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Work Foundation to research growth strategies for design

Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Work Foundation is set to launch a research project which will aim to pinpoint how to create 'explosive growth' in the UK creative industries, including design.

Profile: Danny Miller

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A teenage obsession with magazines and movies spurred on this young creative entrepreneur to launch Little White Lies, now the core asset of a fast-growing branding and design group. Emily Pacey tracks him down to his Shoreditch lair

Bag a Banksy

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Most little tikes agree that birthday parties are greatly enhanced by a decent party bag. This principle also applies to Don't Panic's packs, distributed twice a month around the UK's cultural venues. Inside can be found a selection of cultural items, tawdry gee-gaws and - incredibly - a free limited-edition poster by the likes of Banksy, Shepard Fairey or Ben Eine.

Martyn Ware to create 'sonic portraits' for NPG 2012 show

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Three-dimensional soundscape designer Martyn Ware is leading a project at the National Portrait Gallery in London to accompany portraiture with sound design.

Scenes unseen

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Photographer Martin Parr is curating an exhibition of vernacular images - new or previously unseen, and often graphically inspired work by little-known artists - displayed in a frameless context across the seaside city of Brighton. John Stones reports

Real character

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Three-dimensional typography seems to be one of those callings you stumble on some way into a different career, and which then keeps you hooked. Emily Pacey speaks to three enthusiasts of the art of creating letterforms with substance

Profile/ danny miller

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Webb & Webb plays nostalgia card with design for relaunched Playplax

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Webb & Webb Design has created the identity and packaging for relaunched iconic children's toy Playplax.

Culture Secretary commits support to digital industry

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Creative industries are the "biggest single economic opportunity the UK has", according to Jeremy Hunt, the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport.

Nestlé targets adults with Milkybar range

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Nestlé is launching its biggest ever marketing camapaign to sport the launch of its new Milkybar variant.

Heinz revolutionizes beanz

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:01:00 GMT

Heinz is adding a new "fridge pack" variant to its baked beans range to help consumers reduce waste.

Clear Channel helps advertisers target cyclists

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:15:00 GMT

Clear Channel has developed a series of advertising opportunities to help brands target cyclists, to coincide with the launch of the Barclays Cycle Hire scheme in London today (30 July).

Nissan rolls out ‘Urbanproof’ campaign after UK trial

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:00:00 GMT

Nissan is pushing its credentials as a ‘crossover’ car manufacturer in a new campaign that incorporates digital media and live street art.

Campaigners criticise Lansley’s proposed Change4Life shift

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Children’s health campaigners have written to the Health Secretary to oppose moves to hand the Change4Life anti-obesity campaign over to corporate partners including PepsiCo and Nestlé.

Coca-Cola axes Lean Mean Fighting Machine after porn scandal

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:00:00 GMT

Coca-Cola has axed Lean Mean Fighting Machine from its digital agency roster, following a Facebook campaign for its Dr Pepper brand that included a reference to a porn film.

Ryanair continues anti-EasyJet campaign with Mugabe spot

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:00:00 GMT

Ryanair is continuing its policy of taking potshots at rival EasyJet via press ads, with its latest execution claiming that Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe is EasyJet’s “new head of punctuality”.

Coke brings back Calvin Harris advert

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:00:00 GMT

Coca-Cola’s ‘Yeah yeah yeah, La la la’ TV advert starring DJ Calvin Harris is making a return to the screens, as part of an on-pack Coke promotion that will give away free gig tickets every hour during the month of August.

Buxton brews a refreshing pint for Dracula

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:15:00 GMT

Hammer Horror themed beers are being produced by The Buxton Brewery Company in a bid to boost the company’s sales.

Sky Broadband ties up with C4 films

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:01:00 GMT

Sky Broadband is to be the new sponsor of film programming on the Channel 4 Network.

LoveFilm calls DM pitch

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:45:00 GMT

Lovefilm, the postal DVD rental service, is reviewing its direct marketing requirements.

Second set of Royal Mail’s London 2012 stamps released

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:00:00 GMT

The second set of the Royal Mail’s London 2012 Olympics and Paralympic Games stamps have been unveiled today and feature work by ten different illustrators across ten stamps.

Lionel Richie to star in the new Walkers ad

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:30:00 GMT

Eighties pop sensation Lionel Richie is to star in the new advertising campaign for Walkers, alongside the face of the crisps brand– Gary Lineker. The new ad, created by Abbott Mead Vickers.BBDO, is expected to be unveiled in the autumn.

Nissan unveils £8m launch campaign for Juke

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:02:00 GMT

Nissan is readying an £8m marketing campaign to launch its crossover model, Juke.

Charities slam ASA’s Paddy Power ruling

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:01:00 GMT

The advertising watchdog has cleared a Paddy Power advertisement that showed a blind footballer kicking a cat after more than 1,000 people complained the spot was offensive to blind people and encouraged cruelty to animals.

Eldridge Smerin works on Shakespeare’s Globe educational space

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Eldridge Smerin is creating the interior design for the new Sackler Studios at the Shakespeare’s Globe theatre on London’s South Bank.