CR Blog Top Ten 2010
From wallpaper to gravestones, children’s bedrooms to the history of London, we round up the ten most popular stories on the Creative Review website this year
Chilean Winers
The rescue of the Chilean miners was one of the most uplifting (pardon the pun) stories of this year, and to celebrate it, London-based creative agency Unreal has created a limited edition set of bottles of Chilean wine, which they have sent out as an alternative Christmas present…
Torchbox’s iPad-tastic Christmas message
The employees of Oxfordshire-based web design and development company Torchbox used their iPads to deliver a festive Christmas message in the form of this film, entitled A Starry Night…
Christmas fun for everyone!
With just five days until Christmas, it is high time to share with you some of the delightful Xmas-related paraphernalia we have been sent at CR Towers over the last few weeks… First up, is a link to Mother ad agency’s Twitter feed, which has recently been converted to LappiLeaks, a dripfeed of shocking revelations about Santa and his elves in Lapland…
Auntie Carols sing your requests
I still haven’t worked out whether this is good or bad, enjoyable or cringeworthy. I actually think it might be all of those things. I’m talking about agency Inferno’s self promotional Christmas campaign which sees two ladies, apparently both called Carol, hosting a live webcam Carol singing service at auntiecarols.co.uk
Vogue on Vogue
In a series of ghostly Vogue covers posted to LiveJournal, every 2010 cover in each edition is layered into a single image. The process reveals the gulf between the formulaic approach of the majority of editions and the more experimental nature of a select few
Never Judge…?
Never Judge…? at London’s StolenSpace Gallery turns the old book cover cliché on its head in an exhibition of jackets reinterpreted by contemporary artists and illustrators
Vaughan Oliver designs record sleeve for David Lynch
Vaughan Oliver tells us about art directing the record sleeve of legendary filmmaker David Lynch’s debut solo electronic single, Good Day Today / I Know – which was released last week…
Kinect air guitar prototype
We’ve blogged already about interaction designers starting to get to grips with the Xbox Kinect. Here’s the ever-inventive Chris O’Shea with his prototype for a Kinect air guitar
The world map of Facebook friendships
Resembling a chart of international air traffic, Paul Butler’s world map of Facebook relationships visualises “the locality of friendship”. It’s a beautiful infographic, but does it tell us anything new? Butler is an intern on Facebook’s data infrastructure engineering team, according to the footnote in his recent post about the work, and his image is accompanied […]
Gulliver tied up in Clapham
A 135-feet-long cut-out billboard of Jack Black has appeared in London to promote the forthcoming Gulliver’s Travels film
Paper tattoos
Here’s a nice idea from Danish artist Jacob Dahlstrup: creating images using a tattooing machine on heavy watercolour paper
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