How brands can work with YouTubers
If you’re going to work with YouTubers like Tyler Oakley (below), be prepared to adapt your processes – and set aside your prejudices, says Poke’s Nick Farnhill.
Illustrations by Denise Nestor
10 top tips for using Instagram from Dazed Media Studio’s Laura Bradley
Laura Bradley is editorial director at Dazed Media Studio. She’s also an Instagram consultant and has helped businesses from Dover Street Market to M/M Paris get started on the platform. We asked Laura to share her top tips for using the site and some of her favourite accounts.
Paul Thomas Anderson directs new Radiohead video
Radiohead have been knocking it out of the park with the visuals for their new album. Earlier this week, they wowed us with Burn The Witch’s video, and now a second film, for track Daydreaming, is equally compelling. And it’s directed by Paul Thomas Anderson no less
If I’d known then what I know now
From getting your work noticed and preparing for degree shows to practising public speaking, Wolff Olins designer Alison Haigh shares some of her top tips for creative students about to graduate
17 top tips for creating content for digital channels and social
Whether you work for a big brand or sell your own products, prints and T-shirts online, Tom Lancaster of Topman has some great tips for creating the most effective content to showcase your wares
James Blake teams up with Sir Quentin Blake on new album artwork
The UK recording artist’s latest album, The Colour in Anything, was released earlier this morning complete with a cover by world-famous illustrator – and namesake – Sir Quentin
Want Kickstarter success? You need Alex Daly
Known as the Crowdsourceress, New York-based crowdfunding consultant Alex Daly has helped the likes of Neil Young and Pentagram smash their fundraising targets. She tells Patrick Burgoyne her secrets for success
Seymour Chwast – Predictably Unpredictable
US designer and illustrator Seymour Chwast brought wit, skill and vision to a series of commissions for Herman Miller, as the company’s recent post on the work reveals. Steven Heller begins the story in the late 1960s – with an optimistic, picturebook-style poster
What VR means for modern brands
Stinkdigital’s James Britton lays out the case for the benefits of brands engaging with VR, so long as they approach it with humility
Seb Lester, calligraphy and social media
Last month, artist and designer Seb Lester gained his one millionth follower on Instagram. “It’s a respectable following for a pop star,” he wrote on his website at the time, “let alone a nerd with a lot of pens”. Lester first posted images of his work to the platform at the end of 2013. His […]
This is a Voice: Plaid and Europa on designing the Wellcome Collection’s latest exhibition
The Wellcome Collection’s new exhibition is all about the human voice. We talk to exhibition designers Plaid and graphic design studio Europa about the challenges of working on a show focused on sound
Brownjohn rediscovered
The work of the late great designer and art director Robert Brownjohn has been gathered together in a new online archive by his daughter, Eliza
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