Harry Beck’s home receives Blue Plaque
Harry Beck, designer of the London Underground map, has been honoured with an English Heritage Blue Plaque, unveiled today at Beck’s birthplace in Leyton
Stebuklai restaurant identity
Lithuanian design studio New! has created the name and visual identity for a new restaurant in Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital…
Mitch Tonks’ Little Black Book of Seafood
Train operating company First Great Western has commissioned something a little more engaging than a press and poster campaign: a culinary guidebook by restauranteur and chef Mitch Tonks
Chelsea Children’s Hospital’s healing space
Commissioned by the Chelsea and Westminster Health Charity, design studio Thomas.Matthews has designed the look and feel of seven new wards with an overarching space theme at the Chelsea Children’s Hospital (CCH) in London…
AGI promises a more open conference
The organisers of this year’s AGI Open London conference are promising a more engaging experience with no boundaries between delegates and speakers and a strong educational focus
Quick! It’s the CR April issue
Our April issue presents the work of three young animators and animation teams to watch. Plus, we go in search of illustrator John Hanna, test out the claims of a new app to have uncovered the secrets of viral ad success and see how visual communications can both help keep us safe and help us recover in hospital
Dancing life drawings
We first featured Matt Robinson and Tom Wrigglesworth back in 2009 as fresh graduates with bundles of potential. The duo’s latest work is a charming animated film to promote life drawing classes at The Book Club in London…
Design Museum’s Designs of the Year 2013
The Design Museum’s Designs of the Year show is its usual eclectic self, marrying the gigantic (The Shard) with projects of more modest ambition. We pick out some highlights
OgilvyOne gets customers to share stories on plates
OgilvyOne UK has created a campaign for new Shoreditch restaurant Dishoom that allows visitors to share their experiences on one-off plates that will be added to the restaurant’s inventory for other people to read and share
Advertising Week Europe 2013
Advertising Week Europe is in full swing, having decamped to London for the first time this year after nine in New York
Tom Gauld at Typo Circle
Illustrator and cartoonist Tom Gauld will be giving the next Typographic Circle Typo Talk on March 27. Not only is this the chance to hear Gauld discuss his brilliant work, but you get a free A1 poster too
Add your own silent movie titles with Google’s Peanut Gallery Web Speech demo
Google’s latest Chrome Experiment aims to demonstrate the browser’s ability to turn speech into text by letting users add intertitles to old film clips by speaking into their computer’s microphone
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