The book – released by Unicorn Publishing and authored by long-time collector and graphic designer Adam Kimberley – features beer mats of all sizes and shapes, from the classic square and circle to some more adventurous designs. Kimberley has been sharing beer mats via his @beerstainedpulp Instagram account for several years now, and says he […]

There’s no hiding it, Instagram is one of my favorite social media channels. Not only is it a great way to share your life with friends and family and promote your business, but it’s also a great way to make a lot of money. Best of all, you don’t need a big following and there […]

The photographer speaks to CR about how she aligns her photography with her values, which sees her explore themes of female identity, social injustice and power “Since childhood I had observed my mother meticulously make photographs on her trusted Minolta and then arrange them neatly in photo albums, and somewhere that stayed with me,” says […]

“This is how I remember New York City in 2002,” says Foglia, who’s photographed off-grid communities in the US as well as remote areas of the American West. “I was 19 years-old and had just moved to Manhattan from my family’s small farm on Long Island,” he remembers. “It was the first summer after the […]

In 2015, Carpenter – who runs brand studio Carpenter Collective together with his wife – found he was having a difficult time. Unsure whether he could attribute it to the “24/7 scrolling culture”, career burnout, or “the current toxic America”, he couldn’t help but question his creative output. “As a human, I was feeling overwhelmed, […]

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools for media let you create content at scale in a previously impossible way and you don’t even need design experience to create something impressive. AI isn’t new. The film and gaming industries both use it regularly, for instance. But, these sectors have only scratched the surface of AI capabilities. On a […]

Opinions are everywhere these days and people are not afraid to share them – mostly loudly. But beliefs are usually more thoughtful, personal things, often shaped over a lifetime. In this issue, we explore how design and creativity are being used to bring people on board with new beliefs – whether they be political, religious […]

B2B and B2C content marketing require entirely different strategies. However, whether you’re targeting businesses or individual consumers, one point remains the same: Content matters.  Content is how you boost brand awareness, build trust in your company, and empower your customers to solve their problems. However, you can’t just create the occasional blog post or paid […]

The campaign for the much-loved UK soap features characters from the show as well as people from communities around the country, to make the point that “there’s an Eastender in all of us” Designed by BBC Creative, the new campaign – which includes a series of posters featuring photography by Davey and a film directed […]

Given the current discussion about the value of arts education and its importance to the UK, the timing could hardly be better: Lund Humphries is publishing a collection of 30 projects from the Royal College of Art’s Helen Hamlyn Centre, the groundbreaking research unit dedicated to inclusive design. If you don’t know its work, here’s […]