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  1. Coventry-built Microcab up for illustrious international design award

    Katy Cowan /

    A hydrogen fuel cell vehicle which was conceived and manufactured in Coventry has been shortlisted for a prestigious international transport design award. The zero emission machine from Microcab – a spin-out company from Coventry University – was picked out from an array of contenders to be in the running for the sixth annual Condé Nast Traveller’s Innovation & Design Awards. Condé...

  2. Introducing the 2012 Designers in Residence

    Katy Cowan /

    Celebrating new and emerging design talent, the Design Museum’s annual Designers in Residence programme supports designers at an early stage in their career. Now in its fifth year, the residency demonstrates the museums commitment to showcasing and supporting the next generation of design talent. Selected via an open-call, this year's residents will be Freyja Sewell, Harry Trimble and Oscar ...

  3. Is there a positive side to Internships?

    Kate Brewer /

    There has been a fair amount of negative press about creative internships over the last few years, and in some cases this has been completed justified regarding working conditions and lack of pay, so I wanted to focus on finding the positive aspects of internships, and if they can still be a great experience, and a vital stepping-stone to getting ahead in the creative industries. As a designer ...

  4. The Click Design Consultants win three national creative awards in one night

    Katy Cowan /

    Norwich based The Click Design Consultants picked up three national design awards for their work with one of Norwich’s oldest churches. An A to Z of St. George’s acts as a guide to the intriguing history of St. George’s Church in Colegate and was conceived to help support the repair and upkeep of the over 600 year old building. The Click won gold in the Use of Typography category, silver...

  5. Pantone inspires Designers with 336 new shades

    Katy Cowan /

    Pantone - the global authority on colour and provider of professional colour standards for the design industries, today announced the addition of 336 New Colours to its Pantone® Plus Series, bringing the total to 1,677 colours. Introduced in 2010, the Series is the next generation of the Pantone Matching System® – the defacto standard for colour communication in the graphic arts market. It...

  6. Virgin Atlantic reveals new £100 million Upper Class Cabin

    Katy Cowan /

    Virgin Atlantic today unveils its redesigned Upper Class Cabin and will showcase its new features using a unique piece of software – PlaneView - allowing passengers to take a fully immersive virtual tour of the cabin and view its features in the most social showroom on the web. The long haul airline has invested £100 million into its Upper Class product and with PlaneView, customers will be ...

  7. Iceland established as creative muse to global design

    Katy Cowan /

    A new international design project is set to cement Iceland’s position as the new creative centre of the world. As part of a unique partnership between Inspired by Iceland and London’s internationally acclaimed Chelsea College of Art and Design, the entire island is set to become the muse and source of inspiration for the world’s top creative art and design students. Acknowledging Icelan...

  8. Alternative London 2012 – 100 days to go

    Katy Cowan /

    Following the controversy surrounding the release of the official London 2012 posters in November, graphic designer Sarah Hyndman came up with her own set of alternatives which featured in a number of blogs and were widely tweeted about recently. These posters featured images from her Olympic Logo a Day blog which has a new i...

  9. Tim Smith aka MyPoorBrain

    Katy Cowan /

    Wales born designer now living and working in London, Tim's thirst for a variety of creative approaches and executions were quenched during university but left him hungry for more. Several years on and Tim is still enjoying working in a variety of creative puddles. Corporate identity, branding, packaging, exhibition design, print design, web design, caricatures, animation, Flash work, iPhone /...

  10. University of Westminster set to kick start London’s graduate fashion show season

    Katy Cowan /

    The University of Westminster graduate runway show will kick off the Graduate Fashion season in glamorous style on Thursday 24 May when its BA (Hons) Fashion Design students will be the first to debut their collections at the Ambika P3 venue in central London...

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