From a beauty brand challenging gender stereotypes to an online store helping interns take a stand against exploitation, we round up some of the Yellow Pencil-winning product and service design projects from this year’s D&AD New Blood Awards
Illustration graduate Tom Abbiss Smiths speaks to CR about mark making, texture and colour, and what inspires his work
Dedicated to character-based art and illustration, Berlin’s Pictoplasma festival has a community feel like no other, says Lisa Hassell
We’re Talentspotting again. CR has chosen the work of graduate imagemakers to appear on over 1,000 of JCDecaux’s digital screens at stations, roadsides and shopping centres all over the UK
Featuring a gymnastic sloth and a hammer-throwing anteater, RKCR/Y&R’s trailer is an impressive piece of animation with some lovely touches
Design studio Accept & Proceed has opened a new co-working space for creatives in Hackney. We talk to co-founder David Johnston about designing the building and the growing demand for shared workspaces in the capital
Meet Freya, illustration graduate from Central Saint Martins, who introduces us to her wonderfully weird world where plants swap places with humans
Artist Katharina Grosse has transformed the site of an old aquatics building at Fort Tilden in New York into a vibrant, spray-painted installation
Open for three nights last month, the store aimed to challenge perceptions that ‘Made in Asia’ equals cheap, counterfeit goods.
Photography exhibition Origins East curated jointly by The Youth Club and Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen romanticises late 80s raves and 90s night clubs, and hopes to serve as a ‘call to action’ for today’s youth
Two Black and four White Pencils were given out last night to the winners of this year’s D&AD New Blood Awards
Jo Marsh, a director at brand consultancy Jane Wentworth Associates, poses five fundamental questions that all museums must try to answer if they are to stay relevant and build their audiences for the future
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
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
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
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
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
Kelly Grovier’s new book charts the artist’s persistent dialogue with classic and contemporary art
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
The Pentagram partner has created the titles for the acclaimed new Netflix show, which reimagines the Greek myths in a contemporary setting
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
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
We explore how the 90s, an era the UK looks favourably upon for its thriving culture, are continually inspiring a stagnated creative industry
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