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As you will no doubt be all too aware, the world is not a very funny place at the moment. But that seems all the more reason for us to turn our attention to humour and explore what is making us laugh these days, and why. Creative Review’s February/March 2021 issue is dedicated to keeping us laughing in lockdown, and...
Brighton-based branding studio Baxter & Bailey has led the visual identity, creative direction, packaging and motion design for Nomad, a new contemporary classical music imprint launched by Galya Bisengalieva. The Kazakh-British violinist and leader of the London Contemporary Orchestra founded the label as a space for pushing the boundaries of contemporary classical music by weaving in technology, electronic elements and...
Brandsplaining is a new book tackling how women are addressed and represented in marketing. We talk to the authors about the ‘femvertising’ trend and why brands mustn’t rest on their laurels The post Are brands the new mansplainers? appeared first on Creative Review....
The one-man studio of animator and illustrator Robert Wallace has created music videos and ad campaigns for an array of artists and clients. Here he tells us how he makes it work The post Parallel Teeth on the art of creating animated music videos appeared first on Creative Review....
“I look at it as a visual love letter,” photographer and filmmaker Frankie Perez says of his new self-published book. “I wanted to create a body of work centred around the street dance culture I grew up in. To my knowledge there had never been a photo book solely dedicated to this subject matter, especially one that heavily emphasised breaking.”...
Readers that remember the glory days of the modem might have assumed painfully slow loads were a thing of the past, but last week found Heinz paying tribute to its 57 varieties with an especially lengthy website wait – 57 minutes to be precise. Those with the patience to wait (and who are also based in the US) were rewarded...
Most brands are on a mission to create customer experiences that are as simple and smooth as possible. Yet, argues Wayne Deakin, ECD, EMEA at Huge, sometimes a bit of friction is a good thing The post The joy of friction appeared first on Creative Review....
As she releases her first monograph, Nadia Lee Cohen discusses the inspiration behind her surreal images – which draw heavily on cinema and Americana – and the curious characters who frequent her photos The post How I Work: Nadia Lee Cohen appeared first on Creative Review....
In the ever-expanding world of streaming, content is undoubtedly king. But is the battle for eyeballs leading streaming giants to neglect their users in the process? CR investigates The post Is UX design the final frontier of the streaming wars? appeared first on Creative Review....
Typography is part of a suite of touchpoints that a brand can use to define and express itself, but according to Jean-Baptiste Levée, CEO of Production Type, it’s much more than just a tool: in the right hands, it’s one of the founding materials of a brand. “I’ve often heard it said that type can be good or interesting, but...
In the latest Exposure column, art director Gem Fletcher profiles the visual storytelling of Melissa Alcena, a Bahamas native who explores the depths of her culture and identity through quiet, tender portraits The post Exposure: Melissa Alcena appeared first on Creative Review....
Through the pandemic, with the hustle and bustle on the streets gone, it has often felt like being reacquainted with the physical spaces we live in. When we really stop and look, what begins to emerge is a picture of extremes, and that’s what photographer Daniel Stier has tried to capture in his latest book, A Tale of One City....
