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Christ on a bike! No, Jesus in a marathon

Today I’m on a bit of a high. And not just because I have a rare day off. No, it’s because yesterday I completed my second marathon this year - the 41st BMW Berlin Marathon. For a while there, I didn’t fancy my chances. About six...

Posted by: Ashley Morrison
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Freedom typeface marks 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall

A film and new typeface inspired by original graffiti from the Berlin Wall has been created as part of a campaign to mark the 30th anniversary of the structure coming down in November 1989. The film, created by HEIMAT Berlin, includes sirens, dogs...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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New Balance to enter London Marathon at dreaded mile 24

Virgin Money London Marathon sponsor New Balance is plotting an on-course activation at this Sunday’s race to help give runners an unexpected boost at the most daunting part. The global athletics brand will have a presence at mile 24, the...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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The first ‘literal’ Game of Thrones marathon

There are a lot of things Game of Thrones fans would do in order to be the first to see the latest episode. Indeed, the sheer amount of people who jumped on the recently released leak is a testament to that fact. But how many people would run a...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Leaders

Berlin Dispatch: This year's winners at The CICLOPE Festival of Craft

Unlike advertising festivals, CICLOPE Festival focuses on the art of execution, rather than of the ideas. Whether it’s a TV commercial, a mobile app or an interactive installation, CICLOPE believes a the finished result is as important as the...

Posted by: Kate Lewin
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Creativepool City Guides: First stop, Berlin

Our new City Guides feature is the guidebook you never asked for but always wanted. Conventional travel guides are all good, but they don't really offer you the opportunity to immerse yourself in a city's creative heart. We're changing all that, by...

Posted by: Kate Lewin
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Leaders

DMY International Design Festival Berlin

For those of you not familiar with DMY Berlin, the annual contemporary design festival is hosted in the German capital, and each year it invites aspiring and established designers to present new products, prototypes and design concepts to an...

Posted by: Kate Lewin
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Ogilvy Berlin turn Mein Kampf into an anti-fascists bible

Fascism is one hell of a buzzword, and if there could be one fascistic figurehead, it would undoubtedly by Adolf Hitler. Yes, many have accused Donald Trump of holding similar values as the man many still refer to as the most evil to have ever walked...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Berlin Dispatch: Contemporary Art in the Sammlung Boros Bunker

The Sammlung Boros private collection of contemporary art is a remarkable story of history, architecture and artistic curation housed in a former WWII bunker in Berlin-Mitte. The word ‘bunker’ is not used lightly here. The entire...

Posted by: Kate Lewin
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Berlin Dispatch: transmediale 2016

With technology advancing in new and diverse directions year on year, it can be difficult to take time to consider the wider implications of its growth on our civilisation. Lucky then, that for the last 29 years, Berlin’s transmediale festival...

Posted by: Kate Lewin
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Berlin Dispatch: Goodbye to the catwalk at Berlin Fashion Week

The temperature may have dropped to a Baltic minus 9, but that didn’t chill the atmosphere in Berlin last week. Since Berlin Fashion Week first opened it’s doors in 2007, the fashionable elite have been flocking to Europe’s creative...

Posted by: Kate Lewin
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Berlin Dispatch: Ciclope International Festival of Craft

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
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Berlin Dispatch: Grace Weaver’s 'Skinny Latte’ at Soy Capitán

The introduction to Grace Weaver’s Skinny Latte at Soy Capitán Berlin, promises to immerse you in the land of ‘milk and honey’. It’s an ominous assurance, there are emojis throughout the text and everything looks candy...

Posted by: Kate Lewin
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Berlin Dispatch: Style synthesis with Jadye Perkins

Jadye Perkins is something of a DIY flâneur, having moved from Devon to Bristol by way of Berlin putting together zines and exhibitions with her friends along the way. Out of all the stories of 'creative types moving to Berlin', we like Perkin's...

Posted by: Jade French
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Berlin Dispatch: Slavs & Tatars at Hamburger Bahnhof

Founded in 2006, the art collective Slavs and Tatars have continuously created thought provoking, hilarious and politically charged work. Although taken under the wing of art establishments such as the MoMA, their work also speaks to a graphic design...

Posted by: Jade French
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Berlin Dispatch: Converse x Stüssy at Soto

Last Friday, Soto launched the hugely anticipated Converse X Stüssy collaboration. The only spot for such a clash of lifestyle brands was the shop Soto, with drinks provided by Bulleit and Clique Bier. A selection of hip hop hits filled the...

Posted by: Jade French
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Airbnb strike emotional chord celebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall

A new national US campaign from Airbnb, the website that allows users to rent out their own homes to tourists and vice versa, uses the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall to tell an emotionally engaging story about two men from opposite...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Features

The London Marathon: Batman, blisters and PR campaigns

I may be preaching to the converted here, but you’ve gotta love London. A lot of people - and certainly the majority of Creativepoolers - would say it’s the centre of the creative industry, and not just in the UK. But even leaving the...

Posted by: Ashley Morrison
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CP Loves... Berlin's East Side Gallery

by Ashley Morrison Understandably, a lot of people hate graffiti, mainly because it takes the form of the pointless defacement of public or private property with little more than large and ugly "tags," carried out by people who are - usually -...

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Best Art Directors of 2020

10 of the most talented art directors to look out for in 2021. Being in charge of how things are supposed to look is no mean feat. Imagine having to come up with the full aesthetics of a project in tandem with a copywriter, under heavily strict...

Posted by: Antonino Lupo
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Features

Enduring Brands vs. Fading Stars: Standing the Test of Time #Brand Month

Not every brand can be an icon and even those that achieve iconic status are not guaranteed immortality. Of course, changing consumer and economic trends are always going to play an important part in whether a brand sticks around for months, years or...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Punk and Progress - Why Rebellion Fosters Innovation

In the annals of cultural history, Punk stands as a testament to the power of rebellion and defiance. Emerging in the 1970s as a raw, unapologetic response to the stifling conservatism of the time, Punk music, fashion, and ethos shattered norms,...

Posted by: Marc Posch
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Features

Global creative calendar: November 2023

A commitment to lifelong learning promises many prolific returns. Expanding knowledge allows us to better understand the world and our fellow humans while advancing our skills. In a constantly changing world, innovation enhances professional...

Posted by: The Darnell Works Agency
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Features

10 client red flags every freelance creative should be aware of

With the hustle of the growing gig economy, freelancing has become the go-to avenue for many professionals. It’s that enticing dance between work-life balance and chasing one's passion. But every dance has its missteps, and freelancing is no...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Features

Global creative calendar: September 2023

Finding so many extraordinary offerings to showcase in this creative calendar edition is a wonderful feeling. You are sure to recognize many of the social engagements taking pop culture’s center stage. Even if you can't hit the road to learn new...

Posted by: The Darnell Works Agency
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Features

Global creative calendar: August 2023

Among dozens of momentous events set to play out in the weeks ahead, many are already underway, or will commence with the dawn of August. The list includes some of the world’s most famous cultural and creative-industry gatherings set to welcome...

Posted by: The Darnell Works Agency
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Features

Global creative calendar: May 2023

Over the past three years, we have adapted together - and now, our ships are coming in. Comparatively, we may go less often, stay closer to home, and spend more time phoning things in … but new days are growing heavy with promise. In our...

Posted by: The Darnell Works Agency
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Industry

Sinking our teeth into The Croc | #CompanySpotlight

How was your company born and where are you based? Back in the early 90’s the talented and ambitious copywriting and creative duo of Adam Wooff and Chris Tongeman decided to leave publishing and make the entrepreneurial leap into agency...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial

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