Travel the stellar neighbourhood
Google have created an interactive 3D star map that beautifully visualises the location of 100,000 stars in our galaxy…
Mill Co’s Co-operative exhibition
For its third annual exhibition, Creative agency Mill Co has once again teamed up with a sponsor and tasked a selection of image makers to create new work. This year it has teamed up with The Co-operative and the brief to the 25 contributing artists was ‘Co-operation’…
Business card that becomes a chair
This is rather neat, a business card/mailer for a furniture shop that can be made into a mini bent plywood chair
How can advertising become more diverse?
The UK advertising industry is 90% white. How can it become more diverse, not just in terms of ethnicity, but also in relation to class, gender and sexuality so that it better reflects the audiences it is making work for?
Dunhill creates flip book, Facebook-style
Sometimes a creative execution is so pleasantly effective in its simplicity that you can’t help go, “Why didn’t I think of that?”.
New Björk video
A new video for Björk’s Mutual Core sees the singer raise a multi-coloured volcanic eruption from the sands, with the help of filmmaker Andrew Thomas Huang…
What’s better: a drum solo or a guitar solo?
Mmm… I like drum solos and I also like guitar solos. But which ones best? There’s only one way to find out: DRAG RACE!
The return of Fenton
For many, one of the standout YouTube stars of last year was bounding labrador Fenton, who chased a herd of deer around Richmond Park, paying no heed to his exasperated owner. Who doesn’t remember the owner’s cries of “Fenton – Jesus Christ!”?
BETC’s bruising anti-domestic violence campaign
To tie in with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25, BETC has created a campaign for French women’s rights organisation Ni Putes Ni Soumises to raise awareness about domestic violence
Modern Toss game: Escape From Planet Sneeze
Modern Toss character Sneezeman is the unlikely hero of a new iPhone game app in which players must sneeze their way through no less than 60 levels to escape an ever-following pollen cloud…
How to show off a supercar without actually showing it
MPC Creative worked with Marshmallow Laser Feast on a brief by McLaren to create a film that would create excitement about its new P12 supercar but without actually showing the car…
The 50 best record sleeves of 2012
There’s been a lot of great record sleeve design this year, and Art Vinyl have collected together a shortlist of 50 of the best vinyl artworks in a new exhibition in London…
Creativity Sucks! podcast looks at diversity in the ad and design industries
Diversity, equality and inclusion have been hot topics in the creative industries in the past few years, but are we really making any progress? We discuss in the latest episode of CR’s podcast
How comic books are becoming more accessible
Sound, tactile materials and new technologies are all being used to help bring the visual storytelling of comics to life for blind and partially sighted people
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 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
RSPCA reveals first major branding update in 50 years
The UK’s largest animal welfare charity has launched a vibrant, flexible identity by JKR, along with an upbeat campaign created by AMV BBDO that asks for a little respect
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
Matty Matheson’s new branding embraces the basics
The chef, TV personality and The Bear actor has launched a line of pantry staples that lovingly references classic food packaging design
Good Reads: Erotic Review relaunches with a suggestive new look
Studio Frith is behind the creative direction and design of the reincarnated magazine, which is exploring desire in its many forms and complexities today
How Hay built a cult home brand
Mette and Rolf Hay have spent the last two decades elevating everyday objects. Here, the husband-and-wife founders discuss how Hay continually pushes boundaries while sticking to its democratic design values
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
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