This week’s round-up of new advertising features a VW spot where you can choose the style of soundtrack you want to hear, a SNCF campaign featuring doors that serve as portals to other cities, and a sentimental film for Skype, alongside a series of illustrated gifs, a clutch of new TV spots, and some good old-fashioned posters. I know, we can scarcely believe it either.
The Independent revealed a new look today, the result of a three month-long project from designer Matt Willey and the newspaper’s in-house design team. Here, Willey and the paper’s Stephen Petch and Dan Barber, talk through the changes which include a new bespoke type family and a radical masthead redesign
CR’s pick of exhibitions, design events and creative activities for the week ahead including Hatch Show Print in London, Aesthetica Short Film Festival in York, Spiegelman retrospective in New York, Photobooks Now talk from Aperture Foundation’s Chris Boot in Washington, J.R. Eyerman Rediscovered in Paris and London, Gestalten Pop-Up Store in Hong Kong and The Craft of Album Art Design Workshop with StormStudios in London …
A ‘virtual studio’ made up of architecture, design and creative agencies from Eindhoven has devised an open-source visual identity for the city.
Published this week, I Like It What Is It? is a book of 30 detachable posters by Anthony Burrill and the stories behind them
Orion’s repackaging of F Scott Fitzgerald’s writings enabled designer Sinem Erkas to get stuck into some Jazz Age-influenced typography. Her work for the series now covers six titles, the latest of which, The Last Tycoon, is published this week
Interesting times for Marks & Spencer as it unveils its blockbuster Christmas TV ad on the same day as some pretty bleak sales figures are announced. Will Rosie and her ever-changing array of undies right the ship?
Virgin America has unveiled a Glee-static safety video which turns the mundanities of pre-flight safety drills into a massive musical production number
COY! Communications director Mark Denton will be delivering a talk on November 12 as part of the Typographic Circle’s student programme.
Leagas Delaney has launched a campaign for online beauty retailer Feel Unique with a series of typographic posters celebrating individuality.
Saatchi & Saatchi Thailand are claiming a ‘world first’ with an Electrolux spot featuring an artwork made with a vacuum cleaner
Over the coming week, the Christmas ad onslaught will get into full swing: Lego is making an early bid for the present pound with this heartwarming portrayal of a father and son getting busy with the bricks
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
The Autumn 2024 issue of Creative Review looks at the brands and individuals who are pushing creativity forward on their way to the top
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
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
Kinda Studios is tapping into the emerging field of neuroaesthetics to help creatives and brands make more impactful work that benefits people’s wellbeing