CR Type Annual
Creative Review announces the launch of our first Type Annual, showcasing the finest in type design from the previous 12 months. Deadline October 22
Russ Chimes’ Midnight Club EP: Part 3. Plus new videos for The Wombats and Amon Tobin
Some new music videos for your eyeballs. First up is the final installment of the three part film directed by Saman Keshavarz to promote Russ Chimes Midnight Club EP…
eBay’s box with a message
eBay has launched a re-usable shipping box with space inside for buyers and sellers to leave messages for their shipment’s recipient
Plumen: the designer lightbulb
The Plumen attempts to marry beauty with utility in a low energy lightbulb that doesn’t need to hide its charms under a shade
Are you a chair spotter?
If you know your Jacobsen from your Panton, you might get a kick out of this new iPhone app which turns recognising classic furniture into a game.
Eddie Opara is new Pentagram NY partner
British-born designer Eddie Opara, founder of Map Office, is to join Pentagram’s New York office as partner on October 1
World Basketball Festival identity
Sheffield-based studio Sanderson Bob were behind the branding for Nike’s recent World Basketball Festival and used a range of glyphs from different languages to add international flavour to the typography
To brighten up your day
Yum Yum just posted this on our Feed section but I thought I’d put it up here too: they promise it’ll brighten up your day
Some new record sleeves
CR subscribers might just recognise the style of the above sleeve for Duppy Writer by Roots Manuva meets Wrong Tom – a new album of reworked Roots Manuva tracks (released this week on Big Dada). Yes, it’s by illustrator and art director Tony McDermott, the star of our most recent Monograph…
Ogilvy & Mather’s First Editions
Ogilvy & Mather in London has created this series of ads to help promote a restaurant local to its offices, called First Edition…
CR tomatoes?
You might remember that subscribers received their February issue in a biodegradable bag that came with a packet of tomato seeds. The idea was that you could stick the bag in the ground or pot and use it to grow tomatoes in. Seven months on, check out these babies
INQ’s call of the wild
Sid Lee in Paris has created this campaign for the international launch of UK mobile device INQ, which aims to place the brand slap bang in the middle of the yoof market…
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