Letterpress studio The Counter Press is holding a two-day workshop at the Type Archive, a South London charity home to 8 million pieces of wood and metal type and equipment dating back to the 1500s
The annual graphic arts festival opens in London today and there’s plenty to see from emerging artists’ work to a major exhibition of Alan Kitching’s letterpress prints. Here are ten things you simply shouldn’t miss
Posterscope and Brazilian ad agency NBS have created a billboard that aims to help fight the Zika virus by mimicking human sweat and breath to attract and kill mosquitoes
D&AD Festival is taking place at London’s Truman Brewery this week, with talks, exhibitions and workshops alongside judging for this year’s awards. Design studio The Beautiful Meme created the graphics and way finding for the event – and say their designs aim to provoke a debate around the importance of creativity
Photographer Richard Maxted and author Jane Field-Lewis invite you to ‘look closely and really enjoy seeing’ the beauty of flowers in their upcoming book.
Speaking at Ad Week Europe in London yesterday, Snapchat’s VP of content Nick Bell discussed some of the misconceptions surrounding the platform, how it differs to other social networks and how much it really costs to advertise
CATEGORY: music video Entrant: Mad Ruffian Surely the most memorable music video of the year: when asked to come up with an idea for the song Wonderful by Swedish indie band Francobollo, director Christopher Watson-Wood conjured up this bizarre story starring a heartbroken ball of pubic hair. Once happily attached to its owner, the hairball is […]
CATEGORY: DESIGN (Self-promotion) Entrant: Turner Duckworth Design consultancy Turner Duckworth created this mailer in order to announce the opening of a third office, this time in New York City. The fold conceals the word ‘York’, which is revealed as the mailer is opened, turning ‘New Studio’ into ‘New York Studio’. Credit: Entrant/Design Studio: Turner Duckworth. […]
CATEGORY: DESIGN (INSTALLATIONS AND EXHIBITIONS) Entrant: OH OK LTD The Pilcrow is the pub that Manchester built. Through a series of workshops taking place across ten months, members of the public volunteered their time to work collaboratively with designers, makers, builders and craftspeople to build The Pilcrow from scratch. The Pilcrow project was devised in […]
CATEGORY: DESIGN (INSTALLATIONS AND EXHIBITIONS) Entrant: Artfelt Following a recent expansion at Sheffield Children’s Hospital, Thomas.Matthews were commissioned by Artfelt, the arts programme funded by The Children’s Hospital Charity, to create interior artworks for its Theatres Department. The aim of the commission was to provide both comfort and distraction for young patients during anxious moments […]
CATEGORY: DESIGN (Installations and Exhibitions) Entrant: Revolver/Will O’Rourke In a partnership between Tate London and the Art Gallery of NSW, a new exhibition titled Nude: art from the Tate collection brought over 100 representations of the nude to Australia. At the heart of the show was the world’s most famous image of erotic love, Auguste […]
CATEGORY: DESIGN (Motion Graphics/Moving Image) Entrant: DixonBaxi In 2016, England’s Premier League launched a new logo and visual identity created by DesignStudio. DixonBaxi were commissioned to bring DesignStudio’s brand to life for global TV including show titles, in-match graphics, augmented-reality, touch-screen and studio graphics. A custom motion graphics system called Field of Play is inspired […]
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