Offering the world’s first IVF insurance, Gaia was created after its founder, Nader AlSalim, had a firsthand experience of what is a complex and expensive procedure. He was inspired to find a way of helping other families access IVF without succumbing to the financial hurdles that often make it impossible or unsustainable in the long-term. AlSalim was also keen to...
Back Market’s cable monster questions our obsession with new devices
As part of its new Tech Reborn campaign, Back Market, the online marketplace for refurbished electronics, has released a short film titled The Monster. Directed by Nexus Studios’ Johnny Kelly, the film tells a sweet story about how the buying of tech can be made more sustainable. The film’s monster puppet protagonist – made from a messy bundle of old...
Why designers should care about colour theory
Riccardo Falcinelli’s book Chromorama approaches colour from a wealth of new perspectives, merging history with cultural and societal shifts, industrial innovations and more to ask if colour really matters – and why...
Exposure: Kuba Ryniewicz
The work of photographer Kuba Ryniewicz examine themes of activism and belonging, as well as new ways of thinking about fashion...
River Claure’s photographs explore Bolivian Andean identity
Bolivian photographer River Claure is intrigued by how collective identity is formed and the influence of external perspectives. To him, these questions are inseparable from photography, and the stronghold Europe and North America has had over how people and cultures have been documented. These images, particularly of the global south, have revolved around exoticism, inferiority, otherness… Source...
Stanley Donwood’s Sacred Cartography reinterprets Britain’s ancient landscapes
The show is a culmination of the British artist’s studies of British Ordnance Survey maps, and features a series of screenprints based on this research. Donwood, who is known for his collaborations with musician Thom Yorke and Radiohead, began altering these maps to remove any traces of urban development, including motorways, industrial estates and houses. In doing so, he slowly...
The eerily beautiful world of Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
We hear from the director and the film’s head puppet maker, Georgina Hayns, about the painstaking process of bringing one of the world’s most famous stories to life in stop motion...
A new photo book pays tribute to the life of London’s pubs
The book is part of the publisher’s Vintage Britain series, which has used archive photography to celebrate everything from picnics and holiday camps, to dog shows and the London Underground. This latest edition turns its attention to the cultural importance of the capital’s historic drinking establishments. Spanning the last decade, the photographs reveal a rapidly changing city as war… Source...
Why Creativity Matters: How to build a long-term legacy for brands
For the fourth talk in CR’s virtual series on the role of creativity and design in building brands, we look at the importance of legacy and long-term thinking for brands, especially in troubled times. In a fast-changing world, brands need to be responsive and flexible, and be able to think on their feet. Yet to build loyalty with audiences over...
New ad for CALM sees England player Declan Rice address loneliness
The new ad for suicide prevention charity Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) arrives at an opportune moment, with the world preoccupied with the many controversies surrounding the football World Cup in Qatar, and the pressures on players immense. This context makes the vision of Rice (who plays for West Ham and England) appearing to flail around alone on the pitch...
The Gourmand’s new book explores the cultural influence of the egg
“In cooking – as in almost everything else – it all starts with an egg,” says Ruth Reichl. A chef, restaurant critic, food editor and all-round culinary pioneer for the past five decades, her views on the humble oeuf couldn’t be more accurate. Whether your preference is poached, fried, scrambled, boiled, or one of the other myriad ways to cook...
Logo lessons from Tom Geismar
What does it take to design a symbol that lasts for 60 years, and should all designers go back to the drawing board? CR catches up with esteemed graphic designer and logo legend Tom Geismar...