In 1984, Nike signed a deal with a young basketball player who had just started playing with the Chicago Bulls. His name was Michael Jordan, and he would go on to become one of the biggest sports stars of all time. While the move marked the first time Nike had created a shoe specifically with one athlete in mind, it...
Exposure: Tess Ayano
Japanese-American photographer Tess Ayano aims to make images to record what she feels rather than what she sees. We talk to her about her work, which crosses fashion, editorial and documentary...
How in-house teams can attract the best creative talent
In-house teams are on the rise, but not all brands offer the same creative opportunities – we examine how to draw talent to your company, and keep it...
The Undeniable Street View exposes the destruction in Ukraine
Created by a group of Ukrainian organisations – including United24, Voices of Children, Nova Ukraine and Vostok-SOS – The Undeniable Street View offers viewers an unprecedented insight into the destruction of residential buildings and other non-military targets since the conflict began a year ago. Functioning in the same way as Google Street View, users can navigate through various streets around…...
Why it pays to play it unsafe
Even in uncertain times, brands and creatives need to take risks to reap rewards: just look to history if you need proof...
How Drive to Survive changed the game for Formula One
Ahead of the new season of Netflix’s behind-the-scenes docuseries, we speak to the show’s producers about how it is driving renewed interest in the F1 brand – and why other sports are taking note...
Thirst creates identity for new whisky brand Noble Rebel
The Loch Lomond Group (LLG) has launched three whiskies from its new brand Noble Rebel. The distiller has collaborated with the appropriately named creative agency Thirst to create a brand that aims to “shake up blended malts” and “attract modern whisky connoisseurs”. Led by LLG’s head of innovation Calum Leslie, the project involved a complete brand creation – from naming...
Artist Brea Souders on what she learned from a chatbot
Souders talks to us about her new book, Another Online Pervert, which asks questions about the gendering of artificial intelligence and the implications of big tech on culture and creativity...
Yana Wernicke’s photo book documents humans’ bonds with animals
Images of animals at play are as common as scenes of human leisure. What’s rarer is to see humans enjoying the company of species that are typically seen as livestock to be reared, sold, and consumed, rather than as animals that provide companionship (albeit often unwillingly) like dogs, cats, and horses. A new book published by Loose Joints is bringing...
Colleen DeCourcy on rewriting Snap’s brand story
The Wieden + Kennedy veteran, now Snap’s chief creative officer, is on a mission to shift perceptions of social media’s most misunderstood brand...
Insights on book cover design from Jack Smyth
Fresh from designing the covers for a set of 32 titles by Italo Calvino, Smyth offers his insights into the unique challenges in designing for a series...
The big picture: Stephen Shore’s America as seen from a drone
An integral figure in elevating the perception of colour photography, Stephen Shore is known for his engrossing images of the American everyday. His new body of work, published by Mack, sees him once again trace the outlines of the USA but from above, taking a bird’s eye view – or rather a drone’s eye view – of myriad landscapes. The...