Panóptico de Actualidad Gráfica y Visual
Last year I began CR’s round-up of the best book covers of the year with a plea to publishers to credit their designers when sharing newly created work for forthcoming titles. One of the issues raised at the time, by Penguin studio manager Ebyan Egal, was that far from being a simple enough request to ask of publishers, it was...
Over the years, many books, films and documentaries have taken as their premise the rituals of rural life, studying the quirks and foibles of the strange yet loveable characters that can be found in small villages the world over. In photographer Thomas Rousset’s latest body of work, which has been published as a photobook by Loose Joints, the village in...
The Epica Awards are distinct in being the only advertising and design awards judged by the industry’s press. This year a diverse range of work was given the top gongs, from an innovative piece of design for the emergency services in Germany which features a QR code warning passers-by not to stop and stare at accidents, to a witty ad...
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The challenges faced by traditional broadcasters amid the ever-expanding world of streaming have been laid bare in recent years. Following a period of soul-searching about its own role in British media and culture, ITV has announced the launch of ITVX – the UK’s first integrated advertising and subscription platform. An advertiser-funded, free-to-watch streaming service, it replaces the brand’s… Source...
With the UK facing rising inflation and ongoing cost of living challenges, new research has revealed that over 300,000 households may be forced into homelessness in the coming year. To draw attention to the problem, the charity Crisis has worked with adam&eveDDB ad agency and artist Sophie de Oliveria Barata to create a homeless figure named Alex, who can’t be...
Turning 21 is always a cause for celebration, and few know how (and where) to party like dance music platform Resident Advisor. Best known for its online listings and editorial, RA is now branching out into print with the launch of Sacred Spaces, a gorgeous book celebrating all that’s brilliant and beautiful about big nights out. Designed by RA’s in-house...
We take a look inside InHouse, the social initiative that’s a “different kind of record label” – with the reoffending rate of participants at less than 1%...
Meng Shui, former creative director at period underwear brand Thinx, has announced the launch of Project Body Type, a new typeface that “honours the human form”. Composed of a full alphabet of letters, and soon-to-be-released punctuation, Body Type is based on the bodies of people who agreed to participate in its creation. “It’s a collective effort of over 50 people...
When we last spoke to Suzy Chan in 2019, she was one of our Gradwatch picks – fresh out of her graphic design course at London College of Communication with a strikingly bold, saccharine-hued body of work that’s as much about social and cultural exploration and storytelling as it is pretty pictures and cute gummy bears. When her studies finished...
The Sheffield-born artist talks to us about the power of wordplay and textiles, how artists can work successfully with brands, and why football fans are «practising artists»...
Many of us will be familiar with Duolingo’s quirky campaigns, which include an invitation to ‘Emilys everywhere’ to improve their French – referencing the protagonist of the hit Netflix show Emily in Paris – to a global proofread of foreign language tattoos that may not mean what their owners think they do. For the app’s latest campaign, the Museum of...
