Stella Online Film Festival
As part of its current retro Recyclage de Luxe campaign, Stella Artois is hosting a week-long film festival via movie website The Auteurs, showing classic 60s French movies by the likes of Godard and Truffaut…
Ogilvy puts hope into Copenhagen
Can advertising help save the planet? This week sees the culmination of Hopenhagen, a six-month campaign to raise awareness ahead of the Copenhagen summit
Santa made me cry! More Christmassy stuff
A lot of Yuletide-related swag has been turning up at CR of late, but these cards by Pedro Meade at KK Outlet are the thing that made us laugh the most…
New York marks the end of the 00s
To mark the end of the decade we still can’t get used to calling the ‘noughties’, New York magazine invited imagemakers to come up with their own takes on 00
Decode:Recode
Digital agency Saint and Karsten Schmidt have created a generative marketing campaign for the V&A’s new show of digital art and design, Decode. And you can make your own version…
AOL brand films by Universal Everything
Universal Everything has created a series of “reveal” films to promote the freshly rebranded AOL … Aol.
Stuff for your (Christmas) stocking
As it’s that special time of year when minds can go blank instead of producing brilliant gift ideas, we thought we’d flag up our latest selection of gadgets and products…
Ding Dong Merrily On High
Yep, in case you hadn’t noticed, ’tis the season for tawdry advertising once more. Here, though, is a selection of christmassy ads that made us smile rather than wince, plus some other amusing xmas ad-related paraphernalia…
Monograph: Bibliothèque & Dieter Rams
With the next issue of CR, we have a very special issue of Monograph for our subscribers: it documents Bibliothèque’s exhibition design for the current Dieter Rams show at the Design Museum
Amelia’s Anthology of Illustration
New book, Amelia’s Anthology of Illustration, launches tonight with an exhibition and party at Concrete Hermit shop and gallery in Shoreditch…
The Colour of 2010
Mimosa is, like, so this year. In 2010, Pantone tell us, turquoise is going to be everywhere…
Explosive new video from the Glue Society
If you’re looking for an antidote to all the anodyne Xmas stuff about at the moment, the Glue Society’s new video for the delightfully titled Bastard by Lithuanian DJ Outfit Metal On Metal might just be it…
Creative Review’s Annual Awards 2025 are officially open for entries
One of the most respected and trusted awards for the advertising and design industries are back for 2025. Run, don’t walk to get your entries in before the Early Bird Deadline on 25 October
How to scale your design business
Growth is a dream for many businesses, but it comes with challenges. Daisy Crowder, brand and marketing director at design recruitment agency Craft, offers advice on how to navigate the change and keep staff on side
Cultivating community with Ganni
The Danish luxury fashion label has spearheaded the characterful evolution of Scandi style. Here, chief brand officer Priya Matadeen discusses its approach to collabs, the pressures of being a responsible brand, and how Ganni Girls grew from a hashtag to a badge of belonging
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 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