Acquiring Detroit studio Gunner has revolutionised how the language learning app approaches animation. Duolingo tells CR why bringing the business in-house was the right decision ..read more

During our first five years of life, more than a million connections between the nerve cells in our brain are formed every second. Our experiences, relationships, and surroundings during this time fundamentally shape the rest of our lives – affecting everything from our mental and physical wellbeing to the way we parent our own children. Despite this, one in three people know almost nothing about... Source ..read more

Luxury fashion house Loewe is launching the final chapter of its Studio Ghibli collaboration with a spotlight on Howl’s Moving Castle. The classic anime directed by Hayao Miyazaki follows the story of Sophie, a teenager who’s transformed into an elderly woman by the Witch of Waste, and her quest to break the spell. The Spanish fashion label has launched a collection built around the film’s central... Source ..read more

As HBO's TV adaptation of the hugely successful game sweeps across the world, hear how California-based studio Elastic designed the oddly beautiful opening credits ..read more

Creative Review’s Annual Awards are back for 2023 and, like every year, are celebrating some of the best examples of commercial creativity. Our awards cover a range of disciplines, spanning everything from big rebrands and ad campaigns through to music videos, websites, apps, title design, PR, and the list goes on. Our judges assess entries to find the most powerful, innovative... Source ..read more

Tackling “millennial realities” like money woes, job insecurity, the concept of “sisterhood”, and navigating relationships forged online, nine female Spanish illustrators are featured in a new exhibition at CCCB Barcelona. Titled Graphic Constellation: Young Women Authors of Avant-Garde Comics, the show uses bespoke installations to bring the artists’ “creative universes” to life in a 3D space... Source ..read more

As part of its new Tech Reborn campaign, Back Market, the online marketplace for refurbished electronics, has released a short film titled The Monster. Directed by Nexus Studios’ Johnny Kelly, the film tells a sweet story about how the buying of tech can be made more sustainable. The film’s monster puppet protagonist – made from a messy bundle of old cables – pumps out brand new phones in a dark... Source ..read more

We hear from the director and the film’s head puppet maker, Georgina Hayns, about the painstaking process of bringing one of the world’s most famous stories to life in stop motion ..read more

Designer and creative technologist Helena Dong is building a career creating fun AR experiences for brands. And she’s only just scratched the surface of what’s possible ..read more

Providing the perfect antidote to our serious times, Leanne Rule’s illustrations and animations have caught the eye of everyone from femcare brand Libresse to the makers of Love Island ..read more