Design Week articles from May 2003

Design Week archives from May 2003

Stead quits CCG in amicable break. (News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... FITCH WORLDWIDE chief executive Paul Stead has left Cordiant Communications' Group to 'go it alone', in the second high-profile departure from the group within a month. Stead, who joined CCG from Fitch PSD three years ago, maintains that...

Groups switch on Sky Italia brand. (News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... RUPERT MURDOCH's much vaunted Sky Italia project launches its visual identity and brand strategy on 14 May, with branding by Venture three and on-air design by Bruce Dunlop & Associates. BDA, whose creative, director Bruce Dunlop also...

The Chase is on for merged group. (News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... MANCHESTER-based consultancies The Chase and Hutchinson Leek are to merge. The Chase creative director Ben Casey says the merger will allow the group to 'widen its offer into retail and branding' and is the logical next stage in the...

Lord's bowled oven by identity. (News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... LORD'S CRICKET GROUND is rebranding in a bid to become the Wimbledon of cricket, with brand strategy by Cognosis and identity and. graphics by Circle. The refreshed marque is designed to improve clarity between Lord's and Marylebone...

Rawls splits off Echochamber. (News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... RETAIL group Rawis & Co is to split from Echochamber, the think-tank it set up four years ago, at the end of May. Founder Adam Rawls says he will take a back-seat at Echochamber, leaving research manager Matthew Brown and creative director...

Mak puts down its foundations. (News).(HARPER MACKAY)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... HARPER MACKAY is rebranding as 'Mak Architects following the resignation of 'co-founding director David Harper in January (News, DW 9 January). The remaining directors, Ken Mackay, Stephen Archer and Rebecca Klico, have restructured the...

Creativity breeds within a re-energised industry. (Comment).
May 1, 2003... Rarely has there been so much change in design as we are currently seeing. Design Week's 2003 Top 100 Consultancy Survey, published on 29 May, will indicate last year's massive shifts at the top end of the industry, but already this year there...

Eight British glass designers have this week been shortlisted for the 2003 Jerwood Applied Arts Prize.
May 1, 2003... Caption: Eight British glass designers have this week been shortlisted for the 2003 Jerwood Applied Arts Prize, which will commemorate innovation in contemporary glass design. The shortlisted are Alexander Beleschenko, Katharine Coleman,...

Site shows progress at Battersea Power Station. (News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... THE regeneration of one of London's greatest landmarks, Battersea Power Station, steps up a gear this week with the launch of a website detailing the next phase of development. Random Media has designed a site, www.thepowerstation.com.uk,...

Design Bridge scores at Everton. (News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... EVERTON FOOTBALL CLUB are crowning a high-profile season with the launch of a revamped visual language created by Design Bridge, as the club moves to consolidate its brand and capitalise on the passion generated by its most successful season in...

Revamp gives GSK Plenty to drink. (News).(GloaxoSmithKline)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... GLAXOSMITHKLINE is entering the juice market for the second time with a national relaunch this month of Plenty, branded and packaged by Seachange and aimed at health-conscious consumers. It is the second stab at Plenty, a healthy juice...

CDG brands Shell Hydrogen station. (News).(CONRAN DESIGN GROUP)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... CONRAN DESIGN GROUP has created branding for Shell Hydrogen's refuelling station in Reykjavik, Iceland, as the petroleum giant promotes its investment in alternative fuels to a wider public. The site, which opened last week; is the...

British sculpture opens in Percy Street.
May 1, 2003... Caption: A new space dedicated to contemporary British sculpture opens in Percy Street in central London on 28 May, with interiors designed by Pentagram partner Daniel Well (pictured). The gallery is run by Sculpture at Goodwood, which launched...

StrattonWindett matures look of cheesemonger Paxton and Whitfield. (News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... PAXTON AND WHITFIELD, the Jermyn Street cheesemonger, launches a revamped corporate identity by StrattonWindett this week as the company moves to update its traditional image in order to attract younger consumers to the brand. The project...

British metal design is coming to London with the opening next month of the Metal Gallery.
May 1, 2003... Caption: British metal design is coming to London with the opening next month of the Metal Gallery in Mayfair, which will showcase the work of metalsmiths and stage temporary exhibitions on jewellery, architecture and sculpture. The gallery's...

Somerfield has appointed Brahm Design. (News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Somerfield has appointed Brahm Design to its roster, following a competitive credentials pitch. The group will handle own-brand packaging design for the supermarket's children's ranges.

Following a six-way pitch Lateral has been appointed as Five's interactive group. (News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Following a six-way pitch Lateral has been appointed as Five's interactive group and strategic partner. Lateral will revamp the broadcaster's on-line presence in time for a summer launch.

Ware Anthony Rust has designed an identity, marketing material and launch strategy for Primecare. (News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Cambridge-based group Ware Anthony Rust has designed an identity, marketing material and launch strategy for Primecare, the healthcare provider formed in November last year.

Nykrls has been appointed to revamp Oxfam's website. (News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Nykrls has been appointed to revamp Oxfam's website. The website, www.oxfam.org.uk, will launch in the summer.

British Airways in-flight magazine High Life. (News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... British Airways in-flight magazine High Life relaunches with 'a refreshed look this month. The redesign is by art director Jamie McPherson.

View has updated the corporate identity. (News).(MacIntyre Hudson)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... View has updated the corporate identity and brand positioning for accountancy firm MacIntyre Hudson.

Made Thought has collaborated with photographer Ingmar Kurth. (News).(brochure for furniture retailer Viaduct)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Made Thought has collaborated with photographer Ingmar Kurth to create a brochure for furniture retailer Viaduct.

Fullsix has appointed Sebastien Laading, previously with Grey Interactive. (News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Fullsix has appointed Sebastien Laading, previously with Grey Interactive in France and Italy, as creative director.

Nutritional drink Complan. (News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Nutritional drink Complan is seeking to reposition itself as a contemporary nourishment drink brand, with a revamped identity and packaging by PI Global to launch this month.

RPA Architecture. (News).(RPS appoints Tim Forsyth)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... RPA Architecture has appointed Tim Forsyth, former Royal Institute of British Architects vice-president, as executive chairman.

442 Design. (News).(Loch Lomond Shores)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Edinburgh-based 442 Design has been appointed to create corporate literature for Loch Lomond Shores, a new retail and entertainment destination.

Coley Porter Bell has refreshed the branding for Innocent Drinks. (News).
May 1, 2003... Coley Porter Bell has refreshed the branding for Innocent Drinks. The work launches in late May.

Adrenalin Creative has designed the branding for the 39th Cambridge Folk Festival. (News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Adrenalin Creative has designed the branding for the 39th Cambridge Folk Festival, which takes place at the end of July. The identity launches this week.

Smifcenko has designed a website. (News).
May 1, 2003... Smifcenko has designed a website, andrewhallphoto.com, for photographer Andrew Hall. The site, which goes live this week, showcases Hall's work.

Dorset-based group Clockworx has appointed Mike Barnett. (News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Dorset-based group Clockworx has appointed Mike Barnett as art director and Emma Kitchener as junior designer. Barnett has previously worked as a freelance designer and Kitchener is a graduate from University of Central England.

Davies Hall has created packaging for two cordials for drinks manufacturer Thorncroft. (News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Davies Hall has created packaging for two cordials for drinks manufacturer Thorncroft. The flavours, Carnival and Ginkgo, will form part of the company's wellbeing range.

DB Creative has designed the website. (News).
May 1, 2003... DB Creative has designed the website, www.adamtumer.co.uk, for Birmingham-based DJ and producer Adam Turner. The site, launched last week, features photography by Andrew Meredith.

Spinner pins down image for European judo school. (News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... THE European School of Judo is wrestling off its 'stuffy' image with a name, logo and identity created by Spinner Design. From next week the organisation, which has half a dozen centres in the South of England, as well as various affiliate...

Graven Images shelters architects. (News).(The Lighthouse design centre)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... GRAVEN IMAGES has designed an exhibition for Scotland's national design and architecture centre The Lighthouse in Glasgow, which will be the UK's only contribution to the inaugural Rotterdam International Architecture Biennale. The...

BDGworkfutures ferments Lay & Wheeler workplace. (News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... BDGWORKFUTURES goes on site this week in the final phase of its refurbishment of wine merchant Lay & Wheeler's new 93[m.sup.2] Suffolk headquarters. The project encompasses the main office space, staff areas including a cafe, wine-tasting...

Max Dylan Reeve has collaborated with furniture manufacturer Tom Faulkner to design the Easy Chair.
May 1, 2003... Caption: Max Dylan Reeve has collaborated with furniture manufacturer Tom Faulkner to design the Easy Chair. Comprising four leather padded discs for the back, seat and arms, the Easy Chair is mounted on a steel frame, available in a selection...

Gorard Dean constructs look. (News).(Currie & Brown)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... GORARD DEAN has created design guidelines for construction consultant Currie & Brown, as the company moves to deliver brand uniformity across its international offices following a restructure. Refreshed signage, stationery, literature and a...

Italian clothing brand CP Company.
May 1, 2003... Caption: Photographers Martin Parr (work pictured), Gianni Berengo Gardin, Gueorgui Pinkhassov and Sandro Sodano have taken a series of reportage-style photographs to document the history of Italian clothing brand CP Company. A spokeswoman says...

Borough Market's Floral Hall coming into bloom. (News).
May 1, 2003... THE seven-year regeneration of London's centuries old Borough Market takes a step forward this month with the completion of the first phase of its highest-profile section, the Floral Hall portico. The portico, glass roof, traders' stalls,...

You can't kid the kids: teenagers have grown out of the marketing tactics used for youth brands, forcing designers to speak to 'young adults' in their own language. (New Analysis).
May 1, 2003... IF you're selling to the teen market, but don't know your 'nang' ('cool' in teen speak) from your 'dry' (uncool) then you'd better get with the programme, because today's adolescents are a scarily uncompromising lot. In today's teens,...

Toilet. Yup, some of Disney's recent movies may have deserved that epithet.
May 1, 2003... Caption: Toilet. Yup, some of Disney's recent movies may have deserved that epithet, but you can't say the brand doesn't throw the kitchen sink into its product development. We remember Disney curtains, bedspreads and beakers, but Disney...

Woodroffe is in no way the sole of discretion. (Diary).
May 1, 2003... Style alert! Simon Woodroffe, the design-friendly founder of Yo! Sushi, has been spotted sporting canary yellow suede loafers in a newspaper piece about his working day. British Design & Art Direction president Michael Johnson take note: this...

Designers to come up trumps in Iraq restoration? (Diary).
May 1, 2003... who got the brief to create those Saddam-and-his-cronies playing cards then? You know, the ones issued to troops to differentiate all those Tom Selleck look-a-likes. Now that coalition forces' have brought liberty, looting and the American...

Ski jumper doctors truth about Stipe doppelganger. (Diary).
May 1, 2003... So, following our celeb-a-like photo story (Diary, DW 17 April), we received an e-mail from skijump@identitycrisis.co.uk assuring us that Precedent managing director Paul Hoskins is not really REM vocalist and Radio 2 brand champion Michael...

Positivity in the pipeline? (Private View).(Editorial)
May 1, 2003... BT is replacing its piper logo Citing the figure was 'not listening to Customers', but David Bernstein wonders if the design brief for its new marque fell on deaf ears SO the piper is to depart -- but without a lament. At least not from...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2003... The NI increase will become a burden to freelances Further to Design Business (DW 24 April), for employees and employers there was next to nothing in the Budget to compensate for the combination of the freezing of personal allowances and...

Vox pop.(the demise of the Innovations catalogue)
May 1, 2003... Potting shed inventors everywhere will be mourning the demise of the Innovations catalogue. How import home-spun inventions to driving commercial innovation? 'Truly innovative products Will always flourish With or without the Innovations...

On with the show: the London Design Festival launches in September. Its director Ben Evans tells Hannah Booth why it will work and remembers life on the road with Tony Blair. (Client Profile).
May 1, 2003... BELIEVE it or not, London has never staged a design festival. There's 100% Design, Designers-block and London Open House, but no full-scale, multidisciplinary celebratory bash. For a city that prides itself, at home and abroad, on its creative...

To be Frank: Lucienne Roberts tunes in to designer Tina Frank's way of thinking. (Profile).
May 1, 2003... TINA FRANK is a bit of a design chameleon. Although known for her self-expressive work for the Mego record label she is not unfamiliar with more formal design constraints. Frank graduated from the Hohere Graphische Lehranstalt in Vienna...

Open invitation.(a look at invitation cards)
May 1, 2003... Sara Manuelli looks at invitations that stand out from the crowd. Additional research by Lottie Lumsden. Conventionally, an invitation is a printed card that requests your attendance and denotes the nature and purpose of the event. It...

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May 1, 2003... For inclusion call the classified team on 020 7970 6666 1-2-1 MAC TRAINING Stephen Price (Training & Consultancy) Comprehensive, expert tuition for beginners, intermediate and advanced users. Individual attention, faster...

Exhibitions.
May 1, 2003... Photojournalist Jenny Matthews shows a visual diary of women's lives in times of war in Women and War until 11 May. Venue: the.gallery@oxo, Oxo Tower Wharf, Bargehouse Street, South Bank, London SE1. Sun, Sea & Sand shows work by four...

Modernist modernising: Paul Murphy takes the day off and admires the Modernist De La Warr Pavilion at Bexhill-on-Sea before the building braces itself for renovation. (The Week Ahead).
May 1, 2003... For every design competition rejection letter sent out there's a designer somewhere going 'Well, I knew my stuff was too radical/ traditional, abstract/ concrete, dark/ bright for the judges, so what do you expect?' to his sympathetically...

Events.
May 1, 2003... Book now for Prince Philip Design Prize-winner and Rolls-Royce chief design engineer Geoff Kirk's talk on 7 May. Contact: The ticket hotline on 020 7940 8783. Venue: Design Museum, Shad Thames, London SE1. The 26th Pan-European...

Pathfinder: A Way Through Swiss Graphix. (Books).
May 1, 2003... Pathfinder: A Way Through Swiss Graphix by Happypets Products is published on 6 May by Laurence King, priced [pounds sterling]

Street Graphics New York. (Books).
May 1, 2003... Street Graphics New York by Barry Dawson is published on 5 May by Thames & Hudson, priced [pounds sterling]

Face-to-Face. (Books).(Book Review)
May 1, 2003... Face-to-Face, a book of interview transcripts designed by Paula Larsson, is published by the School of Retail Studies at the London College of Printing. Also discussed in the book is the life and work of Charles Eames, Umberto Eco, William...

Course.(London's Furniture Works programme of practical services for designers and manufacturers)(Brief Article)(Calendar)
May 1, 2003... London's Furniture Works project begins its programme of practical services for designers and manufacturers from 12 May. The project aims to help with design development, prototyping and exhibiting. Venus: London Metropolitan University,...

Duo make tracks with travel inn job. (News).(US Designers and The Partners)(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... US DESIGNERS and The Partners have collaborated in creating the identity, branding and interiors for start-up hotel group Globetrotter Inns, which targets young travellers and back-packers and aims to bring an up-to-date edge to the chain...

Fitch feels effects of CCG troubles. (News).(Cordiant Communications Group)(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... PAUL STEAD will bid for the Fitch Worldwide component of the beleaguered Cordiant Communications Group if the media conglomerate is split up, industry sources suggest this week. Meanwhile, the exodus of senior managers from Fitch group...

Identity projects fail D&AD criteria. (News).(Design & Art Direction)(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... BRITISH DESIGN & ART DIRECTION Awards judges have found no corporate and brand identity projects worthy of a Yellow Pencil this year, blaming the economic downturn and confusion within the category for the poor showing. The D&AD Award...

Saudi authority invests in circle. (News).(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... CIRCLE has created an identity to boost overseas investment into Saudi Arabia, the culmination of a 12-month project believed to be worth about [pounds sterling]124 000 in fees. The identity, for the Saudi Arabian General Investment...

Branigan moves within Landor. (News).(Craig Branigan)(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... CRAIG BRANIGAN, previously Landor Associates London managing director and president of Landor Europe, and, most recently, worldwide president and chief operating officer, becomes Landor chief executive and chairman this week. Branigan...

General Public work on display. (News).(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... PUBLIC IMAGE, the first project from General Public, a not-for-profit creative consultancy for the regeneration sector set up last week by curator Clare Cumberlidge and former Architecture Foundation director Lucy Musgrave, launches this week....

Future predictions hinge on renewed Fitch interest. (Comment).
May 8, 2003... The Fitch saga looks set to run for a while yet, with many questions to be answered. With French conglomerate Publicis and WPP Group reported to be sniffing around, will the beleaguered Cordiant Communications Group sell its design...

Jestico & Whiles builds on museum's bygone era. (News).(Foundling Museum)(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... JESTICO & WHILES goes on site this week at the Foundling Museum in London's Bloomsbury to begin restoration of what was, in effect, Britain's first public art gallery. The building is due to open to visitors this time next year. Childcare...

New look charity takes to the street. (News).(Broadway)(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... CAMDEN-based charity Broadway, which works with London's homeless, today unveils a revamped identity by Interbrand that will signpost the organisation's future ethos and strategic direction. The consultancy has helped to define Broadway's...

CZWG puts NPG's Weldon Galleries firmly in frame. (News).(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... THE National Portrait Gallery in London concludes a ten-year refurbishment programme this month, with the opening of the Regencyera Weldon Galleries, designed by Piers Gough of CZWG Architects. The [pounds sterling]1.2m project covers four...

Cauldron's Reach extended via brand refresh. (News).(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... BRISTOL-BASED group Reach has refreshed branding and packaging for vegetarian and organic convenience food manufacturer Cauldron, as the company moves to modernise its image and broaden its appeal. The new-look packaging will launch next...

Virgin Holidays. (News).(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... Virgin Holidays has appointed Brighton-based group Designate to create its portfolio of holiday brochures for 200314.

Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts. (News).(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... Identity has completed a promotional campaign, targeting UK conference booking agents for Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts. The work includes an information booklet, directory and website, www.Imworldticket.com.

Franki&Jonny. (News).(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... Franki&Jonny has created the identity for Miramax film Heartlands, released by Buena Vista last week. The group's work includes titles, posters, soundtrack album cover and an animated Web teaser.

Holsten. (News).(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... Berkshire-based NetInfo has been appointed to create a corporate website for brewer Holsten (UK). The site, www.holsten.co.uk, will include a content management system allowing staff to maintain the site from their desktops.

BBC Northern Ireland. (News).(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... Belfast-based Newcreation.com has created the corporate identity, on-screen brand, promotional material and website, www.bbc.co.uk/ni/super8stories, for BBC Northern Ireland series Super 8 Stories, to be broadcast in the autumn.

CDT Design. (News).(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... CDT Design his created marketing material, from invitations to signage, for this year's Royal College of Art student shows. The work features fluorescent colours to raise the show's profile, says an RCA spokeswoman.

Arsenal badge. (News).(Correction Notice)
May 8, 2003... In last week's issue we incorrectly credited the Arsenal badge revamp to Design Bridge. It was, in fact, by 20/20.

JP Creative has Aikens on menu. (News).(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... JPCREATIVE has designed an identity for upmarket and soon-to-be-celebrity chef Tom Aikens, who has opened an eponymous restaurant in Chelsea and features in a BBC TV documentary next year. The 33-year-old chef, who at 26 was the youngest...

Rose Design. (News).(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... Rose Design and HCP have collaborated on an identity for Lloyds TSB's CarSelect brand. The work, which launches this week, includes a brochure, direct mail pieces and posters.

Kotex. (News).(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... Manchester-based Code has revamped website, www.kotexfits.com, for Kimberly-Clark's feminine care brand Kotex.

Eureka. (News).(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... Eureka has created a range of print materials for Big Arts Week 2003, which brings creative professionals into schools and local communities.

Heriot Watt University. (News).(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... Heriot Watt University has appointed Edinburgh-based group Redpath to create its alumni relations and fundraising communications. The material will be published in July.

Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries. (News).(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... Brewer Riddiford has redesigned the four-pack for Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries' beer brand Marston's Pedigree.

Gary Cook. (News).(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... Gary Cook has redesigned Museum Practice, the quarterly magazine for curators and designers. The refreshed look, which is due to be published on 14 May, is intended to attract more young readers while retaining the readership of traditional...

Plan-B Studio. (News).(Isokon Plus)(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... Plan-B Studio has revamped the Isokon Plus website. The refreshed site, www.isokonplus.com, launches in mid-May.