Dove Love and more nice work
Here’s a selection of the ads and music videos that we’ve enjoyed watching at CR Towers of late. First up we see Clemenger BBDO in Melbourne create some dove love for Foster’s Pure Blonde beer…
Party like it’s 2009 and sponsored by Microsoft
Stuck for ideas on how to crank up the fun at your Windows 7 launch party? Well, luckily, Microsoft has produced a brilliant guide to throwing a bash in their honour
i-Design tomorrow
If anyone is in London tomorrow (24 September) and has some time, Malcolm Garrett’s i-Design conference has a great line up of speakers
Neighbour chucks TV out of window for NME
Neighbour’s new campaign for music magazine NME’s new TV channel (shot by Jason Tozer) celebrates one of rock’n’roll’s great cliché’s: throwing a TV out of a window…
Heavy Pencil is One
Heavy Pencil, the ICA’s monthly drawing event, is one year old next month. And they’re having a free party to celebrate where the likes of Andrew Rae, Ian Stevenson and Anthony Burrill will be drawing, live, for your pleasure
D&AD Annual(s) 2009
The new D&AD Annual launched yesterday at the London Design Festival. The members’ edition, art directed by Peter Saville and designed by recent graduate Luke Sanders, is to be followed by a version that will go on general sale next year, published by Taschen
Creative Review’s Graduate Exhibition 2009
Earlier in September, work by the eight graduates featured in the September issue of Creative Review was exhibited at the Downstairs at Mother gallery space in London
CR October issue
The bumper October issue includes 90 extra pages of fantastic images in our Photography Annual plus Golden, the Tesch brothers and more
Question of the Week 22.09.09
For this week’s question, we want to know about where you work. Just how important is location, location, location in the creative industry?
A magazine called Elephant
Marc Valli, owner of the Magma design bookshops, is to launch a new visual arts and culture magazine called Elephant. Why?
Selling digital
As promised, we have started to put together films of the sessions at our Click Singapore conference. The first two are from a panel discussion on the difficulties of selling digital work
Cadbury releases a single
Cadbury Dairy Milk is continuing along its eclectic advertising path with its latest venture – a single release, with accompanying music video.
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