Growing up on the books of artist Tomi Ungerer sparked a desire within French illustrator Simon Bailly to tell tales through images. While studying illustration, the most important lesson he learned was about telling a story simply through one picture or a series of them. “It’s something I use every day in my work,” he says. “For example, in my...
New Amazon Alexa ad takes viewers back to Pompeii
While previous ads for the Amazon Alexa have seen Ellen Degeneres and Portia de Rossi ponder what life was like before the arrival of smart assistants, and Michael B Jordan become one, Droga5’s latest spot for the brand tackles a topic which will likely spark painful memories for many parents: home schooling. Happily, the ad goes about it in humorous...
Navigating a career as a self-taught creative
Photographer Luis Alberto Rodriguez and designer Jordi Ng both forged a career without a formal arts education. They reflect on how they learned their craft, coping with insecurity and what taking an alternative route has brought to their practice The post Navigating a career as a self-taught creative appeared first on Creative Review....
Bloomsbury’s Greg Heinimann on creating beautiful book covers
Greg Heinimann discusses his career journey from Waterstones bookseller to Bloomsbury deputy creative director, plus the secret to designing an eye-catching book cover The post Bloomsbury’s Greg Heinimann on creating beautiful book covers appeared first on Creative Review....
Head to the Design Museum for your weekly shop
As museums in England tentatively await their reopening in May, the Design Museum in London is gaining a head start by launching Supermarket, an installation-cum-store stocked with beautifully designed essential goods. The product packaging features the work of ten emerging artists, from the painterly aesthetic of Charlotte Edey and Holly Warburton to Kentaro Okwara’s bold illustrations. Visitors can pick up...
Sophie Harris-Taylor photographs new fathers in her latest series
Photographer Sophie Harris-Taylor’s new body of work is all about becoming a dad and the first few years of fatherhood. Titled Present Fathers, the series was inspired by watching her own partner adjust to being a father. “My partner was pretty lucky to have several months of paternity leave so we were very much both involved from day one. Sometime...
Sophie Harris-Taylor photographs new fathers in her latest series
Photographer Sophie Harris-Taylor’s new body of work is all about becoming a dad and the first few years of fatherhood. Titled Present Fathers, the series was inspired by watching her own partner adjust to being a father. “My partner was pretty lucky to have several months of paternity leave so we were very much both involved from day one. Sometime...
Want to teach yourself 3D? Here’s some advice from the experts
With 3D design software skills in huge demand, artist Eva Cremers and Territory Studio founder David Sheldon-Hicks share their top tips for teaching yourself, covering everything from YouTube tutorials to client projects The post Want to teach yourself 3D? Here’s some advice from the experts appeared first on Creative Review....
On Thinking Like A Copywriter
Copywriting can at times feel like a poor cousin to images in our visually dominated world. Yet with access to all manners of ideas, opinions and carefully crafted bon mots just on our mobiles, we are arguably reading more than ever before. And, as anyone who spends any time on Twitter knows, words matter – get the nuance of your...
New book High Grade is a colourful celebration of cannabis culture
Named in honour of the five Californian high school students in the 70s who met at the same time every day to go in search of an abandoned cannabis crop, 4/20 has long been a day of celebration for weed connoisseurs in the US. While cannabis consumption is still illegal here, 4/20 has grown hand in hand with the UK’s...
The secrets of nurturing young creative talent
We speak to the faculty of top art and design schools – Falmouth University, Gobelins and School of Visual Arts – to get an insight into how they spot talent and the pressures of reputation The post The secrets of nurturing young creative talent appeared first on Creative Review....
The office is back in Second Home’s bonkers post-lockdown ad
It’s part of the office company’s new initiative Extraordinary Office, which is inviting people to try its spaces for two months, for free – banking on the fact that many of us are probably a bit sick of WFH. Director Lauren Midwinter – who’s made work for Samsung and Lucozade – shot the film during lockdown, inside Second Home’s workspace...