KFC has weathered significant storms this year, with the help of clever and upfront advertising. We talk to Hermeti Balarin, ECD at KFC’s agency Mother, about advertising in a crisis, and how mutual respect between brand and agency is still essential in making great work
Non-alcoholic spirit Seedlip has kickstarted a new category, blending 17th century distillation techniques with botanical-themed design to win drinkers over. Here’s how the brand reinvented alcohol-free
The brand has collaborated with The Cybersmile Foundation on a spoken word ad by BETC London, which features a diverse cast of women sharing their experiences of online abuse – along with a couple of famous faces thrown in for good measure
Food styling can be a messy, fun and physically demanding job. Lucy-Ruth Hathaway, who has worked on shoots for Kinfolk and the Sunday Times Magazine, talks us through her creative process
How creativity is changing what and how we eat
On Wednesday December 5 our expert panel will discuss what makes a successful in-house creative team, review the winning work from this year’s In-House Design Awards and answer audience questions. Join us at 3pm on Wednesday December 5
How creativity is making, changing and documenting places
Creative thinking and the body across advertising, design, photography and digital
How creativity and design is changing retail
We examine creativity and innovation in the world of video games
With this award scheme we celebrate the best creative work
from the past year, those who create it and commission it
Entry deadline: November 23 2018
With the impact of digital transformation, the relationship between brand and agency is evolving fast. Navigating this change requires adaptation: Jada Balster, Workfront’s VP Marketing, suggests three tips for processes to smooth the way
CR has just released its Creative Leaders 50 list, celebrating those we believe are driving change through creativity. Here we highlight those on the list who are particularly focused on collaboration
We’ve talked to five of CR’s Creative Leaders 50 about how they have handled failure in their own career, and how they advise others to cope when things don’t go according to plan. Next we talk to designer and publisher Adrian Shaughnessy
We’ve talked to five of CR’s Creative Leaders 50 about how they have handled failure in their own career, and how they advise others to cope when things don’t go according to plan. First up is production company Somesuch co-founder, Sally Campbell
You know how it goes: the better you perform, the more requests for work you will receive, and the harder it gets to manage your time. But, introduce a few simple processes and you can take back control says Jada Balster, Workfront’s VP Marketing
CR has just released its Creative Leaders 50 list, celebrating those we believe are driving change through creativity. Here we highlight those who are using creative thinking to help achieve social change
The Creative Leaders 50 is an annual scheme from Creative Review, in partnership with Workfront, to celebrate, educate and inspire those who are leading creative businesses, organisations and teams. We have selected 50 people from across the UK and European creative industries who we feel are driving change, not just within their organisation but in […]
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The foods of the future are better for our planet and our conscience, but not necessarily our appetite. As insect-based products and unfamiliar alternatives to meat and dairy spring up, we explore whether design can help us overcome our aversion
In one of the more unexpected headlines to appear during the Christmas ad season, Iceland has seen its festive ad – a reworking of a previous campaign by Greenpeace – banned for breaching political advertising rules
In a piece of research conducted jointly by MOO and CR, designers based in the UK ranked their favourite fonts, revealing their ‘go-to’ typefaces and the more contemporary fonts they most like to use
House of Illustration’s new show includes 40 works by different illustrators – three of whom are refugees themselves. We speak to curator Katie Nairne about how illustration allows artists to show a different side to an already widely documented subject
In this special edition of CR Podcast, recorded at Sagmeister & Walsh’s studio in New York, we talk to Stefan Sagmeister about why beauty matters in design
In his latest column, our correspondent Daniel Benneworth-Gray finds himself trying to explain his job, and in turn what design is, to his six year-old son
In this episode of the Designer vs Developer series, Google Design Advocate Mustafa Kurtuldu discusses the process of designing a progressive web app, designing for speed, creating icons and more
Ali Hanan’s organisation has been given a £65,000 grant by the government to run a two-week programme in Manchester and London that will help place women who have taken career gaps into new creative roles
With its narrative-driven format, painterly animation style and an absence of shoot-em-ups, 11-11: Memories Retold is not your average war game. We talk to Aardman Animation’s Bram Ttwheam about how it was created and the changing language of gaming
In his book Against Creativity author Oli Mould questions whether being ‘creative’ means becoming a cog in the machine. CR met with him to discuss how creativity can become more than part of a production line
From Vogue fashion spreads and Fassbinder movies to Victorian cabinets of curiosities, production designer Inbal Weinberg breaks down how she brought the witchy world of Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria to life
In his latest column for CR, Perry Nightingale, Executive Creative Technologist at Grey London, addresses how hype can affect our attitudes towards technology, and why the journey to real technological change is long
In this collection of articles we celebrate the art of storytelling, looking at outstanding uses of narrative techniques and exploring how compelling stories can be told in children’s books, VR experiences, TV dramas, podcasts & more
The best advertising work, how it was made, who made it and why
From breaking news to in-depth coverage, reviews and opinion
Celebrating the craft of filmmaking and creativity on screen
Leading creatives look back on the ups and downs of their careers
With the costs of living and running a business in London increasingly unrealistic, CR speaks to creatives who have made the move out of the capital
Sir John Hegarty, Jim Sutherland, Caroline Pay, Michael Johnson and Zia Zareem-Slade on how to make the best creative work
A new feature created for easyJet’s app offers a novel way to book flights using screen grabs of Instagram posts
In the latest in our series showcasing emerging creative talent on Facebook and Instagram, we talk to Fumi Homma, a London-based photographer inspired by Americana
In the latest in our series showcasing emerging creative talent on Facebook and Instagram, we talk to Berlin-based illustrator Jill Senft about her whimsical paintings and zines
In the latest in our series uncovering creative talent on Facebook and Instagram, we take a look at the surreal and vibrant work of Paris-based creative Carlín Díaz
Publishing startup Wonderbly has sold over three million books in the past five years, and claims Facebook has driven more sales than any other media channel. We talk to the brand about its approach to advertising on the platform
In the latest in our series showcasing great creative talent on Facebook and Instagram, we talk to London based animator Caitlin McCarthy
In the latest in our series uncovering creative talent on Facebook and Instagram, we speak to Tishk Barzanji, a visual artist and commercial illustrator based in London
In the latest in our series uncovering creative talent on Facebook and Instagram, we speak to Barcelona-based illustrator and animator Luis Mazon