Model mother or pretty face: campaign reveals seven potentially harmful female stereotypes in ads
shEqual wants to reduce sexist stereotyping in advertising to avoid reinforcing dangerous social norms
The Michelangelo of the movie poster: Renato Casaro picks his best film art
His windswept, airbrushed canvases have given shape to landmark films for decades, from Solaris to Dances With Wolves. Now 86, the designer looks back at his highlights
Class or crass? Brands walk a fine line in marking Queen’s death
Posts by Playmobil and Legoland Windsor provoked comment, as did the Queen Elizabeth II workout
August 2022
Chinese firm Miniso apologises for Japanese branding after outcry
Global ad market faces ‘car crash’ next year amid cost of living crisis
July 2022
Greggs and Primark on a roll with second fashion collaboration
Steak bake seller emblazons logo on bucket hats to bumbags, as partners aim to match earlier success
June 2022
Robinsons and Wimbledon end 86-year partnership
Squash brand’s sponsorship deal with tennis championships was one of the longest in sport
The bike desk is a reminder that no one across western modernity is ever allowed to relax
Van Badham
Our yearning for maximisation may be human, but the capitalism we’ve created is not
A common condition
Africa will be the world’s ashtray if big tobacco is able to get its way
Rachel Kitonyo and Jeffrey Drope
Smoking in the west is declining, so the industry is turning to untapped markets, where governments must act to stop it
May 2022
Scarlet O’Haha: why do film posters for comedies always have huge red letters?
The shifting patterns of English
May I have a word about… the day two brash marketing men walked into my local
Jonathan Bouquet
April 2022
English cricket on back foot after ad watchdog bans junk food campaign
April fools of 2022: Gareth Bale Bridge and the hunt for the wild haggis
March 2022
Other lives
Bill Clark obituary
Other lives: Video producer and film-maker whose second feature, Starfish, raised awareness of sepsis
February 2022
Fiona Beckett on drinks
Can you judge a wine by its label?
‘Aggressive’ marketing of formula milk flouts code, warns WHO as it urges curbs
‘So many soundbites’: PR experts on Prince Andrew’s disastrous denials
Greggs superfans bode well for Primark tie-up: ‘I really like beige food’
January 2022
Ana de Armas fans sue Hollywood studio over ‘deceptive’ Yesterday trailer
