A birdhouse based on Mussolini’s Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana in King’s Wood, Kent in England
Super Kingdom is an art installation with a difference: each of the pieces on show in King’s Wood, near Ashford in Kent, is a fully-functioning animal house. They just happen to be based on a selection of infamous dictators’ palaces…
Further to our post about new book Art & Sole the other week, the latest project to marry art with sneakers can be explored at the Converse store on London’s Carnaby Street – which is currently hosting an exhibition of sneakers designed by 100 different image makers for the Converse 1HUND(RED) Artists programme…
Garrick Hamm of Williams Murray Hamm has just taken over as the new president of D&AD. On the 20 October, CR will be interviewing him about his plans for the coming year. Following the debate engendered here and here after this year’s D&AD Awards, we have decided to give readers the chance to submit questions for Hamm which we will ask on your behalf
We were immensely sad to learn today of the death of Gideon Baws from animation directing team Shynola.
Particularly eager fans of musical beat combo, Keane, will know that their third album, Perfect Symmetry, is out today. But on opening the album packaging, the band’s three members don’t appear quite as normal in the photography within…
Roundel artwork by Alicia Framis. All images courtesy the artists and Transport for London
To celebrate 100 years of London Underground’s iconic roundel emblem, Art on the Underground has commissioned 100 contemporary artists to create artworks based on the symbol.
Johnny Green’s Royal Mail ad has some of the charm of 1950s public information films
On 13 November Creative Review is staging our next Click conference. We are looking for students or young creatives working in digital media to present their work…
Encyclopedia Pictura’s stunning video for Björk track Wanderlust is one of the contenders at the UK Music Video Awards next week
Next week the first UK Music Video Awards will be held in London’s West End, writes David Knight, a new awards night to honour the very best work in music videos, celebrating the creativity and craft in a sector of filmmaking which has, over the past 30 years, been responsible for nurturing a fantastic array of talent. But the MVAs will not just be a celebration of creativity and technical ingenuity. Some will see it as a celebration of survival…
Creative Review’s “Bold new identity”, as (most of) you realised, was a spoof but the convoluted terminology used to describe it was, largely, genuine…
Ford Fiesta This Is Now ad, Agency: Ogilvy London, Creatives: Dom Sweeney, John Crozier, Production company: BlinkINK, Director: Noah Harris, Post-production: Framestore
The concept behind this ad for the new Ford Fiesta initially appears fairly straightforward. It opens with individual television screens appearing within a suburban setting, before coming together to form the rough shape of a car. The TVs then ‘drive’ through the city streets before morphing into the actual car at the end of the spot. So far, so car ad. What makes the commercial unusual, however, is what the television screens contain, and the way in which this content was created…
Nuclear Weapons: The size of each territory indicates the number of known or suspected strategic
nuclear weapons*
Put together by the people behind worldmapper.org, a new reference book features 366 digitally modified maps (known as cartograms) that depict the world demographically. The maps cover a wide range of different topics, from population, health and productivity to poverty, warfare and crime. The Atlas of the Real World by Daniel Dorling, Mark Newman and Anna Barford is published next week from Thames & Hudson (£29.95) and eight of the maps are available to view here, along with a projection of the world by land area…
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
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
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
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
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