Comic Sans occupies a dubious position in the design community, but there’s no denying its place in visual culture. CR sat down with creator Vincent Connare to discuss the rebellion that drove Microsoft in the 90s, and his thoughts on making the world’s most disputed typeface
There’s 18 discs in the new collection, entitled The Later Years, which brings together the last three decades of the band – including albums, unreleased tracks and live recordings
In a new piece of surprisingly political advertising, the fast food chain has taken aim at the “We send the EU £350 million a week” claim
Studio Sutherl& has designed the branding for arts venue Kings Place, basing the logotype on sound data from performances
The film reminds us of some of our favourite parts of the festive season – including not moving from the sofa, waking up whenever you feel like it, and a ban on family political debates
The much-loved alien is back on earth again and it’s all thanks to Sky, whose Christmas ad explores what might have happened if ET and Elliott were reunited (hint, it involves a lot of screen time)
The bin-dwelling muppet is reinvented as the enfant terrible of the art world in this Squarespace ad, which follows his transformation from grumpy loner to famous sculptor
Prepare to have your heartstrings plucked by Apple’s latest holiday ad, which shows a more emotional side to our dependence on technology
The man in charge of the look and feel of the world’s first commercial space flight company discusses walking the line between science fiction and real life, and why designing Virgin Galactic’s spacesuits was like making a wedding dress for 600 people
As part of our deep dive into social media this week, CR explores to what extent designers and illustrators should rely on social media for finding work, and discusses some of the pressures and pitfalls that it’s opened up for creatives
A timely new publication explores the last century of activist imagery, exploring the role artists and designers have played in protest movements of all kinds
For over a decade, Matthew Shlian has been working magic on paper. As he prepares his first monograph, he chats with CR about the influence of science, and how he creates visual illusions with nothing more than clever cuts and folds