Stunning cabaret performances at the Playgrounds and Offf festivals are taking director David Wilson’s work in a new direction. He explains how everything he does is interconnected and why not every director’s ambition is to make movies
Apple’s new iPad Pro ad sees a series of items crushed, to demonstrate the creative power of the new tablet. It has provoked ire across social media – Ben Kay examines why
Influencer wrangling is now a crucial part of any brand management role. And this bit is relatively straightforward: find people who people like who can spread the word about your product. But what happens when the wrong people get in on the action?
The latest episode of Creativity Sucks! is taking on the contentious issue of pitching in the advertising and design industries
The brand’s first campaign since 2016 is aiming to refresh its image. We speak to PG Tips and creative agency Calling about the power of a light touch, and what director Steve McQueen brought to the campaign film
In our latest monthly interview we speak to designer and illustrator Jessica Hische, who has built a hugely successful career spanning commercial work, books and even retail. Here, she reflects on her life and work and how the industry has changed during her career
House of Oddities was set up to challenge the more problematic elements of the traditional agency model. We speak to its founders about why they think the odds are still stacked against small indie agencies
The last few years have seen independent creative agencies rise up to take on the might of the networks. Here, Sam Smith, who has spent time on both sides of the fence, examines why their offering is right for the times
Nick Asbury’s new book examines how brand purpose intoxicated the marketing world, and the negative impact he feels it has wrought. Here he introduces the book’s central themes and implores us all to think differently about the trend
In the battle for attention, brands who choose to entertain audiences rather than mimic the production values of socially native content will ultimately win, says head of We Are Social Studios Dan Keefe
Following his recent talk at Offf Festival in Barcelona, Dice’s ECD Patrick Duffy shares how throwing himself into creative opportunities has allowed him to build an eclectic but always interesting career
Despite all the talk of progress on inclusivity and a series of high-profile campaigns, people with disabilities – who make up the biggest minority group in the world – remain chronically underrepresented in advertising
Accessible design has gotten an unfair reputation of being ‘dull’ or ‘uninspiring’ over the years, but times are changing and it’s being embraced as a creative challenge rather than a challenge to creativity
Diversity, equality and inclusion have been hot topics in the creative industries in the past few years, but are we really making any progress? We discuss in the latest episode of CR’s podcast
Sound, tactile materials and new technologies are all being used to help bring the visual storytelling of comics to life for blind and partially sighted people
We hear from RNIB’s Lorna Forbes and gaming critic and consultant Laura Dale about how the industry is rethinking its approach to making games playable for everyone, and why communication is key – even if it means admitting failures
Speaking at Offf Festival in Barcelona, Ragged Edge’s Max Ottignon explained why AI is a wake up call in the “age of convergence”
CR speaks to a handful of creatives at different stages in their career to understand the impact of being neurodivergent, the challenges they face but also the strengths they’ve found since being diagnosed
In our increasingly AI–driven world, innovation is in short supply. We need a human-centric innovation culture: one that embraces neurodiversity
Speaking to experts in architecture and design, CR looks into how accessible wayfinding has improved by subtly tapping into other senses, and what it needs to do to be truly inclusive
Since losing his sight at the age of 19, the filmmaker has gone on to write and direct his first feature film, shoot a Super Bowl ad for Google, and set up a non-profit to help the next generation of disabled creative talent
The history of creativity is built on artists, designers and creatives nicking ideas from others and then reworking them for the modern age, says We Are Pi’s Rick Chant
In a consumer landscape that favours virtue, with audiences that will call out bad behaviour at the drop of a hat, courting controversy is a risky move. But brands can still use it to their advantage
A new book from Letterform Archive revisits Japan’s emerging modern visual culture of the late 1920s. Its author Gennifer Weisenfeld explains this underappreciated moment in design history and its legacy today
Mette and Rolf Hay have spent the last two decades elevating everyday objects. Here, the husband-and-wife founders discuss how Hay continually pushes boundaries while sticking to its democratic design values
A new book examines the role of design during Chile’s Allende government in the 1970s. Its authors reflect on the iconic designs that have remained in memory, and the legacy of this fertile chapter in Chilean design history
In the first of a new interview series, Anna Higgs talks to Glenn Kitson about combining a career as an ad director with being a ‘meme lord’, and his strategies to stay centred and fresh in a world which can often just want more of the same
Non-fungible tokens experienced a gold rush a couple of years ago, before mainstream interest waned and the market went into decline. Artist Robert Alice, who has edited an extensive new book on NFTs, talks to us about one of the most elusive, and divisive, web3 developments