M.I.A is the big winner at this year’s Music Video Awards, scooping three separate awards for her Bad Girls video. We’ve put together a selection of our favourite music video winners, and a full list of everyone who took home an award this year…
Last week Grey launched its latest work for Brother, an online film in which scanners, printers, hard drives and other bits of office machinery act as an orchestra playing Bob Dylan’s The Times They Are A Changin’ – in similar fashion to the scanners, printers and hard drives which played Radiohead track Nude in James Houston’s brilliant degree show film back in 2008…
There have been so many great music videos this week, we thought we’d dedicate an entire blog post to them. There’s something for everyone here, with psychedelic stop-motion animation from Tame Impala, hand choreography from Falty DL, cardboard typography courtesy of Lushlife, and the story of a lonely golf ranger, as told by Dog Is Dead…
The John Lewis Christmas ad is fast becoming a British advertising institution. This year’s effort features a snowman on an epic quest to buy the perfect present. Guess where he finds it?
This month, Warp Films celebrates its 10th birthday. In honour of the occasion they asked artist Pete McKee to reinterpret some of their most iconic film posters, including Four Lions, Submarine, and This Is England…
Brighton’s Red Design has collaborated with artist and designer Kyle Bean to create an impressive seasonal window display for the city’s Union Jewellery shop
In a stunt to promote the Sony Xperia, film-goers attending the opening of new Bond film Skyfall in Stockholm were given a free soft drink on entering the cinema. Then some of those drinks started to ring…
Artomatic and Clinic were briefed to create business cards for MarketReach, the Royal Mail’s new specialist direct mail agency service.Their solution: to create a bespoke card for each member of the team based on their personality…
Turnout for the US Presidential Election was reportedly very high with lengthy queues at many polling stations. Perhaps Mr Will Ferrell had something to do with that
We’re a little late in posting this but what the hey, it’s funny. Fallon’s ad for PETA promotes the idea that going veggie does wonders for your sex drive with some amusingly-shaped legumes. Sort of NSFW
Last month we featured illustrator Noma Bar’s new cover designs for Vintage Books’ latest editions of Haruki Murakami’s works. Today, we’re giving away a set of the 13 screenprints made for the covers by Tuckshop at Print Club London
Last month on the blog we asked you to send us your best Instagram shots, for a forthcoming feature in our print magazine. Our Novermber issue is out now, and we can reveal the images we chose to publish in the mag…
Brands are saying sorry at a more rapid rate than ever. CR’s advertising columnist Ben Kay delves into why sorry is no longer the hardest word and whether this is an effective strategy for winning audiences
By loosening its approach to advertising, and engaging with its audience directly, the drinks brand has transformed with the times and won a whole new set of fans
Kelly Grovier’s new book charts the artist’s persistent dialogue with classic and contemporary art
We speak to Lego’s VP of global brand development Alero Akuya about the brand’s rare ability to straddle the physical and virtual worlds with ease – whether through its immersive new art exhibition in Paris or collaborations with Epic Games and Nike
The Pentagram partner has created the titles for the acclaimed new Netflix show, which reimagines the Greek myths in a contemporary setting
A new book from Reel Art Press collates the first comprehensive history of film posters. We explore why they remain an underappreciated area of cultural design
The Autumn 2024 issue of Creative Review looks at the brands and individuals who are pushing creativity forward on their way to the top
Mark Sinclair talks to the artist and designer about his new book, Lost Ordinary Magic, and the importance of recognising the power of simplicity and the everyday wonders that surround us
We explore how the 90s, an era the UK looks favourably upon for its thriving culture, are continually inspiring a stagnated creative industry
The band’s surreal new album visuals explore a darker, more grotesque side of romance. We speak to the creative team behind the campaign about challenging the visual tropes of rock music
As the &Walsh founder launches her agency’s new offshoot Type of Feeling, she discusses why typography’s ability to evoke emotions makes it one of the most powerful tools at a brand’s disposal
Kinda Studios is tapping into the emerging field of neuroaesthetics to help creatives and brands make more impactful work that benefits people’s wellbeing