CR June issue
CR’s June issue is out, with an in-depth look back over the work of BBH and Sir John Hegarty, contrasting approaches to imagemaking from the handmade to the latest CGI and the tricky business of sustaining a career as an illustrator
New HBO True Blood Campaign
BBDO New York has created a new online campaign to promote the release of the True Blood series 3 DVD. Designed to test the knowledge of the show’s greatest fans, the site allows users to zoom into an online film to search out and answer clues related to the series.
Show us your worst
It’s #GuestEd week on the Creative Review twitter account and today Nick Asbury of Asbury & Asbury is in the hot seat. He wants to take the opportunity to extend an interesting invitation to CR readers: to show us your worst work…
Peter Marlow’s Point Of Interest
A new exhibition of images from Magnum photographer Peter Marlow reveals the enigmatic in the everyday…
John Sibbick’s Flesh and Bone
In his first collaboration with London-based publishers Nobrow, illustrator John Sibbick deftly displays his skill at rendering a huge range of wild animals with a pen.
The Wall’s Sausage Dog Returns
A new ad for Wall’s Sausages by Saatchi & Saatchi London sees a man adopt a surreal method of saying thanks when his wife serves up his favourite meaty snack for tea.
Helsinki wants to… see something else
Student Elissa Erikson organised a campaign to replace the advertising on 21 bus shelters in Helsinki earlier this year with the message: “I want to see something else.” In response, site owners JCDecaux asked designers to create new work for each space
TOTAL sleeve by Peter Saville and ParrisWakefield
Peter Saville and Howard Wakefield of design studio ParrisWakefield have collaborated on the artwork of a new compilation of music by Joy Division and New Order called TOTAL, due for release on June 6 from Rhino…
A2/SW/HK’s custom headline font for Wallpaper*
Wallpaper* magazine’s editorial staff went to India to create content for their new Reborn In India June issue. To help give the magazine a special indian flavour, a new headline font was created by Geetika Alok in collaboration with A2/SW/HK. Here’s a closer look at the resulting typeface…
APFEL’s identity for The Hepworth Wakefield
A Practice For Everyday Life has created the identity for The Hepworth Wakefield – the largest purpose built gallery to be built in the UK since 1968, which will provide a permanent public legacy for sculptor Barbara Hepworth in her home city of Wakefield…
Radiant’s Champions League Final identity
Richmond-based Radiant has created the visual identity for the 2011 Champions League final, to be staged at Wembley on May 28. The identity will appear across marketing and other collateral for the final
Nice publications, May edition
A new comic, a handy guide for print designers, a book documenting paper making and a new zine… Yup, it’s time to share some of the smaller, independently printed publications to land on my desk recently.
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