Panóptico de Actualidad Gráfica y Visual
Big Type opens with a brief history of typography, and does a good job of whipping through hundreds of years of developments in design and technology. As it points out, for a long period of time type’s primary function was legibility, but we now live in a drastically different visual landscape. “Today, type design, influenced by both strides in technology...
Nike’s Air Max has gained a cult following since its launch in 1987. The first Nike shoe to feature visible air pockets in the sole, it has gone on to become one of the brand’s most successful and recognisable sneakers of all time. Taking place on March 26, Nike’s annual Air Max Day celebration is an essential date on every...
CR explores why ‘non-Latin’ terminology with regards to type is offensive and outdated, and why Arabic, Indic and other world scripts are undergoing a design revolution...
Creative Review has long admired Hornbach’s irreverent approach to DIY, as expressed in an ongoing series of spots by agency Heimat Berlin. “There’s a bit of anarchy,” Heimat founder Guido Heffels explained of the brand’s approach in a 2020 interview with CR. “A bit of giving people a good feeling whenever they create, and whatever they work on.” This sense...
Designer Rob Bartlett, who has created icons for Spotify, Nokia, Nissan and more, talks about the need for more sustainable, inclusive symbols and the iconography ‘hangover’ plaguing brands...
Designer Rob Bartlett, who has created icons for Spotify, Nokia, Nissan and more, talks about the need for more sustainable, inclusive symbols and the iconography ‘hangover’ plaguing brands...
Designer Rob Bartlett, who has created icons for Spotify, Nokia, Nissan and more, talks about the need for more sustainable, inclusive symbols and the iconography ‘hangover’ plaguing brands...
Designer Rob Bartlett, who has created icons for Spotify, Nokia, Nissan and more, talks about the need for more sustainable, inclusive symbols and the iconography ‘hangover’ plaguing brands...
Designer Rob Bartlett, who has created icons for Spotify, Nokia, Nissan and more, talks about the need for more sustainable, inclusive symbols and the iconography ‘hangover’ plaguing brands...
Designer Rob Bartlett, who has created icons for Spotify, Nokia, Nissan and more, talks about the need for more sustainable, inclusive symbols and the iconography ‘hangover’ plaguing brands...
If you’ve been to Tokyo, you’ll have seen the many well-dressed dogs that inhabit the city – decked out in top-to-toe outfits, and usually with a sharp haircut to boot. Japan’s Best Friend, by Manami Okazaki, shines a spotlight on these pampered pooches, through a collection of photographs and illustrations exploring their place in Japan’s daily life and folklore. As...
Joy Yamusangie had always wanted to play saxophone as a child, but visual art proved to be a more accessible pursuit. “My parents would buy a pack of printer paper and I was pretty much set,” the London-based artist tells us. Art was therefore where they ended up channelling their efforts, making comics and animations for their siblings and later...
