Creative Review articles from January 2005

Creative Review archives from January 2005

AN EXAMPLE TO US ALL.(Road signs)(Editorial)
January 4, 2005... Anyone who doubts the beneficial effect that design and designers can have on ordinary lives should read our feature on page 46. It is the story of Clearview, a new typeface for use on America's road signs. It is also the story of the...

Letter: HELP WANTED.(Letter to the Editor)
January 4, 2005... We live in a world of over-indulgence and surplus. In Europe, we spend literally millions destroying and disposing of excess food. In the same world, there are people dying of starvation: children going to bed hungry and cold, because their...

Letter: ENJOYED THE FIGHT.(Letter to the Editor)
January 4, 2005... Re Communicate Debate [CR Nov]. Wow! How refreshing to see proper, grown-up debate on the content of the most important graphic design exhibition ever held in the UK. Quentin Newark certainly didn't pull any punches and I think that Rick...

Letter: TAKING THE BISCUIT.(Letter to the Editor)
January 4, 2005... I loved the Jaffa Cakes packaging, and so was upset to read in the November issue about it being axed. On my next shopping trip to Asda, I bought extra Jaffa Cakes as I felt the product would increase in value and interest as time progressed. I...

Letter: GOOD PIECE BUT.(Letter to the Editor)
January 4, 2005... Interesting article on Pablo Ferro [December] - I'd never heard of him - marred by some dodgy research. Stan Lee created Spider-Man, amongst many other comic book superheroes, but not Batman (that was Bob Kane). And it was Norman Jewison who...

PUTTING A NEW SPIN ON 4.(New brand identity for Channel 4)
January 4, 2005... The new brand identity for Channel 4 puts a twenty-first century spin on Martin Lambie-Nairn's acclaimed, original, computer animated logo. Aiming to recapture the boldness and dynamism of the Lambie-Nairn exploding 4 - but with a bit of a...

THE SERIOUS BUSINESS OF COMEDY.(Humouor in advertisement)
January 4, 2005... Suffice to say, banks and laughs aren't something most people would naturally pair together. Not to be deterred, agency Leagas Delaney has decided to plump for a slice of humour in a new series of Nationwide Building Society spots. They've...

ONE TO WATCH: MARTIN FIRRELL.
January 4, 2005... When he was 14 years old, Martin Firrell decided to stop going to school. "I knew, even at that tender age, that what I was being taught wasn't really useful: that experience is the best education for life," he asserts. Instead, Firrell...

I MADE THE MUSTANG TRACK.(Pedro Romero)(Interview)
January 4, 2005... FORD'S NEW AD FOR THE 2005 MUSTANG SEES STEVE MCQUEEN HURTLING ROUND A FARMER'S PRIVATE RACE TRACK CUT INTO A CORNFIELD. PRODUCTION DESIGNER, PEDRO ROMERO, TELLS GAVIN LUCAS HOW HE BUILT THE SET CR: What's your job title? PR: I've...

GOING EAST?(Office Tiger Creative)
January 4, 2005... CALL CENTRES, IT, EVEN JOBS IN JOURNALISM HAVE BEEN OUTSOURCED TO INDIA IN RECENT YEARS: WILL DESIGN BE THE NEXT TO GO? ASKS PATRICK BURGOYNE Office Tiger Creative is, according to its creative services VP, Stephen Olson, " a full-service...

THE CREATIVE DYSLEXIC.
January 4, 2005... IS THERE A LINK BETWEEN CREATIVITY AND DYSLEXIA? PAULA CARSON EXAMINES THE LATEST THEORIES ABOUT A CONDITION THAT AFFECTS UNUSUALLY HIGH NUMBERS IN ART AND DESIGN Dyslexia has, in the past, been defined almost exclusively in terms of...

A DESIGNER.(Graphic designer)(Interview)
January 4, 2005... HELEN WALTERS MEETS BELGIAN GRAPHIC DESIGNER, PAUL BOUDENS Paul Boudens might just have the best editorial design job in the world. As creative director of the high-end fashion title, A Magazine, he not only gets to collaborate regularly...

CLEARLY BETTER.
January 4, 2005... A NEW TYPEFACE FOR AMERICAN ROADS WILL HELP SAVE LIVES, THANKS TO SOME DEDICATED DESIGNERS After 14 years of testing, research and wrestling with bureaucracy, a new typeface has just been approved for use on America's roads. Clearview...

THE BEST DIRECTOR IN THE WORLD?(Suthon Petchsuwan, Lintas: Thailand)
January 4, 2005... ACCORDING TO THE GUNN REPORT HE IS: IN THE LAST YEAR, SUTHON PETCHSUWAN HAS WON MORE AWARDS THAN ANY OTHER DIRECTOR. WE PROFILE HIM AND HIS PRODUCTION COMPANY PLUS, ON THE OPPOSITE PAGE, BRING YOU ALL THE RESULTS FROM THIS YEAR'S REPORT ...

FINDING A VOICE IN VENICE.(Paul Elliman)
January 4, 2005... Paul Elliman's new film proposes an audio signage system for Venice The spirit of independence in British graphic design that the Barbican's Communicate show proudly vouches for finds its embodiment in designer Paul Elliman. A selection...

COMPETITION CORNER: THE ANNUAL.
January 4, 2005... The deadline is fast approaching for The Annual, Creative Review's showcase of the best work of 2004 in advertising, graphic design, music video, new media, illustration and photography from Britain and beyond. For more information, contact...

COMPETITION CORNER: D&AD AWARDS.(Brief Article)
January 4, 2005... There are three new categories for this year: Interactive Television, Online Advertising and Viral Advertising. For information, email awards@dandad.co.uk or see www.dandad.co.uk. Final deadline: 4 February 2005. Copyright: Centaur...

COMPETITION CORNER: YCN DESIGN & COMMUNICATION AWARDS.(Young Creatives Network)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2005... The annual Young Creatives Network awards exist to support and showcase emerging creative talent. Centred around a collection of live briefs, the awards reward outstanding creative thinking with placements at leading agencies, financial...

COMPETITION CORNER: D&AD STUDENT AWARDS.(Brief Article)
January 4, 2005... Design in-store graphics to make Topshop THE top shop; Repackage The Sanctuary beautifully in steel; Invent an interactive installation for the new Wembley Stadium; Write a snappy radio ad for Snappy Snaps; Or answer any one of the 29 briefs...

AMERICAN AIRLINES ADS.(McCann-Erickson UK and Ireland Group)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2005... FROM MCCANN ERICKSON It looks like the management changes put in place at McCann Erickson UK are beginning to bear creative fruit. Chairman Rupert Howell was appointed last year with a brief to "put together a superstar team" to...

RE-USE A SHOE CAMPAIGN.(Nike Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2005... FROM NIKE AND THE SALVATION ARMY You should be able to get a good 600 miles of running out of a pair of decent trainers. And with so many different brands on the market too, it's easy to see why active types can go through them quickly....

HONDA FR-V COMMERCIAL.(Honda Motor Company Ltd.)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2005... FROM WIEDEN + KENNEDY Moving away from the extravagance of their Grrr spot, Together, the latest animated ad for Honda adopts a "less is more" approach. Garrison Keillor again narrates: this time it's the story of a couple who meet, have...

THIEPVAL VISITOR CENTRE.(Brief Article)
January 4, 2005... FROM M2/CUBE3 Thiepval Visitor Centre is situated on the Somme battlefields of WWI, close to the site of the Memorial to the Missing. Engraved with the names of over 72,000 soldiers, the Memorial commemorates those who died in the area...

FADING AD GALLERY.(Frank Jump)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2005... FROM FRANK JUMP In 1986, aged only 26, Frank Jump found out that he was HIV positive. With the prospect of potentially only four more years left to live, Jump had an understandable urge to leave his mark on the world in some way. Hence...

IKEA CAMPAIGN.
January 4, 2005... FROM KARMARAMA As if the design profession wasn't held in enough public contempt already, here comes Van den Puup, the ludicrous superstar designer fronting Ikea's current ad campaign. Van den Puup heads up Elite Designers, a shady...

REVIEW: THE WILCO BOOK.(Book Review)
January 4, 2005... Picturebox Inc, $29.95 The staple band biography usually features live photography from dingy clubs, aftershow shenanigans and the obligatory quote from the singer about why the music's so great. Not so with US band Wilco. They've been...

REVIEW: BASIC DESIGN: FORMAT.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
January 4, 2005... Ava Publishing, #12.95 As a genuinely informative and inspiring guide to a fundamental aspect of graphic design, books like this are few and far between (spread shown, 2). Cleanly designed without being simplistic, this offering from...

REVIEW: GRAPHIC JAPAN.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
January 4, 2005... RotoVision, #24.99 Japan is often cited as a place where contemporary culture clashes with the traditional; more often than not with exciting results. Subtitled "From woodblock to zen to manga and kawaii", design writer Natalie Avella's...

REVIEW: ROOKLEDGE'S CLASSIC INTERNATIONAL TYPE FINDER.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
January 4, 2005... Laurence King, #24.95 This monumental type resource by Gordon Rookledge and Christopher Perfect was first published in 1983 and its practical design and layout shows it's expected to be used as a hands-on working tool in the designer's...

REVIEW: CRACKING ANIMATION: THE AARDMAN BOOK OF 3D ANIMATION.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
January 4, 2005... Thames & Hudson, #19.95 This new edition of the story of the Aardman studios, originally published in 1998, contains an extra 32 pages dealing with the making of Chicken Run, the company's 1999 feature film and brings the history up to...