Panóptico de Actualidad Gráfica y Visual
In 2014, Danish photographer Thilde Jensen met two men in upstate New York: Reine and Lost, who lived together under a highway. After Reine and Lost shared their stories with her, she pursued a project documenting people’s experiences of homelessness around the US, including in New Mexico, Las Vegas and New Orleans as well as Syracuse, New York, where it all...
CR speaks to a handful of designers and creatives to understand why the right signage and wayfinding in cultural institutions and spaces can be a significant step towards creating an inclusive environment The post Why signage needs to adapt to a gender-inclusive world appeared first on Creative Review....
From running up late fees at a video rental shop in Dublin to a music video for U2 and an episode of sci-fi TV show Brave New World, director Aoife McArdle has come a long way. Here’s how she did it The post Aoife McArdle on making it as a director appeared first on Creative Review....
The ad is the latest work from Uncommon for B&Q’s Build A Life campaign yet strikes a different tone to previous work in the series, which has featured bold posters and an ad showing footage of real people doing DIY on their homes. Titled Later Means Never, this spot, by contrast, takes more of a storytelling approach. It focuses on...
Originally opened in 1886, Olympia London is undergoing a major redevelopment designed by Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC Architects, which aims to position the new area (known simply as Olympia) as a hub for creative arts in west London. On top of the existing Olympia London events and exhibition spaces, there will be seven new buildings, including a new theatre, a...
Radiohead has unveiled a new music video for its previously unreleased track If You Say the Word, which was originally recorded in the early 2000s. The video, directed by Kasper Häggström, opens with a pack of office workers scurrying around in fields and forests as they try to evade capture from a group of herders, who approach these wild suits...
Superheroes: Inspiring Stories of Secret Strength is a new book celebrating contemporary figures in the spotlight along with everyday heroes such as NHS workers. The book was curated by the team at #Merky Books – the imprint founded by grime artist Stormzy and Penguin Random House – along with Stormzy himself, who also provides the introduction. Addressing the lack of...
By Seymour Chwast. All images courtesy of Poster House unless otherwise credited Push Pin design studio was set up in 1954 when Chwast, Ruffins, Sorel and Glaser were all still art students, and created a vibrant style that quickly set it apart from the more restrained creative work of the time. In an interview with Eye Magazine, Glaser described Push...
Illustrator and artist Jean Jullien has launched a four-part exhibition curated by Tokyo-based gallery Nanzuka. The umbrella title for the project is Pépé, and the shows will appear across the Japanese capital at Parco Museum Tokyo, Nanzuka 2G, 3110NZ and Gallery Target. Paper People at Parco Museum is an installation-based show, alongside paintings and drawings, which sees Jullien reimagined as...
Lil Nas X is ripping up the music rulebook with his rap-country-pop sound, gender-bending style and eye-catching creative output. As he releases his debut album, we talk to some of the creatives who are helping the artist bring his unique vision to life The post Inside the fantastical world of Lil Nas X appeared first on Creative Review....
Next’s new branding and tone of voice are designed to steer clear of the clichés surrounding insurance companies, which “are either your overly earnest protectors from doom, or rely on the absurdity of animals and athletes to help you remember them”, according to design agency Collins, which led the brand redesign. The team took an illustrated approach to the brand...
The campaign is themed around the tagline ‘Life’s looking sweeter’ and includes the installation of a 78ft high show-stopper bake on Argyle Street in Glasgow, complete with a 23ft long fork. Cakes abound elsewhere too, with digital screens in cities including Leeds, London, Glasgow and Manchester depicting the local weather conditions in real time via reports that feature a Bake...
