Trends of 2024: The year in advertising
In a turbulent year for the advertising industry (and the world in general), we saw controversy, celebrities, AI drama and lots of lots of sports ads
Trends of 2024: The year in photography
Gem Fletcher looks back on a difficult year in the world of photography, as economic pressures and changing tech converged to squeeze the industry from all sides. Yet some incredible work was still produced
Epica Awards winners 2024 announced
Ten Grand Prix awards were handed out last night via the Epica Awards online ceremony, with agencies from Germany, Italy, Belgium, the UK, the USA and Kazakhstan taking home the top gongs
Koto creates a fashion-forward identity for Faculty AI
Featuring warm gradients and a bespoke typeface that nods to historic London street signs, the new branding aims to better articulate the company’s offering in a rapidly developing AI landscape
Nokia’s design archive taps into our tech nostalgia
Featuring everything from the legendary 3310 ‘brick phone’ to one of the earliest smartphone models, the brand’s new online archive celebrates its rich design history
A24’s microsite is a throwback to Windows 98
The production company has created a website for the launch of its new film, Y2K, that riffs on the UI design of the era
JKR creates data-driven identity for Centersquare
The branding for the US data centre hopes to buck category conventions with a bright colour palette and adaptable data-based patterns
The Monthly Interview: Rebecca Allen
As Tate Modern opens a new show on the advent of digital art, one of its early pioneers discusses the reasons it’s been overlooked historically and why she’s not interested in the new era of AI art
Apple’s Christmas ad showcases its hearing loss features
The brand’s moving festive campaign, Heartstrings, spotlights its new assistive technology
Bringing Charli XCX’s Brat to life on stage
We speak to lighting and production designer Jonny Kingsbury about the collaborative creative team behind Charli XCX’s hotly anticipated Brat tour, plus why more live shows need to go beyond spectacle for spectacle’s sake
A look at the challenges facing creative education
Creative computing artist and educator Jazmin Morris discusses why she decided to leave full-time academia and how educational institutions can better prepare the next generation of talent
Tomoro Kinoshita on creating microworlds
Self-taught digital artist Tomoro Kinoshita draws on the science of entomology to create his 3D art. As part of our New Talent showcase for 2024, he discusses his unique approach to worldbuilding and how he’s broadening his practice through VR
All Deya: meet the artist behind the best beer brand going
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
Less jargon, more joy: The new rules of B2B voice
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
CR’s guide to the 2025 UK degree shows
Find out details for the undergraduate art and design showcases taking place this summer around the UK
Is women’s sport at a creative tipping point?
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