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D&AD and Leo Burnett are on the hunt for New Blood

D&AD, who recently hosted the first ever D&AD Festival at the Truman Brewery in east London, have now announced their intentions to mount a search in the big smoke for untapped creative talent. D&AD are on a mission to find it and deliver a fresh...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Rebrand Roundup: From Coca-Cola to Guinness

Leon&Chris: Way Out West Stockholm-based design studio Leon&Chris has created the identity for this year’s Way Out West festival (also in Sweden), around the theme of throwing paint. The Way Out West festival is a three-day music festival held...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Rebrand Roundup: From Aston Villa to Oi!

Wolff Olins - Oi! Wolff Olins has launched a new brand identity for the spectacularly named South American telecoms company Oi, which is centred on a a user-generated logo that reacts to the sound of the customer’s voice. In creating the...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Focal Point: Taking on new worlds with Matt Saunders

Matt Saunders is a London-based illustrator taking people to mystical new worlds with his beautiful, ethereal drawings. We chatted to him about his methods and inspiration, as well as his most recent project involving a very famous wizard... Tell us...

Posted by: Kate Lewin
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Industry

2016 Creative Industry Top 100 Influencers

Our 2016 Annual came with a new accolade: The Influencer of the Year, where Creativepool honour the individuals within the industry that have surpassed expectations and impacted the market in 2015 and beyond. They're people who don't follow the herd...

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The Latest Highlights & Trends in Tech

Hitman recreated IRL and controlled by The Chuckle Brothers The Chuckle Brothers play real-life Hitman IO Interactive's popular Hitman franchise was adapted into a big budget real-life interactive experience this week by production company Realm...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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The 2016 Annual Winners

It gives us great pleasure in announcing this years Annual winners! New this year we presented the limited edition gold books for the winners in each category. (On top of this we also print 15,000 other copies and distribute them across the globe,...

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Inspiration

Creative Cultural Calendar for 2016

It seems like every year the creative calendar gets bigger and 2016 is no different. But with more festivals than you could shake a pencil at, how do you decide what’s worth your money? We’ve taken a look at the year ahead and pulled out...

Posted by: Michelle Collier
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Top 5 Ads of the Week

Wieden+Kennedy - Chrysler American-est As a big fan of both The West Wing and independence Day, I couldn't help but be drawn to the concept of this campaign by Wieden+Kennedy Portland for Chrysler and their parent company FCA Global. “Premium...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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FCB Inferno maps the UK with BMW and artist Ed Fairburn

FCB Inferno was briefed by BMW to supply a concept that would promote the new BMW X1 to their existing customer base, and encourage them to book a test drive. In response to this FCB Inferno teamed with artist Ed Fairburn to create a campaign in...

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Rebrand Roundup: From saving British Hearts to Ballymore

Hato - Pick Me Up Graphic Art festival Pick Me Up is launching a new identity based around a digital tool allowing anyone to create and submit a letterform to be used in the branding. The new identity has been created by Hato, who also developed the...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Inspiration

Focal Point: Bold colours and cheeky images with Pâté

Pâté's strong, simple images and quick wit have served him well during his thirteen-year career with two of London's largest advertising agencies, earning him numerous industry awards including the coveted D&AD Yellow Pencil. We chatted with the...

Posted by: Kate Lewin
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Inspiration

Meet Daub: The creative hospital workbook for children

The idea for Daub came about on a sleepless night back in 2013, when David Bennett’s son suffered an asthma attack and was admitted to Kings Hospital. The design director at OPX faced a long wait, and as the ennui of the evening took hold he...

Posted by: Kate Lewin
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Rebrand Roundup: From the Premier League to Vietnam

Fable - Chen Nguyen The Singapore-based consultancy Fable, has taken a simple design approach to a branding project for makers of Asian pastries, Chen Nguyen, which is distributed throughout Vietnam and China. Using elements inherent to the...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

Focal Point: Celebrating Red, White & Blue with Crispin Finn

Crispin Finn aka Anna Fidalgo and Roger Kelly, are a London based duo obsessed with creating beautiful bits of design, illustration and typography in red, white and blue. Check out thier iconic cocktail screenprints...we're obsessed. So first off,...

Posted by: Kate Lewin
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Rebrand Roundup: From Maccy D's to Gumtree's

Boxer - McDonald's Boxer has designed a new packaging range for McDonald’s in order to help the fast food giant better reflect its vision as a more modern and progressive company. Beginning in the US, the new look will also roll out to the UK...

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Inspiration

New Year's Resolutions from Six of our Favourite Creatives

With the fuzzy head that lingers after a little too much mulled wine, I found myself facing the first week of January 2016 from an existential hollow, just off the coast of the Sea of Despair. You see, I quit my full time job of 7 years back in...

Posted by: Michelle Collier
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Focal Point: From Graffiti to Screen Printing with ZEBU

How would you sum up ZEBU? ZEBU are an art and illustration duo from Berlin. Our work is bold, reduced and humorous. How did you guys get started in the industry? We have our roots in graffiti and urban art culture. Back in the day we were a...

Posted by: Kate Lewin
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New exhibition proves comics are not just for teenage boys

Unfortunately there is still something of a stigma attached to grown men and women reading comic books. Personally I take umbrage with the assumption that all comic books are trite super hero stories as some of my favourite comics are anything but....

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Inspiration

24 Days of Lever Street: Manchester's Giant Advent Calendar

Think you’re too old for advent calendars? Feeling like a bit of a scrooge? Bored of being forced to consume tiny pieces of molded chocolate on a daily basis (stay with me)… well this might just be for you! Manchester-based agency True...

Posted by: Michelle Collier
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Inspiration

Paris Dispatch: Meet the team behind the quaint shop OMY

When you discover OMY’s shop fresco for the first time - nestled inbetween quaint, Parisian side streets - you're locked in a moment of childish awe. In front of you looms a giant map of Paris; it covers the whole of the building, and it's...

Posted by: Kate Lewin
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Saatchi & Saatchi, Langland and CAHG sweep the Best of Health Show

Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney had a great run at the 2015 Best of Health Show, which was held this Tuesday (November 24) at the Café de Paris in central London. In this, the 20th year of the awards, which celebrate healthcare advertising, the guests...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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AWARD increases presence at Semi Permanent in Australia

The Australasian Writers and Art Directors Association (AWARD) will be increasing its presence at the annual Semi Permanent festival of creativity and design from May 2016, in a collaboration that will introduce an annual AWARD showcase to the...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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New Adobe Masterclasses: Register now and make it flow!

It’s time for the next series of the Adobe Design and Illustration Masterclasses. Find out about the latest updates released at Adobe MAX Creativity Conference, including the new Adobe Capture app and learn how you can use these new tools to...

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What to see at Design Manchester this year

Design Manchester is back, and this time it’s all about the Know How. With a manifesto built on celebrating creativity, Design Manchester aims to promote collaboration and inclusivity across the worlds of art, design, illustration, film,...

Posted by: Michelle Collier
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Job Description: Graphic Designer

Graphic designers work to bring many kinds of communication alive. They produce designs that get their clients' messages across with high visual impact. The role demands a keen business sense as well as creative flair. View People View Companies...

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Industry

Adobe Masterclasses are back: Register now & Make It Flow

The wait is finally over - Adobe’s highly acclaimed Masterclasses return this autumn with a focus on design and illustration. On 23 September, Michael Chaize & Rufus Deuchler show you how to start your design on mobile devices using Creative...

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Inspiration

Focal Point: Ruohan Wang's illustrative GIFs

Ruohan Wang makes beautifully simple illustrations that say more than at first meets the eye. She sometimes turns them into tongue in cheek GIFs, letting her style free from the static page to bring her thoughtful creations to life. Hailing from...

Posted by: Jade French
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The force is strong with these... stamps

Stamp collecting has often been looked on as the kind of hobby favoured by window licking loners, but every once in a while, a set of stamps will be put into production that even the hippest hipsters might covet them, especially considering that, in...

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How to achieve the perfect portfolio: Part 1

For most of us the days of creating our own portfolios from scratch are way behind us now (except if you're a developer), so make life as easy as possible for yourself by using portfolio builders, creative services and platforms that are designed for...

Posted by: Fabrik
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Industry

Discover a little something in your next Uber

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...

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Inspiration

Focal Point: Catching up with Harvey Dormer

Part of the Focal Point interview series is to shine a spotlight on the best creative work we can find – and often that comes from our very own Creativepool members. Harvey Dormer's distinctive illustrative style has caught our eye a few times in...

Posted by: Jade French
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Focal Point: How to keep busy with Andy Cooke

Andy Cooke has one hectic schedule – not only has he worked with clients as far ranging as Google, Ace Hotel and Ikea, but he also runs a streetwear shop, is an artist’s agent and (probably most importantly) is about to open a pizza place. With...

Posted by: Jade French
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Forget the needle, it's all about design led temporary tattoos

Tattoos used to be a taboo, something you tried to hide form prospective employers and your mum. They used to be something only the most hardened of criminals had – in the Russian prison system they were even their own coded language. At the very...

Posted by: Jade French
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Focal Point: Up close & personal with Nicolas Ménard

Nicolas Ménard makes whimsical illustrations, but that's not to say they're unsubstantial. After catching up with the graphic artist and animation director we found out he’s a thoughtful designer with the ability to take the minimal and...

Posted by: Jade French
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Job Description: Illustrator

Illustrators combine art, design and creative skills to develop ideas and produce original visual images for a wide range of products. Image: Jean Jullien: Billboard for London Graphic Centre for It’s Nice That Job Description, Salary &...

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