Jude Law stars in new Johnnie Walker ad

Johnnie Walker Blue Label has released a new ad-cum-short film online, which features actors Jude Law and Giancarlo Giannini engaging in a ‘gentlemen’s wager’ over the ownership of a beautiful sail boat…

The Consumer Is In Charge. Of What?

In a world in which a handful of companies largely control what we see, hear, and buy, how can anyone claim that the consumer is the one in charge? This, says Bob Hoffman – aka The Ad Contrarian – is “one of the inescapable clichés of modern marketing” which “shows a remarkable and frightening lack of understanding about what’s really going on”…

Angels of the water

Creative agency Taxi installed a poignant sculpture on a British Columbia beach on Thursday to raise awareness of Canada’s annual Drowning Prevention Week. The large scale installation features 75 sand angels, each representing a person who drowned in the region last year…

Jacob Dahlgren art for the Royal London hospital

A new artwork by Swedish artist Jacob Dahlgren was recently unveiled at the dental hospital at the Royal London. It’s one of the latest commissions from Vital Arts, the Barts Health NHS Trust organisation that aims to improve the hospital environment for patients and staff

Silk Pearce mark 15 years at Aldeburgh

Design studio Silk Pearce has worked with the Aldeburgh Music festival for 15 years: a landmark celebrated in an exhibition of images of the area’s distinctive landscape

Dive into the archive

Creative Review has been bringing the creative community together since 1980. We have recently digitised every issue of the magazine ever published. That’s over 400 issues going back to 1980, available exclusively for subscribers. The CR archive offers an unparalleled view of the ways in which the creative industries have changed over the decades, but […]

Six Great New Music Videos

Looking to pass the time until the weekend? What better way than to catch up on some great new music videos – here are six of our recent faves.

Talent Spotters: Arts University Bournemouth

As part of our Talent Spotters series of degree show reviews, Justin Barrow, art director and founder of Supreme design and branding agency, selects his favourite projects from the Arts University Bournemouth BA Visual Communication degree show…

Ad of the Week: Citizen, Better Starts Now

Wieden + Kennedy Tokyo has created this charming film for watch brand Citizen, which uses a mix of elegant filmmaking and typography to tell the tale of the company’s history. The spot is our Ad of the Week.

CR August issue: digital futures

Are you sick of all the nostalgic, handmade imagery that has dominated our visual landscape recently? Is it time to embrace the potential of 3D, CG and digital imagemaking and talk about tomorrow rather than yesterday?