‘The 2009 UK Countdown to London 2012 £5 Coin is an Official Licensed Product of London 2012 and as such is housed in specific London 2012 packaging and features the official London 2012 logo.’ And that’s the problem.
MTV Cherry Girl film, director: Johnny Hardstaff, production co: RSA
MTV has launched a new website, Cherry Girl, with this quirky film from director Johnny Hardstaff.
M-novels, M-soap operas and a musician who goes on world tour from his living room. Kirsty Allison takes a look at the opportunities mobile has opened up in Japan…
The double, May issue of CR features nearly 100 pages of the finest work of the past year in The Annual, plus features on design for the London Olympics, advertising and YouTube, the amazing rollercoaster ride of Attik and, we hope, lots of other interesting thing too…
Trailer for Bananaz by Ceri Levy
Fans of the band Gorillaz are in for a treat this week, as a 90-minute documentary tracking the history of the band is available to view online.
Overhang by Tobias Putrih and MOS, all photographs: Colin Davison
Resembling an epic game of Jenga, this installation by Slovenian artist Tobias Putrih and US architecture and design company MOS is currently on show at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead.
Simon Egli (aka S1M) sent us a sample of his latest project, zweiPhone, which adds a notalgic twist to your iPhone. zweiPhone is a collection of stickers of old mobile phones that can be applied to the back of Apple’s ubiquitous product…
Weary cynicism aside though, this one, from Skreened.com’s new Graphic Design Heroes series, did make us laugh…
Flora by Gucci ad, agency: REM, director: Chris Cunningham, production: RSA Films Ltd/Filmmaster, Post: Golden Square
Chris Cunningham is back with a new ad for Gucci. Although the idea that the master of dark and disturbing music videos has teamed up with a fashion brand may be a surprising one, the collaboration is most successful, with Cunningham managing to make the first interesting perfume ad we’ve seen in some time. The spot also features a reworking of Donna Summer’s I Feel Love, which was produced and arranged by the director.
If the main objective of a book cover is to make you stop, pick up said book, perhaps read the back or the first few lines (and consider buying it, of course) then the new Gollancz range of science-fiction classics has certainly got something right. The ten titles stood out when I saw them on display in a bookshop earlier this week, so I asked one of Orion Books’ designers to explain the decidely low-fi approach they took to this new sci-fi series…
The new Faber poetry set includes a Sylvia Plath edition with a cover by Peter Lawrence
Next month, Faber & Faber publish a series of six new hardback editions of twentieth-century poetry, each with a specially commissioned cover. The new designs are part of the publishing house’s 80th anniversary celebrations, which also include new editions of the complete works of Samuel Beckett (which we’ll feature on the blog next week)…
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