Art for beer: Stanley Donwood’s labels for Up Front Brewing
Up Front Brewing’s new range of craft beers features artwork from long-term Radiohead collaborator Stanley Donwood – and take inspiration from Herman Melville’s Moby Dick
Teenage Stanley Kubrick’s images of New York life
Photos by a 17-year-old Stanley Kubrick are collected together in a Taschen book celebrating the director’s largely forgotten career as a Manhattan photojournalist.
Réalisé avec l’iPhone
A new set of films from Apple gives the Shot on iPhone ad campaign a French twist.
Getting signed: advice from photographers’ agents
Wyatt-Clarke & Jones co-founder James Gerrard-Jones and We Folk agent Rose Clayton share some wise advice on getting signed, developing your practice and the key to a happy photographer/agent relationship
History’s famous photos reimagined in miniature
A new book from Thames & Hudson features more than 30 model versions of historic images hand-crafted by Jojakim Cortis and Adrian Sonderegger. We speak to the photographers about bringing the book to life
“The team’s actually quite sick, you know”: kids announce England World Cup squad
The 23 players making up England’s World Cup squad are announced by the nation’s youth in a film for the FA by Wieden + Kennedy London
Four weddings and a great piece of branded content
This new documentary film from Nikon, the Guardian and Pi Studios does a great job of turning a product demo into an engaging, emotional piece of film, while examining the stories of four extraordinary weddings.
Making photobooks: Advice and insights from Bruno Ceschel
The photobook scene has grown considerably over the past decade thanks to a wave of new indie publishers, bookshops and events. As part of our Photo Week special, we talk to Self Publish Be Happy founder Bruno Ceschel about its enduring appeal
Photo London Satellite: our picks
From Juno Calypso’s whimsical self portraits to Lorenzo Vitturi’s poetic reflections on Nigeria’s globalisation, Art Director Gem Fletcher shares her top picks from the fringe events of Photo London 2018
Kijek / Adamski’s beautiful animated video for new Tunng track ABOP
With inspirations including a Ray Bradbury short story and samples from 70s porn star Mary Millington, the directing duo Kijek/Adamski have produced an intriguing video for the electronica collective
Airbnb introduces custom font, Cereal
The font has been created by Airbnb’s in-house design team with type foundry Dalton Maag, and joins a number of other other recent own-brand typefaces including those for the BBC, Netflix and YouTube.
Wiener dogs and IRL emoji: the food photography of The Gourmand
As part of our photography special this week, founder and creative director David Lane picks out some of his most memorable photo features from the magazine
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