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... Topshop's new website, www.topshop.co.uk, is designed by Poke. It features links to all ranges of clothing such as jeans, tops, lingerie, maternity, tall and petite. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors

News in Pictures: Exhibition of music posters.
January 4, 2007... Slightly Off the Ground, an exhibition of the seductively sublime music posters from the Vaughan Oliver and v23 stable, kicks off on 18 January at Kingston University's Stanley Picker Gallery, Kingston-upon-Thames. Pictured here is Pod by...

News in Pictures: Aicher exhibition.
January 4, 2007... Next month Phaidon Press is releasing the first monograph on German graphic designer Otl Aicher. This will be supported by an exhibition of Aicher's work featuring his complete graphics programme for the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. This will...

THE YEAR AHEAD: What's the next big thing?
January 4, 2007... As 2007 starts with a bang, Design Week asks some leading lights what the year has in store for the design industry John Allert Interbrand Effective design has its roots in order, clarity and beauty. In 2007, brand owners will...

PRIVATE VIEW: Aesthetic horrors.
January 4, 2007... Trying to steer clear of hideous Christmas designs, Adrian Shaughnessy comes across another woeful piece of work - the provisional driving licence Writing a monthly column about a subject I love - the world of design - is normally a...

Inspired: Anna White Ideo.(Personal account)(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... I am most inspired when I get out of the studio into the real world and observe the everyday interplay between people, spaces and objects. This is when I put myself in other people's shoes to find out what they see and do, and how they...

Voxpop: Issues for designers in 2007.
January 4, 2007... As the regions exert greater strength in the design world, what are the issues that will affect designers in your area in 2007, and what would you like to see happen to promote regional design initiatives this year? The big issue is for...

LETTER: It's time to put some substance behind the identity.(Letter to the editor)
January 4, 2007... I write with regard to your question, What is the next big thing? (see The Year Ahead, page 9). Do you remember 'corporate identity'? No? Well what about 'designer... glasses, bars, bags or stubble'? And now, of course, everyone...

LETTER: London - is it really worth the aggravation?(Letter to the editor)
January 4, 2007... I read with interest and envy the problems that Flag Consulting faces operating out of Cambridge (Business Insight, DW 9 November). I work for a group that is based in Newton Abbot, Devon, which may as well be on another planet as far as...

LETTER: Regional networks can help local talent develop and grow.(Letter to the editor)
January 4, 2007... The year 2007 is about designers in the South West stepping up to the mark and expanding the opportunity for themselves. Regional networks play a very important part in enabling designers to achieve this goal. In the South West, 85 per...

Profile: Charlie Hoult.
January 4, 2007... After reeling in Williams Murray Hamm, Charlie Hoult is stepping up his acquisitive strategy. The Loewy chief executive may describe himself as 'chief rainmaker', but how does he differ from other entrepreneurs? Clare Dowdy finds out Is...

BOOK COVERS: Cover appeal.(Industry overview)
January 4, 2007... Books are looking better than ever as publishers go out of their way to make their titles stand out. Yolanda Zappaterra checks out Hodder Stoughton's latest initiative - commissioning a range of artists to create covers for modern classics...

CAR DESIGN: Pouncing back.(product development of Jaguar Cars Ltd.)
January 4, 2007... In dire straits, luxury car maker Jaguar is hoping for a design-led renaissance. Jaguar design director Ian Callum speaks to John Stones about a new direction for the venerable marque Something funny happened on the drive to the golf club....

BUSINESS INSIGHT: Take a fresh perspective.
January 4, 2007... An evaluation by an independent group will reveal how to streamline your consultancy, says Anita Brightly Hodges As we settle back at our desks after Christmas, some of us may have made resolutions that we hope to keep. This is the year we...

Hanging on.(works of production designer John Myhre)(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... By Charles Gant He won an Oscar in 2003 for his production designs for the film Chicago. He scooped another one last year for his period creations for Memoirs Of A Geisha. Now production designer John Myhre is wowing us again with...

Holmes & Marchant cleans up Domestos.(contracts of Unilever Group)(Brief article)
January 11, 2007... Unilever has appointed Holmes & Marchant to its roster to work on household cleaning product Domestos's graphics, following the consultancy's continued service for the brand. Holmes & Marchant aims to expand its work to other Unilever...

Futuristic utility car.(product introduction of Ford Motor company)(Brief article)
January 11, 2007... Ford Motor Company vice-president of design J Mays has unveiled a futuristic utility car called Ford Airstream at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The car's design is inspired by the iconic Airstream trailers and by...

SomeOne builds up Jade Jagger brand.(SomeOne)(Brief article)
January 11, 2007... Designer Jade Jagger is building her position as creative director of property development firm Yoo, with a fresh brand identity by SomeOne. The identity will be used to promote Jade Jagger for Yoo, which was started by designer Philippe...

Smith & Milton into administration after financial surprise.(Company overview)(Brief article)
January 11, 2007... The new directors of Smith & Milton have put its 15-year-old business into administration, it has emerged this week. Smith & Milton Original Limited, the consultancy's long-standing trading arm, went into administration on 5 December,...

Portland Design leads the way for west London mall.
January 11, 2007... Portland Design is to create a wayfinding and signage scheme for Westfield London, the giant #1.6bn shopping centre development opening next year in west London. The consultancy was selected for the project after winning a three-way pitch...

Geometrical interior scheme.(services of Universal Design Studio)(Brief article)
January 11, 2007... Universal Design Studio has created a geometrical interior scheme for the 110m2 accessories zone of Lotte Department Store in Seoul, Korea. The concept continues a theme of nature that runs throughout the store, using curved pathways...

Essar aims to crack India's consumer market.(marketing of Essar Bulk Carriers Ltd.)
January 11, 2007... Essar, the #10bn heavy industries conglomerate based in India, is preparing to unveil an overhauled corporate identity designed by Start Creative in London. Strategy work for the rebrand was undertaken by branding consultant Niclas...

ITV video-on-demand service.(www.itv.com)(Brief article)
January 11, 2007... ITV has revealed the first look at the design of its forthcoming video- on-demand service, launching on www.itv.com in March. The entire site and a new VOD media player are being designed by US interactive group Schematic. The portal will...

#19m Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art unveils retail designs.(alliance of Colin Williams Design and Andrew Miller creates Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art)
January 11, 2007... Retail design consultancy Colin Williams Design and sculptor Andrew Miller have joined forces to create an unusual retail outlet at the soon-to-open #19m Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art. The shop is made entirely from black Corian and...

Land Securities builds brand with Hat Trick.(Brief article)
January 11, 2007... Land Securities, the #14bn property developer, has launched a redesigned corporate identity this week, created by Hat Trick Design Consultants. The consultancy was appointed to rebrand the UK's largest listed property developer following...

New theatre design exhibition.
January 11, 2007... The White Album set and costume design by Liam Doona features at a new theatre design exhibition at Nottingham Trent University. It brings together a huge range of work by more than 150 contemporary UK designers. Designs range from inventive...

Thompson takes on creative director.(appointment of Gary Swindell)(Brief article)
January 11, 2007... Leeds consultancy Thompson has appointed Gary Swindell, co-founder of Scandinavian brand consultancy Mission, as its new creative director. Swindell has been based in Oslo, Norway for the past 11 years, initially at Scandinavian Design...

IN BRIEF: Academy Awards poster.(Brief article)
January 11, 2007... Dozens of the most memorable and quotable lines from movies feature on the 79th Academy Awards poster. The concept and design for the poster was created by TBWA\Chiat\Day - Los Angeles. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors...

IN BRIEF: Jim Surguy to leave.(resignations at Results International)(Brief article)
January 11, 2007... Jim Surguy, a senior partner at Results International and advisor to marketing services businesses, is to leave the corporate finance firm this month, after 11 years. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors

IN BRIEF: Sumo wins four-way pitch.(contracts of Northern Writers)(Brief article)
January 11, 2007... Newcastle consultancy Sumo has won a four-way pitch to develop the branding and promotional campaign for the Northern Writers' Centre, opening in Newcastle in 2008. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors

IN BRIEF: Royal National Rose Society fresh identity.(contracts of Roy Bellamy Associates )(Brief article)
January 11, 2007... St Albans-based consultancy Roy Bellamy Associates has created a fresh brand identity and logo for gardening charity the Royal National Rose Society. The design, which features the word Rose in pink calligraphics, will appear on all visual...

IN BRIEF: Hector Pottie poached.(appointment at Third Eye Design)(Brief article)
January 11, 2007... Third Eye Design has poached Cartlidge Levene senior designer Hector Pottie to take the newly created position of design director at the consultancy's Glasgow headquarters. Pottie has previously worked at Tayburn, Meta Design and Made...

Comment: Digital designers should keep their feet on the ground.
January 11, 2007... What more evidence could you want for a boom in digital design than a hike in salaries and freelance fees? With freelance digital designers able to command #400-#600 a day and some #50 000 a year in income, it is clear that consultancy bosses...

All of Us creates youth theatre exhibit.(Brief article)
January 11, 2007... Design consultancy All of Us has created an interactive donation box and website for young people's theatre company Chickenshed. The installation sits in the foyer at Chickenshed in Southgate, north London, and highlights the fact that...

Red Bee Media provides pep for Panorama relaunch.(service introduction by British Broadcasting Corp.)(Brief article)
January 11, 2007... The BBC is relaunching its BBC One flagship current affairs show Panorama with a refreshed identity created by Red Bee Media. Red Bee Media was appointed to the project in November following a pitch that is thought to have included up to...

Wrap to boost guidance on Greener packaging design.
January 11, 2007... The Waste and Resources Action Programme is set to unveil some thought- provoking design guidance, in the form of a bespoke design prototype, illustrating how to minimise packaging waste. The move comes as part of its crusade to increase...

News in Pictures: RCA host exibition.
January 11, 2007... The Royal College of Art in London is hosting an exhibition of work by its Communication, Art and Design students from 12 to 17 January. Some of the items will be up for sale. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors

News in Pictures: Beatles stamps launch this week.(Brief article)
January 11, 2007... The oddly perforated Beatles stamps, designed by Johnson Banks 50 years after the meeting of John Lennon and Paul McCartney in 1953, launch this week. They feature six piles of Beatles records, shaped using bespoke stamp 'cutter guides'. ...

News in Pictures: Negresco bar.(interior designing by Burn)(Brief article)
January 11, 2007... Liverpool consultancy Burn has designed the interiors for a five- section bar and restaurant called Negresco, which has just opened in Liverpool. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors

News in Pictures: Overhauled packaging for armagnac.
January 11, 2007... Wren & Rowe has overhauled the packaging for armagnac producer Domaine de Lauroux. The designs are for the 'millesimes' armagnacs, 50cl and 75cl bottles. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors

News in Pictures: Retail concept.(contracts of Dalziel & Pow with The Duffer)(Brief article)
January 11, 2007... Dalziel & Pow has designed a retail concept for British clothing company The Duffer of St George, for it to enter the Japanese market. The scheme fuses traditional English country house features with a 'contemporary twist'. Copyright:...

News in Pictures: Social Suicide online store.(http://shop.socialsuicide.co.uk)(Brief article)
January 11, 2007... Social Suicide, the fashion label founded by Poke's Simon Waterfall and Matt Grey, in collaboration with London tailors Joe Morgan and Roy Chittleborough, has created an on-line store, at http://shop.socialsuicide.co.uk. Copyright:...

News in Pictures: Retro illustratons.(Brief article)
January 11, 2007... And The Train Goes features colourful retro illustrations by William Bee, who has also written the children's picture book, published by Walker Books this week. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors

News analysis: supermarket sweep.
January 11, 2007... Store design, differentiation and consumer experiences are crucial to supermarkets in their bid for further expansion, says Sarah Woods Supermarket expansion is showing no signs of abating, with big retailers leading the way in store...

Inspired: Ben Wolstenholme, Moving Brands.(Brief article)
January 11, 2007... It would be 'nice' (in the door fitting sense) to demonstrate a tidy connection between an inspiring thing and a glorious design, but I don't find my world works like that. In life, I've realised there are two types of situations that...

Private view: The only way is down?(color in design)
January 11, 2007... After the drabness of the 1990s, 21st century designers rediscovered colour and pattern. But is such decadence a warning signal, asks Hugh Pearman It always puzzles me that people describe the 1950s as a grey decade. If you'd just been...

Voxpop: Advice for new businesses.
January 11, 2007... The dissolution of Din Associates looks set to spawn a raft of start- ups. What advice would you give to new businesses in the retail design arena? I'm sure it's the dispersion rather than the demise of the Din Associates talent - a...

LETTER: Proper planning is crucial to starting a design business.(Letter to the editor)
January 11, 2007... Given the scenario in design where established players such as Din Associates cease trading for want of a succession plan, start ups are inevitable (DW 4 January). Starting any design business is challenging and fun. The key in a creative...

LETTER: The best projects come from good relationships.(Letter to the editor)
January 11, 2007... I write in response to the news that Din Associates is closing (DW 4 January). First, what a fantastic contribution Din has made to the design industry over the past 20 years. It could not have done this without building solid...

LETTER: Designers deserve more recognition in the honours lists.(Letter to the editor)
January 11, 2007... Congratulations to James Dyson on his knighthood (DW 4 January). It's good to see someone managing to impress officialdom sufficiently to make a mark for design - even if his main business is now manufacturing. Why is it though that so...

Profile: Chris Brown.(Biography)
January 11, 2007... Illustrator Chris Brown's work seems to have gone out and come back into fashion over the years. Despite a painstaking approach to craft, his work remains playful and humorous, says Paula Carson Chris Brown is pioneering a new style in...

Textiles: best foot forward.
January 11, 2007... Obsessive trainer collectors value exclusivity and credibility - which is why more and more big-name shoe manufacturers are doing everything in their power to associate themselves with up-and-coming designers and illustrators, says Liz...

Typography: mind your language.
January 11, 2007... Could designers' obsession with typographical purity be one of the factors undermining English grammar? Simon Loxley pleads with designers to save the humble apostrophe from extinction I HAVE never read Eats, Shoots & Leaves, Lynne...

Recruitment: digital dash.(digital design skills)
January 11, 2007... Digital expertise is a hot commodity at the moment, and many designers and consultancies are eager to enter this booming sector. But where is all the talent coming from, and can the future really be as bright as it seems? John Stones takes...

Business insight: making is believing.
January 11, 2007... Few design groups have launched their own brand. Mike Parsonson reveals what it really takes to succeed 'What possessed you?' is what most people say about our decision, back in 2004, to launch our own brand. Actually, Makebelieve, a...

American dreams.
January 11, 2007... By John Stones The blurb for Shay Kun's upcoming show talks of 'pristine vistas blighted by tightropes, flagpoles, killer-whales and the evidence of contemporary human presence'. These vistas are, however, not reproduced with the usual...

Pearlfisher wins Woolworths SA job.(contracts of Woolworths South Africa)(Brief article)
January 18, 2007... Woolworths South Africa has appointed Pearlfisher to overhaul its entire range of packaging spanning 4000 products. Based in Cape Town, Woolworths SA sells a range of food, clothing and homeware products, though it is not linked to the UK...

Benedict Radcliffe work.
January 18, 2007... The work of Benedict Radcliffe, head of experiential design at Glasgow consultancy Stand, will be shown at the Paul Smith Mayfair shop on Albermarle Street, W1 from 7 to 16 February. Radcliffe's work combines engineering and sculpture with...

Design Museum drops show.(Event overview)(Brief article)
January 18, 2007... Further speculation over the future format of the Design Museum's much- hyped Designer of the Year competition has been fuelled with the news that the contest will not be supported by an exhibition this year. The competition itself will...

Shell launches first new retail identify for more than a decade.(contracts of Conran Design Group Ltd. and Shell Aviation Ltd.)
January 18, 2007... Fuel giant Shell is to launch a fresh retail identity for the first time since 1994, created by Conran Design Group. CDG, which is one of Shell's aligned partner consultancies, was handed a brief for the retail visual identity to ensure...

Dalziel & Pow takes on big Next and Primark projects.
January 18, 2007... Retail design consultancy Dalziel & Pow is remaining tight-lipped following its win of a #40m store revamp for fashion retailer Next this week. The consultancy is expected to undertake an overhaul of the chain's high street estate, which...