What do you do after you’ve retired from top-flight sport? There are the obvious pathways of broadcasting and commentating, but alongside this, ex-rugby players Ben Kay and Lawrence Dallaglio have both also embarked on less-predictable careers in marketing. We talked to them about their decision to join adland and discover that the industries of sport and marketing are surprisingly similar
For Chris Ware’s latest collaboration with The New Yorker, his cover art has been turned into a short animation based on a parenting tale taken from Ira Glass’s radio show, This American Life
Greenpeace released a new ad this weekend to coincide with the Climate Change March, which happened in cities all over the world on Sunday, and ahead of the COP21 United Nations climate change conference, which opens today in Paris. Created by Stine Hole Mankovsky, the campaign uses the familiar image of a Russian doll to powerful affect.
Images of celebrities by students, staff and alumni of The Cass art school will be auctioned in support of the Terence Higgins Trust on December 1
Oliver Eglin’s evocative portrait series from Berlin is one of two student projects chosen as Best in Book in the CR Photography Annual this year
Tom Gibson of post-production facility Smoke and Mirrors offers his perspective on the advantages of integrated production and the creative opportunities it provides
Coldplay’s latest video, for song Adventure of a Lifetime, sees the band become all-singing, all-dancing chimps. We talk to director Mat Whitecross and Imaginarium Studios’ Andy Serkis about how the promo was created…
CR editor Patrick Burgoyne recently took part in a salon event hosted by Flamingo’s Cultural Intelligence in partnership with Shelter and Smoke Creatives (the team behind Shelter’s biannual magazine ‘Here’) to probe how our relationship with the home is undergoing a dramatic shift
Creative director Kuchar Swara has launched a new watch brand, Sekford, with designers Cédric Bellon and Pierre Foulonneau. Watches feature bespoke lettering by Commercial Type and a Gothic-style engraving by printmaker Mark Wilkinson…
Cassetteboy have gained fans and millions of YouTube views with their ingenious mash-ups which send up figures including David Cameron, Alan Sugar, and Jamie Oliver. At an event last week, they talked about how they make their work. Clue: it’s very time intensive.
This surreally beautiful project, created by dropping pigment into water, is one of two student projects chosen as Best in Book in the CR Photography Annual
Since joining Louis Vuitton in 2009, creative director of visual merchandising Faye McLeod has worked on dozens of inventive window displays for the brand. Her work is now showcased in a lavish new book by French publisher Assouline
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