Co-founder of product and experience design consultancy Fresh Tilled Soil, Richard Banfield will be contributing regularly to CR. Here we interview him about the changing nature of the design industry and the skills designers need to thrive
In movieland there’s one surefire typeface for all things funny. Here’s how Gill Sans UltraBold became the unlikely king of comedy.
We catch up with Fabien Riggall, Secret Cinema founder, on the “magic and madness” of bringing everyone’s favourite films to life as exciting, immersive experiences
Last week we invited our Twitter followers to send in any questions they may have about a career in design. Here are some of the questions that came in, and Oldham’s advice.
For the first question in our new creative advice column, CR agony aunt Anna Higgs helps a copywriter cope with monotony in the workplace, and offers tips for how to stay creative when dealing with repetitive briefs.
It’s In-house Week here on CR. We’ll be focusing on in-house creative teams and how they work. To start things off, in-house expert Emma Sexton suggests three ways to shift perceptions of in-house teams from service to strategic partner
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Panic! Social Class, Taste and Inequalities in the Creative Industries is a new paper examining social mobility in the arts. Its results make for depressing reading. We talk to lead author, Dr Dave O’Brien, about its key issues.
National Geographic is launching a new look for its May issue, with the strategy and redesign created with Godfrey Dadich Partners (GDP) billed as the “most significant overhaul of content and design since 2000”
Comedy, in the world of advertising, is broken, says Droga5’s David Kolbusz. Cause-based campaigns have rendered it unfashionable and unlikely to win awards. He offers six steps back to being funny
Indecipherable hieroglyphs to some, sacred scrolls to others: Xbox commands and football are languages that so many are passionately fluent in, and which utterly baffle so many others.
Stockholm-based agency Kurppa Hosk has created a playful identity for fin-tech company Tink; a deliberate stance against the po-faced seriousness of the finance world
Ghostly gatecrashers decked out in bright fabrics star in Mother and Dougal Wilson’s latest addition to Ikea’s Wonderful Everyday series of ads.
While most brands are trying to get customers to play with them online, Milka is actively encouraging families to get away from their screens, and instead spend quality time together playing its new limited edition board game, Biscuit Run.
Type plays a supporting role in FACT Liverpool’s new visual identity, which acts as a frame for full bleed imagery.
The creative industry views Brexit as a Bad Thing. But what if its resulting skills shortage prompts us finally to address a much older issue – the lack of access to a creative career for those without a privileged background?
A set of discussions at London’s St Bride Foundation will demystify the history and impact of type, exploring its role in politics, protest, branding and the media
There’s great value in leaving the office for a while and getting to know the people that actually use your product. Yaya Aaronsohn, UX Designer at Wix, discusses how usability testing can improve your creations.
Pentagram Partners Marina Willer and Naresh Ramchandani have created a charming new identity for Battersea Dogs and Cats Home
