Studio aka director Rob Latimer has created a new corporate film for Guinness, which can be viewed in full online here.

Eighteen London-based artists were invited to illustrate their pet hate in circular form so all the images produced could be screenprinted onto dartboards. The result is 180 Things I Hate About You – a new exhibition of the screenprinted dartboards which will run at London’s Dazed and Confused Gallery, 112-116 Old Street, from 15 February – 14 March. Here’s a sneaky preview of some of the work…

Following on from the Peter Saville sticker included with our current issue, Jessica Love spotted this alternate version on Cleveland Street, just off Gt Portland Street in London. Not quite as elegant as the Meard St sign but we like the over-excited use of exclamation marks.

Proposed sketch for the 250 guilder note by Ootje Oxenaar featuring G Rietveld’s Schröder
House. The concept was rejected in favour of an image of a lighthouse (see below)

Robert Deodaat Emile Oxenaar – or Ootje as he’s known – is, at 76, still teaching in the graphic design department of the Rhode Island School of Design. Born in The Hague in the Netherlands he attended the city’s Royal Academy of Art and then, from 1966 until 1985, worked for the Nederlandsche Bank on a series of new banknotes. It was here that he designed what came to be his most famous project and, in terms of currency design, what many consider to be the most beautiful money in the world.

CR spoke to Ootje about his work, how he added personal elements to approved designs and how it feels to have your artwork seen and used by millions, everyday, for over 30 years. (An edited version of the interview appears in our current issue, guest-edited by ad agency Mother, alongside a DPS reproduction of his classic 10 guilder note).

A thoughtful assistant at WH Smith sent John Dowling’s copy of this month’s issue with a covering note. Unfortunately, the last line appears to send a rather different message…

After receiving some complaints about the issue, WH Smith took it off the shelves. It should now be back up, but with stickers over the offending phrase. If you would like an uncensored copy, please go to Borders or an independent retailer. Or you can buy a copy direct from us by calling +44 (0)207 292 3703. crcirc@centaur.co.uk

Alicia O’Dell writes to inform us of this heinous crime - someone stole her Saville sticker. If anyone has any information leading to the recovery of this item, please inform us…