Malika Favre at Kemistry
Illustrator Malika Favre’s first solo show in London, Hide and Seek, opened today at Kemistry Gallery.
Will bareness raise awareness?
In what it claims is the first UK TV ad to feature full-frontal naked breasts, The Leith Agency has created a powerful commercial to raise awareness of the early stages of breast cancer
New Philips campaign: The Sound of Creation
Tribal DDB and Stinkdigital have created a new interactive website for Philips, which explores the sound craft and acoustic design that goes into the brand’s Fidelio product range…
Watch With Mother by The Glue Society
Sydney-based creative company The Glue Society has released a new six-part horror-cum-comedy sketch show, titled Watch With Mother, which looks really rather good…
52 Shades of Greed
Art directed by two New York-based illustrators, a freshly designed set of 52 illustrated playing cards looks to educate the masses about some of the main contributing factors in the US to the current recession…
The TDR Car Booty Affair
Can (should?) a design studio have ‘fans’? TDR, the seminal Sheffield-based design studio, certainly did. Next month, those who still love their TDR can sate their appetites at the TDR Car Booty Affair: less a design exhibition and more a giant graphic jumble sale
Review: The Phaidon Archive of Graphic Design
The Phaidon Archive of Graphic Design is a boxed edition of 500 A4 cards detailing some of the world’s most important examples of the medium. At 13kg it’s an object with some presence, but how will it weigh up with readers?
Saving India’s street type
The distinctive handpainted signs of India are rapidly being superseded by digital alternatives. HandpaintedType is a project dedicated to preserving the work of those who create them and finding new uses for it
The September iPad edition
The September edition of our iPad app is now available to download, with an exclusive preview of the new Bureau of Common Goods film, The Cigar Shop. There’s also some dreamy photography from Joss McKinley, a peek inside the world of master hand-letterer Job Wouters, and a beautiful photographic series featuring members of the Paralympian Team GB…
Graphic Design before Graphic Designers
Published today, David Jury’s new book, Graphic Design Before Graphic Designers: The Printer as Designer and Craftsman 1700-1914, (Thames & Hudson, £36) looks to chart the evolution of ‘print’ into ‘graphic design’…
The boys from the lab
Google Creative Lab has built a reputation for creating imaginative and fun websites and exhibitions that show us just how magical the internet can be
Ansel Adams
Photography from the Mountains to the Sea is the first exhibition to focus on the photographer’s lifelong fascination with water in all its forms
Why are brands apologising so much right now?
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
How Guinness embraced social
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
Tracing Banksy’s art history remixes
Kelly Grovier’s new book charts the artist’s persistent dialogue with classic and contemporary art
How Lego creates meaningful brand experiences
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
Matt Willey brings a human touch to Kaos titles
The Pentagram partner has created the titles for the acclaimed new Netflix show, which reimagines the Greek myths in a contemporary setting
A visual history of movie posters
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 Leaders Issue is out now!
The Autumn 2024 issue of Creative Review looks at the brands and individuals who are pushing creativity forward on their way to the top
The Monthly Interview: Rob Lowe, aka Supermundane
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
Unravelling adland’s obsession with 90s nostalgia
We explore how the 90s, an era the UK looks favourably upon for its thriving culture, are continually inspiring a stagnated creative industry
Building the visual world of Fontaines DC
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
Jessica Walsh ventures into the world of type
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
Can neuroscience make you a better creative?
Kinda Studios is tapping into the emerging field of neuroaesthetics to help creatives and brands make more impactful work that benefits people’s wellbeing