How Guinness embraced social
By loosening its approach to advertising, and engaging with its audience directly, the drinks brand has transformed with the times and won a whole new set of fans
The Monthly Interview: Rob Lowe, aka Supermundane
Mark Sinclair talks to the artist and designer about his new book, Lost Ordinary Magic, and the importance of recognising the power of simplicity and the everyday wonders that surround us
How comic books are becoming more accessible
Sound, tactile materials and new technologies are all being used to help bring the visual storytelling of comics to life for blind and partially sighted people
Charlie Engman’s blurred realities
CR speaks to photographer and artist Charlie Engman who has been using AI to find new ways of thinking about imagery and representing our physical world
Welcome to the wild world of Yonk
Based in the Netherlands, the artist duo behind Yonk are creating magical sculptural worlds using VR tools, and sharing their techniques with fans and clients as they go
Book covers designs of the year 2023
Writer and editor Mark Sinclair reflects on the influence that the digital world has had on our understanding of book cover design, before rounding up his favourite covers of the year
Insights on book cover design from Jack Smyth
Fresh from designing the covers for a set of 32 titles by Italo Calvino, Smyth offers his insights into the unique challenges in designing for a series
Book cover designs of the year 2022
Editor and writer Mark Sinclair picks his favourite book cover designs of this year, plus opens with a few reflections on industry trends that have emerged in 2022
Peter van Agtmael – Seeing in the dark
An enthralling new photobook, Buzzing at the Sill, considers America in the wake of its most recent wars
Eduardo Paolozzi: A man of ceaseless creativity
A major new retrospective at the Whitechapel Gallery, which opened this week, celebrates the varied and experimental work of Eduardo Paolozzi
Inside La La Land
La La Land, Damien Chazelle’s romantic musical, has picked up rave reviews from critics and is sweeping the board at awards shows. Over six years in the making, the film stays true to Chazelle’s vision as conceived while he was at college at Harvard. We hear from producer Marc Platt and music director Marius de Vries about how it was made.
Geometry Club: an Instagram feed of perfectly aligned architectural photos
Instagram account Geometry Club collates symmetrical photographs of buildings shot from a single perspective. We speak to its creator, Dave Mullen, about how the project got started