MTV & 55DSL collaboration yields new idents and T-shirts
MTV today launches five new idents, each based on one of the five senses, which represent the fruit of a new collaboration with streetwear label 55DSL…
Internet Week Europe Opens
The first Internet Week Europe opens today in London. The festival will bring over 100 digital-orientated events to the city over the next five days…
A new, old logo for Norton motorcycles
In redesigning the logo for Norton motorcycles, Carter Wong looked to the brand’s heritage for inspiration. The result takes the best elements from the many versions of an identity that Norton bikes have sported since 1915
Impressive Print: a letterpress project
Glasgow Press worked with local graphic designer Kerr Vernon to produce a promotional pack of music-themed cards which showcase letterpress printing in all its tactile glory…
Bonfire Night: the war in the air
Fireworks have always adopted the enticing language of rockets, but recent designs up the militaria, pitching the Star Gazer and Orbiter 9 against the likes of the Scud Hunter and Cyborg Massacre
Scrabble, St John’s Ambulance, !!! and more nice work
Lots of lovely advertising work to share this week. First up is a quirky ad from Ogilvy & Mather in Paris, which sees a block of flats become a giant game of scrabble, with live characters offering word clues…
Scott King Art Works review
Designer, artist, writer: Scott King defies easy or lazy categorisation. A new book, Scott King: Art Works covers the full range of his output from 1992 to the present. For the November issue of CR, Rick Poynor took a look inside
Animation project: Get Well Soon
12foot6, the creators of such animated gems as Dog Judo, are soon to unleash their latest project, a series of animated short films, each about personal injury…
Click: The best in digital creativity
It’s less than a week until the 6th Annual Click: London, Creative Review’s day devoted to all that’s good in digital creativity…
Type Annual: Final (Final) Deadline
We have added a few days to the final entry deadline for the Type Annual, to help you get your submissions in. You now have until November 17 to submit. Please note, tardy types, this will be the absolute final deadline…
Masashi Kawamura’s ‘T’ shirts
Masashi Kawamura has designed a range of ‘T’ shirts inspired by the silhouettes of five famous typefaces. Helvetica, Caslon, Baskerville, Courier and Cooper Black have been used as the inspiration for his designs, produced in collaboration with fashion designer Itaru Yonenaga
W+K launches Off-On project
Wieden + Kennedy in London has developed a new energy-saving project in an attempt to reduce the agency’s consumption and in turn provide a children’s home in Nairobi with solar power…
Creative Review’s Annual Awards 2025 are officially open for entries
One of the most respected and trusted awards for the advertising and design industries are back for 2025. Run, don’t walk to get your entries in before the Early Bird Deadline on 25 October
How to scale your design business
Growth is a dream for many businesses, but it comes with challenges. Daisy Crowder, brand and marketing director at design recruitment agency Craft, offers advice on how to navigate the change and keep staff on side
Cultivating community with Ganni
The Danish luxury fashion label has spearheaded the characterful evolution of Scandi style. Here, chief brand officer Priya Matadeen discusses its approach to collabs, the pressures of being a responsible brand, and how Ganni Girls grew from a hashtag to a badge of belonging
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 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