How Kate Dawkins Studio helped mark Armistice Centenary
Working to a five-week deadline, the design studio created two video projection sequences for the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall. Here’s how they did it
Forensic Architecture’s Counter Investigations wins Design of the Year
This year’s Beazley Design of the Year award goes to a Goldsmiths University research team that uses architectural analysis to fight crime and highlight human rights abuse
A design system for Sainsbury’s
Luna combines both visual guidelines and design solutions for common tasks across Sainsbury’s digital products and services. What are the benefits and challenges of introducing such a design system?
Designer vs Developer #24: Designing a progressive web app
In this episode of the Designer vs Developer series, Google Design Advocate Mustafa Kurtuldu discusses the process of designing a progressive web app, designing for speed, creating icons and more
Creative Equals’ new initiative looks to get women get back into work
Ali Hanan’s organisation has been given a £65,000 grant by the government to run a two-week programme in Manchester and London that will help place women who have taken career gaps into new creative roles
Is creativity in need of rescue?
In his book Against Creativity author Oli Mould questions whether being ‘creative’ means becoming a cog in the machine. CR met with him to discuss how creativity can become more than part of a production line
On technology and hype..
In his latest column for CR, Perry Nightingale, Executive Creative Technologist at Grey London, addresses how hype can affect our attitudes towards technology, and why the journey to real technological change is long
Kenzo jumps on the trainer hype with suitably bonkers shopping game
Sneakerheads can battle it out with each other to cop one of only 100 pairs of the fashion brand’s new Sonic Sneakers on its new e-shop, which has been created by digital agency Artefact
How Manchester is putting design at centre of its future
Manchester City Council and Design Manchester have announced plans to create a Manchester Design Manifesto to help transform the city
The Place issue: October/ November 2018
From Rio to the River Tay, an issue of Creative Review dedicated to how creativity is making, changing and documenting places
Ask Anna: As a freelancer, how do I know if my ideas suck?
In this month’s column, our agony aunt Anna Higgs suggests ways in which freelancers (and others) can evaluate their own ideas
Designing the digital self
With VR experiences still in their infancy, navigating the disconnect between the real and virtual body still poses creative challenges. As part of our Body week on CR, we met with Framestore Creative Director Gavin Fox to discuss what it takes to cross the uncanny valley
Let’s talk about The Gut Stuff
Through videos, content and live events, DJs Alana and Lisa Macfarlane are helping explain how gut health can impact our wellbeing
The CR podcast episode 13: TV branding and the concept of failure
The latest CR podcast sees CR’s editors discussing the recent rebrands at BBC2 and Channel 4, plus what role failure has in the creative process
Adwoa Aboah: “Gurls Talk is everything I wanted at school”
As the model’s online safe space for young women gets a new look, we speak to her about Gurls Talk going global, tackling issues as varied as mental health and motherhood, and the importance of creativity to her community
Candy Crush: Behind the scenes at King’s Stockholm studio
We paid a visit to King’s Stockholm headquarters ahead of the launch of Candy Crush Friends Saga – the first Candy Crush game to feature 3D visuals