The humble QR code has been a longstanding joke in the creative industries. But the resurgence we see today of this simple and clever innovation only goes to show that it sometimes takes time (or a ...

Created by Koto, the private messaging app’s new universal design system is inspired by the visual back and forth of communication It’s been a rocky few months in the world of tech. Post-pandemic boom ...

In a bid to simplify and modernise its packaging, Pearlfisher opted to highlight the fast food chain’s well-known menu using graphic illustrations McDonald’s has teamed up with independent design ...

Launched in 2018, Apple’s Behind the Mac campaign has brought us a series of ads showing inspiring people using its computers. A film released to mark International Women’s Day back in March featured ...

The Venezuelan illustrator and animator’s short film makes clever use of the fruit-themed metaphor to pay tribute to the bright lights and more banal moments of his life in New York City “Before ...

Logo nerds flocked to read Counter-Print’s book of heraldry-inspired designs first time around. As the publisher returns with Modern Heraldry: Volume Two, we dissect the relationship between the ...

For the past 12 years, Smith has been photographing people in Canada’s Hutterite communities, who are largely distanced from the rest of society. His work is included in a group show at the Belfast ...

As the new season kicks off, CR chats to Dan Leydon, who’s bringing colour and humour to the beautiful game through his personality-filled illustrations Based in Sligo, Ireland, Dan Leydon first ...

Now in its 5th year, Aberdeen’s visual arts and design festival Look Again is helping to create a new creative scene in the city, for locals and visitors alike If you’re after a cultural hit in ...

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 ...

Bite Back is a movement co-founded by Jamie Oliver in 2019 that campaigns against junk food marketing to kids: its refreshed identity aims to better communicate its mission There’s long been talk ...

Founded in 1936, electrical appliances brand Morphy Richards has been a staple of many British homes for the best part of 100 years. Yet its brand vision hadn’t necessarily translated as it expanded ...