Design Week articles from September 2002

Design Week archives from September 2002

Superdrug refocus as roster reviewed. (News).(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... SUPERDRUG is reviewing its design consultancy roster following the takeover of its parent company Kruidvat by the ports-to-telecommunications giant Hutchison Whampoa last week. Credential presentations by Pearlfisher, Turner Duckworth,...

The Fourth Room ceases trading. (News).(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... THE FOURTH ROOM has ceased trading and is seeking shareholder approval to go into creditors' voluntary liquidation, which involves the loss of 25 jobs. The closure follows the group's recent dismissal of head of imagination Michael Wolff...

Designer of the Year prize launched. (News).(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... THE design industry is to get its equivalent of the Turner Prize with the launch of a [pounds sterling]25 000 Designer of the Year award by the Design Museum. Open to designers working or born in Britain, the prize will go to the person...

Uncertain future ahead for BGA? (News).(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... BASTEN GREENHILL ANDREWS is refusing to comment on reports it is suffering trading difficulties. On Monday Basten Greenhill Andrews managing director Tim Greenhill said BGA had not gone into liquidation, but refused to comment on whether...

Claims denied by Wolff Olins. (News).(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... WOLFF OLINS has refuted claims made by an unnamed senior employee that the group is under pressure from its owner Omnicom to shed up to 50 per cent of its workforce by the end of the year. The source had suggested 20 redundancies were...

Bonadio leaves C21 position. (News).(Franco Bonadio)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... FRANCO BONADIO has left C21 where he was creative director, but will continue to work as a consultant for the group, says C21 managing director Rebecca Collings. Collings says the consultancy is not looking to replace Bonadio, but will...

Young designers to meet up again. (News).(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... DESIGN WEEK is holding its next Meeting Point social event for young designers at a central London venue from 7pm on Wednesday 18 September. The event is ticket only and open to young designers working freelance, in consultancies or...

Industry is full of leaders, but it does lack leadership. (Comment).
September 5, 2002... Design Council director of business Harry Rich is right in pointing out that leadership--or the lack of it--is not a new issue in design (see Letters, page 13). But I'm sure Rich will agree that never has it been so crucial. Rich addresses...

Newham to form design roster for Stratford rejig. (News).(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... NEWHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL is looking to appoint a roster of consultancies to create detailed designs for the proposed multimillion pound regeneration of Stratford town centre. Appointments could be confirmed as early as this autumn, says a...

Cussons floats Bubble bath range. (News).(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... TOILETRIES manufacturer PZ Cussons will launch an Imperial Leather bath products range this month with packaging designed by Blue Marlin, in a job worth over [pounds sterling]100 000 to the consultancy. PZ Cussons aims to break into the...

LDP retail format for Leeds chain. (News).(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... LUMSDEN DESIGN PARTNERSHIP has created a retail format for Ainsleys, an independent baked goods and sandwich chain in Leeds. The design is likely to roll out to the company's 40-outlet estate following a successful trial of the concept. ...

NWYH 'goodie bag' for Ladbrokes. (News).(Now Wash Your Hand)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... NOW WASH YOUR HANDS starts production next week on a CD-ROM designed to promote high street betting company Ladbrokes' cobranded website with Manchester United Football Club, also created by the London consultancy. The project, which is...

Groups brighten insurance brand. (News).(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... Bright Grey [TM] INSURANCE group Royal London has this week unveiled Bright Grey as the brand name for its standalone 'new protection business'. The marque has been created by Navy Blue, while Zalpha--in concert with the client--is...

Enterprise IG. (News).(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... Tom Christie-Miller is to join Design House as head of brand strategy on 21 October. Christie-Miller who previously worked at Enterprise IG has been hired to 'uplift' the brand strategy division at the consultancy, according to Design House...

Sun Stream Design. (News).(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... Sun Stream Design has created a brand identity for Gemserv, the utilities regulatory company, which launched last week.

Taxi Studio. (News).(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... Taxi Studio has been appointed to design a range of induction and training materials for store managers at Clarkes, the shoe retailer.

NB Studio. (News).(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... NB Studio has designed posters, leaflets, banners, invitations, advertisements and an exhibition catalogue for this year's Jerwood Applied Arts Prize for textile designers. The work features photography by Thomas Haywood and launches from 16...

Sporting Bet. (News).(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... Dew Gibbons has designed the annual report and accounts for Sporting Bet, the on-line gambling company.

Hat Trick Design. (News).(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... Hat Trick Design has created a Zoe Ball drive-time companion for Capital Radio, to promote the presenter's debut on XFM this week.

Granada Sky Broadcasting. (News).(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... Scarlette has designed the identity for Granada Sky Broadcasting's flagship channel, Plus. The group was appointed after a six-way pitch.

Mainline Digital Communications. (News).(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... Word Of has created the branding for Mainline Digital Communications' dealer marketing programme, Blueprint.

TSI Design. (News).(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... TSI Design has created the title sequence for ITV's flagship magazine show This Morning. The revamped titles go on air fri, this week.

Sam Design. (News).(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... Sam Design has been appointed by Derby City Council to design the Derby Visitor's Guide, following a six-way pitch. The three-year contract starts with next year's guide.

Land Securities. (News).(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... To the Point has created the identity, literature and hoardings for a Land Securities retail space at 500 Oxford Street, London. The work launches this week and aims to promote the site to major retailers, says To the Point managing director...

ExxonMobil. (News).(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... Redhouse Lane has revamped Aviation, the customer magazine for ExxonMobil. The publication targets international aviation fuel customers.

Proximity London. (News).(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... Bulmers launches two new varieties of its Sidekick drink this month, with point-of-sale, trade material and merchandising designed by Proximity London.

Britvic Soft Drink. (News).(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... Millini has revamped the identity for Britvic Soft Drink's trade management programme, Right Choice. The work also includes trade avertising and point-of-sale material.

Jerwood Space. (News).(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... Bath-based consultancy Northbank has designed an identity for the Jerwood Artists Platform, a new arts programme at the Jerwood Space in London. The identity launches on 3 September to coincide with the first exhibition, which opens on 4...

Pearlfisher revamps skincare range. (News).(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... SUPERDRUG will this month roll out new packaging for its own-label Tea Tree skincare range, designed by Pearlfisher, in an effort to reposition the brand within the fickle 'teen' skincare market. The brand's long-running quirky Aboriginal...

C&P gallery flows into the Museum of London. (News).(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... THE Museum of London has this week begun work on its prehistoric gallery, designed in collaboration with Conran & Partners, which marks the latest stage in the attraction's [pound sterling]33m refit. Costing around [pound sterling]255 000...

Paper supplier uses ad agency to roll out redesign. (News).(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... PAPER and graphics supplier Robert Home Group will tomorrow launch a revamped identity designed by McCann Central, part of ad agency McCann Erickson. The job, worth a five-figure fee to the agency, involved redesigning the company's logo...

Zulver & Co is driving force behind brands. (News).(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... ZULVER & CO has revamped the visual identity for Motor Racing Legends and it's sister business Motoring Adventures, in a project designed to clarify the events in the congested classic car marketplace. From next month Motor Racing Legends,...

Design credited for rise in visitors to attractions. (News).
September 5, 2002... WELL-DESIGNED attractions are proving a bigger crowd puller than heritage as Britain's modern tourist attractions continue to win the largest share of visitors, according to a report released this week by the English Tourism Council. The...

The stamp of integrity: retired stamp programme director Barry Robinson may not be replaced, sparking fears of a threat to UK stamp design standards. (News Analysis).(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... ACCORDING to legend, no one has ever refused an invitation to design a Royal Mail stamp. Such is its prestige that Barry Robinson, who up until June was Royal Mail stamp programme director, had the entire community of UK artists to choose from....

I'll give it a go--after you: although Tim Rich is suitably impressed with the functionality of the Segway HT human transporter, he cannot help but be amused by its unusual form. (Private View).
September 5, 2002... IT was a secret called 'it'. Then IT. Then Ginger. It had some other names too, until December last year when it was finally launched. What was it? Perhaps the most significant development in personal transport for decades--a small, stand-on...

Letters.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... Dynamic design trade body can ease fear of unknown Recent developments at the Design Business Association have, as your Comment suggested (DW 15 August), raised again the subject of a broadly representative designers' trade body. How novel....

Time to rebrand the spade as a spade: in a world awash with buzzwords, are designers justified in wanting to be 'brand consultants'? (Design Business).
September 5, 2002... DEFINE YOUR TERMS WE all use the same vocabulary: architecture, essence, brand model, personality and so on. But I suspect many brand specialists find this barrage of verbiage a comforting wall to hide behind. Personally, I hate these...

Pure philosophy: Richard Reed and friends went back to basics to create innocent smoothies. Their simple, ecological approach has certainly paid off. (Client Profile).
September 5, 2002... INNOCENT has made quite a splash recently, in the press that is. You may not have tried one of its premium-end, pure-fruit concoctions yet, but you will probably have heard of them, if only for their back-to-basics packaging, which injects...

The mind game: James Knight looks at creativity workshops and asks whether they are the key to unlocking your imagination. (Creative Training).
September 5, 2002... NO matter how much you may love your job, at some points life can become a bit of a slog. You've got to keep the client happy, costs down and bring the project in on time. And at the back of your mind, there's always that nagging insecurity...

Direct method: Clare Dowdy looks at improvements being made to London's South Bank's signage. (Signage).
September 5, 2002... THERE can be few urban areas so dissected than London's South Bank. Should it have a roof? Above-ground walkways or access at ground level? More green spaces or concrete jungle? And given the amount of graphic noise from builders' hoardings and...

Great comfort: public seating needs to be both comfortable and durable. (Public Seating).
September 5, 2002... THE importance of public seating to west London's newly opened Electric Cinema is evident the moment you log on to its website to book tickets. There, taking centre-stage, is a photograph of Lyndon Design's bespoke upholstered leather chair,...

Diary.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... By Design Week's standards, it wasn't too difficult a question. 'Who designed your crest?' we asked Sunderland Football club for our club badge feature (DW 29 August). But we may as well have asked what colour pants its chairman was wearing...

A digital challenge: Matthew Valentine finds Casio's new slim-line Exilim Ex-S2 digital camera easy on the eye, but a lot harder to get a grip on. (The Week Ahead).(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... Professional photographers can be a funny lot. Generally they are gadget crazy, but a significant proportion of them are reluctant to fully back digital photography. There are several reasons for this: the cost of new equipment; a reluctance to...

Exhibitions. (The Week Ahead).
September 5, 2002... Conrad Leach's prints and paintings celebrate 25 years since Elvis's death, at Thankyouverymuch, from 5 September to 3 October. Venue: Dust, 27 Clerkenwell Road, London EC1. The basic human needs for solace is the subject matter for 16...

Talk. (The Week Ahead).
September 5, 2002... Charlie Leadbeater, senior associate of independent think tank Demos, joins Professor John Gray and writer and broadcaster Laurie Taylor to discuss pessimistic attitudes about business and globalisation at Poor little rich world on 5 September...

Artificial Sunshine: A Social History of Domestic Lighting. (Books).
September 5, 2002... Artificial Sunshine: A Social History of Domestic Lighting by Maureen Dillons is published this month by the National Trust, priced [pounds sterling]18.99. Four new titles in the Design Monographs series are published by Carlton Books this...

Tesco shops for a roster of creatives. (News).(Tesco Stores Ltd.)(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... TESCO is to review its ten-strong packaging design roster, which includes Rocket, Pemberton & Whitefoord and The Nest, as part of a cost management exercise by the retailer. Tesco head of design Jeremy Lindley has told Design Week...

Ergo nuts about Planters rebrand. (News).(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... NUT brand Planters is to be relaunched next month with design work by Ergo, as brand owner Trigon Snacks seeks to shake up what it sees as a dormant market. The company intends to spend 'between [pounds sterling]150 000 and [pounds...

Base London lands Softmoss look. (News).(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... SOFTMOSS has created interiors for Base London's first store, as the footwear group moves to strengthen its retail brand presence. The 232[m.sup.2] store in London's Carnaby Street opens in October. The company, which has seen growth in its...

Confirmation on BGA liquidation. (News).(Basten Greenhill Andrews)(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... ACCOUNTANT Kingston Smith & Partners has confirmed that Basten Greenhill Andrews has gone into voluntary liquidation. In a letter to creditors dated 30 August, it gave formal notice of a creditors' meeting, believed to be taking place...

Pentagram sets up Berlin office. (News).(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... PENTAGRAM opens its first continental office next month in Berlin's Mitte district, in a bid to win business in the lucrative East European market and build its credentials in Germany. Discussions are taking place with existing clients,...

Prize to improve UK town halls. (News).
September 12, 2002... DESIGNS ON DEMOCRACY, a national competition aimed at reinventing town halls, launches this week promising to create better community spaces in Bradford, Stockport and north Hertfordshire. Organised by Cabe and the Design Council, the...

Meeting Point places available. (News).
September 12, 2002... There are still places available for Meeting Point, Design Week's social event for young designers. The event will be held at a central London venue from 7pm on Wednesday 18 September and is ticket only. For tickets e-mail...

Talent will out, but design could do more to foster it. (Comment).
September 12, 2002... Last week I had the honour of chairing a seminar involving celebrated film producer turned education activist Lord Puttnam. Organised by British Design & Art Direction, it was part of the three-day XChange programme, intended to inform and...

Oasis website calls in SAS to marshal redesign. (News).(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... OASIS's revamped website, www.oasis-stores.com, designed and built by SAS, went live last week marking the latest stage in the fashion retailer's bid to increase footfall through its UK stores. The move is part of a broader branch refit...

Ideo interaction at BBCi's studio. (News).(British Broadcasting Corporation)(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... STREET-LEVEL interaction designed by Ideo is the focal point of BBCi's high-concept London studio, unveiled last Friday at the broadcaster's historic Bush House home. Five large windows on the Aldwych-located building's north east wing now...

Airport group's rebrand takes off.(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... MANCHESTER AIRPORT GROUP is poised to launch a [pounds sterling]100 000 visual identity, designed by The Pepper Corporation, in a drive to pull its fragmented operations under a single corporate umbrella. Specifically, the move is intended...

Toy brand moves on to Third Planet.(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... THIRD PLANET is creating print, point-of-sale and merchandising design for the European launch of a computer game spin-off from Japanese toy brand Gundam, in a campaign due to begin at the end of next month. The Playstation 2 game, designed...

Icon Brand Navigation. (News).(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... Icon Brand Navigation has appointed Simon Williams as chief executive officer. Williams joins from Enterprise 16 where he was director, group strategy.

Redhouse Lane. (News).(created BAA Heathrow's annual sustainable development report)(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... Redhouse Lane has created BAA Heathrow's annual sustainable development report, Towards Sustainability. The report, which is published later this month, will be distributed to businesses, environmental specialists, community action groups, and...

BBC Broadcast. (News).
September 12, 2002... BBC Broadcast has designed title sequences and a promotional campaign for hospital drama Casualty. It will go on air from 14 September.

Attik has created point-of-sale branding for a Carlsberg campaign targeting lager drinkers in Ireland via 450 off licences across the country. (News).(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... Attik has created point-of-sale branding for a Carlsberg campaign targeting lager drinkers in Ireland via 450 off licences across the country. The work was launched last weekend to coincide with the start of the Euro 2004 football qualifying...

Lambie-Nairn has been appointed to develop a brand strategy and identity for Dubai-based satellite broadcaster MBC and four of its channels. (News).(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... Lambie-Nairn has been appointed to develop a brand strategy and identity for Dubai-based satellite broadcaster MBC and four of its channels. The project includes the redesign of the corporate identity and main channel and identities for three...

Theme Park Holidays. (News).(uses Hemisphere design services )(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... Hemisphere has designed the brand identity, consumer brochure and stationery for specialist holiday company Theme Park Holidays. The work launches next week.

Re-Active has created an interactive video website for Film Four. (News).(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... Re-Active has created an interactive video website for Film Four's Once upon a time in the Midlands.

Research centre of electronics giant has Vision.(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... VISION has been appointed to create corporate literature for Samsung's UK research division this week, following its design of a five-figure identity and brand 'mascot' for the organisation. Samsung Electronics Research Institute is the...

Radley Yeldar has designed the annual review for Comic Relief. (News).(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... Radley Yeldar has designed the annual review for Comic Relief. It is the fourth time the consultancy has been appointed to deliver the work.

Blast creates identity for Playtonics. (News).(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... Blast has created the identity for Playtonics, a company which deals with child-related issues in the workplace and social environment. Playtonics needed an approachable, but professional image, says Blast business development manager Ralf...

The Field creates brand strategy, positioning, identity and website for Activate UK. (News).(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... The Field has created the brand strategy, positioning, identity and website for sports marketing agency Activate UK. The work will roll out over the next three months.

Bentley Holland & Partners. (News).(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... Bentley Holland & Partners has designed a series of posters for an internal communication campaign at sugar manufacturer Tate & Lyle, Europe.

Victoria Real. (News).(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... Victoria Real has designed a website for Charlton Athletic Football Club, www.cafc.co.uk.

Airside has designed a website for pop star Richard Ashcroft. (News).
September 12, 2002... Airside has designed a website for pop star Richard Ashcroft. The site, www.richardashcroft.com, features photography by Nadav Kander.

Glasgow-based consultancy The Hub. (News).(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... Glasgow-based consultancy The Hub has been appointed to create the 2003 accommodation guide for Ayrshire and Arran tourist board. The guide will be published later this year.

Michon catalogues Homecraft job. (News).(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... MICHON has been appointed by Homecraft Ability One, the rehabilitation products group, to design eight catalogues as the company broadens its international reach and begins to target consumer and corporate customers. It is the first time a...

Browns builds on brief for property developer. (News).(MacDonald Egan)(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... BROWNS has been appointed to design a website for property manager and developer MacDonald Egan this week, as the consultancy works towards an October launch of a promotional book for the company. What began as a straightforward literature...

Martin Dawe bottles look for Crystal Drinks brand. (News).(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... CRYSTAL DRINKS this week launches its Springwater+brand with packaging and identity by Martin Dawe Brand Design. The consultancy, which received a five-figure fee for the project, created the bottle shape, visual identity and labelling for...

Michael Dowd and Two Design go off the wall. (News).(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... A FABRIC screen, which its creator hopes could revolutionise the way paintings and prints are displayed in bigger residential and work spaces, will be previewed at 100% Design later this month. Designer and architect Michael Dowd came up...

German department store makes way for 20/20 look. (News).(Karstadt AG)(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... 20/20 has presented final concepts for a revamp of signage and customer communication at German department store chain Karstadt, as the company seeks to improve its offer amid sluggish economic conditions. Karstadt runs 189 stores in...

Dynamo chips in on Tayto refresh. (News).(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... IRISH crisp and snack leader Mr Tayto will launch revamped packaging by Dynamo later this month. Tayto is Ireland's biggest selling snack range commanding 45 per cent of the market, however its market lead is gradually being nibbled away...

Abbey National banks on interiors by ABDA Design. (News).(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... ABBEY NATIONAL has begun moving in to its purpose-built corporate headquarters in London's Regent's Place, which features a [pounds sterling]1m plus fit-out by ABDA Design. Architect Sheppard Robson is responsible for the structural design,...

HPW serves up fast food interiors. (News).(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... HPW has designed interiors for Bauwaus Gourmet Hotdogs, which opens in Edinburgh this week and aims to transform the traditionally down-at-heel snack into an upmarket treat. The site is the first of 30 UK outlets planned by owners Simon...

Bean there and done that: it seems like the heady days of the high street coffee shop may be coming to an end. Companies must diversify or they'll grind to a halt. (News Analysis).
September 12, 2002... COFFEE REPUBLIC's demise is sending ripples through the saturated coffee shop market. High street chains are having to face the fact that me-too corporate design, as far as cappuccino is concerned, is losing its froth. Where a branded coffee...

Letters.
September 12, 2002... When new badge was paraded Arsenal fans booed As an avid Arsenal fan and season-ticket holder for the past 20 years, I was interested in your critique of the new club badge designed by 20/20 (Feature, DW 29 August). The fans' opinion...

Diary.(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... Colourful concoction insures there's differentiation Bright Grey, the latest 'are-they-for-real?' brand name to splash into the murky depths of the personal finance pond, is a contradiction in terms. But that--before you even start on its...