Panóptico de Actualidad Gráfica y Visual
Director and co-owner Stephen Godfroy discusses Rough Trade’s decision to set up shop in New York’s Rockefeller Center and why, now more than ever, retail needs to invite shoppers into another world The post Rough Trade on its convention-defying move to Manhattan appeared first on Creative Review....
Director and co-owner Stephen Godfroy discusses Rough Trade’s decision to set up shop in New York’s Rockefeller Center and why, now more than ever, retail needs to invite shoppers into another world The post Rough Trade on its convention-defying move to Manhattan appeared first on Creative Review....
Photographer Tatum Shaw describes his work as having an “overall off-ness”. Imagery that looks like a fever dream through facial expressions, or surreal light quality is his sweet spot. “I don’t mean it to sound like I go out of my way to make nightmares. A lot of my work is inspired by my own nostalgia or anxiety or a...
With the internet now accounting for roughly the same amount of carbon emissions as global air travel, we look at what designers can do to help tackle our digital waste problem The post Can we design a more sustainable internet? appeared first on Creative Review....
The Smiley Company has enjoyed a fascinating evolution. Over the past five decades, it has grown from a powerful symbol of happiness and optimism into a rich visual language that can build emotional connections between people all over the world. As we discussed in our article exploring 50 years of the Smiley brand, this evolution began in the 1990s when...
Amber Kuo is a Mandopop singer and actor and after an eight year hiatus she is set to release her new album this summer with her own record label, Nomad City Records. As a taster of what’s to come, this week sees her release a track from the album called A Scarlet Riding Hood. Taipei-based 2D animator Xavia Chen has...
The British-Nigerian illustrator and character designer talks about his break into the creative industries, his experiences with being pigeonholed, plus his plans for the future The post How I Got Here: Dapo Adeola appeared first on Creative Review....
In an age of turbulence, brands are seeing the benefits of a localised approach over a global one. Here, Ben Sillence, strategy director at Lewis Moberly, explores what this may mean for designers and creatives The post Why it pays for brands to go local appeared first on Creative Review....
The exhibition offers a deep dive into the legacy of 2 Tone, and its significance as both a musical and political force in the late 70s and early 80s. What’s also evident throughout is the coherence of 2 Tone’s design, from its logos to its distinctive black-and-white chequered branding to the clothing worn by both the bands and their fans....
Readers of a certain age may remember Knightmare, the medieval-style interactive adventure show that captured kids’ imaginations in the late 80s and early 90s. Three decades on, rapid advances in 5G technology have the potential to unlock a thrilling new world of shared entertainment moments. “Imagine Knightmare, but taken to Ready Player One levels,” smiles Geoff Goodwin, senior director, RYOT...
Readers of a certain age may remember Knightmare, the medieval-style interactive adventure show that captured kids’ imaginations in the late 80s and early 90s. Three decades on, rapid advances in 5G technology have the potential to unlock a thrilling new world of shared entertainment moments. “Imagine Knightmare, but taken to Ready Player One levels,” smiles Geoff Goodwin, senior director, RYOT...
The documentation of an era, and subsequently the way we remember it, goes hand in hand with the camera that captures it all. The British free party culture of the late 80s and early 90s has been etched in our collective consciousness with the textured grain and mellower colours of the cameras that were used to document the scene. Images...
