Coming Up For Air looks back on 30 years of work by Stephen Gill

From The Pillar, 2015-2019 Coming Up For Air unites pieces from several of Gill’s series of work, including Hackney Flowers – which pairs his own photographs and found ephemera with pressed flowers and berries – and Pigeons, a rather unsentimental depiction of the nooks and crannies inhabited by what Gill describes as “the economic migrants of the animal world”. The...

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Advertising the menopause

Conversations around women’s health have shifted dramatically in recent years and have finally reached the menopause, once a taboo topic. On World Menopause Day, we look at the role brands can play in better representing older women’s experiences The post Advertising the menopause appeared first on Creative Review....

Michael Bailey-Gates’ photos artfully redress gender roles

At first glance, Michael Bailey-Gates’ new book appears to be a compendium of traditional fashion photographs. Particularly towards the beginning, where studio backdrops and the drama of black and white shots combine in an evocation of glamorous shoots in high fashion magazines. However, the book, titled A Glint in the Kindling, quickly reveals itself to be an examination of expected...

The Annual 2022 is open for entries!

The Creative Review Annual celebrates the best in creative thinking. One of the most respected and trusted awards in the commercial arts, it serves to demonstrate the vital role that design and creativity plays for business in driving innovation and growth. Now in its 19th year, the Annual aims to represent the diversity of the industry today, showcasing work from...

Remembering David Kennedy

Back in 2010 I flew from Amsterdam to Portland to ask David Kennedy’s permission to start a school in his name. The prospect of asking the most humble man in our business to share his name again to a creative accelerator programme for those that might not have a direct shot at the front door of our business, filled him...