Mums do the Best Job
Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, Wieden+Kennedy Portland’s new ad for Proctor & Gamble looks to honour the mothers of Olympic athletes…
A path out of the maze
Design studio Powell Allen has created a new identity for Transform Coaching, the commercial offshoot of charity Youth at Risk which works with society’s most disaffected young people in the UK…
Fashion meets fiction
HERSELF magazine is biannual fashion magazine with a difference: every image (including every single ad for brands such as Gucci, Jil Sander, Givenchy etc) is illustrated. We talked to its art director to try and find out a little more…
Hillman Curtis
New York-based designer and filmmaker Hillman Curtis, whose series of documentaries profiled leading figures in the creative industries, has died aged just 51
Winners Revealed At New-Look D&AD Awards
The D&AD Award winners were announced last night in a new-look ceremony at London’s IMAX cinema. Well, some of them were, we’ll have to wait until September for the Black Pencils
Design a charity poster for Bestival
Want to design a poster for New Order? De La Soul? Stevie Wonder? Bestival, Screenadelica and CR are offering readers the chance to design a poster for one of the headline acts at Bestival 2012 which will be sold for charity at the event
Lex Complex Vol. 1 vinyl
True to form, Lex Records is releasing a lovingly designed record of exclusive tracks to celebrate its 10th birthday next week. The release takes the form of a picture disc housed in a screenprinted plastic sleeve…
Grant Orchard’s Yeah Just There promo
Director Grant Orchard’s saucy Yeah Just There animation was made to celebrate his Granimator custom wallpaper-creating iPad app…
100 Ideas That Changed Graphic Design #53
In the second of our extracts from the new Laurence King book, 100 Ideas That Changed Graphic Design, Steven Heller and Véronique Vienne look at ‘shadow play’
Andy Rementer’s Going Places
Philadelphia-based illustrator Andy Rementer’s is the latest image maker to be invited to put on a solo show at the Ship of Fools gallery in The Hague, Netherlands. The show, which runs until May 11, doesn’t feature prints but rather original works…
100 Ideas That Changed Graphic Design #76
In the first of three extracts from Steven Heller and Véronique Vienne’s new book on 100 Ideas That Changed Graphic Design, we begin with idea #76: The Big Book Look
What’s inside?
In a new short film, animator Rok Predin takes a peek inside a selection of seemingly innocent-looking things
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