A birthday present for Godard
Today is Jean-Luc Godard’s 80th birthday. To honour their hero, design studio Atelier Carvalho Bernau has created the Jean-Luc typeface which is available for free from their website
Art Pays For Free
The Do Lectures is an inspirational weeked of talks set up by the people behind Howies. For those who can’t get to the event, Do have been screening the talks for free online, the costs of which they now hope to cover from sales of original prints
A Copa Das Pessoas
It’s decision day for the hosting of the 2018 World Cup, but we thought we’d show you a project to tie in with the 2014 event, to be held in Brazil, with some beautiful graphics courtesy of Siggi Eggertsson
Celebrities suffer digital death for World Aids Day
To draw attention to World Aids Day, which takes place today, a number of US celebrities have sacrificed their digital lives and abandoned their Twitter and Facebook accounts. They will remain offline until fans buy them back, by raising $1 million for the Aids charity Keep A Child Alive…
Amnesty’s guerrila campaign makes the invisible visible
This eerie glowing face peering out from street railings in central London is, in fact, a new Amnesty International UK campaign entitled, Making The Invisible Visible…
The new faces of Pentagram: Eddie Opara
Its unique business model requires a constant stream of new blood, so the fact that two partners are joining Pentagram — one in New York and one in London — is not in itself remarkable. But Naresh Ramchandani and Eddie Opara represent more than just the next illustrious names to sign up with probably the world’s most highly regarded design group…
The new faces of Pentagram: Naresh Ramchandani
Its unique business model requires a constant stream of new blood, so the fact that two partners are joining Pentagram — one in New York and one in London — is not in itself remarkable. But Naresh Ramchandani and Eddie Opara represent more than just the next illustrious names to sign up with probably the world’s most highly regarded design group…
Controlling the conversation
Recent muddled brushes with social media by BT and Gap show how careful brands must be when conversing with their customers…
Kaboom! Fireworks and the War on Terror
A few weeks before Bonfire Night, a series of posters appeared in the windows of my local newsagents advertising Bright Star’s latest range of fireworks. Unusually, there wasn’t a rocket or catherine wheel in sight. Instead the boxes (right) resembled macho Airfix kits: there were the Desert Storm and Fire in the Hole sets, the […]
Hi-Res
At an imposing 50ft by 30ft it has the dimensions of a huge advertising billboard, yet Non Sign II promotes nothing but the beauty of North American skies. Sited in Blaine, Washington, on the US-Canada border, the sculpture is the work of Seattle-based Lead Pencil Studio and is made entirely of blackened steel rods. The […]
Jay-Z’s Decoded Book Launch | Client: Jay-Z/Bing | Agency: Droga5
To launch hip hop star Jay-Z’s published memoirs, Decoded, Droga5 devised a treasure hunt to find each page in both the real world and online suing Bing Maps…
The ID crowd gets a brand new conference
In taking their identity design blog onto the stage, Brand New gave the platform over to the designers. But would the commentary prove as fiery?
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