David Stewart’s Paid Content takes a satirical look at ad agency life
The photographer’s series of ad world tableaux are a “vicious” and “timely” portrayal of some of the frustrations of life in advertising today, says Paul Belford
The photographer’s series of ad world tableaux are a “vicious” and “timely” portrayal of some of the frustrations of life in advertising today, says Paul Belford
For our Photo Week series here on CR, we asked art director Paul Belford to write about the most memorable photo shoot he was ever involved with. It involves The Economist, a photo-finish camera and a box of live rats
There’s no shortage of beautiful imagery in this new review of Dutch graphic design but the real value is in the accompanying texts which provide the kind of context typically lacking online
Simply changing the way we look at something can lead to a moment of discovery, as revealed in an evocative series of photographs of model ships, on show at the science museum
Revolutionary art comes in many forms, but part of its real power lies in its relevance to the present
A new edition of George Nelson’s insightful 1977 book, How to See, shows how visual literacy can be learned –and its teachings have never been more needed
Many of this year’s Super Bowl ads were heralded for addressing US politics, but do they really represent change in corporate America?
At the end of 2016, the brilliant and mercurial Alan Waldie passed away. How would he – and his ideas – survive in today’s advertising industry?
There was an outcry over the ‘horns’ supposedly given to Donald Trump on Time’s cover, but the really chilling effect is in the composition of the image
The key to making a successful poster? A strong idea applied with care and a rigorous attention to detail will always pay off. Sadly, it’s too much for some
Working in the tradition of the great street photographers, Nicholas Sack frames City workers in their natural habitat of steel, glass and concrete
A simple change of orientation created one of the best examples of magazine design this year. With memorable work like this, print still has a bright future