The Place issue: October/ November 2018
From Rio to the River Tay, an issue of Creative Review dedicated to how creativity is making, changing and documenting places
My favourite designs: Hamish Makgill
Brighton-based creative team Studio Makgill turns 10 this year, and is hosting an exhibition of “beautifully simple” design to mark the occasion. Here, the studio’s founder Hamish Makgill selects five of his favourite items from the show
Neal Whittington on setting up Present & Correct
Once a full-time designer, Present & Correct founder Neal Whittington left behind his day job to turn our “comforting nostalgia” for pens, pencils and paperclips into a thriving business. Here’s how he did it
Creative Leaders on Failure: ustwo co-founder Mills
We’ve talked to five of CR’s Creative Leaders 50 about how they have handled failure in their own career, and how they advise others to cope when things don’t go according to plan. Today we speak to ustwo and ustwo adventure co-founder, Mills
V&A Dundee looks to put “fire in the belly” of the city
As the first ever V&A museum outside of London prepares to open its doors, we speak to the institution’s Director Philip Long about what it can do for Dundonians as well as the wider design community
How I Work: Cooper Hewitt Director Caroline Baumann
In the five years since becoming director, Caroline Baumann has turned Cooper Hewitt’s visitor demographic upside down, re-establishing it as New York’s go-to authority for design. She discusses how she reinvented the museum, and why approachability is the future for design
Beazley Designs of the Year 2018 focus on the big issues
From a campaign that combats plastic to a magazine dedicated to the stories of migrants, the 2018 Beazley Designs of the Year exhibition is fully embracing creativity for good. But how many of the projects will reach the real world?
Change: Creative Review’s August/September issue
The latest print issue of CR is all about Change: changes to your industry, to education, working culture, where you work, how you work and the power of creativity to change the world for the better
OneStep+: The instant camera gets a digital update
Polaroid Originals’ new camera builds on Polaroid’s legacy of making photography easy and fun, with a new app that offers light painting, double exposure and manual modes. We talk to CEO Oskar Smolokowski about the new product
London Design Biennale 2018 to highlight the emotional power of design
Conceived by the creators of the London Design Festival, the second edition of the event is based on the theme of ‘emotional states’, and will see contributions from more than 40 countries, cities and other territories
How I Work: Aaron Hinchion, Creative Director, Kano
Aaron Hinchion heads up the creative team at Kano. Here, he discusses building an in-house creative team, using gaming mechanics to teach people about coding and computing and the difference between life in a startup and an agency
Gaming to make the world a better place
As a part of gaming week on CR, we speak to two gaming studios, Playmob and Glitchers, about gaming for good and the work they are doing around developing games for the betterment of the world
