Chris Levine: Light Artist By Royal Appointment
As part of our series of profiles on imagemakers working with light, published in association with Aurea by Philips, Paula Carson interviews Chris Levine
“You’re a big man but you’re in bad shape…
…with me it’s a full-time job. Now behave yourself.” It’s turning into Michael Caine day here. Following on from Gav’s post about the posters for Zulu, below, we thought you’d also like to see this new print featuring the location of a seminal scene from 70s Brit gangster flick, Get Carter.
Seductive stuff
Seduced exhibition catalogue cover
Kerr|Noble has created this rather beautiful catalogue to accompany the current Barbican exhibition, Seduced; Art & Sex from Antiquity to Now. As its title suggests, the show includes artworks stretching back 2000 years, all exploring the most enduring of artistic subjects. Kerr|Noble’s book has a suitably fleshy coloured cover, and the use of Swashbuckle font adds an elegant flourish to the text. Swashbuckle is also used by the designers in the exhibition graphics.
Zulu Nations
Original UK poster promoting 1964 classic film, Zulu
When the film Zulu was released in 1964, it made a star out of up and coming british actor Michael Caine. Contrary to popular belief, the actor doesn’t utter the phrase “Stop throwing those bloody spears at me” during the film and if you don’t believe us you can check yourself as the film has just been repackaged in a DVD comprising two discs – an occasion that we thought would be a good one to mark by digging out a selection of some of the catalogue of posters created to promote the film as it was rolled out in various countries back in 1964…
One To Watch: Sarah Ginn & Mandy Smith
Sarah Ginn and Mandy Smith, a creative team at Wieden + Kennedy’s London office, feature on our One To Watch page in the current (November) issue of CR. Here is our full interview with them and a selection of work from their book…
Boogie nights
In time for the weekend, an exhibition of photographs at Allan Tannenbaum at The Dray Walk Gallery at the Truman Brewery in London reminds us that, try as we might, we’ll never be able to party quite like they did at Studio 54. Is that Tony Blair back left?
The (far too) Big Apple
The half-metre tall, New York book from Gloria publishing on its “tower” display stand. At nearly 800 pages thick it comes in at an indulgent 100,000,000cm2 of printed material. But once you’ve quelled any nagging ecological concerns, where the hell are you going to put it?
We know that NYC is big. A big city, a big attitude etc etc. So if you were going to do the place justice in print, you’d make an inordinately big book, right? Well, luxury publishing house Gloria have done exactly that: they’ve collected together 1200 photographs that best define the city and, in the third oversized edition from the company (which has already produced a fantastic tome on Pelé and a not-so-interesting book on, er… Superyachts) they’ve risen to the challenge of trying to evoke the ultimate metropolis on paper…
Burning Issue
In a desperate attempt to impress our readers, we decided to set fire to the cover of the new issue of CR…
Pimp My Pump
While a spanky new Nike iD studio opens up in London’s Nike Town, tonight (see previous post), a very different expression of sneaker customisation will be arriving in Manchester’s Thunder Egg store – in the form of exhibition, Pimp My Pump….
Nike iD London Studio Opens Tonight
Nike iD’s new two-floor studio, in London’s Nike Town
Sneaker-heads in London will be aware that tonight is the night that Nike iD’s new and permanent studio opens within Nike Town situated at Oxford Circus. Nike iD, in case you don’t know, is a service Nike’s been offering since 1999, where punters can use an interface on the nikeid.com website to select different colour and material combinations to customise their choice of sport shoe – which will then be made up as per their design and shipped to the customer…
Love Will Tear Us Apart Again, and again, and again…
You’ve seen the movie, you’ve got the T-shirt, bought the trainers and the re-releases – are you ready for another Joy Division-related retail opportunity? Of course you are, you need The Art Of Love Will Tear Us Apart, a poster featuring everything you ever wanted to know (and more you never knew you wanted to know) about THAT song…
Sarah Ginn & Mandy Smith
They’ve just bagged their first job in advertising, at Wieden + Kennedy’s London office, but Sarah Ginn and Mandy Smith only met for the first time just over a year ago
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