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…
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 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 has created a suitably aquatic-based identity system for the National Maritime Museum group in Greenwich, London
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…
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…
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?
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…
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.
Wrap magazine’s second issue landed on our desks the other day. It’s an oversize A3 journal that looks to champion work by contemporary illustrators, but it’s also eight sheets of patterned wrapping paper. Clever!
Last month we wrote about a new sculptural work by The Glue Society, titled I Wish You Hadn’t Asked, which consisted of a house where it rained constantly on the inside. James Dive, the artist behind the work, has sent us this set of photographs to show the damage caused to the property after 30 days of constant rainfall.
Shot through Colonel Blimp, director Carl Burgess’ new promo for Kap Bambino track, Obsess, features actors demonstrating (some better than others) their ‘ability’ to express a range of emotions. It’s weird, but kinda wonderful so here it is…
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
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
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
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
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