Gaka promo by Rakudasan

Now here’s a thing to brighten up your day: Rakudasan’s new video for 16-piece instrumental band, Gaka

Between Two Worlds at Edel Assanti

A new exhibition of contemporary photography at Edel Assanti in London surveys the diverse styles of imagery being created in Latin America…

StartUp cock-up

StartUp Britain is a government-endorsed initiative “to make it easier for new companies and innovations to flourish and encourage people who aspire to start new businesses to work for themselves”. As long, it seems, as that business is not graphic design

The Art of the March

Over a quarter of a million Britons took to the streets of London this weekend to march against the coalition government cuts. As well as expressing anger, they also showed off their art direction and copywriting skills – here’s a round-up of some of the best placards we spotted on the day…

Nice work for Kit Kat, SNCF, Help Remedies and more

It’s Friday, so it must be time for a round-up of great new advertising. First up is a quirky campaign from agencytwofifteen in San Francisco, who have created a series of films based on dreams for new health brand Help Remedies…

WSC Badge of the Week

Every Friday, ‘half-decent’ football magazine When Saturday Comes sends out its Weekly Howl email. Each one contains a detailed history of the badge design of an obscure football club

Square Art 2011

Square Art, the London ad industry’s annual opportunity to show off its extracurricular artistic activities, opened at Golden Square Post last night…

Designers for Japan

Designers for Japan is a collective of designers, photographers, art directors and imagemakers from around the world. Its aims are to offer support to peers, colleagues and friends in Japan, aid disaster relief and to act as a forum for anyone wishing to look at how visual communications can help in future disasters, wherever they may be

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