In the latest in our series uncovering creative talent on Facebook and Instagram, we speak to Eleanor Shakespeare – a freelance illustrator and artist-in-residence at Greenshaw High School in South London
In the past decade the pet food market has transformed: traditional kibble is out in the cold and a new breed of innovative, design-friendly brands represent our evolving relationship with our furry friends
Creating viral science graphics requires design, storytelling and a bit of careful rule-breaking. Mark SubbaRao, lead at NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio, tells CR how they turn complex data into compelling visual narratives
While returning to a previous place of work can sometimes be viewed as a step backwards for career progression, creative director Harry Ead’s experience has been quite the opposite. Here, he tells us why
Oversized typography gets its day in the sun thanks to Counter-Print’s new book, which examines what it is we love about really big letters
CR explores why ‘non-Latin’ terminology with regards to type is offensive and outdated, and why Arabic, Indic and other world scripts are undergoing a design revolution
Design can be key to setting up much-loved brands for a long life. We talk to design and branding studio JKR about how it’s done
The pre-loved fashion marketplace’s new ad emphasises its sustainability credentials, with a bit of help from director Andreas Nilsson and photographer Campbell Addy
“We’ve been trying to sell out for years. Nobody’s buying,” Jerry Garcia famously said. With increasing collaborations between artists and ‘the establishment’ is the notion of selling out obsolete? And did it ever even exist in the first place?
Created by Base Design, the new campaign for the eyewear brand puts the emphasis on why you need sunglasses, rather than what they look like
Is sustainability enough to save the world, or do brands need to commit to a more radical, reparative model to survive?
Dodie Smith’s I Capture The Castle and Colette’s Gigi are among the Vintage Heroines collection, which uses minimal design and colour photography to create a striking set of jackets
Brands that are confused about how to place themselves in the metaverse would be wise to look to Gens A and Z to show them the way
Founded by two friends in a flat above a butcher, Bang on the Door’s unofficial Groovy Chick poster girl soon became ubiquitous — and is still beloved by millennials of a certain age
For Hello My Name Is, the LA-based imagemaker posed as 33 fictitious characters, whose portraits are accompanied by imagined quotes and possessions
The multiverse offers huge opportunities for brands and designers, says Wolff Olins’ Wayne Deakin. Here are some principles to follow
Ahead of a hotly tipped awards season for The Power of the Dog, we speak to Wegner about bringing the film’s aesthetic to life, plus how awards can help promote diversity in a male-dominated industry
Is Essex right to leave TOWIE behind, or is it abandoning branding gold? Lantern’s Ryan Tym discusses why the best ideas for place branding sometimes come from unexpected sources
Created by David Madrid ad agency, the posters aim to promote the brand’s new plant-based Whopper by pointing out its similarities to the original
The blue-and-white ‘lozenge’ is an iconic symbol in the UK and beyond, but is it time for an update, or is the logo still in rude health? Design critic Alice Rawsthorn, St Luke’s ECD Richard Denney, and Nalla Design owner Vicki Young take its pulse
A new exhibition, The Beautiful and the Sinister, highlights the relationship between these two elements in Brandt’s work, and examines the influence of Surrealism
