Hinge’s anti-screen time guide resembles an iPhone
As the loneliness epidemic rages on, the dating app has created a free, phone-shaped resource filled with ideas to unplug from tech and make real world connections
The digital doppelgänger dilemma
AI is already changing our relationships with celebrities, as several stars endorse its potential. The question is, should you get on board, and if you don’t, will you be left behind?
Offf festival returns with an exciting and eclectic line up
Over 70 speakers from across the fields of art, design, and digital culture will speak at the four-day event, held in Barcelona in April
Refik Anadol on scaling new heights
Media artist Refik Anadol has displayed his mammoth AI-generated pieces on some of the world’s most famous buildings and has work in MoMA New York’s permanent collection. He talks to us about his latest exhibition in London and navigating the endless debates about his work
Why form should follow feeling, not function
AI will give brands the opportunity to create personalised, human-centred experiences for audiences, generating love and loyalty. Here, R/GA UK’s Kyle Wheeler explains how brands can prepare for the next level of customer experience
Today is the final, final, final day to enter the Annual Awards!
Get your entries in by 5.30pm today, February 16, to be in with a chance of being part of this year’s Annual Awards showcase
Watch some literally iconic films in ASCII
Art collective Mschf have launched a project allowing people to stream movies in text characters via computer command terminals
Designing reverent spaces in a tech driven future
Our reliance on personal tech means an increasingly irreverent, digital public life. But how can technology help aid us to design reverent spaces for meditation and remembrance? Jonathan Cohen, director of technology at experience design studio G&A, offers some ideas
The benefits of creatives managing themselves
At New York-based studio XXIX, project management is the remit of the designers and developers in the team. We speak to co-founder Jacob Heftmann about how it all works, and what clients and creatives stand to gain
Trends of 2023: The year in tech
We look back on a year dominated by artificial intelligence, which epitomised the split between concern and optimism in other corners of the tech landscape
Call of Duty marks 20 years with a fresh look
The cult game franchise’s refined branding was developed by design studio Koto over the course of a two-year collaboration
How can we do creative education differently?
For our last episode in the current series of CR’s podcast Creativity Sucks! we’re discussing the state of creative education, and specifically how it can be changed for the better
Johnny Hardstaff on getting intimate with photography
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
Dada Projects founder on the visibility of women in digital design
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
Why brands can’t be everything everywhere all at once
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?
Fortnum & Mason reveals first ever bespoke typeface family
Two new typefaces promise a more digitally-friendly brand presence, visual cohesion, and legibility
Duolingo on why brands are becoming more human
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
Teenage kicks: how the David ad network is growing up
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
Libresse ad calls for better period education
The mixed media ad by AMV BBDO illustrates how a lack of knowledge about periods can be a lifelong issue
What can brands learn from Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign?
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