Creative Review articles from July 2003

Creative Review archives from July 2003

Elegantly wasted. (Editorial).
July 1, 2003... The Design Museum's Peter Saville Show and accompanying book (reviewed by Tony Wilson on p67) have ensured that Saville receives the public recognition that he richly deserves. Lucrative offers of work must be flooding in you would think -- not...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2003... STAGGERINGLY CRASS Are my eyes deceiving me, or are we in the throes of a trend towards a new racism in design and advertising? Looking through the June issue I was, in the first instance, sufficiently taken aback by the OFFF O3 video game...

Truce packaging. (First Sight).(Turner Duckworth designs the packaging for Refreshment Brands)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... The brand identity and packaging for this new cognac, vodka and juice drink, produced by US drinks company Refreshment Brands was created by US/UK design consultancy Turner Duckworth. Says David Turner of their solution: "The design was the...

Tampax packaging. (First Sight).(new packaging for Tampax for the Australian and New Zealand markets)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Currently for the Australian and New Zealand markets only, a completely new graphic identity for Tampax has been devised by New Zealand design studio, The Department of Doing, for Proctor & Gamble through Leo Burnett Sydney. The funky...

Andbanc annual report. (First Sight)
July 1, 2003... Both beautiful and painstakingly produced, the 2002 annual report for Andorran bank Andbanc was designed by Spanish studio :SUMMA). Anbank's identity features a line drawn at a 73 degree angle. Cleverly, this is represented in each of the clean...

The Blueskins sleeve. (First Sight).(David Malone becomes creative director of The Blueskins)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Designer David Malone of London studio MD has been made creative director of emerging UK act, The Blueskins. As well as designing the band's logo and the sleeve artwork of their first single, User Friendly (shown here), Malone recently...

Art + Auction masthead. (First Sight).(Jilian Morey and Stephen Wolstenholme design the new masthead for Art + Auction magazine)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... The new masthead for New York-based magazine Art + Auction has been designed by Julian Morey and Stephen Wolstenholme. Says Morey of the design, which was commissioned as part of a complete re-design for the title: "The new publisher wanted to...

John Cale sleeve. (First Sight).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... The artwork for musician John Cale's latest release, 5 Tracks, was created by designer Rick Myers in collaboration with Cale himself. The starting point was a photograph of Cale's thumb, shot by Corrine Day. This image was originally inspired...

Made in Clerkenwell identity. (First Sight).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Made in Clerkenwell is an event held by the Clerkenwell Green Association, a body that supplies studio space to artists and creatives in that area of London. The weekend event opens the studios up to the public to showcase the wares of these...

JG4B bikini range. (First Sight).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Jasper Goodall has teamed up with fashion designer Louise Middleton of BIKINI to create a new limited edition range of bikinis, Inspired by an eclectic mix of hot rods, fairytales and Japanese textiles", the JG4B bikini range was launched at...

Futureshock promo. (First Sight).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... French collective Pleix have created the promo for UK act Futureshock's latest single, Pride's Paranoia. The team combine their own unique brand of animation with live action, shot in Paris. Explains Pleix's Laetitia Rouxel: "The hero becomes a...

Rspca poster. (First Sight).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... A clever use of media by Abbott Mead Vicers. BBDO in this poster for the RSPCA. The ad aims to alert the public to the cruelty of battery hen farming, via the bold statement "A battery hen lives in a space the size of this full stop". "The idea...

Read commercial. (First Sight).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Tackling problems of illiteracy in South Africa is a new spot from finktank and Ogilvy, Johannesburg. The ad, for Nelson Mandela's charity READ, was shot by fledgling director Daniel Cohen. It marks the first time a shoot has been allowed on...

Toyota Corolla commercial. (First Sight).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... The pride Toyota owners take in their motors is the focus of a campaign for the Corolla model from Saatchi & Saatchi London. One spot, entitled Key Party (shown) features a swingers' party. A large woman steps forward and fishes in a bowl for...

Nike basketball Asia commercial. (First Sight).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Flow, from Wieden+Kennedy, Tokyo, features live action basketball infused with the vibrant colours of graphic artist Rostarr. "From the play, to the court environment it's all meant to express a sense of Flow," says W+K Tokyo's creative...

Read the signs films. (First Sight).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... In a joint venture between MTV, Samaritans and Mind out for Mental health's campaign read the signs, young filmmakers were invited to submit short films on the subject of the "need to talk" about mental health issues for broadcast on MTV....

Tower of London posters. (First Sight).(Miles Calcraft Briginshaw Duffy)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Miles Calcraft Briginshaw Duffy has developed a new poster campaign for the Tower of London. Clean shots from photographer Nick Meek include a vase of roses which the owner has dead-headed, a grisly attack on a jelly baby and a teenager's...

Sony Ericsson's daring mobile gallery. (First Sight).(Dare Digital launches website featuring phone photography)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... To coincide with the launch of Sony Ericsson's new T610 mobile phone, which comes complete with built-in digital camera, London-based Dare Digital have created a magazine-style website (www.t-six-ten.com) that aims to become a unique gallery of...

Filmmakers present a new Digital Vision. (First Sight).
July 1, 2003... Earlier this year, Digital Vision, an independent publisher of visual and audio content, joined with Creative Review to offer readers a unique filmmaking opportunity in the form of our Remix competition. Readers were asked to send in a...

Greenpeace illustrate their point. (First Sight).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Last year, Greenpeace's Save or Delete campaign to preserve ancient forests was based arotind one image by graf artist/illustrator Banksy (CR April 02). This year the charity is aiming to build on Save or Delete's success by opening the...

Chickens take EStings prize. (First Sight).
July 1, 2003... TV channel E4 and Creative Review joined forces earlier this year in our Estings competition. Entrants were asked to come up with six to ten second stings for the channel on any subject and using any technique, The only stipulation were that...

One to watch: Ruben Fleischer. (First Sight).
July 1, 2003... LA-based Ruben Fleischer didn't always want to be a director. After graduating in history and working at a television studio he got a job as assistant to director Miguel Arteta as he was interested in becoming a TV or film executive. Working...

I edited a Radiohead fairytale: Ben Foley of Bristol-based Collision Films talks to Gavin Lucas about his role on Radiohead's there there music video. (First Sight).
July 1, 2003... CR: What's your profession/job title? CR: How did you get started working as an editor and with Collision Films? BF: Company director/partner, Collision Films. BF: I am not an editor as such, I am a filmmaker. An editor,...

What's cannes worth? Last month, the international advertising festival tuned 50 but not all the industry was wishing it a happy birthday. Camilla Palmer adds up its value.
July 1, 2003... CANNES. IT'S FULL OF palm trees, pavement cafes, boutiques and starlets. Last month, it also became the playground for the world's advertising industry as the International Advertising Festival celebrated, its fiftieth birthday. It all...

Prophets without honour: the UK's most celebrated designers are almost completely ignored by clients in their own land. Paula Carson asks why Britain has decided to turn its back on its finest creative talents.(Industry Overview)
July 1, 2003... THE LAST DESIGN INDABA CONFERENCE in South Africa was widely praised for assembling the very best of creative talent from around the world. Among the attendant ambassadors for British design were Malcolm Garrett, Jonathan Barnbrook, Tomato...

Flying logos: some of the most recognisable branding devices in the world can be found on military aircraft.
July 1, 2003... THE WORD ROUNDEL IS a heraldic term meaning simply a circular device. More recently, however, it has come to be associated with a very particular form of graphic marking -- that used by a nation's air force to distinguish its planes. ...

Design and build: in the Balkans, creatives such as Cavarpayer and (over) Fabrika have a key role in reconstruction.
July 1, 2003... DESIGN IS A VERY NEW practice in Croatia: so many people don't want it or realise the need for it. But," says Lana Cavar, "this is also a great advantage. You have a brand new country, a brand new market, totally unspoiled and authentic. I feel...

Desktop publishing; new media as old media: flash and PDF-based magazines marry the usability of print with the interactivity and global reach of the web.(Industry Overview)
July 1, 2003... WHILE STUDYING IN GERMANY IN 2000, Japanese design student Takeshi Hamada created an online project called Die Daumenkino; literally a "thumb cinema", a flip-book in Flash. Using this simple format, Ramada produced his first self-published work...

A colourful relationship. (Reviews).
July 1, 2003... Anthony Wilson on why working with Peter Saville is never dull Seen the exhibition, read the book, got the T-shirt. Well that's a lie. I haven't seen the exhibition. I've scanned the book, just for the colours (Peter has such a sense of...

Lamp lights up the clios. (Reviews).
July 1, 2003... Mark Sinclair visits Miami for the the 44th Cilo Advertising Festival Miami Beach, the island strip that runs parallel to downtown Miami, is a bleached-out Art Deco haven, cooled by the Atlantic breeze. If the area suggests Rat Pack-era...

The independent front pages. (Pick of the Month).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... FROM THE INDEPENDENT According to independent editor Simon Kelner, the first time the newspaper departed from the conventional splash story was because there simply wasn't a story big enough to put there. Instead, for the 5 April edition...

D-Day feature. (Pack of the Month).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... FROM BBC NEWS ONLINE The Allied invasion of Nazi occupied France was, for all involved, a terrifying, chaotic battle. An aerial photograph, taken on 6 June 1944 by the US Army Air Force has recently been released by Keele University Aerial...

United Airlines campaign. (Pack of the Month).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... FROM FALLON, LONDON For Brits unused to such things, the tipping culture in the US can seem a little out of hand. Offering itself up as the carrier that understands such annoyances, this campaign for United Airlines stars a couple being...

Giardini di Miro promo. (Pack of the Month).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... FROM 2.ND REC The Inimitable Craig Robinson, creator of the excellent filpflopflyin.com, breathes life into his pixillated characters in an animated promo for Italian post-rock band Glardini di Miro. The promo, for track Given Ground,...

Tooheys Extra Dry commercial. (Pack of the Month).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... FROM BMF, SYDNEY A tongue with a mind of its own... this spot for Tooheys Extra Dry is the stuff of alcohol-bloated nightmares, it features a man and woman sleeping in their bed: slowly the man's mouth opens and his tongue wiggles out...

The face re-design. (Pick of the Month).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Lee Swillingham Stuart Spalding They say you should never go back but former Face art director Lee Swillingham and designer Stuart Spalding have pulled off a strong redesign of the title that stays true to its heritage of innovative...

Royal Northern College of Music CD-Rom. (Pick of the Month).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... FROM MMT Ever wondered what it must feel like to be a student at the Royal Northern College of Music? No? Well, if you were a budding composer, or pianist with a penchant for chips and gravy you'd maybe feel differently. Which is why the...

Orbitz campaign. (Pick of the Month).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... FROM YOUNG & RUBICAM, CHICAGO Hapless scientists and fast-talking, quick-thinking heroes abound in this great Thunderbirds mickey-take for travel website Orbitz. The ads promote features such as the site's powerful search engine via...

Foo Fighters low promo. (Pick of the Month).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... FROM RCA RECORDS Two truck-driving, mulleted rednecks check into a motel room for the night. As the mesh, nylon baseball caps come off, suitcases filled with women's clothes open and the fun begins. Foo Fighters track Low blaring, they...

Cream 3. (Reviews).(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... Phaidon, [pounds sterling]39.95 A work of art in itself, Cream 3, rubber-bound and sealed with a magnetic strip, showcases the work of 100 contemporary artists, selected by ten curators. Each artists work is represented across two...

All-American ads of the 30S. (Reviews).(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... Taschen, [pounds sterling]19.99 This huge book (cover shown, 2), edited by LA graphic designer Jim Heimann boasts over 700 pages of advertising from an interesting time in American culture: sandwiched between the effects of the Depression...

The art directors' handbook of professional magazine design. (Reviews).(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... Thames & Hudson, [pounds sterling]42 If you have even the slightest interest in magazines and their design, you should go out and buy this book. It was compiled by designer and writer Horst Moser, currently art director of Leica World....

Divided soul. (Reviews).(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... Phaidon. [pounds sterling]29.95 Magnum photographer David Alan Harvey has spent the last 30 years photographing e Spanish and Portuguese diaspora in the Americas. Over 100 beautiful, evocative and often intimate photographs are collected...

The best of brochure design 07. (Reviews).(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... Rockport, [pounds sterling]32.50 Compiled, edited and designed by studio Wilson Harvey: London, this book, the seven in Rockport's Best of Brochure Design series is arguably the publisher's best-looking title date. As the title suggests,...

Juergen teller: marchensturberl. (Reviews).(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... Steidl & Partners, [pounds sterling]14.00 The title, which roughly translates as Fairy Tale Corner, is a reference to the bar installed in Teller's parents' home, and this collection of work mixes these private intricacies of family life...

Creative presents: creative futures. (Review).
July 1, 2003... A SHOWCASE OF THE FINEST NEW TALENT IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES SEPTEMBER 2003 AT THE MENIER CHOCOLATE FACTORY, LONDON SE1 * 3D ANIMATION, VISUALISATION & ILLUSTRATION ARCANA DIGITAL LTD Animation, Imaging and post production...

Red cover. (Image Update).
July 1, 2003... 1 San Mews London SW6 4QT Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7751 0110 Fax: + 44 (0) 20 7751 0120 Email: Info@redcover.com Web: www.redcover.com INTERIORS, GARDENS & FOOD Features and single images

FStop images. (Image Update).
July 1, 2003... Website: www.fstopimages.com Email: info@fstopimages.com FSI FontShop International launches f Stop: royalty-free pictures by designers for designers. Arranged as personal collections rather than by contrived themes. fStop images offer...

Mary evans picture library. (Image Update).
July 1, 2003... 55 Tranqail Vale, London SE3 0B5 Tel: +44(0)20 8318 0034 Fax: +44(0)20 8852 7211 Email: picturesfimepl.co.ak www.mepl.co.uk THINK HISTORY * millions of historical pictures * thousands of subject areas * a...

Science & Society picture library. (Image Update).
July 1, 2003... Science Museum Eahibition Road London 5W7 2DD Tel: 020 7942 4400 Fax: 020 7942 4401 Email: piclib@nmsl.ac.uk Web: http: //www.nmsl.ac.uk/piclib/ We represent a vast treasure house at pictures, tram the...

The national trust photo libary. (Image Update).
July 1, 2003... 36 Queen Anne's Gate London, SW1H 9AS Tel: 020 7447 6788/9 Fax: 020 7447 6767 Email: photolibrary@ntrust.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk/photolibrary * Unique collection of creative and contemporary photography by...

British libary images online. (Image Update).
July 1, 2003... The British Library Picture Library - Images Online 96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB Tel: +44(0)20 7412 7614 Fax: +44(0)20 7412 7771 Email: Imagesonline@bl.uk www.bl.uk/imagesonline * Search * Order *...

Alvey & Towers photo library transport collection. (Image Update).
July 1, 2003... www.alveyandtowers.com Email alveytower@aol.com Tel: 01530 450011 The country's leading transport collection * Boats & Ships * Buses & Coaches * Cur, Lorries & Motorbikes * Highly specialist Railway collection...

The Bridgeman Art Library. (Image Update).
July 1, 2003... Tel: +44(0)20 7727 4065 london@bridgeman.co.uk www.bridgeman.co.uk The Bridgeman Art Library is the worlds leading source of fine art images. Exert style, subject and concept is represented, from conic masterpieces to the hidden...

Jon arnold images. (Image Update).
July 1, 2003... Email: info@jonarnoldimages.com Web: www.jonarnold.com Supplying the finest travel stock Images tram many leading international photographers. We now have 12,000 images online covering 100 countries.

AA world travel library. (Image Update).
July 1, 2003... AA publishing 16th Floor, Fanum House Basingstoke Hampshire RG21 4EA Tel: 01256 491588 Fax: 01256 492440 Email: chris.butler@theaa.com How can I find great travel images without all the legwork? Choose from...

SOA photo agency. (Image Update).
July 1, 2003... Lovelis Farm, Dark Lane Stoke St Gregary, Taunton, TA3 6EU Tel: 0870 333 6062 Fax: 0870 333 6082 Email: info@soaphotoagency.com Web: www.soaphateagency.com * downloadable online catalogue * free searches *...

Image100. (Image Update).
July 1, 2003... 3 Soho Street London W1D 200 Tel: 020 7434 1661 Fax: 020 7434 1663 Email: Info@image100.com www.Image100.com this is life... 17CDs 970 images Your life, my life, thin is life represents the fabric of life...

UK stock images. (Image Update).
July 1, 2003... MADE IN BRITAIN UK stock Images is a niche library of royalty free stack images featuring UK models In UK locations. Our aim is to cater for designers who need images that illustrate British life. We currently offer themes such as: ...

View. (Image Update).
July 1, 2003... 14 The Done Centre 109 Bartolomew Road London, NWS 261 Tel: 020 7284 2928 Fax: 020 7284 3617 Email: Info@viewpictures.com Web:www.viewpictures.co.uk Architectural Photography Over 18,000 images on our...

Mirrorpix. (Image Update).
July 1, 2003... 1 Canada Square Canary Wharf London E14 5AP Tel: 020 7293 3700 Fax: 020 7293 2712 Email: desk@mirrorpix.com www.mirrorpix.com The stories of the people, places. events and movements that have shaped modern...

RSPCA photolibrary. (Image Update).
July 1, 2003... Wilberforce Way Southwater Hersham West Sussex RH13 9RS Tel: 0870 784 0150 Fax: 0870 743 0150 Email: pictures@rspcaphotolibrary.com Search, browse and order images online at www.rspcaphotolibrary.com

Imagestate. (Image Update).
July 1, 2003... Ramillis House, 1-2 Ramillies Street, London W1F 7LN Tel: 020 7734 7344 Fax: 02O 7434 0673 Email: salesmimagestate.co.uk Web: www.imagestate.co.uk

Science photo library. (Image Update).
July 1, 2003... 327-328 Harrow Road London W9 3RB Tel: 020 7432 1100 Fax: 020 7286 8668 Info@sciencephoto.com www.sciencephoto.com Looking for images on the human body, health & medicine, space exploration & astronomy, research,...

Digital vision. (Moving Images).
July 1, 2003... India House, 45 Curlew Street, London SE1 2ND Tel: 020 7378 5555 Fax: 020 7378 5735 www.digitalvisionmotion.co.uk From crystal-clear digital animation to layered Adobe[R] After Effects[R] files, our Motion collection provides...

Skaramoosh. (Moving Images).
July 1, 2003... 9-15 Neal Street, London, WC2H 9PW Tel: 020 7379 9986 Fax: 020 7240 7111 www.skaramoosh.co.uk Email: will@skara.co.uk Frame: Chelsea Flower Show Client: BBC Design: Piers Helm 3D: Sebastian Read DS:...

Liquid TV. (Moving Images).
July 1, 2003... 1-2 Portland Mews, London W1V 3FL Tel: 020 7437 2823 Fax: 020 7437 2618 sales@liquid.co.uk www.liquid.co.uk Contact: Craig Purkis Award winning design solutions with an edge fort titles, web design, commercials,...

Sky News Library Sales. (Moving Images).
July 1, 2003... Tel: 020 7705 3132/2872/3902 Fax: 020 7705 3201 Email: llbsales@bskyb.com From politics to popular culture; hard news to human interest; royals to refugees, Sky News Library Sales has available an extensive archive of news...

Whitenoise. (Moving Images).
July 1, 2003... Tel: 0161 236 9236 info@whitenoiseonline.com www.whitenoiseonline.com The future of digital design. An award winning design team specialising in digital design and effects for television and the cinema.

Blue-zoo. (Moving Images).
July 1, 2003... Tel: 020 7434 4111 18 Rupert Street, London W1D 6DE Email: oil@blue-zoo.co.uk Website: www.blue-zoo.co.uk Specialists in graphics and animation, using Maya and After Effects. (images from roan Disney -- On-Air Graphics)

Mainframe. (Moving Images).
July 1, 2003... 24-28A Hattion Wall London EC1N 8JH Tel: 020 7404 1666 www.mainframe.co.uk Pulling the skin of f the Motion Graphics and Animation rice pudding. For new business enquiries please contact Adam Jenns

Reid and Casement research. (Moving Images).
July 1, 2003... Tel: 020 7240 4550 Fax: 020 7379 0061 email: research@reldandcasement.co.uk Reid and Casement provide an impartial research and copyright clearance service. We can Offer the widest range of material and negotiate the best deals...

Subvision & VLC. (Moving Images).
July 1, 2003... Zetland Studios, 7 Zetland Road, Bristol BS6 7AG Tel: 0117 942 0149 Fax: 0117 909 6657 Email: Jarema@Subvision.co.uk Webpage: http://Subvision.co.uk 3D Animation, design and modeling for music promos, commercials, idents...

Adams trainor moving image design. (Moving Images).
July 1, 2003... 199 King's Cress Road, London WC1X 9DB Tel: 020 7278 5711 Fax: 020 7278 6809 Email: mall@adamstrainor.com Website: www.adamstrainor.com Award winning innovative design, direction and post production for title sequences,...

ITN archive. (Moving Images).
July 1, 2003... Tel: 020 7430 4480 Email: sales@itnarchive.com Web: www.itnarchive.com www.4clipsales.com Contact Linda Reeve, Sales Manager Ideas and material for your latest presentation or pitch? You have found the creative solution...

Liquid TV. (Moving Images).
July 1, 2003... 1.2 Portland Mews, London W1V 3FL Tel: 020 7437 2623 Fax: 020 7437 2618 sales@liquid.co.uk www.liquid.co.uk Contact: Craig Purkis Award winning design solutions with an edge for titles, web design, commercials,...

Hair, beauty and fragrance: each month showcase explores a different theme bringing you the latest and best work produced in that area from around the world.
July 1, 2003... 1&2. These gorgeous, tobacco-brown bottles contain Yves Saint Laurent M7 aftershave lotion and balm. Bizarrely, the product itself purports to contain Mandrake root to add "a subtle touch of sensuality". Still, the bottles are great. Designed...