Enough Postmodernism already
From jazzy abstraction to digital tools, Gavin Lucas picks out the styles that illustrators have recently been drawn to…
The Trends issue: Illustration
Enough Postmodernism already: Gavin Lucas picks out the styles that illustrators have recently been drawn to, from jazzy abstraction to digital tools
Unstill Life
In the hands of artists rob and nick carter and VFX specialists MPC, paintings come to life and art discovers a new genre
Fontsmith’s FS Emeric launch campaign
London type design studio Fontsmith has launched its latest font family, FS Emeric, with a specimen book designed by Blair Thomson of Believe in – plus a set of type posters designed by eleven top studios…
Being Human
A new creative agency is taking the know-how of the design team behind Little White Lies and Huck magazines and applying it to global brands
VirusFonts release Doctrine
Doctrine, the latest typeface from Jonathan Barnbrook’s VirusFonts, has its roots in an unlikely source…
Simon Cowell and friends feature in new Wilfrid Wood show
If you read our feature on sculptor Wilfrid Wood in the July 2008 issue of Creative Review (read it here), you’ll know that he’s a big collector of outsider art. That he’s showing almost 50 new sculptural works at London’s KK Outlet while the gallery simultaneously hosts an exhibit of painter John Croft’s work is no coincidence…
The Evian babies are back. Again.
Love them or hate them, the Evian babies are back for yet another ad campaign from BETC featuring the Live Young strap line…
Book: Bodies. 6 Women. 1 Man
Working closely with the photographer, design studio Tappin Gofton has designed a book of Nadav Kander’s Bodies. 6 Women, 1 Man – the series of photographs of naked human bodies which we blogged about last December…
Cardboard boxes that really help the homeless
Cardboard boxes have long been associated with homelessness. However, agency Publicis London, working with charity Depaul UK, has come up with a clever way of flipping the association from a negative one to a positive one…
Paul Belford Ltd brands Waddesdon Wine
Founded in November last year by art director Paul Belford and ex Wolff Olins creative director Martin Brown, Paul Belford Ltd has revealed its very first branding project – for Waddesdon Wine, the Rothschild’s UK wine merchant…
Felt Mistress toy making workshop at PMU
Following the paper toy workshop we ran at Pick Me Up 2012, CR is delighted to announce that this year we are teaming up with Felt Mistress to run a felt toy making workshop on Monday April 22 at the Somerset House-based graphic art fair…
A new campaign spells out the reality of the sewage crisis
AMV BBDO’s campaign for COPI shines a light on sewage spills in UK waterways with the help of a faecal-inspired font
Adam Morse on his journey to directing
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
Creativity Sucks! podcast returns with an episode on humour
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
How accessible wayfinding is going beyond the visual
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
The Monthly Interview: Glenn Kitson
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
Loewe’s brand film finally explains how to pronounce its name
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
What happened to NFTs?
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
Dawn Baillie’s famous movie posters go on display
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
Why brand language matters
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
Tracing the influence of prolific art director Alexey Brodovitch
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
From advertising to Hollywood and back again
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
How to bring online fandom into the real world
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