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Are the creative industries ageist?

Looking around the creative industries, it might seem that the answer to this question is pretty simple: yes, they are. However, the reasons why the ad and design worlds are skewed towards the younger generations are complex. In the latest edition of CR’s podcast Creativity Sucks!, we discuss what lies behind the overemphasis on youth, examining the impact of parenting...

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Jack Lueders-Booth’s new photo book shows a forgotten side of Boston

The continually changing face of cities has long been a source of inspiration – and protest – for imagemakers, who often end up documenting the harsh reality of gentrification for existing communities. This is exactly the position Jack Lueders-Booth found himself in when he began photographing the people behind Boston Public Transportation’s Orange Line, the city’s oldest and busiest elevated…...

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Saatchi & Saatchi releases a dynamic visual identity for the NBA

Looking to build greater engagement among its European fan base, the National Basketball Association (NBA) has released Hoop Cities, an eight part docuseries that explores “the culture, history and connective power of basketball in Europe”. As part of the project it collaborated with Saatchi & Saatchi UK on a new visual identity for the series that revolves around the basketball...

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London’s ICA unveils a new identity and campaign for its 75th birthday

This year marks the 75th anniversary of London’s Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) – a multidisciplinary arts organisation and gallery that’s hosted a long list of landmark shows over the years. Work by artists including Yoko Ono, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Francis Bacon has all been featured at the ICA, which has built a reputation for hosting cutting edge exhibitions and...

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The Future Factory’s new identity uses “typographic conveyor belts”

The Future Factory is a business development consultancy that specialises in lead-generation – that means finding new work for other companies, mostly creative agencies. Before being able to help others however, the company needed an attention-grabbing new identity that would land it new business, and make it clear exactly what the Future Factory does. “From the outset, the client was...

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Tensions rise in a windswept spot for Emmerdale’s 50th anniversary

The spot celebrates 50 years since the British soap first appeared on TV, and teases a special hour-long episode that will coincide with the anniversary. Drawing inspiration from the storylines currently unfolding within the series, the spot takes viewers on a journey around a larger-than-life cake that depicts the village of Emmerdale in hyperreal style. Viewers watch as a hurricane...

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The little-known graphic design gold of amateur radio

Any designer worth their weight in coffee table books is likely a big fan of Standards Manual, the publisher based in Brooklyn that specialises in, well, standards manuals, among other design history-related artefacts. The publisher’s latest and tenth release is another beautiful title, this time exploring the graphics of amateur — better known as ‘ham’ — radio. Put simply, ham...