Design Council plans for 1996
Design Council chairman John Sorrell says the council’s 1996 programme will help UK industry to compete both at home and abroad. The 1996 programme includes the formation of a partnership
Come together
As design bodies sort themselves out, Jeremy Myerson explains why 1996 could be a bumper year
Woud work
James Woudhuysen’s ability to predict trends has given him status as a mentor for design. Janet Fitch asks him about his new managerial role at Philips
Vain and not so glorious
When was the last time you heard a designer talking about revolutionising classroom size to aid teachers, or tackling the ethics of food labelling? Michael Evamy’s bet is that you
Second win for COI
The Department for Education and Employment has appointed The Central Office of Information to design the logo for its Better English Campaign. The COI was appointed on the strength of
Short-sighted vision of a long-term problem
Regarding Sutherland Lyall’s Private View (DW 3 November), these issues demand a higher level of debate than that of Mr Lyall’s article. This narrow and discredited consultancy model of short-term
More free-pitching by Whitehall department
The Department for Education and Employment, already at the centre of a free-pitch storm over its own identity, has launched a new nursery education initiative with a logo designed by
Quality, not quantity, is the main concern
With regard to Sutherland Lyall’s Private View (DW 3 November), true, this Government has increased the participation rate in higher education from one to seven to one in three in
Correcting mistakes
So, the education system is a mess, as students and educators alike keep reminding us. Sutherland Lyall is sick of hearing complaints from too many students with no talent, and
Low unemployment due to boost in courses
Student quality, not quantity, is the issue. – The Tories must have found it a fitting footnote to their conference that the unemployment figures in the UK are currently at
DFEE unveils identity by COI
The Department for Education and Employment has unveiled its controversial new logo, designed by Government agency the Central Office of Information. One of the COI’s two graphic design arms won
Tax-payer foots bill for the DFEE free-pitch
I was interested to read the comment from the creative head of one of the Central Office of Information’s graphic design arms regarding the free-pitch they took part in for
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