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Most brands accept that creativity is a positive thing when it comes to promoting their business. But, too often, they focus only on visual design when developing their creative assets - and tend to view it as just pretty pictures. That narrow...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The ad industry would be forgiven for approaching 2023 with some apprehension. Inflation and economic instability have left marketers prepared for cuts to ad spend across all sectors. Fortunately, if the latest market reports are anything to go by,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Heading the marketing division of an established brand such as AkzoNobel, Nuno Pena receives dozens of unsolicited emails every week - and they simply don't work. Across all of its brand portfolio, AkzoNobel's success is founded on creativity and...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
There is a common and shared belief amongst the top freelancers in the industry: a great career in design starts when you are able to say “No”. Once you’re past the initial hurdle of having to scramble for clients and projects, you...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
Creative Director David Joubert had his own share of successes and career experiences before landing at an independent agency in Sydney. Interestingly, the big advertising game could only interest him so much; it is that hunger and desire for growth,...
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Freelance graphic designer Adrian Ciobanu has been a professional in the industry for over 10 years. There's a lot of things you can learn in 10 years, but some others you can never forget. For Adrian, one of these is certainly the power and beauty...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
As part of the European creative and business community, we at designjunction were disappointed by the UK’s recent decision to leave the European Union, but wish to reassure all our friends, partners and exhibitors around Europe that we remain...
Posted by: designjunction
Marianne Shillingford is the Creative Director for Dulux. She utilises her extensive experience and applies it to product development, colour communication and the Dulux Design Service. Marianne and Dulux kindly agreed to partner up with...
Posted by: Creativepool
Generally speaking, my annual Earth Day articles tend to revolve around collecting the most interesting activations from the year but this year, I was offered a pretty unique opportunity. A few weeks ago, I was contacted by Selina Donald, CEO and...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Sofa-in-a-box brand SNUG launched its first out of home (OOH) campaign in March with the tag line ‘Sofas to fit big, little or awkward spaces’, created by krow Group. The campaign aims to show Londoners they don’t have to sacrifice...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
In today’s increasingly digital world, the demand for 3D designers is on the rise. Whether you want to visualize a product, bring a virtual world to life, or create captivating animations, choosing the right 3D designer is critical. With so...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Snickers has kicked off its latest campaign, teaming up with football superstars Luka Modrić and Bukayo Saka. Helping football fans steer clear of embarrassing ‘own goals’, it’s a through the line campaign featuring TVC, OOH, Paid...
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AI might be a digital beast but it’s not without its carbon footprint. By its very nature, it’s a technology that requires large amounts of processing power and power requires fuel. The environmental cost of AI use in the creative...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Creativity is typically viewed as a softer skill. Consequently, it’s rarely valued in business as much as it ought to be. When budgets are planned and operations strategised, finance and technology are favoured, with creative roles habitually...
Posted by: Dawn Creative
Hallmark Luxury Care Homes, the family-owned group of 22 care homes in England and Wales, relaunches with an all-new brand positioning and identity created by The Corner London. The work sees a complete overhaul of Hallmark’s brand strategy,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
With the gaming industry among the biggest in the world right now, game designers have never been more highly sought after. Whether you are a major gaming studio creating AAA games or a startup with a revolutionary idea for an indie game, the...
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Pot Noodle, the Unilever snack brand, was positioned as filling a hole and a tongue-in-cheek film that takes that a step further showing the noodles in all sorts of holes such as a pool table pocket, a bird house and a washing machine drum. It also...
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This week we spoke to Anima Instanbul, to discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with being a production studio based outside of the European and US creative bubble. How was your company formed, and where are you based? Anima was...
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JOAN London has created a powerful new advertising campaign for The Cybersmile Foundation to combat the growing threat of cyberbullying and online abuse. The campaign, Modern Witch Trials, which includes a short film directed by Chromista’s...
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We caught up with Studio Miko Co-Founder and Creative Director Alistair Millen this week to talk the enduring value of design in a “do it yourself” world. How was your company born and where are you based? Both Laurence, co-founder, and...
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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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How did you get into the industry? I was living the dream of being an indie filmmaker in New York-in other words, struggling to pay the rent and eating a lot of iffy cheeseburgers-when a friend hooked me up with a gig at a SoHo ad agency....
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Throughout my career as a sound designer, I've witnessed rapid changes in the audio landscape. As I reflect on this, I realise that there has never been a better time to work in audio. Radio listenership is currently at an all-time high, podcasts...
Posted by: Chris Turner
TikTok, the short-form video platform, has taken the world by storm, with users seeking fame and fortune through the power of viral content. Whether you're an individual looking to build a personal brand or a business aiming to reach new customers...
Posted by: outbloom
The Lucent building at Piccadilly Circus has been recently renovated, and now boasts a giant steel sculpture on one of its walls that’s been turning heads and claiming hearts for almost a month now. It’s a truly unique sculpture that...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Lime Creative is a boutique communication agency offering large agency experience, specialising in the luxury lifestyle, with offices in London and Beijing and partners around the world. With a team made up of designers, writers, developers and...
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The UK’s most trusted savings site has announced the first step in its wider growth strategy for 2024, a new visual identity by Naked Ideas. The bolder look is designed to connect with consumers on a deeper level, putting the brand and the...
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In its latest work for Richard Curtis’ Make My Money Matter Campaign, Lucky Generals helps turn Academy-Award winner Olivia Colman into ‘Oblivia Coalmine’, a latex-wearing, potty-mouthed CEO of a fossil fuel company financed by UK...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
What better way to celebrate the “most depressing day of the year” than by pontificating over the collective demise of the creative industries? I jest, of course, but there is a surprising amount of doom mongers out there who would have...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
We’ve already looked back at the year that was 2023 and what a year it was. But what kind of magazine would we be if we didn’t also cast our sights on the next 12 months? Of course, there are a few trends you can expect to see pop up...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
2023 will hardly be remembered as a banner year for may of us as the cost-of-living crisis started digging deeper and the political spectrum on both sides of the atlantic started to devolve into a cynical and hateful mess. For creatives from all...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
2023 has been a lot of things. It’s been a year that saw great divisions widen and a year that seemed to almost revel in chaos, but it was also a year in which creativity continued to shine, even as it stood on the precipice of potential...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Tell us a bit about your role! Is there a “typical” day? I haven’t been at Monotype long enough yet to form an exact idea of what a ‘typical’ day is. So far, I’ve been undertaking a very well-structured and...
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Ataboy is the design-led content studio behind campaigns for Adidas, Coke, White Castle, Progressive, IKEA, GE and more. Born and raised in Mumbai, Founder and Creative Director Vikkal Parikh trained as an architect before travelling to the US to get...
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The Royal British Legion's 2023 Poppy Appeal launched last week with an appearance on BBC Breakfast that introduced the new 100% paper, fully recyclable poppy designed by Matter, and created through a collaboration of British partnerships. These...
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This week, we sat down with Ghost Robot and it’s far less confusing than it sounds. CEO and Founder and Zach Mortensen and CCO Mark DePace form the creative partnership at the heart of the Brooklen-based content studio that’s won more...
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