ITV: Drama vs Reality campaign
Category: Commercials; Entrant: Uncommon Creative Studio
Daniel Obasi: Art as Resistance
With his photobook Beautiful Resistance, the Lagos-based imagemaker and stylist delved deep into protest, power, and freedom in Nigeria. He reflects on the events that “built up a fire” inside him and how he translated them into a potent visual narrative.
Bayer Canesten: Intensivao da PPK social campaign
AnalogFolk’s Intensivão da PPK campaign for Canesten schooled millions of Brazilian social media users on vaginal health. It is a Winner in the Advertising, Social category of the Annual
Eon Productions: No Time To Die title sequence
Category: Title Design; Entrant: Framestore
V&A Museum London & HTC Vive Arts: Curious Alice VR experience
Category: Interactive Film & Virtual, Augmented or Mixed Reality; Entrant: Preloaded
Nike: The Toughest Athletes commercial
Category: Commercials; Entrant: Wieden + Kennedy London
What the Beatles can teach us about creative process
The epic Disney+ series The Beatles: Get Back shows the sprawling, messy process of creativity. Here Bas Korsten and Daniel Bonner, Global CCOs at Wunderman Thompson, draw out six insights from it for creative teams to learn from
Don’t be like Emily in Paris, says Duolingo campaign
To mark season two of the Netflix hit, the language-learning app invites Emilys everywhere to improve their French
Ewen Spencer on finding his niche – and sticking with it
We speak to the prolific documentarian of British subcultures about keeping his work relevant while examining youth culture through a more commercial lens
BBC: Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Let’s Go There ident film
Created for the BBC’s coverage of the Tokyo Olympics, Let’s Go There is a masterwork of production design. It is a Winner in the Advertising Craft, Production Design category for BBC Creative and Nexus Studios
Creative Review’s Annual Awards 2025 are officially open for entries
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
How to scale your design business
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
Cultivating community with Ganni
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
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 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