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BBDO has had quite a week indeed. We've already reported on the global agency network's involvement in a charming new V&A Museum exhibition and its top placings in this year's Gunn Report, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. AMV BBDO unveil...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Make your own BB8! How to make your own BB8 With some generic household materials, a few spare bits of electronic gear and a decent amount of spare time you can build your own phone-controlled BB8 droid for around $120. Angelo Casimiro breaks down...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
First Flower blooms in outer space! The orange zinnia plant, which is part of NASA's plant growth system on board the International Space Station, is finally flowering! The experiment began on November 16, 2015, when the zinnia's “Rooting...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Having seen his outrageous speeches and horrific haircut, you might well think having Donald Trump in just one location is one too many. However, maybe you should brace yourself, because soon Trump (and many other less upsetting politicians) will be...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
FCB West - Electronic Arts Electronic Arts and their agency FCB West have hired educational children's entertainer Bill Nye (the science guy) to front a brand new campaign to launch the next evolution of its gaming subscription service, Origin...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The launch of the all-new 2016 Honda Civic is being supported with an integrated advertising campaign reflecting the dramatic, completely redesigned vehicle. The visually unexpected 30-second spot, 'The Dreamer' serves as the creative foundation of...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Digital Riot Media, claims to be the leading company ready to produce, market and distribute premium feature-length films directly to millennials worldwide. The digitally-focused platform will work with top social media influencers and internet...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Last week, the tech world relocated en masse to Las Vegas for the annual Consumer Technology Association expo (or CES), which this year (as one would expect given recent trends) was heavily focused on VR and everything VR related. However, what with...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
McCann London – The All England Lawn Tennis Club The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) has announced the appointment of an integrated team of Interpublic agencies, led by McCann London, to help build and grow the brand of The Championships,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The hub for tech innovators to congregate and shakeup the European Startup scene… Business Rocks, taking place 21 – 22 April 2016, Manchester Central, UK, today announced its inspiring, thought provoking keynote speaker line up at the UK’s...
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In a supplemental piece to my weekly tech roundup from yesterday, I'll be looking forward and examining the trends that look set to take the tech world by storm this year. In many ways, whilst it was a fine year indeed, 2015 didn’t see many...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
January: Google lets users design their own phones Internet kingpins Google unveiled a new prototype this year for their modular smartphone, which will allow users to swap out components and essentially design their own phones. The phone will work...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Nintendo confirm their Quality of Life initiative is not dead yet After much speculation to the former, Nintendo president and CEO Tatsumi Kimishima confirmed this week that the company's Quality of Life initiative is still in the works. Kimishima...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
This is a new monthly article focusing on the most exciting new agencies opening up across ad land. If we've missed any you think deserve a mention, feel free to let us know in the comments below. Billion Dollar Boy hits the Big Apple London-based...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
As the world readies itself for the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the first in a sequel trilogy set in a galaxy far, far away, gamers are feeling the force for the new Star Wars: Battlefront game. The game will be officially available on...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Yesterday (November 10) Fallout 4 was released to its adoring public and my social life for the next fortnight took a tragic blow. Personally I'm only a few hours in thus far, but I can already quite say it offers everything the series' fans have...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
I'm not going to pretend to know much (if anything at all actually) about football or art, but something I do know a lot about is video games, which is why this new exhibition at Manchester’s National Football Museum piqued my interest....
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
MEC MEC has promoted Marc Pearson to the newly created role of managing director of its Performance division, Jason Dormieux, the agency’s joint CEO announced today. His promotion reflects a doubling in size of MEC Performance across both its...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Whilst VR (which if the media at large is to be believed is going to see something of a grand renaissance in 2016) is pretty exciting for a number of reasons, it also runs the risk of further closing the divide between reality and technology, a...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Computing goes horizontal Altwork, a US design company, is set to release an adaptable office chair that lets users sit, stand or lie down while using their computers. The concept is aimed at high-intensity users, meaning people who spend at least...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
It doesn't take an advertising campaign to convince me that beer is beautiful, but that doesn't mean I don't appreciate the effort here. Carlsberg isn't exactly my brand (I'm more of an ale man myself), but it's hard to argue against their creative...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
For many gamers (perhaps a few Creativepoolers amongst them), today is not simply the 27th of October 2015, it's the day they've been waiting on for years. The launch of Halo 5: Guardians, the latest entry in the blockbuster gaming franchise, and the...
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BBH New York - Playstation The latest edition of the Star Wars Saga, The Force Awakens, won't hit cinema screens until December 17 in the UK, but the marketing frenzy has begun already. Toys have hit already hit store shelves, and the final official...
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The burglar alarm finally steps into the smartphone age Dan Conlon, the founder of the tech firm that bears his name, have created a new home alarm overhauled for the internet age. Next year the Cocoon by Conlon will be launched for £299. A...
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Adidas and the 3D printed shoe 3D printing has taken off in a way many (myself included) never really expected, and the latest major brand to get on board with the technology is sportswear heavyweights Adidas, who have developed a concept for a 3D...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
There's something undeniably warm, comforting and remarkably British about the classic Hovis ads. You know the ones. A child rides a rickety old bike through an idyllic countryside as the strains of Dvorak's “New World Symphony” yawn...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The Retro VGS brings retro gaming into the modern age Even though we live in an age where modern games are genuinely beginning to approach photo realism, the retro gaming market has never been more popular. Whether this is down to simple nostalgia,...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Holman + Hunt - AMC UK Launch Even if you're one of the few remaining people who haven't seen Breaking Bad (and if so, get on it, trust me) you're undoubtedly familiar with the work of Bryan Cranston as the now iconic anti-hero Walter White. So it...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The first time I booted up Super Mario Maker last Thursday evening (yes I got it a day early because it transpires Amazon are just THAT reliable) I was immediately struck by just how intuitive it was. Whereas I had experimented with game building...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Artist recreates London skyline with newspaper to celebrate new PS4 game In more gaming news, last week a London artist used 100 discarded copies of the Evening Standard to create a 300kg model of the iconic London skyline to celebrate the launch of...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Whilst it might seem a little superfluous to harp on about announcements that have been rumoured to the point of presumed authenticity for months now, any Apple event is big news in the tech community, because there really is no other company like...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Digitas LBi DigitasLBi, has announced Alvaro Cabrera as chief strategy officer for North America. In his new role, Alvaro will report to Tony Weisman, CEO of DigitasLBi North America. As CSO, Alvaro will work closely with CCO Ronald Ng, and global...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Buddy is the robot you always wanted Buddy is a crowd-sourced robot that you shouldn't let your kids research, because they'll want one and it's NOT cheap. The Johnny 5/Wall-E hybrid is a family friendly robot helper that has aspirations beyond...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
If recent images from China are to be believed, it would appear that after more than a decade of back-biting, exclusivity battles, failed motion control experiments (Playstation Move anyone?) and fanboy wars, that Xbox and Playstation have finally...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Google's Modular Phone is unstable Though in theory it's possibly the most exciting thing to happen to smart phones since the introduction of the iPhone, Google's ambitious modular phone; Project Ara, was never going to have an easy birth. The...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Droga5 Droga5 has announced another promotion within its senior management team, with head of business development Chris Wollen to advance as the agency’s first chief marketing officer, effective immediately. The promotion follows steady...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial