Design and the London Olympics: a winning combination?
Will designers remember London’s Olympics as fondly as they do those of Mexico, Munich and LA? Not without an improved tendering process and a creative director…
Will designers remember London’s Olympics as fondly as they do those of Mexico, Munich and LA? Not without an improved tendering process and a creative director…
Illustrator James Jarvis and Shynola director Richard Kenworthy have collaborated on a lovely new film for Nike. Oh, and you can see Jarvis talk at our Portfolios event
M-novels, M-soap operas and a musician who goes on world tour from his living room – Kirsty Allison reports from Tokyo in this special CR film on Japan’s mobile culture
The Annual A awaits positioning for the shoot and the all-important layer of oil…
This year we commissioned photographer Luke Kirwan to create the covers for our May issue / The Annual 2009. We asked Luke about the shoot and would-you-believe-it, he took some photos while he was about the task. Read on to find out more…
Lazy Oaf, a store in London’s Soho with a penchant for all things jolly, illustrated and graphic, is starting a new regular in-store Drawing Club to encourage people to get doodling…
Remember our January cover? The one where we had the artwork made at a letterpress workshop in São Paulo? Coolhunting has made a very nice film at the same workshop, interviewing the guys who printed our cover artwork
‘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.