Slack’s hashtag logo gets a refresh by Pentagram
The new look, which has been designed by Pentagram Partner Michael Bierut, is the first major change to the tech company’s branding since it was founded in 2013
My breakthrough moment: Emily Forgot
The graphic artist has worked with Adidas and the BBC, as well as crafting her own surreal ceramics. Here, she discusses the excitement of creating her first window display for Selfridges, and why she tries to recapture that feeling in her work now
D&AD’s noticeably pencil-free festival identity for 2019
Village Green has been tasked with creating the look and feel of this year’s festival, opting for a mixture of 2D and 3D abstract letterforms and a bold colour palette
Is creativity in crisis?
A recent report on the future of creativity reveals that consumers think brands lack originality and that 65% think that all brands look alike
CR Film: In the studio with Owen Gildersleeve
We visit artist and designer Owen Gildersleeve at his studio in East London and take a look at his latest personal project
A physical version of Photoshop layers for by:Larm festival identity
Each year, illustrator Frode Skaren and graphic designer Rune Mortensen devise a fun new identity for this Oslo music festival. For this year, interchangeable wood-cut boards create a physical version of a digital image file
My breakthrough moment: Malika Favre
Her pared-back illustrations have inspired countless copycats, and appeared on everything from New Yorker stories to Heal’s fabric. Here, Malika Favre remembers the naughty bunnies that started it all
Ask Anna: How can I make my hobby a full-time job?
For her first advice column of 2019, our resident agony aunt Anna Higgs advises a reader with a passion for short film on how to turn her side hustle into a full-time job
Snowflakes, your Army needs you, says new Karmarama campaign
Karmarama’s latest recruitment campaign for the British Army “focuses on how the Army sees beyond stereotypes to spot young people’s potential”
CR’s most-read stories of 2018
Our top ten most-read stories of the year include the World Cup, branding developments, Nike, Childish Gambino and a great ad idea involving crocodiles
2018 in review: the year Trump stole the magazine cover
Two years after his election, Donald Trump is still a rich source of ridicule for magazines, and never more so than when he’s the cover star
Pentagram’s super smiley identity for Happy Face pizzeria
Partners Luke Powell and Jody Hudson-Powell have created a cute smiling face mascot for the London-based, 1970s Italy-inspired restaurant, along with a host of other illustrated characters
