Creative Review articles from January 2003

Creative Review archives from January 2003

The right to read. (Editorial).(Editorial)
January 1, 2003... This column is written in ten point text and so fails to conform to a set of guidelines published recently by the Royal National Institute for the Blind. The RNIB's Clear Print project promotes the improvement of legibility in written...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2003... SITUATION VACANT For anyone who hasn't been paying attention just recently, it's now official. "The Internet is a web of interconnected people and things." So said Neil Gibb in his article After the Goldrush, [Nov 02]. who would have...

New type design.
January 1, 2003... 1 CHOLESTEROL Created by shin Sasaki of Japanese studio 3Kg Cholestero is so named in Sasakis words because it is fat. Combinie circles and squares it is available from Design Exchange at dexnejp/deximage/font/design. 2 FOUNDRY...

Stella changes its story. (News).(Lowe's creates new Stella Artois beer commercial)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Out goes Jean De Florette, in comes Papillon as the long-running Stella Artois campaign changes tack. The new commercial, directed by Jonathan Glazer, is entitled Devil's Island. Heavily influenced by the Henri Charriere novel, and...

Peugeot takes Epica d'Or. (News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Euro RSCG MCM, Milan has scooped the Epica d'Or 2002 with its Peugeot 206 spot entitled The Sculptor (shown). The ad, which features a young Indian man who smashes his Morris Ambassador to bits in order to fashion himself a 206, was shot by...

Research Studios. (News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Caption: Research Studios has produced the first in a series of catalogues for Issey Myake's Tribeca store in New York. The catalogue is a visual fusion of the various elements that exist within the store, in which work from artists, musicians...

Barnardo's turns to TV. (News).(children's charity organization )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... To support its recent Barnardo's press and poster campaign, highlighting the extent of child prostitution in the UK today, BBH has come up with an equally poignant TV spot through Thomas Thomas Films. Directed by Kevin Thomas, the 40 second...

Now Lessing is more. (News).(Doris Lessing's book covers)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... The insides of Doris Lessing's novels may be rivetting but, until now, the same could not be said of the outside. That is set to change thanks to David Wardle of the design team at publishers, Harper Collins. Wardle has re-designed...

Dancing on the ceiling. (News).(Holiday light shows at Grand Central Station)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... The vast ceiling of Grand Central Station, New York, is being brought to life throughout December via a series of animations. Dancing parcels, snow flurries and a blue sky through which doves escape are just some of the delights on offer to the...

R/GA constructs Nikelab.com. (News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Leading New York interactive agency, R/GA, has created Nikelab.com, an immersive online experience showcasing the latest Nike products. The site includes a collection of interactive features designed by top digital artists including eBoy (main...

2006 build-up kicks off. (News).
January 1, 2003... No sooner has one World Cup ended than the build-up for the next begins. Studio AKA has created a promotional film for the 2006 tournament which introduces its identity. The film will air on TV and in cinemas in the years preceding the...

Designers take Action for AIDS. (News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Singapore-based studios Bliss Media and Brazen Design Consultants have developed a series of six, 30-second public service announcements, entitled 1 See U in 3D, in support of Action for AIDS Singapore and World AIDS Day 2002. The series,...

World AIDS Day. (News).
January 1, 2003... Guy Moore of agenc Faulds was the art director behind this witty animation for World AIDS Day, recently aired on MTV. Animated by Manou at Hibbert Ralph Animation the work was copywritten by Tony Malcolm. With nearly as much innuendo as the...

+rosebud blooms again. (News).(award-winning magazine)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... The award-winning +rosebud magazine, famed for its exploration of creativity and design, reinvents itself yet again with its fourth themed issue. Published as a single limited edition of 4,000 copies, and distributed by Die Gestalten Verlag,...

Water music Airside style. (News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Nice Weather For Ducks, Lemon Jelly's second single to be taken from their Lost Horizons album, is accompanied by a promo created by design team Airside in collaboration with London animation studio Tandem Films. The promo, while in trademark...

Mike Leigh shoots minicab spot. (News).(commissioned by the Mayor of London)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Cult director Mike Leigh has shot a new ad through TBWA\London, in response to the alarming number of assaults on women in the capital by minicab drivers. Commissioned by the Mayor of London, the ad is shot inside a moving car and focuses on a...

Road safety ad spells it out. (News).(for the Department of Transport)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO s Nick Worthington and Paul Brazier have developed a new TV and cinema spot for the Department of Transport. The film, shot by Susie Roberson of Paul Weiland Films, features two close-ups, on a split screen, of the...

Seventh onedotzero festival. (News in Brief).
January 1, 2003... Entries are invited for the seventh onedotzero festival, taking place in May at London's ICA. Send innovative digital short films (on VHS, CD-ROM or DVD) with submissions form--found on www.onedotzero.com--to onedotzero7 submissions, Unit 212c,...

Exposure Films. (News in Brief).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Director Gerard de Thame, producer Fabyan Daw and HIS founder Stavros Merjos have launched production Exposure Films. A separate venture from both Gerard de Thame Films and HIS, the company aims to break down the barriers between the different...

Pictures on Walls. (News in Brief).(new company selling affordable art)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... London-based photographic agency and archive PYMCA has launched a new company, Pictures on Walls. Set up, explains founder Steve Lazarides "to bring affordable art to the masses", POW will sell prints from its archive dedicated to images of...

Eyestorm. (News in Brief).(online gallery)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... A restricted number of prints by fashion photographer Jeanloup Sieff are soon to be available from online gallery Eyestorm, priced from [pounds sterling]320. The site also contains images from the likes of Helmut Newton, Damien Hirst and David...

Constantine Sherlock Productions. (News in Brief).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Photographer-turned director Elaine Constantine is joining forces with producer Hannah Sherlock to launch Constantine Sherlock Productions. They will represent former Vanishing Point director Pierre Monnard and creatives Point Blank.

2DTV commercial: from 2DTV. (Pick of the Month).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Creatives have complained for years about the heavy-handedness of the ITC and its vetting body, the Broadcast Advertising Clearance Centre: this ludicrous little episode would seem to prove their point. 2DTV is a satirical animated sketch show....

Hewlett-Packard spot: from Goodby Silverstein San Francisco. (Pick of the Month).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... This clever portrayal of digital crime fighting illuminates the fact that, by using Hewlett-Packard mobile technology, the world's police forces can get information quickly and efficiently in order to prevent crime. The cursor arrow is the...

The Getaway: from PS2. (Pick of the Month).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... "We're gonna play a little game. D'you like games son?" If you're not intimidated by the tones of a hardened London gangster, then you'll love The Getaway, an ambitious game that lets you take on the roles of ex-gangster Mark Hammond and...

Unseen Vogue exhibition: at the Design Museum. (Pick of the Month).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... With over 1.5 million archive images to choose from, Unseen Vogue, the Design Museum's exhibition of the great fashion magazine's out-takes, was never going to be short of visual stimulation, but what makes this show truly memorable is the...

Field for the British Isles: from Bloomberg/The British Museum. (Pick of the Month).(Antony Gormley's sculpture on exhibit)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... One of sculptor Antony Gormley's best-loved works, Field for the British Isles is on display until 26 January at the Great Court exhibition space in The British Museum. It's the first London showing of this piece since 1996 and if you haven't...

VW Beetle commercial: from Arnold Worldwide, Boston. (Pick of the Month).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... The unreal city of TS Eliot's The wasteland springs to mind when watching this spot for the VW Beetle convertible. Dull drudgery is the most that office minion Bill Briggs can hope for as he drags his arse into a morbid-looking office each...

Jobability.com commercial: from Edge<, London. (Pick of the Month).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... The toe-curling social faux pas of The Office's David Brent undergo a new incamation in this ad for Jobability.com, the leading site for job seekers with disabilities. Ricky Gervais (writer and director of the spot) repeats his Brent act as a...

The autopsy: from Channel 4/Atlantis gallery Body Worlds Exhibition. (Pick of the Month).
January 1, 2003... We're not quite sure what was more Intriguing - watching the TV broadcast of the first public autopsy In the UK since they were banned in 1832, or observing its conductor, Gunther von Hagens, in action, in a bid for credibility, von Hagens...

The Gunn Report: who topped adland's champions league? (Final Reckoning).
January 1, 2003... NOW IN ITS FOURTH YEAR, THE Gunn Report has rapidly established itself as the annual worldwide league table for the advertising industry. Based on Combining the winners lists from all the world's major awards schemes Using a weighted points...

Imade the X-box ping pong ears: Gavin Lucas tracks down Dutch special effects make-up artist, Willem-Jan Von Egmond, to talk about his role on the latest X-box commercial from BBH.(Interview)
January 1, 2003... CR: What is your profession? WVE: Special effects make-up artist. CR: How old are you? WVE: I'm 32 and I live in Kwintsheul in Holland. CR: How long have you been doing what you do--and how did you get started in the industry?...

Food and drink: each month we will explore a different theme bringing you the latest and best work produced in that area from around the world.(reviewing food)
January 1, 2003... THE MODO PAPER GUIDE: COATED PAPERS Showcase is produced in association with MoDo Merchants. In addition to the content of Showcase, each month we will bring you a chapter in the MoDo Merchants Paper Guide--a basic guide to buying and...

A life in pictures.(graphic designer Peter Saville)
January 1, 2003... Strewn across trestle tables at a clerkenwell gallery, lie the fruits of an entire career: Daniel Mason Joins Peter Saville as he sifts through his archive in preparation for an upcoming retrospective. IMAGINE TRYING TO EDIT A CAREER:...

Jeans 'n' Sneakers.(an interview with Patrick Burgoyne)(Interview)
January 1, 2003... LAST MONTH, TIM MELLORS OUTLINED THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE TOBACCO AND ALCOHOL SECTORS TO A GOLDEN AGE OF BRITISH ADVERTISING BUT, BY THE MID-805, TWO NEW PRODUCT CATEGORIES EMERGED TO DOMINATE THE INDUSTRY. JOHN HEGARTY TALKS TO PATRICK BURGOYNE...

The future of effects: as ad campaigns continue to borrow cutting edge visual effects from the cinema, mark sinclair talks to some of the leading figures in the VFX industry to find out what's coming up next.(Industry Overview)
January 1, 2003... THREE YEARS AGO, THE groundbreaking effects used in The Matrix stunned audiences and visual effects crews alike. In particular, the film's use of the "time--slice" technique (which had debuted previously in commercials) spawned a host of...

Can you read this?(a discussion of the impact of the 1999 Disability Discrimination Act)
January 1, 2003... The phasing in of the 1999 Disability Discrimination Act asks fundamental questions about the role of the designer or art director in society. The visually-impaired are now guaranteed access to information, making design groups, ad agencies and...

The Pictorial Polemicist. (Reviews).(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... The RCA's David Crowley reviews a new biography of Ken Sprague Ken Sprague's work as an illustrator, cartoonist and printmaker is highly unfashionable. Reading John Green's new book, one is left with the impression that Sprague, a larger...

Mountain of Delights. (Reviews).
January 1, 2003... Guillaume Frauly visits the 2002 Graphisme D'Echirolles festival Le Mois du Graphisme d'Echirolles is always an adventure. The town is in the French Alps, close to Grenoble, providing a spectacular setting for this month-long showcase of...

Roanne Bell takes her Pick of the Latest Publications Competing for Space on your Shelves. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... LATINO Die Gestalten Verlag, [pounds sterling]22.99 With all things Latin American seemingly at the forefront of many a trend-savvy mind of late, what better time for Die Gestalten Verlag to publish this book? Compiled by Venezuelan...