SEA: Mohawk Paper promo
The US paper brand is announcing its entry to the UK market with some beautiful imagery
Photographic Fiesta
The 11th annual PHotoEspaña festival reveals the exciting breadth of contemporary photography. By Eliza Williams.
The art now arriving at platform one….
LU’s Art on the Underground programme has brought unexpected pleasures to London’s tube network
Limited edition prints, Blinkink
Blinkink has put together this set of splendid limited edition prints, featuring artwork by four of the directors repped by the company
BMW campaign, 180 Amsterdam
180 Amsterdam has created this campaign for BMW Motorrad motorcycles, which will no doubt appeal to bikers everywhere
Scissors, paper, fun!
Chrissie Macdonald’s paper-based illustrations are inventive, beautiful and enervating
It’s the ism that just keeps on givin’
Embracing the style but, typically, dumping the politics, designers are still fascinated by Constructivism
Made in China (part 1)
What’s it really like to work in China’s burgeoning ad industry? We asked Johnny Tan, BBH China’s creative director, to keep a diary for a typical month.
Collective action
As the third series of Penguin’s Great Ideas is about to go on sale, we look at publishers’ attempts to make not just readers, but book collectors of us all….
Marian Bantjes: Love Stories Monograph
Typographer and illustrator Marian Bantjes has created a beautiful project for our Monograph series on all the people – and things – she loves…
It’s a wrap for director Thomas Hicks
Gravenhurst’s Nightwatchman’s Blues / Farewell, Farewell – limited edition (1300 only) double A-side, double 7″ pack, in handprinted, numbered, fold-out poster created by Thomas Hicks
CR readers may recognise the name of director Thomas Hicks – he was one of our second Warp Records competition winners (CR June 2005) in which he won the opportunity to direct a film to a track by Gravenhurst entitled I Turn My Face To The Forest Floor. Now, three years later, it gives us an enormous sense of well being to hear that he’s still working with Gravenhurst – and to see this, their latest collaboration…
Record sleeves of the month
Cover of UNKLE’s latest release: End Titles… Stories For Film, which features imagery by Robert Del Naja
It’s been a while since we’ve rounded up a few of our favourite music packages in a blog post – so here are a few that have caught our collective eye in the last few weeks…
Creative Review’s Annual Awards 2025 are officially open for entries
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
How to scale your design business
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
Cultivating community with Ganni
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
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 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