The signs and symbols of Owusu-Ankomah
Ghanaian artist Owusu-Ankomah will be showing a series of new paintings, laden with mysterious symbols and signs, at the October Gallery in London from September 15
Ariel Fashion Shoot
Saatchi & Saatchi Stockholm set up a jam-firing robot in Stockholm station: Facebook users can aim it at a selection of white clothes. Hit something and you win the clothes, washed clean of course
Posters for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by Paul Smith
Sir Paul Smith has designed a series of four silk-screen posters to celebrate new movie Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, released later this month. The posters (which come in editions of 50 and are signed by Smith) will be sold for £100 each, with all profits going to Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres.
AirMiles says adios, returns as Avios
Interbrand has rebranded the AirMiles travel rewards programme Avios: shrewd move or another Consignia?
Hannah Blackmore: CR Bursary winner
Thanks to the good people at iStock, Creative Review is awarding £1000 to the graduate of our choice to pursue a personal project of their choosing. We have chsoen Hannah Blackmore of LCC to receive the bursary
Object Abuse at KK Outlet
Can you turn a fruit crate into a bicycle mudguard? Can a brick be re-purposed as a pair of book ends? Yes, is the answer – as KK Outlet’s new exhibition, Object Abuse, attests….
The party people
Five of Japan’s top creative and technical talents have come together to launch Party, a new ‘creative lab’ with offices in Tokyo and New York…
Ron Arad’s Curtain Call
Designer Ron Arad’s new Curtain Call installation at the Roundhouse in London consists of 5,600 silicon rods which form a curtain 18 metres in diameter…
James Huse
A fresh graduate of Kingston University’s Graphic Design and Photography course, James Huse has an impressive range of photographic, graphic, and interactive design projects in his portfolio…
Matt Craven
As a boy, Matt Craven developed a taste for escapism and magic. Cycling along the Humberside coast provided relief from his home town of Grimsby and the faded seaside glamour of nearby Cleethorpes, but since turning to art both these places have provided him with plenty of inspiration…
Hannah Blackmore
Hannah Blackmore’s photography and film work documents the overlooked, the unexamined and the forgotten. In Vacant, a series of photographs taken for her degree at the London College of Communication, she focuses on the many closed shopfronts in her hometown of Ramsgate…
Lu Sisi
Lu Sisi hails from Inner Mongolia in China but has lived in Glasgow since he arrived there to study Visual Communications at the Glasgow School of Art in 2007. His short stop-frame animated films caught our eyes and ears, edited perfectly, as they are, to invariably rhythmic soundtracks…
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