In their Terrible People, Good Design show, this year’s Visual Communication graduates from Dublin’s IADT explored a wide variety of engaging and topical subjects, including the country’s current economic crisis, gay rights, bio-engineering and mobile phone dependency…
Adobe Creative Week is a week-long series of online debates, reports and how-to sessions on the creative industry. Each day takes a different theme, covering design and publishing, film and video, web and mobile and photography
When it comes to showcasing different paper stocks, die or laser cutting to allow the juxtaposition of available colours seems to be the way to go, judging by the latest promotional tomes from Fedrigoni and also GF Smith…
Following my visit to Brighton’s Graphics and Illustration show in Hackney, I popped over to the Dray Walk Gallery on Brick Lane to see the Graphic Design graduate work from Kingston University this year. Here are my picks of the show.
The University of Brighton’s Graphic Design & Illustration BA Degree Show is on show in London this weekend, giving us London-based folks the chance to check out some great work from this year’s graduates. Here’s our pick of the exhibition.
How would an amateur cyclist fare on the route of the Tour de France using a regular bike from Halfords? Agency DLKW Lowe tells the story of the Tour de Francis in a 15-minute documentary and a series of TV idents
As Jamaica celebrates 50 years of independence this summer, a new exhibition curated by UK blog Shimmy Shimmy and author, designer and DJ Al Fingers looks to celebrate the role of art and design in Jamaican dancehall culture…
Sick of reading the same old journalistic clichés in the news? In a round-robin newspaper sent to various titles, Ravensbourne student Simon Rogers has issued a challenge to journalists to expand their linguistic horizons and reach for that thesaurus
The visual communications part of New Designers 2012 presents a vast haul of graduate illustration, graphics and multimedia work. For this year’s post on some of CR’s illustration favourites, I’ve included images of work exhibited by 11 students, plus some further highlights from each of their online portfolios
This year’s University of Leeds Graphic and Communication Design Show was themed around eclecticism. The work was showcased in an innovative way, which looked good, but was it practical?
Martin Lorenz and Lupi Asensio of Barcelona-based design studio TwoPoints.Net are about to fire up their own teaching initiative called Design Werkstatt (Design Workshop)…
Channel 4’s in-house agency 4Creative enlisted ManvsMachine to work with them to create the on and off air branding for Channel 4’s latest channel offering, 4seven…
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
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
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
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
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