Saiman Chow on maintaining freedom in your work
The illustrator, animator and designer talks about personal style, the benefits of working digitally and the ways he’s ensured his creative independence
How car UX design is leapfrogging into the future
Paul Woods, CEO and CCO of Edenspiekermann, discusses the sci-fi future of car interface design, and the challenges of taking drivers from buttons and levers into a new screen- and voice-led experience
How Calm created a billion dollar wellness app
Apps have gone from digital curiosities to big business, and the market has never been more competitive. Calm creative director Andrew Schapiro tells CR how great design, user feedback and a sprinkling of ‘whimsy’ is key to the company’s success
Inside ACMI’s ambitious museum design
As Melbourne’s newly revamped screen culture museum reopens, we talk to chief experience officer Seb Chan about building a multiplatform experience that straddles analogue and digital
Could the New European Bauhaus inspire the UK?
The UK can no longer participate in the EU’s ambitious new initiative, but perhaps it will inspire the British design community to define its own visions for the future, says Patrick Burgoyne
The evolving role of voice tech in the home
With use of voice tech in the home rising exponentially, there are increasing opportunities for brands to reach audiences in unexpected, creative ways, writes Rob Bennett of tech agency Rehab
Creative Review Annual 2021 is open for entries!
Our showcase of world-changing creativity is open for entries now – with a deadline of January 15. Find out all the details of how, why and where to enter here
Research in marketing: why our methods need modernising
While media and marketing has grown ever-more complex in recent decades, many marketing research methods remain stuck in the 1940s. Here, Leonie Annor-Owiredu argues it’s time to move on
The Annual 2021: Meet the Judges
We’ve invited over 30 judges from across the worlds of design, marketing and advertising to judge our Annual 2021 awards. Read all about who will be viewing your work here
How design helped Clue build an inclusive period-tracking app
CR speaks with Clue founder Ida Tin and senior art director Marta Pucci to find out what makes for a successful femtech app, and how design and creativity has helped them create a safe space for intimate data
Beazley Designs of the Year 2020 reflects on a pre-pandemic world
In a departure from its usual format, the Design Museum’s Designs of the Year show takes visitors on a chronological journey from early 2019 up to January of this year – when the full scale of the coronavirus crisis was just beginning to emerge
Wayfinding is more than just functional in Moscow’s Gorky Park
The park puts a playful spin on navigation with a new system highlighting the area’s smaller pleasures, and signage that transforms into nocturnal art objects