Panóptico de Actualidad Gráfica y Visual
Mercury Prize-winning music group Young Fathers have announced their third album, Heavy Heavy, and with it, a new music video for the first single, called I Saw. The project saw the Scottish trio team up with self-taught Austrian-Nigerian imagemaker David Uzochukwu, known for his otherworldly imagery that explores the human experience through a mythological lens. Uzochukwu has a growing portfolio…...
More than two million people in the UK currently live with sight loss, while almost 70% of the population wear corrective eyewear or have had laser eye surgery, according to NHS figures. Our relationship with sight extends well beyond the science behind it though; whether it’s the spiritual and cultural associations of eyes and blindness, or how intimately eyewear is...
Experiential is back with a vengeance, but it’s contending with much higher expectations and a lot less patience. Giant Spoon’s Trevor Guthrie and Love’s Russell Ashdown chat to CR about building more memorable and emotional experiences for brands...
Andrzej Klimowski and Danusia Schejbal might not be familiar names, but their distinctive illustration style – especially across their gorgeous book cover designs for Everyman Library’s PG Wodehouse collection – is instantly recognisable. The married couple and creative collaborators are now the stars of a new show dedicated to their work across graphic design, portraits, linocuts and more… Source...
New York-based photographer Heather Sten’s work draws on nature and empathy, whether she is photographing cultural icons, advertising campaigns, or her own family...
With a new global energy crisis that is set to worsen in the coming months, and no shortage of debates on the relationship between our energy systems and climate change, the way we power our world has never been a more topical issue. Many are calling for public ownership of energy grids and greater control over this most fundamental of...
Despite their otherworldly aesthetic, there is a distinct vulnerability to Guille Carmona’s illustrations. The Spanish-born illustrator’s digital artworks typically depict bristling-muscled characters engaging in activities such as weeping and hanging out with cute fluffy animals. Much of the inspiration for Carmona’s practice, which he describes as “an extremely queer fever dream”… Source...
Queer design is most commonly associated with the rainbow flag, but LGBTQ_ history takes in numerous icons and design symbols, each with their own fascinating stories...
Looking around the creative industries, it might seem that the answer to this question is pretty simple: yes, they are. However, the reasons why the ad and design worlds are skewed towards the younger generations are complex. In the latest edition of CR’s podcast Creativity Sucks!, we discuss what lies behind the overemphasis on youth, examining the impact of parenting...
The continually changing face of cities has long been a source of inspiration – and protest – for imagemakers, who often end up documenting the harsh reality of gentrification for existing communities. This is exactly the position Jack Lueders-Booth found himself in when he began photographing the people behind Boston Public Transportation’s Orange Line, the city’s oldest and busiest elevated…...
Looking to build greater engagement among its European fan base, the National Basketball Association (NBA) has released Hoop Cities, an eight part docuseries that explores “the culture, history and connective power of basketball in Europe”. As part of the project it collaborated with Saatchi & Saatchi UK on a new visual identity for the series that revolves around the basketball...
Part of the enjoyment of art is in the deciphering – the subjective, often highly personal ways in which we interpret what we see, as shaped by everything from our individual knowledge and experiences to where we see the art, the stories we’re told about the artist, how it’s made, and even the dimensionality of the work. But what if...
