Design Week back issues from June 2006:
Welsh designers to establish first national forum.
Jun 01, 2006 ... Wales has moved a step closer to potentially establishing a national design centre with the launch of its first Design Forum for Wales, aiming to create a formal network of designers from across industry disciplines. The terms of reference for the forum are being drawn up and ...
Dickins & Jones site revamp lacks design.(Fashion retailer H&M to occupy the central space in the block and will open a retail site there)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2006 ... The former Dickins & Jones department store in London's Regent Street will have no overarching interior design concept when it is carved up into five units, its developer Shearer Property Group has confirmed. Fashion retailer H&M has agreed to occupy the central space in the ...
All of Us helps Tate to get interactive.(The Great Landscapes exhibition)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Interactive consultancy All of Us has designed two installations to be unveiled at the Tate Britain's Constable: The Great Landscapes exhibition tomorrow. Tate Britain assistant curator James Davis commissioned All of Us to develop interactive pieces that interpret the ...
STOP PRESS: Starck wins special D&AD award.(Philippe Starck)(British Design and Art Direction Awards )(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Philippe Starck was awarded the D&AD President's Award by Dick Powell last week for his 'outstanding contribution to the world of creativity'. Starck was applauded by guests including Jason Donovan, the star of a Virgin campaign, and presenter Graham Norton, who hosted the ...
STOP PRESS: Esterson revamps New Statesman.(Esterson Associates)(redesigning by Simon Esterson)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2006 ... The New Statesman is set to unveil its new look next week with a redesign by Simon Esterson. Esterson Associates is putting the finishing touches to ...
STOP PRESS: New Design Council data resource.(www.designcouncil.org.uk/factfinder)(Design Council launches a new on line resource)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2006 ... The Design Council is launching a new on-line resource, Value of Design Factfinder, designed by Syzygy. It allows users to access figures from the Design Council's annual Design in Business ...
Mamas & Papas conceives international expansion plans.
Jun 01, 2006 ... Premium nursery retailer Mamas & Papas is gearing up for its first international expansion, following the launch of a #2m Four IV-designed flagship outlet in London last week. Company founder Luisa Scacchetti confirms that the Regent Street store will act as a blueprint and ...
Name and brand identity for SoCo development scheme.(300million)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2006 ... 300million has created the name and brand identity for SoCo, a #40m development scheme to regenerate a site in Edinburgh's Old Town, which was razed by fire in 2002. The name is a contraction of Southgate Bridge and Cowgate, where the site is located ....
Vauxhall adds six members to collective.(Vauxhall Motors Ltd.)(new appointments)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Car manufacturer Vauxhall is relaunching its VX Collective with six new recruits - including a food writer and a journalist - suggesting the group is embarking on an alternative direction as it seeks to broaden its creative offering. The collective is now beefed up to eleven ...
Brand identity for coverage of the World Cup.(Red Bee Media)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2006 ... ITV Sport has unveiled its overhauled brand identity ahead of coverage of the World Cup. The idents were created by Red Bee Media and will be introduced for the first game on 9 June. It will then ...
Softroom creates London flagship for Kent & Curwen.
Jun 01, 2006 ... Softroom is designing a British-themed flagship store in London that takes its inspiration from Rolls-Royce interiors. The interior design is being put together for the gentlemen's sportswear and accessories retailer Kent & Curwen. The 130m2 flagship will open on Conduit ...
Hat Trick brands Bankside development.(Hat Trick Design Consultants design marketing materials for Bankside 123)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Bankside 123, a vast, mixed-use development in London's Bankside region, is launching its brand identity and marketing materials, designed by Hat Trick Design Consultants, Bounce Digital and GBH. The development is run by Land Securities as part of the company's Capital ...
Creative London to report on design centre in the capital.(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Creative London is poised to publish the results of its preliminary audit into the creation of a national design centre in London. According to head of Creative London Graham Hitchen, next month will see the publication of the London Development Agency-backed study, which seeks ...
Collection of poems inspired by text messaging.(www.txtcafe.com)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Txt Cafe, a collection of poems by the poet Silver inspired by the language of text messaging, is launching on-line and in print this week, with design work by Colchester consultancy Silk Pearce. The group has ...
IN BRIEF: SS Great Britain.(world's first iron ocean going ship wins Gulbenkian Prize)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2006 ... The SS Great Britain, the world's first iron ocean-going ship, has won the #100 000 Gulbenkian Prize for museums and galleries. Relaunched last July, the steam ship is docked at ...
IN BRIEF: BT.(British Telecom developed a prototype series of phones)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2006 ... BT has developed a prototype series of phones under the concept name JellyFamily, which it has also registered as a trademark. The phones were designed by ...
IN BRIEF: Superbrands.(Superbrands signs a deal with YouGov)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Superbrands has signed a five-year deal with online market research agency YouGov to bring consumer opinion ...
IN BRIEF: Elmwood Edinburgh.(unified identity for STV)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Elmwood Edinburgh has designed the unified identity for STV, the television company created by the merger of ...
IN BRIEF: Paul Cartwright Branding.(Paul Cartwright Branding creates visual identity for Renew Medica)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Paul Cartwright Branding has created the visual identity and print materials for Renew Medica, a six-strong chain of 'medical aesthetic clinics' in ...
IN BRIEF: Thompson.(Leeds consultancy Thompson designs outdoor visual identity for Holbeck Urban Village)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Leeds consultancy Thompson has designed an outdoor visual identity for Holbeck Urban Village, a development by Yorkshire Forward ...
COMMENT: D&AD awards show design can gain on advertising.(British Design and Art Direction Awards)
Jun 01, 2006 ... It wasn't a vintage year for D&AD (see News Analysis, page 9). Two prestigious Gold awards notwithstanding, several categories, particularly in design, were glossed over, as 'no award' was announced on the night. Some blame the inconclusive 'secret' ballot approach to D&AD ...
Crozier revamps extra thin Brazilian broadsheet.(redesigning of Diario da Regiao)(Crozier Associates)(Michael Crozier)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Editorial designer Michael Crozier is working on an overhaul of Diario da Regiao, an unusually slim broadsheet newspaper in Sao Jose de Rio Preto in Brazil, fresh from his redesign of London's Evening Standard last month (DW 4 May). The project is being handled from London ...
Coley Porter Bell gives Nestle's Sveltesse a cleaner look.(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Nestle UK is relaunching Sveltesse, its range of low-fat yogurts and smoothies, with a fresh packaging design by Coley Porter Bell. The redesign comes as the chilled dairy sector becomes increasingly competitive with own-label ranges and products from rivals Muller and Danone ....
Turner Duckworth wins best of show at FAB Awards.(International Food and Beverage Creative Awards competition)
Jun 01, 2006; ... By Sarah Balmond UK design consultancies have walked away with a handful of gongs for their work in packaging in the eighth annual International Food and Beverage Creative Awards competition. Overall, however, the creative standard was not as high as expected, according to a ...
News in Pictures: Browns.(design services of Browns Design Associates)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Browns has designed a poster, invitations and a limited edition journal to promote a series of lectures by media artist ...
News in Pictures: Packaging for Motorola Miniblue H5 Bluetooth headset.(Green Room Retail)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Birmingham consultancy Green Room Retail has designed the packaging for the Motorola Miniblue H5 Bluetooth headset. The packaging combines ...
News in Pictures: Installation to celebrate UBS Art Collection.
Jun 01, 2006 ... Lighting designer Jason Bruges has created an installation at the atrium of UBS' headquarters in London to celebrate the UBS Art Collection and ...
News in Pictures: Royal College of Art.(exhibitions)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2006 ... The Trick to Forgetting the Big Picture is to Look at Everything Close Up, by Andrea Jespersen, is one of a number of works by students at the Royal College of Art's printmaking ...
NEWS ANALYSIS: Starck times at the awards.(awards)
Jun 01, 2006 ... After the relaunch of the D&AD Global Awards, Mike Exon asks what's next for the non-profit organisation Was it me, or did design work fail to make a dent on this year's D&AD awards? With a few honourable exceptions, like The Guardian design team's best of show, it felt like ...
PRIVATE VIEW: Setting the standard.(talk about the book)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Mid-20th-century Swiss graphic design may have reached perfection, but it wasn't restricted by as many commercial demands, says Adrian Shaughnessy To coincide with the publication of his book Swiss Graphic Design: The Origins and Growth of an International Style 1920-1965, ...
Inspired: Phil Omerod Dorling Kindersley.(book design)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2006 ... I was once described as a 'scientific determinist'. For a designer, this cold, logical summation was unsettling, but it occurred to me that I have always been split between academic and creative pursuits - I flunked A-level biology, maths, and physics, because I was busy drumming in my ...
LETTER: Shame on you, Gradwell.(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Geoff Gradwell's letter (DW 11 May) is a piece of pompous tat. I feel sorry for any poor graduate who encounters him. Surely it's his duty to encourage new designers? I graduated in July 2005 and, after eight months of work placements, have got a job in an ...
Voxpop: Germany changing image.
Jun 01, 2006 ... Media reports suggest that Germany is looking to change its image - though not its branding - in the run up to the World Cup. Where do you think it should start? Do they need to change? Trains that run on time, builders who know what they're doing, an education system that ...
LETTER: In memory of Carolyn Watts, Smith & Milton.(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2006 ... I write with sad news for those many friends and colleagues within the design industry of the tragic loss of Carolyn Watts, who battled unflinchingly against a wicked and inevitable demise from cancer. Carolyn possessed a formidable and insightful mind. From her early account ...
LETTER: Good credit card design is not as easy as it looks.(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2006 ... I enjoyed David Benady's article on the potential for designers to create distinctive cards for financial services clients (DW 4 May). When I was director of branding of a very, very big bank, which has more than 100 million card accounts worldwide, I had long discussions with ...
Profile: Matteo Thun.(desigers )
Jun 01, 2006 ... Matteo Thun's multidisciplinary approach has led him from graphics, product and interior design to sustainable architecture. Stephanie Rafanelli asks him about his resort project in the Alps, and why design is dead There must be something in the mountain air of the South ...
INTERIORS: Shanghai surprise.(market of food stores)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Fancy a gourmet sandwich during a visit to Shanghai? And where do you get hold of high-end Western deli produce? A new gourmet food store aims to fill that hole and come to the rescue of homesick expats - and the Chinese - says Clare Dowdy A FORMER executive chef of London's ...
TYPE: Loose lettering.(exhibitions)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Versatile and idiosyncratic, hand-drawn scripts are back in fashion - the ultimate antidote to the sleek perfection of digital type. Jim Davies looks at the work of classic calligrapher and typographer Edward Johnston and two contemporary hand-lettering artists OVER the past ...
TYPE: Jonathan Gray.(graphic design)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Jonathan Gray's dexterity with hand-drawn lettering received massive international exposure, following the success of Everything Is Illuminated, the hugely successful debut novel by New Yorker Jonathan Safran Foer. The cover features vigorous, rudimentary painted type, which seems to be ...
PRODUCT DESIGN: Zaha of all trades.(exhibitions )
Jun 01, 2006 ... Zaha Hadid's architecture has catapulted her into global superstardom, but she has also been busy designing furniture and exhibitions. Hugh Pearman speaks to her about this lesser known side of her work Zaha Hadid is now so well known that her surname is slipping out of use ....
DESIGN BUSINESS: You don't have to specialise.(business creativeness)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Nikki Austen considers the benefits of being a multidisciplinary agency and how it makes for a more creative business In the early 1990s, as I was entering the final year of my degree, there was a mantra adopted by our course leaders - 'specialise, specialise, specialise'. They ...
Putting people first.(exhibition )(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2006; ... By John Stones Amnesty International, like so many other charities, has realised the importance of playing the celebrity game. While its message does sometimes cut through to make it some way up the political agenda and into the serious press, it's still an uphill struggle ....
Oympics 2012 kicks off design roster hunt.(Olympic Delivery Authority)(London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games)
Jun 08, 2006 ... London 2012 is in the throes of compiling two dedicated design rosters to handle the vast amount of work in the run-up to the capital's Olympic Games, Design Week can exclusively reveal. The rosters are being put together by the main governing bodies for the games, the Olympic ...
Emap picks Odd to make Kiss cool again.(marketing management)(Brief article)
Jun 08, 2006 ... Emap is undertaking a rebrand of its Kiss dance music portfolio as part of a plan to update the image and output of the radio, television and on-line broadcaster. The media group appointed Odd to the project two weeks ago, following a six-week pitch with more than five ...
MFI reviews flagship kitchen brands.(contracts of MFI and Circus)(Brief article)
Jun 08, 2006 ... It has emerged this week that furniture retailer MFI is undertaking a strategic review of its flagship kitchen brands, Hygena and Schreiber. The business is in consultation with design and strategy group Circus, which in turn is understood to have brought in Lippa Pearce, Dew ...
STOP PRESS: Lippa Pearce to move to Pentagram?(Brief article)
Jun 08, 2006 ... Packaging design consultancy Lippa Pearce is set to merge into Pentagram, according to industry sources. An announcement and further details are expected to follow Pentagram's annual International ...
STOP PRESS: Wolff Olins in global brand for London.(London Unlimited)(Wolff Olins has been appointed by Visit London )(Brief article)
Jun 08, 2006 ... Wolff Olins has been appointed by Visit London body London Unlimited to develop a brand for the city. The consultancy fought off several other groups in a pitch and will spend two months on the project, which aims to distil the ...
STOP PRESS: Brown to address New Designers.(Gordon Brown)(New Designers exhibition)(Brief article)
Jun 08, 2006 ... Chancellor Gordon Brown will give an address to open this year's New Designers exhibition at the Business Design Centre in London on 28 June. Confirmation of Brown's address follows his speech opening ...
STOP PRESS: Redesign on the cards for Ragu packs.(packaging design of Ragu Foods Co.)(Brief article)
Jun 08, 2006 ... It is understood that Ragu, the Unilever Bestfoods-owned pasta sauce, is looking to overhaul its packaging design. Roster ...
Vodafone and Orange square up for mobile future.(plans of France Telecom and Vodafone)
Jun 08, 2006 ... Glimpses of long-awaited revamps for both Orange and Vodafone were seen for the first time this week. France Telecom has finally begun to overhaul its global branding under a strategy to bring all communications businesses under the Orange brand. The move follows an extensive ...
Factory Records: The Complete Graphic Album.
Jun 08, 2006 ... The back catalogue of sleeve artwork, packaging, posters and venues from Manchester's Factory Records label is presented in a title written and designed by Matthew Robertson, published by Thames & Hudson this month. With a foreword by label founder Tony ...
Freeman Christie treats water cycle.(Freeman Christie designs a website to understand Britain's water supply)(Brief article)
Jun 08, 2006 ... A trio of major environmental bodies is gearing up to launch a national initiative to promote a better understanding of Britain's water supply. Design consultancy Freeman Christie has been appointed to a three-year contract with the initiative, following a six-way pitch held ...
+T2A table.(exhibitions of Michael Armstrong )(Brief article)
Jun 08, 2006 ... AFID Design founder Michael Armstrong will exhibit his +T2A table at the Launch2006 event for contemporary designers in the North East. The show kicks off a four-day run on 21 June at the decommissioned Central Fire Station in Newcastle ....
Navyblue targets growth despite loss of directors.(Navyblue Design Group )
Jun 08, 2006 ... Navyblue Design Group is to lose three board directors over the coming weeks, including its chairman Jim Faulds, who will not be replaced. But joint group managing director Geoff Nicol maintains that the consultancy is in a strong position and is looking to open an additional office in ...
Esterson reworks New Statesman.(Key features of the New Statesman)(Brief article)
Jun 08, 2006 ... The New Statesman unveils its radically overhauled design tomorrow, as part of a relaunch intended to explode the left-wing weekly's worthy- but-dull image. Editorial design consultancy Esterson Associates this week put the finishing touches to the redesign for the title, which ...
Five to develop channel brands in first digital drive.(FiveTV)(Brief article)
Jun 08, 2006 ... Five is planning to launch two digital channels this autumn, with branding and on-screen identity created by its in-house design team and advertising agency VCCP. Work is yet to begin on the branding of the new stations, Five Life and Five US, but VCCP founding partner Adrian ...
IN BRIEF: Construct appointment.(appointment of Kim Hartley)(Brief article)
Jun 08, 2006 ... Kim Hartley has left brand consultancy Lippincott Mercer to join Construct. Hartley was senior associate at Lippincott Mercer for ...
IN BRIEF: Creative and Media Diploma.(www. creativeandmediadiploma.org)(Brief article)
Jun 08, 2006 ... Creative and Cultural Skills has begun nationwide consultation with employers on the new Creative and Media Diploma for 14- to 19-year-olds in England. The diploma aims to provide young people with an alternative route into ...
IN BRIEF: Elmwood is redesigning website for 26.(www.26.org.uk)
Jun 08, 2006 ... Elmwood is redesigning the website - www.26.org.uk - for writers' collective 26, due for relaunch this month. Developed by Elmwood head of writing Jayne ...
IN BRIEF: Alice Rawsthorn column.(www.iht.com/culture)(Alice Rawsthorn publishes a column for the International Herald Tribune)(Brief article)
Jun 08, 2006 ... Alice Rawsthorn published her first weekly column for the International Herald Tribune on Monday. Called Design, the column aims to explore ...
IN BRIEF: CGI London design.(CGI London designs print and online versions of GlaxoSmithKline PLC.)(Brief article)
Jun 08, 2006 ... CGI London has designed the print and on-line versions of GlaxoSmithKline's Annual Review and Annual Report, after winning a four- way ...
IN BRIEF: Bubble appointed.(Bubble designs website for architect Arca)(Brief article)
Jun 08, 2006 ... Bubble has been appointed to design the website for architect Arca. The creative group has been briefed to create a modern, ...
COMMENT: Brown's renewed show of support is most welcome.(Gordon Brown speaks in New Designers graduate show)
Jun 08, 2006 ... Gordon Brown is putting his mouth where the money is and backing design once more. The Chancellor's decision to speak at this year's New Designers graduate show at London's Business Design Centre (see News, page 3) indicates that his faith in it as a generator for economic growth didn't ...
Firstsite to pick team for #16.5m Colchester venue.(Firstsite, designs exhibitions)(Brief article)
Jun 08, 2006 ... The Essex-based arts complex Firstsite is putting together a team of designers to undertake a raft of projects, as it prepares to move into a #16.5m venue designed by New York architect Rafael Vinoly. Firstsite is poised to appoint a landscape and lighting design consultancy ...
Dalziel & Pow helps Anotah expand.(Brief article)
Jun 08, 2006 ... Dalziel & Pow has created a six-figure global retail scheme for Anotah, a Kuwaiti fashion retailer with ambitions to become 'the first Middle East fashion house to establish a presence in the West'. The London consultancy has overhauled Anotah's visual identity and retail ...