Notoriously protective of his image, Prince chose his collaborators carefully. As Around the World in a Day celebrates its 40th anniversary, creative director Laura LiPuma and artist Doug Henders reflect on working with a cultural icon...
Limited-edition Greenpeace coffin lets you protest from beyond the grave
Greenpeace’s new campaign is aimed at baby boomers with an appetite for activism. While it has sometimes been assumed that there is a generational divide on environmental issues, according to recent research conducted by Greenpeace and Savanta, 62% of baby boomers “worry about the world future generations will inherit”. Moreover, 65% think it’s important to keep fighting for the planet...
Cash App brings people together in new film series
US-based financial services platform Cash App, long known as a market disruptor, has once again tapped into its down-to-earth spirit for a new series of short adverts. Focusing on real users of the platform, the films explore the connections we forge every day with the people around us, and the role that Cash App can play in these communities. For...
Noel Fielding on painting his hero Syd Barrett
Half a century after its release, Wish You Were Here still feels like the emotional core of Pink Floyd’s mythology – a record haunted by the absence of founding member Syd Barrett, the childhood friend whose mercurial, era-defining brilliance shaped the band before slipping beyond their reach. It was Barrett’s departure from the band in 1968, following his now well-documented...
How Tony’s Chocolonely keeps purpose at its core
Nicola Matthews, UKI head of marketing for the chocolate brand, talks to CR about how they’re using creativity to fight exploitation, rising cocoa prices and attitudes towards high sugar foods...
Riso Club features world-renowned designers in special 100th issue
Since 2017, Glasgow-based independent print studio Risotto has championed the art of risograph through frequent releases of work by artists around the world. Each month, the Risotto team chooses four risographic artworks to be sent to collectors and art students in over 40 countries. Having now featured the work of more than 400 artists, Risotto has reached an impressive milestone:...
Raymond Biesinger on fighting back against creative theft
The Canadian illustrator discusses the making of his new book, 9 Times My Work Has Been Ripped Off, an essential guide for creatives everywhere...
New short film spotlights the creative perils of AI
The topical short film Vince draws on the real experiences of its creators to explore the importance – and intricacies – of human collaboration in the age of AI. Conceived by Adam Damelin, partner at Eggplant Music + Sound in Toronto, and brought to life by award-winning director Adam Greydon Reid, the 10-minute short did the festival rounds earlier this...
An oral history of the John West bear fight ad
Director Daniel Kleinman and several key members of the production team reflect on the making of one of the best-loved skits in advertising history...
Stand by for nostalgia… New exhibition celebrates the worlds of Gerry Anderson
This autumn, the Museum of Brands marks two milestones in British sci-fi television with Thunderbirds & Space: 1999 – A Celebration of Toys and Collectibles, a unique celebration of the merchandising worlds sparked by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s most enduring creations. Running until January 11, the show gathers more than 400 pieces from across the Anderson universe, spanning Twizzle in...
Don’t get them a Yeti says Yeti ad campaign
Directed by Daniel Wolfe and Jess Kohl of Love Song, the ad features a voiceover by musician and Yellowstone actor Ryan Bingham, who responds to the opening scene of a Yeti Tundra Cooler flying off the back of a truck and tumbling into mud by pronouncing, “don’t get them a Yeti”. The spot then spins into a fever dream of...
Anna Tébo on embracing the imperfect parts of her practice
The 3D illustrator and designer talks to CR about experimentation and intentionally breaking the rules to create her own style and way of working ...