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Human Mart promo image. All images: Cocogun and the Glue Society Creative agency Cocogun and art and director collective the Glue Society have collaborated with Anti-Slavery Australia (ASA) to create Human Mart – the world’s first supermarket to “sell human beings”. According to the campaign, around 15,000 people are being kept in slave-like conditions in Australia today, often used as...
In the wake of a new virtual and digital interpretation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream by the RSC and Marshmallow Laser Feast, director Robin McNicholas discusses the challenges of recreating theatre magic in a game engine and the immersive future that awaits us all The post Leading Shakespeare into the digital forest appeared first on Creative Review....
One time the butt of jokes that its sole purpose was to supply middle-class Londoners with the latest pretentious food items, Ocado’s business has undergone a huge transformation in recent years. The online grocery delivery pioneer has emerged as one of the clear winners of the pandemic. It is now the world’s largest dedicated online supermarket with over 625,000 active...
One time the butt of jokes that its sole purpose was to supply middle-class Londoners with the latest pretentious food items, Ocado’s business has undergone a huge transformation in recent years. The online grocery delivery pioneer has emerged as one of the clear winners of the pandemic. It is now the world’s largest dedicated online supermarket with over 625,000 active...
As the founder of social impact agency Smakk, Katie Klencheski’s mission feels a million miles away from the Trump Hotels brand that she helped establish in the early noughties. She discusses how the experience taught her the importance of practicing what you preach The post Confessions of a former Trump designer appeared first on Creative Review....
Drawing on long-established forms of comedy, TikTok’s unique combination of surrealism and silliness is changing the nature of humour on social media. We explore the everyday people and unexpected brands at the forefront of this phenomenon The post TikTok, comedy and the evolution of meme culture appeared first on Creative Review....
It’s Hawker’s first book, and came about when writer and editor Laidlaw spied an image the artist had made for the Clap for Carers applause that took place in the UK during the first lockdown. The pair worked on the book remotely, collaborating over Zoom in the absence of being able to meet in person. For Hawker – a London-based...
Everyday life is packed with unintentionally comical moments – if only you have the skills to spot them. Here, three photographers discuss ways of capturing humour on our streets The post Photographers finding humour in the streets appeared first on Creative Review....
A project by Leonardo de Vasconcelos shows how few design books from leading publishers involve BIPOC writers and editors. Here, Vasconcelos, Gail Anderson and Adrian Shaughnessy discuss the state of publishing and the implications this has for the design ecosystem The post Diversity in design book publishing appeared first on Creative Review....
First released in 1983, Wild Flowers was Meyerowitz’s third photobook, and was a bold departure from his two previous projects, Cape Light and St Louis & the Arch. Captured using a view camera, the images in those projects are devoid of people and show beautiful, almost architectural landscapes that play with light and space. In contrast, Wild Flowers is bustling...
The origins of San Diego Zoo date back to 1915 when, as legend has it, founder Dr Harry Wegeforth drove past an animal menagerie abandoned after the Panama-California Exposition and heard the roar of a lion named Rex. Today, the San Diego Zoo and San Diego Zoo Safari Park are two of the largest zoos in the world, and Rex...
Online comedy was already on the rise before the pandemic, but has since skyrocketed. Here, Mark Sinclair examines what kind of writing works best in the online space, plus how brands can get in on the act The post The art of internet humour appeared first on Creative Review....
