Hiro Murai directs dynamic spot for Beats by Dre
Japanese-American filmmaker Hiro Murai, the director behind Childish Gambino’s This is America video, shoots a topsy-turvy new spot for Beats by Dre’s Powerbeats Pro headphones
#BeeSexual: Pornhub’s bid to get you saving the environment
To help raise awareness about the depleting number of bees and their importance to environmental health, PornHub launched its #BeeSexual campaign and a channel dedicated to bee porn
The weird, unpredictable stop motion worlds of Catherine Prowse
The London-based illustrator, model-maker and animator delights in the mechanics of her painstaking process
How I Got Here: Leanne Shapton
As a writer, artist, and publisher, Leanne Shapton is a master of spinning plates. CR finds out how a love of Push Pin Studios and growing up immersed in dark tales shaped her creative approach
Material design: creating a sustainable future
We explore how an inventive use of materials can help pave the way for a more sustainable future – whether it’s finding new uses for waste or plant-based alternatives to plastics and leather
Inside the new Face
As a new website for the much-anticipated return of The Face launches, CR talks to the magazine’s Editor Stuart Brumfitt and Art Director Alex O’Brien about what we can expect from the new version of the iconic title
Designers explore why masculinity is literally toxic
Pentagram partner Naresh Ramchandani’s latest environmental project posits that the patriarchy is ruining the planet
Wieden + Kennedy Amsterdam creates ‘epic’ book for Nike
The tome about retired basketball player Dirk Nowitzki looks to the centuries-old traditions of legends
The brands taking sustainability seriously
Going green is set to be big business in the coming years, thanks to huge demand for products that are also good for the planet. We speak to Ikea, Ren and Freitag about their approach to sustainability, and how to spot the brands that are simply jumping on the bandwagon
Extinction Rebellion on its striking protest graphics
The climate change group has brought design to the heart of the action to forge both graphics and community. We talk to them about the work and why it’s printing designs live on the street
Notre Dame: on buildings, brands and power
As the world mourns the damage wrought to Notre Dame by fire, Superunion Creative Partner Paul Cardwell reflects on the influx of brands trying to help in its restoration, and questions whether it should even be rebuilt at all
A future without brand purpose
If we’re serious about brands doing less harm and more good in the world, then we need to drop the flawed idea of brand purpose – and retain the good intentions behind it