Panóptico de Actualidad Gráfica y Visual
In a drive to offset the slowdown in ice-cream sales during the colder months of the year – promoting the idea of the treat as a year-round indulgence – Magnum has come up with an interesting way to signal imminent sunshine, with a weather-led activation sent to consumers’ phones. To support the initiative, which forms part of its new Schedule...
Lifeline services need to be memorable at times of crisis which means standing out in a sea of branding and content. Good design is vital, says Simon Mannering of The Team...
Literary censorship has become a hot button issue across the US. According to PEN America, there were 6,870 instances of books being pulled from school libraries during the 2024-2025 academic year. Nationwide, they have documented nearly 23,000 book bans in public schools since 2021. In most cases, the titles being targeted explore themes of race, sexuality or identity. Now… Source...
Literary censorship has become a hot button issue across the US. According to PEN America, there were 6,870 instances of books being pulled from school libraries during the 2024-2025 academic year. Nationwide, they have documented nearly 23,000 book bans in public schools since 2021. In most cases, the titles being targeted explore themes of race, sexuality or identity. Now… Source...
In his new book, the co-founder of BETC offers a journey through advertising and culture since the 1980s, and tracks the seismic changes brought by globalisation and tech...
De-Yan has been working with clients from Louis Vuitton to Meta for over a decade, prioritising craft and the power of brand while developing a blueprint for how to create engaging work in a complex market...
Directed by Bonnie MacRae, the film opens with ‘Kate’ introducing what looks to be a dream home. As she brings the viewer through the various rooms of the three-bedroom family property, the tone begins to shift, with numerous signs suggesting all is not quite what it seems. The first suggestion of its darker message comes in its second line: “Isolated...
Chupa Chups has been listening to its audience. After discovering via online forums that audiences find its packaging stubbornly hard to open, the brand has created a new, easier-to-open wrapper. Yet, in an ironic twist, to promote it, they’ve hidden it inside their hardest-to-open lollipop yet. Titled Chupa Chups Impossible, the ‘final boss’ of the brand comes in a limited-edition...
A familiar sight in pubs, clubs, bars and restaurants, the matchbook epitomises the kind of useful but ephemeral merchandise that countless brands were once keen to distribute. Yet with the increasing availability of disposable lighters and the decline in smoking rates, not to mention the corporate desire to distance business from its harms, the ubiquitous matchbook – and its built-in...
Organic period care brand Totm and creative agency Joan have teamed up to launch a campaign that tackles the lack of tampon regulations in the UK. The hero film, Safer than a Tampon, highlights how heavily regulated products like candles, car air fresheners and balloons are, in comparison to the fairly lax guidelines in place for tampons. Currently, tampons are...
Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn’s ninth Gorillaz album focuses on the journey of life and death. Here, Hewlett shares how he created its India-inspired artwork...
The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) was founded in 1787 with a remit to act as the guardian of the game’s laws. From its base at Lord’s Cricket Ground in northwest London – still known reverentially around the world as the home of cricket – the MCC has long sought to honour that tradition while also being cognisant of the sport’s...
