First Vimeo Awards winners announced
Last Minutes with Oden by Eliot Rausch, a film about a dog with cancer, took Best Video at the inaugural Vimeo Awards this week
UK Music Video Award Winners Announced
OK Go picked up the Best Video of the Year at last night’s UK MVA Awards, for the band’s Rube Goldberg-Heath Robinson-Fischli & Wiess-esque video for This Too Shall Pass, directed by James Frost and Synn Labs…
Towards Madison Valley
CR’s Click conferences in the US revealed that software and storytelling are becoming equal partners in the American ad scene
Bob & Roberta Smith designs the new D&AD Annual
The new D&AD Annual launches this week, featuring design from artist Bob & Roberta Smith.
New Stella ad, shot by Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola
Stella Artois has a spanky new TV and cinema ad, courtesy of ad agency Mother and a directorial collaboration between none other than Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola…
The Blades 2010: full results
At The Blades, Pitch’s recently launched advertising industry awards judged exclusively by clients, RKCR/Y&R won Agency of the Year, while John Lewis’ Never Knowingly Undersold campaign from Adam & Eve won Best of Show
Gap to pull new logo
Gap North America president Marka Hansen has confirmed that the company is to abandon the new logo launched last week after it attracted a storm of criticism
Mr Happy should have gone to Specsavers
Nostalgia can be a powerful tool in advertising, as the in-house creative team at Specsavers clearly realise, if their new ad is anything to go by. The ad features an array of characters from the classic BBC TV series Mr Men, and is centred around Mr Happy, who is unexpectedly grumpy…
Soldiers by Suzanne Opton
Suzanne Opton’s striking and controversial portrait series of US soldiers is currently showing as part of the 2010 Brighton Photo Biennial.
Lovely music videos, commercials and more!
It’s Friday, so it must be time for a round-up of the lovely work that has landed in our inboxes at CR Towers this week. We open with this great animated video from director David Wilson, for the Japanese Popstars track Let Go…
Midnight Juggernauts, IKEA’s interactive kitchen party, and a Frank Miller Gucci spot…
STILL HERE Some new bits of work that have caught my eye this week for your. First up is the brand spanking new video for forthcoming single, Lara vs The Savage Pack, by Australian band Midnight Juggernauts. The promo was shot frame by frame. Each frame was printed out and the whole thing was shot again. […]
Naresh Ramchandani is new Pentagram London partner
Naresh Ramchandani becomes the first advertising and communications partner in Pentagram’s 38-year history
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