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3D printed houses and bridges, clean air, sustainable office spaces and coffee delivered by drone at the tap of an app. If this sounds like sci-fi to you then you need to visit Amsterdam. It’s the city of the future, and this is all a reality...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
Contrary to what you might think, based on my frequently acerbic blog posts, I am not a complete misery. Oh, things annoy me, sure. And truth be told, probably more so than the average person. As my dad used to say, “I don’t suffer fools...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
Pentagram - Leafs by Snoop Pentagram partner Emily Oberman has created the laid-back Californian cool branding for Snoop Dogg’s new range of Cannabis infused products, which are going on sale in the US (in legal states of course). Marijuana...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
It's that time of year again when brands start milking our emotional connection to Christmas, so here I'll be looking at a few of the more interesting Christmas-themed ads to debut in recent weeks. I won't be featuring the annual John Lewis spot from...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Turning sound waves into cups using 3D printing How do you 3D print a radio ad? Leo Burnett Melbourne has answered that question by getting experimental for Slurpee, the frozen drinks company (essentially the Australian “Slush Puppy”)....
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
I'll happily admit that it's probably been almost a decade since I last purchased a book from a physical retail outlet. Whilst in my teenage years I'd spent the best part of an afternoon every weekend perusing my local book and record stores for my...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
For about five or six years, I have blogged for Creativepool. During that time, I’ve written 254 blogs, most of which I hope have been either interesting or amusing, informative or insightful. Some will have been more of one than the other, of...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
DigitasLBi kicked off the IAB UK Digital Upfronts last Friday (October 16) with the DigitasLBi UK NewFront, which featured an eclectic array of speakers. The event also saw the unveiling of the “Periscope Periscope,” an interactive...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Turning YouTube's black bars into ad space for nonprofits When videos recorded vertically are posted to YouTube, two black bars appear on each side, to frame the action. Knowing the relevance of this channel’s audience (with an average of four...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
..In short, you’re either very lucky or you’re not being very wise. Because I’ve now heard from at least three different sources that in order to keep the money rolling in, us freelancers need to spend 20% of our waking hours (or...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
Crispin Porter + Bogusky - Turkish Airlines CP+B London has launched a new campaign for Turkish Airlines, starring football star Didier Drogba. “How Do You Make A Didier” condenses the busy life story of the former Chelsea striker into...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
British lighting and furniture designer extraordinaire Tom Dixon has been one of the major talking points of the London Design Festival this week with his one-of-a-kind pop-up department store. The “Multiplex” is said by Dixon himself to...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
I am all for the idea of using a soft toy as an advertising tool. Indeed, I am a proud owner of not only at least 4 supposedly Russian meerkats and a vintage “Flat Eric” (I'm really showing my age here), but even a couple of those...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
In partnership with our friends at Uber and SUITCASE Magazine, we are launching #BackseatArt across six UK cities to showcase local artists. This week, cars in London, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Birmingham and Newcastle will contain limited...
Posted by: Creativepool
Google Play Music has announced a rather unique partnership with the subscription dinner service Munchery, which will allow users to order their meals with an accompanying, specifically tailored soundtrack designed to reflect their order. Between...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
WPP - Coca-Cola Coca-Cola has given its next big global campaign to three WPP agencies: Ogilvy New York, Sra Rushmore in Madrid and the minority-owned Santo in Buebos Aires. Wieden+Kennedy Portland, which helped to devise the long-running...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Impero Nothing strikes fear into the heart of London commuter like the prospect of another tube strike, and last Thursday (August 6) the darkness descended once again, sending the city into mild spasms of chaos! However, if there's one thing...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Here’s a little fact for you: contrary to urban myth, newsreaders aren’t just wearing underwear when they’re sitting behind their desks, reading off the autocue. Sorry to burst your bubble. I know this because I know somebody who...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
I’ve got to say that these days, I’m feeling very creative. Well, quite creative. Make that moderately creative. Better adjust that to a smidgeon creative. Tell you what, put it this way: I’d be feeling exceptionally creative were...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
designjunction presents lightjunction, the capital’s leading destination for high-end, contemporary lighting. The show will transform the old Dean’s office and staff quarters by presenting a curated selection of international lighting...
Posted by: designjunction
jelly's award-winning art and motion studio, Plenty, have created a series of superb animations for American mass media giants, Viacom. The eight animations, which were created to celebrate the start of spring in New York, are an exciting and...
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Here Design has created the identity, signage and packaging for a new British dining project called CRAFT London, an ambitious new project from the renowned young British chef Stevie Parle. The aim behind the design, according to the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
It would be slightly mean to accuse Hollywood's finest actors of greed - but only slightly. You see, not content with the multi-million dollar fees for the movies in which they appear, they flock to a highly lucrative trade in advertising cameos. And...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
The classic British funfair is many things to many people. For some a place of overwhelming wonder and sugary temptation, and for others, a nightmarish landscape lent even darker hues by decades of dilapidation. Whatever your opinion though, it can't...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
72andSunny Amsterdam – If Carlsberg Did Haircuts Carlsberg recently launched the latest instalment in its ongoing “If Carlsberg did” films, a series that has historically been a little hit or miss, but is firing on all cylinders here. Created...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
In April of this year, I quit my part-time job of 15 years (almost to the day). Until then, two days a week, I was one of a number of pairs of hands… (ugh! What an ugly way of putting it! But I’m leaving it in because there’s...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
In the UK, those standing for parliament always use the branding of their party. During the run-up to the recent general election, you may have noticed Labour candidates' posters were red and yellow with a red rose; Tories were all blue and white...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
"What if you could find that sweet spot? Where everything is just the way you want?". Honda is pitching their new 2016 HR-V Crossover as a new type of car category, specifically for urbanites in their mid-20s. Honda Senior-VP/General Manager Jeff...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
I sat down to watch Apple's WWDC15 keynote speech last night with a certain degree of trepidation. On one hand, the company was unlikely to make any dramatic announcements having only just released the surprisingly successful Apple Watch, but on the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Generally speaking, staircases are more about the destination than the journey, little more than a convenient way of getting from A to B. London-based designer Paul Cocksedge, however, was inspired by the concept of taking a simple spiral staircase...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The Wall of Wally is a unique and touching tribute to Wallace “Wally” Olins, one of the most charismatic and celebrated branding and corporate designers of the 20th century. Olins, who was awarded a CBE in 1999 and sadly passed away in...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
It’s been a heck of a few weeks. Actually, make that a heck of a few months. Why? Because I’ve been revamping my home and it’s taking up every waking hour of my time. It all started off more Kevin McCloud - a la Grand Designs. We...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
Although one never expects a bingo company's advertising to be the height of sophisticated creative communication, I am being driven slowly crazy by Gala's new strapline. 'Sing Gala-la-la' it goes. Leaving aside the obvious gaffe they've made by...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Many Koreans are busy and sleep-deprived. According to one OECD statistic, Koreans’ average sleep time is 7 hours and 49 minutes, the shortest amongst its member state [i]. Another OECD stat confirms Korean’s commute times is the longest...
Posted by: Cheil Worldwide
Publicis Worldwide Publicis Worldwide has announced the acquisition of Vivid Brand, adding to its portfolio of agencies within the Publicis Worldwide network in the UK. Vivid Brand is a strategic and creative shopper marketing agency, connecting...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
I honestly thought Amazon had already taken the idea of streamlining online ordering as far as it could possibly go with their Express Checkout service. But it transpires I was wrong, as word recently emerged from the states that the online retail...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns