If you’re reading this blog, chances are you’re familiar with the combined effects of diet coke and mentos sweets – and the well documented experiments filmed on various streets around the world that took YouTube and similar sites by storm. So what happens when you add just one mento sweet to a can of Tetley’s beer? Watch and learn…
Photography collective Photodebut came up with a novel way to get their latest exhibition *ahem* on the road. Their solution was to acquire a 40-tonne truck and display a range of photography on lightboxes stashed within the hold. With the tarpaulin pulled to one side, the empty truck became a huge display space that was also (rather conveniently) fully portable, as the show travelled to three sites in London last week.
In 1992, the artist Ben Vautier represented Switzerland at the World’s Fair with a text painting of the phrase “La Suisse n’existe pas”. Seemingly questioning the existence of a single definitive Switzerland, his words could equally apply to the myth of a homogeneous style of Swiss graphics: hence their presence in this new book from Die Gestalten Verlag
Remember when loading a computer game involved a tape player and a lot of patience? Well, that mid-80s era is the inspiration for the menu system and interface for the new DVD release of the first series of TV comedy, IT Crowd, created by Framestore Design
Photographed over a period of five years, Stefan Ruiz’s book of portraits, People, is an eclectic body of work, covering politics, celebrities and a collection of images of his family. Linking the photographs is Ruiz’s raw, pared-back style and his affection for the intense and the fragile
Early next year dixonbaxi will release the results of a six-month project for the Sci Fi Channel: a series of 48 images aimed at inspiring the channel’s creative teams. The images will also act as a collection of brand statements that can be sent out to partners and other broadcast companies in the industry
Mastercard commercialHLA’s Simon Ratigan has directed this new TV spot for Mastercard, which aims to tug at those Christmas heartstrings by emphasising the significance of family and friends. The spot is reminiscent of artist Mark Wallinger’s 2000 video installation Threshold to the Kingdom, which contained slow motion footage of people greeting each other at airport […]
Director Daniel Kleinman has created the title sequence for the new James Bond film Casino Royale, which features the debut (as if you didn’t know) of new Bond Daniel Craig
The Mill recently completed work on their biggest job since PlayStation Mountain, the new Johnnie Walker ad starring a rather refined android. We caught up with Chris Rabet about his role in The Mill’s 3D team
The AGI Congress in Japan was a feast for the eyes as well as the stomach.
A host of artists’ prints and canvasses for sale? In a temporary shopfront in the heart of London? Just before Christmas? Yes, it’s time once more for Santa’s Ghetto. This is, apparently, the sixth year running that artist Banksy’s alternative Christmas gift shop has taken over an unused store front in central London and stuffed it full of subversive artwork by the likes of Banksy himself, Jamie Hewlett, Ian Stevenson, Insect, D-Face, David Shrigley, Nick Walker, Eric The Dog…
Here’s a selection of our favourite videos that have passed through the office this week, kicking off with Valerie Pirson’s super-sweet promo for Olivia Ruiz’s La Femme Chocolat. Pirson is repped by Partizan and was recommended to the production company by none other than Michel Gondry, after she created a series of animations for his forthcoming feature The Science of Sleep.
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