When the culture secretary Nadine Dorries took to Twitter last month to announce that the current BBC licence fee arrangement “will be the last” and that the “days of the elderly being threatened with prison sentences and bailiffs knocking on doors are over”, one of many responses from the public was the sharing of an ad from the mid-1980s. Demonstrating...
Photographing the birth of hip-hop
It’s hard to overestimate the impact of hip hop on everything from language to fashion, photography, fonts, TV shows, and, of course, music. Someone who was there right at the start, but who also had a sense that this Bronx-based scene was going to be something pretty important, was French photographer Sophie Bramly. Having studied graphic arts at Parisian art...
Grace Francis on the value of design thinking
Having made their mark at agencies ranging from Grey to Droga5, Grace Francis is about to embark on a new chapter at WongDoody. We speak to them about why good design should feed into advertising as a whole and how to create a work culture that is truly inclusive The post Grace Francis on the value of design thinking appeared...
Kier Starmer shares his vision for the UK creative industries
Speaking at the Creative Coalition Festival, Starmer offered support to the BBC and a new approach to education, plus expressed a desire to «make Brexit work» to allow better opportunities for creatives and musicians The post Kier Starmer shares his vision for the UK creative industries appeared first on Creative Review....
How to gain trust for creative projects
Three creatives talk to us about collaborating on sensitive projects, and how they navigate trust, ethics and the line between creating work that is hard-hitting and sensationalised The post How to gain trust for creative projects appeared first on Creative Review....
Karolina Wojtas celebrates the messy magic of sibling rivalries
All images: We Can’t Live – Without Each Other, 2019. Courtesy Fotogalleri Vasli Souza If you’ve got a sibling, there’s a good chance you’ll have experienced that relationship as a rivalry. You might even have your own tales from childhood, later evolving into urban legends that still have conflicting testimonies all these years later. We know, they started it. Polish...
Karolina Wojtas celebrates the messy magic of sibling rivalries
All images: We Can’t Live – Without Each Other, 2019. Courtesy Fotogalleri Vasli Souza If you’ve got a sibling, there’s a good chance you’ll have experienced that relationship as a rivalry. You might even have your own tales from childhood, later evolving into urban legends that still have conflicting testimonies all these years later. We know, they started it. Polish...
Black & Abroad’s new campaign documents Black cultural data across the US
Creative data-focused ad agency Performance Art has created a digital map that visualises Black cultural data in the US for travel and lifestyle company Black & Abroad. Dubbed the Black Elevation Map, the dynamic, searchable elevation map of the United States brings to life cultural data such as historical markers, Black-owned businesses, Black population data and social media activity as...
How young creatives benefit from more informal mentorship
The emotional support mentorship offers can be just as beneficial as professional advice. CR uncovers how two programmes make a less rigid and more empathetic approach work The post How young creatives benefit from more informal mentorship appeared first on Creative Review....
How young creatives benefit from more informal mentorship
The emotional support mentorship offers can be just as beneficial as professional advice. CR uncovers how two programmes make a less rigid and more empathetic approach work The post How young creatives benefit from more informal mentorship appeared first on Creative Review....
How young creatives benefit from more informal mentorship
The emotional support mentorship offers can be just as beneficial as professional advice. CR uncovers how two programmes make a less rigid and more empathetic approach work The post How young creatives benefit from more informal mentorship appeared first on Creative Review....
How young creatives benefit from more informal mentorship
The emotional support mentorship offers can be just as beneficial as professional advice. CR uncovers how two programmes make a less rigid and more empathetic approach work The post How young creatives benefit from more informal mentorship appeared first on Creative Review....