Art director vs copywriter?
The ad industry has long paired two creatives in the roles of art director and copywriter, but how do the positions divide up in the modern industry?
Ollie Macdonald Oulds’ art reflects the hum of everyday life
The artist uses his fluid style to elevate the rhythms of people going about their day to day, including creatives and musicians at work
Seven ages of a creative: April Greiman
Transmedia artist April Greiman blazed a trail in computers when everyone else was convinced they would kill design. She explains why she’s always looking forward
Multidisciplinary designer Sablā Stays on embracing change
We speak to the New York native about meandering between the paths of fashion, graphics and art direction, plus her ever-evolving collaboration with Solange at creative agency Saint Heron
Seven ages of a creative: Graham Fink
The ad creative behind iconic work for British Airways, Dixons, Land Rover, and more reflects on 40 years in advertising, being the agent for the world’s first social humanoid robot, and the fast pace of our intoxicating digital future
Seven ages of a creative: Liz Johnson Artur
Over the past 30 years, the London-based photographer and Turner Prize-winning artist has used images to offer new perspectives on the Black experience. She talks about finally getting recognition for her work in her 50s
Seven ages of a creative: Christoph Niemann
The celebrated illustrator reflects on changes in the industry over the past 30 years, in particular the impact of social media on artists’ work
Step into Radiohead’s eerie interactive universe
Radiohead has launched a digital exhibition with Epic Games tying in with the Kid A Mnesia reissue, bringing art by Stanley Donwood and Thom Yorke to life in a 3D underworld
Giorgia Lupi tells her life story using hand-stitched data
The information designer and Pentagram partner has filled a Moleskine notebook with “a visual archive” of her memories, sewing over 14,000 stitches to represent each day of her life so far
Can Inque reinvent the magazine?
Designer Matt Willey and editor Dan Crowe have reunited on Inque, a decade-long collaboration born out of what they love (and hate) about the world of magazines. We speak to the duo about bringing the first issue to life
Seven ages of a creative: Sho Shibuya
The New York-based designer and artist has experienced an organic career involving work at major studios and, more recently, recognition as a painter. Here, he explains why creating meaningful work matters more than age
Shantell Martin on the rocky road to becoming an artist
From Thamesmead to Tokyo and New York, Shantell Martin has taken her line-drawn style around the world – but it’s been a bumpy journey. As she sets her sights back on the UK she chats with CR about how art became a tool to “express, extract and deal”
Welcome to CR Town!
For the latest issue of the CR print mag, illustrator Giacomo Gambineri created a make-your-own CR Town, to illustrate the importance of play in creativity, whatever age you are. We’re sharing it here so more of you can join in the fun
How cultural institutions can tackle sustainability
Is there a responsibility for cultural institutions to not just reflect the past, but contemplate the future as well? National Gallery Victoria curator Ewan McEoin talks to CR about the museum’s latest show on sustainability and why they want to invest in designers
Director Gus Van Sant on finding stories in unexpected places
Since the 1980s, the filmmaker and artist has turned his lens towards the fringes. He talks to us about relinquishing control, Hollywood reboot culture, and how a Gucci mini-series captured the spirit of his early works
Inside the author-illustrator relationship
As new picture book Aaron Slater, Illustrator is released, Andrea Beaty and David Roberts, creators of the Questioneers series for children, talk about the inner workings of the author-illustrator relationship