The Yolt app helps people manage their money, bringing bank accounts and credit cards into one place, and offers prompts and challenges for users to start saving. To emphasise the way the app can “help the human brain take back control”, Uncommon has created a neon pink and green lizard mascot – who represents the pesky lizard brain responsible for...
Palace Artois is the brand collab you didn’t see coming
The campaign, by MPC Creative, lets viewers in on a secret – seen through the eyes of pro rider Lucien Clarke – that there’s actually a pub hiding behind the Palace London store. At first glance, it’s a traditional London boozer with its ancient, grubby carpet and beer-swilling punters, but a closer look reveals a surprise. Bottles, mats and taps...
A look inside in-app advertising
With audiences increasingly turning to their phones and tablets for entertainment in lockdown, in-app advertising is booming. Yet it is often creatively uninspiring and annoying – why? Emily Gosling investigates The post A look inside in-app advertising appeared first on Creative Review....
Ghetts on creating an album campaign during Covid
As Ghetts releases new album Conflict of Interest, we speak to the rapper, along with creative director Nathan Tettey and animator Ruffmercy, about adapting and innovating amid the uncertainty of the pandemic The post Ghetts on creating an album campaign during Covid appeared first on Creative Review....
Stylish new McDonald’s ads promote home delivery service
The posters are the latest in a long running series of ads from McDonald’s that have taken a simple, minimalist approach, making clever visual use of its iconic branding or its products to send a message to its audience. In this set of images, one half of the golden arches logo is shown beaming into homes, with the simple statement...
How Calm created a billion dollar wellness app
Apps have gone from digital curiosities to big business, and the market has never been more competitive. Calm creative director Andrew Schapiro tells CR how great design, user feedback and a sprinkling of ‘whimsy’ is key to the company’s success The post How Calm created a billion dollar wellness app appeared first on Creative Review....
Zohar Dvir animates a bubble-filled fantasy world for Teddi Gold
Gold discovered Dvir’s work via Vimeo, and says she was “instantly obsessed” with the director’s mix of surrealism and humour. Thought Bubbles explores the feeling of being unable to reach a loved one, and this sensation underpin’s Dvir’s animation. “My concept behind the music video revolved around a character that is present in her absence, and characters based on Teddi...
The art of Arlo Parks
Fresh from releasing her debut album, we speak to Arlo Parks and regular collaborator Molly Burdett about creating considered music videos and the value of nurturing the artist-creative relationship The post The art of Arlo Parks appeared first on Creative Review....
Is it time for a radical simplification of digital design?
Digital platforms designed to hijack attention and bloated with features are doing little for people’s collective wellbeing, but is it too late to embrace a more simple, human approach? The post Is it time for a radical simplification of digital design? appeared first on Creative Review....
Change the Ref’s unsettling postcards highlight the need for gun reform
Change the Ref is well known for adopting creativity in its fight to accelerate the change in gun laws in the US. The organisation was featured in CR’s 2018 Annual awards for its Posts Into Letters campaign, which allowed people to turn their social media posts about stricter gun controls into handwritten letters to send to Congress. The non-profit’s latest...
Poster project MakingIt21 shares positivity and wisdom from the industry
The last year has been difficult for everyone. In the creative industries, young and emerging designers especially have had a tough time breaking through with cancelled degree shows and events, and fewer junior roles available. Though the future of 2021 still feels TBC, design director David Moloney has created MakingIt21 as a source of positivity during this time, for both...
Among Equals’ playful rebrand for family-focused cybersecurity service
Just Ask Max is a cybersecurity company aimed at helping parents navigate the world of digital safety and wellbeing in areas such as sexting, screen time and online scams. With the service looking to appeal to parents, children and investors alike, Among Equals led a rebrand that involved renaming the company – previously known as Simple Cyber Life – and...








