COMMON Pitch South Africa: EarthBagBuild, Construction for Jobs and Housing

Think of the possibilities of a world where social entrepreneurs are funded by venture capitalists. Think of the possibilities of a world where social entrepreneurs are funded by venture capitalists. For the people behind COMMON, this is the world... 

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USA Hoops’ New Looks

Established in 1974 as the Amateur Basketball Association of the United States of America, USA Basketball — renamed as such in 1989 when FIBA modified its rules to allow professional basketball players to participate in international competitions... 

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USA Hoops’ New Looks

Established in 1974 as the Amateur Basketball Association of the United States of America, USA Basketball — renamed as such in 1989 when FIBA modified its rules to allow professional basketball players to participate in international competitions... 

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AP Joins the Twenty-First Century

Founded in 1846, the Associated Press (AP) is a not-for-profit global news network that provides coverage of world events in text, photos, graphics, audio and video that serve thousands of daily newspaper, radio, television, and online customers. AP... 

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iF Design 2012 Gold Award-Winners: Communications, Materials and Packaging Picks

Earlier this week, we took a look at some of our favorites from the iF Design 2012 Gold Award-Winners in the Product Design category . Here we have a selection of a few standouts from the other three categories, communications, material and packaging.... 

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Words as Images review

We were buzzing last Thursday after another evening of talks for our Words, Words Words programme at Selfridges’ Ultralounge. Examining the relationship between words and images in various contexts were designer and founder of Typography Summer... 

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Rapid Proto Type

Arkitypo is a collaborative research project between Ravensbourne and design studio johnson banks that aims to push the limits of rapid prototyping technology in the creation of a 3D alphabet Ravensbourne asked johnson banks to come up with an idea to... 

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Aldwych Underground Station

Last week we got the chance to take a trip down into one of the many hidden parts of London, courtesy of the London Transport Museum’s Station Open Day at the now-closed Aldwych underground station. The station, on a little branch line off the... 

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Heaven Devoid of Stars

The Week in Type More than half a millennium has passed since the invention of moveable type in Europe. It’s now just about impossible to imagine a world without it. That very sentiment is set in ink in this new print collaboration with Stefan Hattenbach The... 

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CR Annual 2012

The deadline for the next Creative Review Annual, our international showcase of the pick of the year’s creative work, is December 12. And we also have some judges to tell you about The Creative Review Annual is our major awards scheme. It showcases... 

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