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In this latest episode of Black Cab, Mike is back in London and picking up Executive Creative Director of ais London, Geoff Gower. Geoff shares with us his experiences starting one of the first digital agencies, how he dealt with some tough clients...
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Billy Faithfull, Executive Creative Director at WCRS, talks with Creativepool founder, Michael Tomes. Hear Billy's thoughts on the book, whether creativity can be learned, and problem solving in advertising. Billy started his career in a design...
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Ann Wixley, Creative Director at OMD UK, talks with Creativepool founder, Michael Tomes. Hear Ann's thoughts on the connection between performance art and experiential creativity, creating and producing ideas and their impact. Ann was a ballet...
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Will Awdry, Creative Director at Big Fish, previously at Ogilvy & Mather, talks with Creativepool founder, Michael Tomes. Find out what a Creative Director does, how important is a good idea and the dark arts of pitching. Along with five other...
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Meet Charlotte Black, the dynamic Executive Director of Strategy at Saffron Brand Consultants. With a diverse background that blends business acumen with creative flair, Charlotte leads a global team dedicated to crafting innovative brand strategies....
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Colourising black and white photographs can infuse life and a new point of view to the photo that has not been seen before. In today's photoshop tutorial, I will show you some simple tools to add a punch of color to photos from our past.
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We were able to chat with David Black, Managing Director, Branding & Consumer Markets at Google UK on the growth of connectivity, the importance of digital skills and machine learning in the shade and comfort of Havas Cafe. With the majority of the...
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Filmmaker Jon Avnet, who has worked on films such as “Risky Business” and “Black Swan” has launched a new fully integrated digital studio, which aims to deliver original, high-profile, premium half-hour and hour-long content...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Steinlager, the classic New Zealand lager, launched an ambitious video this week that plays on the nation’s love of Rugby by telling the tale of their first ever international team. “Originals” is an underdog story from DDB New Zealand and...
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In a campaign full of media firsts, planned and bought by Arena Media, Domino’s Pizza will be advertising via London taxis for the first time, as well as via podcast platform, Acast. Domino’s branding will appear on London cabs, with the...
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- View Valerie's Creativepool profile here Website: valerieblack.com Twitter: @valerieblack_vb Facebook: facebook.com/valerieblackart "I am an illustrator and character designer fascinated with magic, mythology and creatures. Starting with sculpture,...
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Publicity stunts are far from an explicitly modern phenomenon, but have become more commonplace recently thanks to the immediacy of social media. With brands falling over one another to outdo each other at every step though, is it possible for them...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
It's been one hell of a year, so boiling it all down into a few humble little articles is no easy task. But we're going to try. This year we expanded our horizons a little bit, encompassing the entire creative spectrum, and as such, these lists will...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
3BlackDot, the multimedia entertainment company launched last month by former Machinima executives Angelo Pullen and Luke Stapleton in partnership with YouTube gaming influencers Tom Cassell and Adam Montoya, recently announced the appointment of...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
For this year’s UK General Election, Channel 4 sought to create a campaign that would not only resonate with its audience but encourage people to get out and vote. Whether it worked or not is debatable, given the generally poor voter turnout...
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The UK’s highest rated meal delivery subscription, Lions Prep, recently unveiled a name change to “Frive”, together with a full rebrand. Created in partnership with London creative agency Among Equals, it’s part of a mission...
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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
It’s not just brands that boost their juice by being ‘playful’. Any kind of interaction, from museums to retail to software to government can learn from the players out there who stay open to fresh ideas, exploration and...
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Last month, O2 launched a social first campaign to promote the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 foldable phone by UK agency of record, VCCP London and Girl&Bear. The campaign saw the iconic Noughties pop band, Steps, take over the famous O2 arena with a...
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An AutoCAD nerd at heart, Rebecca Christou's journey in the creative industry starts in a very far place from branding: the magical (and sometimes tough) realm of architecture. After meeting her now husband and business partner Mark, Rebecca went on...
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Just 10 years ago, some of the technological advancements which make entertainment more accessible were often related with some crazy science-fiction projects. Today, agencies like Something Different show that a lot of those concepts can now be made...
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We are all designers. This is the sentence you will see at the end of this piece, a consideration that many teams fail to realise. Making creative projects requires going through a process. This process can be more or less specialised across the...
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While agencies are understandably focusing on the wellbeing of their younger workers, stress affects all of us. When asked to give an insight into how we approach mental health at Southpaw, our CEO Tom Poynter argued that senior industry staff are at...
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The wearable device that tracks the performance of aspiring footballers Benjamin Hubert's design studio Layer has created a wearable device that lets aspiring football players and athletes track and improve their performance. The smart device,...
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Dan Koren, Head of ADI at Wix.com, on how AI is creating a new market standard for web design. Currently, artificial intelligence is mainly associated with robotics and self-driving cars. Nonetheless, major advances in AI technology have opened the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Some of my fondest childhood memories involve cycling to the local arcade with a handful of 20 pence pieces and experiencing the kind of immersive experiences my Sega Mega Drive simply couldn't offer. Of course, with the passing of time and the march...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Do you walk away from brainstorming sessions with a feeling of not having accomplished much? You’re not alone. OLIVER Design Team Lead, Tom Lowe, shares his 10 tips for making your next creative brainstorming session the most productive...
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Trevor Robinson OBE, Founder and ECD of Quiet Storm, started Create Not Hate more than a decade ago. First launched as an initiative, CNH's aim was to give more opportunities in the creative and media industries to young marginalised people in...
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Pi Studios - WeTransfer Pi Studios, the Amsterdam-based premium entertainment company and part of the WE ARE Pi family, has created a brand new global documentary series for WeTransfer. The four-part series explores the creative process of some of...
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Frank Kolkman's VR death machine To tackle “death anxiety” among terminally ill hospital patients, designer Frank Kolkman has created a device that simulates a near-death experience using virtual reality. Visitors to Dutch Design Week...
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Team Eleven - Explore Learning The award-winning private learning centre, Explore Learning, has appointed marketing agency, Team Eleven to develop its communication strategy for 2017 and beyond. Team Eleven has been tasked with reviewing Explore...
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There is clearly a problem with representation in the creative industry. With mostly white males and females holding a position of power, Asian, Latinos and Black creatives are very few and far in between. This leads to a plethora of underrepresented...
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The 55th D&AD Professional Awards Ceremony took place last night (27th April) in London, where 5 Black Pencils were awarded - the highest accolade in the creative industry. We’re the Superhumans claimed two Black Pencils on the night, one each...
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The results of the 2015 D&AD Awards were announced in London last night with Leo Burnett, 4creative, Made Thought, Marcel Worldwide and Colenso BBDO all scooping up coveted Black Pencil awards. This year's awards saw the most amount of Pencils won in...
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Among other things, the Covid-19 pandemic has taught us much about authenticity, honesty and humanity. The Black Lives Matter movement and the murder of George Floyd kickstarted a new chapter in the debate on inclusivity and diversity, showing us the...
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The 57th D&AD Professional Awards Ceremony took place last night (23 May) at a ceremony in London where six Black Pencils - the highest accolade - were awarded. Droga5 was awarded a Black prize in TV Commercial Campaigns and Furlined also picked up...
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