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The humble confidence of The Dubs - #AnnualSpotlight

As our number-one ranked content agency on Creativepool, The Dubs certainly has a few noticeable Annual wins under their belt - and 2020 was no different. Crowned our People's Choice Small Agency of the Year and awarded the People's Choice in...

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Features

Member Spotlight: The Humble Resilience of Martin Reznik

It takes a moment to realise you've been faring on the wrong path for a while. When life gets in the way and everything you do becomes a necessity to forge ahead, it is way too easy to lose focus on the things you love. Today, Polish-born illustrator...

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Industry

Creativepool Annual Spotlight: The humble artistry of Chris Shaw

A talented animator with a unique style and vision we caught up with Chris Shaw recently to discuss his award-winning project “The Crossing,” which claimed the People’s Choice award for Animation in last year’s Creativepool...

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Features

Enduring Brands vs. Fading Stars: Standing the Test of Time #Brand Month

Not every brand can be an icon and even those that achieve iconic status are not guaranteed immortality. Of course, changing consumer and economic trends are always going to play an important part in whether a brand sticks around for months, years or...

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Workshop

Sparking the fires of creative revolution with Guerilla #CompanySpotlight

Gueriilla Communications is a creative integrated agency that enjoys what they do and like to have fun with the people they work with. The clue is very much in the name. To learn more about the defiantly northern agency, we spoke to James Allen,...

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Leaders

Whisking up a storm with Amy Still #GettingToKnow

Amy Still is Founder & CEO at Whisk. With over 15 years of experience in digital and social-first advertising, she’s witnessed the shift from mass broadcast platforms to niche community-driven spaces, where people seek more authentic and...

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Sorting our Limes from our Lemons #CompanySpotlight

Lime Creative is a boutique communication agency offering large agency experience, specialising in the luxury lifestyle, with offices in London and Beijing and partners around the world. With a team made up of designers, writers, developers and...

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Industry

Social Media Trends of 2023 and 2024 #YearInReview

While much of the online discourse this year has surrounded the rise of AI and its increasing relevance, social media remains the engine that keeps the fires of the internet burning. Of course, AI will shape the future of social media but how and why...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Inspiration

#MemberSpotlight on graphic designer Santa Vinklere

How did you get into the industry? It was a bumpy road. My education (since I was 7) has always been in Arts and Design, but I worked in Hospitality for a long time (and that gave me the opportunity to travel and live in different countries and...

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Leaders

#GettingToKnow Graham Sturt, Creative Director @ Monotype

Tell us a bit about your role! Is there a “typical” day? I haven’t been at Monotype long enough yet to form an exact idea of what a ‘typical’ day is. So far, I’ve been undertaking a very well-structured and...

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Can a scent really make you more creative? #XmasGifts4Creatives

Can you really smell your way to success? Of course not, the very notion is frankly ridiculous. But that doesn’t mean we should overlook the importance of the humble human olfactory system. Smell, after all, plays a critical role in our daily...

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Industry

Creativepool Annual 2023 Winners Announced

7th September 2022 - This year, Creativepool is celebrating 10 years of creative excellence with the eighth edition of the Creativepool Annual. And what a decade it’s been! The Creativepool Annual 2023 winners represent the cream of the crop...

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Inspiration

Blowing the whistle on Whistlejacket | #CompanySpotlight

This week, we spoke to Richard Morris, Partner at independent creative company Whistlejacket. He spoke about the humble beginnings of the agency just under 10 years ago, its recent pivot to a hybrid working model and how us creative humans MUST...

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Features

Game, set, match made in heaven – when brand alignment works. Or not.

For those who think Wimbledon wouldn’t be the same without strawberries and cream and a glass of Pimm’s, you’re not alone. Every year, an estimated 191,000 portions are eaten, accompanied by more than 276,000 glasses of the tipple....

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Inspiration

Fighting fire with Candour | #CompanySpotlight

This week, we’re shining our company spotlight on the London-based Documentary Production company, Candour. We spoke with Co-founder and producer Zachary Crawley on the studio’s humble beginnings and its current status as a defiantly...

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Inspiration

#MemberSpotlight on Deep co-owner Charlie Eiles

How did you get into the industry? Having studied at Bournemouth I always enjoyed being surrounded by creative talent. I never wanted to be a designer but was fascinated by the way people used things, and what made them choose one brand over...

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Leaders

#GettingtoKnow Alex Normanton, Global Brand Experience Lead at Reckitt

Tell us a bit about your role! Is there a “typical” day? My days are incredibly diverse, spinning multiple plates at any given time. I think the only typical moment within my day is drinking coffee. I could be writing briefs, reviewing...

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Leaders

#GettingToKnow Anna Abdelnoor, CEO & Founder at isla

Tell us a bit about your role! Is there a “typical” day? Not at all. isla is quite a one-of-a-kind organisation and we don’t have a blueprint to follow, so the team and I are on a steep, but exciting learning curve as the...

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Inspiration

#MemberSpotlight on conceptual creative and speechwriter Doug Crossley

How did you get into the industry? I started out as a writer performer. Then when I began writing TV treatments I hustled my way into the creative industries on charm and by cutting my teeth on some tough briefs with some sharp words and very steep...

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Leaders

#GettingToKnow Mike Chivers, Creative Director at The PHA Group

Tell us a bit about your role! Is there a “typical” day? ​​Is it cliche to respond by saying that no two days are the same, because that’s true. No two days are the same. Since taking the helm of creative at PHA, the role is...

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Workshop

How much should I charge as a freelance motion graphics designer?

As creative filmmakers and video producers expand both their imaginations and their budgets for impressive technology and design, skilled motion graphics designers are essential. Motion graphics designers, sometimes just called motion designers,...

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How to Turn Rejection into Opportunity in the Creative Industry

Image by upklyak on Freepik Walt Disney relocated to Los Angeles in the early 1920s to try his hand at acting after his first cartoon venture failed. Walt also failed in this endeavour, but he did produce Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, in what would...

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Workshop

How to hire a great motion graphics designer

The profession of motion graphics design is relatively new on the design front. Technology-enabled design professions are growing. And there are so many different types of designers out there, it’s tricky to keep them all straight! There are...

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Inspiration

Why I’ll be going meat-free for national burger day

I love a good burger. Indeed, if I could choose one meal to repeat day-in and day-out until the end of my days it would probably be a Beefy Boys burger with a side of buffalo wings. So, given that today is National Burger Day (the latest in a long...

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Inspiration

Surfing the shitegiest

You’d be forgiven for thinking that a job that demands you spend a good deal of time casting around for ideas isn’t really a job at all. You might as well be recompensed for daydreaming; it could easily be mistaken for a very similar...

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Features

10 side hustles that became hugely successful businesses

Whether it’s to pursue a passion project or to maximise your income, side hustles have become more popular than ever in the UK as people look for different ways to navigate situations such as the lockdowns and the cost-of-living crisis. Almost...

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