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Luck is an important factor at any given time in life. There is always a certain degree of planning ahead, but you would be surprised by the amount of sheer luck that is needed to actually break through. Now, you could argue that opportunities don't...
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Anomaly - Dear Satan Anomaly has teamed up with Adelphoi Music, 750mph and 7thfl to launch this brilliant Christmas film, featuring the enrapturing voice of Patrick Stewart. Hope is a little girl excited about Christmas and does what any little kid...
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Following on from our Poolcast series at designjunction, we caught up with Philip Rose, Director of Sony Design Centre Europe. Sony Europe worked in partnership with The Conran Shop to showcase new Life Space UX at designjunction this year. The...
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Online sports brand Wiggle is inspiring consumers to enjoy getting active with a dynamic new identity developed by Manchester creative agency LOVE. Already a much-loved retail platform among cycling enthusiasts, Wiggle picked up further momentum...
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Tell us a bit about your role! Is there a “typical” day? I oversee creative output across the agency for our 20 clients and for a group of roughly 65 talented, brilliant, fascinating people. This group represents design, art direction,...
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Barbie - The Dream Gap Project Starting at the age of five, many girls begin to develop limiting self-beliefs. They stop believing their gender can do or be anything. This is the Dream Gap and this is the year toy brand Barbie begins working to...
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CULT The independent digital agency, CULT has announced its appointment of Matt Watson as Executive Creative Director. Previously, a creative director at Digitas UK and SapientNitro. Since Cat Turner and Bridey Lipscombe opened its doors in 2012,...
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Visualsoft Leading e-commerce and digital agency, Visualsoft, has recruited 20 new employees as part of its ongoing growth strategy - with more on the way! The team expansion has taken place across its Stockton, Newcastle and Manchester offices, to...
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Brothers and Sisters - webuyanycar.com The next two ads in the major new campaign for webuyanycar.com launched this week, starring much-loved personality Phillip Schofield. Created by Brothers and Sisters, the ads, “Kitten” (above) and...
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J. Walter Thompson London - HSBC This wonderful new advert for HSBC from J. Walter Thompson London is exactly what we all need in the lead up to Brexit. The narrative, starring British actor-director Richard Ayoade, celebrates the positive benefits...
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iris Amsterdam iris is investing in its senior creative leadership in Amsterdam, by appointing Kenn MacRae to the newly formed role of Executive Creative Director. Across his 20-year career in advertising, Kenn has held Creative Director positions...
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Boys and Girls are continuing the Three mobile network's Christmas story with a beautifully illustrated children’s book, and and an animated film adaptation that further brings the story to life, with all proceeds of the book going to...
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Australian superstar actor Chris Hemsworth (better known to Western audiences as the mighty god of thunder Thor from the Marvel Avengers movies) has been appointed global ambassador for Tourism Australia's new campaign by AOR Clemenger BBDO, which...
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RKCR/Y&R - BBC One In this imaginative new festive ad for BBC One, an unloved sprout rather aptly named Sprout Boy makes friends with a host of BBC stars including Doctor Who, Luther, Mary Berry and Sherlock. The campaign, which includes a TV trail,...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
VCCPme - PDSA PDSA has awarded VCCPme its direct account following a competitive pitch, which was handled by the AAR. PDSA is the UK’s leading veterinary charity, with 51 pet hospitals and over 380 pet practices working tirelessly to provide...
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The Old Manor Park Library in Newham, London, is to be transformed into a new workspace for creative businesses and artists by architects Nicholas Lobo Brennan and Astrid Smitham, who were appointed by the arts organisation Create. The duo want to...
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Mother - Atom Atom, the digital App based bank that’s set to launch later this year, has asked Mother, the world’s largest independent marketing agency to be their strategic creative partner. The partnership is the result of a...
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Now, I'm not saying it's ever a good thing to see more of Piers Morgan on television than is strictly necessary (less than not at all would be ideal), but for once I actually thing his smug, deflated David Cameron face has been put to good use. The...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
We would like to formally announce the release of our Annual! A huge year for the Creativepool team and the members. Inside is a diverse compendium of our favorite companies and individuals that make up this pool of talent. Broken down into the...
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Somerset House is currently showing an exhibition about the extraordinary life of Isabella Blow, a woman who performed a striptease at Andy Warhol's funeral to the live music of the Velvet Underground, not to draw attention to herself, but because...
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Natalie Nicklin Illustrator, Digital Illustrator, Creative "Natalie Nicklin is a London based illustrator and artist who utilizes a wide range of processes within her work; from found images and photography to modern digital techniques and...
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Two bits of excellent news. First, there's a conference for copywriters and wordsmiths happening in Bournemouth on 18th May this year. And second, readers of the Creativepool blog can enjoy a special discount. The event has been pulled together by...
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Jon Baker Photographer, Picture Researcher, Retoucher " Provide a high level photographic retouching service. My work has included Hair and beauty campaign's for Loreal and Wella Portraits of The Prince of Wales to accompany the Alan Titchmarsh...
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When it comes to trends, what goes around comes around. Trends will invariably repeat themselves once enough time has passed for them to become 'In Vogue'again. This is true across the board, from fashion and interiors to music and lifestyle choices....
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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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Actor, author and woodworker Nick Offerman takes on his dirtiest role to date, starring in an NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) campaign created and produced by Incredible Beast Omnimedia in which Offerman, who hails from a farming family in...
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The best graphic designers inhabit that space between the creative and the business-minded; the tangible and the intangible. It would be quite easy (and reductive) to simply take the phrase literally and describe a graphic designer simply as...
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Everyone wants to feel like the belong somewhere. It’s one of the fundamental things that makes us human. The world of advertising, however, as been seen by many as a pretty elitist environment, a sentiment that the industry has been trying...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Whiskas has always been a popular brand for cat owners and lovers. In an attempt to cement its reputation as the brand that truly understand cats, Whiskas turned to AMV BBDO to design a new, purrrfectly unique spot with the iconic Whiskas cat as the...
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If you have been lucky enough to receive mentorship throughout your career, you know how priceless it was. A mentor is someone who believes in you and your skills. They are someone who isn't afraid of investing time in you, valuing your ambition and...
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When I was a kid, I used to consume a whole lot of animation. Disney was my favoured choice to fill a boring evening, but I would not disdain Looney Tunes, Pingu (big one for me) or the occasional Matt Groening stuff. To me, animation was a given....
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Intimate, natural, meticulous on lighting. So does photographer Yigit Gunel describe his style, albeit gladly and much humbly admitting he still has things to learn. Whether that be true or not, there is something in the artistry of Yigit which...
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Then they want to figure out the best way of stopping people in their tracks, taking notice, and finding Fido. The same is happening with brands with a focus, or increased interest in digital. Every brief asks creatives to think...
Posted by: Simon Manchipp
If there is one thing that Art Director Ferdinand van As wants you to take out from his interview below, it is that there is nothing more valuable than listening in this industry. Ferdinand is a skilled motion graphics designer and art director...
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Mother Design Mother New York has announced that Mark Sloan has been named Head of Mother Design. He came over from TBWA\Chiat\Day, where he served for over three years as its director of design. Mark’s prior experience included working on a...
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Y&R London Y&R London has appointed Katie Lee, currently MD at Sunshine, as its new Managing Director to bring further experience and dynamism to the business. The appointment is the first major management hiring by Paul Lawson since he joined as...
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