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Shelter’s new film has a heart-wrenching twist

The homelessness charity’s new film sets out to expose the grim reality of the UK’s 119,500 children who’ll wake up on Christmas Day in bleak, temporary accommodation. However that’s not immediately made obvious to viewers. Brave Face opens on Jayden, practicing his best smile in the mirror, and deploying it in response to the day-to-day hardships of school, including no...

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Rottingdean Bazaar and Annie Collinge create new Dry Cleaning album artwork

When south London-based band Dry Cleaning’s Scratchcard Lanyard video emerged in 2020, it soon became one of the standout songs (and videos) of the whole year; combining deadpan vocal delivery, a teeny tiny disco ball (indeed, a whole teeny tiny disco), lyrics lifted wholesale from Tampax ad slogans, and a surreal-leaning aesthetic that dances beautifully on the line between smart...

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¿Cómo elegir el color del logotipo?

A la hora de elegir un producto entre muchos homólogos, el comprador potencial elige inconscientemente el que le gusta por el color, y sólo entonces lee la descripción, las características importantes del producto. Por ejemplo, si un adulto ve un anuncio y no le gusta, se mostrará escéptico sobre el producto ofrecido. Si la selección […] La entrada ¿Cómo elegir...

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Bocadillos de diseño: Chen Kuan Cheng, Daniel Schofield, Kauppi & Kauppi, Mario Tsai y Palma de Alma

Chen Kuan Cheng, Daniel Schofield, Kauppi & Kauppi, Mario Tsai y Palma de Alma. Cinco proyectos de diseñadores y estudios de todo el mundo que, por un sinfín de razones, entendemos merecen ser destacados. Bocadillos para la inspiración ¡Bon appétit! La entrada Bocadillos de diseño: Chen Kuan Cheng, Daniel Schofield, Kauppi & Kauppi, Mario Tsai y Palma de Alma apareció...

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Creative Review’s Annual Awards 2023 are now open for entries

Now in its 20th year, Creative Review’s Annual Awards celebrates the best commercial creative work across a wide range of disciplines – advertising, design, digital, music, film and TV, and gaming. Each year we enlist an esteemed panel of judges to examine the entries and determine what’s been the most powerful, innovative, beautiful and effective examples of creativity from the...

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Why are digital products so complicated?

Digital apps and products are essential to our lives now – whether it’s how we do banking, socialise, or entertain ourselves. Yet sometimes getting what you want from them can be really hard work. So for this latest edition of Creativity Sucks! – CR’s new podcast series that examines some of the challenges and annoyances of the commercial creative industry...

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Monzo reveals cheery brand refresh

Launched in 2015, Monzo is heralded for breaking the curse of dry, corporate brands in the personal banking sector. Its uplifting colours, down-to-earth voice and intuitive experience marked a clean break with the traditional banks, winning over a generation of millennials and beyond. A raft of challenger banks joined Monzo’s ranks in the 2010s, and more recently, personal finance brands...