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Inspiration

#MemberSpotlight on design director Wes Trumble

How did you get into the industry? Ever since I can remember art has always been my passion. Initially I studied a foundation course in Eastbourne which covered a broad range of subjects and then progressed onto a higher level course in Barnet....

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#MemberSpotlight on Creative Director, Paul Leon

How did you get into the industry? I’ve been drawing since I was 4. I love drawing, coming up with new ideas and solving problems. I always knew I was going to go into something creative. By the time I was 13 my art teacher at secondary...

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Three headstrong people share their stories | #BehindTheIdea

A trans activist, a rapper and a comedian talk openly and frankly about their life, inspirations, achievements, challenges, and why their hair is such a huge part of their headstrong personality. All while getting their haircut in Bed Head’s...

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Behind the life of a talented cartoonist - #MemberSpotlight

Clearly, being a cartoonist isn't for everyone. It requires mastery of a certain style, a flair and a very peculiar sense of humour. Simon Ellinas certainly has both. Born with a pen and pencil in his hands by his own admission, Simon has been...

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Industry

An Ark for the Children - #BehindTheIdea

There is one magical place in Chipping Barnet, England, where caring nurses, doctors and volunteers work relentlessly to make every little moment count for families of children with life-threatening conditions. Even in a year like 2020, Noah's Ark...

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Leaders

Account Wins of the Week

Firstborn - Jagermeister Spirits brand Jägermeister has selected Firstborn as its digital agency of record, following a review launched in October which included four undisclosed agencies, in addition to Firstborn. Firstborn will be tasked with...

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Leaders

North London Waste Authority urge millennials to Save Our Stuff

The North London Waste Authority has announced the launch of “Save Our Stuff,” a digital TV advertising campaign aimed at getting Millennials to recycle more and “not throw away useful stuff”. Created by advertising and...

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Leaders

Top 10 Ads of the Week

BETC Paris - CANAL The French TV networks CANAL+ and CANALSAT recently united their forces in order to become one giant television destination: CANAL. To celebrate this holy union, the new entity asked BETC Paris to create a spectacular commercial...

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Leaders

Rebrand Roundup: Subway, London Wineries, & Football

Pentagram - Berry, Bros. & Rudd Pentagram has designed a series of 16 bottle labels for wine seller Berry, Bros. & Rudd, exploring themes of visual puns, dingbats and conundrums. One such label for Leap in the Dark shows the word “leap”...

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Leaders

Would your mum understand that?

Would your mum understand that? It's fair to say that most of us hate bureaucracy. And meaningless, wordy bureaucracy even more. I've lost count of the number of times I've received a massive epistle from Barnet council when all they really want to...

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Workshop

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...

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Workshop

Exploring unique digital opportunities with Else #CompanySpotlight

For today’s Company Spotlight, we’re talking to Dave Dunlop, Partner and Chief Design Officer at Else, an award-winning strategic design consultancy that helps businesses create innovative and effective products and services. How was...

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Inspiration

Ron Swanson gets dirty for the NRDC | #BehindTheIdea

Actor, author and woodworker Nick Offerman takes on his dirtiest role to date, starring in an NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) campaign created and produced by Incredible Beast Omnimedia in which Offerman, who hails from a farming family in...

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Features

#Barbiecore and the rise of the Nostalgia influencers

By Dale Barnett, Insights Editor at Influencer Intelligence Nostalgia Marketing is a common strategy used to associate the target audience’s positive emotions about the past with a product or service to boost sales. Marketers use references to...

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#CompanySpotlight on JOAN, a very modern agency

This week we're shining our company spotlight on an award-winning creative company named Independent Agency of the Year by Campaign and Small Agency of the Year by Adweek. JOAN is all about inclusion and diversity and its Co-Founder and Chief...

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Leaders

#GettingToKnow Martin Talbot, CEO of The Official Charts Company

Tell us a bit about your role! Is there a “typical” day? There is no typical day, but there is a fairly common structure. It kicks off walking Bobby (our puppy) round our local park, while answering a handful of early emails, sending a...

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Workshop

Celebrating rejection for International Design Day

Design is a crucial part of our lives, particularly for those of us lucky enough to be involved in the creative industries. From the products we use to the spaces we inhabit, design is everywhere and in everything and International Design Day, which...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Features

Is Amsterdam’s anti-Brit ad campaign a step too far for Nimbyism?

Brits abroad can be a lot. I’ll be the first to admit it. Indeed, who amongst us hasn’t felt their souls wither a little at the sight of a shirtless drunken brawl instigated by pasty ‘lads’ while enjoying a family holiday on...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Inspiration

#MemberSpotlight on freelance designer and illustrator Kimberly Carpenter

How did you get into the industry? Creativity and image making pulls at me like a magnet. I’ve tried out other paths but it’s the only thing that I feel like I truly connect with. When I was a kid I was obsessed with all the illustrated...

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Reed challenge us to Love Mondays | #BehindTheIdea

The Reed Group , the UK’s leading recruitment and careers provider, has launched a brand-new TV ad as part of its long standing ‘Love Mondays’ campaign to help Brits find a job they’ll love in 2023. The cheerful ad depicts a...

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Features

Christmas 2022: The best of a bad bunch | #HolidayMonth

As we leave November behind at fully embrace the Christmas season, Josh Pearce, Creative Director at Dark Horses, talks us through the festive ads that stood out among the glut of so-so offerings this year. Like looking in the fridge on December...

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Inspiration

Sabrina Dridje on keeping our Tellys in tune | #GettingToKnow

The week, we’re getting to know Sabrina Dridje, Executive Director of The Telly Awards, the world’s largest award honouring excellence in video. Sabrina is a leading voice that infuses a bold spirit of change into an ever-evolving...

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Features

Why design is a core battleground in the largest debates in tech

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...

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Leaders

Top 10 most exciting graphic designers on Creativepool

The best graphic designers inhabit that space between the creative and the business-minded; the tangible and the intangible. It would be quite easy (and reductive) to simply take the phrase literally and describe a graphic designer simply as...

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Inspiration

The design industry declares a climate emergency

With so many other emergencies circling us right now it can be unfortunately easy to forget that the most critical existential crisis remains the environment. Thankfully, the design industry hasn’t forgotten. Or at least that’s what...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Leaders

#GettingToKnow the always busy but always rewarding world of Allan Blair

For this week’s getting to know feature, we spoke to Allan Blair, Head of strategy at VaynerMedia. With 20 years of experience working across the marketing and communications sector in PR, brand communications and digital, Allan has more than a...

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Leaders

Why keyword blocklisting is hurting your ad campaigns

With an increasing number of customers flocking online, many brands and advertisers were looking to capitalise on this new digital exodus caused by the pandemic. Except they couldn't. With an over-reliance on automated keyword blocklisting, many...

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Industry

See Annual 2021's best Agencies, Brands, Talent and Leaders of the Year!

The Creativepool Annual is all about championing excellence in the creative industries. Now that our stellar lineup of winners for Annual 2021 has been announced, it is time to take a closer look at those companies and professionals who defined...

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