So you want to be a… makeup artist
Marie Bruce has worked on campaigns for Kenzo and Prada as well as shoots for Pylot, i-D and Refinery29. We talk to her about learning her craft, starting out in the industry and the demands of the job
How the Look Again Festival is carving out a new creative community in Aberdeen
Now in its 5th year, Aberdeen’s visual arts and design festival Look Again is helping to create a new creative scene in the city, for locals and visitors alike
Grenfell photography show reminds us to Never Forget
Marking two years since the Grenfell Tower fire, photographer Tom Cockram shines a spotlight on the survivors and the bereaved in new exhibition with Grenfell United
Winston Hacking on his curious collages
The Canadian artist and animator celebrates the unexpected in his eerie collages, GIFs and animated shorts. Here he talks to CR about what captivates him and the beauty of human error
Juno Calypso explores the calming power of pink
Juno Calypso trades pristine aesthetics for blood and mud in a new series inspired by Baker-Miller Pink – a colour reputed for its soothing qualities – as part of a new exhibition coinciding with the Women’s World Cup
Can remote working really work?
Remote working is on the rise, but is our industry ready to accept it? We weigh up the pros and cons of escaping the office, and how it could potentially affect how creative work gets made
CRAFT
All this month we celebrate the joy of craft
in all its forms, from analogue to digital.
Expect interviews with makers, insights on
the role of craft in creativity and much more
Making Money: Advice and real life stories on the relationship between creativity and cash
Advice and real life stories on the relationship between creativity and cash
Experience: Insights for crafting experiences for retail, ads, digital products and more
Insights for crafting great experiences for art, ads, theatre, retail, public spaces, digital products and more
Beginnings: Advice and insights on getting started in the creative industries
Inspiring stories, advice and insights on getting started in the creative industries
Place: How creativity is making, changing and documenting places
How creativity is making, changing and documenting places
The Annual in print
All the winning and shortlisted work, plus detailed case studies and additional features are showcased in a beautiful print issue, out now. Each copy comes with a unique cover designed by Alex Trochut, in collaboration with HP Indigo, using HP Mosaic.
Print is dead heavy
Enjoy six heavyweight print issues a year, including The Annual and The Photography Annual, when you subscribe to CR. Always tip your postman.
The New York Times spotlights local stories in new campaign
The New York Times transforms storefronts as part of a new experiential campaign, The Truth Is Local, which highlights the paper’s reporting in each of the city’s boroughs
Cute or creepy? Evian’s dancing babies return
Evian’s famous babies are back – and this time, they’re vocal – in a campaign that features tiny voguers, tennis players and bikers
This year’s Dulwich Pavilion celebrates colour and multiculturalism
Created by architecture practice Pricegore and British-Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori, The Colour Palace features a bold geometric pattern formed of thousands of pieces of hand-painted timber
Sponsored by Stocksy United
Representing disability: advice for brands and creators
In the latest in a series of articles for CR, Stocksy’s Tara Campbell explores how creatives can better represent people with disabilities in their work – and looks at the making of a recent project by Serbian photography duo Studio Firma
Should I call my ex? An animator wrestles with a time-old dilemma
In his latest short, Carlin Díaz takes us through the strangeness of domesticity (and listening to Pink Floyd) via wild psychedelic imagery
Is digital making brands bland?
In this piece for CR, Rei Inamoto, who is Jury President for the Digital Craft category at this year’s Cannes Lions, considers the state of digital today, and why we are seeing a rise of the bland
So you want to be an… AR artist
3D artist Ines Alpha has made a name for herself creating augmented reality makeup that plays on our fascination with filters. She tells CR why it’s a burgeoning creative discipline that’s increasingly in demand
Droga5’s identity for The Tide: “London’s new creative neighbourhood”
The identity for the new development in Greenwich is described as “both organic and strangely futuristic”, and aims to reflect the motion of the River Thames
How I Got Here: Andy Gent
We talk to puppet maker Andy Gent about working on Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs and Fantastic Mr Fox, and how stop motion animation is in a golden age, much to his surprise and delight
Pop Life: Keith Haring at Tate Liverpool
The forthcoming Keith Haring retrospective at Tate Liverpool is the first major UK exhibition dedicated to the politically active artist whose graphic line dominated public spaces in New York and around the world in the 1980s
The Photographers’ Gallery launches new talent exhibition
An isolated island in the South Pacific and Post-Soviet communities are among the subjects explored in the first TPG New Talent scheme, which showcases eight promising UK-based artists in a new exhibition
Why taking decisions is taking control
In this extract from his book No Bullshit Leadership, Chris Hirst, Global CEO of Havas, explains why decisiveness is vital to great creative leadership
In partnership with Facebook & Instagram
Great Work: KFC’s KFChill
Mother combined mindfulness and gravy in its January campaign for KFC, leading to news headlines and an appearance on a well-known US talk show. We talk to Mother’s ECD Hermeti Balarin and Digital Strategy Director Vairi MacLennan about the project
In partnership with Facebook & Instagram
Insights: How to brief for mobile
A good brief is key to creating a successful mobile campaign. But how should brands and agencies approach briefing for mobile? We take a look at three successful campaigns for Libresse, Snickers and M&M’s
In partnership with Facebook & Instagram
On Brief: Papier x Thomas Harnett O’Meara
Our On Brief project pairs emerging creative talent with startups to produce scroll-stopping visuals for Facebook and Instagram. Here we take a look at Thomas Harnett O’Meara’s collaboration with stationery brand Papier
In partnership with Facebook & Instagram
Insights: Engaging with sports fans on Instagram
Tips and advice for engaging with sports fans on Instagram and creating content that stands out
In partnership with Facebook & Instagram
Great Work: Ted Baker’s Instagram Stories
Ted Baker created a striking set of vertical videos to promote its Autumn Winter collection on Instagram Stories
In partnership with Facebook & Instagram
Insights: Creative considerations for direct response advertisers
Direct response ads now have to compete with brand campaigns on mobile feeds – so how can advertisers create compelling videos that will stand out and inspire consumers to take action? Here, Facebook IQ shares some advice based on recent research
In partnership with Facebook & Instagram
Great Work: easyJet, Look & Book
A new feature created for easyJet’s app offers a novel way to book flights using screen grabs of Instagram posts
In partnership with Facebook & Instagram
New Talent: Fumi Homma
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
