Creative Review articles from January 2004

Creative Review archives from January 2004

All hands to the pump.(Editorial)(a discussion of the influx of new creative workers in the UK)(Column)
January 1, 2004... Every year, 15,500 design graduates gush out of the UK education system looking for a job. There are about 75,000 people employed directly in the design business in this country and only about 1500 creatives employed by IPA member advertising...

Mother of all critics.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2004... I bought my first D&AD annual for six years, primarily because we entered something this year and got into it. Actually I bought it for my mum because she just loves to see my name in print. And she loved the cover, as I think everyone does....

Graduates are future.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2004... In reference to Dave Horwood and Hon Lam's letters [October]; Graduates and students are the future. They have just spent three whole years doing nothing but exercising their creative minds. Yes they are young, inexperienced, and on some...

Damaged goods.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2004... Never mind the graduates, it's far worse to be a designer with experience who hasn't seen the inside of a studio for two years. I left my last job a couple of weeks before 11 September 2001 and since then even trying to drop off my portfolio to...

Invitations accepted.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2004... Following my first book, Festive, featuring designers' Christmas promotional mailings, I am looking for designers' wedding stationery for my next book. I have already collected many fascinating and highly original wedding invitations by...

1 CD packaging: devil's Advocate by Dave Clarke.(First Sight)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... This striking and unusual CD pack was conceived and designed by Tom Hingston Studio. The case comprises two moulded plastic pieces which slide apart to reveal the matt black disc held within. The album title and artist's name are blind embossed...

2-4 Circular 12 magazine.(First Sight)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The latest issue of the Typographic Circle's biannual publication, Circular 12 has been designed by Domenic Lippa of Lippa Pearce. The magazine looks back at the latest talks hosted by the association and Lippa has given it an irreverent feel...

5 record sleeve: Miracles by Pet Shop Boys.(First Sight)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Farrow Design created this sleeve for Pet Shop Boys' latest single, Miracles. Side profile silhouettes, cameo style, of band members Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe were die cut, one in each side of a white outer sleeve, to reveal sensitively...

6 Howies website.(First Sight)(web site review)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Howies is known for its strong ethical values and ability to produce thought provoking yet ultimately wearable graphics on its organically grown cotton T-shirts. Now a fully fledged clothing brand that sells sweats, shirts, coats, trousers,...

7 FF Meta type: three new weights.(First Sight)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Three new weights of Erik Spiekermann's modern classic, FF Meta, have just become available from Font Shop International. The weights, Hairline, Light and Thin, were drawn specifically for large scale display purposes--particularly Hairline...

8 Wonderful exhibition identity.(First Sight)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... London-based Graphic Thought Facility designed the logotype for a new touring exhibition called Wonderful: Visions Of The Near Future, which matched scientists with artists to produce new works. The logotype uses different processes for...

9 Waitrose blended whisky bottles.(First Sight)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Responding to a brief to create "a contemporary, youthful and iconic" identity for Waitrose blended whiskies, Pearlfisher blended typography and the age of the whisky to achieve, "a modern authenticity," says creative partner Jonathan Ford. In...

1 Royal Armouries Museum poster.(First Sight)(advertising review)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... This clever ad for the Royal Armouries Museum aims to increase visitor numbers by pushing its free flights promotion. The simple ad features a shot of a plane's nose emerging from a black background. Partially obscured, it bears an uncanny...

2 Nintendo commercial.(First Sight)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... School's Out is the first in new branding campaign "Who Are You?" for Nintendo. The spot, from Leo Burnett Chicago, features Japanese schoolchildren tearing out of school to mass at a nearby game shop, exhibiting, en-route, startling...

3-5 Type Museum campaign.(First Sight)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Since 1991, the Type Museum in south London has been dedicated to charting the history and development of moveable type and typography. Abbott Mead Vickers.BDDO were asked to create a poster campaign to raise awareness of the organisation...

6 Kinder Maxi commercial.(First Sight)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Grown-ups acting like kids is the theme of this charming new spot for confectionery Kinder Maxi. The commercial was written by Coralie Protat and Nadege Escrauwaet of DDB, Paris. Ending with the strapline "Kinder Maxi--for big kids", it shows...

7 NCH commercial.(First Sight)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The psychological scars of abuse in the home is the focus of a new campaign for children's charity NCH. The ad from TBWA\London creative team Clive Pickering and Neil Dawson, features a child standing in a doorway, watching his father beating...

8 Hewlett Packard commercial.(First Sight)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... New York shoppers feeling unduly pleased with themselves for bagging that must-have toy for junior this christmas ought to offer up a little prayer of thanks to those clever people at Hewlett Packard. As this seasonal commercial points out,...

Coco De Mer asks "how is it for you?".(First Sight)(new advertising campaign for erotic shop Coco De Mer)
January 1, 2004... What, you might well ask, are these weird swirling shapes? No, our art director hasn't been at the LSD again: this is fractal art, as used in the latest campaign for erotic shop Coco De Mer. The ads were created by art director Jan Jacobs...

D&AD plus C.(First Sight)(D&AD CEO Michael Hockney announces reeorganization plans)
January 1, 2004... New D&AD chief executive Michael Hockney has unveiled some radical plans for the organisation in the coming year. D&AD Congress will bring the awards judging and ceremony under one roof along with an exhibition of nominated work and a series of...

One to watch: Charlie Smith.(First Sight)(a look at graphic designer Charlie Smith)(Interview)
January 1, 2004... Graphic designer Charlie Smith has crammed a lot in to her 26 years. After studying graphic design at Glasgow School of Art she landed a job at Pentagram, London: "I graduated at quite a good time-there were quite a few jobs around," she...

I was the Ikea DoP: DoP Denis Crossan tells Gavin Lucas about his role on Ikea spot, unlimited possibilities.(First Sight)
January 1, 2004... Right: Director of photography Denis Crossan at work. Below: During the shoot, Crossan was able to refer to an animatic of the Ikea spot which had been devised in pre-production by director, Antoine Bardou-Jacquet. This allowed him to match up...

Self-promotion.(Showcase)(a look at the best advertising campaigns)(Industry Overview)
January 1, 2004... This is showcase, produced in association with ZEFA each month we explore a different theme bringing you the latest and best work produced in that area from around the world. 1. Tank have created a lavish, large format promotional magazine...

Turning the tables? This year's top print ad was from Singapore. The best commercial was from Italy. And a Thai commercials director won more awards than anyone in the US. Does this year's Gunn report mark a global shift in Adland?
January 1, 2004... AT FIRST SIGHT, REMARKABLE THINGS appear to be happening in this year's Gunn Report, the annual tally up of the major advertising awards won over the past year. The most awarded commercial comes not from the usual suspects, Britain or the US,...

Theory or practice? According to a recent D&AD debate, there is a growing divide between theory and practice in much design education. Could better placement schemes give the industry what it needs?
January 1, 2004... IF YOU HAVE BEEN keeping an eye on our Letters page recently you will have noticed a vigorous exchange of letters between students and employers: neither are happy. Graduates are finding it harder and harder to get a job; employers are having...

Wear it: are badges the new T-shirts? Gavin Lucas investigates their new-found graphic appeal.
January 1, 2004... WETHER YOU LOVE BLUE SMARTIES, didn't vote Tory, had something to do with Blue Peter or simply support the maxim Down With Pants (and who could blame you?), wearing a badge has long been a means of communicating personal taste or opinion....

The graphic artist: interfield's Peter Anderson is one of the most passionate designers working today. Mark Sinclair talks to him about art, graphics and why he has to tell it all.(Column)
January 1, 2004... I WANT TO STAND ON TOP OF A TALL building, with a speaker, shouting 'don't you realise? This is ridiculous, it's so obvious!'" Centre Point is 100 yards round the corner, and probably Peter Anderson's best bet for a rooftop to deliver his cake...

Maps of the imagination.(Seen)(a discussion of three books on map design)(Column)
January 1, 2004... Designer Phil Baines looks at three very different books on map design Like many designers I love and collect maps. They're bought for a variety of reasons. Some for obvious practical purposes--I am going somewhere new--others because I...

Competition corner.(Seen)(Brief Article)(Calendar)
January 1, 2004... Our regular column detailing current awards schemes and competitions available to enter plus other calls for entries. THE ANNUAL Creative Review is now accepting entries for its showcase of the best work of 2003 in advertising, graphic...

Miller Lite commercial.(Pick Of The Month)(Young and Rubicam designs a new ad for Miller Lite)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... From Young and Rubicam, Chicago The mother of all falling over jokes, this one. As the name Dominoes suggests, the commercial features lines of people collapsing on top of each other. This tumbling sequence begins in the street, travels...

VW commercial.(Pick Of The Month)(Arnold Worldwide de4signs ads for Volkswagen to launch its Phaeton SUV)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... From Arnold Worldwide, Boston By launching a luxury SUV, the Phaeton, Volkswagen is taking something of a gamble with its brand. Reliable, safe VW is now going for a little bling, but will the punters, excuse the pun, buy it? In a nicely...

Barnardo's campaign.(Pick Of The Month)(Bartle Bogle Hegarty designs new ads for Barnardo's)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... From Bartle Bogle Hegarty You can't fail to be distressed by the latest ads for Barnardo's. A new-born baby with a filthy syringe, a live cockroach, or a bottle of methylated spirits in its mouth is tough to stomach--so much so that it...

BT tax break book.(Pick Of The Month)(a book is released from BT called 'A complete guide to making yourself up to 50% more popular)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... From Duffy London/Sputnik Communications Catching the attention of busy CEOs in the top 100 UK companies requires something special from a DM piece. The title of this leather-bound book from BT might just do it, though: "A complete guide...

Pirelli 2004 Calendar.(Pick Of The Month)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... It's amazing to think the Pirelli Calendar, that perennial celebration of the female form and, yes, tyres, is 40 years old. Past calendars, all produced under the watchful eye of art director Derek Forsyth, have been shot by Annie Leibovitz,...

Wedgwood window display.(Pick Of The Month)(a discussion of Hamleys' Christmas window displays)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Hamleys' christmas window displays generally lord it over the rest of London's Regent Street during the festive season. Who'd have thought then, that this year they'd be upstaged by the Wedgwood shop? Pedestrians have been grinding to a halt...

Branston commercial.(Pick Of The Month)(new commercial for Branston featuring comedian Harry Hill)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... From McCann-Erickson Fabulously energetic commercial for Branston featuring the considerable singing skills of comedian Harry Hill and the miming talents of a ham sandwich. The spot, for the brand's pickled onions, piccalilli, and baby...

Shell electric storm.(Pick Of The Month)(program designed to get Londers interested in developing sustainable, clean ways to produce energy)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... From Shell/the bank It you are in London, walk across the river Thames towards the London Eye and you cannot help but notice a 43 metre-high white turbine revolving in the wind. Its purpose: to provide sufficient power to illuminate the...

Ed Ruscha.(new book released)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Phaidon, 45 [pounds sterling] A recent surge of interest in US artist Ed Ruscha has led to numerous exhibitions all over the world and a broader re-evaluation of his work. Curator and critic Richard D Marshall has brought together a vast...

Citizen designer.(new book is released)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Allworth press, 14.95 [pounds sterling] Edited by established design writers Steven Heller and Veronique Vienne, this volume of some 40 essays and interviews dealing with, "perspectives on design responsibility", addresses what it means to...

Malick Sidibe.(new book is released)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Photographs: Steidl/Hasselblad Center, 42 [pounds sterling] This year the Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography was given, for the first time, to an African artist. Malick Sidibe has been working since the 1950s from his...

Abram Games.(new book)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Lund Humphries, 30 [pound sterling] Ever true to his own philosophy of "maximum meaning, minimum means", Abram Games, born in East London in 1914, made an important and prolific contribution to twentieth century design. His career spanned...

The Doodle Book.(Taro Gomi releases 'The Doodle Book' in the UK)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Thames & Hudson, 9.95 [pounds sterling] Taro Gomi, the Japanese author and illustrator, finally brings his million selling Rakugaki book to the UK. The Doodle Book provides the outlines of over 500 sketches for the reader to complete. While...

Gallerry.
January 1, 2004... I DONE WRASSLED WITH AN ALLIGATOR, I DONE TUSSLED WITH A WHALE, I DONE HANDCUFFED LIGHTNING, THROWN THUNDER IN JAIL, THAT'S BAD. ONLY LAST WEEK I MURDERED A ROCK, INJURED A STONE, HOSPITALIZED A BRICK, I'M SO MEAN I MAKE MEDICINE SICK. ...