Cannes Lions Winners 2018
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Designing Nigeria’s World Cup kit
Nigeria’s 2018 World Cup kit reflects the spirit and swagger of contemporary Nigeria – we talked to Nike’s Design Director Pete Hoppins about the inspiration for the design
Insights on the advertising industry, plus our Cannes Lions coverage
The best advertising work, how it was made, who made it and why
All of CR’s World Cup coverage: the boots, the balls, the posters, the ads and more
All about the beautiful game, creativity inspired by football
Cannes Lions: the big winners in social, data, product design and innovation
The awards keep coming at Cannes Lions 2018: Nike Nothing Beats a Londoner and JFK Unsilenced are among the big winners in the Social, Data, Innovation and Product Design categories
Alex Grieve & Adrian Rossi: If I could change one thing about advertising
AMV BBDO ECDs Alex Grieve and Adrian Rossi point out the importance of ‘the rest, the rest, the rest’ when it comes to creating ‘the work, the work, the work’
Ben Kay on data and advertising
In his latest column for CR, Ben Kay reflects on the often-tense relationship between creativity and data, and how ad agencies might stop the brain drain of talent to tech companies
Latest from CR
Designer vs. Developer #16: Prototyping and scenario-based design
In the latest episode of his Designer vs Developer series Mustafa Kurtuldu, Design Advocate at Google, discusses techniques on how to design user flows and not just tacking on a bit of design at the end.
How We Got Here: Mike & Rob, AMV BBDO
To coincide with Cannes Lions, this week on CR we’re focusing on the ad industry. As they celebrate 20 years of working together, we speak to AMV BBDO creative partners Mike Crowe and Rob Messeter about keeping the fire burning
Cannes Lions: the big winners so far
With new awards being announced each day, we’ll be keeping you up to date with the pick of the Cannes Lions winners this week. Here are our highlights from the Design, Outdoor, Mobile, Health and Print & Publishing categories
In partnership with Facebook & Instagram
New Talent: Manshen Lo
In the latest in our series uncovering creative talent on Facebook and Instagram, we speak to London-based illustrator and animator Manshen Lo, who creates intriguing observational drawings
Stéphane Xiberras: If I could change one thing about advertising
Stéphane Xiberras, President & CCO at BETC Paris, takes us on a journey back through time to illustrate what he would change about the ad industry if he could
How Tide helped adland find its sense of humour
Saatchi & Saatchi’s It’s A Tide Ad used some impressively self-aware satire to prove advertising can still raise a laugh. Here, directors Traktor discuss how to hijack the Super Bowl, and why comedy should be taken seriously
Kimberley Gill: If I could change one thing about advertising
If Kimberley Gill, Creative Director & Partner at BBH London, could change one thing about advertising, it would be to bring back the N50 marker pen
Going green: Patagonia on the perils of greenwashing
To coincide with Cannes Lions, this week on CR we’re focusing on the ad industry. Here we speak to Patagonia’s marketing director Alex Weller about the fight for brands to remain authentic amid the deluge of sustainability focused advertising
Nike Russia releases a dynamic World Cup spot
Wieden + Kennedy Amsterdam celebrates the underdogs of the sports world for Nike’s Never Ask World Cup ad campaign, which stars a blind runner and a male synchronised swimmer
Thierry Albert on the importance of paternity leave in advertising
Thierry Albert is a creative director at Wieden + Kennedy Amsterdam and a father of two. Here he explains the importance of encouraging flexible working for fathers as well as mothers
adidas Football releases new set of World Cup films
Advertising for the World Cup in Russia has been slow to appear though this week sees the launch of three films from adidas Football, focusing on players Mo Salah and Gabriel Jesus, and the RFEF
The CR podcast episode 6: Cannes Lions special
For a special Cannes Lions-themed edition of the podcast, CR’s Eliza Williams speaks to adam&eveDDB’s Richard Brim and Leo Burnett’s Chaka Sobhani about what to expect from this year’s festival
The Annual 2018
Creative Review’s yearly award scheme, celebrating the best in commercial creativity. All the selected work is featured in print in the May 2018 issue, with detailed case studies of the winning work recognised in our Best in Book section.
Storytelling
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.
Advertising
The best advertising work, how it was made, who made it and why
Graphic design
From breaking news to in-depth coverage, reviews and opinion
Film & TV
Celebrating the craft of filmmaking and creativity on screen
How I Got Here
Creatives look back on the highlights of their careers
Meet the Rurbanites
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
Creative Pioneers
Advice from Sir John Hegarty, Jim Sutherland, Caroline Pay, Michael Johnson and Zia Zareem-Slade, all of whom offer insights on CR’s online training course Mastering Creativity
Branding
Opinion and analysis from the world of corporate identity