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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...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Creativity, code and magic with Kano’s Harry Potter Coding Kit Kano, a company best-known for its build-it-yourself computers and coding kits, has launched a new tool teaching kids and adults to code through the magical world of Harry Potter....
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Brand Experience & Activation Apple "Today at Apple" (in-house) Apple’s in-store experience programme, which was activated in all 501 stores across the globe, encouraged each local community to develop their creativity with coding...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Cannes Lions 2018 was a more reserved affair than perhaps we were used to, but it was no less inspiring. Indeed, many found the atmosphere this year to be a little more relaxed and a little more open. Whether this was by happenstance or design, it...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
With the 2018 FIFA World Cup kicking off this very afternoon, we've scoured the internet to bring you the best ads, campaigns, brand activations and more that have sprung up in the last few weeks in honour of the tournament known to those who...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Microsoft launches adaptive Xbox controller for gamers with disabilities Microsoft has revealed a video game controller designed specifically for people with limited mobility. The Xbox Adaptive Controller, which will go on sale later this year, can...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
J. Walter Thompson - Legal & General J. Walter Thompson London is inspiring those in their 60s and 70s to move forward with their life ambitions in their first campaign for Legal & General’s Lifetime Mortgage product. The campaign includes a...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
BBD Perfect Storm - Stop Hate UK BBD Perfect Storm has launched mistletoe into space as part of “A Non-Nuclear Christmas” - a campaign it’s created for Stop Hate UK, a charity working to challenge all forms of hate crime and...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The Full Service - Macmillan Brave The Shave The striking black and white images featured in the clip above show the parents, partners and loved ones of people with cancer seconds after having all their hair shaved off in a bid to help others with...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
NEW YORK and HOLLYWOOD – A cinematic new animated trailer for Lenovo's Legion brand is debuting online and in targeted media outlets all around the world this week. The project was conceived by creatives at Ogilvy & Mather New York in partnership...
Posted by: The Darnell Works Agency
Whilst many modern gamers might bemoan the fact that they have too much choice in this day and age when it comes to their gaming platform of choice, the reality is that we actually have it a lot easier than our 80s counterparts. Back in the days when...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Last week, the gaming industry descended on the Los Angeles Convention Centre to show off their wares, swap war stories and make the wallets of gamers everywhere quiver in fear. E3 2017 was not exactly a banner year for the expo, with precious few of...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
It would, perhaps, be unfair to say that the VR bubble has burst, because from where I'm sitting, it looks as though the bubble has barely left the niche market that spawned it. Yet, with so many headsets now sat gathering dust in closets and display...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Xbox are proudly shouting that Xbox Live is the UK’s fastest gaming network for playing FIFA 17 with an epic yet light-hearted new film featuring the Premier League stars Marcus Rashford and Willian. The film pastiches the serious tone of...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
A vanity table optimised specifically for selfies and a rug that helps you avoid walking into walls while VR gaming were among the objects presented at this year's Milan Design Week by Singaporean designer Olivia Lee. They all formed part of her...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The Great Burger King Fiasco A Burger King TV spot created to activate Google Home smart speakers and some Android phones to describe its Whopper burgers was hijacked by members of the public recently, with the ad instead triggering the devices to...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
We’re spending an extraordinary - and ever-increasing - amount of time playing mobile games. Our smartphones and tablets, packed with addictive apps, entice us to spend on average 3 hours a day playing games - a figure which rocketed 57% from...
Posted by: Pentasia UK
Detractors and meddling busybodies have been claiming for decades that video games are criminalising are youth and making them more prone to violent behaviour, but a bold and potentially controversial new campaign from Rothco aims to turn that...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The Nintendo Switch touches down in stores and homes worldwide today (March 3). I have mine on preorder and will be popping to pick it up as soon as I'm done with work for the day (no I didn't pull a sickie, but I was tempted), but until then, I...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Nintendo have never been ones to let a good idea die just because it failed once. In the mid 90s, the legendary Japanese gaming giant, fresh from the success of their iconic Gameboy, decided to piggyback on the wave on enthusiasm surrounding virtual...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Automated and Electric Cars takeover the show floor The trend I noticed from this year's CES above all others was the prevalence of automobiles on the show floor. Whilst we are probably a good few years away from the technology becoming commonplace,...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Towards the tail end of 2015, everyone was declaring 2016 as the dawning “Year of VR,” and whilst there have been a number of major developments in the field this year, including the commercial launches of all three major platforms, it's...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Brothers and Sisters - Carphone Warehouse This Christmas, Carphone Warehouse plans to let the nation know that literally everyone can come through its doors and find the best possible deal. Rather than creating some lofty, emotional Christmas ad,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
I love gaming and, whilst I'm not particularly keen on Christmas itself, I love Christmas lights, so this latest bold activation by Xbox for their recently released Dead Rising 4 game certainly hit my buttons when it popped up in my news feeds last...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Video games and theme parks are two of my lifelong passions, so to say that the concept of the two coming together would something of a dream come true for yours truly might actually be an understatement. As if taking a page directly from the dream...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Iv'e always been a Sega fanboy. Whilst all my friends were coveting their NES and SNES consoles, I was always the one with the Master System and the Mega Drive. However, being a Sega fan, and perhaps more pertinently, a Sonic the Hedgehog fan, has...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
When Nintendo dropped their surprise announcement yesterday afternoon, and finally gave us our first glimpse at the NX (now known as the “Nintendo Switch”), I was in two minds about it. First there was a sense of relief, as this reveal...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
A new ambient campaign created by BBH Barn, the creative placement scheme run by BBH London, seeks to take advantage of the current Pokémon Go craze in order to raise awareness for the real high risk missing people who desperately need to be...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Unless you happen to be switched on to the gaming sphere, you might not be aware of the little indie title that could, which is poised to become the biggest hit of the summer. Where your annual Call of Duty, FIFA and Assassins Creed games arguably...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
BMB - Hilton Hotels The BMB agency has been appointed by Hilton Worldwide to lead its social and content strategy across the EMEA region. The agency was appointed to the £9 million account without a pitch and has been tasked with assessing,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Every June, the gaming industry converges on the Los Angeles Convention Centre for the Electronic Entertainment Expo, affectionately known to gamers worldwide as E3. The expo has, in parallel to the industry itself, grown from rather humble...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Every June, the gaming industry converges on the Los Angeles Convention Centre for the Electronic Entertainment Expo, affectionately known to gamers worldwide as E3. The expo has, in parallel to the industry itself, grown from rather humble...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Carlo Ratti's very personal IOT office The internet of things is one of those terms that gets bandied around a lot, but few people actually understand. Italian architect Carlo Ratti, is the exception to that rule. Ratti has designed a system for an...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Seymourpowell & Nu Skin Seymourpowell has been collaborating with Nu Skin Enterprises to create an anti-ageing skincare product that allows users to create their own, personalised skincare routine with an accompanying app. The ageLoc Me is a...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
J. Walter Thompson London - KitKat Crossy Road FOR REAL In a piece of advertising that will absolutely delight casual commuter gamers and probably annoy almost everyone else, J. Walter Thompson London has created a full-size real-life version of...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Kitchen of the future revealed in Milan Tapping into this retro fascination with the “Kitchen of tomorrow,” The Italian design studio Tipic has created the first full “Smart Kitchen” countertop, which integrates various...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns