Before becoming an illustrator, Brooklyn-based Kyle Ellingson wrote short stories and worked as a bookseller. It was after a colleague, who read graphic novels, introduced him to the work of Adrian Tomine, Rutu Modan and Moebius that his love for drawing and comics was ignited. “Stylistically I still feel grounded in that world, and enjoy remixing comic elements into my...
Stephen Tayo on photography and philosophy
The photographer discusses growing up in Lagos, how studying philosophy influenced his imagemaking and why the government in Nigeria needs to start recognising the value of the creative industries The post Stephen Tayo on photography and philosophy appeared first on Creative Review....
Billy Barraclough’s Murmurations captures the mass gatherings of starlings
Barraclough started the series during the first lockdown of 2020, when he opened a box of photographs and notebooks left by his late father and found snapshots of his younger self chasing starlings in Blackpool. The photographer, who’s based in London, started taking images of murmurations – the name given to a flock of starlings – in an effort to...
Lifting the lid on Pringles’ new rebrand
Snack brand Pringles has revealed the first update to its mascot in 20 years. JKR creative director Della Lawrence takes us through the new branding, including Mr P’s widely discussed haircut The post Lifting the lid on Pringles’ new rebrand appeared first on Creative Review....
Polly Alderton’s photo series offers a candid yet romantic view of family life
Based in the UK, Polly Alderton has photographed for the Sunday Times, the Observer and the BBC among many others. Her series of family portraits are featured in the latest release by Open Eye Gallery and Setanta Press, who together launched a project last year to highlight work by emerging or unpublished photographers. A new book is published in the...
Bouygues Telecom ad shows off its new sustainable solutions in style
Usually dropping your phone and discovering a smashed screen is the sign of a pretty bad day. Not so in this new ad by BETC for Bouygues Telecom, where for one couple a dropped phone signals the arrival of another magical life moment. Set to Alicia Keys’ track Fallin’ we watch as the couple meet, fall in love and raise...
Thilde Jensen’s series documents homelessness with an empathetic lens
In 2014, Danish photographer Thilde Jensen met two men in upstate New York: Reine and Lost, who lived together under a highway. After Reine and Lost shared their stories with her, she pursued a project documenting people’s experiences of homelessness around the US, including in New Mexico, Las Vegas and New Orleans as well as Syracuse, New York, where it all...
Why signage needs to adapt to a gender-inclusive world
CR speaks to a handful of designers and creatives to understand why the right signage and wayfinding in cultural institutions and spaces can be a significant step towards creating an inclusive environment The post Why signage needs to adapt to a gender-inclusive world appeared first on Creative Review....
Aoife McArdle on making it as a director
From running up late fees at a video rental shop in Dublin to a music video for U2 and an episode of sci-fi TV show Brave New World, director Aoife McArdle has come a long way. Here’s how she did it The post Aoife McArdle on making it as a director appeared first on Creative Review....
B&Q’s latest ad uses stop motion storytelling to show the benefits of DIY
The ad is the latest work from Uncommon for B&Q’s Build A Life campaign yet strikes a different tone to previous work in the series, which has featured bold posters and an ad showing footage of real people doing DIY on their homes. Titled Later Means Never, this spot, by contrast, takes more of a storytelling approach. It focuses on...
London’s Olympia complex unveils architecturally inspired branding
Originally opened in 1886, Olympia London is undergoing a major redevelopment designed by Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC Architects, which aims to position the new area (known simply as Olympia) as a hub for creative arts in west London. On top of the existing Olympia London events and exhibition spaces, there will be seven new buildings, including a new theatre, a...
Confused office workers delivered back to the grind in new Radiohead video
Radiohead has unveiled a new music video for its previously unreleased track If You Say the Word, which was originally recorded in the early 2000s. The video, directed by Kasper Häggström, opens with a pack of office workers scurrying around in fields and forests as they try to evade capture from a group of herders, who approach these wild suits...








