Wagamama’s Extra Extra Large T-shirts
Visitors to London’s Spitalfields market yesterday might have noticed some live drawing activity on a seven foot tall, three-sided T-shirt shaped installation…
Click NY: death of the creative department?
One of the highlights of yesterday’s Click NY conference was a panel discussing the future of the ad industry, which threw up the prospect of the end of the agency creative department
From Static to Silence
Rupert Nightingale’s beautiful photographs of Icelandic landscapes are to be shown at theprintspace gallery in east London from October 8
Click NY: competitive commenting
Tom Ajello of Poke New York raised an intriguing idea here at Click New York: that commenting online has become a competitive activity
Click NY: Vincent Morisset
Vincent Morriset, director of the Arcade Fire interactive video, just wowed the audience here at Click NY with his beautiful work
Sony’s Soundville
For Sony’s latest ad campaign, Fallon in London has turned its attention away from colour to focus on sound…
The making of a Guerrillero Heroico
Chevolution: The story of one of the most famous photographs ever taken is told in a new film.
Designs on the capital
Pentagram partner Domenic Lippa and Sir John Sorrell, chairman of the London Design Festival, have commissioned 20 UK-based graphic designers to create posters with a London theme for this year’s event.
Johan and Måns Tesch
Digital technology has brought change to all aspects of our world, not least the advertising industry. Johan and Måns Tesch, who are chairing the CR Click London conference in November, have been online from the beginning….
Golden: “Thank goodness for the recession”
At the start of this year, the recession claimed its first high-profile creative victim as the Designers Republic had folded. Out of the ashes of tDR at least one new studio has risen: Gavin Lucas meets Leeds-based Golden….
The list can be a lazy solution to fill the corner of a page or a clever, witty way to present content
Magazines love lists, but why does using them prove so divisive? It all depends on what we do with them.
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