Panóptico de Actualidad Gráfica y Visual
Traboulsi – who works as an artist and educator in Lebanon – is included in a shortlist of eight V&A Jameel Prize finalists, all of whom have made work inspired by Islamic tradition. This year marks the first time the prize has included contemporary design amongst its potential winners. Kitab al-Hawamish, or Book of Margins, was created back in 2017,...
Brooklyn-based photographer Tyler Mitchell, known for his remarkable images that drift between fashion photography and social commentary, is the focus of a double bill of exhibitions at two Jack Shainman Gallery venues in New York City, along with a third at the Gordon Parks Foundation further upstate. One of the Jack Shainman exhibitions focuses on his landmark series I Can...
Our enduring fascination with other people’s worship has long compelled photographers to capture different practices and faiths. Here, three photographers who focus on religion share their approaches and their personal motivation for the work The post Documenting religion appeared first on Creative Review....
Ad agency BETC orchestrated the clever campaign after a new speed limit for vehicles in the city was introduced, aimed at combating pollution in the city and making it safer for pedestrians. With speed cameras introduced across the city, the new law presented the perfect opportunity for boutique running store Distance to challenge its followers to get caught breaking the...
Suicide prevention charity CALM, which stands for Campaign Against Living Miserably, has launched new branding and a campaign film, coinciding with World Suicide Prevention Day last Friday. Although the latest ONS report, released last week, shows a decline in suicide rates from the previous year, over 5,000 people lost their lives to suicide in England and Wales in 2020 –...
The artist, photographer, designer and director talks to CR about working at speed, the joy of not being confined by one discipline, how he balances the commercial with the personal, and why his spirit animal is a cross between a chameleon and a dung beetle The post How I Work: Max Siedentopf appeared first on Creative Review....
Created for the national UK suicide prevention charity Papyrus, the film is released to mark World Suicide Prevention Day and raise awareness of the fact that suicide is the biggest killer of under 35s in the UK. The animation, titled Sinking Feeling, signposts Papyrus’s HopelineUK service, which offers confidential help and support to young people and anyone who is concerned...
There have been many, many statistics thrown at the public during the pandemic. Yet while these numbers serve a useful purpose, one downside of so many stats is the risk that they become meaningless along the way. One such example is in recent reports that two in five frontline staff are suffering with PTSD as a result of the pandemic...
In the fight to gain attention for charities and grassroots causes, design and creative thinking is more important than ever. Here, we look at how creativity can engage people in causes and galvanise wider audiences The post Creativity for change! appeared first on Creative Review....
The band’s latest album I’ve Been Trying to Tell You is accompanied by rose-tinted visuals from Alasdair McLellan and graphics inspired by British road signs from M/M (Paris). We find out how it came to life The post Saint Etienne’s album campaign takes a trip down memory lane appeared first on Creative Review....
The Squirrels programme aims to support young people in deprived communities most affected by the pandemic and also bring in families that may be new to Scouts. Its branding is bright, playful and fun and features its own logo, featuring a squirrel as the ‘S’. The logo will eventually be used alone, when the Squirrels brand is more established, but...
Artist and designer Scott King debates the uses and abuses of manifestos, and discusses how they became the perfect canvas for our creative hopes and dreams The post Scott King on the manifesto as therapy appeared first on Creative Review....
