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The current issue of literary quarterly Granta features not just some fine writing but some beautiful illustration too, as does another Granta publication, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings

Apple advertising: too simple to win awards?

With the release of the iPhone 5 comes the latest batch of Apple product demo ads. They are as elegant and simple as ever, but don’t expect them to win many industry awards

Norwich Cathedral’s brand bible

Asked to produce a brand identity guidelines manual for Norwich Cathedral, there was really only one route The Click Design Consultants could take…

Meet Me Here: The Roper

Seattle, Washington-based studio, Lucid, has just finished the latest documentary film in its Meet Me Here series. The new short follows Kendrick Domingue, a young ‘calf roper’ from Lafayette hoping to make it big on the US rodeo scene

CR October 12 issue

In our October issue we have a major feature on the rise of Riso printing, celebrate the art of sign painting, examine the credentials of ‘Goodvertising’ and look back at the birth of D&AD

Further adventures in nanotypography

In 2007, artist Robert Chaplin succeeded in making the World’s Smallest Book by carving a series of letterforms onto a microchip. Now he wants to release a printed version that readers can enjoy without the aid of an electron microscope

London gets Point

May 2013 will see the launch of a new design conference for London. Point aims “to celebrate excellence in design and its influence on contemporary culture and society”

Heineken joins forces with Bond

Heineken has launched a new ad campaign to tie in with the release of Skyfall, the new James Bond adventure, which arrives in cinemas in October. The campaign consists of a TV spot – in which Daniel Craig plays a brief cameo – and an interactive online game.

Ten years in style

The Sunday Times Style magazine celebrates its 10th anniversary this Sunday, supported by a press and poster campaign by Grey London that makes use of satin and some fine embroidered typography

Once In Every celebrates UCLan alumni

Every 20 years, Preston stages a unique celebration of crafts and trades – the Preston Guild. This year’s event will include an exhibition marking the work of former students of the leading art and design school based in the city

Samsung’s Apple attacks: bullseye or off-target?

With the launch of the iPhone 5 came the latest Samsung ad poking fun at the ‘fanboys’ (and girls) who worship at the temple of all-things Apple. But while the ads are funny, are they also misguided?

Deuchars’ inky-fingered follow-up

Illustrator Marion Deuchars is following up her highly successful Let’s Make Some Great Art book with a new publication aimed at encouraging young artists to get messy. And it has a charming film to promote it

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