Discover emerging photographers handpicked by Foam Talent
Foam Talent 2019 brings its travelling exhibition to London, showcasing the thrilling next generation of visual artists from around the world
Gem Fletcher’s podcast unpacks The Messy Truth of photography
Photo Director and CR contributor Gem Fletcher discusses social media, gaze and representation with contemporary creatives as part of her new podcast series
Looking back at another blockbuster year for Netflix
Netflix continues to dramatically disrupt the film and TV industry, overturning long-established models with seeming ease. As part of our Annual 2019 coverage, Tom Seymour looks back at another big year for the brand
How design is integral to a modern football club
Britain’s Premier League football clubs are now huge corporate brands with global followings. Design and communications are vital to how a club operates. We speak to the Everton branding team about designing the historic ‘People’s Club’
What will cities of the future sound like?
As our cities become more tech-focused and automated, sound has the unique ability to unite our experience of urban life and improve our lives for the better. The question is; how to go about it? Roscoe Williamson, Head of Branding at MassiveMusic offers some suggestions
Graham Wood asks ‘Is it Art?’ in new event series
The lineup for the first event includes speakers from across the commercial art spectrum, including recent Pentagram addition Astrid Stavro and Wieden + Kennedy Creative Director Flo Heiss
Suzanne Dias on her vivid, intimate illustrations
Illustrator Suzanne Dias tells CR about her journey into using colour, overcoming creative blocks, and how she approached designing a cover featuring abuse victims
Black Mirror’s creators: “Bandersnatch is not the future of TV”
Black Mirror has set the tone for the spate of dystopian film and TV on our screens in recent years. Speaking at the BFI & Radio Times TV Festival, Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones reflect on writing for our turbulent times, and the Bandersnatch effect
Is gaming advertising’s biggest missed opportunity?
With millions of eyeballs glued to games, why isn’t the ad industry taking advantage of them? We find out how social stigma and a lack of understanding is holding brands back
Birmingham Design Festival returns for its second year
Full speaker line-up is revealed ahead of the event in June, and includes Framestore founder Mike McGee, Edenspiekermann LA CCO Paul Woods and Jennifer Daniel, who heads up Google’s emoji design team
Branded podcasts: advice from a producer
With more and more brands venturing into the world of long form audio, we speak to Matt Hill, a podcast producer and co-founder of the British Podcast Awards, about what makes a great series, and what’s next for the medium
The CR podcast episode 23: CR writers discuss the future
In this episode of the CR podcast we discuss the feasibility of the 4-day week, the future of personalisation and the curious story of cyborg activist Neil Harbisson
Is the 21st century’s Citizen Kane going to be a video game?
Writer and director Christian Cantamessa reflects on 20 years of creating stories for games – including blockbuster title Red Dead Redemption – and discusses what the future could hold as the boundaries between traditional and interactive media blur
How wearables could transform our cities and transport experiences
Brands using wearable tech should be looking beyond the health and entertainment sectors to how these products could change our entire relationship with the city, including its transport, says Luke Miles of New Territory
Do we need a code of ethics for design?
Designers have come under increasing pressure to consider the ethics and potential impact of their work. But what does this mean in practice – particularly if you’re working for a large corporation?
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Instagram: what’s next for 2019?
The growth of Stories, IGTV and shoppable content is changing the way people interact with brands on Instagram – and the kind of content they expect to see – as we discovered at the House of Instagram event in London