Winners of the 2026 V&A Illustration Awards announced
Now over 50 years old, the V&A’s awards celebrate illustration across a range of forms and categories, and also highlight an Illustrator of the Year
The Conversation: Can design reshape American identity?
As America turns 250, we speak to leading creatives about the power of design to reinterpret national symbols at a time of deep political and cultural division
Sporting CP unveils refreshed identity to mark 120th anniversary
The Portuguese football club has worked with JKR to reimagine its crest and wider branding, striking a balance between heritage and progress
Design in Motion Festival opens submissions for 2027 edition
The world’s premier motion design festival is returning with an expanded programme running across 16 major cities worldwide – and you’re invited to be part of it
Cannes Lions 2026: All the Grand Prix Winners
With the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity all wrapped up for another year, we’ve rounded up all the major winners, plus share some reflections on the 2026 event
How should marketers talk to the UK’s ‘lost generation’?
Marketers love to put us all into age brackets, but Gen Z is the most complex audience yet, requiring a diverse set of approaches, says Curious’ Nikki Fraser
Spotify launches animated ode to concert-going obsessives
Great Lengths is a surreal look at what fans will do to see their favourite artists, tied to the audio streamer’s new Reserved scheme
How creativity is shaping modern indie video games
As the mainstream chases safe bets and legacy franchises, we speak to four independent developers who are doing things differently
Gradwatch 2026: It’s time to send us your work!
Our annual showcase of emerging creative talent is back. Submit your work by July 3 for the chance to be featured by Creative Review
Remembering Mitch Paone
The designer and co-founder of DIA and MNKY Type passed away last week aged 43. Here, his friend and colleague Roosje Klap remembers his passion and commitment to design and music, and supporting others, especially students
KFC unveils global rebrand centred on its iconic bucket
Enter the ‘Bucketverse’: the fast-food giant’s updated identity by JKR encompasses a refreshed logo, expanded colour palette and a new-look Colonel Sanders
The Conversation: How to make World Cup ads great again
As brands compete for attention during football’s premier event, four leading creatives discuss why they keep playing the same game, which campaigns stood out in 2026 and how advertisers can keep pace with fan culture
What in the AI are brands up to?
Despite all the AI talk, it’s hard to know how it’s really impacting brands and agencies. With her new podcast, brand and copy consultant Vikki Ross is going under the bonnet
A guide to better AI prompts
As we wrestle with AI, trying to find the perfect input to get what we want, a new book proposes a different way of thinking about prompts: viewing them more as dialogue than instruction
The reality of working with AI as a creative
As AI moves from experiment to execution, CR looks into how the creative process is changing but why the fundamentals of storytelling remain the same
How to brand an AI assistant
Chatbots and similar AI tools have become powerful extensions of brand identity. But what aesthetic and characteristic traits do users respond to best?
How can you get AI to recommend your brand?
AI is rapidly changing how, and if, your brand will show up in search. Here, Justin Inman of ‘AI brand orchestration’ company Emberos explains how to retain visibility in the AI age – and it’s all about quality, not quantity
The ad industry, AI and the environment
As agencies and networks rush to embrace AI, its wider impact on the planet is all too often forgotten. Here we look at what creative leaders need to know and the key role they can play in generating good practice
How brands are advertising AI
The tech is still being met with some scepticism, but the most effective brand campaigns in this category lean into clarity over spectacle. We hear from industry experts on what the advertising of AI brands is revealing about the market
When AI meets brand: The coming reset
In the age of AI, brand guidelines need to make sense for both humans and machines to cut through the noise. Ideas matter now more than ever, says Wayne Deakin
The Monthly Interview: Margaret Johnson
In 30 years working at Goodby Silverstein & Partners, Johnson has seen the advertising industry undergo seismic change. Reflecting on her time as CCO, she tells CR why she’s embracing AI, why humour is back and why she’ll always leave her heart in San Francisco
The Monthly Interview: Valtteri
The creative producer has worked on elaborate events for brands and musicians from Balenciaga and Burberry to Travis Scott and Kendrick Lamar. We talk to him about his career journey so far
The Monthly Interview: Johanna Jaskowska
A self-confessed “nerd”, Jaskowska has helped shape digital fashion and beauty culture, first via her wildly successful Instagram filters. Now she is experimenting with how AI will change fashion, beauty and art
The Monthly Interview: Lucy Hickling
From starting a nationwide game of hide-and-seek to becoming Fred again..’s closest collaborator, the creative director, known professionally as Loose, thrives on turning bold ideas into big cultural moments
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