Zoe Scaman has a dual role in advertising: her work as a renowned strategist and her activism, which has seen her taking on agency sexism, big tech and Stagwell’s work with the Israeli government...
How Nieves González turned Lily Allen into a Baroque icon
The artist has had a standout year with a commission for Lily Allen’s comeback album cover. Here she tells CR about her process and inspirations...
Why AI companies need to design relationships, not just interfaces
To come first in the AI gold rush, tech firms need to show EQ and not just IQ, says forpeople’s Jack Merrell...
Suspending belief: 35 years of Tomato
As the collective known as Tomato prepares to turn 35, we speak to two of its founding members, Simon Taylor and John Warwicker, about disagreeing in the right way and keeping the conversation going...
Columbia offers Flat Earthers the keys to the company in new ad
Building on its Engineered for Whatever brand platform, Columbia Sportswear has released a new campaign that continues the brand’s tongue-in-cheek marketing strategy. Titled Expedition Impossible, it features a surprise call-out by Columbia’s CEO, targeted at the Flat Earth community. Developed in partnership with adam&eveDDB, who recently worked with the brand to launch its new platform… Source...
Tomora’s world: inside Tom Rowlands and Aurora’s new musical project
The Chemical Brothers’ Tom Rowlands, ethereal electronic pop and folk singer Aurora, and director Adam Smith talk exclusively to Creative Review about their new collaboration...
DixonBaxi remixes the retrospective with process-led book
There comes a time for many design studios where a retrospective book on the agency’s journey seems like the natural thing to do – especially if it coincides with a milestone anniversary. For some, cataloguing work can be a useful exercise, but for others there’s a desire to not just show the outcome but the process it took to get...
Cloud Dancer is Pantone’s Colour of the Year for 2026
The global authority on colour, Pantone, has announced that its 2026 Colour of the Year is Cloud Dancer (Pantone 11-4201). A “billowy, balanced white”, the shade serves as a calming influence in a “frenetic society rediscovering the value of measured consideration and quiet reflection”. It’s a more stripped-back offering compared to the foodie-inspired colours of previous years which were Peach…...
Spotify Wrapped 2025 film celebrates artist-fan connections
Such is the nature of modern media consumption, no one can really claim to be a true fan of something without posting about it. It’s for this very reason that Spotify’s annual Wrapped campaign has become something of a cultural phenomenon – encouraging users to share their most popular artists, songs, audiobooks and podcasts, all while adding an extra layer...
Leo UK on the power of populism
Populism might be a dirty word in politics, but “populist creativity” – reaching the “length and breadth of the nation” – is the guiding principle behind Leo UK’s creative strategy...
Kim Gehrig helms Apple’s latest spot celebrating accessibility
Apple has regularly created ads highlighting how its products aid accessibility, and in this new film these tools are woven throughout the ad, which sees a group of deaf and disabled students taking part in a musical set at college. They are shown in lecture theatres, science labs, art classes and college parties using Apple tools such as Live Captions,...