Coke summer cans
Both Coke and deadly rival Pepsi have Coke produced limited edition runs of can designs in recent years – here’s Coke’s effort for the summer
ISTD Lecture: Wim Crouwel
The ISTD has announced a new series of lectures, the first of which is quite a coup: Wim Crouwel on 3 June…
The stained glass forest
Singapore studio Creamy created this installation for the ultra-hip New Majestic Hotel in which stained glass creates the feel of a forest canopy
Hombre.Cosa for MTV
Hombre.Cosa from Buenos Aires has created a fluorotastic series of idents for MTV electropop show 10+Pedidos
Rubik’s Cube Type Stamp
Jas Bhachu, who will soon graduate from Liverpool School of Art & Design, has created this Rubik’s Cube Font Generator
Stanley & Marvin: another tale in type
Stanley & Marvin, Brighten the Corners’ second venture into making children’s books illustrated entirely from type, has just been published
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.
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