Apple’s Misunderstood Christmas ad
Apple’s Christmas ad features a mopey teen whose head is permanently buried in his smartphone. But wait, he’s not really so grumpy after all…
The Standard calendar 2014: a year in unusual requests
KesselsKramer has designed a calendar for US hotel group The Standard illustrating comments left by guests in its suggestion boxes.
BETC Paris launches Graffiti Général website
BETC Paris is moving offices. The ad agency’s new building is distinctive: the Magasins Généraux in Pantin. Abandoned since 2004, it has become a haven for graffiti artists around the world. In order to celebrate the artworks created there before renovations begin, BETC Paris has launched Graffiti Général, which offers a 3D tour of the site online…
Sign Painters film to screen in London
Sam Roberts of the Ghostsigns project informs us that tickets for the London screening of the Sign Painters film are selling fast
First Airbnb ad aims to attract travellers
Airbnb has launched its first integrated advertising campaign, which sees a team of artists turn 50 of its listings into intricate birdhouses, in order to empahsise the uniqueness of the accommodation on its site.
Blisters poster show open for entries
Screen printing studio Print Club London is looking for young, emerging and established illustrators to take part in its annual poster show, Blisters.
Karlsson, not Wilker
As the winner of this year’s Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize, designer Hjalti Karlsson has created an exhibition of his work to run in Gothenburg’s Röhsska Museum. Just one problem – the prize was for him and not his business partner Jan Wilker. Awkward
Sagmeister & Walsh shift Function up a gear
Sagmeister & Walsh has designed a new visual identity for US engineering company Function featuring an animated type system and extensive set of icons.
PDR’s 3D printed design awards
Cardiff product design and research centre PDR has produced some impressive typographic trophies for this year’s Design Management Europe Awards.
Saatchi & Saatchi’s Pregnant Man Nativity
Saatchi & Saatchi’s Christmas window this year features a nativity scene with a difference…
A Computer’s Carol
In 2008 James Houston turned Radiohead’s Nude into a dreamy symphony played out by printers and hard drives. This year he’s created Glasgow School of Art’s Christmas e-card: a rewritten version of Carol of the Bells sung by a choir of vintage Macs, a Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum+ and a Sega Megadrive
British Library adds one million images to Flickr
In what could well become one of the most interesting image collections on the web, the British Library has announced it has uploaded over one million images to Flickr from 65,000 books spanning from the 17th to the 19th century
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 Leaders Issue is out now!
The Autumn 2024 issue of Creative Review looks at the brands and individuals who are pushing creativity forward on their way to the top
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
Jessica Walsh ventures into the world of type
As the &Walsh founder launches her agency’s new offshoot Type of Feeling, she discusses why typography’s ability to evoke emotions makes it one of the most powerful tools at a brand’s disposal
Can neuroscience make you a better creative?
Kinda Studios is tapping into the emerging field of neuroaesthetics to help creatives and brands make more impactful work that benefits people’s wellbeing