Nike Football celebrates England’s valiant World Cup journey in new ad
Nike Football pays tribute to England’s unexpected World Cup journey in a thoughtful new spot that celebrates the wonder and power of teamwork
Designing Nigeria’s World Cup kit
Nigeria’s 2018 World Cup kit reflects the spirit and swagger of contemporary Nigeria – we talked to Nike’s Design Director Pete Hoppins about the inspiration for the design
Nike Russia releases a dynamic World Cup spot
Wieden + Kennedy Amsterdam celebrates the underdogs of the sports world for Nike’s Never Ask World Cup ad campaign, which stars a blind runner and a male synchronised swimmer
adidas Football releases new set of World Cup films
Advertising for the World Cup in Russia has been slow to appear though this week sees the launch of three films from adidas Football, focusing on players Mo Salah and Gabriel Jesus, and the RFEF
Creating ITV’s ‘Cathedral of Football’ World Cup studio
Viewers tuning in to see ITV’s coverage of the World Cup opening game were met with a stunning, ornate set. We talk to Executive Producer Paul McNamara about how it was designed
How I Work: Mark Woodward, Creative Lead, BBC Football
Creative Lead Mark Woodward heads up the team creating montages, promos and mini-documentaries for the BBC’s World Cup coverage. Here he discusses what it’s like working on the biggest event in football.
Juergen Teller on football fandom
A new exhibition of photographs and films by Juergen Teller held at Garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow captures the agony and ecstasy of being a footie fan
The CR podcast episode 5: World Cup 2018, the ads
For a special edition of the CR podcast, the CR editors come together to discuss this year’s World Cup advertising, or lack of it…
Football meets art at Par amour du jeu exhibition
BETC Paris celebrates the cultural and social impact of football at its Magasins généraux space, with an exhibition featuring neon signs, a fantasy floating stadium and a blanket made of club scarves
A World Cup history in posters
Every World Cup comes with an official poster, offering a history of both football and graphic design through the decades. Here, Ned Read, editor and founder of football mag Pickles, analyses the posters for CR
Iceland’s World Cup dreams, in photos
After a surprising rise to the quarter finals in the 2016 Euros – and beating England on the way – Iceland has entered the World Cup with realistic optimism. A photo story titled The First Time, investigates football culture and fandom in the country.
How fans are changing football
A new report from Copa90 shows that the changing habits of modern football fans will impact everything from how the game is broadcast to how brands can reach audiences. James Kirkham, Head of Copa90, gives CR the low down
Adidas World Cup boots: a history
The history of Adidas football boot design, from 1958 to 2014, reveals a relentless march toward complexity
Reimagining the art of the beautiful game
As art and football mag OOF releases its second issue to coincide with the World Cup, co-founder Justin Hammond talks about the relationship between the two disciplines and why he won’t be featuring another illustration of Eric Cantona anytime soon
Got, got, got, need… Panini’s Mexico 86 World Cup sticker album
World Cup special: Al Mitchell, executive creative director of The Potting Shed design agency, recalls how Panini’s sticker album for Mexico 86 opened his eyes to graphic design
Bonkers World Cup moments captured on beer mats
Weird World Cup celebrates some of the stranger moments of tournaments gone by with beer mats illustrated by designers including Craig Oldham, Sarah Boris and Studio Hey
Photographing the football World Cup
Photographer Laurence Griffiths has been shooting football for over two decades. Here he speaks to us about what makes the World Cup special, the challenges of the job, his favourite footballers to photograph and more
World Cup Match Balls: a History
Adidas has supplied official match balls for the world cup finals since 1970. Here we trace their design evolution from Telstar to Brazuca back to Telstar 18
The Slogan World Cup 2018
As part of our dedicated World Cup 2018 coverage, Nick Asbury reviews the fan-written slogans chosen to appear on each team’s bus
So you want to design a World Cup kit?
You might think designing a World Cup football kit was relatively straightforward. FIFA’s 92-page Equipment Regulations, published at the time of the 2014 event suggest otherwise.
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