Saatchi’s and BBH are client favourites
There are plenty of awards judged by creatives, but which ad agencies do clients rate? A new survey puts Team Saatchi, Saatchi & Saatchi and BBH at the top of the list
Are you a Cubist?
The Cube, Nissan’s quirky, boxy city car, is expresssly aimed at the design-aware young urbanite – that’s you, well, some of you. So, is it a car that CR readers will want to own?
The destruction of the Red Maze
Stanley Donwood’s latest show came to an abrupt end last weekend, when it was comprehensively looted by visitors
UVA at the Speed of Light
United Visual Artists are working on a major installation for London’s South Bank using lasers to create responsive artworks. In the first of a series of videos, they explain their work so far on the project
Awww… Hello Leonard
A new set of Royal Mail stamps to mark 150 years of Battersea Dogs & Cats Home tugs on the heart strings with images starring the likes of little Leonard here
Record sleeves of the month
Time to take a look at some of the record sleeves that are floating our boat here at CR towers at the moment…
The AV Studio
The AV Studio show is a collaboration between 14 designers; seven from Bath Spa University and seven from UWE in Bristol. The students have taken over an old audio visual shop in Bath, creating work in response to objects that might have been sold there when it was open.
Fresh, Fresher, Freshest, Freshershist
Old Spice’s advertising of late has used the tried-and-tested path of irony in an attempt to shrug off its fusty image. This new global campaign for the deodorant from Wieden + Kennedy Portland continues in the same amusing vein…
Beat Takeshi Kitano at Fondation Cartier
Beat Takeshi Kitano may be best known internationally as a filmmaker, but a new exhibition at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain in Paris shows off his skills as an artist…
If Hot Chip was a boyband…
Hot Chip’s latest video offers a glimpse at what a performance by the band might be like if it was a synchronised-dance-happy, four-piece boyband…
Folding Plug wins Design of the Year
The innovative Folding Plug designed by South Korean student Min-Kyu Choi has won top prize at this year’s Brit Insurance Designs of the Year Awards at the Design Museum
Tea time in Bristol
Illustrators Peskimo and Chris Dickason have teamed up to put on a tea-time themed exhibition opening this Friday March 19 at Start – a new shop and exhibition space in the heart of Bristol…
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