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For this week’s member spotlight, we’re getting to know an award-winning creative producer with a proven track record in everything from documentaries to music videos, commercials, and everything in between. David Morris, the head of...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
For this week’s getting to know feature, we’ll be sitting down with Abb-d Taiyo, Co-Founder and Design/Production Director at design and impact agency Driftime. A man that styles himself as a “mentor and ethical design...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
I’ve been a freelance writer for well over a decade now and have never once felt like a “second best” option. I might have fallen into freelancing, but I did so with open eyes and knew exactly what the drawbacks would be (primarily...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The greatest creative departments are filled with exceptional talent. We use AI to match creative minds with the best briefs in the business - which is why our Chairman Sir John Hegarty observed that Genie could possibly be the greatest creative...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
While many people outside of the creative realms might be more aware of her famously beautiful offspring than the woman herself, for those in the world of design, and particularly architecture, Zaha Hadid is basically the David Bowie of design. When...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Proud-Robinson is a small but perfectly formed marketing agency that has worked “above, below and in most cases through the line.” They operate across borders, media channels, traditional networks and communications disciplines to make a...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Guinness has always been a brand with solid advertising clout. Indeed, they’re so proud of their branding and advertising game that an entire floor of their Guinness Storehouse experience in Dublin is dedicated to it. But while there are dozens...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
For design to have the greatest impact on a business, it must be held to account. To measure the value of design work, we need to establish frameworks that promote objective assessment over the opinion of whoever happens to be the most dominant...
Posted by: ELSE London
Every year, new innovations are introduced to the world that can change the landscape for a product almost instantly. It’s harder now than ever to stay current and relevant. Businesses can be creative and come up with new ideas. However, to...
Posted by: ELSE London
From business models to branding, ideas of luxury are shifting rapidly. Keeping up with tech, anticipating sector developments and being part of cultural conversations are only a handful of essentials for luxury brands who wish to sustain the...
Posted by: Matter Of Form
If there is one key thread running through the first ‘real’ Cannes Lions event in three years it’s a greater focus on sustainability. Is it any wonder, given the collective trauma of the last two years that ad land would be all...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Just a few short years ago, QR codes were still seen as a novelty. We now live, however, in a society where over 90% of us own and use a smartphone and have access to the technology. With those sobering numbers, any advertiser would surely be...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
For this week’s Company Spotlight we look beyond the UK and the US to an agency based in Venezuela; a country currently in the midst of a political humanitarian crisis. But they often say the greatest creativity thrives in times of...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Data is everywhere. Indeed, we are currently living through the golden age of data where information is more valuable than… well… gold. But here at Creativepool, we are, above all else, creatives. We operate with the right sides of our...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Freelancers and independent contractors have a lot to keep track of. Whether you tend to take on lots of fast turnaround jobs or spend months at a time with one single client, it’s likely you have an abundance of files and admin that go along...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
I was just explaining to my 10 year old son about how, when I was his age, if you missed an episode of Doctor Who, you missed it. I mean, it was gone, you’d literally missed it. You couldn’t catch up, you couldn’t buy the DVD, you...
Posted by: Tony Pipes
Mimicking nature in man-made product designs has led to some of the greatest and most enduring inventions or products that exist today. In the modern era especially, designers are open to ways they can work together with our environment- rather than...
Posted by: Matter Of Form
Beer is my weakness. It always has been. My father worked for a brewery when I was young and my mother would dry the leftover hops and hang them in the kitchen, so that very specific, slightly earthy aroma has been a part of me for as long as I care...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Everyone loves a good con story. You only have to see the success of the recent Anna Sorokin drama and Tinder Swindler documentary on Netflix to see how infatuated we all are with the seedy inner-workings of a good long con. But the latest big con...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
As a (failed) musician, few names conjure respect quite like Rick Rubin. Despite being a self-trained producer with little in the way of technical prowess (legend has it his engineers do all the dirty work) the man has managed to become that rare...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Ask any freelancers that’s been working for more than a few years and they’ll probably turn their noses up at the very mention of freelance platforms like Upwork and Fiverr. For my sins, I’d probably count myself amongst the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
In my career as a freelancer, I’ve never really felt like I was particularly “in-demand.” I mean, I’ve rarely struggled for work but I’ve rarely been in a situation where I’m fighting it off with a stick...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
I started freelancing as a writer in 2009. It started as a few side-hustle gigs as a writer for music magazines and, over time, slowly evolved into an actual career. I didn’t really mean for it to happen and I didn’t even realise it could...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
There are lots of reasons to go freelance. You get to “be your own boss” and carve your own path in the world. Take days off whenever you feel like it and cherrypick your clients as and when it suits you. And you don’t have to...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
It’s been a year of great recovery for the creative industries, but still not quite one in which everything was as opened up as we hoped. With so many creative professionals left at home with their own imagination, you can bet that the most...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
Matt Batten, ECD at Momentum Worldwide Australia, describes his country as a "small and insular market." When your agency knows that and still manages to secure, create and produce groundbreaking work, you know there must be something really special...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Partner at branding agency Nomad Terry Stephens certainly isn't short of great stories, starting with his own. Used to wearing many hats in any given day, and with over 20 years of experience and contacts under his belt, Terry has learned to make...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
While 2021 is almost history, I hope you are ready, willing, and able to celebrate the best days yet to come. Are you focused on sharpening your skills for the new year ahead? If so, some of the world's most elite organizers are preparing to unleash...
Posted by: The Darnell Works Agency
This Christmas is set to be one of the biggest ever, as the world returns from a couple of years in lockdown looking to really enjoy the holidays this time around. Some freelancers have been struggling to find work in the last few months of this...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
If you are looking to partner with or impress ITV Studios, be prepared to demonstrate your unquestionable love for creativity in every way possible. Creativity and passion for the audience is at the heart of everything ITV Studios do - which is clear...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
All the 2021 Christmas campaigns in one place As we all know, there’s no Christmas without a heartwarming, tear-duct-shattering series of lovely Christmas campaigns. Brands and agencies line up every year to release a stream of Christmas ads...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
It’s that time of the year! In mid-November, brands usually rush to release their best Christmas ads and capture a precious slice of attention from their target audiences. Due to the shortage crisis, this year was a bit different, but...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
We’re little over a month away from Christmas, but to a freelancer, the holidays must hardly feel like holidays anymore. It’s been almost two years since the start of the Covid-19 crisis, and whilst I can only hope business has gone back...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
3D artists are in high demand these days. We live in a three-dimensional world that demands accurate representation and that’s true whatever corner of the creative industries you find yourself in right now. The need to hire skilled and...
Posted by: Creativepool
December is a bit like the Valentine’s Day of freelancing - a chance to show appreciation to your significant clients for everything they’ve done for you since you first met. This may involve sending freelance holiday cards, gifts and...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
Creativepool is a fantastic place full of opportunities for any member in the community. We have thousands of jobs available each month catering to all the specialisms in the community, from design to copywriting and illustration. Given any creative...
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