Year in review: augmented reality
Digital advertising’s hot new toy offers new user experiences….
A great year for… Yulia Brodskaya
Brodskaya’s supremely elegant ‘quilling’ was everywhere this year
Paper sculpture: Jeff Nishinaka
Paper may be this year’s material but some have been using it rather longer
Type design: the typefaces of the year
Bestsellers: we asked five leading font retailers for their top three selling faces of 2009
Twitter: @pentagramdesign
Pentagram’s Kurt Koepfle answers questions on how the agency uses blogging and social networking to promote its work
Surrealism: the enduring appeal of convulsive beauty
Rick Poynor reports back from a ‘must-see’ show on how film and photography shaped Surrealism
Year in review: Magazines
magCulture’s Jeremy Leslie looks at the magazine highlights for the year, including the best new titles, new formats, events and collaborations
Artist or illustrator? Well that depends…
James Pallister notes a blurring of boundaries between fine art and illustration at Berlin’s Illustrative festival
Portbou Festival: a delightfully ‘amator’ affair
Steve Hare enjoys a slow-paced design festival that makes a point of celebrating the amateur
Advertising: a parting of Bernbach’s ways
With agencies looking to make savings, is the creative team for the chop? James McNulty thinks so
Twitter: @CreativeReview
Creative Review’s resident twitterer explains why the micro-blogging site has proved such a valuable asset to the magazine.
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