Trevor Stuurman’s London exhibition is a masterclass in self-portraiture
The artist and stylist is hosting his first show in the capital, and it centres around a series of artfully arranged selfies marking significant moments in his life and career
How Finisterre is paving the way for sustainable brands
Founder Tom Kay tells CR how he went from persuading bank managers to take sustainability seriously to running a much-loved clothes brand with a mission to get more of us to connect with the sea
Why the creative industry needs Channel 4
With the UK Government planning to privatise the 40-year-old broadcaster, CR speaks to current and former C4 employees about what makes it special, and the unique role it’s played in pioneering creativity
Yann Kebbi’s on-set illustrations of C’mon C’mon are a “drawn documentary”
Director Mike Mills commissioned the French artist to document the film’s behind-the-scenes action, with more than 100 artworks brought together in a companion art book
What Charles and Ray Eames can teach designers today
Charles & Ray Eames didn’t just create iconic pieces of design – they thought of themselves as ‘tradesmen’ whose job was to create better, longer-lasting products. Llisa Demetrios, Eames Institute chief curator and granddaughter of the pair, discusses what we can learn from them
How AKQA Bloom plans to turn purpose-mania into real change
The new agency, set up by Jean ‘Zampa’ Zamprogno and Fernando ‘Zaro’ Pellizzaro, hopes to bring clarity to the murky world of creativity for good – and they’re not scared of turning clients down
Cora’s redesign embraces a ‘self care’ approach to periods
Mother Design has overhauled the natural period care company’s visual identity, creating branding and packaging that’s closer to skincare and beauty than your typical box of tampons
Oliver Jeffers has designed a space-themed sculpture trail
Our Place in Space is a 10km-long scale model of our solar system, emphasising the huge distances between planets and encouraging us to reassess our relationship with each other and the Earth
Chris Haughton’s secret to picture book success
The Oh No, George! author has been writing and illustrating children’s books for the past 12 years, and he’s learned a few things about what makes them work
How Toyota’s 20-country creative team works
The&Partnership relies on a “chunky network” of international creatives to make work for the car manufacturer. ECD André Moreira shares what he’s learned about managing a distributed team
Jodrell Bank’s hypnotic new logo is inspired by its vast telescope
Johnson Banks has created a new visual identity for the observatory, which includes a curvaceous wordmark referencing the 76-metre dish of its Lovell Telescope – used to investigate cosmic phenomena
Susan Kare’s pioneering Macintosh icons are on display in France
The Icons exhibition, hosted at Lyon’s Museum of Printing and Graphic Communication, shows Kare’s pixelated artworks alongside Byzantine and Egyptian iconography and other historic pieces