Panóptico de Actualidad Gráfica y Visual
It wasn’t too long ago that Maryna Chernyavskaya, creative group head at Kyiv creative agency Bickerstaff, was feeling disillusioned with her job. “I felt burned out and tired, and I asked my boss to give me a creative break,” she tells CR. “I was thinking, come on Maryna, you’re almost 30 and what do you do for life? Just inventing...
Brands that are confused about how to place themselves in the metaverse would be wise to look to Gens A and Z to show them the way...
Design institutions need to forge better connections between schools, communities and the industry, says D&AD president Rebecca Wright...
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has this week launched a new campaign that aims to tackle what he describes as an “epidemic of violence against women and girls, committed by men” in the UK capital. Created pro-bono by Ogilvy UK, the campaign includes a poster campaign, social and a film, all of which address the ways that toxic male...
Since he broke out as a photographer nearly ten years ago, Thurstan Redding has been a mainstay on the fashion circuit. You’ll find his name affixed to the look books, shows and campaigns that prop up each season, working with houses as broad as the iconoclastic Charles Jeffrey and storied behemoths like Chanel and Gucci. His forthcoming book, however, sees...
Designers have resisted the idea of AI, but it can open up new horizons for creativity and personalisation, says Stink Studios’ James Britton...
As the horrifying events in Ukraine continue to unfold, the creative industries are coming together to support the country through a growing number of initiatives. Among the latest is Art4Ukraine, a charitable online art print sale from Theprintspace, which invites people to view and purchase works by a group of contemporary Ukrainian and international photographers. The aim of the print...
This is the third film in the Underdogs series, and this time our charming team of occasionally hapless, occasionally brilliant workers are out on their own, using their skills and ingenuity – plus a range of Apple products – to build their big idea for startup glory. The film continues the Underdogs’ ability to tap into the zeitgeist – following...
Should brands be considering what happens at the end of a product’s life as much as its beginning? Designer Joe Macleod thinks so...
The advertising and design industries have always been obsessed with the future, but this infatuation has entered warp speed over the past six months or so, since the mainstream arrival of the metaverse and NFTs. In this issue, we examine what this might mean for the creative industries and how it will impact how we work, shop and play. As...
The Shining: A Visual and Cultural Haunting is designed as a box set of individual pages, featuring essays written by the likes of Cosey Fanni Tutti, Margaret Howell and an interview with Shelley Duvall – who played Wendy Torrance in the film, and who has spoken about the bullying she faced from the director on set. The publication is intended...
Domee Shi’s debut feature is a joyous celebration of Chinese culture. Here, illustrator Stanley Chow chats with her about growing up as a child of immigrants and the importance of telling diverse stories on-screen...
