In his first book, British photographer Jesse Glazzard brings together a decade of images telling the story of not only his own transition, but also revealing the lives of friends, lovers and creative collaborators. Moving between intimate black-and-white portraits, candid everyday scenes and grungy domestic interiors, The Sound of Dirt and Beauty offers a decidedly unvarnished and unsentimental… Source...
Isle of Any on putting ideas first
Founders Toby Treyer-Evans and Laurie Howell explain how they’re building a creative company with fewer boundaries, where ideas extend beyond advertising, to help reshape brands...
McVitie’s emphasises its Britishness in new ad
After recently receiving a burst of love on social for its eclipse-based ad for Jaffa Cakes, which reworked its iconic ‘full moon, half moon’ ad from the late 90s, McVitie’s is leaning into more nostalgia in its new TV spot, which brings together Ginger Nuts, Rich Tea, Club, Jaffa Cakes and Digestives in one ad. Titled ‘There’s only one that...
Barbour gets lost in the countryside in latest campaign
Barbour has launched its AW26 campaign, The Barbour Way, with a new film featuring Sienna Miller and Idris Elba as friends on a countryside adventure. Created by The Sunshine Company, the spot was directed by Shannon Murphy alongside cinematographer Robbie Ryan. In the film, after a mix up between two pubs with the same name, the Barbour-clad stars travel across...
Amsterdam’s Brandt gallery celebrates 10th anniversary with major rebrand
Ten years on from its opening, Brandt gallery has unveiled its first major rebrand, courtesy of newly formed design studio Bureau Brandt. Known for its dynamic programming, which includes exhibitions and performances within the main space, the gallery also regularly participates in leading art fairs around the world, including The Armory Show, Untitled Art, NADA New York and Art Toronto....
A new Nigerian design language
Jordan Belonwu, founder of Lagos-based design studio Belonwus, explains how vernacular typography, cultural memory and everyday Nigerian rituals have become the foundation of its work...
New Alzheimer’s Research UK campaign strikes optimistic tone
Putting a positive spin on a condition as devastatingly cruel as dementia might seem a tall order – but that’s precisely what Alzheimer’s Research UK has achieved with their latest campaign. Eschewing the tried-and-trusted charity ad playbook, which for decades has relied on heart-rending stories designed to make audiences feel guilt or sympathy towards a cause, The First One was...
Will AI labels answer the concerns around using the tech in creativity?
While transparency in the use of AI can only be a good thing, platforms penalising its use in creativity risks judging the tools rather than the work, says Johnny Rohrbach, co-founder of Silverside...
Whistles updates its identity to mark 50 years
British fashion brand Whistles is marking its 50th anniversary with a new brand platform, Designed for an Open Mind, which has been developed with creative agency Weirdo. The repositioning is being launched through a campaign featuring 50 women aged between 19 and 72. Rather than casting traditional models, Whistles and Weirdo put up posters around London asking applicants to explain...
Clash Royale comes of age
Supercell, the publisher and developer behind Clash Royale, has torn up the mobile ads playbook and is instead using brand-building to develop a cultural franchise...
Graham Wood explores the “everyday and the magickal” in new book
“There is a resurgent culture of physical independent publishing, and in Ireland at least, there are several excellent book fairs, and now seems like a moment to produce material on paper through an independent press,” says Peter Maybury of the impetus behind Also editions, which has already published a series of books created by designers, musicians and artists, including Maybury...
Boots celebrates life’s ‘brutiful’ moments with new brand platform
Boots has launched a new brand platform and campaign created in collaboration with an integrated team from WPP. Looking to further cement its position as the UK’s leading health, beauty and wellness retailer, the new platform showcases the many ways in which Boots supports its customers through every stage of life. ‘Give it Some Boots’ is led by a new...




