Skin Flicks Says Hello
New production company Skin Flicks has released a couple of short self-promotional films that are most amusing…
Snowboards and smartphones
Push Snowboarding and Burton are attempting to redefine competitive snowboarding with a run analysis system built around the Nokia N8 smartphone…
David O’Reilly’s The External World
David O’Reilly’s incredible animation The External World is a seriously dark but occasionally funny meditation on the anxieties and fears entrenched in modern life.
Isn’t it tweet?
Orange is turning people’s Tweets into little animated love stories for Valentine’s Day. Altogether now, “Ahhh…”
Mulberry says it with (digital) flowers
Fans of luxury goods brand Mulberry can send their loved one a unique gift this Valentine’s day – generative digital flowers that grow before their eyes
The Feltron 2010 Annual Report
For the past five years, graphic designer Nicholas Felton has been documenting the minutiae of his life via infographics in the Feltron Annual Reports. This year’s Report, however, switches focus to the remarkable life of Felton’s father
J R Hartley Reimagined
Dabbling in nostalgia can be a risky advertising strategy, as this new spot for Yell from Rapier proves…
CR Type Annual: the winners
Typefaces for schools, tattooists, magazines and museums all feature in our first Type Annual, with winning designs from as far afield as Chile, New Zealand, Argentina and Israel
My Bloody Valentine
Illustrator and animator Elliott Quince has taken the rather unusual route of expressing Valentine’s Day sentiment with a series of new illustrations of love crazed zombies, suitably gouged via the medium of linocut…
Super Bowl Ad Round-up
The Super Bowl is a rare thing in today’s advertising landscape: a TV event with a massive guaranteed audience. Brands and agencies therefore pull out all the stops for the show’s ad breaks, and pay handsomely for the privilege of appearing in them: a 30-second spot cost $3 million this year, apparently. Here’s CR’s round up of the best ads shown during yesterday’s game.
The Annual: last chance to enter. Really
The final, we-really-mean-it-this-time, final deadline for entries to this year’s Creative Review Annual is February 9. You just have time to enter
Nice work for Nike, Skittles, Lynx, Virgin Media and more…
Lots more lovely new advertising work to share with you this week. We begin with the first of two new Nike ads from Wieden + Kennedy. This one, for the new CTR 360 boot, stars Barcelona midfield maestro Andrés Iniesta and features immersive surround sound, best experienced via headphones…
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