Move over Ronaldo, Ichi-GO is here
Just in time for the World Cup, Ogilvy & Mather Japan has built a machine capable of taking the most powerful free kicks on record
Creative Review Illustration Annual: Feed winners
The winners of a competition to gain a free submission spot into Creative Review’s inaugural Illustration Annual…
Ryan McGinness moves studio to Madrid (temporarily)
Artist Ryan McGinness recently moved his studio to La Casa Encendida in Madrid, as part of a major exhibition at the gallery…
Penguin Classics team up with (RED) for typographic covers
Penguin has collaborated with AIDS awareness fund (RED) and a team of designers to produce new covers for eight Penguin Classics. Each cover replaces the usual black band with red, employing a quote from the text of the book as the visual hit (covers by Coralie Bickford-Smith shown left and Non-Format, right)
New Gorillaz video
The first video from the new Gorillaz album, Plastic Beach, has been released online, and stars Noodle, 2-D and Murdoc in a car chase with the cops and, um, Bruce Willis…
Rugby’s big stars at Twickenham
Hat-Trick Design has created a series of portraits of Rugby greats for the hotel at Twickenham stadium
Kicking ass in six frames
David Rigby has won Little White Lies’ competition to condense a favourite film into a six panel comic strip, with his take on Zombieland (detail shown, above). We have his comic, plus a selection of some of the other best entrants here on the CR blog
Philips offers clues to Carousel follow-up
Philips is building the hype around its new advertising campaign, Parallel Lines, by releasing a teaser online…
30/30 Part 3: Hyères International Fashion and Photography Festival
Creative Review is 30. To celebrate we have decided, in this 10 part feature, to look forward rather than back.
We asked a range of prominent figures, including practitioners, critics, curators and academics, to tell us about one thing, person, idea or place that they were excited about for the future.
For three decades we have covered the most interesting developments in visual communications: these articles will give you some idea of the ideas, people and directions that you might find in CR in the next 30 years.
CR Readers’ panel
In our first readers’ panel, we ask three CR readers what they think about four new projects – the new Paul Smith Jeans website; the identity for the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage; Diesel’s Be Stupid campaign; and Stuff We Really Like, a self-published book from design studio, Music
Evolution or revolution? It’s food for thought
By successfully infusing familiar recipes with new flavours, food magazines are a lesson to us all
Traditional advertising vs digital
The war between traditional and digital agencies is about to get bloodier. Whose side are you on?
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