Our next print issue is all about storytelling. For the cover, we are going to set a group of writers a challenge to create a story inspired by a single image. But which image? Over to you!
‘Boom for Real’, the first major UK retrospective of the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat, reveals how thrilling and relevant his art remains, almost 30 years after his death.
A guide to creating engaging vertical videos for Instagram
With two connected products on the market and a toothbrush on the way, Tom Evans’ Bleep Bleeps family is helping new parents with smart thinking. He explains what he learned along the way
The team behind the reissued NYCTA Standards Manual have a new subway-related book out, documenting objects associated with the system, from tickets to maps and merch
Burberry’s September collection is displayed alongside documentary photographs by Martin Parr, Ken Russell, Dafydd Jones, Shirley Baker, Alasdair McLellan and Karen Knorr in an exhibition at a former courthouse in Clerkenwell
I held an impromptu meeting in a no-tech willow hut yesterday. As odd as that concept may sound, it actually worked really well. And it’s not the first time an unusual breakout area has aided my work either by giving me a much-needed break from my screen or a relaxed environment to meet and collaborate […]
Analysis of significant creative projects, people and trends
Looking at how work gets made & what gets in the way
Images & ideas to feed your imagination
Practical advice on the challenges of running a creative team
Discover great new illustration and the people behind it
Reviews, opinion and the best new work in imagemaking
Opinion and analysis from the world of corporate image and identity
Google Design Advocate Mustafa Kurtuldu’s YouTube and podcast series aimed at improving understanding between designers and developers
In the latest in our series uncovering creative talent on Facebook and Instagram, we speak to Gutless Wonder – a mixed media artist who creates ‘happy’ sculptures and CG characters
Seven tips for adapting TVCs and creating thumb-stopping seasonal campaigns for Facebook and Instagram
In the latest in our series uncovering creative talent on Facebook and Instagram, we speak to Marylou Faure – a London-based illustrator and art director who has worked on album covers, illustrated recipe books and London-themed geostickers
A step-by-step guide to promoting your creative work using Canvas Folio – a quick-loading, full-screen mobile portfolio
In the latest in our series uncovering creative talent on Facebook and Instagram, we speak to Calum Heath – an illustrator and recent graduate of Falmouth University, whose work combines digital and hand-drawn elements
An exhibition of the work of illustrator Christoph Niemann opens at the School of Visual Arts in New York later this month, in celebration of his recent SVA Annual Masters Series Award
In this stylish and enigmatic short film-cum-music video, director Johnny Hardstaff aims to take on the overly masculine relationship that men have with cars
Paul Sahre’s new book Two-Dimensional Man: A Graphic Memoir is published today. In this extract, Sahre takes us through the highs and lows of working with They Might Be Giants on the designs for the band’s 2011 album Join Us.
Without rigorous processes in place, ever-increasing demands for creative work can lead to inconsistent quality, uncertainty over costs and margins and never-ending attempts to reinvent workflows to get work out of the door. Time for a more rational approach, says Jada Balster, EMEA Marketing Director, Workfront
D&AD’s 2017 Annual landed with a thump on the CR desk this morning. Designed by Jim Sutherland, the publication – a printed showcase of winning entries to the D&AD Awards – comes in at over 500 pages and takes inspiration from the Bible. Last year’s Annual was designed by Lucienne Roberts and featured interactive exercises […]
New creative platforms such as School of Doodle and Art Hoe are giving Generation Z an avenue to express their creativity and an outlet for their demands to be seen and heard, says JWT’s Lucie Greene. So what do they want to say about themselves and why?
The latest ad in the Guinness ‘Made of More’ campaign is a cinematic look at a group of men who care for horses in inner city LA.
Designer Camille Walala has applied her Memphis-inspired graphics to a pedestrian crossing, a houseboat and a multi-storey building in Shoreditch. Her latest project is London Design Festival’s landmark installation for 2017: a multicoloured inflatable castle in the middle of Clerkenwell. Villa Walala is described as “a boisterously colourful and invitingly soft-touch structure”. It is made from […]
Analysis of significant creative projects, people and trends
Looking at how work gets made & what gets in the way
Images & ideas to feed your imagination
Practical advice on the challenges of running a creative team
