Tis the degree show season and, now that we have sent our July issue happily off to print, CR’s editorial team is attempting to get out and about to as many of them as possible. First up, Central St Martins BA (hons) Graphic Design
And you thought the poster was a dying art? Check out the winners of the 21st International Poster Biennale in Warsaw
Detail from last year’s Central Saint Martins graphic design show catalogue (by Oscar & Ewan). Degree shows offer a great opportunity for graduates to direct attention to themselves and their work. You’d never guess…
It’s that time of year again: the student degree shows are about to kick off and, potentially, launch the career of many a future creative star. Here at CR we do our best to see as many shows as we can and have compiled a list of some of the main ones to see this year, from all over the UK. For those of you who like to see as much work as possible in one place, we’ve also got details on the group shows from D&AD, Free Range and New Designers that showcase the work of hundreds of colleges. And if you want to add details of any other shows we haven’t included here, then please leave all the relevant info as a comment…
The normally pristine white atrium at ad agency M&C Saatchi has been transformed into a showcase of the multifarious talents of creative collective Daydream Network…
Back in January we posted on Shepard Fairey’s posters in support of the Barack Obama campaign. At the time, some comments cast doubt over how effective the posters would be. Not only is Obama now assured of the Democratic nomination but, we can reveal, sales of Fairey’s posters (shown above) raised over $400,000 to help him get there…
A trailer for Marc Craste's beautiful new film Varmints has been released online
Christoph Niemann has a new blog, Abstract City, on the New York Times' site. His first post is a rather sweet illustrated tale of his sons' infatuation with the NY Subway
What the @&$?!! is a grawlix? Hoefler and Frere-Jones explain all (link: DO)
Non-Format reveal a nice new site, updated with lots of new work. Check out the FAQ section for everything you need to know about Jon and Kjell and their working process
South Carolina not "so gay", apparently...
Shepard Fairey auctions the original artwork for his Obama poster for charidee. Current bid: $60,000
The Museum of Notebooks. There's some lovely stuff here... (link: Coudal)
Noel Gallagher opens his rather large mouth once again... this time proclaiming that the new Oasis album cover art has been created by "the most expensive graphic designer in London". That's Julian House, according to Gallagher
"Ad agencies borrow from artists who borrow from advertising. Isn’t it great when things just work?" The NYT looks at the creative industry's most notorious cycle of influence...
Another chance to see Iain Follett's beautiful collection of stamps that made up our January 08 edition of Monograph (free to subscribers of CR)
A vast archive of vintage Russian advertising posters
Don't Panic has launched a competition to design a character for new PS3 game LittleBigPlanet. Deadline: August 4
Smoke & Mirrors post-production is sponsoring Blitzkrieg Bop, an exhibition at Man & Eve gallery in London, featuring work by Peter Saville, Ian Davenport and more
Designer and art director Matt Willey recently published an animation on YouTube which documents every single decision made in laying out a magazine feature
Comic Sans, applied well? Armin Vit thinks he's spotted the one good application of the typeface graphic designers love to hate (link: DO)
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