Craig Ward’s on-air identity for drama on ITV
Commissioned by the new head of creative at ITV, Tony Pipes, typographer and art director Craig Ward has created a new typographic on-air identity for drama on ITV…
DesignYatra conference highlights the divide
While this year’s Kyoorius DesignYatra in Goa delivered the expected mix of inspiration and insight, India’s biggest design conference also offered something else: a critique of our economic system
Chris Ware’s Building Stories exhibition(s)
Such is the prominence of US comic book artist Chris Ware, that for the launch of his new book, Building Stories, he’s staging two exhibitions of his work concurrently: one in Chicago and one in New York
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The distinctive handpainted signs of India are rapidly being superseded by digital alternatives.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…
Creative Review’s Annual Awards 2025 are officially open for entries
One of the most respected and trusted awards for the advertising and design industries are back for 2025. Run, don’t walk to get your entries in before the Early Bird Deadline on 25 October
How to scale your design business
Growth is a dream for many businesses, but it comes with challenges. Daisy Crowder, brand and marketing director at design recruitment agency Craft, offers advice on how to navigate the change and keep staff on side
Cultivating community with Ganni
The Danish luxury fashion label has spearheaded the characterful evolution of Scandi style. Here, chief brand officer Priya Matadeen discusses its approach to collabs, the pressures of being a responsible brand, and how Ganni Girls grew from a hashtag to a badge of belonging
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 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