Creative Review articles from September 2007

Creative Review archives from September 2007

Editorial: September 2007.(Editorial)
September 3, 2007... In June 1995 Creative Review became the first magazine to launch a free monthly editorial CD-Rom. Back then, CD-Rom was an exciting new publishing medium. We were able to use it to give our subscribers access to commercials, music videos,...

Guyton and The X Factor.(Wade Guyton uses abstract material for art exhibition)(Brief article)
September 3, 2007... The intractable design v art debate may have become stale but it's always intriguing to see what happens when artists become obsessed with the tools of the graphic arts. For New York-based Wade Guyton, the letter X holds a lingering...

Magma Branches Out.(Mesa Ridge Technologies Inc)(Brief article)
September 3, 2007... Magma, every creative's favourite bookstore, has launched a new shop in London's Covent Garden - just down the road from its existing Earlham Street branch. However, the new premises, which opened earlier this month at 16 Earlham Street WC2,...

Short Stories.(www.londondesignfestival.com)(Brief article)
September 3, 2007... Showing as part of this year's London Design Festival is 26 Posters, a project by 26, the not-for-profit association for people who "champion the cause of better writing in business and everyday life". The project sees writers from 26 teamed...

One To Watch: Johnny Kelly.
September 3, 2007... Dubliner Johnny Kelly has just completed his animation MA at London's Royal College of Art - where we spotted his film, Procrastination (two stills shown below right), whilst on the hunt for great graduate work to show in this very issue...

We Made The Chemical Brothers' Salmon Dance.(Interview)
September 3, 2007... VFX supervisor Ben Cronin of Framestore CFC reveals the team effort involved in creating the video for the Chemical Brothers' latest single CR: Beatboxing and rapping fish... What were the challenges on this for you as VFX Supervisor? ...

Changing times.(New York Times Magazine company forecasts trends)(Column)
September 3, 2007... The New York Times Magazine is revered by art directors and readers alike. Janet Froelich, its creative director, has been the driving force behind its creative ascendance. By Simon Esterson Here in Britain, newspaper colour magazines are...

The New Ugly.(publishing marketing)
September 3, 2007... Stretched type, day-glo colours and a fl;agrant disregard for the rules: are we witnessing a knee-jerk reaction to the slick sameness of so much design or a genuine cultural shift? asks Patrick Burgoyne In the early 90s, the mother of all...

This is advertising.
September 3, 2007... The most coveted awards at Cannes this year went not to posters or commercials, but to computer games, fragrances, tap water and widgets for your Facebook page. Eliza Williams reports on the changing face of advertising In years to come,...

Light in the darkness.
September 3, 2007... Ilona Karwinnska's images of communist-era neon preserve a unique and significant moment in Poland's history, says David Crowley There is no possibility of mistaking where power lies in Warsaw today. The city's unequivocal embrace of...

A Master of Form and Colour.(Helio Oiticica)(Tate Modern)
September 3, 2007... Helio Oiticica may not be a household name in the UK but a Tate Modern retrospective looks set to bring his rich artistic output to a much wider audience. By Eliza Williams London's Tate Modern is offering visitors a rare treat this...

PICK OF THE MONTH: Kanye West promo.(kanyewest.com.)(Brief article)
September 3, 2007... For those of you that thought that Mr Kanye West needed to lighten up a little after his tirade at losing out to Justice vs. Simian at last year's MTV music video awards, the proof that he does have a sense of humour lies in this rather...

PICK OF THE MONTH: "We Pray For Rain".
September 3, 2007... I spotted this on holiday in Italy (writes CR editor, Patrick Burgoyne). It was pinned up on a church door in Spello, Umbria. Apologies if this is a little shaky as my Italian doesn't stretch too much further than "Una birra per favore" and a...

PICK OF THE MONTH: Simpsonizeme.com.(Brief article)
September 3, 2007... The Simpsons apparently holds the record for the most celebrity cameo appearances on a TV show: Stephen Hawking and Tony Blair, REM and Cypress Hill have all played themselves, for example, while back in 1991 - with amazing foresight - Michael...

PICK OF THE MONTH: Skittles ads.(Advertising campaigns Evaluation)(Brief article)
September 3, 2007... More craziness for Skittles from the stables of TBWA\Chiat\Day: one featuring a man being "milked" - his "owner" complaining that his intake of Sour Skittles is turning his product sour. The other sees a poor guy afflicted with a kind of...

PICK OF THE MONTH: Seven Hundred Penguins.(Brief article)
September 3, 2007... Penguin appears to be engaged in not so much exploiting its design history as flogging it to death. But if you've got it, you might as well, as they say, flaunt it. For this latest offering, members of staff from Penguin offices all over the...

BOOK REVIEW: The Hitcher.(Brief article)
September 3, 2007... Walkabout Books, #25 Photographer Chris Coekin's latest book is an investigation into the culture of hitchhiking. Travelling all over the country on a range of different journeys, Coekin documents his own experience as a hitcher and...

BOOK REVIEW: One Hundred at 360deg.(Concert review)(Book review)
September 3, 2007... Laurence King, #19.95 This showcase of "graphic design's new global generation" brings together 100 design studios from all over the world, all having set up shop since the turn of the millennium. Stressed in the introduction to the book...

BOOK REVIEW: What is Exhibition Design?(Brief article)
September 3, 2007... RotoVision, #25 RotoVision's What is...? series continues with a look at the emerging discipline of exhibition design. Technological advances have impacted on the museum and gallery space greatly but while many of the best projects here...

BOOK REVIEW: The Designer's Packaging Bible.(Book review)
September 3, 2007... RotoVision, #16.99 Luke Herriot has done a fine job compiling this book of the best in contemporary packaging design and offers a wealth of innovative creative solutions. Books, DVDs, brochures, even food and drink clients are covered and...