Studio8 to close

Zoë Bather and Matt Willey, the founders of Studio8 Design, have announced that the London-based design consultancy is to close in May

Nice work for Cadbury’s, Axe, Nivea and more

Advertising news has been rather dominated by the Super Bowl of late, but there’s been some lovely work made elsewhere in the world too. Here’s our pick of the ads sent into CR Towers over the last couple of weeks…

James Jarvis’ 52 Spheres exhibition

At Beach gallery in London, James Jarvis is set to exhibit artist proofs of all 52 linocut prints he created as part of his 52 Spheres project last year…

Young animators light up BT Tower

On January 31 five up-and-coming animators were given the chance to have their work run on the digital display at the top of London’s BT Tower thanks to somewhereto_ , a nationwide project to help young people in sport, culture and the arts

CR’s Pick of the 2012 Super Bowl Ads

The Super Bowl is an epic event for both fans and advertisers alike: with millions of viewers in America settling down to watch the game, it offers an opportunity for brands to show off their finest TV spots of the year. Or so we hope. Here’s our pick of what was on offer in the ad breaks of yesterday’s battle between the Giants and the Patriots…

Range Rover v Hadron Collider

RKCR/Y&R has continued its recent strong work for Land Rover/Range Rover with a new campaign for the Range Rover Sport set in the Large Hadron Collider, no less

The type will set you free

Designed by Ryan Atkinson, Hype For Type’s new litho-printed magazine also doubles up as a set of four typographic posters and a call to arms to designers to revolt against dull design…

The Gunn Report 2011 Results

The numbers have all been crunched and the Gunn Report for 2011 has been released. The report combines the results of all the significant advertising award schemes around the world, to identify the most successful agencies, campaigns and clients each year. What is clear from the 2011 results is that it was a pretty good year for the Wieden + Kennedy network….

Rapid Proto Type

Arkitypo is a collaborative research project between Ravensbourne and design studio johnson banks that aims to push the limits of rapid prototyping technology in the creation of a 3D alphabet

John Whitney, Catalog, 1961

Namechecked on butdoesitfloat and boingboing earlier today, this 1961 reel from motion graphics pioneer John Whitney is well worth a look. Whitney’s home-built analogue computer famously made use of parts from an anti-aircraft gun sight

Airside: everything must go!

As we reported in November last year, Airside is shutting up shop. Now the studio is planning to sell loads of its work, from prints and canvases that have been hanging up or stored in the studio’s Islington studio…