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Designjunction and Dwell on Design team up for NYCxDESIGN

For the first time this May 13-15, The UK’s leading design exhibition Designjunction and Dwell on Design, America’s largest design event, will partner during NYCxDESIGN this weekend (May 13 - 15) in a highly anticipated collaborative show...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

36 Days of Type examines the endless graphic possibilities of typography

A project that’s been getting a significant amount of coverage on everyone’s favourite photo-centric social media hub of late, 36 Days of Type is so much more than an excuse for designers to bash out some nifty fonts. It also represents a...

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Leaders

David Bowie: A Death in Design

When the news dropped yesterday morning that the man born David Robert Jones (he changed his stage name to avoid being mistaken for Davy Jones from The Monkees) had passed away at the age of 69, I was actually half way through my 7th or 8th run...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Leaders

Dot One converts DNA into graphic prints and textiles

Iona Inglesby has launched a company that converts DNA data into unique graphic prints and patterned textiles. Inglesby's Dot One takes its name from the 0.1% of each person's DNA that differs from that of other human beings. Apparently we share 50%...

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Leaders

Tothepoint and Tetris turn KP's brand history into interior design magic

Tothepoint has taken famous KP Snacks brands such as Real McCoys, Hula Hoops and Space Raiders, and used elements of their brand identities as part of a redesign of the interiors of the company’s new head office in Slough. The consultancy worked...

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Leaders

London Design Festival 2015: The Highlights

Somerset House At this year’s festival, Somerset House, which is often seen as one of the main hubs of the event, exhibited a range of exciting design innovations. From tree-shaped furniture to a piano played by light and a virtual reality...

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Leaders

London Design Festival 2015 reveals gigantic installations

The London Design Festival recently unveiled it's installation plans for the 2015 festival, which will run between the 19th and the 27th of September this year. David Adjaye, Alex Chinneck and Mischer Traxler are among the esteemed designers set...

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Leaders

Loughborough University takes a stand against bad design!

Loughborough University announced this week that it will be temporarily halting the rollout of its new visual identity as a result of a petition set up to revoke the revised logo, which was supposedly developed with the aim of bringing the branding...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Leaders

The Grid: artificial intelligence websites that design themselves

I’m one of life’s big procrastinators. From buying something pretty massive like a new car to something as tiny as a runners’ water bottle for a fiver, I always want to make sure I’m doing the right thing - and getting the...

Posted by: Ashley Morrison
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Leaders

Clerkenwell Design Week Diary: Day 2

Clerkenwell Design Week has kicked off and there is some amazing work on show! We are so impressed with the creativity coming out of the exhibits this year, and cant wait to be apart of more talks, workshops and competitions. Dont forget to check for...

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Features

Phil Swan - Erskine Design

What do you actually do? An average day might involve building a prototype for a web application, brainstorming ideas for a Facebook campaign or sifting through shed loads of data, trying to devise a logical architecture. I'm lucky as I get to...

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Spotlight - Filip Zywica - Graphic Designer & Illustrator

- View Filip's Creativepool profile. ‘Born in Poland, Filip started doodling at an early age inspired by his dad (who, somehow, still wants to have nothing to do with it) and continued on throughout all his education, consequently failing to...

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Spotlight - Mike Watkins - Freelance Graphic Designer

- View Mike's Creativepool profile ‘Don't just hold out for the cool ad or design agencies - there are thousands of other companies out there that have marketing/design departments' Describe your work in one sentence. Creative pixel...

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Spotlight - Sigurd Kritsiansen - Creative Director/Graphic Designer

Nothing gets done faster if you let yourself get stressed, but it increases the chances of mistakes being made. Describe your work in one sentence. Creating strong brands and imagery - printed, online or broadcast What's the most important thing...

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Features

Spotlight - Chris Jarvis - Graphic Designer

Chris Jarvis, founder of Jarvdesign, (and one of the contributors at our first Pimm's and Portfolios evening), grabs a coffee with Creativepool to talk aesthetics, iMacs and dream re-brands. Describe the work you do in one sentence. An accessible...

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Workshop

Design Portfolio Tips for Designers

Here's some industry advice on how to best showcase your creative potential in your design portfolio. Whether you're aiming at a creative role as a Graphic Designer with an advertising agency, or an Art working job for a blue chip client, we have...

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Inspiration

#MemberSpotlight on graphic designer Gemma Buss

How did you get into the industry? I honestly had no idea what I was going to do after university (studying a Fine Art BA), and panic email blasted pretty much every creative agency in Sussex. One agency came back to me in Brighton offering the...

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Features

A Dirty Secret: Design Doesn't Sell

Can I tell you a secret? As a branding designer and consultant, I've come to realize a truth that might ruffle a few feathers: Design, in and of itself, doesn't sell. Before you sharpen your pitchforks, allow me to elaborate. Design, particularly...

Posted by: Marc Posch
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Inspiration

#CompanySpotlight on progressive design agency Studio Miko

We caught up with Studio Miko Co-Founder and Creative Director Alistair Millen this week to talk the enduring value of design in a “do it yourself” world. How was your company born and where are you based? Both Laurence, co-founder, and...

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Inspiration

KOTEX tackle taboo-breaking design in menstrual health #BehindTheBrand

Pearlfisher, the brand design agency, has unveiled its design for The Pack by KOTEX for tween girls at school in South Africa. The kit goes beyond the traditional functionality of fem-care to transform menstrual education into an engaging, empowering...

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Features

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 Posch
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Workshop

Ridding the world of bad design with Dawn Creative #CompanySpotlight

This week, we speak to David O’Hearns, Managing Director at Dawn Creative, about how a nightmare at an old agency turned into a beautiful dream of a fresh start. A new dawn, if you will… How was your company born and where are you...

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Inspiration

#MemberSpotlight on Graphic Novelists Ritwick Roy & Riddhi Trivedi

How did you get into the industry? As children, we used to watch animated shows and read a series of comics that fascinated us. Our inclination towards art and ideation developed over time and became our passion, which we then turned into our...

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Inspiration

Design For Good – feat. Ethical Angel

This is our chat with Alexander Fahie, CEO & Founder at Ethical Angel as part of ‘Design For Good’. Ethical Angel’s technology makes it easy and rewarding to give employees experiences for development and positive impact. The...

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Industry

The future of the design industry?

Whether you’re already in the design industry or are a design student, you must have come across the news about government cuts within the arts sector. It’s been rumoured for a while, although right now, as we’re in the midst of it, there’s...

Posted by: Tony Clarkson
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Workshop

Brand identity design: your guide to everything worth knowing

What is a brand identity? Your brand identity can also be referred to as your corporate identity and goes beyond simple logo design or branding services. Instead, it includes any tangible element that lets you differentiate yourself from the...

Posted by: Think Design Manchester Ltd
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Inspiration

#MemberSpotlight on CHK Design head honcho Christian Küsters

How did you get into the industry? I have always been interested in popular culture. Starting with comics, magazines, films, music etc I was good at art in school and started designing (fictional) album covers at an early age at school. In...

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Workshop

A rough guide to accessibility in UX design 

It’s so important to make sure that all UX design is accessible to any users that try and gain access to it, but how do you make sure that your design is as accessible as it can be? Design is only going to be useful if it’s accessible...

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Inspiration

How to Incorporate Ideation into Design Thinking

Design thinking is a non-linear, iterative process that teams use to understand users, challenge assumptions, redefine problems and create innovative solutions to prototype and test. Involving five phases- Empathise, Define, Ideate, Prototype and...

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