Introducing CR’s Creative Effectiveness Award
We have added a Creative Effectiveness category to our Annual Awards for 2021, to acknowledge the enormous benefits that creativity brings to business
The D&AD Annual goes digital
D&AD has launched its first digital-only Annual – a showcase of all the winning work from its 2020 awards. The website is free to view and will prove an invaluable resource for those in the design and ad industries
Tesco bans Santa’s naughty list for 2020
Pandemics are no laughing matter, as we know all too well. Yet Tesco has managed to eke out the funny side of 2020 for its Christmas ad, which also sees Santa’s naughty list binned
Coca-Cola’s Christmas ad is an epic struggle against the elements
The spot, by Jojo Rabbit director Taika Waititi, still features the familiar Coca-Cola Christmas truck, but in other respects marks a shift in tone for the brand
ITV: Becoming more than TV
With campaigns such as Britain Get Talking and More Than TV, ITV has redefined its purpose in an ultra-competitive market. We talk to chief marketing officer Rufus Radcliffe about what we need from our public service broadcasters in the modern world
Tim Pope directs video for new track by Tim Burgess
Burgess is in angelic form in the beautifully shot video for The Ascent of the Ascended, which features on a new EP by the singer. We talk to the duo about making the promo and more
Patagonia’s Alex Weller on branding and protest
Speaking at last week’s Festival of Marketing, Alex Weller, marketing director, Europe at Patagonia, talked about how protest and politics are central to the brand’s mission
Pornhub ad for new sex toy range urges us to put down the cucumbers
The latest ad from Pornhub uses the medium of song to point out that its products make a better choice for sexual exploits than our DIY options
Story before script: Senna and Amy director Asif Kapadia on his creative process
Asif Kapadia is best known for his compelling documentaries about gifted and tragic figures. He received an Oscar and a BAFTA for Amy – a heartbreaking film about the late Amy Winehouse – and another two BAFTAs for his Ayrton Senna biopic, Senna. (The film tells the story of the late Formula One driver, who won the […]
Mumbai trains in all their gritty glory, shot by Anushree Fadnavis
A young photojournalist from Mumbai has been using Instagram to tell the story of the city’s local trains. Her account is real, intimate and poetic.
How Muji brought the Ulm School to the high street
If one brand truly embodies the pure, democratic design principles of Germany’s Ulm School of the 1950s and 60s, it’s not Apple, or even Braun, but Muji
Creativity vs Trump
We’ve gathered some favourites from the extraordinary creativity on show at the anti-Trump Women’s Marches around the world