Historically speaking, portraits have almost always been about glorifying the subject – so what’s behind our recent fascination with unflattering, caricatured depictions of ourselves? The post The beauty of ‘ugly’ portraits appeared first on Creative Review....
The beauty of ‘ugly’ portraits
Historically speaking, portraits have almost always been about glorifying the subject – so what’s behind our recent fascination with unflattering, caricatured depictions of ourselves? The post The beauty of ‘ugly’ portraits appeared first on Creative Review....
The beauty of ‘ugly’ portraits
Historically speaking, portraits have almost always been about glorifying the subject – so what’s behind our recent fascination with unflattering, caricatured depictions of ourselves? The post The beauty of ‘ugly’ portraits appeared first on Creative Review....
The beauty of ‘ugly’ portraits
Historically speaking, portraits have almost always been about glorifying the subject – so what’s behind our recent fascination with unflattering, caricatured depictions of ourselves? The post The beauty of ‘ugly’ portraits appeared first on Creative Review....
Leeds City Council launches bold rebrand of youth platform Breeze
Leeds City Council has run Breeze for the past 20 years, offering activities, events and discounts to under 19 year-olds across the city. To coincide with the launch of a new membership app, it commissioned Kiss Branding to refresh the identity of the platform, to take in a diverse audience of toddlers, kids and teens plus also parents and tourists...
Gradwatch 2021: Designer Louise Julien, Glasgow School of Art
In her work, graphic designer and visual artist Louise Julien wants to create a universe people can escape to. From personal pieces to commissioned projects, she feels everything has a story to tell. With a colourful and dreamy yet bold aesthetic, Julien often takes inspiration from pop and internet culture. Three years ago, Julien finished her first two years in...
Good Reads: A Profound Waste of Time is a love letter to video games
A Profound Waste of Time magazine, which was founded by graphic designer Caspian Whistler in 2018, was set up with the aim of exploring how people think and feel about the games they play. In an interview with CR at the time, Whistler explained that he wanted it to offer a counterpoint to typical games mags. “The cover is 9/10...
#WeThe15 is fighting for inclusivity for the 15% of the world with disabilities
#WeThe15 takes its name from the 15% of the global population who have a disability and aims to raise awareness of the challenges that these 1.2 billion people often face, including access to healthcare, education and employment. The launch campaign features an identity created by Pentagram’s Harry Pearce and Yuki Suzuki and an ad created by adam&eveDDB, with other content...
How influencers are reshaping the creative industries
As influencer marketing continues to dominate our social media feeds, we explore how it is impacting more traditional areas of advertising and what exactly separates ‘creators’ from ‘influencers’ The post How influencers are reshaping the creative industries appeared first on Creative Review....
Gradwatch 2021: Carina Kehlet Schou, Central Saint Martins
Considering she’s only recently graduated, Danish-Mexican photographer Carina Kehlet Schou’s portfolio feels impressively polished. The Central Saint Martins graduate has already interned for photographers such as Jamie Hawkesworth and Hanna Moon, and had her work featured in publications including Polyester, Notion and i-D. Schou credits her early success with the broad introduction to the creative industries provided by the fashion...
Samsung launches all-singing, all-dancing brand film
Samsung has channelled Andrew Lloyd Webber for its latest commercial, with the new ad featuring a manifesto of sorts on what you can get from your phone via the medium of song and dance. The ad is soundtracked by a song titled I’m Open to That, and contains an array of kooky visuals, from a man stepping out of a...
Animation explains the role that engineering can play in preventing climate change
The animation, titled Think, Plan, Make Climate Change, aims to highlight the role that engineering has in climate change and act as a call-to-action to both students and beyond. The piece can be viewed on the website for DS7, the School of Engineering at the University of Southampton’s 2021 Design Show, which features over 50 projects by final year undergraduates....






