Burrill at fashion week
Anthony Burrill designed the invite and catwalk set for London fashion designer Jenny Packham’s show earlier this week. And that’s not all he’s been working on with the designer…
Design Indaba: Piyush Pandey
At the Design Indaba conference yesterday, Ogilvy & Mather Mumbai creative director Piyush Pandey introduced the audience to a totally charming set of ads for Vodafone, that have proved an enormous success in India…
Design Indaba: Documenting Design
One of the challenges faced regularly by designers and ad people is explaining to people just what it is they do. In an excellent panel at Design Indaba, three filmmakers discussed the films they’ve made that are helping to illuminate the hidden worlds of advertising and design…
Graphic design? No sweat
Meet John White. As a busy graphic designer, nothing makes him happier than solving his clients’ problems. Unfortunately, John’s busy schedule can turn him from a stylish designer of graphics into a sweaty beast-man. Luckily, Sure can help…
March: Polish poster month
Next week, two exhibitions of Polish posters are opening entirely independently of one another: One in Plymouth – which will focus on historic Chopin concert posters; and the other, in London, which will showcase posters created by Warsaw-based design studio, Homework…
Design Indaba: Troika
UK design/art collective Troika wowed the crowd at the Design Indaba in Cape Town with its cheeky computer programme Newton Virus, which allows gravity to take effect upon unwitting desktops (but without damaging any files)
Design Indaba: Michael Bierut
CR will be blogging from this year’s Design Indaba in Cape Town this week. Co-host and speaker Michael Bierut kicked off the festival this morning with a deft presentation about how sometimes as a designer it pays to be humble…
New Liars video: Scissors
Andy Bruntel of The Directors Bureau has directed a macabre new music video for Liars track, Scissors…
Photoshop is 20 (though looks younger)
To mark the 20th anniversary of the launch of Photoshop, Adobe brought together the four original developers to talk about how the package was created and its subsequent impact on image making
New thomas.matthews identity
thomas.matthews has unveiled a new studio identity. In keeping with their design ethos the work aims to dispell the myths associated with sustainable printing and making the best of leftover materials
Neurosonics goes live
Director Chris Cairns has teamed up with Beardyman and holographic projection experts Musion to create a live performance based on his Neurosonics Audiomedical Labs film, which features a number of disembodied rapping heads…
Frost channels Brownjohn for new video
James Frost has created this James Bond-esque video for new track Lay There and Hate Me by Ben Harper and Relentless 7…
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