Barney Bubbles – A true pop hero
Thanks to a new book, Barney Bubbles may finally get the recognition his work deserves.
Lambe Lambe
Hand-set letterpress posters once covered the streets of São Paulo, Brazil. Gallery owner Baixo Ribeiro explains how he is attempting to revive this dying art by working with local artists on a new book
The Cover Of A Book…: Arnolfini, Bristol
Currently on show at the Arnolfini Gallery in Bristol is The Cover Of A Book Is The Beginning Of A Journey, an exhibition focusing on artists’ books.
Jonathan Harris: Only Connect
In his review of the Flash on the Beach festival in December’s issue of CR, Andy Polaine reported that US designer Jonathan Harris had caused quite a stir.
Ho Ho Ho! 2: The Laughter Continues
Those Christmas cards/e-cards just keep on coming… here’s some more we’ve received at CR Towers from all you lovely people out there. First up is illustrator Mr Bingo, courting a little Christmas controversy with his Osama bin Laden themed Xmas card.
Close exhibition
Jason Tozer’s series of bubbles that he shot for CR form part of an extensive exhibition of work from the photographer that opens in January next year at London’s theprintspace gallery. Close will also feature detailed studies of ice, smoke, solder and water droplets, with prints of the work available to purchase from blanka.co.uk…
Lost And Found Film & Oliver Jeffers Prints
Finished just in time for a Channel 4 screening at 2.30pm on Christmas Eve (and again on Boxing day at 4.30pm), Lost and Found is a 25 minute animated film adaptation of Oliver Jeffers childrens book of the same name. The film, a co-production between Studio AKA and Contender Entertainment Group, has been adapted and directed by Studio AKA’s Philip Hunt, with narration provided by Jim Broadbent and original usic by Max Richter…
KarlssonWilker Make The Cover of Time
Give KarlssonWilker a cover to design and, somehow, they will find a way to get their faces on it. Readers will remember our June cover starring the pair in full, terrifying, Karaoke flow: now they’ve managed to get themselves on the cover of Time, but you have to look hard to spot them
Johnny Kelly’s The Seed Film
The Seed, a film created for Adobe, is animator Johnny Kelly’s first major project since he joined the roster of directors at Nexus shortly after we featured him as One To Watch in our September issue last year – and the animated film follows the life cycle of an apple seed…
Crunchy Nutters
Crunchy Nut Cornflakes ambient campaign, agency: JWT London, art director: Mark Norcutt, copywriter: Laurence Quinn, illustrator: Jon Hicks, photographer: Mike Russell
JWT London has created this unusual ambient campaign for Crunchy Nut Cornflakes. In an attempt to tempt customers to keep eating the cereal in autumn (sales traditionally drop off over the winter months as people switch to hot breakfasts), pavement artist Jon Hicks drew Kellogg’s bowls around London, before sweeping autumn leaves into them to emulate the cornflakes. Click through to see more images of Hicks making the drawings.
The Art Of The Shoreditch Twat
During its short low-fi life the Shoreditch Twat managed to poke fun at one of London’s most infamous “up and coming” areas. Since the mid 90s, Shoreditch had become something of a home for Brit Art, hip dot-commers and mulleted media types and, over its 31 issues, it was the Twat’s job to lampoon the new residents of this part of east London. Even if the mag was, as ex-publisher Neil Boorman admits, “99% rubbish”. That said, an exhibition of artwork from the fanzine has just opened at the KK Outlet space in, yes, Hoxton…
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