Design Week articles from September 2000

Design Week archives from September 2000

Lambie-Nairn identity for FoE. (News).
September 8, 2000... LAMBIE-NAIRN has been appointed by charity Friends of the Earth to redesign its identity to gain greater prominence and increase awareness of its work. Lambie-Nairn won the work after a three-way pitch against unnamed opponents, following a...

Loewy buys branding expertise. (News).
September 8, 2000... RAYMOND LOEWY INTERNATIONAL has merged with two design groups: McBride's and Grandfield and Workhouse Design. The mergers are the first stage of a planned expansion programme that will see the combined group employing more than 75 staff by...

Museum design group holds EGM. (News).
September 8, 2000... INDUSTRY representative body The Museum and Exhibition Design Group is holding an emergency general meeting on 27 September to create a new strategy. The 25-year-old group is undergoing a period of change after the death of chairman Martin...

Costa starts sandwich bar. (News).
September 8, 2000... MOTHER and Arthur Collin Architect have been appointed to develop branding and interiors respectively for a new Italian-style sandwich bar concept being launched by Costa later this year. In a significant move away from its traditional...

Brown ID dry cleans Persil. (News).
September 8, 2000... LEVER BROTHERS has launched its new Persil Revive range -- designed to allow the spot cleaning of "dry clean only" clothes at home -- with branding and packaging developed by Brown ID. The consultancy has been working on the project for 18...

DIY identity by Redpath. (News).
September 8, 2000... EDINBURGH consultancy Redpath has created the identity for new DIY home building company BuildStore. The consultancy was briefed to meet the "aspirational" needs of the self builder, conveying complex information in a clear, gimmick-free...

Carrying forward the spirit of collaboration. (Comment).
September 8, 2000... The deal between Fitch and trend forecaster Peclers is, on the face of it, an odd union (see feature, page 18). What has a design consultancy working on programmes for multinational clients to do with predicting fashion trends for largely...

'Tardis' V Shop created by trio of design groups. (News).
September 8, 2000... A THREE-WAY collaboration between design groups Jervis Hegarty Losasso, Start Design and, in the latter stages, Circus, has created V Shop, Virgin's new high street store. The store's TMT (telecommunications, media and technology) format...

Sanatogen revitalised by Ergo pack design. (News).
September 8, 2000... BRAND specialist Ergo has redesigned the Sanatogen range of vitamins in response to increasing competition in the health supplements sector. The move follows research revealing that Sanatogen has lost on-shelf presence due to increasing...

M&S to launch trial 'Outlet' stores. (News).
September 8, 2000... MARKS & SPENCER is not appointing a design consultancy to brand its new discount stores, but will instead be implementing existing interiors into three trial outlets which are due to open later this year. No decision has yet been taken...

DRA provides the look for John Rocha. (News).
September 8, 2000... DAVID RICHMOND ASSOCIATES has developed the identity for concessions by fashion designer John Rocha, which are set to open in branches of department store Debenhams. The identity reflects the latest ranges created by Rocha, using natural...

Heinz organic packaging by JKR. (News).
September 8, 2000... JKR has created the packaging for Heinz's first foray into the organic arena with its ketchup, spaghetti and baked beans brands. The group has retained existing Heinz branding to reassure consumers, but it has also introduced a prominent new...

Inflate graphics arm breathes life into 2021 logo. (News).
September 8, 2000... INFANT, the new graphics arm of London-based consultancy Inflate, has created a revamped identity, as well as public and trade websites, for contemporary London furniture retailer 2021. The sites will feature on-line ordering capabilities,...

London design consultancy Sauce has created Tibbett & Britten Group's latest edition of group facts. (In Brief).
September 8, 2000... London design consultancy Sauce has created Tibbett & Britten Group's latest edition of group facts, which is sent to the international supply chain logistics company's 32 000 employees globally. The mini corporate brochure, which is also...

Glazer has created an identity for Chapelfield. (In Brief).
September 8, 2000... Glazer has created an identity for Chapelfield, a new shopping centre created by Developer Lend Lease in Norwich, Norfolk.

Transport for London -- the replacement for London Transport. (In Brief).
September 8, 2000... Transport for London -- the replacement for London Transport -- has confirmed it is looking at its brand identity in a bid to incorporate the capital's various modes of transport under one banner. A spokesman says it is putting out the work for...

2Cs has designed www.noeuro.com. (In Brief).
September 8, 2000... 2Cs has designed www.noeuro.com, a national consumer-focused website for the 'no' campaign against a single European currency.

Red Rocket Design has created branding for eSubstance. (In Brief).
September 8, 2000... Red Rocket Design has created branding for eSubstance, a new Internet-based business-to-business service offering branded content for other companies' websites.

Design Trail (DW 25 August) credited DHA Lighting Design. (In Briefs).
September 8, 2000... Design Trail (DW 25 August) credited DHA Lighting Design as the lighting designer for the Science Museum's Welcome Wing Deep Blue Cafe. The correct credit is DHA Design Services.

Barclays has launched a booklet designed by Hill Rae Smith Graphics. (In Brief).
September 8, 2000... Barclays has launched a booklet designed by Hill Rae Smith Graphics, highlighting its improved access to information and services for disabled people. It is currently being distributed with bank statements and is available in large print,...

Plymouth College of Art and Design. (In Brief).
September 8, 2000... Plymouth College of Art and Design has launched a new website, developed by design group Riley.

Spring Creative Consultants. (In Brief).
September 8, 2000... Spring Creative Consultants has designed promotional literature for toy store Hamleys, informing potential corporate clients of the store's new playground facility, which features virtual reality, interactive and traditional games. The booklet...

Storm Strategic Design. (In Brief).
September 8, 2000... Storm Strategic Design has created a poster promoting this weekend's first ever Regent Street Festival. To be displayed in Hamleys, the poster has been illustrated by The Organisation's Fred Van Deelen.

Environment Agency's flood awareness campaign. (In Brief).
September 8, 2000... Design group North has worked with ad agency Circus on the Environment Agency's flood awareness campaign launching next week.

Design Bridge lifts Tennent's cup. (News).
September 8, 2000... DESIGN BRIDGE has created a new identity for the Tennent's Scottish Cup, following the Tennent Caledonian Breweries' decision to renew its sponsorship of the competition in a four-year deal worth [pounds sterling]4m. The brief was to...

Gray leaves NatWest for Allen International. (News).
September 8, 2000... FORMER NatWest UK chief executive Martin Gray has joined retail and branding specialist Allen International as a non executive director. Malcolm Parkinson was appointed to the same position last year. During his 35-year career with the...

WWF takes on wrestling rival. (News).
September 8, 2000... THE WORLDWIDE FUND FOR NATURE is taking legal action against the World Wrestling Federation over use of the initials WWF. A Worldwide Fund for Nature spokeswoman claims it drew up an agreement with the federation in 1994, the details of...

Velvet Design fosters a smile. (News).
September 8, 2000... VELVET DESIGN ASSOCIATES has taken a "smiley" approach to an identity project for Fostering People, a Midlands organisation which places children in local authority care with foster parents. A cartoon-like pair of eyes and a smiling mouth...

BDG McColl fits Jenners' ladies. (News).
September 8, 2000... BDG MCCOLL is developing a new ladieswear department for Jenners, Edinburgh's traditional department store, following its redesign of the men's designer department last year. The designs, currently still at concept stage, will be rolled out...

Ibbison sets sights on beauty advise dotcoms. (News).
September 8, 2000... LONDON consultancy Ibbison Design Associates has developed identities for two new entrants to the on-line beauty services sector, both launched this week. Twinned sites beautyconsumer.com and beautycommercial.com aim to provide objective...

Christopher Lewis creates Rosetta stone. (News).
September 8, 2000... LONDON design group Christopher Lewis Associates has created the name and identity for a new military communications service aimed at the UK Ministry of Defence and NATO allies. Called Rosetta -- after the stone that enabled translation of...

Bluestone puts an image for Unite together. (News).
September 8, 2000... PLYMOUTH consultancy Bluestone has created a new corporate identity for Bristol-based student accommodation provider Unite. The new image seeks to support Unite's national development and raise awareness of the company's work. The...

4i writes a signature tune of Music.com. (News).
September 8, 2000... ON-LINE music service Music.com has been rebranded by London consultancy 4i. The project has involved establishing online communication channels between the design group and the New York-based client. Music.com was originally registered as...

Laker Sharville font for RNIB/Moorfield Hospital. (News).
September 8, 2000... A NEW typeface to ease legibility for the partially sighted, including applications such as mobile phone text messages, has been designed by the Royal National Institute for the Blind. The organisation has worked with Laker Sharville Design...

Jackson is creator of Milestones museum. (News).
September 8, 2000... HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL architect Colin Jackson has designed a new [pounds sterling]10m "living history" museum in Hampshire. Jackson has developed interiors for the attraction, as well as the overall structure of the building. Milestones...

Let's make some bread: after bagels, tea and soup, the humble sandwich is the latest fashionable fast food. But new entrants will have to offer more than just a tasty filling to succeed. (New Analysis).
September 8, 2000... Fast food, soup, bagels and tea. They've all tried to steal the limelight in recent years as UK taste buds become more receptive to alternative flavours. But now the time-honoured classic -- the sandwich -- is making a bid to seize the day and...

Kodak focuses on Hollington. (First Sight Product).
September 8, 2000... London product design group Hollington has designed a new Advanced Photo System zoom camera for Kodak. The Advantix 1700 is designed to offer APS functionality, including the usual three picture formats, but with a different look and feel...

Hong Kong Awards drives the panel to drink. (Diary).
September 8, 2000... Think twice before accepting an invitation to become a design luminary on an awards judging panel. The four-strong jury for the Hong Kong Designers Association Awards, which included Marcello Minale, had just two days to judge 2500 entries...

Flag treads the boards. (Diary).
September 8, 2000... Expect creative juices to flow freely and inter-departmental relationships to flourish at Cambridge consultancy Flag, where staff have enjoyed a luvvie-like theatrical workshop. Aiming to improve staff working relationships, in one game...

Anatomy of disgust. (Diary).
September 8, 2000... Royal Academy of Arts exhibition Apocalypse has had an unflattering review from critic David Lee at Jackdaw magazine. He describes the Callum Storrie-designed show, which depicts Beauty and Horror in Contemporary Art, as... disgusting works...

Hamm saves his bacon, but Williams has a beef. (Diary).
September 8, 2000... Dirty tricks have subverted Williams Murray Hamm's Big Brother campaign, and are rumoured to be responsible for the conspicuous lack of nominations for director Garrick Hamm. Despite fellow directors Dick Murray and Richard Williams walking...

Torch to burn a hole in someone's pocket. (Diary).
September 8, 2000... The 1936 Berlin Olympic torch is being auctioned by cerebral palsy charity Scope after being found in one of its clothes recycling bins. Sotheby's will be auctioning it on-line at Sothebys.amazon.com during the forthcoming Olympics, where it is...

The art of non-design: Hugh Pearman takes a look at objects that are too odd or ugly to be created by a designer, but concludes that if a designer didn't create them, someone else did. (Private View).
September 8, 2000... Non-design. I always liked the sound of that. Of the many book projects I have considered and ditched, this is the one that I periodically fetch up from the archives to pat affectionately before consigning it to oblivion again. It's about 20...

Free pitches are not just a design industry practice. (Opinion).
September 8, 2000... Peter Morrow's idea (Letters, DW 25 August) about pitch control fails to see that, like the other sort of 'control', saying no just doesn't work. Designers pitch for different reasons and if we are in hot pursuit of a new client or a new type...

Is a PR/ design group partnership the best way to produce creative work? (Opinion).
September 8, 2000... Having in the past been an active participant in the debate about integrating design and advertising disciplines, I feel compelled to comment on the designer/PR collaborations (DW 4 August). I am certain that both industries' beancounters...

Scottish inspiration for HSBC identity. (Opinion).
September 8, 2000... Thank you for including our HSBC corporate identity in your pull-out compilation of international identities. While the strength of the nonverbal hexagon symbol allows it to be interpreted in many ways, it is a geometric rendering inspired...

Here's some essential reading for all designers. (Opinion).
September 8, 2000... Hurrah! Hurrah! for David Bernstein (Private View, DW 25 August). His article should be required reading for any design student and, indeed, for many qualified designers. Adrianne LeMan Managing director C&FD London EC1

Identity pull-out crisis. (Opinion).
September 8, 2000... I was interested to read the International Corporate Identity pullout in Design Week. While it was interesting to hear the views of eminent designers, I felt that it encouraged the belief that an identity was a clever device in a...

Voxpop. (Opinion).
September 8, 2000... The Design Museum is planning to extend its London Docklands building to add to its attractions. What would you most like to see as a regular example of contemporary design? 'Design is not just about pictures, prints and objects. It is...

Shine on: Pick in photography you use for your corporate literature carefully, retouch if necessary and the results should be brilliant. (Hot Shots).
September 8, 2000... The Scheufelen Premium Papers third brochure, Job Parilux -- Organic, was designed by Studio Anthon Beeke and Edo Visser. The brochure uses photography of micro-organisms by Lon van Keulen to reflect the density of the Job Parilux paper fibres....

Material girl: Peclers Paris, part of Fitch, forecasts trends in the fashion and homewares markets. Lynda Relph-Knight talks to its charismatic founder. (Profile).
September 8, 2000... THE RUE DE MAIL is an unlikely address for Fitch's Paris office, set as it is in the heart of the city's haberdashery district. But the reason for its location becomes clear when you visit: it is also the home of Peclers Paris, the Fitch...

Cast against type: Quentin Newark of atelier works thinks that graphic designers can still learn a lot from the precise art of letterpress typography. (Typography).
September 8, 2000... MARSHALL MCLUHAN, high-priest of the typographic community, said: "Each new technology creates an environment that is itself regarded as corrupt and degrading, yet the new one turns its predecessor into an art form." Computers have, within...

Directory.(includes contact information)(Directory)
September 8, 2000... IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE DESIGN COUNCIL For inclusion call the classified team on 020 7970 6666 1-2-1 MAC TRAINING Stephen Price (Training & Consultancy) Comprehensive, expert tuition in Quark, Photoshop, Illustrator, pre-press...

Exhibitions. (The Week Ahead).
September 8, 2000... The Computer Arts Live show, from 12-14 September, aims to bring together graphics, 3D, illustration, digital media, video and Web design disciplines. Contact: the ticket hotline on 01455 271148. Venue: Business Design Centre, 52 Upper...

Big in Japan: Francesca Syz visits Tokyu! Wow, a multimedia exposition of modern cultural and consumer trends in the Japanese capital. (The Week Ahead).
September 8, 2000... OK, so I happen to think belly button tape is a good idea (just how does that fluff get in there, anyway?), but mouth stretchers and paper pants do seem a little beyond the call of duty for your average product designer. But then the Japanese...

Degree shows. (The Week Ahead).
September 8, 2000... Masters graduates from the fine art course at the Kent Institute of Art and Design exhibit their work until 15 September. Venue: KIAD, New Dover Road, Canterbury, Kent GT1 3AN. Masters graduates from the photographic studies course at...

Talks. (The Week Ahead).
September 8, 2000... The International Council of Graphic Design Associations is holding a special international congress in Seoul, Korea, from 24-27 October. The congress features three days of seminars with prominent members of the international design community....

Coca-Cola gets ready for 'Play'. (News).(Switch creates packaging for new energy drink)(Brief Article)
September 15, 2000... INTERNATIONAL drinks giant Coca-Cola is launching an entrant into the growing energy drinks sector, currently dominated by brands such as Red Bull and Lucozade. The brand, called Play, will launch to the trade in South Africa on Monday and...

CLN to give Barbican identity. (News).(Citigate Lloyd Northover, Barbican Centre corporate identity contract)(Brief Article)
September 15, 2000... CITIGATE LLOYD NORTHOVER has been appointed to create a new corporate identity and website for the Barbican Centre, one of London's leading arts centres and conference venues, as part of a widespread rebranding exercise. The London...

Bamber Forsyth on the marque. (News).(designs marque for Diageo products)(Brief Article)
September 15, 2000... CORPORATE identity specialist Bamber Forsyth has designed the new marque for Diageo's combined beer, spirits and wines division, which was formed following the integration of Guinness and UDV. The group will be called GuinnessUDV, with the...

Meta founder is 'visionary'. (News).(Erik Spiekermann, MetaDesign San Francisco appointment)(Brief Article)
September 15, 2000... METADESIGN founder Erik Spiekermann has been named "chief visionary" of MetaDesign San Francisco, after severing links with the MetaDesign office he founded in Berlin. Spiekermann continues to work as a freelance consultant with the London...

True North buys into E-fact. (News).(Brief Article)
September 15, 2000... US advertising group True North has taken a 35 per cent stake in design group E-Fact, as part of a joint expansion programme. E-Fact now plans to open additional offices in Spain and Italy, in addition to its existing operations in the UK...

Brand names that baffle. (News).(BG Group to be rebranded as Lattice)(Brief Article)
September 15, 2000... CORPORATE brand names in the utilities sector are becoming increasingly intangible and irrelevant, according to branding experts. This follows news that the Transco Group, which incorporates the BG Group, formerly British Gas, is to be...

British Gas identity set to fuel branding debate. (Comment).(Brief Article)(Column)
September 15, 2000... Landor Associates is off the hook at last over its ill-conceived identity for petrol giant BP. Though criticisms are still dribbling in for a marque that is seen by many, both within and outside design, as an attempt to gloss over the...

The material used to manufacture traditional brewing vessels.(Zerodegrees chooses logo design)(Brief Article)
September 15, 2000... Caption: A copper-coloured logo, chosen to represent the material used to manufacture traditional brewing vessels, has been applied to the identity for Zerodegrees, a new bar and microbrewery which has recently opened in London's Blackheath....

New petrol pump format by Rodney Fitch & Co. (News).
September 15, 2000... RODNEY FITCH & CO is developing a new automated retail offer for Kuwaiti petroleum company Q8, which will be rolled out across Italy and Belgium over the next five years. Q8 Easy will be launched in the coming months, with 15 sites planned...

Cartlidge Levene redevelops. (News).
September 15, 2000... LONDON design consultancy Cartlidge Levene is undergoing a restructuring process. As part of the plan a third partner will join the business as it begins its next stage of development. The group was established by directors Ian Cartlidge...

PSD does office job for Esselte. (News).
September 15, 2000... OFFICE products company Esselte is launching a new sub-brand designed by PSD Associates. Tag-It! is a range of brightly coloured stationery aimed at the teenage, small office and home office markets. The south London design consultancy has...

Brown ID rewrites Scrabble look.
September 15, 2000... BRANDING and packaging specialist Brown ID and its sister company Added Value have redesigned Scrabble, the world's most popular word game. Following this week's relaunch by Mattel Games, the redesigned game will be sold in more than 100...

The fashion brand created by a management buyout from Jigsaw, has launched the full version of its website, created by SAS.
September 15, 2000... Caption: Uth, the fashion brand created by a management buyout from Jigsaw, has launched the full version of its website, created by SAS. The site uses the analogy of a cityscape--with three districts--to aid navigation. Facilities include a...

Enterprise IG fuels Trade-Ranger.
September 15, 2000... ENTERPRISE IG has created the brand, name, corporate identity and website for a central on-line marketplace for the global energy and petrochemical industry. The venture, called Trade-Ranger, which goes live this month, is backed by some...

Design Council says UK design is paying.
September 15, 2000... RESEARCH into the 31 public companies which produced Millennium Products claims their share prices have grown on average at twice the rate of the Financial Times All-Share Index, from December 1995 to December 1999. Published in Design in...

BBC Worldwide's commercial website, Beeb.com.
September 15, 2000... Caption: BBC Worldwide's commercial website, Beeb.com, has been redesigned by the group's in-house design team, headed by Say Evangelou. According to an audit of the Beeb.com identity, it needs to 'introduce Beeb.com and express its core...

Pride Valley Foods. (In Brief).
September 15, 2000... Pride Valley Foods is launching new branding for its speciality bread range, created by The Design Group. Including naans, pittas and tortillas, the revamped range will feature bright colours for product differentiation, new names, product...

Black ID. (In Brief).
September 15, 2000... Black ID has been appointed to overhaul the on-line appearance of MW.

The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. (In Brief).
September 15, 2000... The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants has launched a new graduate recruitment programme, with a promotional brochure created by Southpaw Design.

Railtrack. (In Brief).
September 15, 2000... The Railtrack signage unit (DW 1 September) credited to Citigate Lloyd North over in our feature is, in fact, designed by Design Research Unit.

On-line plant and machinery sales specialist, Auctions2Business, has appointed London design consultancy Grafico to create its corporate identity. (In Brief).
September 15, 2000... On-line plant and machinery sales specialist, Auctions2Business, has appointed London design consultancy Grafico to create its corporate identity, website and a range of corporate literature. The Manchester-based auctions company has [pounds...

Proctor & Stevenson. (In Brief).
September 15, 2000... Proctor & Stevenson has given two members of staff directorships following long service to the Bristol design group. Senior account manager Mark Jam Jamieson and senior designer Michael Cain have each worked at the consultancy for more than ten...

Wickstead Design. (In Brief).
September 15, 2000... Wickstead Design has developed packaging for SuperMax, a new triple blade disposable razor from Sterling Four. The pack is designed to be reusable for storage of the razor.

The Express newspaper. (In Brief).
September 15, 2000... The Express newspaper is to redesign its website subject to board level approval this week. Express Digital Group's newly-appointed head of design Mark Tipper says design work will be carried out in-house. This follows the group's launch of...

Din Associates creates a white room in Selfridges. (News).
September 15, 2000... DIN ASSOCIATES is redesigning the bookshop in London department store Selfridges, with the area scheduled to reopen next month. A scheme to add an additional 50 per cent of floor space sees the facility bidding to become the largest department...

Open Agency puts dating on Web. (News).
September 15, 2000... THE OPEN AGENCY has designed the first on-line video dating website, BeOutThere.com, which encourages lonely hearts to send in a video to be broadcast on the Internet. The site is retro in style and features bright, Web-friendly colours...

Scottish Ambulance Service has been designed by Edinburgh consultancy Graphic Partners.
September 15, 2000... Caption: This year's annual report and accounts for the Scottish Ambulance Service has been designed by Edinburgh consultancy Graphic Partners. The document is distributed to a wide audience, which includes healthcare professionals, patients,...