Some 205 million people worldwide watched or played eSports last year, making it more popular than many of its ‘traditional’ rivals. We look at the phenomenal rise of competitive gaming and hear from three of its biggest players
December’s Creative Review is a double issue – we look at how creativity is being applied to the world of sport, plus, turn the magazine over and you can enjoy 89 pages of the very best imagemaking in the Photography Annual 2015
Following the terror attacks in the French capital, Jean Jullien’s Peace for Paris illustration was shared by thousands. While creative responses to tragic circumstances will always face criticism, the immediacy of a simple, sharable visual message can become a significant message of hope for many
Google Design’s first SPAN event in the UK took place in London yesterday, featuring a series of talks, panel discussions and workshops. Far from honing in solely on digital, much of the work discussed was grounded in the physical world – with a SPAN book produced to emphasise this important connection
Yesterday, subscribers to the Sunday edition of the New York Times received something extra with their newspaper and magazine: a Google cardboard VR viewer. Along with a smartphone and dedicated NYT app, the gift enabled readers to experience the magazine’s compelling cover story on children displaced by war – in virtual reality.
Fred Deakin’s interactive installation at Central Saint Martins’ Lethaby Gallery lets visitors control a choir of singing heads using hand gestures. We spoke to Deakin about the project and the importance of collaboration in interaction design
The HS2 rail project will present a huge opportunity for designers, says Sadie Morgan, the chair of its design panel
Virtual reality appears a good fit for the travel industry, which is increasingly using digital experiences to entice people to book trips. But can you ever beat the real world? Mark Pytlik, CEO and founder at Stinkdigital, offers up his view
The relationship we have with our homes and the appliances within them is changing. As more objects interact with us (and each other), it seems the house of the future is already
Representatives from over 3,000 brands, agencies and marketers will be at this year’s two-day Festival of Marketing. Here’s our pick of the key sessions for CR readers
These new abstract wallpapers for Google’s new Android Marshmallow operating system, were created by photographer Carl Kleiner, and have been composed completely by hand using coloured paper, textured pigments and carefully angled lighting
Yes, it’s #BacktotheFuture day and, yes, you may be able to ride through London in an actual DeLorean if you use the Uber app this afternoon
As craft beer brand Deya turns ten, we talk to Thom Hobson, the artist behind the distinctive look of the young brewery that does things differently
In business, the bottom line is everything. But behind every business is a human – and you need to know how to talk to them, says Reed Words’ Orlaith Wood
Find out details for the undergraduate art and design showcases taking place this summer around the UK
As the cultural momentum around women’s sport reaches fever pitch, we explore how brands are embracing diverse new audiences and challenging the conventions of sports marketing