The Annual 2022 is open for entries!
The Annual, Creative Review’s yearly award scheme that celebrates the best work across advertising, design, digital, film & TV production, games and more is open for entries. Deadline: December 10
Remembering David Kennedy
David Kennedy, co-founder of Wieden + Kennedy, passed away this week, leading to an outpouring of tributes from the advertising industry. Here, Alvaro Sotomayer, founder of the Kennedys, W+K’s internship programme, remembers him
Devils embark on a journey of self-discovery in Moon Panda’s music video
Simona Mehandzhieva’s animated video for music duo Moon Panda’s new song follows the journey of two separated devils and their cat
Mel D Cole’s powerful photos of American protest
The photographer switched his focus from the hip-hop scene to the Black Lives Matter movement last year in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. Now, he’s turned his series into a book
An Chen explains how her design background informs her illustrations
An Chen talks to CR about how she approaches editorial projects and enjoys transforming concepts, and the illustration scene in Taiwan
An intricate paper world comes to life for Coventry Building Society
Eiko Ojala worked with SomeOne to design and build a vibrant papercraft landscape that appears across the brand’s physical and digital output
Wagamama introduces Vegamama, an angry vegan monster
Created by Uncommon, this ad to promote Wagamama’s new plant-based menu is the silliest vegan food ad we’ve seen so far, but that’s also its charm
Rochelle Brock on the importance of being a “size inclusive photographer”
The photographer talks to CR about choosing the stories she wants to tell and why she wants people to recognise themselves in her images
A tasty new look for restaurant review site Zagat
New York-based studio Franklyn is behind the new branding for one of the originators of crowd-sourced, user-generated content and reviews
CR’s top picks for this year’s Festival of Marketing
The Festival of Marketing is almost upon us! From October 18-21 it brings an array of experts, celebrities and generally interesting folks together to share their ideas on the topics of marketing and creativity. Here’s our pick of the talks not to miss
Bruce Gilden’s photos of Japan in the 1990s show a different side to the country
The Magnum photographer spent long stretches of time in Japan between 1995 and 2000, capturing Yakuza gangsters, salarymen and the homeless. A new book brings images from the period together
Giant teddy bears act as bouncers protecting the home in new Ikea ad
Created by Mother ad agency, the new spot is the latest in the long-running Wonderful Everyday campaign from the retailer
Daytime hotel company Dayuse introduces sunny new branding
DesignStudio has created an uplifting brand identity for Parisian startup Dayuse, a hotel booking site encouraging daytime visitors to hotel spas, restaurants and office spaces
LGBTQIA+ platform Serif launches with a morphing, inky identity
Pentagram created the branding for the new digital space, designing an “infinitely variable” wordmark that reflects the diversity of its community as well as Serif’s digital-first approach
New show at the Design Museum celebrates the life and work of Terence Conran
The exhibition opens on what would have been the 90th birthday of the influential designer and Habitat founder, accompanied by a book written by Deyan Sudjic
VMLY&R creates brand identity for UEFA Euro 2024
Continuing its work with the association, the agency has released an updated logo and a new animated brand film to celebrate diversity and inclusion ahead of the next tournament
Dave Eggers’ new novel has 32 different covers
The Every taps into the “magic feeling” of stumbling across a great book jacket, with a multiplicity of cover designs by names including Geoff McFetridge, Clare Rojas and Ivan Brunetti
Striking poster campaign introduces Coca-Cola Real Magic tagline
The posters feature bold illustrations and photography and also reveal a refreshed design identity for the trademark Coke logo
A new photo book reflects on the allure of the open road
On the Road from Hoxton Mini Press features a delicious array of colour slides documenting vintage cars, family road trips and life behind the wheel
Mark Simmons’ photos revisit Bristol’s pioneering music scene
A new exhibition and accompanying book present a sliver of Simmons’ vast photographic archive dating back to the 1980s
Toiletpaper is back with another sexily surreal calendar
Long nails pressed seductively into egg yolks and a suited man drenched in spaghetti make for classic Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari fare
Oliver Jeffers’ latest book is a twist on the classic ghost story
Combining his characteristic humour with a little darkness, Jeffers’ latest picture book tells the tale of a little girl who lives in a haunted house but has never seen a ghost
Spintank has designed a slick bike motif for Lyon’s new cycling routes
The vivid new identity reflects the freedom of embarking on a bike ride through the French city’s new Les Voies Lyonnaises cycling network
Exposure: Rory Hamovit
Gem Fletcher profiles LA-based photographer Rory Hamovit, who uses photography as a stage to play with manhood and queerness, and speak to the complexity and fragility of masculinity