Streaming giants ruled the roost once again in 2020, while many of us also sought comfort in the familiarity of public service broadcasters, in a year where we’ve essentially been forced to stay glued to our sofas
In a year of flux, magazine covers were dominated by radical change, calls for change and the changemakers themselves. We look back at ten of our favourites
Featuring themes of chaos and alternate realities, 2020 was a strange but creative year for music videos. Check out ten of CR’s favourites from the year
The last 12 months were a boom time for the gaming industry, as many people found solace in virtual worlds during lockdown. We look back at ten of CR’s favourites
With a sharp increase in ecommerce this year, packaging design has had to work harder than ever to get people’s attention. Here, Adam Ryan, head of packaging design competition Pentawards, identifies the key trends of 2020
A year of uncertainty quickly became a sharp learning curve for brands, organisations and the public with regards to social and environmental causes. We revisit the last 12 months
Covid-19 led to our normal lives being upended for most of 2020, with our working lives, and pretty much everything else, moving online. So what did we learn from this virtual existence? And what parts might we keep when the pandemic is done?
From Burger King’s stomach-churning Moldy Whopper to Tesco’s festive spot reassuring us that there’s no naughty list during a pandemic, here’s our top ten campaigns from the last 12 months
Our favourite album designs from the past year include intimate portraits, flammable record sleeves and the ‘Photoshop interface of the future’
In 2020, people turned to photography for support, inspiration and sustenance, as well as to document their experiences of the pandemic and of the many protests that took place. Here, Diane Smyth looks back on a year that will be impossible to forget
It may have been a tough year for cinemas, but there’s still been plenty of excellent movie posters. Our design correspondent Daniel Benneworth-Gray chooses his favourites
From clever responses to Covid to a visually revitalised financial sector and a renewed understanding of heritage, we look back on the last 12 months of branding
We look back at a year when the advertising industry was shaken to its core and when calls for change could no longer be ignored
Government design and messaging is essential during a pandemic, to ease public concerns and communicate vital developments. So how did the UK government’s approach to Covid-19 shape up?
Mark Sinclair, senior editor at Unit Editions, shares his favourite ten book covers of the year with us, which have emerged as the book world has buffeted the challenges (and opportunities) presented by the coronavirus pandemic