Panóptico de Actualidad Gráfica y Visual
James Norton plays a strikingly handsome Santa in M&S’ Christmas ad this year, who embarks on a festive adventure to experience Christmas incognito after Mrs Claus, played by Lucy Punch, encourages him to shave off his beard, rendering him unrecognisable. This offers him the opportunity to experience all of Christmas’ traditional delights, from delicious foods (apparently M& Source...
Having found a creative voice through exploring her inner world, the illustrator and animator reflects on her personal work, creative identity and the pressures of working today...
Roller skates, flying flesh and a spot of bother with MTV – director Vaughan Arnell speaks to CR about how he and Robbie Williams created one of pop’s most memorable music videos...
Barbour has reunited with Aardman for another Christmas collaboration starring Wallace & Gromit, with the animated duo heading out for an eventful winter walk in the countryside. Directed by Steve Harding-Hill, the film sees Wallace present Gromit with a Barbour wax dog coat before the pair venture outside to try out his latest invention: the Walk-o-matic. Combining a plump living...
The Munch museum in Oslo has opened a new interactive exhibition that looks to make its vast archive of work by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch more accessible and engaging to the public. Titled Connect the Lines, this latest exhibition by the museum expands on the research and innovation of its previous project New Snow, which offered a fresh, creative way...
Created by WPP, the new ad is an extension of Boots’ ‘Give it Some Boots’ platform, which launched in September. It continues the playful approach of the campaign, while dialling up the humour to enjoyably ridiculous levels. The ad begins on Christmas Day, where we see women across the nation opening gifts containing Boots products – including hair stylers, an...
British graphic designer Tim Sumner, known for his iconic zine on paper bag ephemera, To Have and To Hold, has released a new book through his recently-founded publishing venture, Collect. Titled Bookplates No.1, it contains a carefully curated selection of the unique artworks that have historically indicated ownership of a book. Taken from Sumner’s own collection, as well as several...
The visual artist discusses his evolving creative practice, and the influence of Ghanaian culture and Afrobeats on his new partnership with Martell...
For a creative team spread across time zones, the end of the working day is someone else’s starting point. A campaign moves from one desk to another, a new cut is ready for review, or client feedback arrives while the people who need to act on it are asleep. That rhythm can extend the working day without extending anyone’s hours....
Has the John Lewis Christmas ad, which has been a much-anticipated fixture of the season since 2007, started to lose its lustre? Perhaps in anticipation of that question, the retailer has done something it has never done before at this time of year: put a bona fide star in front of the camera. Fresh from her latest stint as the...
Has the John Lewis Christmas ad, which has been a much-anticipated fixture of the season since 2007, started to lose its lustre? Perhaps in anticipation of that question, the retailer has done something it has never done before at this time of year: put a bona fide star in front of the camera. Fresh from her latest stint as the...
Following Mother Design’s recent rebrand of spiritual guidance marketplace Keen, the agency has collaborated once again with its parent company Ingenio – this time on a rebrand of its other psychic services brand, Purple Garden. Whereas the Keen work aimed to entice a mainstream audience unfamiliar with spirituality, this project sees the brand appealing to ‘seasoned seekers’ instead. Source...
