Design Week back issues from March 2005:
Seymour lathers up Dove branding.(Richard Seymour )(Brief Article)
Mar 03, 2005 ... Unilever has appointed Seymour Powell partner Richard Seymour as creative director of design for its global Dove brand. The move paves the way for a commitment to design for the fmcg giant, in its renewed search for top-line growth. It is the first time that the ...
COI design roster plans unveiled.(Central Office of Information)(Brief Article)
Mar 03, 2005 ... The Central Office of Information's forthcoming design and creative services roster will focus on design implementation rather than strategic consultancy when it is announced in a few weeks' time. The design and creative services roster will contain between 50 and 70 design ...
Seachange redesigns Ribena range.(Brief Article)
Mar 03, 2005 ... GlaxoSmithKline is relaunching Ribena with a reworked identity and brand proposition, designed by Seachange Creative. The move comes as Ribena gears up to roll out Ribena Really Light, to replace Ribena's axed Toothkind and Light sub-brands. The identity, featuring a ...
Abbey takes Landor branding.(Abbey National PLC)(Landor Associates )(Brief Article)
Mar 03, 2005 ... Abbey National is set to rebadge its high street branches with its new parent company's brand. Abbey's incumbent branding group Wolff Olins will oversee the implementation of the work, notwithstanding the fact that the group's overhaul of Abbey's branding 18 months ago will be ...
General Motors design overhaul.(Brief Article)
Mar 03, 2005 ... General Motors, the world's largest car manufacturer, has disclosed at this week's Geneva Motor Show that it is restructuring its global design function. The company has yet to ...
Health food plea from Duckworth.
Mar 03, 2005 ... Turner Duckworth creative director Bruce Duckworth is calling on the packaging of healthy foods to become more alluring. He argues that this, rather than restrictions on items such as snack foods, would be the best ...
COMMENT: South Africa's design fest celebrates inclusiveness.(Design Indaba)(Column)
Mar 03, 2005; ... BY LYNDA RELPH-KNIGHT I was fortunate to attend Design Indaba in Cape Town last week, my fourth of the eight events that have constituted South Africa's annual design fest. Since my first visit in 1999, it has grown into a world class forum for creativity, attracting speakers ...
Heal's collection for V&A looks to Arts & Crafts era.(Victoria & Albert Museum's International Arts and Crafts exhibition)(Brief Article)
Mar 03, 2005 ... Heal's is launching a collection of Arts and Crafts-inspired furniture and products to support its sponsorship of the Victoria & Albert Museum's International Arts and Crafts exhibition, which opens this month. Heal's in-house team and the V&A's Enterprises division have ...
Toast hits high street with Harrogate store.(Toast )(Brief Article)
Mar 03, 2005 ... Upmarket womenswear retailer Toast is to open its first stand-alone store tomorrow, designed by retail specialist Din Associates. It is also planning to open additional dedicated shops and is examining other potential sites. The 130m2 outlet in Harrogate takes the Toast brand ...
King of Shaves launches range of women's products.(King of Shaves )(Brief Article)
Mar 03, 2005 ... UK shaving brand King of Shaves is launching a range of women's shaving products in white and pink, designed by in-house head of design Simon Watson. The King of Shaves Woman brand consists of six designs for shaving gel, ...
Airport study to trigger design jobs.(Belfast International Airport)(Brief Article)
Mar 03, 2005 ... Raymond Turner, former group design director at BAA, has completed an extensive customer wayfinding study for Belfast International Airport, which may lead to a wave of design projects at the site. Turner was principal consultant on the project. It was undertaken in ...
Strong results for WPP, Omnicom.(WPP Group PLC)(Omnicom Group Inc)(Brief Article)
Mar 03, 2005 ... WPP has reported strong growth in the branding and identity divisions of the group, highlighting Landor Associates, Fitch London, Addison Corporate Marketing and The Partners as having performed particularly well in the UK last year. The marketing services giant's branding ...
TKO Design collaborates with Tomy Europe.(TKO Design Group Inc)(Brief Article)
Mar 03, 2005 ... TKO Design has collaborated with Tomy Europe to create its latest range of Walkabout baby monitors, due to be launched in March. Among the five models are plug-in versions and products that use ...
Young Bond series.
Mar 03, 2005 ... The intellectual property fund backed by the family of James Bond creator Ian Fleming is launching a series of books based on the young life of the famous British spy. London design consultancy Odd has created visual materials and branding for the Young Bond series, working with media ...
CDG set to boost Cable & Wireless Guernsey.(Brief Article)
Mar 03, 2005 ... Cable & Wireless Guernsey has appointed Conran Design Group to help reposition the telecoms brand in the Guernsey market. CDG was selected last month following a four-way competitive pitch. The consultancy has been tasked with developing a retail design programme as well as a ...
Brand identity for Redcliffe College.(Mark-making )(Brief Article)
Mar 03, 2005 ... Oxfordshire-based graphic design company Mark-making has designed the brand identity for Redcliffe College, a mission-training education centre that provides teaching and learning ...
Brand identity for Mentus.(HTDL)(Brief Article)
Mar 03, 2005 ... HTDL has named and designed the brand identity for Mentus, a suite of on-line educational tools from School Mentor Solutions. Mentus launches at the start of ...
Radio Taxi Group reviewing identity.(Future Forests)(Brief Article)
Mar 03, 2005 ... Leading black cab operator The Radio Taxi Group is reviewing its identity, created by Future Forests, to ...
Karakter to create identity.(Brief Article)
Mar 03, 2005 ... Karakter has been appointed by Czech Airlines to create an identity, visual language and re-worked brand strategy for the state-owned carrier. It will rebrand its ...
Packaging for Innocent.(Brief Article)
Mar 03, 2005 ... Design Bridge has created packaging for a range of kids' drinks from natural fruit drinks producer Innocent. The labels feature a ...
Spandi London to redesign for Spandi.(Brief Article)
Mar 03, 2005 ... SCG London is redesigning the expanding Russian sports shoe chain Spandi to reposition the store as a ...
Turquoise appointment.(Scott Manning )(Brief Article)
Mar 03, 2005 ... Design and branding consultancy Turquoise has appointed Scott Manning as creative director of corporate identity. He joins the London group from ...
Fijit creates new identity.(new identity for Oxford-based Volunteering Initiative for the Third Age)(Brief Article)
Mar 03, 2005 ... Fijit has created the new identity for Oxford-based Volunteering Initiative for the Third Age, a Home Office-funded organisation working to raise the profile of ...
Cimex designs website.(www.hgc.gov.uk.)(Brief Article)
Mar 03, 2005 ... Cimex has designed the website for the Human Genetics Commission, www.hgc.gov.uk. The website for the ...
Identity for Beautiful Beer.(British Beer and Pub Association)(Brief Article)
Mar 03, 2005 ... Radius Design Consultants has designed the identity for the British Beer and Pub Association's latest initiative, Beautiful Beer. Launched last ...
Plan-B designs look for Friends of the Earth title.(lifestyle magazine 'Friend')(Brief Article)
Mar 03, 2005 ... Friends of the Earth is launching a lifestyle magazine called 'Friend,' created by Plan-B and Makgill, in a bid to target a cosmopolitan, urban audience. Plan-B was appointed following a four-way pitch in December. It has created the name and look of the magazine, taking some ...
Open Agency nets First Group task.(www.tpexpress.co.uk.)(First Group)(Brief Article)
Mar 03, 2005 ... Rail operator First Group has appointed The Open Agency to redevelop the website of its TransPennine Express route, with a relaunch planned for late spring. TPE marketing manager Dave Crocker selected the consultancy following a three-way pitch involving two incumbent groups ....
Perfect in Pink guide.(Allies and Scarlet Design)(Disney Channel Worldwide)(Brief Article)
Mar 03, 2005 ... Disney is launching a European style guide, created by Allies and Scarlet Design, to direct the use of kitten character Marie, as featured in Aristocats. The Perfect in Pink guide aims to create a more consistent identity across a ...
NE6 to rework Mayborn identity.(Mayborn Group PLC)(Brief Article)
Mar 03, 2005 ... Newcastle-based design consultancy NE6 has been appointed to redesign the corporate identity for the Mayborn Group. The reworked identity will run across the group's portfolio of companies, products and brands, including babycare brand Tommee Tippee, which is part of the Jackel ...
Purple Circle creates brand for Nottingham.(Brief Article)
Mar 03, 2005 ... Experience Nottingham tomorrow unveils branding for the city and Nottinghamshire County, developed by local consultancy Purple Circle. The branding has been in development for 12 months, during which time a range of public and private sector groups has become involved. The ...
Mintel says department stores have bleak future.(Industry Overview)
Mar 03, 2005 ... European department stores are in for a rough ride, according to findings from Mintel. In general, research has shown that consumers are becoming more discerning and less forgiving in their shopping habits, making survival in the sector increasingly tough. The report forecasts ...
Two limited edition packs for PG Tips.(Brief Article)
Mar 03, 2005 ... Unilever UK Foods is unveiling two limited edition packs for tea brand PG Tips, to celebrate the product's 75th anniversary. Design Bridge has created the packaging, which features a re-coloured bronze and gold PG Tips logo. The side and back copy ...
Finding a way to make signs pay.
Mar 03, 2005 ... Well-designed wayfinding solutions can have commercial benefits. Scott Billings looks at new initiatives It's 19:05 on a Friday evening and I am very late. My plane departs from London's City Airport at 19:45, but I'm stuck in a stationary Tube train on the Jubilee line. A ...
Letter: We don't need people who can't value design skills.(Letter to the Editor)
Mar 03, 2005 ... When I read last week's letters page (DW 10 February), I didn't know whether to weep or just accept I'd moved back to the 1980s. There were two letters being very nitpicky about a couple of recent designs and then more letters on the interminable subject of free- pitching, ...
Letter: Don't waste time harping on about free-pitching.(Letter to the Editor)
Mar 03, 2005 ... It's a wonder that anyone in the design industry ever does ANY pitches, let alone FREE ones, with all the time and energy spent banging on about it. Since I can remember there has always been at least one letter on free- pitching in every Design Week issue. Sigh, you either ...
Letter: Constructive criticism doesn't always flatter.(Letter to the Editor)
Mar 03, 2005 ... I put forward the view that unless graphic design is willing to submit itself to informed criticism, it will remain a marginalised activity within modern communications (Private View, DW 3 February). I also said I doubted designers are ready to have their work criticised in ...
Letter: 'Junior' jibe almost made me choke on my cake.(Letter to the Editor)
Mar 03, 2005 ... Anthony Cromby criticises the typesetting on the new Mr Kipling packs (Letters, DW 17 February). I agree, it looks forced and rushed. But to say it looked like 'the back of the pack has been given to a junior to finish off' made my blood boil. I am currently on a junior ...
Letter: Emotional response has been the icing on the cake.(Letter to the Editor)
Mar 03, 2005 ... Who'd have thought a French fancy could stir up so much emotion? It's been fun to read the debate about our work for Mr Kipling in recent weeks. Every detail of the design, right down to the back-of-pack word spacing (the only part we didn't do) seems to have aroused ...
VOX POP.
Mar 03, 2005 ... As the Oscars and Design Week Awards roll into town, gong season is upon us again. If you could create a unique award what would it be for and who, or what, would you nominate? 'The International Pointless Must-Haves awards. The nominees: from Japan, silicon implants for office ...
INSPIRED: Spencer Buck, Taxi Studio.
Mar 03, 2005 ... The Science Museum offers facilities for corporate and private hire. It wanted a communication that would be ground-breaking in its market, inspirational and appeal to everyone. Was there perspiration on my brow? Yes, particularly as we beat some stiff competition to win the ...
PRIVATE VIEW: Fine tune your instincts.(Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking)(Book Review)
Mar 03, 2005 ... Adrian Shaughnessy thinks designers can rapidly develop an understanding of a client's needs if they follow Michael Gladwell's advice and trust their intuition Malcolm Gladwell's bestseller The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference became a must-read for ...
DESIGN BUSINESS: Invest in your talents.
Mar 03, 2005; ... Product design groups are feeling the pinch at the moment, but creative joint ventures can enable you to weather the storm, says Patrick Hunt As an established consultancy we at Therefore have seen the landscape of product design change dramatically over the past few years ....
PROFILE - ALL OF US: WINNER TAKES ALL.(Company Profile)
Mar 03, 2005 ... Most of the All of Us team won a DW Award Best of Show four year's ago with Digit. Now they have set a new benchmark, says Mike Exon Has it really been 18 months? It can't have been that long since All of Us broke from Digit, spinning quietly off to South London, away from ...
LIGHTING: SPACE RACE.(Arup Lighting)
Mar 03, 2005; ... Rogier van der Heide and Peter Freeman are two very different lighting designers in the forefront of exploring new technological possibilities in exterior lighting. John Stones speaks to two designers who look at ways of making exterior lighting part of our everyday life ...
GUERRILLA GRAPHICS: MAKE SOME NOISE.(CutUp)
Mar 03, 2005 ... CutUp sabotages billboards to transmit its thought-provoking messages, but is a mainstream design group the most appropriate place to exhibit the collective's work? John Stones finds out The interface between advertising and graphic design is not always a comfortable one ....
PACKAGING: LOWER THE TONE.(Food packaging)
Mar 03, 2005; ... Packaging is changing as the Government demands junk food companies stop brazenly targeting children with colourful designs, explains David Benady Designers do not often find themselves at the centre of a health crisis. But the obesity debate that has raged over the past two ...
REVIEW: Rev up the spirit of the past.(Geneva Motor Show)
Mar 03, 2005; ... Car companies are displaying their latest designs at the Geneva Motor Show. Dale Harrow takes a look The Geneva Motor Show has become an annual design fest - it is the major event in Europe for car companies to show off their design talent and aspirations. This week, the latest ...
Graven snaps up BBC Scotland job.(Graven Images)(Brief Article)
Mar 10, 2005 ... BBC Scotland has appointed Graven Images to design the interiors of its David Chipperfield-designed headquarters, which is due to open in Glasgow in 2007. The Glasgow-based consultancy was appointed to the project worth #4m in total fees last week, following a three-way pitch ...
More sites for Patisserie Valerie.(Brief Article)
Mar 10, 2005 ... Patisserie Valerie is ramping up its retail presence with a flagship site located at the Pavilion Building in Spitalfields and a cafe on St James's Street in London. An in-house design team based in Italy is developing the interiors. Patisserie Valerie managing director Enzo ...
Tutssel picked for Enterprise IG post.(Glenn Tutssel)(Brief Article)
Mar 10, 2005 ... Glenn Tutssel has assumed the role of executive creative director at Enterprise IG's London office in a bid to raise creative standards within the WPP-owned branding giant. Tutssel has taken a creative lead within the consultancy, particularly on the packaging side, since his ...
Isle of Wight identity brief.(Isle of Wight Economic Partnership)(Brief Article)
Mar 10, 2005 ... Corporate Edge has been appointed by the Isle of Wight Economic Partnership to develop an identity for the Isle of Wight, following a four-way pitch. The marque will be applied to products and services, and promote key events across the island, such ...
North creates Zopa website.(Brief Article)
Mar 10, 2005 ... North has designed the identity and website for Zopa, the Internet lending and borrowing exchange that launched this week. Billed as the 'e-bay of banking', Zopa will enable prospective borrowers and would-be lenders to deal with each other on their own terms. The company will ...
D&AD hunts for awards director.(Brief Article)
Mar 10, 2005 ... D&AD is looking for a director to head its membership and awards operation as part of a plan to place its activities in three main camps. The incoming director will work alongside ...
COMMENT: Unilever appointment could create new model.(Richard Seymour for Dove brand)
Mar 10, 2005 ... BY LYNDA RELPH-KNIGHT It was a great day for design when Unilever brand Dove appointed Richard Seymour as external director of design on its Dove brand (DW 3 March). Apart from reaffirming the potential of the product design community to influence more than just the physical ...
Envoy starts UK network by buying Parker Williams.(Envoy Communications Group)
Mar 10, 2005 ... Envoy Communications of Canada has acquired London packaging consultancy Parker Williams for #1.18m. The marketing network, which owns Toronto retail specialist Watt International and Leeds reprographics house Watt Gilchrist, has secured a 65 per cent stake in the British ...
Tiger Tiger on prowl for new sites.(Urbium)(Harrison Design)
Mar 10, 2005 ... Urbium, the late night bar property developer, has appointed Harrison Design to rebrand a number of its key Tiger Tiger bar sites across the UK. The company is also looking to work with other design groups as part of a long-term growth strategy to double its number of bars ...
Zip sleeves.(Brief Article)
Mar 10, 2005 ... Zip has designed the sleeves for nightclub brand Cream's latest album collection, entitled Audio Deluxe Series. The covers will show lifestyle electronic products that take on the iconic Cream logo shape. The first album in the collection was released last week and ...
Wolff Olins wins South Bank task.(South Bank Centre)
Mar 10, 2005 ... The South Bank Centre has called in Wolff Olins to redesign its corporate identity for the first time in a decade following an extensive pitch process, as revealed exclusively in Design Week. The organisation selected the consultancy this month after whittling down a long list ...
Diageo unveils Bloom designed J&B brand.(desiging contract given to Bloom)(Brief Article)
Mar 10, 2005 ... Drinks giant Diageo has unveiled J&B -6o, a whisky brand targeting younger drinkers, with an identity and packaging design by Bloom. The consultancy was appointed to the project last year and is tasked with creating a 'classic for a new generation' to support Diageo's ...
Exhibition of chronophotography.(Sequences)(Brief Article)
Mar 10, 2005 ... An exhibition of chronophotography kicks off on 23 March at Furniture Works in London, E1. Called Sequences, the show pays homage to the visually arresting art form, which explores ideas of space, time, movement and duration. Fifteen artists will be featured in ...
Smart showcase Forfour.(trade show of car)(Brief Article)
Mar 10, 2005 ... Smart, the DaimlerChrysler-owned manufacturer of city cars, is showcasing transparent and translucent versions of its Forfour hatchback at the Geneva Motor Show. Smart has not committed itself to mass production of the design concepts, which allow the internal workings of the car to be ...
Kysen creates marques for meat.(designing contract given by English Beef and Lamb Executive)(Brief Article)
Mar 10, 2005 ... Kysen has designed two quality standard marques for the English Beef and Lamb Executive, which will appear on all approved meat products from this month. Targeting consumers, the marques aim to communicate the superior quality and the English provenance of beef and lamb ...
Kennedys new identity.(law firm's brand been created)(Brief Article)
Mar 10, 2005 ... Kennedys, a top 60 UK law firm, has unveiled an identity created by R&D&Co and Neil Taylor at The Writer. Branding features drawings ...
Siegel and Gale appointment.(Sven Seger )(Brief Article)
Mar 10, 2005 ... US strategic branding group Siegel & Gale has appointed Sven Seger as executive creative director of the Omnicom Group-owned ...
Premium range of crisps.(McCoy's Specials)(Brief Article)
Mar 10, 2005 ... United Biscuits is launching a premium range of crisps this week under the McCoy's brand, designed by Springetts. Called ...