Design Week articles from June 2004

Design Week archives from June 2004

Interbrand restyle for Barclaycard.(News)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... BARCLAYCARD is set to unveil a radical restyling of its card and visual identity by Interbrand this week, as part of a multi-million pound bid to reach more wallets. The move is a response to market research, which identified that...

Mylius M&S exit leaves questions.(News)(Marks & Spencer)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... MARKS & SPENCER head of brand design Rodney Mylius is leaving his post at the British retail giant in order to set up his own design consultancy. Mylius is planning to set up a retail design group called Fortune Street, together with...

Casson Mann fuels energy exhibit.(News)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... THE SCIENCE MUSEUM has commissioned a host of designers and interactive artists to produce installations for its upcoming 'Energy--fuelling the future' gallery. Casson Mann is handling the exhibition design. Installation designers include Dunne...

Chaloner back with Conran.(News)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... TERANCE CONRAN's design consultancy Conran & Partners has appointed David Chaloner as its interior and retail design director. Chaloner left Havas-owned Conran Design Group earlier this year (DW 26 February), and he will spearhead plans for the...

Smith to head IG in Europe.(News)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... PATRICK SMITH (pictured) has been promoted to Europe chief executive at branding group Enterprise IG. He will have responsibility for client development and 450 staff in nine locations. Former UK group managing director John Mathers takes over...

SAS founder says au revoir.(News)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... STOCKS AUSTIN SICE founder Nick Austin has left the UK to relocate his family to the south of France. Austin says he will continue to work with his clients as a consultant for SAS. Two client partners will soon be appointed to expand the group,...

Holmes Place chooses 20/20.(News)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... HOLMES PLACE, the health and fitness group, has appointed 20/20 to work on its brand identity and interiors for its entire network. Building on the existing brand identity, 20/20 will undertake creative work for the company's marque, colour...

Johnson Banks gold is more than just a graphic.(Comment)
June 3, 2004... It's great to see Johnson Banks striking D&AD gold with the Royal Mail interactive stamps (see News, page 6). Not only is it the first project to score a double whammy, also winning the prestigious Best of Show prize in the Design Week Awards...

Love branding blocks for Liverpool Biennial event.(News)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... LOVE CREATIVE has developed the brand identity for this year's Liverpool Biennial, dubbed the UK's largest international festival of contemporary art. The Manchester consultancy was initially drafted in to handle the event's advertising...

The Chase in Manchester has designed an A1 newspaper format brochure for Preston City Council entitled Think Big.(News)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... The Chase in Manchester has designed an A1 newspaper format brochure for Preston City Council entitled Think Big. Using anecdotes about life in Preston, the work illuminates the city's five-year leisure plan, after it was awarded city status at...

The Team illuminates the Big Lottery fund.(News)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... THE TEAM has created the brand identity for the Big Lottery Fund, a fledgling National Lottery distributor formed from the merger of the New Opportunities Fund and the Community Fund. The organisation, which launches this week, becomes the...

Imagination opened its 7400[m.sup.2] Thunderbird experience for Ford last week, which it claims is the largest European stand produced for the company in 30 years.(News)
June 3, 2004... Imagination opened its 7400[m.sup.2] Thunderbird experience for Ford last week, which it claims is the largest European stand produced for the company in 30 years. Boasting an 840[m.sup.2] 'lake', a 16m suspended replica of Thunderbird 2, a...

Senior staff juggle at 999 Design.(News)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... GLASGOW consultancy 999 Design Group is in the throes of a company restructure, following the departure of two senior staff members last week. Keith Forbes has resigned his post as managing director at the consultancy, which he had held...

Crafts Council losses in Momart fire.(News)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... THE MOMART fire, responsible for destroying parts of the Saatchi collection in London last Monday, has also claimed more than 20 pieces of design from the Craft Council's Collection, it has emerged. Lost works from among the council's...

HMKM to show Habitat range in its best light.(News)(HOSKER MOORE KENT MELIA)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... HOSKER MOORE KENT MELIA is creating in-store displays for Habitat's 40th anniversary celebrations and the company's forthcoming product range, which is set to appear in stores this September. In partnership with Tom Dixon, the retailer's...

Bloom has redesigned the packaging for De Witt's anti-stain smokers' toothpaste brand, Clinomyn.(News)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... Bloom has redesigned the packaging for De Witt's anti-stain smokers' toothpaste brand, Clinomyn. The refreshed packaging range will be rolled out across 15 European countries, launching in the UK next month. Bloom won the business on the basis...

Pearson Matthews.(News)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... Seymour Powell associate director Jim Dawton has been appointed as director of Kingston-based medical products specialist Pearson Matthews.

Homebase.(News)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... Argos Retail Group-owned Homebase has appointed London design consultancy Turner Duckworth to work on its DIY range.

Surf is launching its new look this week, designed by branding group Vibrandt, in a bid to position it as a 'global challenger' brand.(News)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... Surf is launching its new look this week, designed by branding group Vibrandt, in a bid to position it as a 'global challenger' brand. The new design will be applied to all communications material.

Three members of Tayburn's consumer branding team, Campbell Laird, Nick Campbell and Gary Fortune-Smith, are leaving the group.(News)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... Three members of Tayburn's consumer branding team, Campbell Laird, Nick Campbell and Gary Fortune-Smith, are leaving the group, owing to what Tayburn chief executive Erick Davidson calls differences in 'personal views on the way forward' for...

Salter Baxter.(News)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... Wolff Olins client director Tom Banks, founder of Johnson Banks, has joined Salter Baxter as a consultant. 'Tom will join our management team and add to our offer of strategic brand consulting for major corporations.' says Salter Baxter founder...

Exit 21.(News)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... Stafferdshire University's HE Full Circle scheme has awarded a 1000 [pounds sterling] bursary to Stafford-based design studio Exit 21 to kick-start the nascent enterprise.

Silk Pearce has refreshed the brand identity for United Trust Bank, as it is relaunched following a management buy-out.(News)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... Silk Pearce has refreshed the brand identity for United Trust Bank, as it is relaunched following a management buy-out. Previously called Bank Insinger de Beaufort, UT is to revert to its original name, after consultation with Silk Pearce. For...

Building Design Partnership has outlined plans to redesign Aintree Racecourse over the next three years.(News)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... Building Design Partnership has outlined plans to redesign Aintree Racecourse over the next three years (below). Plans for the 34m [pounds sterling] redesign, which would begin after the 2005 Grand National, were submitted to Sefton Council...

Fabrica.(News)(Benetton's communication research centre Fabrica )(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... Benetton's communication research centre Fabrica is launching a competition open to designers, architects, sculptors and artists to 'bring back to life' a dead Lebanese cedar tree around which Fabrica was created (below). The tree is an...

Milan has announced details for the renovation of the Teatro alla Scala opera house.(News)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... Milan has announced details for the renovation of the Teatro alla Scala opera house. The venue is being restored by architects Mario Botta, France Malgrande and Elisabetta Fabbri and will re-open on 7 December.

The Pulse Group has created a range of leaflets and posters for The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths' exhibition of silverware.(News)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... The Pulse Group has created a range of leaflets and posters for The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths' exhibition of silverware, which opens in London this week.

Lafarge Aggregates.(News)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... Haley Sharpe has been reappointed as preferred design supplier by Lafarge Aggregates, a UK producer of construction materials. Haley Sharpe was invited to pitch against 21 groups.

Dutton Merrifield is creating an on-line communication strategy to publicise www.ukbusiness tracker.com.(News)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... Dutton Merrifield is creating an on-line communication strategy to publicise www.ukbusiness tracker.com. The group plans to develop e-mail communications to the business community containing a series of offers.

Johnson Banks strikes D&AD gold.(News)(D&AD Awards)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... DESIGN entrants scooped two golds at this year's D&AD Awards, though ad agencies failed to make the grade. Building on its Best of Show at the Design Week Awards in March, Johnson Banks took gold for its Fruit & Veg series of Royal Mail...

Kitchenware brand Culinaire is launching 12 products this week, created by Rodd Industrial Design.(News)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... Kitchenware brand Culinaire is launching 12 products this week, created by Rodd Industrial Design. The consultancy completed the 3D rebrand of the kitchen utensils range to improve the ergonomics of the range. Rodd's work will introduce design...

Cycle race gets Peleton makeover.(News)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... BRANDING and identity work for the upcoming Tour of Britain cycling competition has been created by graphic design start-up Peleton Design. The Bristol consultancy has designed the event's marque, along with winners' jerseys, the race...

Hustler's chain of 'erotic department stores' to hit UK high streets.(News)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... HUSTLER is set to launch a UK retail chain of 'erotic department stores' worth more than 30m [pounds sterling] over the next two years. Branded Hustler Hollywood UK, the Larry Flynt-owned brand will roll out retail designs and a brand...

Teviot wins six-figure Borders tourist contract.(News)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... THE SCOTTISH Borders Tourist Board has awarded a one-year design contract to Teviot. The Edinburgh-based consultancy beat six other groups, believed to include Pointsize Associates and 1576 Advertising, to the work, following an unpaid...

Philip Watts Design has created a range of cast bronze street furniture, which has been hand crafted for Nottingham's Arboretum.(News)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... Philip Watts Design has created a range of cast bronze street furniture, which has been hand crafted for Nottingham's Arboretum. The designs include a set of park benches, waste bins, railings and information panels. The listed public park...

Demos urges designers to consider the disabled.(News)
June 3, 2004... POOR design, ineffective communication and a dearth of collaboration with the disabled population are all symptoms of entrenched 'disablism' in the UK, according to a report from independent think-tank Demos. Produced in association with...

Design wins the war for wallet share: companies that offer credit cards are waking up to the branding opportunities.(News Analysis)
June 3, 2004... IN AND of themselves, charge cards aren't terribly precious objects. Slips of sturdy plastic emblazoned with a few Iogos, some raised figures and perhaps a chip or a hologram; it's the brand and lifestyle they represent--and the funds they give...

Two wheels are better than four, as any self-respecting citizen will affirm, especially if you are 'cycling mad' Ken Brewer, the Londoner who has covered 138 105 miles since 1987.(Diary)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... Two wheels are better than four, as any self-respecting citizen will affirm, especially if you are 'cycling mad' Ken Brewer, the Londoner who has covered 138 105 miles since 1987. Born 'near the Bow Bells', the 75-year-old's mileage was sadly...

Text your tent and it will show you the way home.(Diary)(Design Stream)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... Festival season wouldn't be complete without dropping your phone in the mud and losing your tent. Not any more, thanks to Design Stream, creator of the Take Me Home Dome--a tent that lights up orange when you text it from your mobile phone. ...

New City logo ushers in vegetable patch skyline.(Diary)
June 3, 2004... Peter Murray's latest exhibit, London's New City Architecture exhibition, open to the public until 2 July, has won widespread acclaim for its logo. Hosted by the Corporation of London and British Land in London's Broadgate, EC2, the show...

The Great British deckchair has had a lick of summer paint by the good people at Four IV.(Diary)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... The Great British deckchair has had a lick of summer paint by the good people at Four IV. Presumably initiated during a 'let's go and work in the park this afternoon shall we' session, the consultancy's creatives finally settled on five British...

Style before substance: a new book that claims we are living in the Age of Aesthetics is persuasive enough to have influence beyond design circles.(Private View)(Book Review)
June 3, 2004... IT'S official: designers are the new Masters of the Universe. In American writer and economist Virginia Postrel's fascinating book, The Substance of Style: How the Rise of Aesthetic Value is Remaking Commerce, Culture & Consciousness...

Embrace optimism--not personnel as overheads.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
June 3, 2004... Willott Kingston Smith suggests that design groups shouldn't staff up too quickly (News, DW 20 May). It has shown that the gross income per head is down and that profit margins have fallen. As an accountancy firm, does WKS understand the...

Charity clients profit from reliable relationships.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
June 3, 2004... Dick Powell's notion (Letters, DW 13 May) that design work undertaken for charitable organisations should automatically be done for free or at a reduced cost concerns me. Our company specialises in design for the charity and not-for-profit...

Interest prospects with compelling direct mail.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
June 3, 2004... I have written several successful direct mail pieces for a leading consultancy, and can assure you direct mail is, in fact, a highly effective form of lead generation if used correctly (Private View, DW 6 May). Co-ordinate it with...

Luxury clothes looking a bit on the shabby side.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
June 3, 2004... Far from polarising the clothing retail market into clearly defined premium and budget lanes, I see retailers choosing to drive all over the road visually (News Analysis, DW 20 May). There are now so many so-called budget clothing retailers,...

Vox pop: as digital artist Daniel Brown celebrates his Designer of the Year title, the Design Museum will be trawling for contenders for 2005's prize. Who would you put on the shortlist and why?
June 3, 2004... 'Two heeds are better than one. Design is never a solitary profession, the idea of the lone designer being creative in a room panders to public misconceptions about the nature of creativity and the value of design in everyday life. I'd rather...

Bling it on: Bethan Ryder looks at the return of glamour and glitz on the bar scene, as designers are inspired by quirky and fun pop style from the 1980s and beyond.
June 3, 2004... SEX AND THE CITY is not over. It's alive and kicking in cafes and bars around the UK, from Plymouth to Newcastle. Picture Carrie Bradshaw in a vintage skirt paired with a hot pink T-shirt, designer shoes, a quirky handbag and diamond earrings,...

Counter culture: Adrian Shaughnessy talks to one of the founders of Magma bookshops, who is committed to providing a first class service to the chain's graphic arts clientele.
June 3, 2004... I ONCE presented some design work to a client. He looked at it and said, 'Looks like something you might see in Magma.' This comment (not intended as a compliment) suggested to me that Magma, the small chain of shops selling design books and...

Starter's orders: Clare Dowdy finds out how entrepreneurs and designers in the retail world transform an enterprising idea into bricks and mortar reality.
June 3, 2004... BIG chains appear to dominate the UK's high streets, but there are plenty of entrepreneurs opening their own outlets. Many of these people have gained experience with established retailers, such as the founders of organic food store Here,...

Directory.(Directory)
June 3, 2004... 3D--ANIMATION AND IMAGING Arcana Digital Ltd, Animation, imaging and post production for broadcast, interactive & print, Folio available online or call for CD sampler. Studio 15 minutes from Victoria. Clients include:-Bray Leino,...

Exhibitions.(The Week Ahead)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... Creation: An Insight into the Mind of the Modern Silversmith, until 10 July, is a show organised by the Goldsmiths' Company which explores the concept of creativity by focusing on a group of contemporary silversmiths and their work. Venue:...

Degree shows.(The Week Ahead)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... Loughborough University Art & Design Degree Show, featuring ceramics, furniture, silversmithing and jewellery, as well as fine art, history of art and design, textiles and visual communications, is on show from 5-8 June. Venue: School of...

Graphic content: British perceptions of graphic novels are changing as exhibitions such as Comica expose the challenging work out there.(The Week Ahead)
June 3, 2004... While the graphic novel has always found favour in Japan, France, South Africa and the US, we in Britain tend to treat it with suspicion. I suspect this is largely due to our fine literary-tradition, and the fact that most educated adults still...

Last chance to see.(The Week Ahead)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... Until 13 June Designer of the Year showcases the work of product designer Sam Buxton, lighting designer Paul Cocksedge, football boot designer Craig Johnston and this year's winner, multimedia designer Daniel Brown. Venue: Design Museum,...

Call for entries.(The Week Ahead)(British Interactive Media Association)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... Entries to the British Interactive Media Association, otherwise known as the BIMA Awards 2004, should be submitted by 30 June. Info: www.bima.co.uk/bimas. Contact: Call Katy Howell on 01932 706 810.

Talk.(The Week Ahead)(Drawing Front Lines )(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... On Thursday 10 June at 8.30pm, Drawing Front Lines features South African revolutionaries and founders of Bitterkomix Conrad Dotes and Joe Dog, whose comics were on the front line in the struggle for South African democracy during the 1980s and...

Book.(The Week Ahead)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 3, 2004... All Messed Up--Unpredictable Graphics by Anna Gerber explores the important role played by mistakes and accidents in the creative process, and includes interviews with five leading figures including Ian Anderson and Stefan Sagmeister. Published...

Fitch sheds jobs as it restructures.(News)(Brief Article)
June 10, 2004... FITCH LONDON is axing almost a quarter of its workforce this week, the culmination of a refocusing on core business by WPP Group-owned Fitch Worldwide. Nineteen of its 84 employees have been made redundant--23 per cent of the London...

Yotel books central London sites.(News)(Brief Article)
June 10, 2004... YOTEL, the innovative hotel concept from Yo! Sushi founder Simon Woodroffe, is in discussions to secure two 'high profile' sites in central London, director Gerard Greene has confirmed. The hunt for prime locations comes as Yotel announces...

Carnegie Orr face for First Choice.(News)(Brief Article)
June 10, 2004... FIRST CHOICE HOLIDAYS is aiming to relaunch itself as a 'leading leisure travel' operator this week, with a brand review and new look corporate identity by Carnegie Orr. The 'face within a face' marque will represent the company's...

London office for Siegel & Gale.(News)(Brief Article)
June 10, 2004... SIEGEL & GALE is planning to reopen a UK office this year, following its acquisition by Omnicom. Consultancy founder Alan Siegel says he is planning to open offices in London, Tokyo and Hong Kong 'in the next 90 days', through acquisition...

Selfridges looks into the future.(News)(Brief Article)
June 10, 2004... LONDON'S Selfridges department store has unveiled a series of giant 3D postcard window installations, designed in collaboration with Studio Myerscough and curated by the Architecture Foundation. Participants include NL Architects (pictured...

Arnold left out of Havas loop.(News)(Brief Article)
June 10, 2004... ARNOLD INTERACTIVE chief executive Bruce Winfield has denied reports that the consultancy is up for sale. Its French owner, Havas, is understood to want to dispose of the group, formed from Malcolm Garrett's AMX Studios. The...

Break new ground if you want to change perceptions.(designers urged to venture beyond the norms)
June 10, 2004... Are you a T-shaped designer? If you don't know what I'm talking about, then you're probably not--or maybe you don't subscribe to management journals. This admirable descriptor is filtering into design from management consultancy McKinsey &...

Stars of Euro 2004 ignite titles by BBC Broadcast.(News)(Brief Article)
June 10, 2004... BBC design teams have created a fast-paced title sequence to mark the BBC's coverage of the Euro 2004 football championships. The 52-second piece, which will appear on 12 June, depicts leading European players as larger-than-life...

442 Design breathes life into The Ozone.(designing of the corporate event)(Our Dynamic Earth)(Brief Article)
June 10, 2004... EDINBURGH'S Our Dynamic Earth attraction relaunches its Ozone corporate event venue this week, with interiors and a brand identity created by local group 442 Design. The revamp is designed to minimise noise pollution, explains Our Dynamic...

D3 Editions is set to launch a limited edition print of Lewis Carroll's Alice: Through the Looking Glass.(News)(Brief Article)
June 10, 2004... D3 Editions is set to launch a limited edition print of Lewis Carroll's Alice: Through the Looking Glass, with illustrations by Sir Peter Blake. Publisher Douglas Wilson, the former design director of Ladybird Books and a senior lecturer at...

BBC Symphony Orchestra this week unveils its upcoming season of classical music, with a programme designed by NB Studio.(News)(British Broadcasting Corp)(Brief Article)
June 10, 2004... BBC Symphony Orchestra this week unveils its upcoming season of classical music, with a programme designed by NB Studio. The 16-page programme boasts an abstract cover (far left) that folds out to reveal a French horn emerging from a dark...

David Collins' music 'box' for Kabaret's Prophecy.(interior designs for Kabaret club)(Brief Article)
June 10, 2004... LONDON'S acclaimed Kabaret club relaunches this week as Kabaret's Prophecy, with cutting-edge, musically driven interiors designed by David Collins. The venue, his first club commission, features three interactive walls entirely covered...

Unreal's mean feet for Tantrum.(News)(Brief Article)
June 10, 2004... UNREAL has designed the identity for fledgling film company Tantrum Films. The marque, which depicts a woman's heel splintering the logotype, draws on the concept of a 'stroppy actress' to create a dark and playful feel, according to...

Seymour Powell fleet on track with Meridian.(News)(Brief Article)
June 10, 2004... MIDLAND MAINLINE has unveiled the first of its Seymour Powell-designed Meridian trains, with 22 more to follow throughout the rest of the year. Seymour Powell design director Nick Talbot led the project, which began in late 2001 and was...

London's Foundling Museum reopens this week, following a 4.2m [pounds sterling] restoration and refurbishment project.(News)(Brief Article)
June 10, 2004... London's Foundling Museum reopens this week, following a 4.2m [pounds sterling] restoration and refurbishment project. Originally an 18th century home for abandoned children and credited as being London's first public art gallery, the 1930s...

Sotheby's in-house team has designed the catalogue for the auction house's forthcoming James Joyce book sale in London on 8 July.(News)(Brief Article)
June 10, 2004... Sotheby's in-house team has designed the catalogue for the auction house's forthcoming James Joyce book sale in London on 8 July. The brochure features black-and-white photographs of the Joyce brothers and shots of literary magazines, as well...

Conran & Partners is redesigning the interiors of London's restaurant Mezzo.(News)(Brief Article)
June 10, 2004... Conran & Partners is redesigning the interiors of London's restaurant Mezzo. The restaurant will be redesigned as Spanish eatery Meza, while the lower ground floor will become Cuban bar Floridita. The former ground-floor cafe is being...

The signage and graphics for the newly opened Crafts Study Centre at the Surrey Institute of Art and Design.(News)(Brief Article)
June 10, 2004... The signage and graphics for the newly opened Crafts Study Centre at the Surrey Institute of Art and Design has been created by Celsius.

Halifax and Bank Of Scotland.(News)(Brief Article)
June 10, 2004... Halifax and Bank Of Scotland has appointed Lippa Pearce to examine the creation of its retail communications, following a paid, four-way pitch. The consultancy will produce a design template to bring a consistency to the way HB0S communicates...

Vibrandt.(News)(Brief Article)
June 10, 2004... Vibrandt, part of the Sandom Group, has appointed former Design Bridge founder and group sales director Keith Young as development director.

Retail property lettings search engine Shopproperty.co.uk has relaunched with a brand identity.(News)(Brief Article)
June 10, 2004... Retail property lettings search engine Shopproperty.co.uk has relaunched with a brand identity, website redesign and marketing campaign by Blumedia.

Williams Murray Hamm and Design Bridge picked up Packaging Design awards at the Sixth International Food And Beverage Creative Excellence Awards.(News)(Brief Article)
June 10, 2004... Williams Murray Hamm and Design Bridge picked up Packaging Design awards at the Sixth International Food And Beverage Creative Excellence Awards. WMH scooped a FAB prize for its Jaffa Cakes work and Design Bridge, London, for Fernando De...

The Financial Times has confirmed it is to undergo an in-house redesign overseen by former FT Creative Business editor Andrew Davis.(News)(Brief Article)
June 10, 2004... The Financial Times has confirmed it is to undergo an in-house redesign overseen by former FT Creative Business editor Andrew Davis. The rethink is currently in the consultation phase.

Middlesex University.(News)(Brief Article)
June 10, 2004... Middlesex University has been awarded a 685 000 [pounds sterling] grant to train 15 product design graduates per year over the next four years, as part of its MSc Design Engineering programme which kicks off next January.

Purpose Design Consultants has designed the visual identity for strategic marketing consultancy North Abbey.(News)(Brief Article)
June 10, 2004... Purpose Design Consultants has designed the visual identity for strategic marketing consultancy North Abbey. A window and the northern point of a compass form the shape of an abbey tower.

Marks & Spencer has opened a new retail format in Thailand designed by Silver & Co.(News)(Brief Article)
June 10, 2004... Marks & Spencer has opened a new retail format in Thailand designed by Silver & Co. The design is configured for concessions within department stores across Asia and has been launched in Central Department Store in Bangkok's Chitlom district.