On being a colour blind designer
Digital designer Matt Roberts explains how his colour blindness helps him to see things from a different angle
Superunion creates blockchain-inspired identity for Elliptic
Superunion has created a new identity for Elliptic, a tech company that detects and investigates cryptocurrency-enabled criminal activity such as terrorism, ransomware and child pornography.
CR Film: Inside the London Transport Museum Depot
Our latest video sees CR visit the London Transport Museum Depot. A treasure trove for design fans, it contains hundreds of items tracking the history of London Transport.
Exposure: Mark Mahaney
Though he’s been shooting for nearly a decade, the work of Mark Mahaney has remained largely under the radar. Here Art Director Gem Fletcher speaks to him about finding his niche in the industry, making portraits of everyone from Al Gore to Del the Funky Homosapien
New report delivers damning verdict on social mobility in creative sector
Panic! Social Class, Taste and Inequalities in the Creative Industries is a new paper examining social mobility in the arts. Its results make for depressing reading. We talk to lead author, Dr Dave O’Brien, about its key issues.
National Geographic unveils redesign with new typefaces
National Geographic is launching a new look for its May issue, with the strategy and redesign created with Godfrey Dadich Partners (GDP) billed as the “most significant overhaul of content and design since 2000”
How advertising can be the King of Comedy again
Comedy, in the world of advertising, is broken, says Droga5’s David Kolbusz. Cause-based campaigns have rendered it unfashionable and unlikely to win awards. He offers six steps back to being funny
Xbox ad translates Champions League match into game commands
Indecipherable hieroglyphs to some, sacred scrolls to others: Xbox commands and football are languages that so many are passionately fluent in, and which utterly baffle so many others.
Po-faced no more: An unusually playful identity for fin-tech brand Tink
Stockholm-based agency Kurppa Hosk has created a playful identity for fin-tech company Tink; a deliberate stance against the po-faced seriousness of the finance world
How I Work: Secret Cinema founder, Fabien Riggall
We catch up with Fabien Riggall, Secret Cinema founder, on the “magic and madness” of bringing everyone’s favourite films to life as exciting, immersive experiences
Richard Banfield on why “it really is the best time to be a designer”
Co-founder of product and experience design consultancy Fresh Tilled Soil, Richard Banfield will be contributing regularly to CR. Here we interview him about the changing nature of the design industry and the skills designers need
Gill Sans UltraBold: Funniest typeface around?
In movieland there’s one surefire typeface for all things funny. Here’s how Gill Sans UltraBold became the unlikely king of comedy.
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