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Costanza Rossi is a rather fascinating individual who has fought hard for her creative spoils. Her career involved something of a baptism by fire, having moved from Rome to the UK with a very basic understanding of English and finding her first...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The pandemic has driven a long-term shift in consumer behaviour, says STB’s Lois Blackhurst - and brands must respond accordingly. Food shopping during the pandemic has been an ongoing source of stress and anxiety for many. While demand for...
Posted by: Stocks Taylor Benson
It is no surprise that the pandemic has had drastic effects on travel across the globe, with thousands having holidays cancelled. While many still have the travel bug and would love to rebook, they remain anxious to leave the country. Travel...
Posted by: Poplar
“This too shall pass” is a popular saying derived from ancient Persia that reflects rather elegantly and succinctly on the ephemerality of the human condition. It’s a mantra that many of us have undoubtedly been muttering under our...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Well that was quick, wasn’t it? A few months stuck at home, non-stop doomscast for a couple of weeks, then at some point the industry got used to it (or got bored enough) and started to cope, one way or another. We’ve heard of both...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
Remember the Cambridge Analytica breach in 2018? Also known as the greatest scandal in Facebook's history, loud enough to send dear Mark straight to the Supreme Court. It doesn't matter that he was confronted by people who clearly didn't know how...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
With all the stress over COVID-19, my daughter and I had a conversation last night regarding what the world will look like when things go “back to normal.” The bigger question being what the "new normal” will look like. What...
Posted by: David Shulman
Something a little different today! We’re speaking to Chris Trotman, Creative Director at Run for The Hills, about his agency’s work creating the brand identity and interior design for a very unique and very sustainable workplace. COAL...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
There’s something quietly Dickensian about the term “cost-of-living crisis” that’s given the news over the last few months a surreal air of uncanniness, at least in the UK. The concept that so many of us, even those such as...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Online sports brand Wiggle is inspiring consumers to enjoy getting active with a dynamic new identity developed by Manchester creative agency LOVE. Already a much-loved retail platform among cycling enthusiasts, Wiggle picked up further momentum...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The recent news that prominent discount high street retailer Wilko has been plunged into administration sparked a flurry of conversations about not only its own misfortune but the future of the UK high street in general. While external pressures...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The creative industries are very much known for their high-pressure environments. It’s something you thrive on as a creative, yet we all have our limits. Creative work is often solitary in nature, however the pandemic has seen job losses,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Every year, as Q4 draws to a close, we scan the luxury futurescape for up-and-coming markets and macro trends that we believe expose the crucial spaces top brands need to innovate within over the coming year and well into the PCE (post-COVID era). A...
Posted by: Matter Of Form
After two years of lockdowns and entering an unprecedented cost of living crisis, it’s time to make suicide prevention a national priority again, to make the conversation inescapable, ensure action, and prevent suicide. “The Last...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
There’s always been that sense that you shouldn’t start Christmas adverting too early; that there’s a time and a place when it’s ok to utter the c-word for the first time each year. It’s traditionally been when John...
Posted by: The PR Boutique
It makes sense for a lot of creative professionals to see themselves as builders or architects. Essentially, that is what we are doing: building narratives, telling stories, working with structures and raw materials to make something greater. This is...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
A design manager is employed to lead numerous design-related tasks. These may include web design, product development, advertising or general creative roles. These individuals can be employed in construction, in graphic design firms, in the...
Posted by: Creativepool
A Design director bridges the link between creative employees and management. A senior role for leaders with a proven track record of effective communication, innovation, and high-level design problem-solving, design directors ensure that all...
Posted by: Creativepool
Working at the intersection of different timezones, John Brash is a brilliant entrepreneur and the Founder & CEO of Brash agency. But few will know and realise how important his early steps were in the overall development of his career. According to...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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
To say that 2020 was a year of tumult is easily an understatement. With lockdowns, BLM protests and increasing awareness about climate change, it truly was an incredible start of the decade and one during which brands learned how to embrace purpose...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
With ‘distance’ becoming the defining word of the COVID era, creative agencies had to find new ways of connecting - with clients and each other - and many turned to the gift that is social media to stay in touch. But how saturated has...
Posted by: Red Setter
A synaesthesia of colours, emotions and creativity, the work of We Launch below is clearly something worth of praise and admiration today. Born in 2010 from the caring hands of Founder & Creative Director Stuart Lang, We Launch has rapidly grown to...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
There couldn't have been a better time for Amazon to open its till-less store in London. Think about it: we're all stuck at home for at least a few more months, having to comply with social-distancing rules and probably quite bored during the...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
When you think of retail and Covid-19, you can't help but feel a sense of discomfort pretty much off the bat. Retail has been heavily hit in the middle of this pandemic, with high street stores and firms closing up, tourism going down and an overall...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
2021 has just begun and we can already see that it’s not going to be as shimmering as most of us were hoping. Amidst new lockdowns and old restrictions, there is but one thing we know for sure: after 2020, employee experience will be changed...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
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
September 2020 marks two important dates in the mustard calendar - my 25th birthday and, slightly less importantly, the end of our financial year. Naturally, that makes this a good time for us to reflect on the year that has passed. From September...
Posted by: mustard xp
There is no overstating the impact of the pandemic on the retail industry. We've seen stores close down, other retail giants move to digital only for a bit, and some others (such as Cath Kidston) make a permanent shift to digital - which was a smart...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Some will remember a very specific time in the history of cinema, a time when certain crews were reduced to a bare minimum and all that mattered was the artistic expression, the idea behind film itself. I am certainly too young to remember a time...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo