How the BBC World Cup film was made
To promote its coverage of the forthcoming football World Cup, the BBC has made an animated trailer created entirely in embroidery. We talk to BBC Creative and director Nicos Livesey about how it was made.
ITV unveils its World Cup promo
Here we go – the first World Cup-themed creative work is launching this week, beginning with ITV’s promo for its coverage of the tournament
Designing England’s World Cup kit typeface
Nike’s England World Cup kits feature a bespoke typeface designed by Craig Ward. He talks us through the process
England kits for 2018 World Cup released
Nike has unveiled the kits the England men’s team will wear for the 2018 World Cup
Russia unveils official FIFA World Cup 2018 poster, designed by Igor Gurovich
Ahead of Friday’s World Cup draw, FIFA has released the design of the official poster for the competition which features Lev Yashin, the Soviet goalkeeper who played in four finals
The Last Stand: inspiring London’s youth through football and film
London director Gundeep Anand is hoping to bring communities together through street football tournament The Last Stand
The Football Crest Index set to document the badge designs of 47 English teams
A forthcoming book will chart the design history of each of the crests of the 47 football clubs to have played in the Premier League since its inception in 1992
Juventus launch new logo to go ‘beyond football’. Will it take them there?
The Italian football club has abandoned its visual heritage in an ambitious new growth strategy
DixonBaxi on creating the Premier League’s new on-air branding
Branding agency DixonBaxi has created the on-air identity for the Premier League, designing show titles, infographics and a motion graphics system inspired by the movement of the game and DesignStudio’s earlier rebrand. Aporva Baxi talks us through the process
One brand, 50 logos: Music’s branding for five-a-side pitch provider Powerleague
Manchester agency Music has designed a new visual identity for five-a-side pitch provider Powerleague, creating a custom logo in the style of a football club crest for each of its 50 centres
Enough of the ‘blah blah blah’ says Adidas in new ad campaign
Enough of the ‘blah blah blah’ says Adidas in new ad campaign
I Belong to Jesus: a loving homage to the undershirt goal celebration
A new book from designers Craig Oldham and Rick Banks pays tribute to a disappearing football tradition – the undershirt goal celebration
Cristiano Ronaldo stars in charming new Nike Football ad
Ronaldo shows off some surprisingly good acting chops in the six minute-long film.
Aston Villa’s new badge: no, it didn’t cost £2million
Redesigning football club badges is notoriously tricky, with passionate fans and a hostile press ready to pounce on any false move. That process can be even more problematic when the club in question is facing relegation, as SomeOne found out when its redesign of Aston Villa’s badge was announced. We talk to ECD Gary Holt about the project
The Beautiful Games – When Saturday Comes at 30
Football magazine When Saturday Comes publishes its 350th issue today and celebrates three decades of covering the game with a new digital archive that now includes every issue going back to 1986. Well known for documenting all aspects of the sport, it has built up a huge photographic archive – we spoke to WSC art editor Doug Cheeseman about this unrivalled collection of images.
DesignStudio rebrands Premier League
The Premier League has launched a new visual identity for the 2016/17 season, with an updated lion icon designed to communicate a new side to the world’s most popular football league
All about the fans
YouTube channel Copa90 is disrupting the world of football broadcasting by ignoring rights to matches and focusing instead on stories of the game from the point of view of fans. In doing so, it has attracted over a million subscribers, sponsorship from a range of brands, and the elusive millennial audience.