There was a cartoon in the Observer, the weekend after the August riots, that showed a procession of kids, hooded like the Nazgûls from the Lord of the Rings, carrying looted PlayStations and flat-screen TVs through a burning street. Leading them was a piper, also hooded, wearing a sandwich board saying ‘consumerism’. It stopped me […]
Jake Barton and his Local Projects team are months away from the launch of a career-defining project: the design of the exhibits for the 9/11 Memorial Museum. Helen Walters meets him in New York
In putting social and political work at the heart of this year’s festival, Ars Electronica showed how technology can help to change the world
Thanks to the explosive growth of the smartphone market, Google’s Android logo is becoming ubiquitous – it’s another example of the successful ‘five-minute icon’
In an extract from his new blog, which charts the experiences of a freelance illustrator, Ben Tallon considers what gets him out of bed during a recession
The lack of minority voices in advertising and design is still cause for concern, but the industry needs to examine its past in order to change the present
If you’re in the mood for a new, or indeed first, tattoo then David Shrigley is offering to indelibly ink your body with his art at the Abandon Normal Devices festival
Artist Gordon Young hopes that his latest artwork, the Comedy Carpet, will be laughed at by the masses. That’s precisely the point of it, writes Gavin Lucas
With their fast-moving vignette style, Barcelona-based music video directors Canada are in demand. By Emma Tucker
In this digital age, where email has now usurped postal mail as the global communication of choice, stamps remain a small yet powerful canvas on which to stimulate cultural interest
and provoke debate.
In a new animated ad for Audi, written by BBH and directed by Daniel Barber, a nimble metalic hummingbird effortlessly flits through surreal forests and fields made up of of roadside furniture such as traffic cones and road signs…
Dulux has launched a website initiative with Unicef in which users are asked to buy one of the 16.7 million colours that a smartphone screen can display in order to help the charity
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
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
Kelly Grovier’s new book charts the artist’s persistent dialogue with classic and contemporary art
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
The Pentagram partner has created the titles for the acclaimed new Netflix show, which reimagines the Greek myths in a contemporary setting
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 Autumn 2024 issue of Creative Review looks at the brands and individuals who are pushing creativity forward on their way to the top
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
We explore how the 90s, an era the UK looks favourably upon for its thriving culture, are continually inspiring a stagnated creative industry
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
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
Kinda Studios is tapping into the emerging field of neuroaesthetics to help creatives and brands make more impactful work that benefits people’s wellbeing