A twisted tale about men and motors from Johnny Hardstaff
In this stylish and enigmatic short film-cum-music video, director Johnny Hardstaff aims to take on the overly masculine relationship that men have with cars
Björk releases mesmerising music video for The Gate
The film was directed by long-time collaborator Andrew Thomas Huang, with creative direction by Björk, Gucci CD Alessandro Michele and James Merry
Director Oscar Hudson on Radiohead’s Lift video
The latest video from OK Computer reissue OKNOTOK 1997-2017, released today, is fittingly surreal and disquieting, packed with metaphors and references to Radiohead of yore.
Trevor Key’s Top 40
To coincide with an exhibition of the late, great photographer’s work, designers Ian Anderson and Scott King, along with photographer Toby McFarlan Pond, will discuss the influence of Key’s work with CR’s Patrick Burgoyne at an event in Hull on September 20
Behind-the-scenes with Canada on the new Beck video
The video for Beck’s new single Up All Night is a glorious, fantastical tale where a female superhero rescues her drunken friend from a crazy party. We talk to its directors, Canada, about how it was made.
Pentagram work for The National takes wry look at corporate branding
New York-based Pentagram partner Luke Hayman has collaborated with The National on designs for their new record Sleep Well Beast, working across the sleeve design and promotional materials ranging from t-shirts to more unexpected items, like staplers and sellotape dispensers. The band counts not one but two members with graphic design-related backgrounds, with bassist Scott Devendorf having […]
New Ghosted video pays tribute to Teen Wolf and Stranger Things
Fans of Stranger Things, Teen Wolf and retro horror films with charmingly lo-fi special effects will love this promo for production trio Ghosted’s new track Get Some (featuring Kamille). The video starts out as a familiar tale of unrequited love but features an unexpected twist towards the end. It was shot in New York and directed […]
Dance along with LCD Soundsystem’s new video in VR
Jonathan Puckey and Roel Wouters have teamed up with Google’s Data Arts Team to create a charming and fun interactive video for new track Dance Tonite by LCD Soundsystem. Here’s how it was made.
James Lavelle on Mo’ Wax, UNKLE and the importance of design
As UNKLE’s new album The Road: Part I is released, Eliza Williams talks to James Lavelle about the band’s design history, and that of his seminal 90s record label, Mo’ Wax, plus explores the singular place he holds in British musical history
Make it metal, a headbanging activated music experience from Sony Japan
Ogilvy & Mather Japan have designed a fun new music launch for heavy metal band Crossfaith’s latest single. You might want to warm up your neck and shoulders before you listen…
Sticker-tastic new video for The Shins
Thousands of stickers make up this ace new video for The Shins’ track Half A Million, directed by Lamar + Nik.
The cover art of Preservation Music documented in new book, Outside Material
Outside Material catalogues artwork that Formist Studio’s Mark Gowing has designed for his record label, Preservation Music