Clarks in Jamaica
No matter how unlikely it may seem to many readers here in the UK, Clarks shoes have enjoyed cult status in Jamaica for around sixty years. A new book explores the relationship between the UK brand and Jamaican culture…
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Record attempt foiled by art critic copper
Set a brief to ‘break a world record’, first year Goldsmith’s design student Liz Baldwin attempted to draw a mile-long unbroken chalk line through London in the fastest time. Fifty yards from the end, in a Pythonesque moment, she was stopped by the police
A love letter to New York
Post Superstorm Sandy, New York City is not looking quite at its best right now. So it’s an opportune moment for the release of Gotham City, a book of spectacular photographs by Luca Campigotto which capture the city in all its romantic glory
An ongoing occupation
A year on from the launch of The Occupied Times, and fresh from their TYPO London talk, CR spoke to Occupy Design’s Tzortzis Rallis and Noel Douglas about why the visual communication behind the Occupy movement remains as important as ever
Moleskine in motion
The sight of 382 multi-coloured Moleskine planners in an intricate choreography of stop-motion animation is impressive to behold.
Andy Rementer paintings
Fans of Andy Rementer’s work in New York have a week left to check out his exhibition of acrylic paintings on canvas at the Mondo Cane gallery in Tribeca…
Foyles becomes a comic strip for Comica
Ahead of tonight’s Comica Festival launch at Foyles’ flagship shop in London, the bookseller has unveiled a timeline of the store’s history, illustrated by some of the artists appearing at the month-long comics event
The end of the Car Booty Affair
The Designers Republic Car Booty Affair ends this Saturday and it intends to go out with a bang, offering up even more “new loot” to punters at Sheffield’s Month of Sundays Gallery
Mort Künstler adds vigour to man vodka
American artist Mort Künstler brings his painterly, strong-jawed heroes to a new campaign for Maximus Vodka from Wieden + Kennedy, London
Wolves FC fans contribute to new look stadium
Creative agency Raw has completed a brand refresh and stadium overhaul for Wolverhampton Wanderers (Wolves) Football Club. The work includes a new brand approach, new stadium signage and super graphics displaying quotes by fans…
Nice publications
This month we’ve got five new publications for your discerning eyes: the latest from both Victionary and Nobrow, issue two of Fourth & Main Journal, issue eight of Popshot magazine, and a look at new magazine, Perdiz…
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