Sally Campbell founded the production company Somesuch in 2010 alongside Tim Nash and Nick Gordon. The company boasts some of the most significant directing talent working in ads and music videos today, including Daniel Wolfe, Kim Gehrig and Aoife McArdle. As well as developing McArdle’s commercial work, Campbell also produced her debut feature, Kissing Candice. […]
Nils Leonard has spent over 20 years in the advertising and design industries working at a number of the most recognised agencies in London. In 2017, he founded the Uncommon Creative Studio alongside Lucy Jameson and Natalie Graeme, which aims to be “a creative studio building brands the real world is happy exists”. The studio […]
Rémi Babinet founded BETC in 1994 and the advertising network now has agencies in Paris (both BETC Paris and Rosapark), London, São Paulo and Los Angeles. BETC is renowned for its creative approach, working with clients including Air France, evian, Lacoste and Canal+. BETC is a patron of the Paris Philharmonic and the Museum of […]
Åkestam Holst’s rise to international prominence has coincided with the arrival of Magnus Jakobsson as Executive Creative Director. It’s not the first time that Jakobsson has been part of an agency success story – he was previously at DDB Stockholm, helping establish it as the number one creative agency in Sweden at the time. Winning […]
Jeremy Lindley is responsible for Design across Diageo’s current brands and new products worldwide. Recent projects have included the redesign of Johnnie Walker Blue Label, Tanqueray 10 and the creation of John Walker & Sons Diamond Jubilee, a limited edition of 60 bottles retailing at over £100,000. Prior to joining Diageo, Jeremy was Head of […]
Few brands have expanded as successfully into content as LEGO. Vivi Schlägelberger has worked in the Danish advertising industry for 20 years. In 2011 she was hired by the LEGO Agency as a creative lead to develop new and engaging campaigns for kids across the globe. She has since gone on to build up an […]
Kolbusz has been CCO of Droga5 London since 2015, where he works with established brands including Uniqlo and Danone, and helps start brands from scratch, such as the sports betting app Kwiff. He joined Droga5 from Wieden + Kennedy New York where he was the ECD and worked with GAP, Delta Airlines, Southern Comfort, Nike […]
As Unilever’s CMCO, Weed’s role also includes leadership of Unilever’s sustainability agenda and the Unilever corporate brand. Weed dissolved Unilever’s Corporate Social Responsibility department, instead integrating sustainable growth throughout its business under the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan. The plan seeks to double the size of the Unilever business while reducing its environmental footprint and increasing […]
At Harvey Nichols, Shadi Halliwell worked alongside CEO Stacey Cartwright and the Board to embark on a radical transformation programme to rejuvenate the brand’s physical stores, customer service experience and digital platforms. This included the launch of Harvey Nichols’ Rewards, a loyalty app that was advertised by the memorable Shoplifters ad, which featured real CCTV […]
Stephen Hancock has worked on three iconic brands in his career to date. From 2002 to 2007, he was Design Director at Nike Brand Design. While there, he was responsible for developing the 2006 Nike World Cup identity, working across kit design, font, film, digital, athlete photography and retail. A spell at 180 Amsterdam saw […]
Vicki Maguire began her career in fashion before moving to advertising where she has spent 15 years working across agencies in the UK, Europe and Australia. At Grey London, she has been particularly recognised for her work for the British Heart Foundation, which includes the ‘Hands Only CPR’ ad starring Vinnie Jones – which has […]
Constant reinvention, of the kind that many ad agencies talk about but seldom achieve, has been a feature of the development of R/GA over the years. As EVP, Managing Director, Executive Creative Director, EMEA, James Temple leads R/GA in the region. He started at the agency’s New York office before becoming a founder of R/GA […]
AMV BBDO’s campaign for COPI shines a light on sewage spills in UK waterways with the help of a faecal-inspired font
Since losing his sight at the age of 19, the filmmaker has gone on to write and direct his first feature film, shoot a Super Bowl ad for Google, and set up a non-profit to help the next generation of disabled creative talent
We ease you gently into the fourth series of Creative Review’s podcast with a discussion on humour in advertising, looking at what works and what doesn’t
Speaking to experts in architecture and design, CR looks into how accessible wayfinding has improved by subtly tapping into other senses, and what it needs to do to be truly inclusive
In the first of a new interview series, Anna Higgs talks to Glenn Kitson about combining a career as an ad director with being a ‘meme lord’, and his strategies to stay centred and fresh in a world which can often just want more of the same
Aubrey Plaza stars in a spelling bee contest through the ages as part of a new short from Loewe, which addresses the long-standing confusion over how to pronounce the fashion brand’s name
Non-fungible tokens experienced a gold rush a couple of years ago, before mainstream interest waned and the market went into decline. Artist Robert Alice, who has edited an extensive new book on NFTs, talks to us about one of the most elusive, and divisive, web3 developments
The Anatomy of a Movie Poster exhibition brings together the award-winning designer’s portfolio of posters for films including The Silence of the Lambs, Little Miss Sunshine, and The Grand Budapest Hotel
Opening Line founder Zosia Swidlicka discusses why the world of brand language remains so misunderstood, and how it inspired her to create her new publication Between the Lines
An exhibition and accompanying monograph sheds light on the work of the photographer, designer and art director, who transformed the pages of Harper’s Bazaar over nearly a quarter of a century
It’s easy to assume that making the leap into movies is the holy grail for those in advertising, but the path between the two industries is far from one way
Shifting online success into the real world requires a delicate balance of staying authentic to the digital community while allowing space for others to join, says Paul Tynan, creative director at I-Am