How Kate Dawkins Studio helped mark Armistice Centenary
Working to a five-week deadline, the design studio created two video projection sequences for the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall. Here’s how they did it
Patrick Burgoyne
Patrick is the Editor of Creative Review
We need to talk about failure
On November 20, CR and D&AD are holding a live discussion about failure and its importance for creativity. Join Lauren Currie, Tanya Livesey, Adrian Shaughnessy and Tim Malbon plus the CR team
How I Work: Olafur Eliasson
Coinciding with the publication of a major new retrospective, CR sat down with the Icelandic-Danish artist to talk about how he works, his studio, smartphones and the importance of lunch
I love Peanuts so much my stomach hurts
A new show at Somerset House reminds us of the enduring brilliance of Charles M Schulz’s cartoon strip, while inviting contemporary artists to create work inspired by it. Patrick Burgoyne reflects on why Peanuts meant so much to him
Rams: the movie
Gary Hustwit’s latest design documentary is not just a historical appreciation of Dieter Rams’ now-iconic product design. Just as important is the message that Rams has for designers – and consumers – today. Hustwit talks to CR’s Patrick Burgoyne
How Manchester is putting design at centre of its future
Manchester City Council and Design Manchester have announced plans to create a Manchester Design Manifesto to help transform the city
The Place issue: October/ November 2018
From Rio to the River Tay, an issue of Creative Review dedicated to how creativity is making, changing and documenting places
Droga5 enlists 25 artists and photographers for Coal Drops Yard campaign
Launching the new King’s Cross retail development, designed by Heatherwick Studio, Droga5’s visual identity and ad campaign plays on the idea of being ‘all consumed’
David Byrne In The Round
David Byrne is wearing white. White tracksuit top, white jeans, white socks, white trainers. He is sitting on a sofa in a hotel room and the sofa (can this be a coincidence?) is also white. His shirt bucks the trend by being black; rimless glasses hang from the top buttonhole. His silvery hair isn’t white […]
3D and the Art of Massive Attack
As a graffiti artist and painter, Robert Del Naja was the obvious choice to handle the visual direction of the band he co-founded, Massive Attack. As the band’s popularity grew, so did the scale and ambition of their sleeve artwork and live shows, both conceptually and in terms of process and presentation. This month sees […]
Be careful George!
Art director, graphic designer, and all-round advertising legend George Lois comes with his own slogan. Well, it’s more of an anti-slogan really, yet it has followed him around his entire life. “I kid around that when I was a baby in a crib, God or Michelangelo’s hand came through the ceiling on a dark and […]
Designing for The Grand Budapest Hotel
In its meticulous creation of the State of Zubrowka, Wes Anderson’s latest film, The Grand Budapest Hotel, is a typographic treat. The film’s lead graphic designer Annie Atkins was responsible for every graphic prop in the movie. We spoke to her about her work CR: How did you get into working in film? I worked […]