When you really need a coffee…

We’ve posted before about the work of US illustrator Karen Caldicott, who specialises in clay modelling. Here’s her new McDonald’s campaign, with some background images on the process

Favourite logos: your votes

Earlier this month, as part of our research for our April issue, we asked readers to nominate their top five logos of all time. Here are the top 15, as voted by you

Great New Promos

There are some great music videos around at the moment – here’s some of our favourites. First up is one for cat lovers: the new video for Best Coast track Crazy For You, directed by Bob Harlow of production company Somesuch & Co.

CR February 11 issue: Type Annual

Our bumper February issue features the selected work in our first ever Type Annual plus Barbara Stauffacher Solomon, Nexus Interactive Arts, Tron and much, much more

The Big 4 Breathes

The new commission for the Big 4, Channel 4’s public art project that can be found outside the broadcaster’s Horseferry Road headquarters in London, has been unveiled. The latest iteration of the project sees artist Hannah Gourlay turn the giant Channel 4 logo into a living sculpture, which appears to breathe slowly in and out…

Beer and other nice publications

Three very different publications to share, including the latest self-published zine by Kid Acne, and a collection of photographs of weddings that never happened by Judith Erwes. First up, though, is Beer: A Genuine Collection of Cans (Chronicle, £12.99)…

CMYKilla’s spoof multiwindow music video

Following on from our recent posts on the current trend for multiwindow music videos – and seeing as it’s Friday evening – we thought we’d post up this spoof music video, created by internet comedy site College Humor, which features Photoshop tip-meister, CMYKilla…

Nice work for INPES, Lurpak, Huggies, Mini and more

Lots of lovely new work from around the world to share with you this Friday afternoon. First up is a film from agency Euro RSCG C&O in France for French public health organisation INPES. The ad elegantly demonstrates how keeping fit in the new year doesn’t have to be all about pumping iron and going for the burn…

Gunn Report 2010

BETC Euro RSCG’s The Closet for Canal+ was the most awarded commercial of last year, while M&C’s Dixons campaign took the top honour in the print category – this and more is revealed in the latest Gunn Report on adland’s top award winners of the past year

Discovering Discovery

With hundreds of channels on the EPG, television can be a very crowded place these days. Discovery Networks’ UK ECD Federico Gaggio talked to CR about the challenges for designers working on TV and the latest Discovery ‘refresh’

Website celebrates 50th anniversary of JFK’s inauguration

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of John F Kennedy’s inaugural address, the JFK Presidential Library and Museum in Boston has launched a website, created by The Martin Agency, that encourages visitors to revisit the speech and recite it with JFK…

Black Noise by Keld Helmer-Petersen

Black Noise, Danish photographer Keld Helmer-Petersen’s new book, features a collection of high contrast abstract images reminiscent of his work from the 1960s