Founded in 1994, London-based Fine+Rare has established itself as one of the leading online platforms for buying and selling fine wine and spirits. Writer and editor Gavin Lucas and creative director Alan Aboud first worked with the business on its rebrand several years ago. Publisher Patrick O’Connor has now brought the duo on board again to work on a new...
New ad demonstrates why the travel industry needs to get more human
If there is one industry that was immediately undone by the coronavirus pandemic, it was travel. With countries around the world entering lockdowns, flights were grounded and thousands upon thousands of holidays had to be cancelled. While many customers were sympathetic with the plight of airlines and holiday companies who had to deal with sorting out the mess, it quickly...
The indie mags that are changing the face of sport
We speak to the teams behind Victory Journal, Spiral and Glorious about how they are helping reshape perceptions of sport through a combination of insightful editorial and striking visuals The post The indie mags that are changing the face of sport appeared first on Creative Review....
Exposure: Ying Ang
In her latest Exposure column, art director Gem Fletcher profiles Melbourne-based photographer Ying Ang – who explores the transition to motherhood through the lens of biological, psychological and social identity The post Exposure: Ying Ang appeared first on Creative Review....
Football’s Muddy Dance
Described as both ‘the artbook for football fans’ and ‘the football book for art lovers’, Muddy Dance is a collection of vernacular photography compiled by artist and ad creative Erik Kessels. The book features photographs of footballers performing dives, jumps and leaps. With no footballs in sight, the emphasis is instead placed on the elegant forms that the players unconsciously...
Ikea Norway introduces the Trash Collection
To promote the new initiative, Oslo-based ad agency Try has created a striking ad campaign which features a TV spot and posters showing Ikea feature in trash piles across Norway. The ads highlight the Ikea products within the piles of junk and then label them with where they were found, what work needed doing to bring them back into use,...
How to make a thrilling sports promo
Sky Creative’s Simon Cole explains the process behind making sports promos, including how to appeal to younger audiences and why he takes parodies on the chin The post How to make a thrilling sports promo appeared first on Creative Review....
Simon Norfolk and Klaus Thymann capture a Swiss glacier slowly vanishing
Photographer Simon Norfolk used to photograph conflict zones and spent ten years in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Iraq to capture ruined landscapes and the impact military invasion had on daily lives. A couple of years ago the charity Project Pressure approached Norfolk to take what he knew about conflict and apply it to glaciers. “On the surface it seemed like a...
The stories embedded in the design of homes
The Museum of the Home’s new displays put storytelling at the centre and illustrate how our homes are rich with design and cultural history The post The stories embedded in the design of homes appeared first on Creative Review....
Buy Toronto Time campaign aims to support local businesses
The bleak but powerful message was created by Toronto agency Berners Bowie Lee for the Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas (TABIA), and aims to remind those dwelling in the city that shopping local could mean the difference between life or death for many independent businesses. Toronto has had some of the strictest and longest-running lockdowns in North America, with...
Why mentoring’s for life (not just for uni)
Mentoring is a powerful tool throughout your career, says Katie Cadwell, a designer at DesignStudio in Sydney. Here she talks about how you can get it started, and what makes for the most fruitful mentor/mentee relationship The post Why mentoring’s for life (not just for uni) appeared first on Creative Review....
How FIFA became a creative catalyst
Not just an enormously popular video game, this year saw FIFA become the impetus for some forward-thinking creative work. Engine and adam&eveDDB discuss its huge cultural influence and advertising’s changing relationship with gaming The post How FIFA became a creative catalyst appeared first on Creative Review....