CATEGORY: DIGITAL (APPS) Entrant: AKQA BBC Worldwide’s Story of Life app offers viewers a new way to experience Sir David Attenborough’s most informative and breathtaking moments for the BBC. It features over 1,000 landmark clips spanning over 60 years. Users can create personal collections, share them and unlock new exclusive clips, taking them on an […]
CATEGORY: DIGITAL (APPS) Entrant: AKQA Nike Football Pro Genius is billed as ‘the world’s first mental training service for footballers’. It is a suite of football-specific, mobile-centric brain training tools and techniques which replicates the type of mental training used by professional players. Working with players and sports psychologists, AKQA developed six interactive tools: 1. […]
CATEGORY: DIGITAL (apps) Entrant: Sosolimited What if you could make art by talking to your TV? Miraj is an Apple TV app that lets you paint with your voice. Say something into your remote – ‘hamburger’ for example and of Miraj will create a collage of imagery based on that word. “We got very excited about […]
Category: Digital (Websites) Entrant: Breakthrough This UK Department for Education online portal attempts to provide essential resources, information and advice to help parents, teachers and school leaders keep young people safe from the influences of radicalisation. The site takes a typographical approach to allow users to easily navigate their way to the information and resources […]
Multiple Winner: Installations and Exhibitions, Direct Marketing Entrant: Leo Burnett Chicago The Art Institute of Chicago wanted to generate attendance for its new exhibition, Van Gogh’s Bedrooms. The intent of the show and the brief were the same: to bring people closer to the artist than ever before. Another objective was to reach beyond art […]
Multiple winner: Interactive Film & VR or Mixed Reality Craft and Technical innovation Entrant: Google Creative Land and Google Arts & Culture When Google Arts & Culture added Natural History to their online collection, Google Creative Lab was asked to create a way to encourage people to discover this world. They set out to re-imagine […]
Multiple winner: Branded content, Direct Marketing, Social, Installations and Exhibitions Entrant: Publicis London Game of Thrones has been filmed in Northern Ireland for six seasons. The tourism board needed a way of not only attracting fans from around the world to visit, but also enticing them to travel to every corner of the country. In […]
JKR’s new pizza boxes for Domino’s are the latest example of a growing trend for stripped-back food and drink packaging. We take a look at some other minimal redesigns
On paper, successful creative director, artist and photographer Erik Kessels doesn’t seem like much of a failure. Yet, as his new book reveals, failing is a healthy part of the creative process – while imperfection can be a fascinating artistic sphere in which to work.
Design studio North’s website for Arjowiggins aims to replicate the experience of looking through a paper samples book online. We spoke to North’s Sean Perkins about designing the site and collaborating with photographer Dan Tobin Smith to capture the company’s paper in motion…
After months of anticipation, Big Eyes and Tony Kaye’s ad for The Black Farmer is now out and, yes, it is unlike any sausage ad you’ve ever seen
In the first of a series of podcasts on classic ads for Cannes Lions, CR editor Patrick Burgoyne talks to Jason Gonsalves and Davud Karbassioun of BBH about the making of the multi-award-winning spot
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