As the work of designer Roger Excoffon enjoys something of a revival, the focus has moved beyond his type and lettering to an appreciation of his wider talents – from his painting to his graphic design. Jean Grogan reports back from a recent conference which readdressed the work of this multi-talented creative
After years of neglect, the work of French type designer and adman Roger Excoffon is enjoying renewed interest. Jean Grogan reports from a conference about his work
Ten years after his death, the great photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson is the subject of a comprehensive retrospective at the Pompidou Centre in Paris revealing many hitherto ignored aspects of his work. In an exclusive interview with CR, the show’s curator Clément Chéroux discusses Cartier-Bresson’s career and enduring relevance
For its 2014 Fall/Winter fashion show at Paris Fashion Week, Chanel turned the Grand Palais into the world’s glitziest supermarket complete with 500 Chanel-branded products in packaging designed specially for the show
Outside of the country’s world-leading fashion, perfume, and luxury brands, French graphic design has arguably struggled to establish itself in the same way that it exists in the UK. An emphasis on ‘cultural design’ often means that the more mundane world of corporate branding and packaging fails to receive the attention of France’s design elite. […]
Ruedi Baur and the team at design studio Paris Intégral have created the signage for The New School campus in New York City using a 3D effect typeface
Inside Chanel is an ambitious online project telling the story of the fashion house and its founder via a series of online documentaries
Earlier this month, the mayor of Paris handed over 1,000 of the city’s municipal signs to Japanese illustrator Kanako Kuno in order to display 50 different images of Les Parisien’s at play
Google has partnered with the Eiffel Tower to offer spectacular panoramic views from the top of the iconic Parisian landmark using its Sreet View technology
Advertising creatives often have interesting after-hours side projects, but we’d never heard of any running an off-licence before. Jean Grogan has the story behind The Paris Liquor Store (TPLS), founded by Thomas Barclay, an art director at Havas Worldwide Paris, and realised with the help of two admen colleagues.
The history of Chanel N˚5 is intertwined with the avant garde, as a special show at the Palais de Tokyo explored
50 of the world’s finest street artists have been given the run of a derelict nightclub in the heart of Paris
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