Spin thread a line through the Design Museum Shop
London studio Spin has redesigned the identity of the Design Museum Shop and its range of own brand products, using a single line as the central graphic device
Robot by Lem, Klimowski and Schejbal
Published by SelfMadeHero, Robot presents a comic book reworking of two short stories by Polish science fiction author, Stanislaw Lem, by artists Danusia Schejbal and Andrzej Klimowski
Nike says Make It Count
Nike has launched a campaign for the new year, suggesting that we all step up and ‘Make It Count’. The campaign stars a number of the UK’s top athletes making personal pledges for 2012. It then encourages everyone else to join in on Twitter, by announcing their own goals via the hashtag #makeitcount.
Tokyo Type Directors Club Award winners 2012
Why Not Associates and Gordon Young have scooped the Grand Prix at the Tokyo Type Directors Club Awards 2012 (the third time the UK studio has won it in the awards’ 25 year history) for the Comedy Carpet project which we featured in our October issue…
Red Bull Canimation: the winners
Red Bull’s Canimation competition gave student and non-professional animators the chance to win internships at top animation studios Aardman, The Mill and 12foot6, state of the art animation software and a chance to be featured on Channel Four as well as in cinemas nationwide. Here are the winners
Ronald Searle: ‘graphic satirist’
Before I even knew what illustration was, I loved the work of Ronald Searle, who has died aged 91. To call him a ‘cartoonist’ somehow doesn’t do justice to one of our great satirists, artists and chroniclers of the best and very worst of life
Dudley Sutton stars in new Clock Opera video
This poignant new video for Clock Opera delivers an appropriate message for the new year, suggesting that you should seize the day, whatever age you are. And best of all, it stars Tinker Dill from Lovejoy!
New animated digital poem from Laura Marling
Laura Marling has collaborated with creative agency Studio Juice, and visual artist collective Shynola to create an inteactive, animated digital poem, entitled The Beast
Dot to dots…
Visitors to the Children’s Art Centre at Queensland Art Gallery in Australia are handed coloured stickers as they enter one part of Yayoi Kusama’s current show and invited to ‘obliterate’ a previously pristine white room
CR Quiz of the Year: the answers
Just before Christmas we set readers a fiendish quiz based on the year in the wonderful world of visual communications. How did you do?
Pedal power
From the Unpleasant Companion to the Dirt Transmitter, an effects pedal usually does what it says on the tin. But a handmade, illustrated edition brings some beauty to the noise
Plectra selecta
Far from just a triangular piece of plastic, guitar picks are designed in a range of sizes and shapes to match all manner of playing styles, as photographer Luke Kirwan reveals
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