Spotted this ad on the telly-box last night. The Sugar Puffs Honey Monster is back and stars in a new ad (created by agency Bray Leino) – in which he is seen making up a whacky rhyme (about eating Sugar Puffs) with some actor who seems to be in every other TV ad at the moment…
Tomer Hanuka’s jacket illustration for the Penguin Classics Deluxe version of Philosophy In The Boudoir by the Marquis de Sade
The category winners of the Design Museum’s Brit Insurance Design Awards have been announced with Penguin’s US Classics Deluxe editions winning in the graphics category and Haque’s Burble London installation taking the interactive prize
A visualisation of a complex mathematical theory or the new marque for a German mobile phone network?
At last the truth can be told. All those weird 3D swirly logos that you see everywhere right now? Creative Review has traced them back to a shadowy research facility buried deep in the heart of Europe…
Remember our post a while back on the amazing light shows of the Dexia Tower in Brussels? Meet the studio which creates them…
Spill some sugar on a table and the urge to dip your finger in and draw is irresistible – or is that just us? Anyway, far nicer than our sticky efforts are four new commercials for Swiss Sugar…
E4 Music idents, Production company: Mr & Mrs Smith, Director: Andy Martin, Producer: Ali Taylor, Creative director: Lisa Lloyd, Animators: Lee Cooper, Ned Miles, Andy De Vries
Production company Mr & Mrs Smith has created this series of rather fine new idents for E4 Music, which step neatly into the void recently left by the BBC3 blobs, yet come complete with a surreal twist.
Lucienne Roberts’ logo for The Office of Tony Blair
When Lucienne Roberts was asked to create a set of stationery for ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair, she knew that she was embarking on a project that would ask some difficult questions of her, both as a designer and as a person.
Utah Saints, Something Good, directed by Eran Creevy
It’s been a while since we’ve done a video round-up on here, in part perhaps because it feels like it’s been a while since there’s been a strong enough selection of new videos around to do it. Here though are six beauties that are currently doing the rounds. First up is Eran Creevy’s extremely funny video for the 2008 remix of Utah Saints’ Something Good. Quicktime is here.
In a nice postmodern twist, a new book of photographs by Anton Corbijn sees the photographer/director taking behind-the-scenes pictures on the set of his own film, of actors pretending to be in a band he first took shots of back in 1979
Here at CR we’ve always been fans of the iconic, classic Adidas blue shoebox, so imagine our delight when we found out that the Offspring store at Selfridges Oxford Street will soon be boasting a giant-size version
The starting point on the identity and brochure by Farrow for luxury jeweller Stephanie Simon was a monogram created from the double ‘s’ of her initials
Amsterdam-based design studio Koweiden Postma was asked by Rotterdam concert hall, De Doelen, to renew its identity and “make its communication more appealing for a larger and more diverse audience”
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