Ruskies are after our humbugs!
Humbuggery is rife at Solihull consultancy Design One, which has recently gone Russia-mad. – The hysteria started when the group designed humbug wrappers to promote client Royal Mail.
New Resolutions – Breathing Life into High Street Brands
Wednesday 25 January – Women in Marketing and Design event featuring Stephanie Churchill, PR for Dorothy Perkins, and Ian Renwick, marketing director at Habitat.
Heading in the right direction
Mary Lewis faces a challenging task at the D&AD helm, but is undaunted and full of ideas, reports Bhavna Mistry
Croydon Tramlink lays plans for system
Croydon Tramlink will meet with the Royal Fine Art Commission to discuss street furniture design, following Government agreement to partially fund its ú154m tram network.
New French press beacon
French state-owned newspapers and magazines distribution agency Nouvelles Messageries de la Presse Parisienne has launched a revamped identity by Crabtree Hall/Plan Cratif. The identity will be rolled out in 5000
Warts and all portrait of Morag Myerscough
Our sympathies to Morag Myerscough. We can only assume your picture editor was having a mental aberration when he selected that awful picture of her for the cover (DW 16
Qualifications are the best weed killer
It appears that the battle against free-pitching has gone quite well, but what is being done to remove the causes? – We must face up to the fact that there
The Furniture Union
From 7 January – Venue: 46 Beak Street, London W1. – Details: 0171-287 3424.
Luder heads up RIBA
Owen Luder, president of the Royal Institute of British Architects from 1981 to 1983, is to take office for the second time. He received 54 per cent of the votes,
Award winners are not always the top players
With reference to your feature on awards schemes (DW 16 December), year after year design groups that spend a lot of time perfecting the art of self-promotion pick up design
Sad prospect(us) for the UK
Stonehenge is to be privatised, its ancient grounds destined to become a garish, money-grubbing theme park as actors dressed as Stone Age people sell chunks of genuine pillar in plastic
Political parties address urban areas
Labour and Conservative politicians are focusing on urban design in a bid to boost their environment policies. – Environment Secretary John Gummer is poised to hold a series of regional
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