Duffy gift wraps Mall of America
One of the biggest shopping centres in the US – the Mall of America in Minnesota – has a vastly improved new identity system courtesy of Duffy & Partners
Get Art Flea in your year
This year’s Site Festival in Stroud, Gloucestershire will stage the inaugural Art Flea this weekend – a bizarre bazaar that puts an experimental spin on the humble flea market.
Propaganda: Power and Persuasion
The British Library has curated more than 200 items for a fascinating new exhibition exploring the use of state propaganda.
Are students getting their money’s worth?
Are UK universities failing to provide adequate tools and technology services to students? A survey of first years commissioned by Adobe suggests that many institutions are falling short of expectations
Ask Manchipp
Someone’s Simon Manchipp on selling ‘weird’ ideas, how to balance managing with designing, the worst piece of work he ever did and why abusive blog commenters are harming the design industry
Oreo ad celebrates the wondrous powers of its cookie
Oreo has launched an animated campaign to spread the good will allegedly induced by its famous cookies, imaging their powers of turning fairytale monsters into peaceful and fun-loving friends
A creative new campaign for CALM
Manchester music company Quenched has teamed up with artists, illustrators, musicians and comedians to launch a new campaign on behalf of male suicide prevention charity the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM)
An ad in 105 videos for Getty
AlmapBBDO has knitted together another charming ad for Getty Images showing off the picture agency’s vast range of video footage
One Word Brief 2013
This year’s One Word Brief is Be: submissions are invited from budding filmmakers, photographers, illustrators and graphic designers. Winning work will be printed in a book and featured in an exhibition
The future of creative education
D&AD is hosting an event at the University of London next week to discuss the future of creative education.
Get your dancing shoes on – courtesy of Puma
Grey London has created a genre-defying campaign for the new Puma fragrance Sync in which words are translated into dance moves
Renaud Hallée’s The Clockmakers
Filmmaker and audiovisual composer Renaud Hallée has produced a dizzying new animated short for Canada’s National Film Board.
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