Monoprix own-brand packaging
Paris-based advertising agency Havas City has given French supermarket Monoprix’s own-label products a bold, bright, typographic makeover
The original supergraphiste
Barbara Stauffacher Solomon’s pioneering large-scale graphic work from the late 1960s helped transform modern architectural and design practice, yet, despite her early success, she became disillusioned once she had “learned that to design is to do the work of the Devil”
This month’s cover: how it was done
This month’s cover was created by Jonathan Puckey using a Scriptographer tool built for the task
Bespoke faces
Our first Type Annual showcases excellence in international typeface design over the past year. Our ‘Bespoke’ section features typefaces created for a specific commission.
Non-Latin faces
Our first Type Annual showcases excellence in international typeface design over the past year. Those entries in our Non-Latin section features fonts created for type characters outside of the Latin alphabet.
Text faces
Our first Type Annual showcases excellence in international typeface design over the past year. Here are the entries that made it into our Text faces category.
Best In Book
Our first Type Annual showcases excellence in international typeface design over the past year. Congratulations to all our winners and in particular to our four Best in Books, featured here.
Display faces
Our first Type Annual showcases excellence in international typeface design over the past year. Here are the entries that made it into our Display faces category.
The history of humanity, in pictures
The Book of Symbols is an exhaustive reference work that charts the visual representation of human experience. It’s also a must for designers
Reissue, repackage, repackage…
If record labels don’t invest appropriately in the packages they proclaim to be extra special, then they run the risk of totally killing the concept of the physical release
How to create an internet sensation in three easy steps
VCCP’s new Morethan Freeman campaign is confusing on a number of levels. But then that’s partly the point
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