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What’s holding the world back from mass AR adoption? Is it the still admittedly rather cumbersome technology itself? The lack of readily available content? According to one company, the answer’s a little simpler - it’s...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The Platinum Jubilee (or “platty joobs” as many have regrettably taken to calling it) is finally behind us and we can all get back to the important stuff like getting rid of Boris Johnson and struggling to feed ourselves. Yes, while it...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Swhype is a UK-based company that declares itself an “end-to-end” video agency - a video production company, animation studio and creative agency rolled into one. That’s a lot of hats to manage and we want know how they balance...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The future is inclusive. Anyone denying that is either a bigot or something else that rhymes with the word. Every year we see brands from everywhere in the industry embrace the Pride rainbow in more or less cheesy ways - but there is still so much...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
One thing we can predict for the year ahead is that what will have unfolded 12 months from now is most likely unpredictable. Our shift online has undoubtedly accelerated across the board - markedly with older generations who are typically slower in...
Posted by: Wolff Olins
Some underestimate the impact of title sequences on viewers, but the truth is these sequences can largely contribute to strengthen a solid tv show's brand. From Game of Thrones to Penny Dreadful, from Breaking Bad to Westworld, having memorable...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The selfie is a very modern form of expression - one that is completely egocentric and yet entirely relatable. For thousands of years, of course, human beings have been obsessed with their own reflections, but it’s only in the last decade...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Meet the development team behind Secret Location, a project-based digital service start-up that quickly gained momentum by shifting its focus towards original content, IP, and technology. Today, it's a multinational enterprise and motto is no...
Posted by: Indigo Design Award
To mark last week’s release of Bohemian Rhapsody, the cinematic tale of Freddie Mercury and Queen, we spoke to photographer Richard Young about documenting the singer’s dazzling live performances, lavish parties, and quiet, candid...
Posted by: Shutterstock
Elon Musk announces Yusaku Maezawa as the first ever commercial astronaut for SpaceX Elon Musk announced last night at an event held at the LA headquarters of SpaceX, that Yusaku Maezawa, founder of the online Japanese clothing company Zozo, will be...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Sonic Union NYC-based audio studio Sonic Union announces the addition of composer/experiential sound designer/mixer Rob Ballingall. Working out of both its Bryant Park and Union Square locations, Rob offers his talents in music and audio post, with...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
VCCP - Transport for London In 2018, London reached its annual air quality limit in less than a month. Because of that, Transport for London and the Mayor have plans in place to tackle the problem and improve air quality for Londoners. One of those...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Dentsu Aegis Network Dentsu Aegis Network has hired Victoria Milligan as Marketing & Communications Director for Media Brands, UK & Ireland. In the new role, Victoria will co-ordinate the marketing and communications of Dentsu Aegis Network media...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
WCRS - Sky Mobile Sky Mobile launches their new creative platform, “Hello Possible” created by WCRS. The award-winning film director Nicolai Fuglsig brings to life the magic of possibilities in a TV launch ad featuring British actress...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Sibling Rivalry Award-winning production company Sibling Rivalry has bolstered its directorial roster by signing on renowned commercial, documentary and short narrative filmmaker, Sandra Winther. With a style that melds documentary and narrative...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
CES 2018 kicked off in Las Vegas this week and as is genuinely the case it appears to be setting the stage for all that's to follow in the world of tech in 2018. We'll have more for you next week, but for now, here are a few of the more notable...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The festivities have begun! Our favourite time of year has come around once again with the opening of the Early Bird submission for the Creativepool Annual 2018. This year we choose creativity. We choose fresh thinking, groundbreaking initiatives,...
Posted by: Creativepool
New VR horror film draws awareness to the hell of homelessness Just in time for Halloween, comes a new terrifying experiential advocacy short called “The Killer,” in support of Spitalfields Crypt Trust. Released on YouTube and live...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Opinion by Sol Rogers, CEO & Founder of REWIND A common criticism of VR is that it is isolating. While VR will always separate you from the real world, it can and will bring people together to communicate, experience, and play in a truly memorable...
Posted by: Magnopus
IKEA launches solar battery packs to rival Tesla's Powerwall IKEA is expanding its solar panel offering with a battery-storage solution, which it claims could help homeowners cut their electricity bills by 70%. The Swedish furniture giant has been...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
As VR began its steady shift into the mainstream a few years back, the first thing that professional scaremongers (the ones who like to ruin everything for everyone) latched onto was the idea of the children of tomorrow shunning the real world in...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
VR is, currently, one of the few remaining new media refuges where advertising is largely non-existent. Up until this point, adland's relationship with VR has primarily been through sponsored activations, games and tailored 'experiences' that...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
MEC UK has partnered with AllBright to help achieve its mission to make the UK the best place in the world to be a female founder. AllBright was launched in 2016 by co-founders Debbie Wosskow OBE (CEO and Founder of Love Home Swap) and Anna Jones...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
It's been almost a week now since the 2017 Google I/O event ended, and it's given me a bit of breathing room to analyse the event and come to some conclusions regarding what were not only the 'biggest' announcements, but the most important. Many...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
It would, perhaps, be unfair to say that the VR bubble has burst, because from where I'm sitting, it looks as though the bubble has barely left the niche market that spawned it. Yet, with so many headsets now sat gathering dust in closets and display...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Arcade Editor Greg Scruton and Timber’s team of visual effects artists have joined forces in the masterful execution of postproduction elements for Kendrick Lamar’s highly-anticipated music video, “Humble.” Scruton’s...
Posted by: Hype
Dan Phillips, Head of Digital and Interactive at MPC Advertising Cutting to the core of who we are and evoking primitive human emotion forms the basis of experiences that are talked about, shared and remembered. In advertising, therefore, it is no...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
By it's very nature, virtual reality can be an emotionally draining thing to experience if you're not prepared for it and the creative industries are starting to realise that, if they utilise this more immediate connection effectively, they can...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Smörgåsbord - Visit Wales Welsh actor Luke Evans, who will star as Gaston in the new Disney remake of Beauty and the Beast, is starring in an atmospheric new TV ad for Visit Wales, designed to promote the country’s 2017 Year of...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Jenny Sabin creates robotically knitted canopy for MoMA PS1 Young Architects The New York-based architectural design practice Jenny Sabin Studio has won the MoMA PS1's Young Architecture Program competition with its plans for a shelter made entirely...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
James Louis Hedley is a VR director & producer at immersive content specialist Surround Vision. In this month’s Visions in VR article, he tells us why pitting ‘True’ VR against ‘Passive’ VR divides a burgeoning...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
Publicis Media - Molson Coors Molson Coors, one of the UK’s biggest brewers, has announced Publicis Media as their new media agency for the United States and United Kingdom. Molson Coors launched an RFP last Autumn to assess media agency...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
LEVO is the social network specifically developed for air-travellers In the age of digital connectedness, this startup goes above and beyond to bring people together and make networking everyone’s cup of tea. LEVO is a platform that allows...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Calvin Klein's new creative director Raf Simons recently unveiled an updated logo for the iconic American fashion label and has revealed that he enlisted the help of British graphic design legend Peter Saville. The Belgian fashion designer, who left...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The Super Bowl is a little over a week away and ad land is building up with typical gleeful abandon for its biggest night of the year. I've always struggled to enjoy American Football to be brutally honest. The immediacy and skill appear lost in the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
2016 was not, as many industry figures predicted, the year of VR. It was the year of political upheaval and celebrity death. 2017, on the other hand, already seems like a brighter prospect (forgetting politics of course) for the medium, with many of...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns