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 ...
The Mark of Life turns radiation tattoos into symbols of survival
Non-profit Fuck Cancer and creative agency Mischief @ No Fixed Address have launched The Mark of Life, which pairs cancer survivors who have undergone radiation therapy with tattoo artists, transforming their treatment marks into customised works of body art. The radiation dot ‘tattoos’ applied during external beam radiotherapy are part of the precision aiming process – tiny ink dots and...
How fantasy book covers are reflecting a changing genre
Fantasy fiction is thriving – and so its visual language. Here, art director Beci Kelly shares her tips for standing out in a rapidly growing market...
Satirical ‘Fossil Ads’ take over London tube station
Commuters stepping into Southwark station in London this week are being met not with the usual barrage of car commercials and airline promotions, but with a biting parody of them. Every ad space in the station – situated directly opposite Transport for London’s (TfL) headquarters – has been taken over by climate campaigners Badvertising in a ‘station domination’ stunt that...
Sol reclaims its heritage in major rebrand
Popular Mexican beer brand Sol has joined forces with Manchester-based creative agency Love to develop a new visual identity informed by its past. Founded in 1899 in the small city of Orizaba, Sol has grown to become a globally recognised beer, but with such a saturated drinks market at present, a new look and feel for the brand was needed...