In our CGI special last year, photographer Carl Lyttle claimed that CGI would kill off studio photography. One year on, Diane Smyth finds that not only does photography still have a role, but that some photographers at least are beginning to see CGI as more opportunity than threat.
While email changed the way we work, we’d all get much more done if we learned to use it better. And Freud wouldn’t get a look in
A handful of magazines have risen to the iPad challenge. On the eve of the device’s UK release, Jeremy Leslie puts them through their paces
Photorealistic CGI is a great problem-solving tool but can it be used in a more creative way? We decided to conduct an experiment: take six illustrators and designers with a handcrafted aesthetic and ask them to collaborate with six leading CGI studios. Each pair was asked to create one new image
Metahaven’s uncompromising new book analyses the condition of corporate identity today. It’s an angular, awkward and exhilarating ride
The BBC iPlayer is one of the organisation’s biggest success stories of recent years. But just two and half years since its launch, a redesign is making it more in-tune with the way people engage with broadcast media… “We had to work out how to incorporate new elements without alienating the users. When we […]
We spotted bearded men pitched against muscle-bound freaks, a cowboy taking on a snake, He-Man vs Skeletor, and even a boy scout facing death. These are just some of the subjects of Jack Teagle’s paintings, prints, sculptures and drawings exhibited at the artist’s solo show at Nobrow’s new Shoreditch gallery space…
After the reaction to last year’s campaign for its New Blood event, D&AD has taken a different tack with its latest promotional work. The posters still feature prominent members of the creative community, but each is depicted at the point of ending it all: the quality of the New Blood on the horizon proving too much to bear
Projection mapping is a lovely thing to behold and this new installation by French team, Superbien, is certainly no exception
The European Design Festival starts today in Rotterdam, supported by a range of material by Studio Dumbar intended to recall the visual language of protest movements
Andersen M Studio recently completed another darkly beautiful stop-frame animation on a literary theme. The Distant Hours promotes the new novel of the same name by Kate Morton, for PanMacmillan
Noted on kottke.org, The Big Caption is an irreverent companion to The Boston Globe’s Big Picture website. Essentially, it takes some often fairly serious news photography and slaps some comedic type right over the top
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
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
Kelly Grovier’s new book charts the artist’s persistent dialogue with classic and contemporary art
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
The Pentagram partner has created the titles for the acclaimed new Netflix show, which reimagines the Greek myths in a contemporary setting
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 Autumn 2024 issue of Creative Review looks at the brands and individuals who are pushing creativity forward on their way to the top
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
We explore how the 90s, an era the UK looks favourably upon for its thriving culture, are continually inspiring a stagnated creative industry
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
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
Kinda Studios is tapping into the emerging field of neuroaesthetics to help creatives and brands make more impactful work that benefits people’s wellbeing