Panóptico de Actualidad Gráfica y Visual
Mark McNulty had a brief career as a musician in the late 1980s, gracing the same stages as The Stone Roses, Pulp and The Las. While music may not have worked out for him, he made the most of his guest passes to gigs, festivals and nightclubs by taking photos as UK youth culture entered what turned out to be...
Photographer Steve Reeves began his project Britain Called and We Answered by accident in 2018. He photographed a woman called Gloria in Tooting Market and got chatting about how she came to the UK from Jamaica as a teenager in the 1950s. “I loved her story and it made me wonder how many other extraordinary stories from that generation were...
Ultimate Sevens is a new global rugby sevens championship which has been taking place this month, featuring six clubs, each with a men’s and women’s team, and three tournaments at various locations across Europe. With this high-intensity version of the sport rapidly growing in popularity (it has already been pitched as a rugby union equivalent of The Hundred, which has...
Andrew Vucko explains what his studio’s work with Etsy, Google and Spotify says about the advantages of having a systemised approach to motion design...
Designer Peter Saville and photographer Nick Knight reveal how they, along with frontman Brett Anderson, created the artwork for the band’s 1996 record...
While winning a D&AD Yellow Pencil remains one of the design and advertising industry’s highest ambitions, these have been superseded in recent years by the arrival of the Black Pencil, the organisation’s top prize, which is only handed out to a small number of projects per year. This year, just four Black Pencils have been awarded, with two going to...
As the social-first agency expands into the US, CCO Paddy Smith reflects on the current trends in social and how investing in human creativity is a way to bring authenticity and distinction to brands...
Tropical Smoothie Café, a popular restaurant chain in the US, has more than 1,700 active locations across the country, with many more set to open over the coming months. Having undergone rapid expansion within the last decade, the brand felt it was time to embark on a full-scale transformation, enlisting the help of global branding agency JKR to make it...
First founded in 1851, the New York Times continues to be celebrated today both for its impeccable journalism and for its innovative approach to advertising, with its content arm, T Brand Studio, leading the way in how advertisers can reach its readers. So when it came to celebrating its 175th birthday, the brand has unusually decided to recognise both aspects...
The former chief strategy officer at Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam explains what his new book, Strategy Is A Verb, reveals about brands, creativity and how people think...
While virtually every other kind of design is celebrated in exhibitions, brand design is routinely overlooked. Red Setter’s Alex Blyth examines why...
8 Seconds Rodeo, a cultural celebration and rodeo event founded by photojournalist Ivan McClellan, is returning to Philadelphia on October 10. To promote it, McClellan has collaborated with director Devin Hampton, music producer Kaidi Tatham and creative agency Wieden+Kennedy (specifically its Black affinity group Noir) on a lively new campaign. At its heart is a 45-second hero spot… Source...
