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Modular technology, or at least the idea behind it, speaks to the creative sparks in all of us. The feeling that our belongings really 'belong' to us can also be amplified inexorably by customising our clobber, so it's only natural that the concept...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Hitman recreated IRL and controlled by The Chuckle Brothers The Chuckle Brothers play real-life Hitman IO Interactive's popular Hitman franchise was adapted into a big budget real-life interactive experience this week by production company Realm...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Microsoft use the Super Bowl to show off their Hololens Imagining the future for NFL fans Whilst it seems we can't go a week without hearing about similar projects from Sony and Valve, there’s still very little solid information available to the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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
In a supplemental piece to my weekly tech roundup from yesterday, I'll be looking forward and examining the trends that look set to take the tech world by storm this year. In many ways, whilst it was a fine year indeed, 2015 didn’t see many...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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
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
Facebook has your back! Just when we were all quite content in picturing Facebook as an irredeemable, voyeuristic cess pit, (not that it would stop us using it of course) they’ve only gone and revealed themselves as bastions of the revolution!...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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
Apple file a patent for the Smart Ring In a week that saw the iPhone 6S sell 13 million units in just three days during its launch weekend (compared to 10 million for the iPhone 6 last year), Apple has also filed a patent for a “Smart...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
This man grew an ear on his arm An Australian performance artist who simply goes by the name “Stelarc” (like “Madonna” or “Adele,” but with zero mainstream appeal) has grown an artificial ear on his arm. He...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Nintendo shoot down Android rumours Whilst all of gadget land might well be salivating at the prospect of today's impending WWDC Apple keynote speech (check back tomorrow for my thoughts on that), it is the Californian tech giants primary rival in...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Yesterday, when the rest of the world's attention was focused squarely on the (admittedly abhorrent) FIFA scandal, die-hard nerds such as myself has our attention fixed not towards Sep Blatter's crumbling ivory tower, but to San Francisco. Google's...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Apple Whilst not technically an Ad Land related news piece, this one is big enough news that we thought it was pertinent to at least include it somewhere. Sir Jonathan “Jony” Ive has been promoted to the newly created role of chief...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Introducing the “Anti” Smartphone Whilst many of us have become a little too attached to our smart devices in recent years (myself included), there are still those amongst us who long for a simpler time, when our phones were just that;...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Final Oculus Rift Designs confirmed The Oculus Rift is almost ready to meet its public, with the much hyped virtual reality headset due to hit shelves next year. The final design for the set was recently unveiled, and whilst it hasn't altered...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
R2-D2 takes to the skies! Disney and Japan's All Nippon Airways have joined forces (pun obviously intended) to transform a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner into the beloved droid R2-D2 from the Star Wars movies, as part of the Star Wars Celebration event,...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Apple sell out. Again. A big week for Apple saw the company's mega-hyped Apple Watch sell out of its pre-order stock in a matter of hours. US pre-orders for the device kicked off on Friday morning, and by the afternoon, Apple released a statement...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Large Hadron Collider: Round Two Remember a few years ago when they turned the Large Hadron Collider at CERN on for the first time and half the population seemed to fear that a global catastrophe was imminent? We all just, kind of forgot about it...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Looking down my Twitter feed, it seems to me that the 140-character-loving public has forgotten something. They've forgotten how to be interesting. That includes me, incidentally, before you go and tweet something rude @Ashley_Morrison in response. I...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
Controversy can be a double-edged sword, particularly in an age where there’s so much content and so few original ways left to break through the noise. Poking the bear is all well and good though, but if you poke too hard, you’ll...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
April Fool’s Day has rarely been seen as the bastion of creative excellence. It’s not about pushing the envelope or creating something with emotional resonance though, it’s about giving people a quick belly laughs and reminding them...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
How did you get into the industry? I was living the dream of being an indie filmmaker in New York-in other words, struggling to pay the rent and eating a lot of iffy cheeseburgers-when a friend hooked me up with a gig at a SoHo ad agency....
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Written by the Strategy team at Waste Creative. Marvel, DC, Star Wars, Barbie, Lego… we watch their movies and shows, read their comics, collect their merch and in many cases, play their video games. They’re the epitome of something called...
Posted by: Teodora Miscov
How did you get into the industry? An opportunity came up when we were hired by an agency to tackle a challenge deemed impossible by a competitor. The task was to execute an Augmented Reality for Web campaign (without the need to download an...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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 Hiorns
2023 has been a lot of things. It’s been a year that saw great divisions widen and a year that seemed to almost revel in chaos, but it was also a year in which creativity continued to shine, even as it stood on the precipice of potential...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Butterfly, a groundbreaking Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) monitoring system, recently emerged from its developmental cocoon after four years of development at Imperial College London and aims to set new industry standards. The innovative and patented...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Super Bowl: it’s the annual advertising extravaganza where 30-second slots costing $7m (that’s $233k a second) and audiences top over 200m (or two-thirds of the entire US population). Whilst the Kansas City Chiefs were victorious this...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Matt Powell was recently hired as Creative Director at Great State, where he joins a multi-disciplinary team redesigning the Royal Navy’s website, plus significant projects for Honda, Orange and Bristol Airport. Starting his career at Profero,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Design used to feel optional in tech, something to be sprinkled on at the end. Now, leading companies like Apple, Uber and TikTok rely on design and designers to identify new ideas and help users accomplish their goals - whether looking for their...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
B-Reel is a modern creative partner that believes in balancing creativity, innovation, and business understanding. Since their inception in 1999 they have shared a singular vision - to offer fully integrated solutions to the smartest and most...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Jo Webb, Creative Director at Merkle B2B, joined the agency last year and has 20 years of experience in the advertising industry. Former Campaign magazine ‘Face to Watch’ and an award-winning copywriter, Jo has had a successful freelance...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
I’ve been married 21 years this year. That’s apparently celebrated via the gift of Brass things (which seems a bit mean). But it’s rare to see a design agency celebrate past paper (1 year) or cotton (2) or leather (kinky - but also...
Posted by: Simon Manchipp
This article is 2238 words. If you don't expect to zone out for at least 40% of them, I want you to stop reading now because you are probably not in a creative field, so this is not meant for you. Ironically, this article is for the few who have...
Posted by: Matt Batten
You can never predict who is going to be the next portrait subject of Freelance Illustrator James Birks. We've been keeping an eye on his beautiful profile for a while, and each time a new release comes, we are equally amazed and surprised by the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial