New Year, New Career – 9 top tips
Thinking of changing job, going freelance or even setting up on your own? The Dots’ Pip Jamieson has some top tips for anyone looking to reinvigorate their career
St John Ambulance creates a new nursery rhyme, to help teach baby CPR
A charming new film from St John Ambulance gently satirises the world of kids TV while delivering a serious message to parents.
Taste the mixed feelings
Coca-Cola’s new global tagline ‘Taste the Feeling’ ticks all the boxes of a vacuous, formulaic, 21st-century brand line, writes Nick Asbury. But it’s attached to a smart strategy and looks like being the cornerstone of a great campaign. That should give copywriters a queasy feeling.
Tony Kaye, The Black Farmer and the ‘greatest sausage ad ever made’
Two mavericks, a West Country farm and some sizzling meat – is this the way great TV advertising should be made?
Note To Self: talks from Spin, Jim Williams, Lord Whitney and Chris Gaffey
Creative event Note to Self returns to Manchester next month with a night of talks from design studio Spin, ad director Chris Gaffey, Type Matters! author Jim Williams and set designers Lord Whitney.
Earl Brutus: a new box set designed by Scott King
In the 1990s, Earl Brutus gained a cult following for their raucous live shows, provocative album art and unusual mix of glam rock, punk and electronica. With the band’s music now re-issued on CD and vinyl in a lavish box set, we spoke to members Gordon King and Jamie Fry about the group’s unique aesthetic, and to art director Scott King about the new design
Go on, you be the judge
Awards have currency in the ad industry but their impact is not always positive
Ai Weiwei at Le Bon Marché
Ai Weiwei’s largest Paris exhibition to date is not at one of the city’s famed galleries but the Bon Marché department store. We speak to the artist and the retailer about the show and how it came about
Connecting brilliant minds
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CR Annual 2016: what will win?
The Creative Review Annual showcases the most significant projects of the previous 12 months in visual communications. Here’s what we predict will be big this year, from VR to digital design, record sleeves and programmatic
Ben Casey TypoCircle talk
In his forthcoming Typographic Circle talk, From Life Drawing to Letter Spacing, designer and educator Ben Casey will examine what has happened to the basic set of artistic skills, as taught in art and design colleges – and whether the industry still needs them
Lazy Oaf launches a clothing collection based on film series Don’t Hug Me, I’m Scared
Cult short film series Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared has gained millions of views online, and now has its own clothing collection, courtesy of Lazy Oaf.
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