Humour: a serious look at what makes things funny
On the role of humour in advertising, how Twitter has changed the way we LOL and a serious look at what makes things funny
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Inside out. Should your in-house creative team seek its own external clients?
Have you considered getting your in-house creative team to seek out their own external client base for project opportunities?
Why design needs magick
UX and Design Thinking are leaving designers neutered and constrained, says Graham Wood. Through the applied combination of imagination and craft, it’s time to put the magick back
Beyond: Rebranding funeral care
London agency SomeOne has created a surprisingly cheerful identity for funeral comparison service Beyond – one that avoids clichés and sympathy in favour of a bold colour palette and a friendly mascot
Before there were memes, there was Leeds Postcards
Co-opted imagery, controversial taglines, and a penchant for provoking politicians – Leeds Postcards could be the original meme-maker. A new book celebrates the publisher’s legacy of visual activism
How I Work: Barbican Curator Alona Pardo
Alona Pardo has been a curator at the Barbican since 2005. Here she discusses the joys, challenges and pressures of putting together blockbuster photography shows that reflect on the world around us
Cheers! A history of beer brands in Creative Review
From Heineken to Stella, John Smith’s, Guinness, Carling and Carlsberg, some of the greatest British advertising has been created for beer brands. We look back through our archive for the pick of the pints
D&AD New Blood Award Winners 2018
The winners of the D&AD New Blood Awards for 2018 have been announced. This year saw 194 Pencils awarded, including four White Pencils and just one Black, for a project addressing social housing created for the Nationwide and Shelter brief
MINI’s Head of Design on process, people and personalisation
We meet Oliver Heilmer, Head of Design for MINI, to talk design process, what he looks for in designers on his team and the trends and ideas shaping the car of the future
Boys: exploring the face of masculinity
As Rosie Matheson’s ongoing photo series goes on display in London, she talks about making the leap from photography to film, and what it’s like to shoot men through the female gaze
Nike Football celebrates England’s valiant World Cup journey in new ad
Nike Football pays tribute to England’s unexpected World Cup journey in a thoughtful new spot that celebrates the wonder and power of teamwork
How can the creative industries help tackle #MeToo?
As part of our series looking at sexual harassment within the creative community, we speak to the IPA’s Juliet Bawtree about what is already being done to address it, and what further steps need to be taken by agencies both large and small
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The three most important traits of a modern creative team – A CR webinar
In our next webinar we discuss what your team can do keep with the changing nature of work. Join us a 3 pm (BST) on Tuesday July 17
Need to talk about something naughty? Unporn it
Writers and publishers in need of SFW imagery for their NSFW stories can now use Unporn – an image library of suggestive fruit and veg
Get some serious sneaker envy at New York’s Tongue + Chic exhibition
Some of the most coveted trainers in the world are on display in New York, as part of an exhibition of one-off footwear organised by auction house Phillips
Why art schools must diversify their student intake
How will tomorrow’s design and media agencies diversify their talent pool if art, design and media schools are failing to diversify their student intake? asks Ravensbourne’s Head of Design Lawrence Zeegen
The cartography of the Tour de France
Cycling brand Rapha’s latest book looks at the graphic design history of the annual Tour de France’s maps, which date back to its first edition in 1903
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Life beyond the landfill: G.F Smith’s coffee cup paper
G.F Smith is giving used coffee cups a second chance with its Extract paper range which is used for the cover of this month’s issue of Creative Review
Creative Leaders 50: Creative collaborators
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
Photographer Oleg Tolstoy captures Tokyo’s silent cabbies
Garbed in white gloves and suits, an army of taciturn taxi drivers ferry Tokyo’s inhabitants across the city. Here, photographer Oleg Tolstoy discusses why he was drawn to the “old-world charm” of the capital’s cabbies.
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
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Graphic design
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Film & TV
Celebrating the craft of filmmaking and creativity on screen
How I Got Here
Leading creatives look back on the ups and downs 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