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Art is dead(?) - The dangers of AI in creative spaces
“Roko’s Basilisk” is a popular thought experiment. It proposes a hypothetical situation in which an all-knowing, all-powerful. An evil artificial intelligence comes into power in the future. It may want to destroy every human who...
Posted by: Think Design Manchester LtdIndustry
Exploring the sci-fi spaces of Erik Blaho | #MemberSpotlight
While we often hear from artists and designers here at the Creativepool #MemberSpotlight, it’s rare indeed to speak to an architect, particularly one as fascinating as Erik Blaho. The Slovakian architect began his career by focusing on the...
Posted by: Creativepool EditorialLeaders
Designing for small spaces - Facing the challenge
When I was young, my uncle gave me his stamp collection. I was instantly captivated by all these beautiful miniature artworks from across the world. I would spend hours poring over them, organising and reorganising them, by colour, or by countries...
Posted by: Creativepool EditorialWorkshop
4 ways co-working spaces can save you money
Whether you own a small business just starting out, are a large one looking to cut costs or a freelancer on a budget, there is one common crucial factor in succeeding or going under - and that’s saving on overhead. This can be an...
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Rebrand Roundup: The art of language, beautiful spaces, Insta novels and other stories
Baxter and Bailey - AGL Baxter and Bailey has rebranded coaching and communications agency AGL, which writes speeches and manages the public reputations of influential people such as politicians, prime ministers and royalty. Baxter and Bailey has...
Posted by: Creativepool EditorialLeaders
Rebrand Roundup: Co-working spaces, low carb Hovis and other stories
DixonBaxi - Storey DixonBaxi has designed the visual identity for Storey, a new flexible workspace brand from property development company British Land. Storey has been launched by British Land to provide office space in London for companies that...
Posted by: Creativepool EditorialLeaders
Exploring the freedom of hybrid work with Julie Aguilera #GettingToKnow
Julie Aguilera is Associate Director & Head of Consumer at Rooster. Tell us a bit about your role! Is there a “typical” day? I work part time and am in the office once a week. My one day in the office is inevitably filled with...
Posted by: Creativepool EditorialInspiration
Proving that Pot Noodle is “real food” that fills a hole #BehindTheIdea
Pot Noodle, the Unilever snack brand, was positioned as filling a hole and a tongue-in-cheek film that takes that a step further showing the noodles in all sorts of holes such as a pool table pocket, a bird house and a washing machine drum. It also...
Posted by: Creativepool EditorialFeatures
Gen Alpha are more brand-aware than ever, and could have an economic footprint as large as Gen Z and millennials combined
Reporting for the BBC, Kate Lindsay says that ‘Gen Alpha are ready to spend - and they want to be treated like adults’. In fact, this demographic’s economic footprint is ‘expected to reach $5.46tn (£4.32tn) by 2029’...
Posted by: NovagramWorkshop
The anxiety attacking earplugs #CreativeCaseStudy
Design agency Matter has collaborated with University of the Arts London to develop a concept for a bio-inspired sustainable earplug using the natural form of a helix to reduce material needed to efficiently block out sound. The concept takes...
Posted by: Benjamin HiornsInspiration
Dead lions and living stories: how culture is the foundation of your brand
Sticky, sweet, and golden in colour, Lyle’s Golden Syrup has been used in home-baking since 1883, and the green and gold tin is a common sight in British kitchens. However, anybody who has taken a close look at the tin will likely have been...
Posted by: NovagramIndustry
How to hire an Interior Designer
Whether you’re seeking to transform a house, office, or retail space, selecting the right interior designer is crucial. They play a pivotal role in achieving the desired aesthetics and functionality for your environment. Amidst numerous...
Posted by: Creativepool EditorialInspiration
Let’s embrace our differences this International Women’s Day
By Gaynelle Brautigam, Head of Innovation at Tactical Sometimes, inequality isn’t easy to spot until you experience it first-hand. For example, I never gave much thought to being a second-generation immigrant, until I started applying for my...
Posted by: Creativepool EditorialInspiration
Creative Activism: How Creativity Can and Has Been Used as a Tool for Societal Change #DiversityMonth
Activism is about standing up for your beliefs in a way that could prove detrimental to your own personal or professional life and it’s a stance that has catalysed some of the most important moments and movements in history. Activism has...
Posted by: Benjamin HiornsInspiration
How we should be fostering diversity in the next generation of creatives #DiversityMonth
It should go without saying that the creative industries have the potential and the responsibility to reflect and celebrate the diversity of society, and to challenge and transform the status quo. However, according to a report by the Creative...
Posted by: Benjamin HiornsLeaders
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...
Posted by: Creativepool EditorialFeatures
The Rise of AI in Design: A seismic shift is happening right now
I just hung up the phone. It was my friend Heather on the other end. Heather is not just any designer; she's an absolute wizard when it comes to navigating the world of AI in design. In fact, she's so good at it that she even teaches classes on the...
Posted by: Marc PoschIndustry
Creativepool Annual 2024: Early Bird Entries Now Open With 40% Discount
It’s the most creative time of the year once again; the Creativepool Annual 2024 is officially underway, inviting industry professionals and creative enthusiasts from across the world’s most creative network to showcase their most...
Posted by: Creativepool EditorialWorkshop
QR Codes: Your Pocket Portal in Education
Imagine a world where learning isn't confined to the four walls of a classroom or the pages of a textbook. Where boundless knowledge awaits, just a simple scan away. In today's dynamic educational landscape, QR codes are transforming this vision into...
Posted by: Creativepool PartnerFeatures
The Taylor Swift AI Scandal and the Bleak Implications of Deepfakes
Of all the fresh horrors wrought by AI in recent years, few chill the blood quite like the concept of the ‘deepfake’. If the term still means nothing to you then allow me to ruin your day - in essence, it’s the concept of creating...
Posted by: Benjamin HiornsFeatures
Colours You'll Be Seeing Everywhere This Year #PredictionsMonth
Colour is a subjective thing. For one thing, we have no earthly way of knowing if what I perceive as red looks anything like what you perceive as red (not really, anyway) and then there’s the emotions we inexorably tie to certain colours; green...
Posted by: Benjamin HiornsFeatures
The Future is Now: 5 Design Trends for 2024 #PredictionsMonth
Can you believe it, we’re almost already two weeks into 2024? The passage of time is a strange and cruel thing and I feel almost nervous that it’s taken me this long to break out a true predictive trends piece. Trend forecasting, you...
Posted by: Benjamin HiornsIndustry
The importance of curating AI generated content
In an era of pervasive machine learning, Generative AI has captured public fascination with accessible tools like Stable Diffusion and Chat GPT, enabling users to effortlessly craft realistic creative content. However, these tools can also...
Posted by: Benjamin HiornsFeatures
Creative Resolutions for 2024 #YearInReview
As the year starts to wind down and we take stock of what we achieved (or didn’t achieve) over the last 12 months, it’s only natural to start asking what we’d have done differently if we could do it all over again. Well, thankfully...
Posted by: Benjamin HiornsFeatures
Creative Trends That Will Dominate 2024 #YearInReview
We’ve already looked back at the year that was 2023 and what a year it was. But what kind of magazine would we be if we didn’t also cast our sights on the next 12 months? Of course, there are a few trends you can expect to see pop up...
Posted by: Benjamin HiornsWorkshop
Distraction addiction: It’s time for marketers to stop sleepwalking into a post-cookie world
Over the last few years, the advertising industry has jumped from trend to trend, looking for ways to ride out the rollercoaster of economic instability. Some of them were driven by shifts in consumer habits introduced by the Covid-19 pandemic, such...
Posted by: Creativepool EditorialInspiration
#MemberSpotlight on children’s artist and illustrator Floris Eloff
How did you get into the industry? After completing my Art & Design studies at the Durban University of Technology, I dived with youthful enthusiasm into my first attempt at illustrating a children’s book, written (dutifully) by my mother back...
Posted by: Creativepool EditorialFeatures
Has Creativity Killed Toxic Masculinity? #MentalHealthMonth
There’s been a cultural shift weaving its way into our culture in recent years and, while there are always going to be those pushing against it, for the most part it’s one that’s been rightly welcomed with open arms. The...
Posted by: Benjamin HiornsInspiration
Finding the courage to create and curate with Anna Nesterenko #MemberSpotlight
How did you get into the industry? My educational background includes a Bachelor's degree in Arts and Culture Studies (IBACS) from Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands, which I completed between 2016 and 2019. Additionally, I earned a Master's...
Posted by: Creativepool EditorialInspiration
#CompanySpotlight on Vaask Manufacturing
We sit down with Jon Olsen, Vaask Founder, for a very different Company Spotlight. How was your company born and where are you based? In early 2020, as the pandemic took hold, I grew frustrated by the hand sanitizing experience. Now more important...
Posted by: Creativepool EditorialLeaders
#GettingToKnow OJ Deady Co-founder & Managing Partner @ TwelveA.M.
Tell us a bit about your role! Is there a “typical” day? Thinking about this question I’m quite glad there really isn’t a ‘typical day’. What attracted me to the agency world, coming from an in-house role very...
Posted by: Creativepool EditorialInspiration
The World’s First Augmented Performance Agency #CompanySpotlight
It’s one of those ideas that you’re amazed nobody had before. Will Scougal, however, was the one to finally give it wings as the Founder and MD at Make My Day. The idea in question was using augmented reality to bring brands into...
Posted by: Creativepool EditorialInspiration
Thinking Differently with The Yard Creative | #CompanySpotlight
The Yard Creative is an award-winning evidential design studio based in London Bridge that offers research, strategy and design (branding, digital environments and physical spaces). They are a self-described “team of creative catalysts”...
Posted by: Creativepool EditorialFeatures
Top 10 Social Media Platforms for Creatives #MediaMonth
Social media has changed the way we live. That might sound like grandstanding for a second, but if you truly take some time to step back and analyse the incestuous way Facebook, Instagram and TikTok have managed to wean their ways into our shared...
Posted by: Benjamin HiornsFeatures
The best breakthrough brands of 2023
Interbrand, the world's leading brand consultancy, has launched its 2023 Breakthrough Brands report which names the top 30 innovative brands that are emerging to disrupt the global landscape. The report includes OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial