Your health in your hands
Wearables linked to online systems could put designers at the heart of a revolution in healthcare. Patrick Burgoyne asks where this ‘self-care’ movement is taking us
The printed body
Replacement hips, skull implants, ears and noses: the use of 3D printing in healthcare is growing rapidly. Could functioning organs be the next step?
More than just froth
Design To Grow is a new book examining the role that design has played in the exponential growth of Coca-Cola
How should we talk about health in advertising?
What is the most successful way for campaigners, charities and the government to talk to the public about health?
The remade self
Sophie de Oliveira Barata creates bespoke realistic and alternative limbs for amputees, helping to restore their confidence with prosthetics to be proud of
Design Indaba
As this year’s line-up demonstrated, Cape Town conference Design Indaba is about much more than just design
The art of recovery: the power of art and design in hospitals
For years hospitals have used art and design to improve patient wellbeing, but commissions are now allied to specific areas of treatment and care
Design on the picket line
Craig Oldham’s In Loving Memory of Work, a survey of the protest graphics emerging from the miners’ strike, is a powerful, personal story
To see inside
The Wellcome Image Awards celebrate the best in medical imaging – combining art and science, to aid understanding and stimulate desire for discovery
Piece by Piece
There’s no easy way to make a great poster, but this distinctive and intelligent example for Parkinson’s UK is a perfect storm of creative techniques
Drawing blanks: does a book’s cover really need to have anything on it?
It seems that nothing stirs the designer’s mind like designing a cover for a book about … nothing. Or something
Visual language and healthcare
While the packaging of medical products can be a life and death affair, Jeremy Owen suggests that designers can play a role beyond the purely functional
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