Earlier this year, a battle was launched against the street food stall owners of Cuauhtémoc, a popular borough in Mexico City. Under the guise of modernisation, the borough’s mayor, Sandra Cuevas, ordered the removal of the hand-painted signage seen on the 1,500 stalls in the area. Gone were the vibrant graphics and unique signs, known […]

Launched in 2015, Monzo is heralded for breaking the curse of dry, corporate brands in the personal banking sector. Its uplifting colours, down-to-earth voice and intuitive experience marked a clean break with the traditional banks, winning over a generation of millennials and beyond. A raft of challenger banks joined Monzo’s ranks in the 2010s, and […]

Are you not sure about the difference between referring domains and backlinks? Then you’ve come to the right place. Referring domains and backlinks can be a complex topic, but understanding the difference between them can help you create smarter SEO strategies and improve your website’s presence on Google. In this article, I will: Define backlinks […]

The latest edition of CR’s new podcast, Creativity Sucks!, takes a look at the world of apps and digital design with the help of three expert guests Digital apps and products are essential to our lives now – whether it’s how we do banking, socialise, or entertain ourselves. Yet sometimes getting what you want from […]

Now in its 20th year, Creative Review’s Annual Awards celebrates the best commercial creative work across a wide range of disciplines – advertising, design, digital, music, film and TV, and gaming. Each year we enlist an esteemed panel of judges to examine the entries and determine what’s been the most powerful, innovative, beautiful and effective […]

The Tin Building in New York is home to an impressive set of businesses, including 12 restaurants, four bars and three markets, all located in what was once the Fulton Fish Market. Mucca recalls the area’s history in brilliant detail, describing it as “a bustling commercial hub full of salty characters, wise guys, and chefs […]

Search listening is going to get you ahead in the SEO game. Hear me out. Google averages 3.5 billion searches a day. Of those searches, 16 to 20% have never been seen before. Each search is like an opportunity to pick a customer’s brain. What they think about your brand, offerings, and industry—it’s all calculated […]

Product copy and ecommerce texts aren’t known for being particularly sexy, but from time to time, amongst the rubble, real gems can be found. Take online record store Boomkat, which has editorialised its product pages, transforming space often used for cut-and-paste artist bios and album summaries into insightful reviews. Or there’s Palace, the irreverent skateboarding […]

After living in the UK for more than 20 years, Filipino-born, CPB London head of design June Frangue has observed how ESEA London restaurants have embraced mouth-watering designs in recent years. Here he picks eight of his favourites “The soul never thinks without an image,” Aristotle once said. “Food is the key to my heart,” […]

Celebrating creativity and craft in the world of promos, this year’s UK MVAs saw Pharrell’s Cash In Cash Out win music video of the year In total, Pharrell’s video (which also features 21 Savage and Tyler the Creator) took home four awards at the event held in London last week, including the top gong. Directed […]