D&AD New Blood campaign
This year is the tenth anniversary of D&AD’s New Blood show. A new poster campaign featuring leading industry types hopes to draw a crowd
The Glue Society’s swine flu advice
The winner for the most opportunistic use of the feared swine flu epidemic is the Glue Society in Sydney, which has created this billboard for TV show The Chaser’s War On Everything.
Elisava Design Day
CR’s Gavin Lucas attends the second annual Design Day
event organised by the Elisava design school in Barcelona
But is it advertising?
“Usually when advertising people say something is a cliché they mean it’s won an award recently. In fact most creatives are terrified of not using a cliché.” Gordon Comstock on The perils of advertising that doesn’t look like advertising
You can’t make people read, but you can make them want to
Notes on the shifting role of typography in advertising by Craig Ward
Martin de Thurah spot for Rega and more Nice Work
Here’s a bumper crop of interesting new commercials and print advertising that has passed through CR Towers of late.
Voxel by Ubik
Directing-duo Ubik made a short film for New York’s f5 festival featuring water made from 3D pixels
United Visual Artists
The art and design collective host their first solo exhibition
of still photographs at the Smithfield Gallery in London
The Clocks Project by BETC Euro RSCG, Paris
BETC Euro RSCG created this outdoor advertising campaign for Solidarité Sida Afrique (Aids Africa Solidarity Fund).
Ruarri Joseph video by Sam Walker/Sonny
Sam Walker shot this simple yet effective video for Ruarri Joseph’s track More Than Most. The promo was shot at a Thai boxing tournament and recorded a fight between two young boys. Two cameras shot the action from the perspective of each boy, with the resulting films then played side by side. “The song is […]
The future of photography?
The LPA Futures scheme supports emerging photographers. This year’s group of winners has just been announced
Some Nice Publications
Here is a selection of some rather nice publications that have landed recently on our desks here at CR towers…
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