Talent Spotters: Brighton
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). Clare Plumley visits this year’s Brighton shows
Talent Spotters: Newcastle Fine Art
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). Here, Andy Welsh of MBL Solutions visits the Newcastle Fine Art Degree Show
Apple reveals sleek new iOS7
It’s goodbye to faux wood, felt and metal as Apple unveils a sleek new UI design for iOS7, the first major UI project released under the direction of Sir Jonathan Ive
After Hours: setting problems, rules and limits
The After Hours exhibition at the Jerwood Space on London’s Bankside is a diverse compendium of personal projects from graphic designers working without a client or a brief. But are there any common threads to be found?
Charles Burns: Believer portraits
The Believer magazine is known for producing some of the most distinctive covers around, thanks in part to the portraits artist Charles Burns creates for them. His collected work for the publication now forms a new exhibition in New York
One Leicester Street
A Practice for Everyday Life has created a beautiful identity system for boutique hotel One Leicester Street, with interior design by Universal Design Studio.
Talent Spotters: Wolverhampton
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). Andi Rusyn of Space + Room visits the University of Wolverhampton show
Talent Spotters: Sheffield Hallam
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). To start us off, Alex Szabo-Haslam and Michael Lindley of TruthStudio visit Sheffield Hallam University’s Creative Spark 2013 show
Re-living history
Digit, Windfall and Channel 4 brought D-Day, 1944 to life yesterday with an immersive multi-platform experience that allowed users to track events in real time online, on TV and via social media.
Join the club
In light of the recent news that Everton FC had decided to re-brand – and then decided not to – I thought it’d be interesting to have a skim through the unique branded history of our beloved and beautiful game
Points: the socially-powered street sign
Digital agency Breakfast has launched an interactive digital street sign with arms that rotate in response to user requests
NUA students design beer brand identity
Students at Norwich University of the Arts have designed an identity for local beer brand Redwell.
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