CR Photography Annual launch party
Creative Review celebrated the launch of this year’s Photography Annual with a party at theprintspace gallery. An exhibition of our Best in Book winners will be on at theprintspace until November 6
Musical tweets to save an orchestra
To raise awareness of the plight of Amsterdam’s under-funded Metropole Orchestra, Havas Worldwide Amsterdam has collaborated with Perfect Fools to create Tweetphony, a Twitter campaign that allows users to compose musical tweets…
Jamaican stamps at Stanley Gibbons
Designer Jon Daniel has curated a show of 50 Jamaican stamps at the Stanley Gibbons shop in London as part of the wider celebrations marking 50 years of the country’s independence
Art on rugs
Next week, eleven new graphic artworks, each by a different image maker, will go on display at London’s Dray Walk Gallery in the form of one-off, hand woven rugs…
Agency makes good making-of film shock
Most ad agency making-of films are pretty painful to watch, so we’re tipping the CR hat to Mother London for its film supporting new Ikea spot Playin’ With My Friends, in which one of the cast of toys tells his story
Peel here to learn about Epidermolysis Bullosa
Publicis London has created a hard-hitting interactive Facebook app for national charity DEBRA which explicitly demonstrates how Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) affects sufferers of the genetic skin condition…
Don Hudson and the Detroit archives
Don Hudson has photographed the streets of Detroit and Michigan state since the early 1970s, documenting daily life in the American Midwest. His first book, from Paris-based Éditions FP&CF, collects together highlights from his personal archives
Sony Music timeline, 1887-2012
The history of Sony Music is charted in a typographic timeline installed in the company’s London HQ, created by designer Alex Fowkes
Coke Zero turns keen commuters into 007
Filming unsuspecting passers-by in an interactive event to promote a brand online is always a bit of a risk. Will Joe Public participate? Will the filming provide enough material to entertain the YouTube viewer? Will people share the clip online?
A Walker wonderland
Tim Walker is one of the most innovative, influential and visually exciting fashion photographers working today. His love of adventure and dreaming has taken him back, time and time again, to his childhood storybooks – something made evident in Story Teller, his new show, reviewed here by Choi Liu
Relive The Games
London studio, Design by St, was commissioned by The Times to showcase the newspaper’s recent Olympics coverage in a new book. The Games documents Team GB’s finest moments of London 2012
The lady of the lake, fountain, river…
Like many husbands, Fred enjoys taking pictures of his wife Valerie. As long as she’s fully clothed and wet. Erik Kessels’ latest In Almost Every Picture photography book tells the story of a bizarre yet touching obsession
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