Can Barbie become a good role model for girls?
A new Barbie ad is attempting to align the doll brand with empowerment for girls. And it works surprisingly well…
Liberty at 140
“I was determined not to follow existing fashion but create new ones,” said Arthur Lasenby Liberty of his intentions for the Liberty brand, which turns 140 this year. A new exhibition at the Fashion and Textile Museum in London looks back at the many prints, garments and textiles it has produced, as well as the history of its iconic shop.
AOP Photography Awards 2015 – the winners
From microscopic images of household items to moving monochrome portraiture, from Irish rugby stars to the inside of a Tornado jet engine – the winners of the Association of Photographers Awards 2015 have been announced…
E.H. Shepard: An Illustrator’s War
A new exhibition at The House of Illustration showcases over 100 wartime illustrations by E.H. Shepard, offering a fascinating insight into his work before Winnie the Pooh and a poignant look at life on the battlefield.
Jamie Cullum on his magazine The Eighty-Eight: “an adventurous magazine for the occasional thinker”
Jazz-pop musician Jamie Cullum has recently released the second issue of his magazine The Eighty-Eight, and it’s really rather good. We talk to Cullum about what prompted him to make it, and his love of “lurid neon orange”…
“I think readers are hungry for honest stories about relationships”: editor Daniel Jones on The New York Times’ Modern Love column
Since 2004, the New York Times’ Modern Love column has featured hundreds of funny, poignant and heartwarming tales of love and relationships written by its readers. Essays are accompanied by some charming illustrations by Brian Rea and have also been made into a series of animated shorts…
Map: Exploring the World
A new book from Phaidon looks at how we represent our world through maps, charting 5,000 years of cartography. Here, we look in detail at four examples – from an artistic interpretation of a national park and a 19th-century drawing of the moon, to visualisations of two very different natural disasters
Heath Robinson’s advertising celebrated in an exhibition at McCann London
From Honda to Google to OK Go, it would seem that everybody loves a quirky chain reaction machine. The influence for these contraptions is usually attributed to US cartoonist and inventor Rube Goldberg but another inspiration is British illustrator W Heath Robinson, whose work is currently on show at McCann London.
Assemble’s Granby Four Streets: this year’s Turner Prize winner?
Inventive and thought-provoking, the Granby Four Streets project from Assemble stands out in the Turner Prize shortlist. Antonia Wilson talks to the London-based collective at Glasgow’s Tramway, inside their installation – a monument to renovation and a showroom for their beautiful handcrafted homewares
Making Mars: Framestore’s visual effects for The Martian
Following its Oscar-winning work on Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity, Framestore has created some stunning visual effects for The Martian, Ridley Scott’s adaptation of Andy Weir’s science fiction novel about a botanist stranded on Mars.
Apple Watch releases a new series of short ads, emphasising functionality
Apple has today launched a series of cute new product-demo style ads for the Apple Watch. But do they do enough to make you want to buy one?
Artist’s glow-in-the-dark bowl for new ‘wheels park’ opens in Liverpool
Commissioned for the Liverpool Biennial, Koo Jeong A’s design is coated with phosphorescent paint and opened at the city’s Everton Park yesterday
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