100-year-old women to take over Channel 4 idents to mark vote centenary
Three centenarian women will take over continuity duties on Channel 4 to mark 100 years since the first women were granted the vote in the UK
Building a chatbot for Fondation Cartier
BASE Design’s chatbot for the Cartier Foundation of Contemporary art in Paris offers a new way to explore the museum’s collection. But building a bilingual bot is no easy feat. We asked BASE Managing Director Jacques Letesson about how it was created and why the museum was keen to venture into the world of AI…
Mark Farrow and Pet Shop Boys: the perfect pop marriage?
Interviewed by the artist and designer Scott King on stage at the Barbican, the PSB’s Neil Tennant and designer Mark Farrow reviewed a 30-year relationship that has produced some of the greatest sleeve design in pop
Lloyds Bank launches mental health awareness campaign
Lloyds Bank’s winning campaign of the Channel 4 £1m Diversity in Advertising Award launches tonight, and addresses the stigma and misunderstandings that surround mental health issues.
Will Heineken’s Open Your World campaign work in India?
In April last year, Heineken launched a ‘social experiment’ with its Open Your World campaign. The brand invited strangers with opposing views on political and social issues to complete a task together and, in the process, get to know each other. Only at the end did they discover they had fundamental disagreements on issues such […]
How I Got Here: Jamie Hewlett
Jamie Hewlett talks through the highs and lows of his artistic career, taking in Tank Girl, Monkey: Journey to the West, and whether there will one day be a Gorillaz TV series.
Redesigning romance: Pentagram’s Angus Hyland on Mills & Boon’s new look
Mills & Boon won over millions of women with its gentle erotica. But now the romance fiction publisher is looking to attract readers with an interest in more explicit content…
A third of EU citizens in marketing and creative industry plan to leave UK after Brexit, research reveals
A survey of the marketing and creative community on behalf of CR, Design Week and Marketing Week reveals major concerns over talent and the impact of Brexit on future growth
Ancestry releases witty Brexit-themed new ad
Ancestry is the latest brand to reference Brexit in its advertising, with a light-hearted campaign that points out that while Britain may choose to leave the EU, it can never truly leave Europe.
Creative subjects being cut back in English schools says BBC research
A BBC survey of 40% of secondary schools in England has revealed that nine in every 10 who responded said they had cut back on lesson time, staff or facilities in at least one creative arts subject
Designing interfaces for Star Wars: The Last Jedi
London creative studio BLIND LTD designed over 200 interfaces for Star Wars: The Last Jedi. We talk to BLIND founder Andrew Booth about the inspiration for the film’s on-screen graphics and what it’s like to work on one of the most famous film franchises of all time
Smithsonian African American Museum wins Design of Year 2017
The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture has been named Design of the Year by London’s Design Museum. With a strong social purpose and a design that tells a story it’s a worthy winner…
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