Gem Fletcher profiles Brooklyn-based photographer Tonje Thilesen, whose image-making explores our precarious coexistence with the natural world, and spans fashion, portraiture, and observational photography The post Exposure: Tonje Thilesen appeared first on Creative Review....
The tragedy of Mac death
Creating a poster has proved the undoing of our design correspondent Daniel Benneworth-Gray’s computer – here, he offers some sage words of advice to help others avoid a similar calamity The post The tragedy of Mac death appeared first on Creative Review....
Celebrating Marvel’s graphic design superpowers
For decades, comic books have showcased vibrant graphic design that is a pivotal part of the superhero world. Liz Stinson, editor of a new book celebrating Marvel, discusses the publisher’s lasting contribution to visual culture The post Celebrating Marvel’s graphic design superpowers appeared first on Creative Review....
Percy Pig is the face of M&S Christmas
M&S has launched its Christmas campaigns for both food and clothing. For the food spot, the brand has transformed the Percy Pig motif seen on its line of sweets into a fully animated character for the first time. The store ran a pre-campaign, #whoispercypig, to tease the new voice of Percy, which has been revealed to be Spider Man actor...
Director Gus Van Sant on finding stories in unexpected places
Since the 1980s, the filmmaker and artist has turned his lens towards the fringes. He talks to us about relinquishing control, Hollywood reboot culture, and how a Gucci mini-series captured the spirit of his early works The post Director Gus Van Sant on finding stories in unexpected places appeared first on Creative Review....
John Lewis’ festive ad tells the story of a space traveller’s first Christmas
While the John Lewis Christmas ad has become an institution in the UK over the years thanks to its ability to tug at the nation’s heartstrings, no one has quite known what to expect from its festive campaign in the wake of the pandemic. Last year’s spot took a different approach from the retailer’s tried and tested cute mascot formula,...
Why collaboration will drive our next creative renaissance
If there was one take-out from Adobe MAX 2021, it was the critical role that collaboration plays in the creative process. Headline speakers from a diverse range of disciplines touched on the influential part that collaborators have played in their lives – empowering them, challenging them, and driving their work to new heights. According to Adobe’s Chief Product Officer Scott...
DixonBaxi on the last 20 years in design
As the branding and design agency reaches its 20th anniversary, we talk to founders Simon Dixon and Aporva Baxi about the industry developments of the last two decades The post DixonBaxi on the last 20 years in design appeared first on Creative Review....
DixonBaxi on the last 20 years in design
As the branding and design agency reaches its 20th anniversary, we talk to founders Simon Dixon and Aporva Baxi about the industry developments of the last two decades The post DixonBaxi on the last 20 years in design appeared first on Creative Review....
Karen Marshall’s Between Girls celebrates the rituals of friendship
Jen, Blake and Rachel, 1985-1986 Marshall started the series in New York in 1985, after meeting 16-year-old high school student Molly Brover. The photographer – whose work has appeared in the Atlantic and the New York Times Magazine – was invited into what she describes as Brover’s “Upper West Side girl world”, with its cast of teenagers and the “everyday...
Eco-Bot.Net exposes greenwashing during Cop26
Artists and activists Robert Del Naja (also founding member of Massive Attack) and Bill Posters, perhaps best known for his eerie celebrity deepfakes, have teamed up with green energy industralist Dale Vince on a platform called Eco-Bot.Net. The project is many things: a resource for reporters, a call to arms, and what Posters calls a “network-based performance”. It’s also a...
New Commercial Arts on the customer experience boom
Creative agency NCA was forged with customer experience at the forefront. We speak to two of its co-founders, Ian Heartfield and Rob Curran, about why the ad industry is still playing catch-up with consumers The post New Commercial Arts on the customer experience boom appeared first on Creative Review....








