The Cabinet of Dreams
Grey London has transformed a street level window in London’s Soho into a virtual Valentine’s gift shop to raise money for charitable organisation Women’s Aid…
All the fun of the Kinetica Art Fair
Presenting a mixture of Heath Robinson-esque contraptions and high-tech interactive works, the Kinetica Art Fair returns to London this weekend, celebrating artists who create works using light, sound, robotics and electronics…
World Press Photo 2012
Samuel Aranda has won the World Press Photo of the Year with his image of a man being cared for a field hospital in Sanaa, Yemen, during demonstrations against the rule of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. More work from this year’s WPP in the post
OFFSET 2012
This is the view that awaits the likes of Paula Scher and Michael Bierut from Pentagram, Kyle Cooper, Stefan Sagmeister, Seymour Chwast, Erik Kessels, Friends With You and Shepard Fairey – all of whom are set to deliver talks at this year’s OFFSET festival in Dublin…
The Race ad for British Airways
British Airways celebrates its sponsorship of the forthcoming Olympic Games with a charming new spot, titled The Race.
Love & Hate and a Kai & Sunny print to be won
London’s StolenSpace gallery has given us a sneak peek at some of the works that will appear in its group show, Love & Hate, which opens tomorrow. Plus, contributing artists Kai & Sunny have offered us one of their new screenprints to give away…
French Connection: I Am The Collection
101 has created a new campaign for French Connection, based on the theme ‘I Am The Collection’. As we have come to expect from the clothes brand, much of it is beautifully surreal…
Murakami’s altered ego
Takashi Murakami’s new exhibition opens in Doha, Qatar tomorrow. Murakami-Ego features a huge collection of work, most of which will be hard to miss: there’s a 100 metre long painting and a six metre high inflatable self-portrait
Fishing for customers
The tough world of deep sea fishing provides the setting for the latest project from Carter Wong Design which features clever illustration and stunning images from a fisherman-turned-photographer
New Judges for 2012 Vimeo Awards Announced
Vimeo has today announced its latest judges for this year’s Vimeo Festival + Awards, which include actor and director James Franco, Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood, director Edgar Wright, and Uniqlo creative director Nicola Formichetti.
Pantone Swatch album art
Graphic designer and artist David Marsh combines two of his interests in a series of prints – Pantone swatch graphics from Adobe Illustrator and classic album covers
Design Museum Designs of the Year show opens
The London Design Museum’s Designs of the Year show opens today with its usual eclectic mix of the useful, the beautiful, the obscure and the obvious
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