Panóptico de Actualidad Gráfica y Visual
In an unexpected collaboration, beverage brand Liquid Death has teamed up with personal hygiene brand Goodwipes to launch a limited-edition pack of wipes, inspired by the former’s sCREAM Soda drink. Strange though the union may seem, Meredith Diehn, SVP of marketing at Goodwipes, says it was “always destined to happen”. Negotiated by partnership agency SonderCo, the project is in fact...
You know it’s silly season when you’re sent a video of a giant hairball rolling down the streets of Manhattan. The 10ft high ball is apparently made of real human hair (ew!) and was created by Uncommon Creative Studio for K18 to represent the “167 billion hairs New Yorkers lose to shedding”. Named ‘Tumblehair’, the art piece has rolled across...
As End of the Road turns 20, the festival’s director and curator reflects on an enduring creative vision, and why discovery remains its greatest asset...
The co-founder of Silverside AI talks to CR about setting up an advertising ‘lab’ rooted in AI and how the technology requires different skills from creatives. Plus why its rapid impact on the industry reminds him of the early days of the internet...
Muziekcentrum De Bijloke, the world’s oldest concert hall, has a long and storied history. Located in Ghent, Belgium, it was originally built as a medieval hospital in 1251, retaining this function for centuries until, in the 1980s, it underwent a major transformation to become a dedicated performance space. Several years later it finally opened as the venue we know today...
Money design is an exercise in «soft power and brand positioning on a continental scale», says Design Bridge and Partners’ Ben Thrasher. So what messages can we glean from the proposed new designs for the euro?...
The offer, which is named The New Zealanderlivery Service and was created by Motion Sickness and ED. Studio, is running until August 15 and pledges to reunite 23 New Zealanders with loved ones around the world (and bring them safely back again). New Zealanders can apply to take part by visiting a bespoke website at nzds.nz, where they are asked...
The Phion Symphony Orchestra has partnered with Dutch design studio Thonik on a new visual identity for the group. Founded in 2019 as a travelling instrumental ensemble, it has no permanent physical home, meaning that it needed a distinctive brand to feel grounded and recognisable. Frequently touring to other countries to perform, and requiring new campaigns for each destination, a...
Automating entry-level work may seem efficient, but in the process we risk dismantling the very system that has produced generations of creative talent, writes Saatchi & Saatchi CCO Franki Goodwin...
As brands compete for attention, mockumentaries are emerging as an effective storytelling tool. Filmmaker and creator Batt Maillie speaks to CR about why creating believable worlds is the key to making the format work...
British bicycle maker Raleigh may be best-known for the Chopper – a bona fide 70s cultural icon whose laid back design was immortalised on screen in The Goonies and more recently Stranger Things – but the 139-year-old brand is keen to show it is still relevant. To help launch their latest model, the Raleigh One St (Step Through), they turned...
StudioDBD was commissioned by Trafford Council to create an identity for the borough that could support a website where both residents and visitors could discover information on Trafford’s wide range of cultural, creative and sporting events. “The challenge was to create a brand that could represent this diversity while remaining simple, flexible and easy for the council team to use...
