2021 UK art and design degree show guide
We’ve put together a list of UK undergraduate art and design showcases taking place this summer across a mixture of virtual and physical formats
Why mentoring’s for life (not just for uni)
Mentoring is a powerful tool throughout your career, says Katie Cadwell, a designer at DesignStudio in Sydney. Here she talks about how you can get it started, and what makes for the most fruitful mentor/mentee relationship
How FIFA became a creative catalyst
Not just an enormously popular video game, this year saw FIFA become the impetus for some forward-thinking creative work. Engine and adam&eveDDB discuss its huge cultural influence and advertising’s changing relationship with gaming
Is gambling advertising bad for us?
As the relationship between gambling and advertising comes under growing scrutiny, particularly in football, we talk to figures across the ad industry about whether regulations are working hard enough to protect consumers
How OnJam adapted live performances for the pandemic
As part of a new series where we speak to creative businesses founded during the pandemic, OnJam co-founder Emily Ingram talks about starting a business with a stranger, combining skillsets, and how to survive in the long term
How can beauty brands stand out on social?
While social media offers beauty brands direct access to consumers, it has led to conformity, with companies adopting ever-similar styles and messages. Here, Nick Vaus, partner and founder at Free The Birds, suggests ways to break with the bland
Why the time has come for game title sequences to shine
Territory Studio’s Andrew Popplestone discusses the evolution of games credits and title sequences, and how they’re moving ever closer to the world of film
Can we design a more sustainable internet?
With the internet now accounting for roughly the same amount of carbon emissions as global air travel, we look at what designers can do to help tackle our digital waste problem
D&AD has revealed the winners of its 2021 Awards
Libresse’s #wombstories campaign and a Mastercard credit card that allows non-binary people to use their chosen names are among the Black Pencil winners, in another year with a big focus on purpose-driven creativity
Old Spice’s classic ads get a TikTok reboot
TikTok Creative Lab worked with UK-based social media stars including Munya Chawawa and Niall Gray to give The Man Your Man Could Smell Like a makeover fit for 2021
Apple shows commitment to data privacy in new ad
The spot is the latest from the brand to demonstrate its commitment to privacy on its iPhones, and introduces its new Tracking Transparency tool which allows users to opt out of data tracking
The evolution of advertising in the home
Technology and the internet of things will embed advertising even further into our homes, via ever-evolving products. While this may sound unnerving, it doesn’t necessarily need to be a bad thing, says Neil Cooper at Rehab
MTV creative director Kate Dunn on seizing opportunities
Kate Dunn tells CR about how her career has taken her from being a runner to a creative director at MTV, plus explains the importance of saying yes to creative experiences
Matter is the latest digital symbol set to become ubiquitous
Created by Interbrand New York to be a standard symbol for products that can be connected within the Internet of Things, the Matter symbol is likely to become as familiar as Bluetooth or Wi-Fi
John Hegarty on advertising’s automated future
We speak to the adland legend about his new gig as chairman of AI recruitment company Genie, plus how he thinks the industry will need to adapt post-Covid
How Anthony Nolan embraced digital during Covid-19
When the pandemic took hold last year, the stem cell charity had to adapt quickly. We explore how using digital channels paved the way to new donors and communities