Latest NHS recruitment ad emphasises the role of nurses in society
The third ad in the series ‘We Are The NHS’ avoids sentimentality while demonstrating the complex and important work done by nurses
Eliza Williams
Eliza is Editor at Creative Review
Lego releases its first brand campaign in 30 years, and asks us to Rebuild the World
With its first brand campaign in three decades, Lego has created a message that is part homage to the joy of playing with its bricks, and part rallying call to society
Weavers Factory: How to build an art house
Weavers Factory is an inventive and welcoming art gallery that aims to champion the under-represented. It also comes with a compelling backstory
What voice does your brand need?
Brands today need not only a clear visual identity, but an aural one too. But how is this best achieved? CR speaks to Roscoe Williamson, Head of Branding at MassiveMusic London and Pierre Nabhan of branding agency JoosNabhan for some expert advice
Skepta at MIF: A glimpse of the future of gigs?
Grime star Skepta’s contribution to the Manchester International Festival was part gig, part immersive theatre, and offered hints of how technology may change our experience of live events
David Lynch: From painting to film and back again
A new exhibition at Home in Manchester focuses on David Lynch’s paintings, an as yet under-recognised aspect of his creative practice. We explore their relation to his films, and the wider influence his work has had on others
How I Get Ideas: Designer Kate Dawkins
Kate Dawkins Studio specialises in the creation of inventive and distinctive digital content for live shows and brand events. Here she talks about finding inspiration on the streets of east London, and why it pays to have a tidy desk
Bringing Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities to life for MIF
This year’s Manchester International Festival features an ambitious production of Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities. We talk to director Leo Warner about the challenges of bringing the novel to the stage, and creating a theatre from scratch at Mayfield in the city
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