This time last year, a Minnesota woman named Diamond Reynolds made a chilling broadcast on Facebook Live, streaming the moments that immediately followed a police officer fatally shooting her partner Philando Castile during a traffic-stop. Reynolds’ four-year-old daughter was in the back seat of the car. If you saw the footage, which more than six million […]
Designer Tim Smith began collecting Micro Machines as a small boy in the 1980s. The miniature toys – made by Galoob and based on real-life vehicles – were famously used by Macauley Culkin to deter burglars in Home Alone. They were once the biggest selling toy cars in the US – more popular than both […]
Ordnance Survey (OS) has released a free interactive digital map and dataset showing Great Britain’s green space areas. Green space is defined as “an area of grass, trees, or other vegetation set apart for recreational or aesthetic purposes in an otherwise urban environment,” and people are encouraged to use the map to track down their nearest “public […]
Once the Eurostar plunges underwater, surely only the most worldweary among us aren’t secretly imaging what we might be able to see out the window, were it not pitch black and encased in a tunnel. While we may never know what sharks, buried treasure, mermaids etc. might really be lurking in the Channel, agency AKQA […]
London startup Kano is helping to demystify computing with its DIY computer, camera and speaker kits. We talk to co-founder Alex Klein about the company’s latest product – a codeable computer made out of lights, circuits and sensors – and how Kano creates engaging products for people of all ages
In the second of their series of articles for CR on Branding for a life in paradox, Coley Porter Bell’s James Ramsden and John Clark look at consumers’ seemingly contradictory demands for both serendipity and predictability and how brands should respond
In the past 12 months, there has been a 20% increase in conversations about make up and a 21% increase in mentions of skincare on Facebook and Instagram. Beauty shoppers are increasingly looking to the social media platforms to discover new products, trends and techniques and to research items before making a purchase. How beauty […]
Refinery29’s UK art director Anna Jay and SVP/Head of International Kate Ward explain how distinctive visuals and innovative social content have helped the brand stand out in a crowded market
Find out all the major winners from this year’s Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity here.
Last month, CR organised a roundtable discussion on the subject of wellbeing at work, the results of which will inform our forthcoming report on this area of creative workplace design. We also want to know about your experiences – via a survey
As the extraordinary Meet Graham road safety campaign looks set to continue its triumphant march through the world’s advertising awards shows, we look back at how it all came together
Ahead of this year’s Cannes Lions, which begins on Saturday, we talk to two of this year’s awards jury presidents, and ask their views of the festival. First up is Ogilvy & Mather’s Worldwide Co-Chairman and CCO Tham Khai Meng, who is leading the Titanium jury this year.