Based in Accra, Ghana Sianeh A Kpukuyou (known as ASKphotos on Instagram) was first introduced to photography through her mother. “During my senior year at American International School, I was asked by my friends to take their senior pictures,” Kpukuyou tells CR. “When I shared those images with my mother she got extremely excited and told me she saw a...
Go behind the scenes of CG animations in this amusing short
Green Life is a 60-second animation which takes a behind the scenes look at how CG animated short films are made. “We started off with the loose idea of making something about people doing stunts. Then once we started bouncing ideas back and forth one that popped up involved a guy in a green screen suit,” explains Russ Etheridge, who...
How I Got Here: Penny Martin
The editor in chief of The Gentlewoman talks to CR about shifting from a career in curating and academia to magazines, by way of seminal fashion website SHOWstudio. Plus tips on making a mag in the digital age The post How I Got Here: Penny Martin appeared first on Creative Review....
Ikea and Mother on the agency-client relationship
At this year’s Festival of Marketing: The Year Ahead, Kemi Anthony, marketing communications manager at Ikea, and Katie Mackay-Sinclair, partner at Mother, discussed how nurturing a decade-long relationship has led to an array of successful campaigns The post Ikea and Mother on the agency-client relationship appeared first on Creative Review....
Mohamed Bourouissa’s carefully staged view of French suburbs
When Mohamed Bourouissa’s photo series Périphérique first appeared in the late 2000s, it gave a choreographed view of life in the suburbs of France, or at least what that life looked like according to media and political representations. Born in Algeria and raised in the Parisian outskirts, the Deutsche Börse prize-winning photographer spent three years in the banlieues of Paris...
The Design Council vs climate change
At a conference to be held during COP26, the Design Council hopes to unite the design industry around a climate action plan. Patrick Burgoyne talks to chief design officer Cat Drew about its mission The post The Design Council vs climate change appeared first on Creative Review....
The Age Issue of Creative Review is out now!
It can sometimes feel like you’re never the right age. For a while you’re too young to be taken seriously, then suddenly you’re too old to be relevant. In this edition of Creative Review, we take some of the issues that relate to ageing and creativity to task, beginning with a look at advertising and why it is still so...
How Farfetch is finding its own identity in retail
Global brand and culture director Ronojoy Dam talks to us about how Farfetch is putting its own stamp on the luxury fashion retail space, and what digital fashion might mean for the industry The post How Farfetch is finding its own identity in retail appeared first on Creative Review....
A shape-shifting visual identity for fashion designer Sinéad O’Dwyer
Dublin-born, London-based designer Sinéad O’Dwyer is one of the brightest new stars in the world of fashion. Having graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2018, her focus is on changing the representation of female-identifying bodies in fashion and challenging traditional perceptions of beauty. One key element in the designer’s early work was the silicone pieces she created using...
Why fashion is embracing gaming
As brands cotton on to the potential of gaming, CR explores why it’s a good fit for fashion labels, and what the future could hold for digital clothes, esports sponsorships and in-game narratives The post Why fashion is embracing gaming appeared first on Creative Review....
Park Lane’s new identity steps back from OTT luxury
Park Lane, the luxury hotel in New York City, has launched a new identity designed to emerge from a “sea of old-world sameness” according to Mother Design, which was behind the new look. “The previous branding, rooted in 70s luxury design, was in dire need of an update; not only from a visual perspective, but also to feel more inclusive,”...
Inside the epic world of Dune
Denis Villeneuve’s adaption of cult sci-fi novel Dune is a masterclass in world-building. We speak to the film’s production designer Patrice Vermette about helping the director bring his intergalactic vision to life The post Inside the epic world of Dune appeared first on Creative Review....







