Design Week articles from September 2003

Design Week archives from September 2003

Homebase to pilot Mi Home service.(News)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... HOMEBASE, now part of Argos Retail Group, unveils its pilot bid to take on the likes of Ikea today, with a store-within-store homewares offering devised by David Davies 517 that is branded by Lamb & Shirley. Mi Home, a name created by Lamb...

R2 and Igloo applying Babycream.(News)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... CREAM, the clubbing empire and one of Liverpool's best known exports, is launching a nationwide DJ bar and restaurant chain from this autumn, designed by R2 Architecture and Igloo Design. Called Babycream and created by Liverpool restaurant...

Lambie-Nairn's new Discovery.(News)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... LAMBIE-NAIRN has redesigned the on-air look and feel of the Discovery Channel as it moves to appeal to a wider audience and ensure a closer fit with its new tagline, 'Got to Know'. The work, which features a comprehensive package of...

Aidan Kirby 1957-2003.(Obituary)(Obituary)
September 4, 2003... Aidan and I worked together at Wolff Olins. He was the best kind of colleague--funny, clever and efficient, a joy to be with. Over the past few days I've been thinking a lot about Aidan and I get very sad. And then I smile because when I...

Saturday Times updates format.(News)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... THE SATURDAY TIMES is relaunching this week, with a radical redesign by art director Tomaso Capuano and head of design David Driver. The new-look newspaper is due out on 6 September.

Interbrand to get a new Edge.(News)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... WOLFF OLINS senior designer Jon Edge has left the group and will join Interbrand this week as design director. Edge (pictured) will report to creative director Andy Payne.

Strongest messages come from true collaboration.(Comment)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... Tim Rich has some very pertinent points to make about the relationship between writers and design (Private View, page 10). As with any other interprofessional debate, the fault isn't just on one side and credit goes to Rich, a respected writer...

Design Council goes global.(Comment)(appointment of Richard Eiserman)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... Despite Clive Grinyer's probings into the plans of Richard Eiserman, his successor at the Design Council (see Profile, page 14), we will have to wait until October to hear the full story. That is when the council's new chief executive David...

Capital of culture puts itself on display with JJA.(News)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... THE first evidence of design's involvement in the rejuvenation of Liverpool comes this week with the 40m [pounds sterling] refurbishment of the Liverpool Museum by Jasper Jacob Associates. JJA, which has had interiors concepts signed off,...

Boxer logo burns rubber by the M6.(News)(revamped Fort Dunlop complex )(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... BIRMINGHAM-based Boxer is to create an identity for the revamped Fort Dunlop complex on the northern edge of city, and further work for other consultancies may be in the offing once developer Urban Splash finalises its plans. A derelict...

Central London's largest new-build hotel for 30 years, complete with a 500 000 [pounds sterling] 'art street', opens this week in Westminster with interiors by Proof.(News)(Illustration)
September 4, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Central London's largest new-build hotel for 30 years, complete with a 500 000 [pounds sterling] 'art street', opens this week in Westminster with interiors by Proof. The latter's work includes a giant lobby...

Rotovision today publishes Wayne Hemingway's Mass Market Classics: The Home, that highlights the design status of 'mundane' objects, from the Rotary Airer to the catflap.(News)(Book Review)
September 4, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Rotovision today publishes Wayne Hemingway's Mass Market Classics: The Home, that highlights the design status of 'mundane' objects, from the Rotary Airer to the catflap. The criteria are 'based more on...

Prince's charity trusts in identity by Wolff Olins.(News)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... THE Prince of Wales' charitable organisation, the Prince's Trust, this week introduces a revamped identity designed by Wolff Olins, as part of 'wide-sweeping changes' at the youth charity. The work, the culmination of a 12-month project by...

M&S cashes in on Rapier's Money strategy ...(News)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... MARKS & SPENCER will launch a combined credit card and loyalty scheme next month, as part of the rebrand of its financial services offer as Marks & Spencer Money. Strategic and creative input for the revamp project is by Rapier. The...

Taking the De Stijl art movement as its cue and adapting an original font from the 1920s, Kemistry's overhaul of Dutch national broadcaster Publieke Omroep goes live tomorrow across its three terrestrial channels.(News)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Taking the De Stijl art movement as its cue and adapting an original font from the 1920s, Kemistry's overhaul of Dutch national broadcaster Publieke Omroep goes live tomorrow across its three terrestrial...

... As it toasts Brandhouse style.(News)(Marks & Spencer revamps alcoholic beverage departments)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... MARKS & SPENCER is to introduce a revamped identity for its wines, beers and spirits retail space designed by Brandhouse WTS, in a bid to build sales of its alcohol range. Brandhouse won the work, that will ultimately be worth 150 000...

Imagination has been appointed to lead the second phase of the Dublin's Guinness Storehouse development.(News)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... Imagination has been appointed to lead the second phase of the Dublin's Guinness Storehouse development. The project features several new exhibitions and a revamp of existing facilities. The group, which created the venue in 2000 (DW 22...

Edinburgh-based Nevis have been appointed to design the interim and annual reports for international aviation newspaper and magazine company, John Menzies.(News)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... Edinburgh-based Nevis have been appointed to design the interim and annual reports for international aviation newspaper and magazine company, John Menzies. The consultancy was appointed following a four-way pitch.

Haines McGregor has redesigned the packaging for United Biscuits' Go Ahead brand, which has been repositioned as a healthier snack.(News)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... Haines McGregor has redesigned the packaging for United Biscuits' Go Ahead brand, which has been repositioned as a healthier snack. It rolls out in supermarkets from next Monday.

Toffeeapple Creative Media has designed a digital TV channel called Match Day Media that will screen at Premiership football club stadiums.(News)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... Toffeeapple Creative Media has designed a digital TV channel called Match Day Media that will screen at Premiership football club stadiums. The channel, which is designed to give fans up-to-date information on the status of games, launched last...

Poke has created a website, www.globalrichlist.com, for Care International.(News)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... Poke has created a website, www.globalrichlist.com, for Care International. The site aims to highlight the discrepancy between the world's rich and poor and garner donations for the charity.

Webb Scarlett has designed packaging for Matthews Foods' latest product, Filippo Berio Olive Spread.(News)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... Webb Scarlett has designed packaging for Matthews Foods' latest product, Filippo Berio Olive Spread. The tub is designed to provide a 'Mediterranean earthenware' feel, appropriate for table use.

Gendall Design has appointed Chris Nicholls as senior designer to work on projects including the National Maritime Museum and Eden Project.(News)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... Gendall Design has appointed Chris Nicholls as senior designer to work on projects including the National Maritime Museum and Eden Project. Starting this week, he joins from Kysen Design where he was also senior designer.

Outdoor equipment and clothing retailer Blacks has appointed Stocks Taylor Benson.(News)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... Outdoor equipment and clothing retailer Blacks has appointed Stocks Taylor Benson as its preferred design consultancy.

Propaganda has restyled the packaging for haircare brand GHD's range of 35 products.(News)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... Propaganda has restyled the packaging for haircare brand GHD's range of 35 products, which roll out in salons across the country this week.

Vision Express launches a concept store in Birmingham's Bullring this week, inspired by the retail format used by French sister chain Grand Optical.(News)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... Vision Express launches a concept store in Birmingham's Bullring this week, inspired by the retail format used by French sister chain Grand Optical. The look has been created by French architect Charles Zana and in-house by the UK and French...

Appleby Bowers has designed an identity for vending management company Coffee Point.(News)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... Appleby Bowers has designed an identity for vending management company Coffee Point. The group has also created a range of literature for the company.

Anderson Norton Design has created an identity and design guidelines.(News)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... Anderson Norton Design has created an identity and design guidelines for Web services organisation EduServ.

Juice has designed a report for the UK Film Council and Skillset, designed to address skills issues in the UK film industry.(News)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... Juice has designed a report for the UK Film Council and Skillset, designed to address skills issues in the UK film industry. It is launched later this month by Charles Clarke MP, Secretary of State for Education and Skills.

Bristol-based Novas International has designed a label for Butcombe Brewery's 25th anniversary beer, Butcome Gold.(News)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... Bristol-based Novas International has designed a label for Butcombe Brewery's 25th anniversary beer, Butcome Gold. The group is also working on communications material.

Huddson Fuggle has revamped the Morley College's 2003/2004 course guide.(News)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... Huddson Fuggle has revamped the Morley College's 2003/2004 course guide, with an emphasis on 'lifestyle' imagery and improved readability.

True North has designed launch, promotional materials and a website.(News)(Shot Up North exhibition)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... True North has designed launch, promotional materials and a website for this year's Shot Up North exhibition.

Groups dial up 3G Mobile look for Irish customers.(News)
September 4, 2003... IRISH phone retailer 3G Mobile launches revamped branding and refreshed retail concept next month, designed by Dublin-based consultancy Image Now and London group Chance & Fat respectively. 3G Mobile, which took over the old Eircom stores...

Seachange snacks on food bar range.(News)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... SEACHANGE CREATIVE PARTNERS has developed the brand identity and packaging for a new range of food bars, to be launched by NutrInnovator this week. The sweet and savoury Altu bars will initially be available in premium food outlets across...

Morphy Richards' Ordio products to pack out stores.(News)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... PROJECT ADVERTISING AND DESIGN has created packaging and a name for Morphy Richard's latest range of radios, as the company moves to target a 'young, stylish and image-conscious' market. The range of five digital and analogue radios, called...

Illustrator Rian Hughes has designed the cover for Chinese design magazine Xfuns' September issue.(News)(Illustration)
September 4, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Illustrator Rian Hughes has designed the cover for Chinese design magazine Xfuns' September issue. This work, (alternative cover pictured) and other work including a recent illustration for a Japanese...

Wolffe & Co set to distil identity.(News)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... WOLFFE & CO has been appointed to redesign Perthshire distillery Tullibardine's brand identity. The group's work will be featured on Tullibardine's packaging and corporate materials by Christmas. It will eventually be rolled out across a...

Cigarettes pack in design ideas to meet legislation.(News)
September 4, 2003... CIGARETTE companies are ramping up investment in packaging, as they move to meet regulatory requirements in force from the end of the month. From 30 September tobacco companies will have to rely on consumers' familiarity with their branding...

Peaceful Hooligan launches its second collection this week, with branding by Nottingham-based group Twelve:ten partner Toby Barnes.(News)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... Peaceful Hooligan launches its second collection this week, with branding by Nottingham-based group Twelve:ten. The independent fashion label targets a 'youth market and skate crowd', says Twelve:ten partner Toby Barnes. The work features a...

Chewing over single packs: Richard Clayton focuses on how to package the meal for one--a target market that is expected to grow to as many as 40 per cent of households by 2010.(News Analysis)
September 4, 2003... LIVING on your own is no longer seen as the lot of those unlucky in love or the preserve of widowed pensioners. A variety of social circumstances and 'life choices', from the advent of the Bridget Jones generation to the self-styled geezers...

Trickett & Webb didn't deserve designer cattiness.(Letter to the Editor)
September 4, 2003... I was both surprised and angry at the responses given to your Vox Pop question of designers to the Trickett & Webb announcement of closure (DW 21 August) It really was a case of designer cattiness in some instances and without a word of...

Over three decades in design should be praised.(Letter to the Editor)
September 4, 2003... I was very saddened to hear that Lynn Trickett and Brian Webb are closing their doors. But I was even more saddened and rather taken aback by Aziz Cami's insensitive comment in the Vox Pop column (DW 21 August), suggesting that they should...

Bell drops a clanger that is still being picked up.(Letter to the Editor)
September 4, 2003... In response to Graeme Bell's letter (DW 14 August), I can only imagine that he had just been seriously let down by a local Audi garage. Over the past five years the TT has been an example of design excellence and for this reason alone it...

Armed with branding and forced to swear allegiance.(Letter to the Editor)
September 4, 2003... With regard to your Vox Pop on branding the armed forces (DW 28 August), the Union Jack is the globally recognised device used by both parties. It's hard to imagine these heritage-soaked organisations drastically changing appearances. So...

Vox pop.
September 4, 2003... WPP Group chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell reckons that the global marketing services sector is starting to 'climb out of the bath' in terms of business prospects (News, DW 28 August). What is your view of this prediction for your particular...

Budding events and celebrity-wedding designers should turn post haste to 'Preston Bailey's Design for Entertaining', a book that winged its way into our under-decorated lives this week.(Diary)('Preston Bailey's Design for Entertaining')(Book Review)
September 4, 2003... Budding events and celebrity-wedding designers should turn post haste to 'Preston Bailey's Design for Entertaining', a book that winged its way into our under-decorated lives this week. Bailey, a kind of personal Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen to...

No One's offensive movie is deemed a bogey flick.(Diary)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... Have you ever sat on a bus and watched the person across from you picking their nose indulgently for minutes on end? It's an unsavoury reality, but at least the Advertising Standards Authority has ensured there'll be no more of that on film....

Visitors to Paddington Street Park on Sunday may have seen Japanese artist Mieko Meguro filling the trees with a thousand origami birds.(Diary)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... Visitors to Paddington Street Park on Sunday may have seen Japanese artist Mieko Meguro filling the trees with a thousand origami birds. More work from this Po-mo, punk Pocohontas can be seen from today at the A&D Gallery, 51 Chiltern Street,...

Buy some new hardware and play with the knobs.(Diary)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... It's been said we're harsh on Students--poor, loveable, overworked wretches that they are. So this should warm their little hearts, and other parts, as they prepare to go back to college. We are proud to reveal that E2students, a division...

Design that spells 'zilch': while Tim Rich doesn't want consultancies to treat copywriters as mere suppliers, he thinks writers can hamper their cause with cynicism and apathy.(Private View)
September 4, 2003... THERE'S been a lot of talk about the role of writing in design. Sadly, one or two generalisms have come to dominate what is a complex and fundamentally important subject. For example, there's that moronic mantra: 'People don't actually...

Do the old bedfellows sleep well together? Richard Clayton looks at how consultancies are evolving in order to keep the relationship with advertising strong--but can they live under the same roof?(Design Business)
September 4, 2003... HIRING Jon Edge from Wolff Olins looks like a smart move by Interbrand (see News, page 3), which arguably needs a creative standard-bearer following the departures of Marksteen Adamson and John Simmons. But perhaps the most interesting thing...

Man about town: Richard Eiserman talks to his predecessor Clive Grinyer about his future plans.(Profile)(Interview)
September 4, 2003... RICHARD EISERMAN flourishes a copy of Italy's financial paper Sole 24 Ore and translates for me the headline: 'London, on the offensive against Italian design'. Italy and its great design city of Milan, until a month ago Eiserman's home town,...

Cutting corners: with the 2003 Oxo Peugeot Design Awards looming, Lakshmi Bhaskaran looks at the work of finalist Martino Gamper, whose innovative approach to design heralds the arrival of a new generation of designers.(Profile)
September 4, 2003... SPATIAL dynamics are all too often an after-thought in furniture design. Not so for Royal College of Art graduate Martino Gamper, whose Sit Together bench will see him join 11 other finalists at the fifth annual Oxo Peugeot Design Awards...

Dinner dates: Miriam Cadji dines at three of London's hottest eateries and samples the current tastes in interiors.(Restaurants)(Nyonya, Petrus,)
September 4, 2003... ACCORDING to the latest Harden London Restaurant edition, 112 establishments operating in the capital last year have closed down. Tough trading conditions and changing fashions mean the number of closed restaurants exceeded by 70 per cent the...

Directory: in association with the Design Council.(Directory)
September 4, 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...

Blind Site.(Exhibitions)(photography)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... Blind Site features the work of 12 emerging artists from eight different countries, who have completed an MA in photographic studies at the University of Westminster. Taking on issues as diverse as identity, urbanity and aesthetics, the...

Intelligent Design.(Exhibitions)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... Intelligent Design, until 14 November, showcases a range of products created by designers at Sheffield Hallam University in collaboration with regional businesses. The exhibition uses real case studies to demonstrate the entire design process....

John Hubbard.(Exhibitions)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... Landscape paintings that fuse elements of Chinese painting and contemporary abstraction by American-born artist John Hubbard show until 29 September. Venue: Six Chapel Row Contemporary Art, off Queen Square, Bath BA1 1HN.

Jim Partridge.(Exhibitions)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... From 5 September until 12 October Jim Partridge's woodwork, which ranges from bowls to furniture and bridges, is exhibited alongside images of his environmental projects. Venue: Manchester Art Gallery, Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3JL.

Baltimore and Paradise Omeros.(Exhibitions)(Isaac Julien's installations )(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... British film artist Isaac Julien's installations Baltimore and Paradise Omeros and related photographic works explore the aesthetic, social and psychic aspects of space, location and social geography. The work shows from 9 September until 11...

Misery of sound: out on the tiles at Ministry of Sound, Trish Lorenz discovers the nightclub's latest interior revamp fails to get with the beat.(The Week Ahead)(Product/Service Evaluation)
September 4, 2003... When clubbing was young and fresh in 1988's so-called second summer of love, talking about a club's interior design would have marked you out as a dilettante poseur, rather than a loved up raver. But since the rise (and subsequent fall) of...

Architecture for All.(Fundraiser)(Royal Institute of British Architects and the Victoria & Albert Museum )(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... The Royal Institute of British Architects and the Victoria & Albert Museum have launched a fundraising campaign entitled Architecture for All to create major new architectural galleries for both permanent and temporary exhibitions. A figure of...

Zoomorphic.(Books)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... Zoomorphic by Hugh Aldersey-Williams examines the trend of bizarre buildings inspired by animals that has sprung up over recent years. Published by Laurence King Publishing this month, the book is priced 19.95 [pound sterling].

Touch Graphics.(Books)(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... Also published this month is Touch Graphics by Rita Street and Ferdinand Lewis. The book explores graphic design pieces that use materials such as fur, velvet, plastic and metal. It is published by Rockport, priced 19.99 [pound sterling].

Eyes 2004 Design Competition.(Call For Entries)
September 4, 2003... Until 15 September graphic and communication design as well as visual communication and media design students are invited to participate in the Eyes 2004 Design Competition to design a logo for the European Year of Education through Sport. The...

Beefeater serves up revamped look.(Brief Article)
September 11, 2003... WHITBREAD is to roll out revamped interiors and an updated identity for its Beefeater brand, in a bid to bring continuity to its family-oriented positioning and simplify its offering for consumers. A total of 20 restaurants will be...

Wren & Rowe packs Safeway range.(Brief Article)
September 11, 2003... SAFEWAY has unveiled the first evidence of Wren & Rowe's redesign of its main fresh and chilled produce ranges this week, with 'cold eating deli meals' going on-shelf ahead of further roll-outs this autumn. According to Wren & Rowe...

Opius beds down the Yotel concept.(Brief Article)
September 11, 2003... YO! SUSHI founder Simon Woodroffe has confirmed his first branded hotel concept, Yotel, will open in central London in the next 18 months. The news follows the announcement last week that Woodroffe has sold a controlling stake in his sushi...

Designer may act on Impulse.(Brief Article)
September 11, 2003... LEVER FABERGE is to revamp its Impulse fragrance brand and has appointed Lippa Pearce to undertake the work, Design Week can exclusively reveal. Industry sources suggest creative treatments have been agreed and new-look packaging is likely...

Jerwood win for Helen Maurer.(Brief Article)
September 11, 2003... GLASS designer Helen Maurer has won the Jerwood Arts Prize. Maurer was chosen because her work (Underworld Overhead pictured), judges say, 'opens up a new horizon for [those] working in glass'. Next year's 15 000 [pounds sterling] Jerwood...

Creative Forum is made ready.(Brief Article)
September 11, 2003... A DIVERSE range of speakers has been secured for John Sorrell's inaugural World Creative Forum later this month, including Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee, artist Antony Gormley, architect Daniel Libeskind and design luminaries such as Terence...

Exchange of ideas lead to healthy opportunities.(British Design and Art Direction.)
September 11, 2003... You have to credit British Design & Art Direction for its education programme, appealing to 'students' of all ages through various initiatives. But one of its most valuable contributions to creativity is its Xchange programme, a three-day event...

Design festival put into action.(Brief Article)
September 11, 2003... Talking of conferences, the World Creative Congress appears to be taking off, with over 400 delegates now signed up for the event conceived as the centrepiece of the London Design Festival (see News, page 3). And it appears that John Sorrell's...

The iconic Isokon Penguin Donkey, a 1930s free-standing bookshelf developed with the publisher, has been updated for the third time in its history by Shin and Tomoko Azumi.(Brief Article)
September 11, 2003... The iconic Isokon Penguin Donkey, a 1930s free-standing bookshelf developed with the publisher, has been updated for the third time in its history by Shin and Tomoko Azumi. The original product was designed by Viennese architect Egon Riss in...

Chaos Design puts start-up taxi company in the front seat.(Brief Article)
September 11, 2003... CHAOS DESIGN has created a brand name and identity for nascent private-hire vehicle company Blueback, which roars into London on 15 October aiming to take on London's black cabs and reposition perceptions of the mini-cab market. The...

Murray 03 fleshes out grill concept.(News)(Brief Article)
September 11, 2003... MURRAY 03 founder Gabriel Murray has created the brand and interiors for 'pub and grill' concept The Butchers, which opens later this month in Essex. The site in Witham is a 'test-bed' and the company behind the concept, Food and Beverage...

Nash and Friends lights up Habanos.(News)(Brief Article)
September 11, 2003... JOHN NASH AND FRIENDS has created a raft of print work--known as the Habanos Booklet and worth in the region of 125 000 [pounds sterling] in fees to the consultancy--for Havana-based tobacco company Habanos SA. It is the culmination of a...

Proximity helps extend Save the Children's reach.(News)(Brief Article)
September 11, 2003... SAVE THE CHILDREN is to update its brand and has appointed Proximity London to undertake the work and review its communications style. The group, which starts work in October, was appointed following a five-way pitch against undisclosed...

Jam Design has revamped Chelsea Football Club's players bar, which opened last week.(News)(Brief Article)
September 11, 2003... Jam Design has revamped Chelsea Football Club's players bar, which opened last week. Sponsored by Audi, the bar replaces an existing space--'the worst student union bar ever', says Jam founder Jamie Anley. The bar features a dark wood floor and...

Tabooboo instilling moral Fibre.(News)(Brief Article)
September 11, 2003... FIBRE has created an identity and branding for start-up sex toys brand Tabooboo, which launches this month with the aim of moving sex toys away from 'porn and into an accessible and design-led' arena. Tabooboo launches as an on-line brand...

Kemistry has created branding, presentation graphics, idents and promotional graphics for Estonian TV channel Kanal 2.(News)(Brief Article)
September 11, 2003... Kemistry has created branding, presentation graphics, idents and promotional graphics for Estonian TV channel Kanal 2. The group was charged with redefining the channel's brand as a 'contemporary and fresh experience', says Kemistry creative...

Global drinks giant Diageo launches revamped Smirnoff packaging.(News)(Brief Article)
September 11, 2003... Global drinks giant Diageo launches revamped Smirnoff packaging, emphasising the brand's Russian heritage, in the US next week. Designed by Landor Associates' New York and London offices (DW 12 June), the work will roll out in Britain from...

Simon Esterson has revamped property industry magazine Estates Gazette.(News)(Brief Article)
September 11, 2003... Simon Esterson has revamped property industry magazine Estates Gazette. The new-look magazine launches on 11 October. Esterson last overhauled the magazine four years ago.

Cambridge-based Adrenaline creative has refreshed the identity for teenage fashion label Punky Fish.(News)(Brief Article)
September 11, 2003... Cambridge-based Adrenaline Creative has refreshed the identity for teenage fashion label Punky Fish. The work, which launches next month, includes a catalogue (pictured), brochures, point-of-sale material and an advertising campaign.