McBess illustrates new Deezer spot

Illustrator McBess has worked with director CRCR to create a new TV ad for music-on-demand company (it’s a bit like Spotify) Deezer…

Shirley Tucker, Faber and The Bell Jar

When Faber & Faber picked up Silvia Plath’s novel The Bell Jar in 1966, in-house designer Shirley Tucker was given the chance to design its cover – and she came up with the perfect image. In a series of interviews filmed at the publisher’s last year, Tucker discusses this work and her time at Faber

The ever-changing face of Bowie

David Bowie is a man of many faces, a fact borne out by the selection of 45 7-inch single sleeves soon to be exhibited at The Vinyl Factory in London’s Chelsea…

HNY from NB

For its latest series of New Year mailers NB Studio asked four contributing artists to create something on the theme of planetary exploration

This week’s ads

This week’s round-up of ads from around the world includes a nod to Leica’s photojournalism heritage, another monochrome tale of Guinness pluck and charm, and a tongue-in-cheek take on fashion’s obsession with ‘street style’.

Franck Allais In Passing

Franck Allais specialises in creating images that make you look twice. Next month London’s KK Outlet will host the French photographer’s first solo show…

FL@33 work to date

Much more than just an updated online portfolio, design studio FL@33’s new website is a complete archive of the work Tomi Vollauschek and Agathe Jacquillat have been doing since they founded the practice in 2001

The CR shop

Looking for back issues of the magazine, or a copy of the current issue? Wanting to take out a subscription to the magazine, or the iPad app? The CR shop is now open for business…

Jean Jullien says, Allo?

Jean Jullien is a French artist and illustrator who lives and works in London. His first solo exhibition opens at the Kemistry Gallery in February and deals, appropriately enough, with the subject of communication

The kids are creative

The Ideas Foundation’s I Am Creative initiative works with schools and brands to provide live briefs to secondary school children, introducing them to the advertising industry along the way. In its latest project, E.ON asked for ideas to motivate communities to save energy

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The Danish luxury fashion label has spearheaded the characterful evolution of Scandi style. Here, chief brand officer Priya Matadeen discusses its approach to collabs, the pressures of being a responsible brand, and how Ganni Girls grew from a hashtag to a badge of belonging

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