Port magazine has just launched its 15th issue, which features a striking series of portraits of composer Esa-Pekka Salonen shot by Pieter Hugo, and photo features on New York cricket, sea bass fishing and SCP owner Sheridan Coakley’s Hampshire home. We spoke to creative director Kuchar Swara about the issue, and some of his favourite Port features to date
We’re announcing one final week to submit entries into the CR Photography Annual 2014. It’s the very last chance to enter your work! You have until Thursday 18th September to enter your work, with the chance to showcase your best photographic work from the last year and benefit from more exposure than ever before.
On Monday, the Metro newspaper dedicated its entire issue to supporting the Paddy Power/Stonewall Rainbow Laces campaign, which aims to tackle homophobia in football. As well as running a Rainbow Laces graphic across every page, the issue saw brands including Premier Inn, Google, and Smirnoff create special ads. The campaign is our Ad of the Week.
On September 24, graphic designer and expert on typewriter art Barrie Tullett is giving a talk at St Bride Library on the history of art made on the humble typewriter. Joining Tullett on the night will be artist Keira Rathbone, who will ‘live typing’ during the event…
Channel 4 has announced that its 4oD service is to be replaced with a new brand, All 4, from next year. Envisaged as a single destination for all of the broadcaster’s linear channels and digital content, the new identity reworks the original Channel 4 logo designed by Lambie-Nairn
Lots of great work to share with you this week, from brands including Nike, Adidas, Save The Children, Temptations Tumblers cat treats, and the Jodi Lee Foundation. In our first campaign though, Walkers crisps have put Gary Lineker in a vending machine…
An exhibition opens today at the Museum of the City of New York dedicated to the work of US illustrator, McCauley ‘Mac’ Conner, whose work helped define American advertising from the late 1940 to the early 60s. Accompanying the show is a filmed interview with Conner – who turned 100 last November – which you can watch here
The entry deadline to CR’s Photography Annual is coming up this Thursday: to help inspire you to enter this year, we’ve asked our judges about what they think makes a great image. Here, Gemma Fletcher, senior art director at Getty Images, talks about her favourite recent images and which photographers she thinks are making outstanding work right now…
Whilst I was waiting for my morning train the other day, I spotted a lady with a very special bag. I have always loved this Alan Fletcher-designed logo, since first seeing it nearly thirty years ago. It seems to me a kind of miracle that this bag was on my station platform
When Swedish homecare brand Åhléns wanted to reach a younger audience for its summer collection, agency Forsman & Bodenfors came up with a nifty game using Instagram…
Opening to the public today at The Standard hotel in New York is a new sculpture by artistic duo FriendsWithYou. Titled Light Cave, the work is a brightly coloured inflatable space which visitors walk through to enter the hotel…
Paul Belford Ltd. has created a new campaign for the Social Economy Alliance, a network of organisations working to create a more social economy in the UK. Blending images of prominent political figures, a series of posters calls for politicians to ditch traditional left-right notions of putting business against society
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