Comfort ad, agency: Ogilvy London. Creatives: Sue Higgs, Tony Haigh. Production company: Thomas Thomas Films. Director: Jim Gilchrist
It’s Friday, so it must be time for a round-up of some of the brilliant things we’ve seen and heard recently at Creative Review Towers. First up is this amusing new ad from Ogilvy in London, which reveals how a naturist family is torn apart by the irresistible softness and fragrance that Comfort fabric conditioner gives to clothes.
Film4 have launched a competition to design a poster for their forthcoming FrightFest Festival. The winning work will be used at what is set to be one of the biggest horror events in the UK (at the Odeon West End in London) and the successful artist will also receive a pair of tickets to the festival which runs August 21-25. Go here to enter. And be quick: the closing date is next week, July 25.
Man Ray by Dan Fischer
Dan Fischer is currently exhibiting a series of his stunning drawings at Alison Jacques Gallery in London. Fischer’s drawings are renditions of photographs of artists who have influenced or inspired the artist in his own work, all meticulously, lovingly recreated using mechanical pencils.
For almost 20 years, Creative Review has been encouraging the next generation of talented creatives through our annual Creative Futures scheme in which we celebrate the promise of a selection of emerging talent in visual communications.
This year’s crop of Futures were selected by the CR editorial team – our only criteria were to find individuals or teams who we feel have an extremely bright future ahead of them and who are indicative of the future direction of the industry.
Just before Christmas, each of our selected Futures gave a talk at one of three Creative Futures events. We invited everyone coming along to the talks to bring a piece of work with them – an image, some text, even a piece of music. We then asked each of our Futures to produce a new piece of work responding to the experience of being selected for the scheme, giving their talk and to the work brought along. These projects were funded by a bursary provided to each Future by CR and PlayStation. Over the next week or so we will be posting up the resulting pieces of work plus documentaries on each Future, made for us by Fallon. First up is David O’Reilly’ new animation, entitled Please Say Something…
Illustration: Craig Ward
After recently clocking up his tenth year as a designer, Ben Terrett wondered what had happened to his contemporaries over the same period. Were they happy? Did they earn enough money? Did things turn out as they’d hoped?
One of artist Wilfrid Wood’s most recent commissions was this portrait of the Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner
for online fashion retailer asos’ magazine. The below feature on Wood’s work appears in the current issue
of CR, where readers also have the chance to win the sculpture…
Wilfrid Wood has almost run out of room: there’s barely a patch of wallspace left in his house, the majority of it taken up by sketches, drawings, paintings and sculptures. Some are by friends and relatives but the majority are by the outsider artists whom Wood collects. His own sculptural work is displayed in the lounge: there’s a toned half-naked biker, a portly character bending over (entirely sans togs) and a man with a monkey’s head coming out of the top of his own. This is strange stuff. Designer toys these are not…
Advanced Beauty is the name of a collaborative project curated by design studio Universal Everything and musician Freeform in which programmers, artists, musicians, animators and architects are invited to collaborate on digital artworks influenced by sound…
Western Spaghetti, by PES
New short film by PES – cooking is rarely as charming as this.
Still from Radiohead, House of Cards video, directed by James Frost. Production company: Zoo Films. Technical director: Aaron Koblin. Post: The Syndicate
Zoo Films director James Frost has created a stunning new promo for Radiohead track House of Cards, which has just premiered on Google. See the video here.
Every designer’s favourite Parisian hang-out, Colette, may be closed for a re-fit but it’s still worth a visit to see Anthony Burrill’s window designs…
Matt, Ben and Buscemi, by Liam Johnston & Stuart Hamilton
Last week saw the announcement of the winners of this year’s Comedy Smalls Awards, the short film awards that aim to weed out upcoming comedy talent, with the winners being offered the chance to have original content commissioned by Paramount Comedy. Taking the top award this year were Liam Johnston and Stuart Hamilton for their short Matt, Ben and Buscemi, shown above.
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
The Autumn 2024 issue of Creative Review looks at the brands and individuals who are pushing creativity forward on their way to the top
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
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
Kinda Studios is tapping into the emerging field of neuroaesthetics to help creatives and brands make more impactful work that benefits people’s wellbeing