We Are Pure, the brand and packaging design consultancy, is continuing to increase its international client-base after securing a new contract in China. The deal with leading Chinese health and beauty manufacturer Wally Bath will see We Are Pure creating a number of new ranges each year. They will also become the first consultancy outside of China to work alongside the company.

Strategic design and packaging agency Anthem Worldwide, part of Schawk, Inc., is today announcing the appointment of Jo Boyd as its new Managing Director and Wayne Nguyen as Client Services Director.  Both new recruits will play a vital role in implementing a new positioning for Anthem as a brand agency that develops Kinetic brands – brands of irresistible choice that are media agnostic and not beholden to a single media perspective.  

A new creation from Microsoft Research designers strikes with its futuristic but elegant outlook. A high-tech frock developed by Asta Roseway, a senior designer at Microsoft Research, and Sheridan Martin Small from Xbox, allows you to type out anything you like and wear in public. This is a really new step in the art of fashion, which gives trendsetters an opportunity to manifest their individuality.

Coca-Cola has been a muse for a range of other brands and used as a canvas for creative imaginary by celebrated artists and fashion icons. The legendary drink and its red and white style has become the theme of the eighth edition of the Uniqlo’s UT Grand Prix T-shirt design contest. Designs inspired by Coca-Cola are accepted starting August 4 through September 12—the submissions from all around the globe will be judged by a panel of experts in the design industry and be unveiled for online voting. The winners will receive money prizes and get their designs implemented on tees, which will arrive at Uniqlo’s venues worldwide in spring 2012.