LONDON, Thursday: Rolls-Royce has unveiled a digital-friendly identity, carefully created by the Pentagram agency (London & New York). The luxury car brand has brought a refined version of its Spirit of Ecstasy emblem to the forefront of its new visual identity, complete with abstract visualisations and a tweaked wordmark.

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Radio users still opt for traditional transistors and car radios, according to the annual radio device insights report conducted by GfK and the Radio Broadcasters Association.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: Authority PR has forged a strategic relationship with NZ’s Covid-19 Vaccine Corporation. CVC ceo Dr Robert Feldman said: “We propose a unique approach to the development of a vaccine utilising New Zealand biobead technology.

BUSAN, KOREA, Today: The Young Ad Stars competition is making a determined pitch for Kiwi young creatives and uni students this year.

AUCKLAND, Today: Is the handshake dead? Here’s a Business Section story from this morning’s Herald: “Forged in antiquity, the preferred office greeting of the corporate era has survived the peace-sign-as-hello 1960s; the deal-clinching high-five 1990s; and the bro hug of the past decade (a manly-man micro-Heimlich ascending all the way from the playing fields to the Obama White House).

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: NZ’s Special Group has launched its third office, in Melbourne, and hired Paige Prettyman into the newly created role of general manager, Melbourne. 

WELLINGTON, Wednesday: Designed by Klim Type Foundry’s Kris Sowersby – and unveiled globally this month – Signifier’s digital immateriality draws on a deeply material past.

AUCKLAND, Today: Newmarket-based Boyd PR is a finalist in three categories at the 2020 Sabre Awards Asia-Pacific for its work with mental health app Mentemia.