Susan Swindells wins Guardian student photographer prize
Newcastle College graduate Susan Swindells has been named Student Photographer of the Year at The Guardian Student Media Awards
Peter Christopherson: 1955-2010
Photographer, music video director, musician and former partner at design company Hipgnosis, Peter Christopherson, sadly passed away on Wednesday in his home in Bankok, Thailand, aged 55…
Central Station’s Coronation Street show
To help celebrate the 50th anniversary of ITV’s Coronation Street soap opera, Central Station (the Manchester art and design studio that created bold, colourful painted artork for the likes of The Happy Mondays and Factory Records in the late 80s and early 90s) has created 25 portraits of well known ‘Corrie’ characters…
A colouring-in promo for Au Revoir Simone, plus nice work for Simian Mobile Disco, Converse, Røyksopp and more
Lots of lovely work to share with you in this week’s round-up. Firstly, a new interactive video for Au Revoir Simone from director Eli Stonberg, which allows you to colour in a haunted house scene online…
Studio visit: Mr Smith’s Letterpress Workshop
In the second of our studio visit films, we visited the South London studio of independent letterpress printer, Kelvyn Smith, as he prepared for the Reverting To Type letterpress exhibition taking place in London’s Standpoint Gallery in December…
Epica 2010 grand prix winners
In a particularly strong year for the UK, Aardman Animations’ work for Nokia, M&C Saatchi’s campaign for Dixons, and Brothers & Sisters’ Streetmuseum app for the Museum of London scooped a grand prix at the recent Epica Awards, along with Fred & Farid Group Paris’s ‘red’ posters for Wrangler
Mr Smith’s Letterpress Workshop
Kelvyn Smith runs his own letterpress workshop in Kennington, South London. We visited it to find out more about his practice…
The analogue Facebook
In a promotion for French telecommunications company Bouygues Télécom, DDB Paris recently devised a way to take your Facebook profile offline…
A beautiful film about Linen
Documentary films about the textile industry are not exactly the staple of this site but we’ll make an exception for French director and designer Benoit Millot’s lovely film about linen
Web Fonts Awards winners
Martin Rack’s Design Made in Germany site has won the top prize in the first Web Fonts Awards, organised by Monotype Imaging
Sixth form student CR covers
The students of Pendleton Sixth Form Centre, Salford City College have been at it again – tackling the tricky job that is designing the CR cover. As with the fruits of last year’s project, we picked some of our favourite efforts
Some nice illustrated print projects
I’ve sifted through recently arrived publications to pick out a handful of projects that each make smashing use of illustration. First up is illustrator Mark Long’s Who Ate All The Pies? – a 28 page, A5 book which features a selection of football chants and illustrations…
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