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BitTorrent offers cash grants of up to $100,000 to creatives

In many ways, it's harder than ever before to be a creative. Not only because there are more competitors than ever before to contend with, but because the kind of grants and subsidies offered to other industries are preciously difficult to come by...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Post-Brexit Update: A Silver Lining

Consider this a devil's advocate piece, as I genuinely believe that the Brexit has been, for the most part, a tremendous blow to the UK's creative industries and the country in general, with spending forecasts set to fall this year and next in the...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Music+Sound Awards 2016: The Winners

The plaudits have been rolling in for the winners of this year’s International Music+Sound Awards, who had the spotlight shone upon them last week when results were released for this global competition. For a fourth year, the list of winners...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Rebrand Roundup: From the BBC to Brighton Pier

Pentagram - Mastercard The Mastercard logo is arguably one of the most recognisable emblems worldwide, but for the first time in 20 years, Mastercard has thrown caution to the wind by undergoing a thorough rebrand, completed by Pentagram partners...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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The latest updates in the VR landscape

With E3 commencing this week, and the eyes of the tech world honed in on LA, I thought it was about time to take a look at some of the more esoteric news stories of the past week regarding virtual reality, which is bound to be the presiding HOT TOPIC...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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adam&eveDDB and Harvey Nichols strip Jeremy Corbyn down to his pants

We appear to be living through an age of divisive political figures. Whether that's down to the prevalence of media coverage in 2016 or the fact that simply people are bored of the “Same old suits” is open for debate, but wherever you...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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RSA Student Design Awards: The Winners

This year’s winners of the world’s longest-running global student competition, the RSA Student Design Awards, were announced last week, and include a kettle that collects grip data to measure frailty, a new insulation material made from...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Cannt Festival 2016 Encourages Diversity And Togetherness

Now in its 7th year, the CANNT Festival will be taking place in London and Seattle between the 20th and 24th of June, to inspire, showcase and reward the best creative talent. As in previous years, the timing of CANNT corresponds with the Cannes...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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#fansofcannes: Coca-Cola's Icon Mashup

It’s not often that a brief is given to a broad set of industry creatives, each with their own distinct style and sense of expression, and for the output to be both artistically diverse, whilst sharing a striking consistency of spirit. Yet...

Posted by: Jones Knowles Ritchie
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Carnage: The UK’s first production company for car brands

It's rare indeed for an agency to limit itself to one specific area of the market, and rarer still for it to do so of its own accord from the get-go, but that's exactly what Ben Hampshire, former Managing Director of The Mill LA, has decided to do...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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The creative industry is 2% away from gender equality

Creativepool’s Annual Creative Industry Report, in partnership with creative digital recruitment specialists, IC Creative & Talentedge Creative & Media, surveyed over 2,500 industry professionals. The most suprising and encouraging finding...

Posted by: Creativepool
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TMW Unlimited ask if technology is ruining holiday sex

To test the theory that an addiction to technology (smartphones particularly) is the reason sex on holidays often does't live up to the expectations of modern couples, Durex has launched a social experiment, devised by TMW Unlimited, which tears...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Catch put some Cats on a Plane for Thomas Cook

Everyone knows that cats are essentially the gatekeepers of the internet, and as long as they continue to be cute, cuddly and prone to fits of random insanity, agencies and brands alike will continue to utilise their charms in all manner of inventive...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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The Clerkenwell Design Week Must-See Shortlist

Icon’s House of Culture at Fabric In its second year, Icon House of Culture will once again feature a curated selection of top international brands within it's extraordinarily raw surroundings. Dare...

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Rebrand Roundup: From Politics to Chocolate, or both

Design Army - Harper Macaw Ahead of this year's heavily publicised and unprecedentedly divisive US presidential election, the creative gurus at Design Army are encouraging American citizens to chose their chocolate bars based on their political...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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The benefits of getting an agent

Getting an agent Agents promote creatives in a number of ways, including, on their websites, by personal one-to-one presentations to commissioning art directors/buyers and direct email-shots. Promotions can take the form of postcards, desktop...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Bar Works transform London's unused phone boxes into micro offices

Co-working seems to be something of a hot topic in London at the moment, and considering the ever-escalating cost of living in the city, that's hardly surprising. Just last week I reported on the Collective Old Oak complex, and now, a New York-based...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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WantedDesign kick off NYCxDESIGN with an installation from Circus Family

WantedDesign and NYCxDESIGN invited the Dutch audiovisual design company Circus Family to create a custom-built interactive light installation for their official NYCxDESIGN opening ceremony on Saturday night (May 7). In the artistic community of...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Focal Point: Mixing old & new with Say What Studio

Benoit Berger and Nathalie Kapagiannidi are the creative duo behind Say What Studio. The pair mix vintage styles with modern designs to create super fresh typography, art direction and design from their Paris studio. We asked them about their unique...

Posted by: Kate Lewin
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#TechTuesday: Elon Musk, Odd Matter Studio & an Alphabet of Light

Elon Musk sends a Dragon to Mars This week, SpaceX, the aerospace manufacturer founded by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, announced its plans to send unmanned Dragon spacecrafts to Mars by 2018. These initial missions will reportedly inform them of the...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Top 10 Hires of the Week

Droga5 London Droga5 London has announced the promotions of two key creatives. Creative Directors Rick Dodds and Steve Howell will assume the roles of Executive Creative Directors, reporting to Chief Creative Officer David Kolbusz, effective...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Brand Case Studies: 3 companies celebrating original craft

Today’s Brand Case Studies celebrates not one but three different creative makers and craftspeople who are forging new paths in the spirit of the old ways. We’re a fan of highlighting smaller brands who contribute to - rather than add to...

Posted by: Kate Lewin
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LDF looking to Kickstarter to fund Trafalgar Square Crazy Golf Course

At this year's London Design Festival, if all goes to plan you might be able to play a round of crazy golf at Trafalgar Square, with definite emphasis on the crazy! The “Visionary Crazy Golf” installation will include nine holes designed...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Seymourpowell unveil a vision of future first class air travel

Nobody enjoys long-haul plane journeys. They're cramped, noisy, either too hot or too cold, and it's almost impossible to get comfortable, even in first class. All this could very well change in the near future, however, if Seymourpowell has anything...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Freelancing in the Creative World

More and more young professionals are going freelance with numbers of graduates increasing and job security after university looking less and less likely. Many new graduates cite control and flexibility as reasons for choosing a path in freelancing...

Posted by: Boox
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The Future of Designing Healthcare Brands

As we continue to see healthcare take on the lifestyle category, design has a crucial part to play in championing this shift and creating a new expression around health empowerment. Healthcare is becoming more of a lifestyle category than ever...

Posted by: ECHO
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The Latest Highlights & Trends in Tech

Exploring New Realities The New Revolution at Six Flags As a fan of both roller coasters and VR, this news really excited me, and had me semi-considering booking an immediate flight to LA. This is the rather boldly named “New...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Agency of the Week: DDB Worldwide

DDB Stockholm turn McDonald's Happy Meals in VR experiences! Happy Goggles To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Happy Meal in Sweden, McDonald's has developed the Happy Goggles, an idea developed in collaboration with DDB Stockholm. By...

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Tokyo Students design an architectural 3D Printing Pen

As someone who actually owns a 3D printing pen, but struggled to even create a decent stick figure after hours of turmoil, this recent development certainly impressed me, but also left me feeling more than a little bit lacklustre. A group of...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns

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