Amnesty Death To The Death Penalty – Warm & Fuzzy – 7.01
Death To The Death Penalty was launched in October 2010 to help promote Amnesty International’s campaign to abolish the death penalty in the 58 countries around the world that still have it.
StreetMuseum – Brothers and Sisters – 6.05
The Museum of London launched an iPhone app in May 2010 which cleverly brought its extensive art and photographic collections out onto the streets of the UK capital.
Client of the Year – Arcade Fire
For the first time this year we are recognising the importance of a great client to producing great work.
Design studio of the Year – Browns
In 2010, this was a three-way tie between Why Not Associates, Pentagram and Music. This year’s featured work comes from similarly diverse sources offering up no one stand-out studio in terms of numbers alone. This is one of the reasons that we changed our methodology this year to allow for other criteria to be taken into consideration.
Agency of the Year – Wieden + Kennedy
Last year it was very much a case of the traditional agency fight-back, with BBH and Abbott Mead Vickers sharing our agency of the year accolade. This year, the contenders reflect the way that the industry appears to be settling down, with so-called traditional agencies producing great digital campaigns and those known originally for their digital savvy making great work in film and print.
January
January’s best work includes films from Lego and Astra, independent food magazine Fire & Knives, and Pepsi’s Refresh Project.
February
The best work from February includes men singing Savage Garden for Puma, Falon’s quirky campaign for French Connection and Marc Craste’s evocative animation for the BBC Winter Olympics.
March
The best work from March includes Britvic’s redesign, Walkers’ bid to turn the village of Sandwich into ‘the most exciting place in Britain’, and Mclaren’s live Formula 1 streaming.
April
The best work from April includes Dougal Wilson’s Promo for Temper Trap, Philips’ series of short films, Nike’s Grid and R/GA’s social payment system.
May 2011
May’s best work includes Nike’s football app for coaches, Rethink’s stunt using giant drinks packaging rings, Here Design’s book on the perfect way to cook pasta and Bloomberg Businessweek’s redesign.
June
June’s best work includes The Battle of the Cheetos, Dr Pepper’s Facebook status takeover, and Robyn’s 3D online interactive video.
August
The best work from August includes independent film magazine Little White Lies, AATOAA’s app for Arcade Fire’s album The Suburbs, And Stink’s promo for Kanye West’s Power.
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