A creative conference for the real world
With an increasingly international programme, can Semi-Permanent still manage to bring emerging and established talent to the same stage?
Screenadelica gig poster art, curated by Horse
Screenadelica is a gig poster exhibition founded in 2010 at Liverpool Sound City by Horse Graphic Design Studio, celebrating the art of the screen-printed gig poster
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games logo launched
The official logo for the Rio 2016 Paralympic games has been unveiled. Designed by Tátil, the same consultancy behind the 2016 Olympics logo, it supposedly references the heart and the infinity symbol
Berg’s Little Printer
Design studio Berg has announced a new product, the Little Printer, which will be available for purchase in 2012. According to Berg’s blog, the Little Printer “lives in your front room and scours the web on your behalf, assembling the content you care about into designed deliveries a couple of times a day”.
Antalis McNaughton’s Olympic 2012 calendar
The London Games will dominate the coming year so it’s perhaps no surprise to see that Leicester-based Stocks Taylor Benson has given the 2012 calendar for paper company Antalis McNaughton an Olympic theme
Make design history with scissors and glue
Set to bring joy to even the most hardened of graphic designers, a new book from Gestalten provides an illustrated history of graphic design, complete with cut-out-and-keep designers (Messrs Rand, Tschichold, Bass and Carson, shown above)
Avios Takes Off
101 has created this captivating television spot for Avios, to promote the recently rebranded airmiles scheme…
Paper toys: Custom Paper Toys
Missouri-based artist Matt Hawkins of Custom Paper Toys has been making paper toys since 2007. He features in our paper toy feature in the December issue of CR but here is a selection of his paper creations plus a short Q&A with the artist…
CR Film: Edward McKnight Kauffer
In the latest of our CR films made in collaboration with Order, we visited the Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890-1954) exhibition at London’s Estorick Collection where the gallery’s assistant curator, Christopher Adams spoke to us of the American artist’s knack of fusing art and advertising…
Show us your face
This little fellow comes free with every issue of this month’s CR. We’d like readers to cut him out, stick him together and give him some personality. The best effort wins a free subscription
Nice publications, November
The latest nice publications to land on our desks include a really boring colouring book (her words, not ours) by Teresa Monachino, new self published zines from Andy Rementer and also Nigel Peake, and Nobrow’s latest…
Nice work for FedEx, Ray-Ban, Samsung and more
Welcome to this week’s round-up of great new work that’s been sent into CR Towers. First up, BBDO Toronto uses of hundreds of FedEx boxes to create a domino-style chain reaction…
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