Pick Me Up report

CR’s Gavin Lucas takes a tour around the Pick Me Up graphic arts fair in London and interviews some of the illustrators and designers whose work is on show

CR for CR: thank you

Over past week we have been running a series of auctions to benefit Comic Relief. The last of those has now finished. Thank you to everyone who donated their money, time or stuff

Flatpack Festival 2011

The Flatpack Festival, Birmingham’s quirky annual film event, opens today in venues across the city…

For What It’s Worth

For What It’s Worth aims to counter the cuts to arts funding by hosting a series of pop-up fund-raising exhibitions in vacant spaces. The scheme is the idea of Kingston student Alexander Harris who explains how it all works.

Coke’s 24-hour music session with Maroon 5

For 24 hours from now (5pm, Tuesday), Maroon 5 will be live in a studio in London as part of the Coca-Cola Music campaign. Fans of the band can interact with them online, and help them compose a song, which will be completed within the session.

CR April: the logos issue

It’s here: our April issue features our Top 20 logos of all time. We’re not going to tell you who came where, but Alex Trochut’s cover might give you a clue about our number one

CR for CR: Graham Fink Crit winner

Thank you to everyone who entered our draw to win a 30-minute crit with M&C Saatchi’s Graham Fink. We raised almost £200 and we have a winner

Name that logo: the answers

Last week we set you a task relating to our forthcoming Top 20 logos issue: name the logo from its nickname. Here are the answers.

Sting Like A Bee

An exhibition of photographs by David King, currently on show at Lucy Bell gallery in St Leonards in the UK, reveals Muhammad Ali at his training camp in the Pennsylvania Mountains in 1974, where he was preparing for the legendary ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ bout against George Foreman that took place later that year in Zaire…

Japan: how to respond?

The creative community, appalled by events in Japan, has rushed to help. But is the resultant plethora of fundraising prints and posters an adequate or appropriate response? And does visual communications have a longer-term role to play in disaster relief?

CR for CR: A roundup of what’s on offer

After burying the blog in posts about Comic Relief, Red Nose Day is finally here. Get your hands on some of our swag and support a fine cause. Here’s a roundup of everything available…

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