Moving Brands creates interactive music video for Duologue
Moving Brands has created an interactive music video for emerging band Duologue that allows viewers to control the camera angle to create their own version while watching
Jamie’s Dinersaurs
Artist Jay Jay Burridge has created a dinosaur-themed interior for Jamie Oliver’s latest restaurant, a pop-up diner in Picadilly.
The art of closure
While the closure of an Underground station is hardly something Londoners welcome, the way the tube has been telling passengers that Edgware Road is currently out of action may at least offer some small consolation to designers
British Red Cross teams up with street artist Marcus Crocker to highlight Refugee Week
What do Lucian Freud, Freddie Mercury and Lord Richard Rogers have in common? As the British Red Cross points out with the help of a visually arresting campaign, they were all refugees or have parents who have fled persecution
Organ Donation Through A Lens award chooses finalists
Nine films have been shortlisted in the annual Organ Donation Through a Lens short film competition, with some thought-provoking work among the amateur contenders
Talent Spotters: Falmouth Graphic Design
Over the course of this year’s degree show season, CR readers will be guest blogging reviews of shows up and down the UK (and beyond). Maisie Benson takes a look at the Falmouth Graphic Design show
Phil’s Found Folk
As part of the Jerwood Space’s After Hours show, which contributor Nick Asbury wrote about on the blog on Monday, Phil Carter’s Found Folk series is proving to be a highlight. So here are a few more pictures of his wooden creations, along with some further details on how he makes them
Information is Beautiful Awards open for entries
The 2013 Information is Beautiful Awards – a scheme awarding the best in data visualisation, infographics and information art – is open for entries.
Print Club London: private view invite
Print Club London is launching a poster exhibition this summer to coincide with Film4’s annual Somerset House screenings – and CR readers are invited to the private pre-show buyer’s night.
Talent Spotters: Liverpool John Moores Graphic Arts
This year Liverpool’s Graphic Arts graduates shunned the traditional gallery space in favour of a bar – London’s Social, just off Oxford Street. Here wall space was unavailable, so work was projected in a slideshow onto a screen. The course is multidisciplinary, and output falls broadly into the categories of graphic design and illustration. Here are some of the highlights:
AMV BBDO and HLA create retro ad for Total Greek Yoghurt
A new ad by AMV BBDO and created by HLA director Simon Ratigan for Total Greek Yoghurt transports the viewer back to the Greece of the 1920s when the product was first made… or does it?
Green on White (in red)
Fleur Olby’s recent photography show at the Gallery on the Green in Settle, North Yorkshire, proves that occupying a smaller space – in this case an old telephone box – is no barrier to staging a meaningful and immersive exhibition
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