ThoughtMatter unveils a building block-style identity for World of Women
The studio’s branding reflects the women-focused NFT community’s more inclusive approach, as well as the idea of individual token holders working together
To Instagram or not to Instagram
From battling algorithms to banned accounts, individuals across the creative industries are voicing frustrations with the platform. Is this the beginning of an Instagram exodus? And if so, what’s the alternative?
Selfridges is now selling NFTs in-store
Looks like we’re not at ‘peak NFT’ just yet: with Selfridges now offering the digital artworks for sale physically
Oatly launches cute but weird puppet campaign The New Norm&al Show
The miniseries of five video shorts was created by the ‘Oatly Department of Mind Control’, Nexus and Isle of Dogs puppet maker Andy Gent
Redressing the UK’s creative industries’ London-centricity
Creativity is thriving across the UK – not just in London. So why aren’t design students hearing about it?
On the weird joy of newsletters
Our design correspondent expounds on the pleasures of the quirky email newsletters that offer intriguing and often unexpected insights into the creative mind
How to nurture creative talent
Gretel’s head of design, Dylan Mulvaney, shares how the studio has built an internship programme that benefits both the studio and the careers of young creatives
Trust and the designer-client relationship
Trust is the essential component to making great creative work. Here, designer and co-founder of Wolff Olins, Michael Wolff, examines its role in our personal and work lives, in brands, and in how we use design to shape the world we want to live in
Inside The Matrix Resurrections
As the mind-bending world of the Matrix returns to the big screen, we speak to the team behind the latest film’s screen-based graphics about helping reboot the cult classic for a new era
The creative opportunities of the metaverse
Everyone is talking about the metaverse, but what opportunities does it really hold for creatives and designers? John Cassy of immersive content studio Factory 42 offers some advice on how to get involved
Creative, designer or influencer?
The lines between being a creative and an influencer are increasingly blurring, as generations of designers and artists come of age on social media. Here we talk to social media filmmaker Kevin Parry about how he grapples with being both
The best games of the year 2021
Once more, gamers enjoyed a year of immersive storytelling and novel formats, from Returnal’s looping narrative to Unpacking’s soothing tidy-up sim. Here’s ten of CR’s favourites
Experience a surreal night out with FKA twigs in her latest video
Ever wondered what it would be like to go clubbing with FKA twigs? The singer give us a good idea in her new collaboration with The Weeknd, Tears in the Club
Trends of 2021: The year in tech
If 2020 was defined by time spent indoors, in 2021 we were asked to expand our horizons outwards – virtually. We look back at how NFTs and the metaverse took root in culture, how brands got in on the virtual act, and the ways in which creators addressed responsibility in tech
The best music videos of the year 2021
This year has brought an eclectic mashup of music video styles, with a leaning towards the digital and the psychedelic, perhaps in a reflection of the times. Here’s our pick of the ten best of the year
Trends of 2021: The year in branding and logos
This year has seen some major brand overhauls – some of which were even well received on Twitter – as well as ongoing love for nostalgia, digital minimalism and gradients