Cowell’s career mirrors his fashion sense
Simon Cowell’s plunging neckline mirrors his financial fortunes in CHI & Partners clever new print campaign for The Sunday Times Rich List
Being Henry: a choice film for Range Rover
You want to buy a brand new Range Rover Evoque – but what options are right for you? Do you go for the sporty version or the luxury version? Three door or five door model? A new interactive online film – devised by agency Brooklyn Brothers in collaboration with director Nick Gordon of Somesuch & Co and digital production company Less Rain – helps you make those choices in an engaging way…
CR Annual 2011: Best in Book winners
Our Annual issue is out now, rounding up the highlights of the past year in visual communications. At the front, you’ll find our judges’ choices of Best in Book which this year includes lasers, apps and even TV commercials (remember them?)
Land Rover’s stamp of class
We were just sitting round the CR office bemoaning the lack of quality print ads these days when up popped a rather nice new execution from RKCR/Y&R for the Land Rover Defender
Symbol: from Pan Am to the Pompidou
Symbol, a new book by Angus Hyland and Steven Bateman, celebrates the beauty of the purely visual mark. We have two extracts from the book that focus on the classic symbols designed for the airline Pan Am and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris
Amos show at London’s KK Outlet
The Amos Miniature Plastic Workshop opens tomorrow at London’s KK Outlet gallery and store and will showcase a selection of some of Amos’ classic toys, as well as a slew of recent drawings by James Jarvis, alongside a pop-up store selling a few long sold-out Amos collectibles, rarities and hard-to-find products…
SIRE: Marked For Life
A new campaign from 180 Amsterdam aims to raise awareness about the effects of divorce on children.
Mulberry celebrates its 40th anniversary with a new book
To celebrate its 40th anniversary, luxury fashion brand Mulberry, famous for its much sought after handbags and leather goods, has produced a book, conceived and designed by London-based design studio Construct…
Through a glass brightly…
Image maker Luke Insect has created a series of psychedelic installation pieces using large Victorian window frames sourced from reclamation yards in East Sussex. The artworks are currently showing at London’s Idea Generation Gallery in Shoreditch as part of the ON: Acid House Art & 20th Century Psychedelia show…
Favourite logos: our expert panel pt2
As part of the research for our Top 20 logos issue, we asked various designers and writers to nominate their favourites. We thought you’d like to see all of their choices and the reasons behind them. Here is the final batch of choices
Japan relief efforts: Icograda’s response
Following our CR May piece on how design can help in times of crisis, Icograda’s Tokyo-based president elect, Leimei Julia Chiu, spoke to us about her involvement in the reconstruction efforts in Japan – and what designers can do to help
Belgrade Design Week 2011
The sixth annual Belgrade Design Week is set to take place in the Serbian capital between May 23-28 – with speakers including Javier Mariscal, Harri Koskinen, Neville Brody, Simon Waterfall, Daljit Singh set to provide insight and inspiration…
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