Loose Leaf

Loose Leaf is a new publication from San Francisco that celebrates the city’s creativity. It comes as a series of unbound prints that can be hung on pegs and shuffled according to taste

Illustration Annual 2011: last call discount

As a little non-egg-shaped holiday treat, our events team is pleased to offer a £5 discount on last-minute single entries to the Illustration Annual, and £15 off series submissions…

Eastern Eggs for Japan

Ad agency TBWALondon has joined forces with a number of illustrators to create the Eastern Eggs project: a series of rather beautiful wooden eggs that can be purchased online, with all proceeds going to the Red Cross Japan Tsunami Appeal.

Daydreaming with… Returns

Following the success of the first Daydreaming with…. exhibition, staged at London’s Haunch of Venison gallery last summer, James Lavelle is returning with a new show at St Michael’s Church in Camden, London from April 27. The exhibition will feature film works by Doug Foster and Jonathan Glazer, with music from UNKLE and Simon Fisher Turner.

CR May: The Annual 2011

CR May features an extra 102 pages of great work in The Annual, plus we have features on how designers can help Japan, David Byrne, Penguin’s Great Food series, the late Ron Collins, and Andy Rementer. Our ‘A’ is rendered from data from the blog

The shortlist where nobody wins

Over the last few days, jubilant creatives have been celebrating the news that their work has been shortlisted at D&AD. So why are many of them now retracting their joyous tweets and, in some cases, apologising to clients?

Hovering art directors

It’s unashamedly niche but how many Hand-to-Chin or Inclined Head positions can you recognise on Hovering Art Directors?

Nice publications

It’s been a while since we showcased some of the nice publications to land on our desks so here’s a few for you – including the latest from Nobrow, a zine from Wiltshire, and also the first issue of a new bi-annual publication from Manchester menswear store, entitled Pica-Post…

Son of Kick video by The Glue Society

Some young hoodlums get more than they bargained for after breaking into a car in this striking new video for Son of Kick track Playing The Villain, directed by Matt Devine of the Glue Society. Warning: it gets a bit gross later on.

Walter Lürzer 1942-2011

Sad news from Vienna. Professor Walter Lürzer, editor of advertising magazine Lürzer’s Archive, died yesterday in his hometown of Salzburg following a serious illnes