Introducing: the Lovies
From the good people who brought you the Webbys comes The Lovie Awards, ‘honouring the best of the European internet’
Amnesty TV launches with identity by Anthony Burrill
Amnesty TV launches this Friday online. Created by a team that includes producers and writers from News Wipe and the Inbetweeners, as well as the illustrators Robert Thompson and Modern Toss, it aims to “use popular satire and entertainment to reach grass roots audiences”. The new channel features an identity created by Anthony Burrill.
Tramlines festival identity and campaign
Tramlines is a free, ticketless music festival in Sheffield that boasts seven outdoor stages, 70 venues and a line up of more than 650 performers. Now in its third year, the festival has a brand new identity, typeface and marketing campaign courtesy of Sheffield-based design studio Peter & Paul…
Levi’s Goes Forth in Berlin
Levi’s is the latest brand to recognise the potential of hooking up with young, relatively unknown, creatives and artists to create an ad campaign. The most recent iteration of its Go Forth campaign sees the denim company work alongside Portuguese street artist Alexandre Farto, aka Vhils, to create a series of portraits of local “modern day pioneers” on walls in Berlin…
Dry The River 3D fly posters
Yes, these posters by FOAM/Sony Music Creative for new band Dry The River really do feature a three-dimensional paper horse galloping forth. Click to see more pics and a making-of film.
Ian Stevenson’s solo show: Really Shit
Ian Stevenson was invited by Dutch visual communications studio Trapped in Suburbia to put on a solo show at its Ship of Fools gallery in The Hague in The Netherlands. The show, entitled Really Shit, runs until August 26…
SomeOne makes splash for Maritime Museum
SomeOne has created a suitably aquatic-based identity system for the National Maritime Museum group in Greenwich, London
Radio Soulwax app from 2manydjs
The excellent new Radio Soulwax app and website from 2manydjs is a radio station with a difference, placing visuals at the heart of the listening experience…
CR/Blurb Bursary: Tom Darracott, Kiss Kiss
Thanks to the support of Blurb Books, CR recently announced it was funding a new project by designer, Tom Darracott. The resulting work, a hypnotic film called Kiss Kiss, is now available to view here on the blog…
Question of the week:
We’re just finishing off our August issue here at CR and couldn’t help noticing that, in two of our major features, lunchtime arrangements are cited as a key factor in maintaining the right kind of studio or agency culture. So what do you do for the mid-day meal?
Exhibition: Viva Las Luchadores!
We featured this unforgettable portrait of a Bolivian wrestler as one of the full page Hi-Res images in our July issue. The portrait is one of a series by Nick Ballon that will be featured in the photographer’s first solo exhibition in London at the Bolivian Embassy from July 15-18. Here are a few of the images from the show…
Nice work for France 24, Carls Jr, Metronomy and more
We have something of a backlog of new advertising and promos to share with you, so here’s a bumper Friday post of nice work. First up is this rather lovely, unfocused video for S.C.U.M track Amber Hands, directed by Matthew Stone.
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