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Henry Wong — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 10:37:12 +0000

London-based brand agency Boldspace has appointed illustrator and graphic designer Yuko Kondo as its new art director. Kondo has previously run his own studio and also worked at Wieden+Kennedy and AMV BBDO. Manchester-based agency Anything has announced Alex Atkinson as its head of design. Atkinson, who has worked at McCann previously, will oversee the agency’s digital output.

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In-house teams: how Nothing is hoping to build an ecosystem to rival Apple

Henry Wong — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 08:18:38 +0000

When London-based tech company Nothing released its first phone this summer, the launch was surrounded in hype – partly because of the tech pedigree involved. Nothing was set up by 32 year-old Swedish entrepreneur Carl Pei, who previously co-founded Chinese smartphone giant OnePlus. One of Nothing’s major investors is iPod co-creator Tony Faddell. And its first product, wireless earbuds…

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“It’s put us on the map”: why design studios are becoming B Corps

Henry Wong — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 10:10:34 +0000

“Becoming a certified B Corporation is by no means an easy process,” says Nice and Serious co-founder Tom Tapper. “You’ll need to invest a significant amount of time, so don’t expect it to happen overnight.” A few years after the London-based studio’s first application, it was certified in 2020 – joining 700 other UK-based B Corps. In May 2022, the number of B Corp-certified companies around the…

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Design contributes £97.4bn to the UK economy Design Council reveals

Henry Wong — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 14:37:26 +0000

The design economy contributed £97.4bn in gross value added (GVA) to the UK economy in 2019, new data from the Design Council shows. The findings were revealed in the Design Economy report, which comprises research undertaken by the Design Council and a range of additional sources, to show the state of design in the UK. The industry’s contribution of £97.4bn equates to 4.9% of the total UK GVA.

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Peter Saville refines Aston Martin’s winged logo in “edgier” brand update

Henry Wong — Wed, 20 Jul 2022 12:50:31 +0000

Aston Martin has updated its branding – including a new version of its winged logo redrawn by Peter Saville – as it looks to appeal to a new generation of drivers. It is the British car brand’s first major overhaul since 2003. The design work also includes a range of social, digital and print assets as well as a campaign video. The principle behind the new work is “Intensity.Driven”.

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Peepl invites 100 early users to reinterpret its logo

Henry Wong — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 12:57:56 +0000

Uncommon CX – Uncommon’s customer experience division – has collaborated with blockchain start-up Peepl on a brand launch which will feature 100 different logos. The black, white and red handwritten logo is set to change over 100 days. But instead of designers crafting the variations, it’s down to 100 early Peepl users to interpret the logo. They will then own the logo as an NFT and Peepl will…

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How designers are helping gardening brands grow new audiences

Henry Wong — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 16:05:57 +0000

Earlier this year, the Royal Horticultural Society – the UK’s leading gardening charity – revealed a colourful rebrand, specifically aimed at appealing to a younger, more diverse audience. “There was a need to modernise,” says Design Bridge creative director Tim Vary. Perhaps the clearest example of this modernisation is the wordmark, which now appears as RHS rather than its full name which…

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PriestmanGoode reveals circular design furniture project Knot Waste

Henry Wong — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 15:19:22 +0000

London-based design consultancy PriestmanGoode has revealed its Knot Waste furniture project, an attempt to engage the public with circular design principles. The idea behind Knot Waste is to use a single sheet of waste material to craft a bespoke item of furniture, held together by rope. The studio has created a set of instructions for the design process; the items required are a sheet of…

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Design inspiration: our favourite projects from June

Henry Wong — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 11:26:50 +0000

Hip-hop and stamps may not typically go hand in hand, but that’s the inspiration for design studio Dorothy’s latest print series. The design team has picked some of the most influential hip-hop albums of the past four decades – from Beastie Boys to A Tribe Called Quest – and reimagined the landmark titles as oversized postage stamps. Each entry has a graphic which nods to the album or signature…

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Morrama designs the “world’s first” ultrasonic shisha pipe

Henry Wong — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 13:32:22 +0000

London industrial design studio Morrama has revealed its design for an ultrasonic shisha pipe, described as a “safer alternative to the traditional hookah pipe”. Nesta’s developers, Medad Technology, has invested $50m (around £41m) in the ultrasound technology used in the pipe. It marks Morrama’s first project in the UAE. Shisha involved smoking tobacco through a hookah pipe…

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