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Leaders

Publicis acquires a stake in Singaporean agency Arcade

It was announced yesterday that Publicis Worldwide has acquired a minority stake in Arcade, the home grown ad agency based in Singapore. The agency also has offices in Shanghai, Tokyo, Jakarta and Indonesia (the Indonesian office was opened recently...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Leaders

Regenerating London’s Commercial Quarter #BehindTheBrand

This week, we spoke to longtime Creativepool friend and SomeOne Founder Simon Manchipp, to discuss his agency’s visual identity for a bold new regenerative programme in London. What was the brief? Create a new comprehensive visual and verbal...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

Bowie: what can creatives learn from Moonage Daydream?

David Bowie was a true renaissance man - a musician, actor, writer, artist, producer and more. His creative influence resonates as much today as it did when he was ‘Ziggy Stardust’. How Bowie approached his creative life, his influences...

Posted by: Red Setter
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Leaders

How music and cinematic trailers enhance games brand identity

Games pull their audiences into extraordinary worlds made of fantasy, deeply human stories and epic challenges. As the 'gaming' demographic reaches an ever so broad spectrum of audiences all over the world, gaming brands are finding new ways to...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Industry

Word to the Winners of Annual 2020 - #AnnualSpotlight

To say 2020 was an eventful start to the decade would be a tremendous understatement. We've seen the industry come together even while apart, as a pandemic brought about one of the biggest social crises in the history of humanity and protests for...

Posted by: Antonino Lupo
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Workshop

5 Sectors to find Creative Jobs after the Pandemic

Clearly, this has been an interesting year for everyone in the creative industry. Whether you are in the music industry, in live events, production or freelancing (aka: trying to hold onto your clients), 2020 has brought a new, unprecedented range...

Posted by: Antonino Lupo
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Inspiration

7 tips to stay creative and inspired in the second lockdown

And how to remain focused at home We’ve seen that coming. With COVID-19 cases spiking all across Europe, it was just a matter of time before most of the continent decided to head towards a second lockdown - to “save Christmas,”...

Posted by: Antonino Lupo
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Inspiration

The endless curiosity of Birger Linke

DMG group creative director Birger Linke believes you can never run out of problems to solve. And that is the primest of fuels for creativity. Birger admits he would probably be a pilot if he hadn't chosen to follow his heart and dive into graphic...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

The Creative Energy, Teamwork and Motivation of SMACK Agency

It is unusual to hear someone say that they always start working near the end of a deadline, because they are far more productive under pressure. Though one may think that this is the easiest way to mess up, SMACK agency and its co-founder Lubna...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Features

Member Spotlight: talking modesty and motivation with Muhammad Waseem

Chasing your dreams can become quite challenging if you don't have the technological means to do so in today's world. This is what happened to Muhammad Waseem, self-taught creative and CGI artist who was born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan. A...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

Apple bites into TV, gaming and news subscription space

Global tech giant Apple has announced further plans for its original video subscription service that will launch later this year along with details of a new gaming platform and news media service. Screen time Apple TV+ will give users access to...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Features

Platform for success: A history of video game art

If you're a fan of video game art, then you're in the right place. Today’s innovations and improvements in game art design and development have been shaped by the first steps that were taken in the past. Today, video games are considered more...

Posted by: Dream Farm Studios
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Leaders

Account Wins of the Week

Snap LDN - Good Hemp SNAP London has been appointed lead creative agency for Good Hemp and will be working on the immediate launch of their new chilled milk product into key retailers. Good Hemp was founded by Glynis Murray and Henry Braham in 1998,...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

Top Hires of the Week

Partizan Emma Westenberg is a Dutch director, born in California and based in Amsterdam who has justed been named as the latest addition to the Partizan roster. Her work can be described as a confident mix of classic visual tropes, fashion and fine...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

Beach Meets: Ryan De La Hoz

We’ve followed the work of San Francisco Native Ryan De La Hoz for a while now - his fine art/collage practice especially - but it was only recently that we put two and two together and realised he also runs one of our best-selling (because...

Posted by: Beach London
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Leaders

Brands and Bands: The XX music video that's also a Calvin Klein ad

Even a few years ago, the concept of a credible, critically lauded indie rock band collaborating with one of the world's most visible brands would have seemed a preposterous concept. Imagine, for example, 2007 era Arcade Fire writing a jingle for...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Leaders

HTC launch Vive Studios to create first party games and apps

HTC has launched a new development and publishing studio for virtual reality apps and games, which will all be designed with the HTC Vive headset very much in mind, though many of the releases will also work on the Oculus Rift. Vive Studios will...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

Top 10 Account Wins of the Week

Creature/VCCP - Mission Foods Mission Foods in Europe has handed its creative account to Creature of London and media to VCCP Media after a competitive pitch. Creature of London won out in a competitive pitch run through AAR over Isobel and George &...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

Good-Looking: Analysing health food's honest aesthetic

With the exception of Christmas - because it obviously doesn’t count - the post-processed hangover sweats of the past few decades have kicked in and they’ve got us skulking to the nearest raw bar to grab ourselves something cold-pressed....

Posted by: Sophie Summers
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Leaders

Rebrand Roundup: From EURO 2020 to Breadwinners

Y&R - UEFA EURO 2020 As the universal symbol of connection the bridge will be at the core of the UEFA EURO 2020 branding created by Young & Rubicam. The tournament will be celebrating its 60th anniversary and to mark this special edition, it will...

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Leaders

Andy Green & Sean Fazende named editors at Cut+Run

Cut+Run is excited to announce the official promotion of Andy Green and Sean Fazende to Editors. Both editors are based in Los Angeles and available to work via any Cut+Run location. “Andy and Sean are both amazingly talented editors --...

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Leaders

Tim Nicholls uncovers the lost beauty of the Artcade

Some of my fondest childhood memories involve cycling to the local arcade with a handful of 20 pence pieces and experiencing the kind of immersive experiences my Sega Mega Drive simply couldn't offer. Of course, with the passing of time and the march...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Leaders

The Top Technology Stories of 2015

January: Google lets users design their own phones Internet kingpins Google unveiled a new prototype this year for their modular smartphone, which will allow users to swap out components and essentially design their own phones. The phone will work...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

London Transport Museum opens Design Gallery and pop-up shop

The recent history of London is a fascinating one indeed, especially when you factor in how the progress of transportation has transformed the city into a bustling, seemingly endless metropolis. The designs that underlined these changes appeared to...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Leaders

Food Futures: Take-out gets more app-etising

Still struggling to order a takeaway from your smartphone? Well, get ready for a new wave of curated food platforms that promise to redefine our relationship with eating-in. Delivery-only restaurants are here, and zero-cost delivery by self-driving...

Posted by: Kate Lewin
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Leaders

London's Old Manor Park Library reborn as creative workspace

The Old Manor Park Library in Newham, London, is to be transformed into a new workspace for creative businesses and artists by architects Nicholas Lobo Brennan and Astrid Smitham, who were appointed by the arts organisation Create. The duo want to...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial

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