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.
Pearce helps Russian police with inquiries
Pentagram’s Harry Pearce has designed a series of posters on drugs and health issues to be used in training Russia’s police force
Selling digital 1
In this panel discussion from our Click Singapore conference, we cover the difficulties of selling digital work to clients when it lacks the common cultural references of, say, film
Selling digital 2
In our second extract from Click Singapore, our panel give their views on the importance of understanding the client’s point of view
That Kanye, he gets everywhere
CR blog fan Kanye West (hi Kanye!) has been in a bit of trouble of late. In case you have been living in a hole, he got a bit over-excited at the recent MTV VMAs when he felt that Beyonce was the rightful winner of the best female video of the year, and interrupted the actual winner Taylor Swift to tell her so. And now he’s popping up on desktops all over town…
The London Design Festival – some highlights…
Starting tomorrow, The London Design Festival encompasses an impressive array of creative events, talks, installations and exhibitions taking place across the capital over a seven day period. Here’s a list of highlights…
Dixons gets honest
Travelling around the London Underground yesterday, we came across this surprising campaign for online electronics retailer dixons.co.uk…
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