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Scary Buildout Stories (Redux)

FC Dadson

(Published this post two years ago, and it's still timely!). Halloween is a great day to share tales of horror, and certainly as practitioners of the retail buildout we've heard more than a few.

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UK fish and chips restaurant 3D-scanned and printed in China

Design Week

A copy of Yorkshire-based fish and chips restaurant Scotts has been transplanted to China and set up as a working retail space, as part of a project led by Chinese businessman Jimmy Yu. Scotts achieved fame in China after the country’s president, Xi Jinping, visited in 2015 as part of his state visit to the UK. Now a tourist attraction for visitors from China in the UK, Yu saw the opportunity to bring the experience closer to home for Chinese tourists.

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How Do Pop-Ups Help Brands Evolve?

Form Room

The post How Do Pop-Ups Help Brands Evolve? appeared first on formroom.

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2020 The Museum of Modern Art, Flagship Store, New York

Lumsden Design

MoMA Flagship Store. The post 2020 The Museum of Modern Art, Flagship Store, New York appeared first on Lumsden Design.

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AI for Commerce: Foundations, Aspirations, and Hype

AI is rapidly transforming digital commerce, but how do you separate real opportunities from hype? Moderated by Orium, AI for Commerce: Foundations, Aspirations, and Hype , experts from Bloomreach , commercetools , Contentstack , and Fluent Commerce explores where AI is already delivering results and where its potential is still unfolding. This masterclass dives into proven AI applications, emerging innovations , and the gaps between promise and reality in commerce.

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Scary Buildout Stories (Redux)

FC Dadson

(Published this post two years ago, and it's still timely!). Halloween is a great day to share tales of horror, and certainly as practitioners of the retail buildout we've heard more than a few.

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Design inspiration: the best projects from October

Design Week

The Drowned Bottle Openers, by SuperHeroes and V2C Dutch Dry Gin. A product design project from Amsterdam combines two of the city’s icons in an unexpected way. People know of the Dutch capital’s bikes (it has 800km of bike lanes) and its central canal, but what do you do once the former ends up in the latter? Amsterdam-based creative consultancy SuperHeroes worked with Dutch gin company, V2C to put the canal-bound bikes — which total almost 15,000 per year — to good use.

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2020 Warner Bros Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter – Restaurant and Cafés

Lumsden Design

Warner Bros Studio Tour London, Restaurant & Cafes. The post 2020 Warner Bros Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter – Restaurant and Cafés appeared first on Lumsden Design.

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Weekly Industry Brief: 10.28.2019

Fashion Retail Tech

Happy Monday! Here is a recap of industry news from the last week. Sources are in the hyperlinked text after the headline. Brands + Retailers. LVMH bids $14.5B for Tiffany. Bloomberg. Barney’s moves forward with sale to Authentic Brands Group. The Wall Street Journal. Amazon stock tumbles after earnings and AWS revenues fall short of estimates. Fast Company.

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Everything you need to know (for now) about the Designers’ Republic

Design Week

When Ian Anderson established the Designers’ Republic (TDR) in 1986, it was so he could design record sleeves for local Sheffield band Person to Person while still getting paid as their manager. Within a matter of years, Anderson – who studied philosophy at university and had no formal training as a designer – would be leading creative projects across the world.

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The designer who built a drone to save lives

Design Week

Zipline, a drone delivery service bringing blood and medicine by air to areas which can’t be reached by road, is a social design endeavour that has not just changed, but saved thousands of lives. At its heart, the creation of Zipline is a story of government and private enterprise working seamlessly, a strong concept and a solution to a very real problem based on an obsessive design and test programme.

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Staying Ahead of UFLPA Enforcement: Best Practices for Retail Supply Chains

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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Designers on representation in branding and packaging: “Inclusivity is not a quick fix”

Design Week

“For me, this illustrates the importance of brand consistency. Inclusivity is not a quick fix; it requires consistency and continuous alignment of packaging design, product and marketing. Brands that dare to take a stand and bring bold stories to life will have a better chance of building strong relationships with a diverse group of costumers, and as a result, lead the way to sustainable growth.

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YO! repositions to focus on the “wonders of Japanese cuisine”

Design Week

YO! has been overhauled by consultancy Zag, in an attempt to “reposition the brand within an increasingly competitive market” The brand update includes the assets such as menu design, packaging and restaurant interiors, as well as a range of new dining experiences. Aran Potkin, Zag’s managing partner, says that despite YO! being an “iconic” brand, it had “lost its sense of food and flavour, as well as the distinctive assets to be uniquely identifiable.”

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“It’s like being inside a drawing”: improving exhibition accessibility

Design Week

“All humans are different, so being conscientious of visitors’ needs helps us to pre-empt our designs,” Pentagram’s Marina Willer says of exhibition design. “Being aware of what can restrict people helps inform design decisions along the way.” This year, Willer designed the Design Museum’s most popular exhibition to date, a retrospective of film director Stanley Kubrick, covering his career from Full Metal Jacket to A Clockwork Orange.

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NASA creative team shares its “out of this world” design secrets

Design Week

Beyond ground breaking research and scientific endeavours, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration – otherwise known as NASA – boasts a rich history of graphic design. From James Modarelli’s 1959 logo, which became the affectionately named “meatball”, to the modernist NASA “worm” of the 1970s and 1980s by Richard Danne and Bruce Blackburn, and all manner of mission patches and marks through the years, creatives at NASA have been branding the or

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Future-Proofing Enterprise Commerce: Why Extensibility Wins with Shopify

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

Enterprise commerce is evolving fast, and brands relying on rigid, one-size-fits-all solutions risk losing agility. But modernization doesn’t have to mean disruption. In this webinar, we’ll explore how an extensible, modular approach empowers brands to integrate new capabilities, enhance performance, and scale efficiently—all while leveraging Shopify’s strengths.

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Picks of the month: the best design events to catch in November

Design Week

Festival: Design Manchester. Celebrating its seventh edition, Design Manchester returns with this year’s theme: “(Redefining) Smart” Its flagship event, the DM19 conference, will see the likes of D&AD’s new CEO Patrick Burgoyne , Pentagram’s Paula Scher and Extinction Rebellion’s Clive Russell and Charlie Waterhouse take to various stages with talks, Q&As and workshops.

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Nuffield Health’s new visual system aims to create a “connected health journey”

Design Week

Nuffield Health has been given a new visual identity by London-based design studio, SomeOne. It includes brand guidelines, CGI visuals as well as a system to create infographics. Nuffield is the country’s largest healthcare charity. Its network includes 112 fitness and wellbeing clubs, health clinics as well as offering wellbeing services in 200 workplaces.

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Could this headset be the cure for depression?

Design Week

A new brain stimulation device intended to combat depression has been picked up by medical practices on London’s Harley Street. The first of its kind in Europe, the Flow headset supposedly produces similar results to traditional antidepressant medications, but with “fewer and less severe side effects” It works by targeting patients’ dorsolateral prefrontal cortex – the area of the brain that deals with depression, stress, emotional expression and decision-making 

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“To move fast, you have to be working together” – Dell VP on unifying tech and design

Design Week

When Justin Lyles started work with Dell 13 years ago, the landscape of the company was vastly different. Lyles had joined as a lead designer after working for seven years at Nokia. There, he says he “cut his chops” the European way, working closely with teams in the UK and Copenhagen from his base in California. He gained what he calls a “Eurocentric design approach” In the years that have followed his joining Dell, Lyles has seen the company dramatically change.

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Secrets of a Successful Sale: Optimizing Your Checkout Process

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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Securing your financial future and unlocking support – a design business survival guide

Design Week

These are unpredictable and challenging times for the creative industry. Yet it’s important to appreciate that as a creative and technology SME – which is most agencies – you’re regarded as a powerhouse of the UK economy. After all, SMEs by volume are the biggest part of the UK economy – in fact they make up 99% of all business in the country.

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2020 Warner Bros Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter – Shops

Lumsden Design

Warner Bros Studio Tour London, Retail. The post 2020 Warner Bros Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter – Shops appeared first on Lumsden Design.