The forgotten landscapes inspiring Ikuma Nakamura’s video games
Going under the pseudonym Tommy, the Japanese game designer has spent more than 20 years traversing and photographing abandoned locations
Rabbithole creates the branding for Bradford City of Culture 2025
The Bradford 2025 visual identity seeks to create a sense of ‘one Bradford’, and features a heart-shaped logo inspired by local place naming conventions
A new book delves into 100 years of Belstaff
The book traces Belstaff’s century-long journey from motorcycle apparel brand to coveted fashion label, and complements a wider brand campaign marking its centenary
How to bring online fandom into the real world
Shifting online success into the real world requires a delicate balance of staying authentic to the digital community while allowing space for others to join, says Paul Tynan, creative director at I-Am
Emily Stein celebrates movement and dance with Small Islands
Travelling to different Caribbean islands, the photographer captures the passion and freedom of the young people who live there in an excess of colour and joy
VR game Nock comes alive with Y2K-inspired graphics
The Collected Works created an extensive suite of futuristic in-game designs for Nock, a VR game that sits somewhere between football and archery
Otherway on being acquired
Following creative agency Otherway’s acquisition by Common Interest, founder Jono Holt discusses what it means for the company’s future and what he’s learned along the way
Ad for World Down Syndrome Day aims to challenge assumptions
Actor and model Madison Tevlin stars in the ad, which dismantles various stereotypes about the limitations of life with Down syndrome
Leo Burnett Taiwan tackles stigma around organ donation
In Taiwan, tradition and grief are stopping essential organ donations from being carried out, but with the assistance of a new personalised ‘voiceprint’, organ donors now have a greater chance of their final wishes being respected
Why I won’t apologise for working in advertising
People often feel guilty about working in advertising. Here, Bruno Steffen, head of strategy at Gut, asks those in the industry to embrace the wonderful opportunities it offers instead
Illustrator Sean Dong on what he’s learned from his students
Alongside teaching at MICA, the creative takes on editorial commissions where he plays with light and shadow in his 3D illustrations
Sink your teeth into Impossible’s new branding
The plant-based food brand is amping up its proposition for meat-eaters with a new identity and positioning developed by JKR
A new campaign spells out the reality of the sewage crisis
AMV BBDO’s campaign for COPI shines a light on sewage spills in UK waterways with the help of a faecal-inspired font
Adam Morse on his journey to directing
Since losing his sight at the age of 19, the filmmaker has gone on to write and direct his first feature film, shoot a Super Bowl ad for Google, and set up a non-profit to help the next generation of disabled creative talent
Creativity Sucks! podcast returns with an episode on humour
We ease you gently into the fourth series of Creative Review’s podcast with a discussion on humour in advertising, looking at what works and what doesn’t
How accessible wayfinding is going beyond the visual
Speaking to experts in architecture and design, CR looks into how accessible wayfinding has improved by subtly tapping into other senses, and what it needs to do to be truly inclusive
The Monthly Interview: Glenn Kitson
In the first of a new interview series, Anna Higgs talks to Glenn Kitson about combining a career as an ad director with being a ‘meme lord’, and his strategies to stay centred and fresh in a world which can often just want more of the same
Loewe’s brand film finally explains how to pronounce its name
Aubrey Plaza stars in a spelling bee contest through the ages as part of a new short from Loewe, which addresses the long-standing confusion over how to pronounce the fashion brand’s name
What happened to NFTs?
Non-fungible tokens experienced a gold rush a couple of years ago, before mainstream interest waned and the market went into decline. Artist Robert Alice, who has edited an extensive new book on NFTs, talks to us about one of the most elusive, and divisive, web3 developments
Dawn Baillie’s famous movie posters go on display
The Anatomy of a Movie Poster exhibition brings together the award-winning designer’s portfolio of posters for films including The Silence of the Lambs, Little Miss Sunshine, and The Grand Budapest Hotel
Why brand language matters
Opening Line founder Zosia Swidlicka discusses why the world of brand language remains so misunderstood, and how it inspired her to create her new publication Between the Lines
Tracing the influence of prolific art director Alexey Brodovitch
An exhibition and accompanying monograph sheds light on the work of the photographer, designer and art director, who transformed the pages of Harper’s Bazaar over nearly a quarter of a century
From advertising to Hollywood and back again
It’s easy to assume that making the leap into movies is the holy grail for those in advertising, but the path between the two industries is far from one way
How to bring online fandom into the real world
Shifting online success into the real world requires a delicate balance of staying authentic to the digital community while allowing space for others to join, says Paul Tynan, creative director at I-Am