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An ingenious new device from Proximity London hopes to revolutionise charitable giving. The “Hope Locker” marries a video display to a coin operated changing room locker in a manner I'm actually surprised hasn't been done before, but then...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Vasilisa Forbes is a fashion photographer and video editor, who's also the brains behind the #WaxChick project. You might have seen her billboards popping up around London, or caught her speaking at the ICA. Controversial and throught-provoking, her...
Posted by: Jade French
1. You’ll win awesome prizes This year we will not only send you a Limited Edition hardback copy of the Annual, but winners receive some extra wicked prizes. We give individuals a Creativepool Pro Account for up to 3 years, which gives you...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Today's celebrity folk are rarely content to stick with the roles that made them their millions. The Hollywood rolodexes are full of actors wanting to become musicians, rappers wanting to become talk show hosts, and sports stars wanting to become...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Be honest, who amongst us hasn't gazed longingly up at the stars at one point and wondered what it would look like if the roles were reversed and we were given license to gaze at our world from the vast emptiness of space? When Virgin Galactic...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Over the past few years, we’ve seen 3D printing evolve in a big way and prove itself an invaluable resource for engineers. It’s helped in building prosthetics, instruments, drones, and plenty more besides, but in the hands of creatives,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Whilst the eyes and ears of the tech world are all set on Las Vegas for CES 2016 this week, there are plenty of other stories left to tell. If you want to check out my CES 2016 highlights, you can do so HERE, but in this supplemental article, I'll...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Last week, the tech world relocated en masse to Las Vegas for the annual Consumer Technology Association expo (or CES), which this year (as one would expect given recent trends) was heavily focused on VR and everything VR related. However, what with...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Even seventy years later, the Holocaust is still a sensitive subject for many people, especially those that lived through it. That doesn't mean however, that it doesn't deserve to be remembered. As the old saying goes (though I might very well be...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
3D printed houses and bridges, clean air, sustainable office spaces and coffee delivered by drone at the tap of an app. If this sounds like sci-fi to you then you need to visit Amsterdam. It’s the city of the future, and this is all a reality...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
BMF - ALDI Whilst it was once seen as the butt of a not particularly amusing joke, thanks to a significant brand refresh over the last few years, ALDI is now known for everyday groceries, special buys and low prices. However ALDI still isn’t...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The ruins of the Temple of Bel in Syria were among the best preserved at Palmyra until they were destroyed by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria last August. The only remaining monument of the over 2,000 year old UNESCO World Heritage Site...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
First off the bat, let me take this opportunity to wish all my fellow Creativepoolers a happy and prosperous new year! 2015 was certainly an exciting one in the tech world, but with a 2016 looking to herald the dawn of mainstream virtual reality, the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
January: Charlie Hebdo cover unites millions against religious fascism For this one, there really are no words that would suffice. It does, however, underline the power that powerful and intelligent creative work still has to bring us together, even...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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
The world inbetween copyright and 'copyleft' is the focus of Matthew Plummer-Fernandez’s exploration in his first solo show; Hard Copy at NOME, Berlin. Fascinated by the resilience of pop-icon shapes; Plummer-Fernandez has taken iconic images...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
GoPro get into the drone business GoPro: Karma is Coming Whilst I have yet to jump on the drone bandwagon myself, the immortal child inside me at least understands the appeal (to an extent), and given the ubiquity of GoPro amongst the hobbyist...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Nintendo confirm their Quality of Life initiative is not dead yet After much speculation to the former, Nintendo president and CEO Tatsumi Kimishima confirmed this week that the company's Quality of Life initiative is still in the works. Kimishima...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Footwear brand New Balance has followed in the footsteps of Adidas (apologies for the pun, but it was just too easy) in developing 3D-printed footwear. The American brand partnered with Massachusetts design studio Nervous System to develop prototype...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Kessels Kramer - NRW Forum Kessels Kramer has designed a new identity system for NRW Forum, the German cultural centre, based around the phrase “Change is the only constant.” Taking this as a starting point the only thing that is certain...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The National Theatre is set to open a dazzling new digital exhibition this week, which will be the biggest interactive installation the theatre has ever done. Enter wonder.land is a free, digital exhibition inspired by the theatre's new musical of...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Despite being something of a notorious scrooge amongst my friends and family, I'm still a sucker for a well executed Christmas campaign, and when it comes to well executed Christmas campaigns, Coca-Cola might very well be the kings. Indeed, it's...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
British fashion label Ted Baker has famously shunned conventional advertising throughout its 26 year history. Indeed, Ted Baker remains one of the only brands to have been built into an international designer label without an international...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
J.Walter Thompson London and HSBC have brought one of the world’s longest rivers to the sky by creating an ambitious and unique soundscape in Gatwick Airport’s new Sky Bridge. “A Living River” is the world’s longest and...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Biking is officially cool again. Probably more due to the 2012 olympics and our growing concern with the environment and our individual health than Boris Johnson and his (admittedly rather successful) London bike share scheme, cycling to work has...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Last week, I blogged about the new John Lewis Christmas ad, #ManOnTheMoon. To say that it split opinion is certainly no understatement. Whereas I liked the rather sweet fairy tale where a small girl sends the man on the moon a telescope so that he...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
Cyber bullying is a very modern, but very serious problem, which is especially rife on Twitter. Indeed, online bullying is more prevalent today than it’s ever been before, with Twitter alone registering something mean, cruel or hurtful posted...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
It's that time of year again when brands start milking our emotional connection to Christmas, so here I'll be looking at a few of the more interesting Christmas-themed ads to debut in recent weeks. I won't be featuring the annual John Lewis spot from...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Turning sound waves into cups using 3D printing How do you 3D print a radio ad? Leo Burnett Melbourne has answered that question by getting experimental for Slurpee, the frozen drinks company (essentially the Australian “Slush Puppy”)....
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
I'm not going to pretend to know much (if anything at all actually) about football or art, but something I do know a lot about is video games, which is why this new exhibition at Manchester’s National Football Museum piqued my interest....
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
For the last two years Berlin has been the home of CICLOPE Festival, the only international event fully dedicated to the craft of moving image. Since moving to the heart of Berlin’s über cool Mitte district in 2012, it has become THE place...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
The first VR musical instrument is backed by Abbey Road A virtual reality musical instrument has been developed that can potentially mimic thousands of instruments through a unique (and really rather clever) 3D sensor. The design of the boldly named...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Emmy Polkamp, a graduate of the Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands, has created a unique concept for travelling hotel tents that can be used to create accommodation in abandoned structures. So whilst you might all have balked at the idea of...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Celebrating print design in all its glory This weekend saw The Manchester Print Fair hit the city, taking over the Edwardian Engine Hall at the People’s History Museum for the second time this year. A regular feature on Manchester’s independent...
Posted by: Michelle Collier
Entries for the 54th D&AD Professional Awards have opened, so if you’ve created a piece of work, a campaign, a product, or a movement that has had people exclaiming “I wish I’d done that,” then this might be your year. This...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Adidas and the 3D printed shoe 3D printing has taken off in a way many (myself included) never really expected, and the latest major brand to get on board with the technology is sportswear heavyweights Adidas, who have developed a concept for a 3D...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns