Young and Why Not’s Blackpool Tower
Why Not Associates and artist Gordon Young have continued their fruitful creative partnership with these typographic climbing walls in Blackpool.
TiRA and Build Make GP Journal Feel Better
This is Real Art (TiRA) has collaborated with Michael C Place of Build to revitalise The Practitioner, CMP Information’s magazine aimed at GPs.
Graham Wood
You may have got used to seeing bright young things profiled on this page in previous issues of Creative Review: youngsters at the start of a promising career. This month’s One To Watch is rather different.
I Crushed The Vodafone desks
Dare’s “Dangerous” Dave McNulty speaks to Gavin Lucas about his desk-crushing duties on Vodafone’s new online “Who needs a desk?” campaign
Class Action
A design initiative in New York seeks to improve literacy rates in some of the city’s poorest neighbourhoods. Mark Sinclair spoke to the people behind a groundbreaking project that puts the school library at the centre of an ongoing educational reform programme
Factory Records: the Complete Graphic Album
This month our panel discuss new book Factory Records: the Complete Graphic Album and the label’s artistic legacy
Flash Grows Up
Website design is dominated by one software application – Flash. Sean Ashcroft explains how its eighth and latest version is shaping our online experiences, for better or worse
A Brief History of Time
The 60s’ “vibrations can still be felt in every aspect of popular culture,” says our reviewer, critic and design writer Rick Poynor. At the V&A’s new 60s Graphics show, “The Day-Glo graphics and metallic paper pulse with undiminished psychedelic abandon.”
My Type of Place
Bruno Maag relishes getting his hands dirty at London’s unique typographic treasure trove
Protecting Brand Mandela
Nelson Mandela is facing another liberation struggle – this time to free himself from the myriad attempts to profit from his image. As Sean O’Toole explains, this Disney-fication of Mandela is in danger of cheapening the great man’s legacy and Mandela has had enough
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