New musical wonder.land mixes digital tech and live theatre in a new adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s classic tale from Rufus Norris and Moira Buffini, with music by Blur’s Damon Albarn. As the show hits the National Theatre in London, we chat to set designer Rae Smith, costume designer Katrina Lindsay, and projection designer Lysander Ashton
This evening, during its Text Santa charity fundraiser, ITV ran an ad break created in the medium of wool. Brands including BT, British Gas, Nationwide, DFS, Amazon Prime and Dreams all saw their usual ads recreated in knits during the break – we talk to ITV Creative about how it was done.
If you have not yet managed to send us your entries for the Creative Review Annual 2016, fear not. The deadline has been extended until January 29
The judges have been announced for the Creative Review Annual 2016, our awards scheme showcasing the best in visual communications from the last year. Enter your work by Wednesday 9th December
For Chris Ware’s latest collaboration with The New Yorker, his cover art has been turned into a short animation based on a parenting tale taken from Ira Glass’s radio show, This American Life
Greenpeace released a new ad this weekend to coincide with the Climate Change March, which happened in cities all over the world on Sunday, and ahead of the COP21 United Nations climate change conference, which opens today in Paris. Created by Stine Hole Mankovsky, the campaign uses the familiar image of a Russian doll to powerful affect.
Directors Emma De Swaef and Marc James Roels create animated shorts with beautifully crafted woollen puppets and sets. We spoke to the pair about the making of their award-winning film Oh Willy!, which has just been released online…
Creative Review’s next Annual, our showcase of the best work of the year, is now open for entries. Selected work will be published in a special double issue of CR in May, as well as on a dedicated section of our site – so your work can be seen by peers, potential clients and the wider creative community.
Mother London has created a charming animated commercial for Ikea, which aims to emphasise the value of play. We talk to post-production house MPC about how they worked closely with director Daren Rabinovitch to create the ad’s distinctive style…
A new exhibition at the Cooper Gallery in Dundee examines the disruptive practice of ‘montage’ in the work of three generations of Polish and Hungarian image-makers – and includes 60 posters by the legendary graphic artist, Roman Cieślewicz
We talk to London-based Italian animator and visual artist Emanuele Kabu about his hand-drawn, stop-motion music videos for the likes of the Helio Sequence and Little Dragon, and the cathartic effect of creating the moving image
Although the absence of the popular Character Walk gallery tour was felt, this year’s Pictoplasma festival successfully combined emerging talent with more established character designers and animators
The director reflects on the connection between his darkly personal photography work and his commercial films, and how the former has enriched his wider practice
Founder and creative director Christina Worner talks to CR about the motivations behind setting up the design studio and what she’s doing to creative a supportive environment for anyone who works with them
The purpose of brand strategy is to provide brands with direction and meaning. So why are agencies and marketers so eager to keep brands open-ended?
Two new typefaces promise a more digitally-friendly brand presence, visual cohesion, and legibility
We speak to Duolingo’s global head of social media Katherine Chan about managing the team behind its lauded social strategy and how people’s perceptions of brands are shifting in the era of individual clout
We talk to co-founder Fernando Musa about how the network is evolving with age, plus how he balances his unusual dual roles as chairman at David and CEO at Ogilvy Brazil
The mixed media ad by AMV BBDO illustrates how a lack of knowledge about periods can be a lifelong issue
CR speaks to Teemu Suviala, global chief creative officer at Landor, about how Harris is cutting through the political noise, and what lessons brands can take from her bold approach