After last year’s dismal results for graphic design at D&AD, the 2009 awards boasts 120 graphic design projects In Book, four silvers and one gold. So, has the organisation successfully re-engaged with the design community? We ask our panel…
Ray Tintori, the director behind the psychedelic promo that launched MGMT into the pop limelight, has shot this latest vid for the band’s new single Kids.
London illustration collective, Peepshow, is hosting an exhibition of personal work, entitled In Between, which opens this week at the Dreamspace Gallery in London
20,000 of the most popular iPhone apps as displayed on a hyperwall of 30 screens, each pulsing as a new copy is downloaded
We’ve already posted on the headline winners of this year’s D&AD awards but in this post we bring you some of the quirkier, less high-profile Yellow Pencil winners
Many pouted, most gurned but some got really quite clever in the CR photobooth
In 1979, fresh from art college, David Storey joined the team that, under the creative direction of The Specials’ Jerry Dammers, created the graphic identity for the band and their label, Two Tone
David Wilson has directed this impressive video for new band We Have Band. But what makes this promo particularly unusual is that it was conceived by an advertising agency.
The 2009 D&AD award winners were announced tonight in London: Matthew Dent and Droga5 led the way
The five key people and things that influenced the work of the late great art director, Paul Arden
If you can ignore the awful graphics, L McDuff has done a pretty good job of summarising the ad industry’s woes, all set to the tune of American Pie
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
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
Kelly Grovier’s new book charts the artist’s persistent dialogue with classic and contemporary art
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
The Pentagram partner has created the titles for the acclaimed new Netflix show, which reimagines the Greek myths in a contemporary setting
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 Autumn 2024 issue of Creative Review looks at the brands and individuals who are pushing creativity forward on their way to the top
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
We explore how the 90s, an era the UK looks favourably upon for its thriving culture, are continually inspiring a stagnated creative industry
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
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
Kinda Studios is tapping into the emerging field of neuroaesthetics to help creatives and brands make more impactful work that benefits people’s wellbeing