Design Week articles from July 2008

Design Week archives from July 2008

The Museum of Brands Packaging and Advertising exhibition.
July 3, 2008... The Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising is staging an exhibition celebrating British biscuit label design since the Victorian era. Brands showcased include Crawford's Highly Baked Biscuits and Macfarlane Lang & Co's Breakfast Biscuits....

Judges line up for DW Benchmarks.
July 3, 2008... Wally Olins, Boots design head Jon Turner and David Delaney, head of global brand management at HSBC, are among the judges for Design Week's 2008 Benchmarks Awards. Other names on board include Paul Porral, John Lewis Partnership's...

Arts Council to build #1.5m design roster to boost creativity.
July 3, 2008... Arts Council England is seeking to appoint consultancies from across the UK for a new #1.5m national design roster, with a view to boosting its creativity. Some 20 design and marketing groups will be selected to work on about 200 briefs...

Morey Smith sets the tune for Sony BMG office move.
July 3, 2008... Over the next five weeks 450 employees from Sony BMG will move into their new offices in Derry Street, London W8, created by interior design consultancy and architect Morey Smith. The two floors of the Grade II-listed Art Deco building have...

Adrian Choong wins first Kennett Prize for Product Innovation.
July 3, 2008... The first Kennett Prize for Product Innovation was scooped by 23-year- old product design and engineering graduate Adrian Choong. Beating 21 other students from Glasgow University, he won the #2500 prize for his Light Brush design. This uses...

English Heritage regeneration project points way to interiors work.
July 3, 2008... There may soon be an opportunity for interior designers to help English Heritage protect and regenerate Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter. EH bought JW Evans, a silverware and plate manufacturer in the heart of the area, in April, and the...

Jason Bruges created light installation at Glastonbury.(Brief article)
July 3, 2008... Jason Bruges created a light installation at last weekend's Glastonbury Festival. The Night Gallery featured a floating ribbon of light, suspended 4m above artist Jenny Hall's junkyard-style gallery space. Composed of low-energy lights and a...

Image of Belfast heartened by Lloyd Northover branding.
July 3, 2008... A fresh identity for Belfast has been developed by brand strategy and creative consultancy Lloyd Northover. Unveiled on Monday, the Here Now brand is the result of the biggest branding consultation exercise ever undertaken for Belfast City...

Design Show Liverpool attacked over change in venue.(Brief article)
July 3, 2008... Design Show Liverpool has come under fire for inadequate organisation which led to a last-minute venue change. An irate exhibitor at last month's show is demanding her money back, claiming that she was 'misled and drawn into a totally...

Bicycle made almost entirely from cardboard.
July 3, 2008... An industrial design student has produced #15 bicycle made almost entirely from cardboard and other recyclable materials. Phil Bridge, of Sheffield Hallam University, designed the bargain bike to support the principle of cheap ecological...

Twelve Stars rebrands Garcia Baquero Spanish cheeses.
July 3, 2008... Twelve Stars has designed new branding and packaging for the Spanish cheese brand Garcia Baquero. Garcia Baquero briefed the consultancy to redefine the brand, emphasising its established market position in Spain in the face of new...

COMMENT: Collaboration is crucial for a coherent approach to design.
July 3, 2008... It is great to hear that Design Council chairman Sir Michael Bichard is committed to collaboration as a means of achieving the objectives laid out in the council's latest manifesto, The Good Design Plan (see News, page 3). We have...

All of Us adds touch of luxury to rebuilt Coco de Mer site.
July 3, 2008... Upmarket erotic emporium Coco de Mer is relaunching its website this week after a dramatic overhaul by interactive London design consultancy All of Us. 'Rich', 'beautiful' and 'decadent' are keynotes for the revamp, says consultancy...

Blue Marlin makes a beeline for Waggle Dance ale relaunch.
July 3, 2008... This month UK brewer Wells & Young's will relaunch its honey-flavoured Waggle Dance ale with a new bottle design, courtesy of Blue Marlin Brand Design. The redesign is aimed at emphasising Waggle Dance's quirky credentials and honey...

LG follows rivals with opening of London design hub.
July 3, 2008... South Korean electronics giant LG caught the design world on the hop last week when it opened the doors of its London design centre in Covent Garden. The occasion, presided over by The Duke of York, was not open to the press - there was not so...

NEWS IN PICTURES: Man&Eve gallery.(Brief article)
July 3, 2008... Bold, colourful and explosive, the work Joy from British design legend Peter Saville is part of a new exhibition at London's Man&Eve gallery, curated by painter Clare Price. The exhibition Blitzkrieg Bop runs from 4 July to 2 August at...

NEWS IN PICTURES: Exhibition of ballet pumps.
July 3, 2008... An exhibition of ballet pumps for shoe company Repetto to celebrate its 60th anniversary will run throughout the summer at London's Dover Street Market, showcasing designs by famous names including Andree Putman, Catherine Deneuve, Chloe...

NEWS IN PICTURES: Wayne Hemingway designs a bicycle.
July 3, 2008... Wayne Hemingway has designed a bicycle for sale to housebuilders and developers. The Roadrunner costs #55 and is intended to be given away free to house buyers. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors

NEWS IN PICTURES: Essenza coffee machine.
July 3, 2008... Luxury knows no bounds to 'billionaire brand' Nespresso, which launches its limited edition Swarovski crystal Essenza coffee machine this week, available exclusively at Harrods' Nespresso Boutique for #699. Copyright: Centaur...

NEWS IN PICTURES: The Market creates a concept store.
July 3, 2008... Retail design consultancy The Market has created a concept store for Home Form Group to unite its three brands - Moben, Sharps and Dolphin. The store is at the Trafford Centre in Manchester. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and...

NEWS IN PICTURES: Fifty Designers' Current Favourite Typefaces.
July 3, 2008... A raft of designers, including Stefan Sagmeister, Alan Dye from NB Studio, Angus Hyland from Pentagram, and eBoy, have made creative contributions to an A6 book entitled Fifty Designers' Current Favourite Typefaces. All proceeds are going to...

NEWS IN PICTURES: Graphic novel Milk.
July 3, 2008... Graphic novel Milk is designed by Stephen White under the pseudonym Stref. Its 72 pages consist of 13 short graphic stories in different styles. A Facebook profile previewing the work has also been set up. Copyright: Centaur Communications...

ANALYSIS: Straight from the tap.
July 3, 2008... Getting people back on to tap water might not be easy - even though many bottled waters contain just that. Emily Pacey investigates Branding tap water may strike you as a pointless waste of resources, but one man with an environmental...

INSPIRED: David Revell.
July 3, 2008... David Revell Independent design director These aren't just any old postcards, these are John Hinde postcards. I have a collection of hundreds of them, compiled through many trips to the seaside, beauty spots, visitor attractions and...

LETTER: Handy excuse for TV gaff - blame it all on a graphic designer.(Letter to the editor)
July 3, 2008... While reporting on the Euro 2008 semi-final football match between Germany and Turkey, the Tagesthemen news programme on German channel ARD, which is broadly comparable to BBC One, showed the wrong German flag for 23 seconds, according to Der...

LETTER: The revolutionary spirit of 1968 is alive and well.(Letter to the editor)
July 3, 2008... Your article 'The medium is the message' (News Analysis, DW 1 May) posed the question 'Where are today's equivalents of the graphic expression of revolutionary spirit last seen in 1968?'. I would put forward for consideration our poster for...

LETTER: The final frontier for health warnings - the 'iconic' cigarette.(Letter to the editor)
July 3, 2008... We enjoyed your article on cigarette pack warnings (Voxpop, DW 19 June). A while back, we did a quick thought exercise on how such warnings might be changed so they had some effect. We concluded, broadly agreeing with your Voxpop...

VOXPOP: What type of spaces will be created for public in future?
July 3, 2008... Will Alsop's Public Gallery, which opens this month, allows visitors to experience visual art noisily. As museums evolve from being quiet places of contemplation, what types of spaces do you imagine designers will be creating for the...

LETTER: Put people before cars, then London will be a better city.(Letter to the editor)
July 3, 2008... Last week you asked how London could become a better city to live in than Copenhagen (Voxpop, DW 26 June). Copenhagen has had a 20-year programme to improve public spaces and the relationship between cars and other street users. London...

PROFILE: Piet Boon.(Occupation overview)
July 3, 2008... He doesn't conform to the image of the eccentric Dutch designer, but Piet Boon is achieving success through craft skills and the ability to understand the needs of his clients. David Chaloner looks at his work I was talking with a floor...

PRODUCT DESIGN: Phones 4ever?
July 3, 2008... Disposability - that bedrock of consumerism and bete noir of the Green movement - is rife in the mobile phone industry, sustained as it is by contracts offering perpetual upgrades. Scott Billings asks what role design plays in this...

MUSEUMS: Graphic facility.
July 3, 2008... The Dutch have clocked another world first - a museum devoted solely to graphic design. Michael Johnson wonders at their seemingly disproportionate impact on the profession and asks what it would take for London to follow suit Most people...

BUSINESS INSIGHT: Getting in with youth culture.
July 3, 2008... It can take more than traditional internships to encourage some talent - and make it a worth-while process. Simon Crab on his experience in east London The world of brand communication has embarked on a period of rapid change. The...

REVIEW: Spray it on thick.
July 3, 2008... By Henrietta Thompson You know you're a graphic designer when your first instinct is Ctrl-Alt- Z. As a writer, I know when I've been working too hard because I start playing a game whereby I think if I can save letters from a word I am...

Casson Mann sidelined from World Expo design team.
July 10, 2008... Changes to the design team working on the British pavilion for the Shanghai World Expo 2010 could have resulted in the sidelining of Casson Mann. Together with Heatherwick Studio, Casson Mann made the joint winning pitch to build the...

MD role created at Siegel & Gale.
July 10, 2008... Omnicom-owned brand consultancy Siegel & Gale is expanding its leadership team with former Interbrand director Fred Burt joining in the new role of managing director. His appointment by S&G's co-president Howard Belk follows the...

Stelton designs a vacuum cup.(Brief article)
July 10, 2008... Stelton has designed a vacuum cup that allows users to drink from any angle while its 'rocker-stopper' lid stops the drink from spilling. The sealed To Go cup can be sipped from 360deg around the rim as though there were no top to the...

Supreme Court opens doors to public.(Brief article)
July 10, 2008... The Ministry of Justice is on the hunt for a design group to create a permanent exhibition at the site of a newly restructured United Kingdom Supreme Court on London's Parliament Square, due to open to the public in October 2009. The...

Small is beautiful as Ford motors into a Greener future.
July 10, 2008... Peter Horbury, Ford's executive director of design for North America, says smaller and more sustainable cars will be the way of the future. He says designing car interiors will be about providing 'guilt-free luxury', with interior...

The first Porsche Design kitchem.
July 10, 2008... The first Porsche Design kitchen, a collaboration between kitchen brand Poggenpohl and Porsche Design, is made from aluminium frames. The P'7340 kitchens, which retail from #35 000, are available in five colours, including Deep Black, Pure...

Courvoisier invests in more creative stars for The Future 500.
July 10, 2008... Courvoisier is appealing to the design world to nominate the industry's future stars for its nascent network, The Future 500. The traditional French cognac brand is set to give 500 young entrepreneurs in a number of fields including art...

Pentagram is creating identity and interiors for 02 complex.
July 10, 2008... Pentagram is creating the identity and interiors for a 2600 capacity venue in the O2 complex in Greenwich. Entitled 'Matter', it will open this autumn and features custom-built lighting and a BodyKinetic dance floor designed by architect...

Prince Andrew backs design sector at UKTI event.(United Kingdom Trade & Investment )
July 10, 2008... The UK design industry must 'not rest on its laurels' in the face of competition from emerging markets, according to HRH The Duke of York Speaking at a UK Trade & Investment event last week, Prince Andrew told guests from the creative...

Exhibition aims to Stop the Shadow.
July 10, 2008... London campaign group Save Shoreditch opened an exhibition against proposed high-rise developments in London's East End last week. Stop the Shadow spotlights six proposed office developments on the border between the City and Shoreditch....

Buddy Creative produces designs for Tate gift shop.
July 10, 2008... Design Week Benchmarks award-winner Buddy Creative has created a series of designs for the Tate's art materials and stationery products, which will roll out across the Tate's gift shops in the next month. Buddy Creative was appointed by...

Children's book Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
July 10, 2008... Children's book Goldilocks and the Three Bears by author and illustrator Lauren Child uses pictures of sets by West End theatre production designer Emily Jenkins. The sets were hand-built, including the three bears' 1m high cottage. The...

COMMENT: Great designers are like great chefs - sure to deliver quality.(Column)
July 10, 2008... Glenn Tutssel makes a great point in likening designing to being a master chef (see Voxpop, page 11). The heat of the restaurant kitchen at peak times can be likened to the quiet frenzy that hits the studio in the hours before a pitch,...

Camden Food Co gets fresh look from Yard Creative.
July 10, 2008... Organic and fresh food snack company Camden Food Co unveiled its new- look store at Liverpool Street Station at the weekend. Designed by The Yard Creative, the retail space includes bright colours and outside seating. It is the first...

The One Off secures National Gallery bookshop redesign.
July 10, 2008... The National Gallery Company has appointed The One Off to redesign the bookshop in the Sainsbury Wing of London's National Gallery. NGC is also working with Fortune Street to redesign its own visual identity and branding. Owned by the...

Unilever chief has a brand new focus on design.
July 10, 2008... Gazing from his office at giant, fluorescent graffiti murals splashed on to the front of Tate Modern in London, Unilever's chief marketing officer Simon Clift muses on the growing emphasis on 'gorgeous design' at 'this washing powder and...

NEWS IN PICTURES: Expo Zargoza.
July 10, 2008... Zaha Hadid's Bridge Pavilion for Spain's Expo Zaragoza has opened, featuring four exhibition spaces. The expo will focus on water and sustainable development, and runs until 14 September. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and...

NEWS IN PICTURES: Design In Italia.(Brief article)
July 10, 2008... Swiss designer Enzo Finger has designed the front cover and layout of the Design In Italia book by Stefano Casciani. Published by Abrams, with photography by Tom Sandberg, it examines the history of modern Italian design, from World War II...

NEWS IN PICTURES: Webb & Webb Design create cover for Bond Bound.
July 10, 2008... Webb & Webb Design has created the cover for Bond Bound, a book that celebrates the art and cover design used on Ian Fleming's work. The book accompanies the Bond Bound: Ian Fleming and the Art of Cover Design exhibition at the Fleming...

NEWS IN PICTURES: Museum of Modern Art buys two works.
July 10, 2008... New York's Museum of Modern Art has bought two works, titled Vertigo and Serpico, by Manchester-based consultancy Magnetic North's creative director Brendan Dawes. The giant artworks come from Dawes' Cinema Redux project. Copyright:...

NEWS IN PICTURES: Miller Genuine Draft.
July 10, 2008... The Brand Union is rolling out a redesign of SAB Miller's beer brand Miller Genuine Draft. The new design includes a Miller eagle with an embossed neck, a colour palette of deeper reds, blacks and golds, and a less cluttered, clearer label....

NEWS IN PICTURES: New Look clothing store in Liverpool.
July 10, 2008... Caulder Moore has completed its first retail interior for the New Look clothing brand in its Liverpool One store. The design has been created, says a CM spokeswoman, 'to be easily translated across all stores internationally'. Four design...

ANALYSIS: Criminal opportunities.
July 10, 2008... It can't solve the social and cultural issues that cause crime, but design innovation has a role to play in reducing it, discovers Emma Germain The image of a crime-fighter is normally one of a sexy superhero such as Superman or Batman....

PRIVATE VIEW: Permanently crashed.(Viewpoint essay)
July 10, 2008... What's to be done with all the outdated electronics that clog up our homes? Hugh Pearman yearns for good old mechanical designs you can fix with a hammer Do you possess a steam iron? If so, how long have you had it? Not very...

INSPIRED: John Kay.(Viewpoint essay)(Brief article)
July 10, 2008... John Kay Linney Design I'm sure I won't be the first to say that citing influences and sources of inspiration is no easy feat. Being determined to inspire a business and its clients is perhaps one ambition, with another being never to...

LETTER: Made in Brunel sets the standard for student shows.(Letter to the editor)
July 10, 2008... In response to your Comment (DW 26 June), how refreshing to see the professionalism of Made in Brunel return again for the third year, better than ever. Graduating from Brunel nearly ten years ago I remember how hard it was convincing Bill and...

LETTER: It takes rigorous analysis to be truly sustainable.(Letter to the editor)
July 10, 2008... It was great to read the Sustainable Design supplement in Design Week (DW 12 June). The fact that this was published - apparently printed on paper from sustainable sources - demonstrates the increasing importance of sustainability in...

LETTER: The museums of the future will create a dialogue.(Letter to the editor)
July 10, 2008... Regarding your Voxpop asking about the museum spaces of the future (DW 3 July), for me what is significant about the public gallery is that it is reflecting the way we as a society are engaging creatively with systems, rather than just...

LETTER: The emphasis is certain to be on visitor experience.(Letter to the editor)
July 10, 2008... I would expect the shift towards interactive exhibits and environments to continue apace in the museum and gallery world (Voxpop, DW 3 July), as more museums and galleries - even the more conservative institutions - acknowledge the need to...

PROFILE: Igor Ferreira.(Occupation overview)
July 10, 2008... With no formal training, Igor Ferreira has attracted big-name clients on the back of the interiors he creates for his own stores. John Stones talks to the 'retail theatre' maestro whose shops are more than just places for buying Igor...

MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE: Suspect packages.
July 10, 2008... Designers are happy to use the latest graphics kit, but when it comesto management software few are as keen. Design Week canvasses the views of creatives and suits and discovers it's not about what you use - it's how you use it You can...

LIGHTING: Aerial antics.
July 10, 2008... There's a luminous UFO suspended over Gdansk, and a beam of light rises from the BBC in London - what's going on? Clare Dowdy goes skygazing with three lighting designers to solve the mysteries of their striking new installations This...

BUSINESS INSIGHT: When creativity is not enough.
July 10, 2008... Clever creatives may impress potential clients, but that's not enough to win briefs. You must understand the business case too, says Elizabeth Lockwood One of the most interesting elements of any client-side marketer's job is...

REVIEW: Hot huts.(Brief article)
July 10, 2008... By Sarah Frater Away from the glamour of Ascot, Henley and Wimbledon, there's a very different summer season at seaside resorts across the land. It includes ice cream, sandcastles and fish and chips, and, for a lucky few, a brightly...

Whippet redesigns Tesco Mobile's identity.
July 17, 2008... Whippet has redesigned Tesco Mobile's identity which will roll out across 700 stores this summer. The identity will also be applied to online communications and is intended to make Tesco Mobile 'unmissable on the shelf and reflect its...

Low response to Starck reality show.
July 17, 2008... Design School, the forthcoming BBC Two reality show starring Philippe Starck, has received a disappointing response from design hopefuls. Production company Two Four Group, which is creating the show, is currently trying to recruit 25...

Holt joins SomeOne as New Look unveils fresh identity.(Gary Holt )
July 17, 2008... Fashion retail chain New Look is trialing a new visual identity. The branding, designed by Gary Holt and London consultancy SomeOne, has been applied to the Caulder Moore-designed retail concept, introduced at shopping destination Liverpool...

Free pitching provokes call for action from design bodies.
July 17, 2008... The Design Business Association and the Chartered Society of Designers have both responded vociferously to free pitching, following the recent revelations reported in Design Week. Transport for London is currently running an open...

Bulletproof revamps identity for Sourz.(Brief article)
July 17, 2008... Bulletproof has revamped the packaging and identity for fruit-flavoured spirit Sourz. Brand-owner Beam Global appointed the consultancy in August last year, following a three-way pitch. It briefed Bulletproof to reposition the drink as a...

Kia cars accelerates design team expansion.
July 17, 2008... The chief design officer for Kia cars, Peter Schreyer is looking to expand Kia's global design team. Schreyer believes new designers will help fulfil his ambition of moving the brand away from having a 'value' proposition, to being one...

Exhibition at St Pancras Crypt.
July 17, 2008... Lighting designers and artists are participating in an exhibition this autumn in St Pancras Crypt in London NW1. Illumini will feature installations by artists including David Chalkley and Mercedes Altuna, and designs by Mathmos. Illumini runs...

New MoMA building paves the way for gallery expansion.
July 17, 2008... The New York Museum of Modern Art's director Glenn Lowry has outlined expansion plans that will involve a host of design appointments for 'interior detailing' at the museum. Lowry outlined plans for the museum's expansion, part of a...

University gets design guide from Nomad.
July 17, 2008... Bristol University is embarking on a major redevelopment of its 12 libraries, with a design guide for the work created by Nomad. The consultancy is also applying ideas from its design guide to work on two current projects in the arts and...

Dunning Eley Jones gives History Channel new look.
July 17, 2008... Dunning Eley Jones will be creating the identity for the new Military History Channel. The design is set to launch later this year and will be complemented by a series of rebranded idents for The History Channel. The creative team...

A wayfinding scheme in Albert Dock.(Brief article)
July 17, 2008... A wayfinding scheme in Liverpool's Albert Dock is being created by Holmes Wood. The aim of the signage scheme is to 'improve visitor flow' at the tourist destination. It includes large illuminated signs identifying entry points, banners at...

COMMENT: Watch out: co-design is as big a threat as free pitching.
July 17, 2008... You can almost hear the yawns at the mention of free pitching (see News Analysis, page 9). But it's a good time to revisit the subject of industry ethics as design faces a tight future, according to luminaries such as WPP boss Sir Martin...

Design goes in for off-the-wall antics at V&A fete.
July 17, 2008... Wolff Olins, product design consultancy Priestman Goode founder Paul Priestman and digital consultancy Poke will be some of the design names participating in this year's Victoria & Albert Museum Alternative Village Fete event. A mix of...

Centrepoint given a sharper focus by Morning identity project.(Brief article)
July 17, 2008... Homelessness charity Centrepoint is set to unveil a revised identity ahead of its 40th anniversary next year. The charity, which is supported by Prince William and helps young homeless people across the UK, will from next month sport a...

BCC statistics reveal slowdown in service sector.
July 17, 2008... This month the British Chambers of Commerce business network published its results table for the second quarter of the financial year. Its results point to a fall in output from both the manufacturing and service sectors. The service sector...

NEWS IN PICTURES: Food for Though.
July 17, 2008... London design studio Magpie has created a look for IT management consultancy service provider Logica's Food for Thought 'lunchtime sessions', which aim to provide insights into global issues, including fuel shortages and increasing energy...