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Without stories what are we really? Storytelling is at the root of so much of our shared culture and it winds its barbs into everything from the stories we ingest actively (be it through books, TV, games or otherwise) to those we ingest passively...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
There’s been a cultural shift weaving its way into our culture in recent years and, while there are always going to be those pushing against it, for the most part it’s one that’s been rightly welcomed with open arms. The...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
For decades, the media has had a way of romanticising mental illness. Whether it’s the tortured musician whose sickness is forever tied to their art or the sexy young teens coping with the suicide of a former classmate (with wonderful lighting,...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
From art to adverts, we’re seeing increasing (and incredibly impressive) examples of creativity sourced entirely from AI. And if you look at the dictionary definition of creativity, it’s easy to see how this can be plausible. It says,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Since the pandemic, our lives have completely changed, with remote learning and remote working much more common. But what does this do to our creative juices? Expanding on the knowledge and know-how design students and those working in design may...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
What makes us humans creative? My generation (child of the 80’s if you’re wondering) seemed to talk about creativity like it was some kind of special gift or talent only a chosen few had. It was also always related to the arts. It’s...
Posted by: We Are Tilt
Unless you've been hidden away with your head down editing, animating, creating or filming, then you'll of seen the outpouring of mind-blowing creative AI tools across all of your social feeds, inboxes and events. At Tilt, we're very aware of how...
Posted by: We Are Tilt
Laziness is a brush I’ve been tarnished with throughout my life, but I’ve always fought vehemently against it. In my teens, depression was undoubtedly the root cause of my lack of joie de vivre but as an adult I’ve concluded that...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
People often assume creativity is inherent and that you are ‘born creative’. However, Cavell Ord-Shrimpton, Head of the School of Design at Arden University would disagree. Touching on how the creative mind is built upon confidence,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Armadillo is an independent CRM agency that combines data, insight, and strategy with talent, personality, and craft to deliver fantastic work and unrivalled ROI for global brands such as McDonald’s, Carnival UK and Disney. This week, we spoke...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
There has been much focus on attention in the digital ad industry in the past few years, ever since advertisers realised that viewability wasn’t up to scratch as a metric. While the preoccupation with attention has definitely helped to drive an...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
What exactly are the benefits of new technology to the creative team? Productivity, workflows, defined processes - not necessarily something we would automatically associate with creativity. Yet, for Darren Evans, Design Director at The Engine Room...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
As more mainstream agencies have been putting out campaigns for non-health brands, Guy Swimer, ECD at McCann Health London, ponders the creative world of healthcare. He discusses how the creative and competitive bar in healthcare is being raised and...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Brand storytelling expert Dr SMA Moin is an interdisciplinary researcher exploring how our imagination and creativity drive innovation. Before moving into academia, Dr Moin worked in industries ranging from the military and financial services to...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The creative industries ‘most’ awards celebrates its lucky seventh edition this year. And what a year it’s been, with the new work from home environment brining with it a disruption and uncertainty that couldn’t be overstated....
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Back in April, the V&A Museum launched a campaign created by adam&eveDDB to champion the belief that creativity is what makes us human. The campaign promoted the V&A’s permanent collection and encouraged the public to explore the abundance of...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
How often have you found yourself being briefed ‘we want an attention-grabbing ad’? Clearly, advertisers want to catch the consumer’s attention, but surely they want to do more than just grab it? Just because an ad is seen, it...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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
What do you see when you look at the image above? The face of the most hated man in the world? Or a subtle protest against censorship? Maybe both. Of all the dirty tricks currently being pulled by Adolf Putin, the blatant and violent censorship of...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
After working in the corporate world for a few years, Virgile Loisance saw how difficult it was to engage employees around different themes. So, he started Emeraude Escape to bring a little joy into the corporate world and gamify company...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
When news broke yesterday of Microsoft’s staggering bid to buy Activision Blizzard for a shade over £50 billion, three thoughts immediately ran through my head. Awesome, more games for me to enjoy on Game Pass. Wait a minute, isn’t...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The automation of specific functions has been met with two dominant barriers: one being the perception that only humans can do ‘creative’ tasks, and the other is the fear of humans being replaced by machines in a cost-saving exercise. If...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
In geological terms, time moves rather slowly. For the first 4 billion years, life on Earth evolved at a subdued, glacial pace. Until, during a relatively short period of accelerated development about 500 million years ago, an unparalleled variety of...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The one between creativity and mental health is a love/hate relationship. On the one hand, you have the one thing that makes you happy and drives you forward - on the other hand, as a creative professional, your creativity is a double-edged sword....
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The Annual 2021 winners have been revealed over summer, with some of the most exciting companies in the history of Creativepool. With stunning Gold and Silver awards won in 2020, it was not the first time that ITV Creative entered the competition,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Giacomo Leopardi was an Italian philosopher, poet, writer and philologist from the early Nineteenth Century. His poetry is as evocative as it is tangible, imbued with the pessimism and existential dread of its author. Leopardi is one of the most...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
Ben Mottershead is the Founder and Creative Director of design agency Studio BND. Ben's agency works with brands, companies and platforms to help them humanise their audience, harnessing the power of communication to deliver standout creative on a...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
To date, discussions about the ‘cookieless future’ have mostly looked at the issue from a technology and data perspective. The decision by the world’s major web browsers to no longer support third-party cookies - including...
Posted by: Dentsu Creative UK
Many decades ago, Bill Bernbach said: “It may well be that creativity is the last unfair advantage we're legally allowed, to take over our competitors.” In 2016, the World Economic Forum placed creativity as one of the top three skills...
Posted by: Andreas Krasser
"There is nothing new under the sun." This ancient expression from the Book of Ecclesiastes made it through to us to this day, and it is especially relevant to the world of creativity: there isn't really anything new and original, just remakes and...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Production and creative content agency Junction Eleven is a master of simplicity and creativity. The team's approach to creative production is a pleasant breeze of fresh air in an industry much too focused on growth at all costs - a beacon of...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
We don't jest when we say that Javier Medellin Puyou (also known as Jilipollo) is one of the top illustrators on Creativepool and definitely one of our personal favourites here in the team. Javier's use of perspective, colour and texture is...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Creative Partner at BBD Perfect Storm Cory Eisentraut loves social projects. Work and cases in which communities and fans interact straight with the brands, building meaningful moments and connections that are meant to leave a lasting impression...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
With ‘distance’ becoming the defining word of the COVID era, creative agencies had to find new ways of connecting - with clients and each other - and many turned to the gift that is social media to stay in touch. But how saturated has...
Posted by: Red Setter
How can creatives change the world? We are just about coming out of a society-shattering pandemic, one that brought a cataclysmic series of changes into our daily habits. With the gap between consumers and brands now shrinking by the day, the...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
Despite being a relatively young brand, Ace & Tate has an incredibly strong and established identity which shines through each and every aspect of the brand. Currently operating in 10 markets with over 70 stores, the eye-wear brand balances...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
