How travel could look in 2050
The travel industry as we know it will undergo enormous change in the next three decades. Here innovation lab Possible Future paints a picture of the risks and opportunities
New ad demonstrates why the travel industry needs to get more human
Created by agency Broken Heart Love Affair for US firm Internova Travel Group, this dystopian ad shows what happens when machines take over our holiday experiences, and why good old-fashioned travel advisors can be vital
How Citymapper is changing how we get from A to B
Citymapper has been simplifying our stressful commutes and muddled transport networks since 2011 – and injecting a bit of fun into things while doing so. Aimée McLaughlin investigates how the team behind the app is helping to shape the future of our cities
What makes a great slogan for a city or country?
If you want to change perceptions of a city, country or continent, words are either the best or worst place to start, writes Nick Asbury
Tourism campaigns, the good ones
The world is packed with wonder and variety, but genuinely original tourism ads are few and far between. Mark Tungate tracks down some of the most innovative campaigns of recent years
How to brand a place
Today’s place branding is about much more than logos. Rachael Steven talks to five experts about the challenges and complexities of designing visual identities for countries, cities and neighbourhoods
New Honda Civic ad is a typographic beauty
Wieden + Kennedy London has created a stand-out new ad for the Honda Civic, which has an elegant, graphics-led style
MINI’s Head of Design on process, people and personalisation
We meet Oliver Heilmer, Head of Design for MINI, to talk design process, what he looks for in designers on his team and the trends and ideas shaping the car of the future
CR Film: Inside the London Transport Museum Depot
Our latest video sees CR visit the London Transport Museum Depot. A treasure trove for design fans, it contains hundreds of items tracking the history of London Transport.
The illustrated story of the New York subway map
The story of Massimo Vignelli’s New York subway diagram is re-told for younger readers in a new book published by MoMA
Jimi Rowe on design at TfL and digital’s ‘complacency problem’
For the latest in our series on in-house design leaders, we talk to Transport for London Experience Lead Jimi Rowe about the challenges of working within an organisation and why digital products may all be starting to look the same
A new approach to ‘premium’
As the things to which we ascribe value begin to change, the notion of premium, of quality, of the sought-after is radically changing, says Hugo Jamson. How should brands and designers react?