Universities have to ensure that any brand updates or rebrands are communicated with their many stakeholder groups to avoid the risk of a poor reception. How can universities best approach a change in brand? Amy Sandy...
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Brand profile: Maui and Sons
Surf and lifestyle brand Maui and Sons has employed a brand strategy and design positioning that has allowed it to thrive in a fickle market for three decades. Jeremy Owen reports on the Californian cultural icon...
The type writer: Digital communications
Bruno Maag explains why the value of typeface design and its usage is magnified in digital communications It has been 100 years since Edward Johnston designed the epo...
Focus: A shift in design strategy
As part of a focus on major global brand consultancies, Andrew Thomas speaks with the leaders of Start Group. Change in culture and in the ways in which design is viewed at the corporate level has spurred the 20 year-...
Brand new chance
According to The Howard League, a charity working across the UK for penal reform and safer communities, this week there are over 85,000 individuals incarcerated nationally....
Branding with care
In the UK, vastly improved life expectancy can be heralded as one of the biggest triumphs of the past century. In 1916, the average person lived until around 50; now,...
Peer perspectives: AT&T
AT&T’s rebrand by Interbrand is a work in progress, but the first phases have been rolled out, including a new, simplified world icon. Jaid Hulsbosch, director of Australian brand agency Hulsbosch, examines the pr...
Brand in action: DuBox
Concrete composition Who: DuBox What: In line with a global shift in attitude towards more sustainable building practices, modular design and construction businesses...
Scanning the shelves
Competitive pricing is no longer the only value own brands add to retailers. They can build reputation, loyalty and sales, but their design and management requires a considered approach and careful research into audie...
Hashtag new filter
Photography is an integral part of social media platforms, with pictures of events and occasions being shared on Facebook almost since its inception. Although sharing...