Design Week articles from March 2005

Design Week archives from March 2005

Seymour lathers up Dove branding.(Richard Seymour )(Brief Article)
March 3, 2005... Unilever has appointed Seymour Powell partner Richard Seymour as creative director of design for its global Dove brand. The move paves the way for a commitment to design for the fmcg giant, in its renewed search for top-line growth. ...

COI design roster plans unveiled.(Central Office of Information)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2005... The Central Office of Information's forthcoming design and creative services roster will focus on design implementation rather than strategic consultancy when it is announced in a few weeks' time. The design and creative services roster...

Seachange redesigns Ribena range.(Brief Article)
March 3, 2005... GlaxoSmithKline is relaunching Ribena with a reworked identity and brand proposition, designed by Seachange Creative. The move comes as Ribena gears up to roll out Ribena Really Light, to replace Ribena's axed Toothkind and Light...

Abbey takes Landor branding.(Abbey National PLC)(Landor Associates )(Brief Article)
March 3, 2005... Abbey National is set to rebadge its high street branches with its new parent company's brand. Abbey's incumbent branding group Wolff Olins will oversee the implementation of the work, notwithstanding the fact that the group's overhaul...

General Motors design overhaul.(Brief Article)
March 3, 2005... General Motors, the world's largest car manufacturer, has disclosed at this week's Geneva Motor Show that it is restructuring its global design function. The company has yet to announce exact details of how the plans will affect the...

Health food plea from Duckworth.
March 3, 2005... Turner Duckworth creative director Bruce Duckworth is calling on the packaging of healthy foods to become more alluring. He argues that this, rather than restrictions on items such as snack foods, would be the best response to the debate about...

COMMENT: South Africa's design fest celebrates inclusiveness.(Design Indaba)(Column)
March 3, 2005... BY LYNDA RELPH-KNIGHT I was fortunate to attend Design Indaba in Cape Town last week, my fourth of the eight events that have constituted South Africa's annual design fest. Since my first visit in 1999, it has grown into a world class...

Heal's collection for V&A looks to Arts & Crafts era.(Victoria & Albert Museum's International Arts and Crafts exhibition)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2005... Heal's is launching a collection of Arts and Crafts-inspired furniture and products to support its sponsorship of the Victoria & Albert Museum's International Arts and Crafts exhibition, which opens this month. Heal's in-house team and...

Toast hits high street with Harrogate store.(Toast )(Brief Article)
March 3, 2005... Upmarket womenswear retailer Toast is to open its first stand-alone store tomorrow, designed by retail specialist Din Associates. It is also planning to open additional dedicated shops and is examining other potential sites. The 130m2...

King of Shaves launches range of women's products.(King of Shaves )(Brief Article)
March 3, 2005... UK shaving brand King of Shaves is launching a range of women's shaving products in white and pink, designed by in-house head of design Simon Watson. The King of Shaves Woman brand consists of six designs for shaving gel, oil, moisturiser,...

Airport study to trigger design jobs.(Belfast International Airport)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2005... Raymond Turner, former group design director at BAA, has completed an extensive customer wayfinding study for Belfast International Airport, which may lead to a wave of design projects at the site. Turner was principal consultant on the...

Strong results for WPP, Omnicom.(WPP Group PLC)(Omnicom Group Inc)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2005... WPP has reported strong growth in the branding and identity divisions of the group, highlighting Landor Associates, Fitch London, Addison Corporate Marketing and The Partners as having performed particularly well in the UK last year. ...

TKO Design collaborates with Tomy Europe.(TKO Design Group Inc)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2005... TKO Design has collaborated with Tomy Europe to create its latest range of Walkabout baby monitors, due to be launched in March. Among the five models are plug-in versions and products that use digital technology. The monitors have been made...

Young Bond series.
March 3, 2005... The intellectual property fund backed by the family of James Bond creator Ian Fleming is launching a series of books based on the young life of the famous British spy. London design consultancy Odd has created visual materials and branding for...

CDG set to boost Cable & Wireless Guernsey.(Brief Article)
March 3, 2005... Cable & Wireless Guernsey has appointed Conran Design Group to help reposition the telecoms brand in the Guernsey market. CDG was selected last month following a four-way competitive pitch. The consultancy has been tasked with developing...

Brand identity for Redcliffe College.(Mark-making )(Brief Article)
March 3, 2005... Oxfordshire-based graphic design company Mark-making has designed the brand identity for Redcliffe College, a mission-training education centre that provides teaching and learning facilities. The visual identity is composed of three leaves...

Brand identity for Mentus.(HTDL)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2005... HTDL has named and designed the brand identity for Mentus, a suite of on-line educational tools from School Mentor Solutions. Mentus launches at the start of the next academic year, with websites, exhibition designs and literature packs in...

Radio Taxi Group reviewing identity.(Future Forests)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2005... Leading black cab operator The Radio Taxi Group is reviewing its identity, created by Future Forests, to support a zero carbon emission proposition. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors

Karakter to create identity.(Brief Article)
March 3, 2005... Karakter has been appointed by Czech Airlines to create an identity, visual language and re-worked brand strategy for the state-owned carrier. It will rebrand its business class and charter service with new names, identities, tone of voice...

Packaging for Innocent.(Brief Article)
March 3, 2005... Design Bridge has created packaging for a range of kids' drinks from natural fruit drinks producer Innocent. The labels feature a hand-drawn dude character and his friends. The two flavours launch this month. Copyright: Centaur...

Spandi London to redesign for Spandi.(Brief Article)
March 3, 2005... SCG London is redesigning the expanding Russian sports shoe chain Spandi to reposition the store as a fashion brand to appeal to the youth market. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors

Turquoise appointment.(Scott Manning )(Brief Article)
March 3, 2005... Design and branding consultancy Turquoise has appointed Scott Manning as creative director of corporate identity. He joins the London group from Landor Associates, where he was a creative on accounts such as Land Rover and Gulf Air. ...

Fijit creates new identity.(new identity for Oxford-based Volunteering Initiative for the Third Age)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2005... Fijit has created the new identity for Oxford-based Volunteering Initiative for the Third Age, a Home Office-funded organisation working to raise the profile of older volunteers and remove the barriers to their recruitment. The branding...

Cimex designs website.(www.hgc.gov.uk.)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2005... Cimex has designed the website for the Human Genetics Commission, www.hgc.gov.uk. The website for the Government advisory body launches this week. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors

Identity for Beautiful Beer.(British Beer and Pub Association)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2005... Radius Design Consultants has designed the identity for the British Beer and Pub Association's latest initiative, Beautiful Beer. Launched last Friday, the campaign aims to persuade drinkers to make beer their 'drink of choice'. ...

Plan-B designs look for Friends of the Earth title.(lifestyle magazine 'Friend')(Brief Article)
March 3, 2005... Friends of the Earth is launching a lifestyle magazine called 'Friend,' created by Plan-B and Makgill, in a bid to target a cosmopolitan, urban audience. Plan-B was appointed following a four-way pitch in December. It has created the...

Open Agency nets First Group task.(www.tpexpress.co.uk.)(First Group)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2005... Rail operator First Group has appointed The Open Agency to redevelop the website of its TransPennine Express route, with a relaunch planned for late spring. TPE marketing manager Dave Crocker selected the consultancy following a...

Perfect in Pink guide.(Allies and Scarlet Design)(Disney Channel Worldwide)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2005... Disney is launching a European style guide, created by Allies and Scarlet Design, to direct the use of kitten character Marie, as featured in Aristocats. The Perfect in Pink guide aims to create a more consistent identity across a range of...

NE6 to rework Mayborn identity.(Mayborn Group PLC)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2005... Newcastle-based design consultancy NE6 has been appointed to redesign the corporate identity for the Mayborn Group. The reworked identity will run across the group's portfolio of companies, products and brands, including babycare brand...

Purple Circle creates brand for Nottingham.(Brief Article)
March 3, 2005... Experience Nottingham tomorrow unveils branding for the city and Nottinghamshire County, developed by local consultancy Purple Circle. The branding has been in development for 12 months, during which time a range of public and private...

Mintel says department stores have bleak future.(Industry Overview)
March 3, 2005... European department stores are in for a rough ride, according to findings from Mintel. In general, research has shown that consumers are becoming more discerning and less forgiving in their shopping habits, making survival in the sector...

Two limited edition packs for PG Tips.(Brief Article)
March 3, 2005... Unilever UK Foods is unveiling two limited edition packs for tea brand PG Tips, to celebrate the product's 75th anniversary. Design Bridge has created the packaging, which features a re-coloured bronze and gold PG Tips logo. The side and...

Finding a way to make signs pay.
March 3, 2005... Well-designed wayfinding solutions can have commercial benefits. Scott Billings looks at new initiatives It's 19:05 on a Friday evening and I am very late. My plane departs from London's City Airport at 19:45, but I'm stuck in a...

Letter: We don't need people who can't value design skills.(Letter to the Editor)
March 3, 2005... When I read last week's letters page (DW 10 February), I didn't know whether to weep or just accept I'd moved back to the 1980s. There were two letters being very nitpicky about a couple of recent designs and then more letters on the...

Letter: Don't waste time harping on about free-pitching.(Letter to the Editor)
March 3, 2005... It's a wonder that anyone in the design industry ever does ANY pitches, let alone FREE ones, with all the time and energy spent banging on about it. Since I can remember there has always been at least one letter on free- pitching in...

Letter: Constructive criticism doesn't always flatter.(Letter to the Editor)
March 3, 2005... I put forward the view that unless graphic design is willing to submit itself to informed criticism, it will remain a marginalised activity within modern communications (Private View, DW 3 February). I also said I doubted designers are...

Letter: 'Junior' jibe almost made me choke on my cake.(Letter to the Editor)
March 3, 2005... Anthony Cromby criticises the typesetting on the new Mr Kipling packs (Letters, DW 17 February). I agree, it looks forced and rushed. But to say it looked like 'the back of the pack has been given to a junior to finish off' made my blood...

Letter: Emotional response has been the icing on the cake.(Letter to the Editor)
March 3, 2005... Who'd have thought a French fancy could stir up so much emotion? It's been fun to read the debate about our work for Mr Kipling in recent weeks. Every detail of the design, right down to the back-of-pack word spacing (the only part we...

VOX POP.
March 3, 2005... As the Oscars and Design Week Awards roll into town, gong season is upon us again. If you could create a unique award what would it be for and who, or what, would you nominate? 'The International Pointless Must-Haves awards. The nominees:...

INSPIRED: Spencer Buck, Taxi Studio.
March 3, 2005... The Science Museum offers facilities for corporate and private hire. It wanted a communication that would be ground-breaking in its market, inspirational and appeal to everyone. Was there perspiration on my brow? Yes, particularly as we...

PRIVATE VIEW: Fine tune your instincts.(Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking)(Book Review)
March 3, 2005... Adrian Shaughnessy thinks designers can rapidly develop an understanding of a client's needs if they follow Michael Gladwell's advice and trust their intuition Malcolm Gladwell's bestseller The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a...

DESIGN BUSINESS: Invest in your talents.
March 3, 2005... Product design groups are feeling the pinch at the moment, but creative joint ventures can enable you to weather the storm, says Patrick Hunt As an established consultancy we at Therefore have seen the landscape of product design change...

PROFILE - ALL OF US: WINNER TAKES ALL.(Company Profile)
March 3, 2005... Most of the All of Us team won a DW Award Best of Show four year's ago with Digit. Now they have set a new benchmark, says Mike Exon Has it really been 18 months? It can't have been that long since All of Us broke from Digit, spinning...

LIGHTING: SPACE RACE.(Arup Lighting)
March 3, 2005... Rogier van der Heide and Peter Freeman are two very different lighting designers in the forefront of exploring new technological possibilities in exterior lighting. John Stones speaks to two designers who look at ways of making exterior...

GUERRILLA GRAPHICS: MAKE SOME NOISE.(CutUp)
March 3, 2005... CutUp sabotages billboards to transmit its thought-provoking messages, but is a mainstream design group the most appropriate place to exhibit the collective's work? John Stones finds out The interface between advertising and graphic...

PACKAGING: LOWER THE TONE.(Food packaging)
March 3, 2005... Packaging is changing as the Government demands junk food companies stop brazenly targeting children with colourful designs, explains David Benady Designers do not often find themselves at the centre of a health crisis. But the obesity...

REVIEW: Rev up the spirit of the past.(Geneva Motor Show)
March 3, 2005... Car companies are displaying their latest designs at the Geneva Motor Show. Dale Harrow takes a look The Geneva Motor Show has become an annual design fest - it is the major event in Europe for car companies to show off their design talent...

Graven snaps up BBC Scotland job.(Graven Images)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2005... BBC Scotland has appointed Graven Images to design the interiors of its David Chipperfield-designed headquarters, which is due to open in Glasgow in 2007. The Glasgow-based consultancy was appointed to the project worth #4m in total fees...

More sites for Patisserie Valerie.(Brief Article)
March 10, 2005... Patisserie Valerie is ramping up its retail presence with a flagship site located at the Pavilion Building in Spitalfields and a cafe on St James's Street in London. An in-house design team based in Italy is developing the interiors....

Tutssel picked for Enterprise IG post.(Glenn Tutssel)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2005... Glenn Tutssel has assumed the role of executive creative director at Enterprise IG's London office in a bid to raise creative standards within the WPP-owned branding giant. Tutssel has taken a creative lead within the consultancy,...

Isle of Wight identity brief.(Isle of Wight Economic Partnership)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2005... Corporate Edge has been appointed by the Isle of Wight Economic Partnership to develop an identity for the Isle of Wight, following a four-way pitch. The marque will be applied to products and services, and promote key events across the island,...

North creates Zopa website.(Brief Article)
March 10, 2005... North has designed the identity and website for Zopa, the Internet lending and borrowing exchange that launched this week. Billed as the 'e-bay of banking', Zopa will enable prospective borrowers and would-be lenders to deal with each...

D&AD hunts for awards director.(Brief Article)
March 10, 2005... D&AD is looking for a director to head its membership and awards operation as part of a plan to place its activities in three main camps. The incoming director will work alongside education director Claire Fennelow and enterprise and...

COMMENT: Unilever appointment could create new model.(Richard Seymour for Dove brand)
March 10, 2005... BY LYNDA RELPH-KNIGHT It was a great day for design when Unilever brand Dove appointed Richard Seymour as external director of design on its Dove brand (DW 3 March). Apart from reaffirming the potential of the product design community to...

Envoy starts UK network by buying Parker Williams.(Envoy Communications Group)
March 10, 2005... Envoy Communications of Canada has acquired London packaging consultancy Parker Williams for #1.18m. The marketing network, which owns Toronto retail specialist Watt International and Leeds reprographics house Watt Gilchrist, has secured a...

Tiger Tiger on prowl for new sites.(Urbium)(Harrison Design)
March 10, 2005... Urbium, the late night bar property developer, has appointed Harrison Design to rebrand a number of its key Tiger Tiger bar sites across the UK. The company is also looking to work with other design groups as part of a long-term growth...

Zip sleeves.(Brief Article)
March 10, 2005... Zip has designed the sleeves for nightclub brand Cream's latest album collection, entitled Audio Deluxe Series. The covers will show lifestyle electronic products that take on the iconic Cream logo shape. The first album in the collection...

Wolff Olins wins South Bank task.(South Bank Centre)
March 10, 2005... The South Bank Centre has called in Wolff Olins to redesign its corporate identity for the first time in a decade following an extensive pitch process, as revealed exclusively in Design Week. The organisation selected the consultancy this...

Diageo unveils Bloom designed J&B brand.(desiging contract given to Bloom)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2005... Drinks giant Diageo has unveiled J&B -6o, a whisky brand targeting younger drinkers, with an identity and packaging design by Bloom. The consultancy was appointed to the project last year and is tasked with creating a 'classic for a new...

Exhibition of chronophotography.(Sequences)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2005... An exhibition of chronophotography kicks off on 23 March at Furniture Works in London, E1. Called Sequences, the show pays homage to the visually arresting art form, which explores ideas of space, time, movement and duration. Fifteen artists...

Smart showcase Forfour.(trade show of car)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2005... Smart, the DaimlerChrysler-owned manufacturer of city cars, is showcasing transparent and translucent versions of its Forfour hatchback at the Geneva Motor Show. Smart has not committed itself to mass production of the design concepts, which...

Kysen creates marques for meat.(designing contract given by English Beef and Lamb Executive)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2005... Kysen has designed two quality standard marques for the English Beef and Lamb Executive, which will appear on all approved meat products from this month. Targeting consumers, the marques aim to communicate the superior quality and the...

Kennedys new identity.(law firm's brand been created)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2005... Kennedys, a top 60 UK law firm, has unveiled an identity created by R&D&Co and Neil Taylor at The Writer. Branding features drawings from illustrator Peter Arkle and satirical cartoonist Andrzej Krauze. Copyright: Centaur Communications...

Siegel and Gale appointment.(Sven Seger )(Brief Article)
March 10, 2005... US strategic branding group Siegel & Gale has appointed Sven Seger as executive creative director of the Omnicom Group-owned consultancy's Los Angeles office. Seger will report to company president Noah Manduke. Copyright: Centaur...

Premium range of crisps.(McCoy's Specials)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2005... United Biscuits is launching a premium range of crisps this week under the McCoy's brand, designed by Springetts. Called McCoy's Specials, the product is principally aimed at male consumers. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and...

Free admission for under 12s.
March 10, 2005... The Design Museum will offer free admission to children under 12 from the beginning of April, following an increase in funding from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors

Identity for Corin Group.(Brief Article)
March 10, 2005... College Design has created an identity for Corin Group, the orthopaedic devices manufacturer. The work moves away from a product-led marque to focus on the company's principle of 'helping people lead active lives', says Corin Group...

Bostock and Pollitt creates website.(Brief Article)
March 10, 2005... Bostock and Pollitt has created a website and a leather-bound brochure to promote the sale of BP Pension Fund's Knightsbridge Estate, the biggest UK property deal in recent years, to prospective buyers. Copyright: Centaur Communications...

Correction: Danny Mycock.(Correction Notice)
March 10, 2005... Danny Mycock, whose stationery range by True North won a 2005 Design Week Award (DW 3 March), is an art director and not a photographer as stated. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors

Lippa Pearce designs website.(Nichols Group Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2005... Lippa Pearce has designed a website for management consultancy the Nichols Group at www.nicholsgroup.co.uk. It is based on the idea of water, says Lippa Pearce design director Harry Pearce. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and...

Orange releases report.(Brief Article)
March 10, 2005... Orange is set to release its latest Corporate and Social Responsibility report this week, created by Conran Design Group. A continuous line links all the pages together to represent how CSR is a 'neverending journey that can always be...

Good Technology appointment.(Marc Giusti)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2005... Good Technology has appointed former Wheel executive creative director Marc Giusti. He replaces Wheel's last creative director Alistair Jeff, who left the digital media group at the end of last year. Copyright: Centaur Communications...

Re-evaluation of Gambling Bill.(Brief Article)
March 10, 2005... William Hill and bingo group Gala have individually ditched plans to build their proposed giant US-style casinos, following the Government's re-evaluation of the Gambling Bill, which has limited the number of new sites to 24. Copyright:...

Bruges on the pulse for Leicester.(designing contract given to Jason Bruges )(Brief Article)
March 10, 2005... Leicester City Council has appointed lighting designer Jason Bruges to create a one and a half mile interactive processional route, linking the city's cultural quarter, which is currently being developed, and the #14.7m community organisation...

DCMS boosts funds for designers.(Brief Article)
March 10, 2005... Culture Online, a Government-backed body that commissions and manages interactive projects, is receiving a #3m cash injection from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport that is set to benefit the design industry. The funds will be...

Scope establishes network to advise clients about inclusive design.(Centre for Inclusive Technology and Design)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2005... The fight to achieve inclusive design is being stepped up a gear, with the launch of an initiative led by Scope. The charity is creating a network of design experts to advise blue-chip companies on developing inclusive products and services....

Voice technology for DAB radio.(digital audio broadcasting)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2005... What is claimed to be the world's first digital radio featuring a computer voice mechanism is being launched by electronics manufacturer Pure. The Sonus-1 XT uses a voice technology called iVOX, designed by Pure's in-house design team based...

Nucleus styled by Lief Design.(Brief Article)
March 10, 2005... Next month, Queen Mary, University of London is planning to open a striking cafeteria designed by Lief Design. The group won the four-figure consultancy brief for the venue - Nucleus - on the back of its Student Village canteen at the...

DBA scheme helping small design groups to think big.(Design Business Association)
March 10, 2005... Ten UK design groups have been selected to receive free advice and training from the Design Business Association. The chosen consultancies are the first beneficiaries of Small/Medium/Large, the initiative for small and micro-sized...

Interiors for Deep.(Deep restaurant facilities)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2005... Designer Neil Southard has drawn up the interiors for a seafood restaurant, Deep, due to open in Chelsea on 28 March. It is the latest venture from entrepreneurs Christian and Kerstin Sandefeldt, the husband and wife team behind The Aquarium....

Lighting can transform our cities.
March 10, 2005... Local authorities are getting more creative with street lighting. Sarah Balmond considers what is being done Something is happening to the built environment at street level - light systems are changing and with it the cityscape is taking...

DESIGN BUSINESS: Staying on the button.
March 10, 2005... The fast-evolving world of technology means retail designers need to diversify within a constantly changing marketplace, according to Neil Whitehead The age of technology has been unfolding for some time, but it is really upon us now and...

INSPIRED: Frances Jackson - OPX.(Brief Article)
March 10, 2005... Looking back, it is not the work of other designers that has inspired me, it's the urban landscape. As I often travel for work, it is the view from windows, squared off and flattened by the glass, which inspires me. Just like seeing the world...

PRIVATE VIEW: The Tweels are coming.
March 10, 2005... The wheel is a fantastic invention, but that doesn't mean that it can't be bettered. Hugh Pearman considers Michelin's efforts to replace the pneumatic tyre Reinventing the wheel. I've always loved that idea. Why not reinvent it? Just...