Barnbrook’s Beating Heart
Designer Jonathan Barnbrook has brought his typographic prowess to bear on this new ad for the British Heart Foundation, created by Grey London.
Virgin: Still Sexist?
Twenty-five years ago, Virgin shook up the staid world of air travel with a service and brand that was refreshing and modern. It was a ‘challenger’ in the true sense of the word, fearlessly taking on big, bad old BA. So why has it chosen to celebrate that fact with such an old-fashioned ad, in every sense?
Reminder: NHS Film Competition
The NHS was launched with this Halas and Batchelor film, Your Very Good Health, 1947
Make a film and help save lives: Creative Review and NHS Choices want your ideas for a new series of animated public health films. Deadline for initial ideas: 19 January
RECALL NOTICE: Faulty Uterus
The guts gang in happier times, before uterus was recalled due to her detachable ovaries. Clockwise from left: uterus, pancreas, gall bladder and brain. All $18
In what must be the most bizarre product recall we’ve had the pleasure to be emailed about, DKE Toys has issued a statement informing us that the Pink Uterus from I Heart Guts’ range of body part plush toys is a potential hazard to children…
Bloody Students
Teenagers running amok, getting drunk, taking drugs, copulating on a toilet, getting rowdy, trashing the place… That’s right, there’s a new TV promo for the forthcoming third series of Skins – the no-holds-barred look at teenage life in fictional Roundview College, on E4…
V&A Forever
Forever at the Victoria & Albert Museum from Universal Everything on Vimeo
If you’re based in London and looking for something to do one day this month, we recommend that you visit Universal Everything’s installation, Forever, which is currently on show in the John Madejski Garden at the V&A. The project, a collaboration between Matt Pyke, Karsten Schmidt and Simon Pyke, consists of a large videowall installation of endless animations that responds to an ever-changing soundtrack…
Art Vinyl’s sleeves of 2008
1st place: Fleet Foxes’ Fleet Foxes. Design: Dusty Summers, Sasha Barr and Robin Pecknold (original painting: Netherlandish Proverbs by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1559)
Art Vinyl, the London-based gallery (and purveyor of the Play and Display sleeve frame), has revealed the results of their competition to find the best vinyl sleeve of 2008. With all online votes counted, Fleet Foxes’ debut album emerged as the winner. Interestingly, both it and third placer, Coldplay’s Viva la Vida, make use of historic paintings. Click through for highlights from AV’s list and a few of our favourites that didn’t quite make their top 20…
A Monster New Year!
A little belated perhaps but couldn’t resist posting this sweet new year’s film from Stefan Bucher, creator of The Daily Monster website. Happy 2009!
Let’s form a committee…
Image by clagnut via Flickr
Most design committees are a recipe for disaster or inactivity, says Mike Dempsey, so what should we expect from the Mayor of London’s recently unveiled Design Advisory Panel? Well, with no graphic, digital or motion designers on board, the early signs aren’t looking that good…
Change the Record
Our first twee spot of ’09: the new Audi Q5 ad featuring Woody Guthrie’s Car Song
Twee, acoustic, folksy music accompanies practically every second ad on TV at the moment. We first noticed the trend back in mid 2007 – a list of sappy offenders compiled here – but when, we ask, will it end? Joining our discussion: Dan Stevens, a director at music PR and management company, Darling Department; Parv Thind, sound designer at Wave; and Peter Raeburn, founder and creative director of music production company, Soundtree.
Slumdog Millionaire Trailer Remix
Addictive TV has created this remix of Danny Boyle’s hotly tipped new movie, Slumdog Millionaire, which is released in the UK on Friday. The movie tells the story of an illiterate street kid from Mumbai, who gets the opportunity to go on the Indian version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
Shanghai scene
Old trainers and new freedoms: Patrick Burgoyne reports
from Creative Social Shanghai on a rapidly changing city
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