FC Dadson

DECEMBER 11, 2019

One of the services we offer here at F.C. Dadson is space planning. And one of the questions we get sometimes is “What is space planning and why would I need it?”.

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Design Week

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Unicef has launched a mobile game to teach children in Latin America and the Caribbean about their rights. Right Runner has been designed by London-based design studio, Nexus (which also has offices in Los Angeles). Deborah Casswell, the studio’s creative director, says that the studio worked with UNICEF to work out an “engaging” way to educate children about their rights.

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Barber Design

DECEMBER 22, 2019

It’s been another great year for Barber Design with exciting projects in progress and store openings around the globe. Looking back at our work this year, by far the biggest retail trend we’ve seen is the growing interest in ethical and sustainable retail design , with retailers making swift and impressive progress in response to public demand for more ethical practices.

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Natural Insight

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Field execution means boots on the ground. There’s simply no way around it. The challenge, however, is keeping teams lean and tracking progress to ensure work is completed perfectly and on time. That’s no easy feat; this situation often results in scheduling difficulties, compliance failures and missed deadlines. Learn the latest field management software developments that clear the path for your merchandising efforts from stockroom to basket and end these logistics difficulties.

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DECEMBER 18, 2019

Left to right: Don Alexander, Richard Knapp, and Jonathan Novak. Cleveland, OH (December 2019) National architecture, engineering, and design firm Onyx Creative is proud to announce the addition of three new shareholders, effective January 1, 2020. Don Alexander, Architect, Director , leads with his extensive experience directing client teams, managing countless national retail and commercial design projects for more than twelve years.

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Form Room

DECEMBER 28, 2019

The post Contemporary Interior Trends in Hotel Design appeared first on formroom.

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Design Week

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Germany’s diversity of design is perhaps best summed up in the complex legacy of Bauhaus , which turns 100 this year. Dedications to Walter Gropius’ movement are spread throughout the country; at Berlin’s Bauhaus-Archiv (which is temporarily closed) and the recently-opened Bauhaus Museum in Dessau (where Gropius set up his art school in 1925).

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Barber Design

DECEMBER 12, 2019

It’s that time of year again when we take a look at some of the best Christmas window displays and this year we’ve decided to take a look at Christmas windows in two of the world’s greatest shopping capitals – London and New York. Although these displays are seasonal, their influence can be felt throughout the year as they showcase the latest in lighting effects, retail technology and breath-taking creativity that continue to influence other retailer’s visual merchandising and window displays th

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FC Dadson

DECEMBER 11, 2019

One of the services we offer here at F.C. Dadson is space planning. And one of the questions we get sometimes is “What is space planning and why would I need it?”.

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Ultra Flex

DECEMBER 10, 2019

As a brand new mom, I’ve spent my fair share of time at healthcare facilities. One thing strikes me about these facilities: They are smart about how they use their space to communicate messages to patients and visitors, including the space underfoot. Take a moment to look around your office, store, restaurant, convention center, theater, gym or classroom.

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Speaker: Ethan Woolley, Director at Kharon

This webinar will explore how companies can proactively address compliance risks–rather than reactively responding to–UFLPA enforcement actions. Ethan Woolley will provide insights into the latest CBP enforcement trends, entity list updates, and industries under increased scrutiny, with a look at potential shifts under the Trump administration. Ethan will also explore how predictive data and strategic due diligence can help organizations stay ahead of regulatory challenges and strengthen complia

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Retail Design Solutions

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Just launched is a new store for our friends at Loaded Burger which we have been involved with from concept generation through to detail design packs and overseeing delivery on site. This has a been a great project to work on and well done to all those involved in delivering a great result that sets the brand apart from the competition. We’re looking forward to more in 2020 as they grow from strength to strength!

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Quarter 20

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Experiential retail has been gaining popularity in recent years and seems to be here to stay. Ecommerce has disrupted the retail sector, but the desire for In Real Life shopping is on the rise, with millennials being more inclined to experience-related purchases. There has been a shift in the market, with the younger demographic valuing and investing in experiences over material possessions.

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Design Week

DECEMBER 9, 2019

“I sometimes wonder if ‘magazine’ is an unhelpful word,” Matt Willey says. “People have a slightly inflexible idea of what that is.” Willey knows magazines. A graphic designer by training — he studied at Central Saint Martins — his influence across magazine design is considerable and varied. In 2013, he redesigned The Independent newspaper to great acclaim.

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Barber Design

DECEMBER 2, 2019

A couple of weeks ago we went to check out the Antony Gormley Exhibition at the Royal Academy. It really was an incredible show as you can see from these pictures. The thing we loved best was how the sculptures immersed us into the environment, creating talking points and experiences within the space. It made us think about the crossover between space, sculpture and art as a way to create immersive experiences in retail, turning stores into memorable destinations.

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Speaker: Benjamin Woll, Tiffany Spizzo, and Jaime Santos Alcón

Enterprise commerce is at an inflection point. Rigid, monolithic platforms slow brands down, but a full replatforming is disruptive and costly. Modular architecture offers a flexible, scalable alternative - allowing enterprise brands to modernize without ripping and replacing their entire stack. Learn how a composable approach helps modernize commerce stacks while maintaining control over critical systems.

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Firefly Store Solutions

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The end of the year is near, which means the holiday shopping season is on the horizon. As Fit Small Business said, this is the time of year when many businesses make most of their sales , so it's important that your store is ready to cater to interested shoppers. Since Thanksgiving 2019 falls so late this year, many people are preparing for their holiday shopping ventures far in advance of Black Friday.

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Greater Group

DECEMBER 24, 2019

As the Avengers have once again assembled to restore order to the universe in Avengers: Endgame, we are assembling to shine light on the subject of experiential retail – or ‘retailtainment’ – which has been the centre of all the hype in retail design experiences lately. Many international companies and brands like Marvel Entertainment, Estée Lauder and Samsung have been implementing the methods of experiential retail in their business operation for a variety of reasons that will be discussed in

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Design Week

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Yorkshire-based craft brewery company Vocation has undergone an identity refresh led by brand consultancy Robot Food. The project began with the implementation of a “consistent brand architecture” at the start of the year. Robot Food led the design for the original Vocation identity when the brand first established back in 2015, and this new work aimed to simplify the original designs with pared-back illustrations and a sharper focus on the beers’ names.

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Design Week

DECEMBER 11, 2019

NHS launches kit so people can take their own blood at home. In June, we wrote about a kit from the NHS, Monitor My Health, which allowed people to take their own blood at home and post it back to a medical laboratory. People then receive their results digitally within 48 hours. You can choose one of six tests – diabetes, cholesterol, thyroid function, vitamin D, heart health or a full screening — with prices ranging from £24-49.

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Speaker: David Nisbet, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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Design Week

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Pantone has announced its colour of the year for 2020, naming Pantone 19-4052 Classic Blue as its choice. The American colour company, which chooses a shade every year, says that it is a “timeless and enduring hue elegant in its simplicity” “We are living in a time that requires trust and faith,” says Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of Pantone. “It is this kind of constancy and confidence that is expressed by Pantone 19-4052 Classic Blue, a solid and dependable

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Design Week

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The artwork for Pink Floyd’s box set The Later Years has been unveiled — it has been designed by London-based studio Johnson Banks. The 18-disc set focuses on material created by band members David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright over the last thirty years. As well as albums like A Momentary Lapse of Reason and The Division, it includes live recordings, unreleased material, merchandise and a re-edited version of the rarely-seen 1987 film The Delicate Sound of Thunder.

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Design Week

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Christmas decorations can be contentious. Coloured lights? Real or fake Christmas trees? Tinsel or no tinsel? Whatever you decide for your home, you can rely on designers to come up with some inventive aesthetic choices for their studios. Here we’ve rounded up some of our favourites. Free the Birds, based in London, wanted to create an “alternative to the traditional, tinsel-clad tree” while also keeping the magic of Christmas alive in the studio.

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Design Week

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Dr. Seuss Enterprises will soon launch a series of educational augmented reality apps designed to “enhance” the way children learn to read. UK innovation studio Sugar Creative has led the project, which will use content and characters from some of Seuss books to create an immersive learning environment. According to Will Humphrey, studio manager and lead creative at Sugar Creative, the apps will encourage learning while “capturing the anarchic fun of Seuss.” Image courtes

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Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

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Design Week

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Supple studio and copy writing company Totalcontent have co-created a calendar, entitled 2020 Visionaries, which plays on the double-meaning of the new decade’s first year. Inspired by the optical measurement for clear vision, 20/20, the calendar features famous spectacle-wearers from past and present. Jim K Davies, from Totalcontent, says the idea came from seeing ‘2020’ printed in a newspaper. “The research was a real eye-opener,” he says.

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Design Week

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Start Network — a group of NGOs that seeks to “transform humanitarian action” — has been rebranded by London-based studio Nice and Serious. The updated identity includes a new logo, imagery and branding guidelines. It is being rolled out across digital and physical platforms. [link]. Start Network is a group of NGOs including Oxfam, War Child and the Rockefeller Foundation, that researches and trials new ways to run charities.

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Design Week

DECEMBER 11, 2019

True North studio has led the design of the 2019 Royal Mail Yearbook, the annual publication that collates the year’s special stamp releases. Entitled Along These Lines, the 64-page compendium displays the 14 collections from this year, which cover topics as diverse as Star Wars, the Gruffalo, the Queen Victoria Bicentenary and Elton John, as well as one of Britain’s rarest stamps: the “2d Tyrian Plum” A “versatile line motif” “We were inspired by the id

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Design Week

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Christmas decorations can be contentious. Coloured lights? Real or fake Christmas trees? Tinsel or no tinsel? Whatever you decide for your home, you can rely on designers to come up with some inventive aesthetic choices for their studios. Here we’ve rounded up some of our favourites. Free the Birds, based in London, wanted to create an “alternative to the traditional, tinsel-clad tree” while also keeping the magic of Christmas alive in the studio.

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Speaker: Ashlee Aldridge - Reach Partners LLC | Bill Mirabito - Chameleon Collective | Ronak Shah - PSA Retail & CPG, Amazon Web Services | Wayne Teigen - Pivotree

What trends can online merchants expect after more than two years of exponential growth? Companies must expand on the trends that exploded during the pandemic if they want to see continued growth in their businesses while facing a recessionary economy. From social commerce to BOPIS, the name of the game is to meet and sell to customers wherever they are, through multiple channels.

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Design Week

DECEMBER 3, 2019

In a bid to “modernise” and “transform”, the UK Home Office has announced plans to implement a user-centred design approach across its digital platforms and technology. A tender document published to the gov.uk Digital Marketplace reveals the department is seeking the expertise of external suppliers to deliver this. Courtesy of Shutterstock “Increasingly reliant on tech” The contract notice explains that currently a large number of services fail to meet the go

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Design Week

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Kids. Hey Duggee Design Workshop – The Design Museum, W8 6AG – tickets from £7.00 (pictured above). Inspired by the Designing Duggee display currently on show at the Design Museum, this workshop has been created to introduce children to design. Children from the age of two can learn how to design new characters in 2D and 3D and explore shapes, textures and colours.

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Design Week

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Microsoft is redesigning more than 100 of its app icons with new colours, materials and finishes. It follows a number of other icon redesigns over the past 18 months, which have included new looks for the Microsoft Office suite and Microsoft Edge. The redesigns are part of a wider push to modernise the appearance of the software company in line with its Fluent Design principles.

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Design Week

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Taboos relating to periods can be found in varying forms and severities around the world. In China , just 2% of the population use tampons because of misplaced health concerns and fears surrounding virginity; in India , six out of ten girls say they aren’t allowed to handle food while menstruating; and in the UK , 137,700 girls aged 10 – 18 skipped school because of their period in 2017.

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