Panóptico de Actualidad Gráfica y Visual
Bolivian photographer River Claure is intrigued by how collective identity is formed and the influence of external perspectives. To him, these questions are inseparable from photography, and the stronghold Europe and North America has had over how people and cultures have been documented. These images, particularly of the global south, have revolved around exoticism, inferiority, otherness… Source...
The show is a culmination of the British artist’s studies of British Ordnance Survey maps, and features a series of screenprints based on this research. Donwood, who is known for his collaborations with musician Thom Yorke and Radiohead, began altering these maps to remove any traces of urban development, including motorways, industrial estates and houses. In doing so, he slowly...
We hear from the director and the film’s head puppet maker, Georgina Hayns, about the painstaking process of bringing one of the world’s most famous stories to life in stop motion...
The book is part of the publisher’s Vintage Britain series, which has used archive photography to celebrate everything from picnics and holiday camps, to dog shows and the London Underground. This latest edition turns its attention to the cultural importance of the capital’s historic drinking establishments. Spanning the last decade, the photographs reveal a rapidly changing city as war… Source...
For the fourth talk in CR’s virtual series on the role of creativity and design in building brands, we look at the importance of legacy and long-term thinking for brands, especially in troubled times. In a fast-changing world, brands need to be responsive and flexible, and be able to think on their feet. Yet to build loyalty with audiences over...
The new ad for suicide prevention charity Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) arrives at an opportune moment, with the world preoccupied with the many controversies surrounding the football World Cup in Qatar, and the pressures on players immense. This context makes the vision of Rice (who plays for West Ham and England) appearing to flail around alone on the pitch...
“In cooking – as in almost everything else – it all starts with an egg,” says Ruth Reichl. A chef, restaurant critic, food editor and all-round culinary pioneer for the past five decades, her views on the humble oeuf couldn’t be more accurate. Whether your preference is poached, fried, scrambled, boiled, or one of the other myriad ways to cook...
What does it take to design a symbol that lasts for 60 years, and should all designers go back to the drawing board? CR catches up with esteemed graphic designer and logo legend Tom Geismar...
Bruce Mau, who spoke recently at Design Week Ireland, talks to CR about his design philosophy, how he defines the role of a designer, and makes a case for optimism in dark times...
Around 2013, Miriam Elia had the rather brilliant idea of turning her keen eye for satire on Ladybird books – those richly illustrated, firmly educational little tomes that you can’t help but read in the RP tones of 1960s BBC voiceovers. The first in her series (titled the Dung Beetle Learning series), We Go to the Gallery, proved such a...
Over 30 works by the Brighton-based visual artist are on display, including a series of limited-edition prints, colour and monochrome originals, ceramics and lithographic prints – bringing together this expansive collection of work for the first time ever. The artworks themselves showcase Shrigley’s trademark straight-talking approach, with his comic takes on modern life prompting viewers to laugh… Source...
The climate crisis is creating an increasingly uncertain future for people in most parts of the world. For the people of Tuvalu, a group of nine tiny islands in the South Pacific, rising sea levels could see their homeland disappear altogether in the next few decades. Tuvalu’s Minister of Justice, Communication & Foreign Affairs, Simon Kofe, addressed these issues head...
