CR and JCDecaux cover the UK with graduate work

Up to half the entire population of the UK will be able to see the work of the 20 art and design graduates chosen for our Talentspotting scheme in association with Creative Translation

Gradwatch: Joseph Ball

We talk to Joseph Ball, a recent photography graduate from Falmouth University, about his degree project Dead Ghosts on TV and the grainy black-and-white aesthetic of his surrealist photographs which he shoots mainly at night.

Gradwatch: Ailsa Johnson

This month, we’ve teamed up with Creative Translation to put work by 20 visual communications students and graduates on JC Decaux billboards across the UK. One of those graduates is Ailsa Johnson, whose portfolio includes some charming food based prints and children’s picture books…

Penguin By Hand covers

Six of Penguin’s most popular recent fiction titles have been redesigned as a set with new craft-inspired covers. The Penguin By Hand series makes use of embroidery, crochet and quilting, with each technique further evoked on paper through the use of some serious embossing

Gradwatch: Jack Fletcher

This month, we’ve teamed up with Creative Translation to put work by 20 visual communications students and graduates on JC Decaux billboards across the UK. One of those graduates is Jack Fletcher, who creates colourful 3D screen prints, riso posters and zines…

Gradwatch: Kat Loudon

We speak to Glasgow School of Art communication design graduate Kat Loudon, whose multi-disciplinary work inlcudes posters, placards and embroidered jackets inspired by William Morris, sculptural signage for Glasgow Green and a magazine made using fire and water damaged books from Glasgow School of Art’s Mackintosh Library.

Honda shows off the details of its HR-V car with charm

It’s hard to make the details of a car seem exciting in ads. Some brands do it by spelling out the information in booming voiceovers, while in this new spot Honda uses creativity and charm to get its message across…

Ads of the Week

Here are our favourite ads this week, opening with a glossy new spot for Lexus featuring a hoverboard. Yes, a hoverboard! Finally, Back To The Future fans, it’s here! Well, sort of…

The future of St Bride Library

Over the last few days speculation about the future of the much-loved St Bride Library in London has intensified. Last night, St Bride CEO Glyn Farrow addressed some of the concerns on the Foundation’s website. While he stated that both the library and workshop are set to close for the time being, the valuable collections will be ‘moth-balled’ until the institution’s financial situation improves

Music Videos of the Month

It’s been a massive month in music videos, with big hitters from Rihanna and Kendrick Lamar garnering reams of views and debate. In case you’ve somehow missed these two, we’ve included them here, alongside some smaller but still perfectly formed gems that have caught our eyes these last few weeks. Enjoy.