Tinybop: the New York startup designing apps to inspire children’s curiosity
How US company Tinybop is building beautiful apps to help children learn about the world through free play
Gradwatch 2016: Hattie Clark
CR: Congratulations on graduating, what’s next? What are you working on at the moment? HC: For now I’m continuing to develop and push myself further – I never want to stop learning new skills. I’m enjoying spending time on self initiated ideas and projects alongside generating different freelance work and opportunities. A little later this […]
Vice CEO Shane Smith on news, young people and the future of TV advertising
Shane Smith co-founded punk magazine Voice of Montreal in 1994. The Vice Media empire is now valued at around $4 billion and includes a film and TV production studio, an in-house creative agency, a record label and a news channel on YouTube with almost two million subscribers. In March this year, Vice launched its first […]
Scott King launches Service Industries with a new range of tea towels
Artist Scott King has history with the tea towel. As a format ripe for subversion and satire he’s previously created a set dedicated to the press communiqués of the 1970s left wing revolutionary group, The Angry Brigade (2002), as well as a series featuring various ‘quotes’ by a range of philosophers and thinkers – from Wittgenstein to Benjamin and McLuhan (2012). […]
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On agile project management: a beginner’s guide
Agile working processes are taking hold across the creative industries. If you don’t know your Waterfall from your Scrummage, Jada Balster, marketing manager at Workfront, has the basics
School of Rio: Jack Whitehall returns with Team GB athletes for Samsung’s new Olympics campaign
An amusing new campaign for Samsung from BBH Sport sees comedian Jack Whitehall try his hand at rowing, cycling and boxing with Team GB athletes
Nurturing diversity results in better work and results
The case for diversity goes beyond fairness: diverse workforces can result in better work and results. So why, asks Jamshid Alamuti of the Berlin School of Creative Leadership, do so few organisations concentrate on it
Seeing the unseen: new exhibition Wonder Materials explores how graphene could change our world
A new exhibition at the Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester explores the potential impact of ‘wonder material’ graphene through photography, poetry, conductive displays and a video installation by Rain Room creators Random International
On the joys of sniffing books (and why you shouldn’t do it for too long in public)
Ah, the smell of a good book – those printed pages are much more than just a visual experience, as our man reminds himself with some delving amid shelving…
The Space Between: a celebration of the art of lettering at Snape Maltings
The Lettering Arts Trust in Snape is to showcase the work of 20 contemporary lettering artists working across a variety of different media
From the page to the stage
Theatre company Headlong’s artistic director Jeremy Herrin talks to Rachael Steven about directing the smash hit play People, Places & Things, the role of the director in a theatre production and how he works with writers to bring their ideas to life
The Metro Project: some train stations really are beautiful
Canadian photographer Chris Forsyth documents the metro systems in Montreal, Munich, Berlin and Stockholm, finding beauty in these places of public transit
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