As usual, here is a brief recap of this week’s design news from London (and abroad).
package design

On the 27th of June, the UK brewery industry joined forces and launched a major campaign, called ‘Let there be beer’. With this campaign, breweries, including SABMiller, AB Inbev, Carlsberg, Heineken and Molson Coors, try to change the image of beer and combat falling sales.
Illy coffee extends its art collection of cups and tins with a new addition designed by the Chinese artist Liu Wei. The Illy Art Cup 2013 set is a tribute to modern abstract art and a celebration of an urban vibe, translated through lines and colours. The visual language of the coffee set stems from the artist’s The Purple Air oil paintings, depicting stylized skyscraper cityscapes.