Talent-spotters: Colchester Institute
Taking into account the Queen’s Jubilee, the theme for this year’s Colchester Institute show was Make Do & Mend. We sent our talent-spotter, Jason Stone, to scope out some of the best work from the exhibition…
Talent-spotters: Northumbria
With 78 graphic design students alone, Northumbria’s Reveal proclaims itself the canniest degree show on Earth. Our guest reporter, Livija Dale, covered the graphic design section of the exhibition…
Put it in your Dingbat
As we noted in our July issue, the humble dingbat can be a thing of both beauty and utility. Which is why it was chosen as the name and identity for a new range of notebooks and diaries designed by Silk Pearce
Uniqlo hacks Pinterest
Uniqlo have put a clever spin on the way Pinterest works, turning it into their very own scrolling Uniqlo animation. Prepare your mouse hands, you’re about to do some serious scrolling…
Highlights from the Free-Range photography shows
We trawled several acres of warehouse space to check out Free-Range’s raft of photography degree shows. Here are our highlights…
Norwich UCA Graphics show 2012
The graphics courses at Norwich UCA have a decidedly practical focus, producing degree shows full of brand identities and packaging projects. This year’s show was particularly strong
Cannes Lions 2012: Future Lions
While the Cannes Lions festival is largely about celebrating what’s happened over the past year in advertising and design, it also aims to help agencies and brands seek out new talent. Of the various programmes set up to help this happen, one of the most established (now in its seventh year) is the Future Lions. Here are the results of this year’s competition…
Cannes Lions 2012: Saatchi & Saatchi Showcase
The Saatchi & Saatchi New Directors’ Showcase is one of the Cannes Lions Festival’s most popular events for delegates: both for its line-up of films by some of the best new talent around, as well as for the guaranteed theatrics of its opening. Here’s how this year’s showcase played out…
Norwich UCA: Illustration show
Over the years, we’ve come to expect great things of the illustration show at Norwich Univeristy College of the Arts. This year’s show, while not quite hitting the heights of 2011, still features some wonderful imagery
Talent-spotters: Cardiff School of Art & Design
Promoted with a surreal video and a Graphic Spectacle newspaper, The Cardiff School of Art and Design BA Graphic Communication summer show established itself as an exhibition focused on mixing the lighthearted with the progressive…
Record sleeves of the month
The latest slew of nicely packaged music releases includes Mute’s Can: The Lost Tapes (above), an unusual etched 12″ record, a wax-dipped sleeve for band Liars’ new album, plus a fold-and-make typewriter package for band Foreign Slippers…
Cannes Lions 2012: Final Winners
Saturday night in Cannes saw the final, hotly awaited, set of winners at this year’s Cannes Lions festival announced, with major wins for CAA/Nexus Productions, BETC Paris, R/GA, and Droga5, as well as Dan Wieden, who was awarded the Lion of St Mark trophy in celebration of his outstanding contribution to advertising…
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