Design Week articles from June 2006

Design Week archives from June 2006

Welsh designers to establish first national forum.
June 1, 2006... Wales has moved a step closer to potentially establishing a national design centre with the launch of its first Design Forum for Wales, aiming to create a formal network of designers from across industry disciplines. The terms of...

Dickins & Jones site revamp lacks design.(Fashion retailer H&M to occupy the central space in the block and will open a retail site there)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... The former Dickins & Jones department store in London's Regent Street will have no overarching interior design concept when it is carved up into five units, its developer Shearer Property Group has confirmed. Fashion retailer H&M has...

All of Us helps Tate to get interactive.(The Great Landscapes exhibition)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Interactive consultancy All of Us has designed two installations to be unveiled at the Tate Britain's Constable: The Great Landscapes exhibition tomorrow. Tate Britain assistant curator James Davis commissioned All of Us to develop...

STOP PRESS: Starck wins special D&AD award.(Philippe Starck)(British Design and Art Direction Awards )(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Philippe Starck was awarded the D&AD President's Award by Dick Powell last week for his 'outstanding contribution to the world of creativity'. Starck was applauded by guests including Jason Donovan, the star of a Virgin campaign, and...

STOP PRESS: Esterson revamps New Statesman.(Esterson Associates)(redesigning by Simon Esterson)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... The New Statesman is set to unveil its new look next week with a redesign by Simon Esterson. Esterson Associates is putting the finishing touches to what is thought to be the first significant revamp of the publication in more than 20 years....

STOP PRESS: New Design Council data resource.(www.designcouncil.org.uk/factfinder)(Design Council launches a new on line resource)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... The Design Council is launching a new on-line resource, Value of Design Factfinder, designed by Syzygy. It allows users to access figures from the Design Council's annual Design in Business survey to help them demonstrate the value of their...

Mamas & Papas conceives international expansion plans.
June 1, 2006... Premium nursery retailer Mamas & Papas is gearing up for its first international expansion, following the launch of a #2m Four IV-designed flagship outlet in London last week. Company founder Luisa Scacchetti confirms that the Regent...

Name and brand identity for SoCo development scheme.(300million)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... 300million has created the name and brand identity for SoCo, a #40m development scheme to regenerate a site in Edinburgh's Old Town, which was razed by fire in 2002. The name is a contraction of Southgate Bridge and Cowgate, where the site is...

Vauxhall adds six members to collective.(Vauxhall Motors Ltd.)(new appointments)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Car manufacturer Vauxhall is relaunching its VX Collective with six new recruits - including a food writer and a journalist - suggesting the group is embarking on an alternative direction as it seeks to broaden its creative offering. ...

Brand identity for coverage of the World Cup.(Red Bee Media)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... ITV Sport has unveiled its overhauled brand identity ahead of coverage of the World Cup. The idents were created by Red Bee Media and will be introduced for the first game on 9 June. It will then be applied to the rest of ITV's sports...

Softroom creates London flagship for Kent & Curwen.
June 1, 2006... Softroom is designing a British-themed flagship store in London that takes its inspiration from Rolls-Royce interiors. The interior design is being put together for the gentlemen's sportswear and accessories retailer Kent & Curwen. The...

Hat Trick brands Bankside development.(Hat Trick Design Consultants design marketing materials for Bankside 123)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Bankside 123, a vast, mixed-use development in London's Bankside region, is launching its brand identity and marketing materials, designed by Hat Trick Design Consultants, Bounce Digital and GBH. The development is run by Land Securities...

Creative London to report on design centre in the capital.(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Creative London is poised to publish the results of its preliminary audit into the creation of a national design centre in London. According to head of Creative London Graham Hitchen, next month will see the publication of the London...

Collection of poems inspired by text messaging.(www.txtcafe.com)
June 1, 2006... Txt Cafe, a collection of poems by the poet Silver inspired by the language of text messaging, is launching on-line and in print this week, with design work by Colchester consultancy Silk Pearce. The group has created illustrations to accompany...

IN BRIEF: SS Great Britain.(world's first iron ocean going ship wins Gulbenkian Prize)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... The SS Great Britain, the world's first iron ocean-going ship, has won the #100 000 Gulbenkian Prize for museums and galleries. Relaunched last July, the steam ship is docked at her birthplace in Bristol's Great Western Dockyard. Brunel's...

IN BRIEF: BT.(British Telecom developed a prototype series of phones)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... BT has developed a prototype series of phones under the concept name JellyFamily, which it has also registered as a trademark. The phones were designed by Rebecca Capper, formerly of BT's CTO Group, but are not planned for release, according...

IN BRIEF: Superbrands.(Superbrands signs a deal with YouGov)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Superbrands has signed a five-year deal with online market research agency YouGov to bring consumer opinion to the global brand survey for the first time. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors

IN BRIEF: Elmwood Edinburgh.(unified identity for STV)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Elmwood Edinburgh has designed the unified identity for STV, the television company created by the merger of Scottish Television and Grampian Television. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors

IN BRIEF: Paul Cartwright Branding.(Paul Cartwright Branding creates visual identity for Renew Medica)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Paul Cartwright Branding has created the visual identity and print materials for Renew Medica, a six-strong chain of 'medical aesthetic clinics' in London and the South East. The renaming project comes as the company plans to expand next...

IN BRIEF: Thompson.(Leeds consultancy Thompson designs outdoor visual identity for Holbeck Urban Village)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Leeds consultancy Thompson has designed an outdoor visual identity for Holbeck Urban Village, a development by Yorkshire Forward and Leeds City Council to create a new quarter in the city centre. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and...

COMMENT: D&AD awards show design can gain on advertising.(British Design and Art Direction Awards)
June 1, 2006... It wasn't a vintage year for D&AD (see News Analysis, page 9). Two prestigious Gold awards notwithstanding, several categories, particularly in design, were glossed over, as 'no award' was announced on the night. Some blame the...

Crozier revamps extra thin Brazilian broadsheet.(redesigning of Diario da Regiao)(Crozier Associates)(Michael Crozier)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Editorial designer Michael Crozier is working on an overhaul of Diario da Regiao, an unusually slim broadsheet newspaper in Sao Jose de Rio Preto in Brazil, fresh from his redesign of London's Evening Standard last month (DW 4 May). The...

Coley Porter Bell gives Nestle's Sveltesse a cleaner look.(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Nestle UK is relaunching Sveltesse, its range of low-fat yogurts and smoothies, with a fresh packaging design by Coley Porter Bell. The redesign comes as the chilled dairy sector becomes increasingly competitive with own-label ranges and...

Turner Duckworth wins best of show at FAB Awards.(International Food and Beverage Creative Awards competition)
June 1, 2006... By Sarah Balmond UK design consultancies have walked away with a handful of gongs for their work in packaging in the eighth annual International Food and Beverage Creative Awards competition. Overall, however, the creative standard was...

News in Pictures: Browns.(design services of Browns Design Associates)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Browns has designed a poster, invitations and a limited edition journal to promote a series of lectures by media artist Alexander Gelman, taking place during June. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors

News in Pictures: Packaging for Motorola Miniblue H5 Bluetooth headset.(Green Room Retail)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Birmingham consultancy Green Room Retail has designed the packaging for the Motorola Miniblue H5 Bluetooth headset. The packaging combines 'live-edge' blue acrylic with a magnetic locking system and will be used across Europe. Copyright:...

News in Pictures: Installation to celebrate UBS Art Collection.
June 1, 2006... Lighting designer Jason Bruges has created an installation at the atrium of UBS' headquarters in London to celebrate the UBS Art Collection and build awareness of the UBS Openings collection, which opened at the Tate Modern last week. ...

News in Pictures: Royal College of Art.(exhibitions)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... The Trick to Forgetting the Big Picture is to Look at Everything Close Up, by Andrea Jespersen, is one of a number of works by students at the Royal College of Art's printmaking course, exhibiting at South Kensington tube station, as...

NEWS ANALYSIS: Starck times at the awards.(awards)
June 1, 2006... After the relaunch of the D&AD Global Awards, Mike Exon asks what's next for the non-profit organisation Was it me, or did design work fail to make a dent on this year's D&AD awards? With a few honourable exceptions, like The Guardian...

PRIVATE VIEW: Setting the standard.(talk about the book)
June 1, 2006... Mid-20th-century Swiss graphic design may have reached perfection, but it wasn't restricted by as many commercial demands, says Adrian Shaughnessy To coincide with the publication of his book Swiss Graphic Design: The Origins and Growth...

Inspired: Phil Omerod Dorling Kindersley.(book design)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... I was once described as a 'scientific determinist'. For a designer, this cold, logical summation was unsettling, but it occurred to me that I have always been split between academic and creative pursuits - I flunked A-level biology, maths,...

LETTER: Shame on you, Gradwell.(Letter to the editor)
June 1, 2006... Geoff Gradwell's letter (DW 11 May) is a piece of pompous tat. I feel sorry for any poor graduate who encounters him. Surely it's his duty to encourage new designers? I graduated in July 2005 and, after eight months of work placements,...

Voxpop: Germany changing image.
June 1, 2006... Media reports suggest that Germany is looking to change its image - though not its branding - in the run up to the World Cup. Where do you think it should start? Do they need to change? Trains that run on time, builders who know what...

LETTER: In memory of Carolyn Watts, Smith & Milton.(Letter to the editor)
June 1, 2006... I write with sad news for those many friends and colleagues within the design industry of the tragic loss of Carolyn Watts, who battled unflinchingly against a wicked and inevitable demise from cancer. Carolyn possessed a formidable and...

LETTER: Good credit card design is not as easy as it looks.(Letter to the editor)
June 1, 2006... I enjoyed David Benady's article on the potential for designers to create distinctive cards for financial services clients (DW 4 May). When I was director of branding of a very, very big bank, which has more than 100 million card accounts...

Profile: Matteo Thun.(desigers )
June 1, 2006... Matteo Thun's multidisciplinary approach has led him from graphics, product and interior design to sustainable architecture. Stephanie Rafanelli asks him about his resort project in the Alps, and why design is dead There must be...

INTERIORS: Shanghai surprise.(market of food stores)
June 1, 2006... Fancy a gourmet sandwich during a visit to Shanghai? And where do you get hold of high-end Western deli produce? A new gourmet food store aims to fill that hole and come to the rescue of homesick expats - and the Chinese - says Clare Dowdy ...

TYPE: Loose lettering.(exhibitions)
June 1, 2006... Versatile and idiosyncratic, hand-drawn scripts are back in fashion - the ultimate antidote to the sleek perfection of digital type. Jim Davies looks at the work of classic calligrapher and typographer Edward Johnston and two contemporary...

TYPE: Jonathan Gray.(graphic design)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Jonathan Gray's dexterity with hand-drawn lettering received massive international exposure, following the success of Everything Is Illuminated, the hugely successful debut novel by New Yorker Jonathan Safran Foer. The cover features vigorous,...

PRODUCT DESIGN: Zaha of all trades.(exhibitions )
June 1, 2006... Zaha Hadid's architecture has catapulted her into global superstardom, but she has also been busy designing furniture and exhibitions. Hugh Pearman speaks to her about this lesser known side of her work Zaha Hadid is now so well known...

DESIGN BUSINESS: You don't have to specialise.(business creativeness)
June 1, 2006... Nikki Austen considers the benefits of being a multidisciplinary agency and how it makes for a more creative business In the early 1990s, as I was entering the final year of my degree, there was a mantra adopted by our course leaders -...

Putting people first.(exhibition )(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... By John Stones Amnesty International, like so many other charities, has realised the importance of playing the celebrity game. While its message does sometimes cut through to make it some way up the political agenda and into the serious...

Oympics 2012 kicks off design roster hunt.(Olympic Delivery Authority)(London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games)
June 8, 2006... London 2012 is in the throes of compiling two dedicated design rosters to handle the vast amount of work in the run-up to the capital's Olympic Games, Design Week can exclusively reveal. The rosters are being put together by the main...

Emap picks Odd to make Kiss cool again.(marketing management)(Brief article)
June 8, 2006... Emap is undertaking a rebrand of its Kiss dance music portfolio as part of a plan to update the image and output of the radio, television and on-line broadcaster. The media group appointed Odd to the project two weeks ago, following a...

MFI reviews flagship kitchen brands.(contracts of MFI and Circus)(Brief article)
June 8, 2006... It has emerged this week that furniture retailer MFI is undertaking a strategic review of its flagship kitchen brands, Hygena and Schreiber. The business is in consultation with design and strategy group Circus, which in turn is...

STOP PRESS: Lippa Pearce to move to Pentagram?(Brief article)
June 8, 2006... Packaging design consultancy Lippa Pearce is set to merge into Pentagram, according to industry sources. An announcement and further details are expected to follow Pentagram's annual International Partners Conference, which is taking place this...

STOP PRESS: Wolff Olins in global brand for London.(London Unlimited)(Wolff Olins has been appointed by Visit London )(Brief article)
June 8, 2006... Wolff Olins has been appointed by Visit London body London Unlimited to develop a brand for the city. The consultancy fought off several other groups in a pitch and will spend two months on the project, which aims to distil the pre-Olympic...

STOP PRESS: Brown to address New Designers.(Gordon Brown)(New Designers exhibition)(Brief article)
June 8, 2006... Chancellor Gordon Brown will give an address to open this year's New Designers exhibition at the Business Design Centre in London on 28 June. Confirmation of Brown's address follows his speech opening last year's London Design Festival. New...

STOP PRESS: Redesign on the cards for Ragu packs.(packaging design of Ragu Foods Co.)(Brief article)
June 8, 2006... It is understood that Ragu, the Unilever Bestfoods-owned pasta sauce, is looking to overhaul its packaging design. Roster consultancy Design Bridge last revamped Ragu's packaging in 2004. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and...

Vodafone and Orange square up for mobile future.(plans of France Telecom and Vodafone)
June 8, 2006... Glimpses of long-awaited revamps for both Orange and Vodafone were seen for the first time this week. France Telecom has finally begun to overhaul its global branding under a strategy to bring all communications businesses under the...

Factory Records: The Complete Graphic Album.
June 8, 2006... The back catalogue of sleeve artwork, packaging, posters and venues from Manchester's Factory Records label is presented in a title written and designed by Matthew Robertson, published by Thames & Hudson this month. With a foreword by label...

Freeman Christie treats water cycle.(Freeman Christie designs a website to understand Britain's water supply)(Brief article)
June 8, 2006... A trio of major environmental bodies is gearing up to launch a national initiative to promote a better understanding of Britain's water supply. Design consultancy Freeman Christie has been appointed to a three-year contract with the...

+T2A table.(exhibitions of Michael Armstrong )(Brief article)
June 8, 2006... AFID Design founder Michael Armstrong will exhibit his +T2A table at the Launch2006 event for contemporary designers in the North East. The show kicks off a four-day run on 21 June at the decommissioned Central Fire Station in Newcastle....

Navyblue targets growth despite loss of directors.(Navyblue Design Group )
June 8, 2006... Navyblue Design Group is to lose three board directors over the coming weeks, including its chairman Jim Faulds, who will not be replaced. But joint group managing director Geoff Nicol maintains that the consultancy is in a strong position...

Esterson reworks New Statesman.(Key features of the New Statesman)(Brief article)
June 8, 2006... The New Statesman unveils its radically overhauled design tomorrow, as part of a relaunch intended to explode the left-wing weekly's worthy- but-dull image. Editorial design consultancy Esterson Associates this week put the finishing...

Five to develop channel brands in first digital drive.(FiveTV)(Brief article)
June 8, 2006... Five is planning to launch two digital channels this autumn, with branding and on-screen identity created by its in-house design team and advertising agency VCCP. Work is yet to begin on the branding of the new stations, Five Life and...

IN BRIEF: Construct appointment.(appointment of Kim Hartley)(Brief article)
June 8, 2006... Kim Hartley has left brand consultancy Lippincott Mercer to join Construct. Hartley was senior associate at Lippincott Mercer for two years, and creative director of graphics at Four IV prior to that. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd....

IN BRIEF: Creative and Media Diploma.(www. creativeandmediadiploma.org)(Brief article)
June 8, 2006... Creative and Cultural Skills has begun nationwide consultation with employers on the new Creative and Media Diploma for 14- to 19-year-olds in England. The diploma aims to provide young people with an alternative route into higher education or...

IN BRIEF: Elmwood is redesigning website for 26.(www.26.org.uk)
June 8, 2006... Elmwood is redesigning the website - www.26.org.uk - for writers' collective 26, due for relaunch this month. Developed by Elmwood head of writing Jayne Workman, the rebuild is intended to offer greater functionality and will integrate a...

IN BRIEF: Alice Rawsthorn column.(www.iht.com/culture)(Alice Rawsthorn publishes a column for the International Herald Tribune)(Brief article)
June 8, 2006... Alice Rawsthorn published her first weekly column for the International Herald Tribune on Monday. Called Design, the column aims to explore international developments in contemporary design. The column can be read at www.iht.com/culture. ...

IN BRIEF: CGI London design.(CGI London designs print and online versions of GlaxoSmithKline PLC.)(Brief article)
June 8, 2006... CGI London has designed the print and on-line versions of GlaxoSmithKline's Annual Review and Annual Report, after winning a four- way pitch. The theme of Being Human will form the basis of all GSK's corporate communications. ...

IN BRIEF: Bubble appointed.(Bubble designs website for architect Arca)(Brief article)
June 8, 2006... Bubble has been appointed to design the website for architect Arca. The creative group has been briefed to create a modern, design-led site that will feature live RSS news feeds on the firm's projects. Copyright: Centaur Communications...

COMMENT: Brown's renewed show of support is most welcome.(Gordon Brown speaks in New Designers graduate show)
June 8, 2006... Gordon Brown is putting his mouth where the money is and backing design once more. The Chancellor's decision to speak at this year's New Designers graduate show at London's Business Design Centre (see News, page 3) indicates that his faith in...

Firstsite to pick team for #16.5m Colchester venue.(Firstsite, designs exhibitions)(Brief article)
June 8, 2006... The Essex-based arts complex Firstsite is putting together a team of designers to undertake a raft of projects, as it prepares to move into a #16.5m venue designed by New York architect Rafael Vinoly. Firstsite is poised to appoint a...

Dalziel & Pow helps Anotah expand.(Brief article)
June 8, 2006... Dalziel & Pow has created a six-figure global retail scheme for Anotah, a Kuwaiti fashion retailer with ambitions to become 'the first Middle East fashion house to establish a presence in the West'. The London consultancy has overhauled...

Scottish Design Awards winners span wide spectrum.
June 8, 2006... By Sarah Balmond This year's Scottish Design Awards offered an eclectic mix of design work, but entries in the packaging sector were particularly weak, say jurors on the panel. The Design Grand Prix went to Glasgow-based Graphical...

News in Pictures: Hawkins Brown redevelop former 19th century brewery.(The Bottlestore)(Brief article)
June 8, 2006... Architect Hawkins Brown has been given planning consent to redevelop a former 19th century brewery in London's Stockwell, called The Bottlestore. The #53m project will consist of housing, office space, retail units and a health centre. ...

News in Pictures: The Ship: The Art of Climate Change Exhibition.(art exhibitions at Natural History Museum)(Brief article)
June 8, 2006... The Ship: The Art of Climate Change opens this week at the Natural History Museum. Designed in-house, it aims to deepen our understanding of climate change, and features the experiences of international artists and writers who have travelled to...

News in Pictures: Football Fever exhibition.
June 8, 2006... Designers have re-interpreted the football for the Design Museum Tank's latest timely extravaganza, Football Fever, which runs the length of the World Cup at Shad Thames, London SE1. Featured are balls by 30 design heroes, including Peter...

News in Pictures: Latest portable navigation device.(navigation device designed by Therefore for Tom Tom)(Brief article)
June 8, 2006... The GO 910 is the latest portable navigation device designed by Therefore for Tom Tom. The design group claims it is the world's first device to store pre-installed maps of Europe, the US and Canada. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd....

NEWS ANALYSIS: Open to interpretation.(influence of interactivity in art exhibitions)
June 8, 2006... Interactivity can greatly enhance art exhibitions, but only if it is integrated imaginatively into the overall experience, says Scott Billings At Tate Britain's preview night for Constable: The Great Landscapes, a bored, petulant looking...

Inspired: James Mair Viaduct Furniture.(reports of architectural designs)(Brief article)
June 8, 2006... When I was studying architecture in the late 1970s, there was one building that completely caught my imagination - the chapel at Ronchamp by Le Corbusier. Little did I know the effect the building would have on me some 15 years later, when...

PRIVATE VIEW: A logo for all times.(Column)
June 8, 2006... The truly successful designs don't go away easily. Hugh Pearman marvels at the old British Rail logo, which is getting yet another lease of life Some logos are so strong, they just refuse to die. Back in the mid- 1990s, I found myself...

LETTER: There is more than omissions to worry about in The Top 100.(Letter to the editor)
June 8, 2006... That eagerly awaited time of year has arrived again - The Top 100 Consultancy Survey. As usual, the survey raises the odd eyebrow or two and sheds yet more light on the profitability of the design industry. Of particular interest are...

Voxpop: Design industry in Wales.(Welsh design centre)
June 8, 2006... If the design industry in Wales is 'growing up' with the launch of its first Design Forum, how essential is the creation of a Welsh design centre right now? A Welsh design centre is a good idea and would be well received by industry and the...

LETTER: Surveys should reflect a changing industry scene.(Letter to the editor)
June 8, 2006... Those familiar with the submission form for The Top 100 Consultancy Survey will be aware that it asks consultancies to split their design fee-income from their fee-income from strategic consultancy. Some 28 per cent (#2.4m) of Corporate...

LETTER: Accreditation for creative businesses is a crazy concept.(Letter to the editor)
June 8, 2006... The idea of an industry body controlled by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport handing out accreditation to successful businesses in the creative sector fills me with horror (DW 25 May). Might I suggest that those frustrated civil...

LETTER: Stickland Coombe designed Beauty and the Beast.(Letter to the editor)
June 8, 2006... We would like to clarify that Stickland Coombe were the exhibition designers for Beauty and the Beast: New Swedish Design at the Crafts Council 2004-2005 (DW 25 May). Kerr Noble designed the graphics. Josephine Gaffikin, Press and marketing...

LETTER: Design bodies must have better things to spend time on.(Letter to the editor)
June 8, 2006... Those of us of a certain age will recall that accreditation (DW 25 May) raises its head periodically, and particularly at a time when design bodies are casting around for something to justify their continuation. About 20 years ago, the...

Profile: Walking-Chair.(Designersblock's 2002 show in the Bargehouse)
June 8, 2006... Walking-Chair has made its name with unlikely designs, such as a chandelier for a bare light bulb, and composes a song for each product. Hannah Booth talks to Fidel Peugeot, one half of the quirky duo At Designersblock's 2002 show in the...

GAMES: Use your intuition.(new breed of computer games)
June 8, 2006... Nintendo is aiming to win over a fresh generation of players with its new, more user-friendly consoles and controllers. Alex Wiltshire speaks to Toshio Iwai, designer of one of the new breed of computer games AMID the cacophony of a...

HOTEL DESIGN: Chat room hotel.(new hotels in Italy seaside)
June 8, 2006... Miss Sixty's new hotel, in an Italian seaside town, is set to blur the line between retail and resort as never before, targeting a young, clubby audience. Sara Manuelli talks to its founder, Wichy Hassan, about the ideas behind the project...

GRAPHICS: Paradise lost.(Victoria & Albert Museum is holding a smaller exhibition of graphics)(Brief article)
June 8, 2006... With an exhibition of rare and iconic 1960s graphics set to open in London, John Stones reflects on a bygone, yet influential era The 1960s seem to provide an inexhaustible treasure chest of ideas to be plundered, particularly when it...

DESIGN BUSINESS: Dissolving the digital divide.(digital, like design, is about creativity and people)
June 8, 2006... Digital media is now such an integral part of design that consultancies must embrace the constant change to survive, says Mike Curtis We all understand that the one constant in design is change. Change is built into the way the design...