How to fuel creativity, find balance and stay inspired
In this extract from Emmi Salonen’s new book, The Creative Wellbeing Handbook, she explores how creative thinkers can reduce stress and avoid burnout
Daniel Eatock’s Full Spectrum reimagines painting as performance
Made in collaboration with Winsor & Newton, this immersive experimental short explores the relationship between colour, shape and sound
After 15 years, skate. is back – and everyone’s invited to drop in
A new campaign by Uncommon reimagines the EA Games franchise as a skater’s paradise, complete with hotdog vendors, nuns and digital trickery galore
A new book opens the door to Hayao Miyazaki’s imagination
The Worlds of Hayao Miyazaki excavates the cultural, historical and artistic foundations of the Studio Ghibli visionary’s animated oeuvre
A journey into the creative world of David Bowie
The new David Bowie Centre at V&A East Storehouse in London contains over 90,000 objects from the late musician’s archive, and opens with displays from guest curators Nile Rodgers and The Last Dinner Party
Where’s the real value in leadership training?
Beyond skills, the benefits of leadership courses include deep personal development and a framework of senior contacts to lean on well into the future
The multiple worlds of Hennessy
The cognac brand performs a clever and creative dance between the past and the present to draw a range of audiences to its charms
The surreal and cinematic world of rubberband
The director duo have carved a distinct visual language, collaborating with some of the biggest brands and fashion houses in the world
Gradwatch 2025: Miles Buckle, Central Saint Martins
Animator Miles Buckle has been chosen as part of our annual Gradwatch showcase, where we celebrate the next generation of talent in the creative industries
So you want to be a creator?
We talk to two agents about how to navigate an increasingly saturated creator market, including how to work with brands, managing burnout, and the importance of reading the small print
Loneliness is the driver behind Emil Nava’s first feature film
We speak to the prolific music video director about mental health, addiction and his debut feature film, Snorkeling
Why a product launch should feel like a cultural moment
Audiences no longer just want content, they want connection, says Studio Secret Cinema’s Cat Botibol, and the brands that offer this via real-life experiences will win fans for life
Brave Duck + Robots to the rescue!
Experience designers Alessandro Pula and Stephan Bischof left The Mill, ahead of its demise earlier this year, with plans to launch a studio of their own. Here’s how they did it and what they learned along the way
Gradwatch is back – and we want to see your work!
Our annual showcase of the best graduate talent is returning in 2025. Send us your work by July 11 for the chance to be featured by Creative Review
Building real community at SXSW London
Setting up Shop, a corner shop turned events space from Sparks agency and streaming channel GenBTV, managed to cut through the noise during SXSW London’s festival last week
The beautiful and brutal world of title design
Title design is in decline, though remains a powerful way of engaging audiences in film and TV. We talk to designer and filmmaker Filipe Carvalho about how the industry has evolved in the past two decades
Exposure: Lindsay Perryman
Working across photography and film, Perryman explores the complexity of identity and the Trans experience, making work that is “a gesture of love and care for their community”
Brooklyn Film Festival wants you to ditch your devices
Otherway’s new identity, positioning and campaign for the film organisation invites audiences to stop scrolling and start engaging
Mubi’s debut book is an ode to lettering in film
The global streaming, distribution and production company is adding to its growing offering with a new publishing arm, starting with an intricately designed book on type and lettering on screen
Are we witnessing the return of the inventive TV ad?
There has been a flurry of recent commercials that demonstrate that creativity in TV ads seems to be returning. Though they all have a noughties vibe too … why, asks Ben Kay
D&AD reveals the award-winning work for 2025
This year three Black Pencils were awarded to the design of the Paris 2024 Olympics, a surrealist music video for A$AP Rocky and an Excel spreadsheet-coded animation for Spotify
Story time: Why luxury brands are entertaining us
From Saint Laurent to the LVMH family, luxury brands and fashion houses are developing their own ‘prestige’ entertainment as part of a new wave of film-making
Birmingham Design Festival returns with a playful focus for 2025
The event’s seventh edition explores the theme of Play, with talks from the likes of Studio Dumbar’s Liza Enebeis, Chris Clarke from The Guardian and Aardman creative director Merlin Crossingham
Dougal Wilson creates silent films for Telstra
The Paddington director has shot a trio of black and white shorts asking cinemagoers to put their phones on silent