Grant Orchard’s LOVESPORT animations
Studio AKA director Grant Orchard is posting up one of his 11 Lovesport animations (originally created in 2007 for client QOOBTV) plus four brand new episodes each day online…
The Olympic infographic
Artist Gustavo Sousa has reinterpreted the five Olympic rings as a series of infographics, comparing statistics across the five continents. The statistics range from comparisons of how many McDonald’s outlets there are per continent, to more serious statistsics about gun ownership and hazardous waste…
Man of letters
Letman aka Job Wouters is a master of the hand-crafted decorative letter, and his first book is a celebration of the beauty of putting pen and ink to paper
The History Trees at the Olympic Park
Pentagram has just blogged about its involvement in helping to realise artists Ackroyd & Harvey’s ten typographic tree rings, which have been installed at the Olympic Park in London
Olympukes 2012
In 2004 Jon Barnbrook’s foundry VirusFonts reinterpreted the Olympic pictogram in a series of designs that “acknowledged the complex contradictions of the modern Olympics.” Launching today, a new range of Olympukes symbols has been created to reflect on London 2012
Specsavers ad uses Korean flag error to comedic effect
Following on from yesterday’s blog post on Olympics ambush marketing, a number of our Twitter followers have alerted us to this masterstroke by Specsavers, who were very quick to respond to the recent Korean flag mix-up by LOCOG…
Zebra Face on the telly
Ten years since we first followed his adventures in an eponymously titled illustrated tome, Kid Acne’s hip hop-loving Zebra Face character is back, this time in a series of animated adventures which will air on Channel 4 from tonight…
Manchester Literature Festival’s Golf Sale campaign
Manchester design studio Mark has created a Golf Sale inspired marketing campaign to promote this year’s Manchester Literature Festival which will take place from October 8-23 in various venues throughout the city…
Let the ambush commence!
With the opening ceremony just one day away, the Olympic-themed advertising is hotting up, even from brands who are not the official sponsors
OFF LIFE call for submissions
Launching this September, OFF LIFE is a new comics anthology that will be distributed in shops, bars and galleries in London and Bristol. If you’re interested in contributing work to the publication, read on
Infographics to aid The Girl Effect
Commissioned by the Nike Foundation in support of The Girl Effect, London design studio Accept & Proceed created a series of infographic flyposters and handouts that were distributed at the London Summit on Family Planning held two weeks ago…
Nike’s ultra green GS football boot
As part of it’s Better World program, Nike’s GS (Green Speed) football boot, limited to just 2012 pairs, is its greenest shoe ever. London design studio Accept & Proceed was commissioned to create a press pack to showcase it… Only eleven of these press packs were made, with one of them going to Brazilian striker […]
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