Ben Bos kicks off OFFSET 2013
Dutch designer Ben Bos was the first speaker to grace the stage at this year’s OFFSET festival in Dublin which kicked off this morning and from where CR will be reporting back over the next three days…
Spring Breakers neon beach type
Harmony Korine’s latest film, Spring Breakers, features some great animated typography in its title sequences, designed by LA outfit Gentlemen Scholar. It’s “neon filled Sea Punk”, apparently
Let’s Talk Design #2
Creative Network is organising a second Let’s Talk Design event in May in Antwerp, Belgium. Speaking on the night will be Serge Haelterman of Creneau, product designer Sylvain Willenz, and Krista Rozema of agency KesselsKramer
Steve Jobs memorial by Rememberum
Rememberum is a new online memorial service where users can design tributes to loved ones. For its launch the startup created one for Apple founder Steve Jobs, adopting the aesthetic of the original Mac OS interface, in tribute to his life
Carter Wong rejuvenates Cornetto
Design consultancy Carter Wong has rebranded Unilever’s Cornetto ice cream, as part of the brand’s strategy to reposition itself in the market
Microsoft campaign takes over UK stations
Microsoft has launched one of the UK’s biggest train station takeovers as part of a new campaign for Microsoft Office 365, monopolising a vast scale of advertising locations at stations across the UK
Gerald Cinamon Collected works
A portfolio of work spanning five decades from Gerald Cinamon, including iconic designs for Penguin Books
CHI and MPC create epic TV spots for Samsung
Samsung has just invested not in one, but in two impressively epic, stunt and VFX-heavy TV spots created by London agency CHI & Partners with no small amount of input from MPC…
Introducing the useful dust jacket
Australian ad agency BMF has partnered with publisher Random House Australia to realise a nifty book donation charity campaign which turns the humble dust jacket into a pre-paid envelope…
Making bad graffiti, better
To promote its offer of a free English tuition trial, online classroom The Tutor Crowd has been correcting some of the capital’s mispelled graffiti
Have you been to Scarfolk?
If you haven’t visited Scarfolk before, you’re in for a treat. The town occupies a corner of the internet perpetually stuck in the 1970s, with a blog that churns out bits of its municipal visual history. I talked to its ‘mayor’, Dr. R. Littler, about creating an online world via graphic design, dark storytelling and an even darker sense of humour
How JWT broadcast live ads from Afghanistan
When JWT had the idea of broadcasting ads live from Afghanistan’s conflict zone for its campaign for the Territorial Army, it had to venture into uncharted territory. The team behind it talks to us about how they did it.
Why is everyone hating on Apple’s new ad?
Apple’s new iPad Pro ad sees a series of items crushed, to demonstrate the creative power of the new tablet. It has provoked ire across social media – Ben Kay examines why
How should brands deal with unwanted fans?
Influencer wrangling is now a crucial part of any brand management role. And this bit is relatively straightforward: find people who people like who can spread the word about your product. But what happens when the wrong people get in on the action?
Creative Review’s podcast looks at pitching
The latest episode of Creativity Sucks! is taking on the contentious issue of pitching in the advertising and design industries
The Monthly Interview: Jessica Hische
In our latest monthly interview we speak to designer and illustrator Jessica Hische, who has built a hugely successful career spanning commercial work, books and even retail. Here, she reflects on her life and work and how the industry has changed during her career
Is the advertising industry rigged?
House of Oddities was set up to challenge the more problematic elements of the traditional agency model. We speak to its founders about why they think the odds are still stacked against small indie agencies
Bumble reveals new campaign and key changes to its app
The dating app is launching its new design and features with a campaign that addresses the exhausting admin involved in finding a match
A deep dive into the complexity of brand purpose
Nick Asbury’s new book examines how brand purpose intoxicated the marketing world, and the negative impact he feels it has wrought. Here he introduces the book’s central themes and implores us all to think differently about the trend
KFC embraces the reality of the British summer in new campaign
The new Ultimate BBQ Burger launches with a campaign by Mother that offers a taste of summer no matter the weather
Accessibility and Creativity
We explore how the worlds of design, advertising, gaming and illustration are responding to accessibility needs
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
How can brands play with controversy in risk-averse times?
In a consumer landscape that favours virtue, with audiences that will call out bad behaviour at the drop of a hat, courting controversy is a risky move. But brands can still use it to their advantage