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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
The other day, for reasons I hope are for the best, I was locked-out of LinkedIn. Something to do with the fact, I suspect, that I forgot my password (senior moments, I know.) As a result, my account was suspended pending “account...
Posted by: Richard
While he is more often than not simply referred to as "That motion guy", George Hurrell is actually a motion and animation specialist with a background in visual communication and design. With over 15 years of studio experience working...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
For my money, many of the most creative tech concepts of the last decade have been those unofficial projects created by the “fan” community. From the bizarre and wonderful custom synthesisers built by the enigmatic Love Hultén (see...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Dan Goman is the founder and CEO of Ateliere Creative Technologies, a pioneering technological force that’s transforming the post-production and OTT industries with ground-breaking innovations, from digital supply chain solutions to unique,...
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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...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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
Hernán Lindenbaum is a man that, in his own words, “entered the industry sideways.” But whoever said that being a successful creative meant getting in first time through the front door? The Argentinian freelance motion designer has...
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Christian Lund, Co-Founder at Templafy, discusses how outdated legacy tech is getting in the way of brand reputation, productivity, employee happiness and revenues. Content is - and always has been - a critical business asset. No one knows this...
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We speak to a lot of designers and creative directors here at the Creativepool member spotlight but, for whatever reason, we rarely speak to writers. Luc Benyon, however, is more than just a writer. The Zurich-based Luc is a branding expert, writer...
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Spencer Buck studied at the revered Somerset College of Arts & Technology before landing his first job at drink's packaging specialists Blackburn’s. Two years later, he left London and helped run a small creative agency near Bath with two of...
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Csaba Szabo boasts more than fifteen years of experience in scaling global software and technology companies. The current Managing Director of the EMEA region at digital media company Integral Ad Science, he has also worked as VP at Shutterstock and...
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According to research, the functional beverage market is expected to reach $173 billion in 2025. Producers are taking note and embracing functionality in the beverage space as “better for you beverages” really took off during the pandemic...
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At the start of the bank holiday weekend, the Queen’s Jubilee was predicted to give a £6bn boost to the UK’s retail and hospitality sector as Brits used the four day weekend to spend in restaurants, pubs, hotels and shops. But the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Of all the roles in the creative industries, Creative Director is arguably one of the most coveted. It’s a role that means a thousand different things at once and offers complete creative control. But to be a CD at an agency means you’re...
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Stereotypically, the ideal employee is seen as strong, ambitious, and someone who strives for absolute perfection. These traits are not going to be the same for every employee. The expectations put on employees to be perfect is unfair. When...
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This week, we’ll be getting to know George Wu - a London-based director and creative currently working as Design Director at Mother Design in London. Originally from Manchester and a graduate from Royal College of Art, her work spans across:...
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I consider myself more a realist than a royalist but that doesn’t mean the Platinum Jubilee has completely passed me by. I mean, as a freelancer I’m not getting any time off and the constant TV coverage is started to frustrate me even...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
“From my earliest days in the crib, I longed for nothing more than to look at pictures and draw them.” These are the words of this week’s Member Spotlight honouree, Izabel Ciesinska, an illustrator who might very well have been born...
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The tech world has made some major strides towards gender inclusivity over the last decade. But the industry still has a long way to go if it’s to become truly reflective of the world in which we live. In order to do this, it’s important...
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For this week’s Getting to Know, we’re talking to Benedict Buckland, the Creative Director at alan. the B2B marketing agency that's a part of Raconteur. Benedict’s career path is far from a conventional, having started at the tail...
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While the later, Mark Whalberg fronted Michael Bay films might have started to sour the public’s relationship with the Transformers, their lasting widespread appeal can’t be denied, particularly among the millennials who grew up with...
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For this week’s member spotlight, we’re focusing on a freelance graphic designer and illustrator that’s managed to hold onto one client for almost 40 years. William Webb has worked on everything from mural painting and portraits in...
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We’re all for reinvention here at Creativepool, particularly when a late game lane change leads to more creative path. Izgi Yapici left a career in consultancy to literally go back to the drawing board and work her way up in the world of...
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Ask anyone my age (yes, I’m a millennial) and they’ll probably tell you the pandemic changed the way they think about work. For me, very little honestly changed. I’ve been a freelance writer for my entire professional life and have...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Fraud. It’s the sort of thing prosperous and portly men in custard-stained three-piece suits commit. It’s the act of the corpulent quasi-banker and have-a-go crim with a knack for persuasion and loopholes. It’s grubby and...
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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...
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Making it easier to consume more sustainably is far from easy but changing why we consume requires us to unpick and then serve human motivation in new, more sustainable ways. So why do we buy? Obviously, sometimes we buy because we need...
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Paul Wearing is an RCA graduate based in London. A born traveller, he has worked extensively throughout the US and Far East with fashion, interior design and advertising houses. The influence of his design background is evident in much of his...
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For this week’s company spotlight, we’re looking to the Midlands for a change and getting to know a little more about one of Creativepool’s top 20 marketing agencies. The Birmingham-based Big Cat is an agency of strategists,...
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Imagination is a wonderful thing. Without it, the creative industries would cease to exist and we’d be living in a world full of blank concrete slabs and beige uniforms. It’s also the name of a rather exciting agency with offices around...
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Thomas Hammerton is a freelance illustrator from South Wales with a lifetime of artistic experience behind him and a style that is at once familiar and anything but. A compulsive drawer from a young age, Thomas specialises in traditional artworks...
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Retail e-commerce sales are set to hit an eye-popping $5.4 trillion by the end of this year; even so, many would be surprised to realise that the average conversion rate ranges between 1% and 4% for many industries. These statistics make it clear...
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Drama takes the saddle in another heart-racing campaign for Royal Ascot. The ad, created by Isobel's Tom Dyson and Lance Boreham, takes the form of a 60-second film reminiscent of a Bond-esque movie trailer or a high-stakes Netflix drama. Directed...
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A branding and design studio that styles itself as a studio for “people who like their style with a side of substance,” Lark is a relatively young company but it’s achieved rather a lot in five short years. A small and nimble...
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An experienced creative director versed in advertising and design. Pieter Konickx comes from a background in graphic design but has spent his career elevating his skillset on broader capacities to allow him to climb the ranks within the industry....
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