Music Videos of the Year 2017
It’s been a year of excellent videos. Here are our top ten faves.
Exposure: Tyler Mitchell
In our Exposure series, art director Gem Fletcher examines the world of photography, with a focus on new talent, photobooks and exhibitions from around the globe. In the latest instalment she looks at photographer Tyler Mitchell.
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Great Work: ASOS on Instagram Stories
In the latest in our series highlighting great creative campaigns on Facebook and Instagram, we take a look at online retailer ASOS’s first ad campaign for Instagram Stories, which launched on the platform this summer
The best film posters of 2017
Art director Adrian Curry selects his favourite film posters from 2017 – including a startling design for Darren Aronofsky’s divisive film Mother! and a surprisingly clever use of film strips
Why Not at 30: a great design double act
“Like a band that stays together forever,” says Browns’ Jonathan Ellery in a new film about design studio Why Not Associates made for their 30-year retrospective show at Sheffield Institute of Arts. At the opening of the show, Hannah Ellis reflects on what makes the studio tick and the affection with which its founders are held by their peers
Furrowed fields inspire Jack Renwick Studio’s identity for Millbank Farm
Jack Renwick Studio has created a visual identity inspired by the Northern Irish landscape for a family-run chicken and vegetable farm in County Down. Millbank Farm provides turnips, leeks and chickens to supermarkets including Lidl and Waitrose. Six generations have grown crops on the site since 1889. Jack Renwick Studio was asked to create a […]
Ads of the Year 2017
Here’s CR’s pick of the most significant advertising campaigns of 2017.
Hundreds of designers contribute to Fedrigoni calendar in aid of Make-A-Wish
Fedrigoni and design studio TM have teamed up to produce this year’s calendar for the paper company, which is being sold in aid of the Make-A-Wish charity. To create Fedrigoni 365, TM called upon the talents of the creative industry to come up with a single-colour design for each its pages, based upon a particular […]
Creative Pioneers: Michael Johnson on pitching and strategy
In this series, Jim Sutherland, Caroline Pay, Michael Johnson, Zia Zareem Slade and Sir John Hegarty discuss how they tackle the creative process. Here, Michael Johnson explains how his studio responds to briefs and why strategy is growing in importance
Snap launches free AR tool for creating Snapchat lenses
Snap is the latest tech company to reveal its AR offering with Lens Studio: a free desktop tool that allows users to create lenses for Snapchat. Google, Apple and Facebook have all launched or announced AR platforms this year: Apple’s ARKit launched on iOS 11 in September, Facebook opened up its AR Studio tool to […]
Letraset – a history: from church bazaar to bondage zine
In an exclusive extract from Unit Editions’ forthcoming book on the history of Letraset, Adrian Shaughnessy looks at the impact of the type system on visual culture and how it helped to democratise typography
Arturo Torres creates stunning illustrations for Nike Hyper Court project
Nike Hyper Court is a new digital platform that has launched in Manila, which offers users on-court training at five sites across the city. And each of the courts looks visually stunning, thanks to designs by artist Arturo Torres.
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