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Layer's 3D Printed Wheelchair adapts to the needs of its users

The Layer design consultancy wants to transform the wheelchair with a new 3D-printed product that can be personally customised to fit the needs of each user. The GO Wheelchair is a collaboration between Layer and 3D-printing company Materialise, and...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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What the UKs favourite ads of 2023 say about adland in 2024

They say the best way to figure out where you’re going is to look back at where you’ve been, and the last 12 months have been anything but boring so there’s certainly a lot of ground to cover. Of course, I spent most of December...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Features

All the best Christmas 2023 ads in one place #HolidaysMonth

Christmas exists, in my opinion, to soften the blow of winter. The nights seem endless, the days are barely given time to breathe, and the weather is reliably dour for most of us, so we need it really. Even as someone that doesn’t really care...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Features

Mickey Mouse in the Public Domain and What it Means for Creatives

There are few icons as iconic as Mickey Mouse. This is a cartoon figure that catalysed the birth of an entertainment empire, one that recently celebrated it’s 100th anniversary and continues to set the standard when it comes to mainstream...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Inspiration

Lost and found - Rediscovering the sound of smiling

I’m a bit OCD, so I have specific pockets for everything: keys, wallet, phone, gloves, notes, tissues. And I think losing things is a bad omen. Which is why the last time I lost my keys I refused to go on holiday the next day. My wife,...

Posted by: Chris Turner
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Inspiration

The Intervention of Virtual Reality in Therapy

We have all witnessed the digital advancement prevailing in the real world. The near future is supposed to be a lot more technologically advanced. It’s because the technology of the Augmented and Virtual world has been applied to both science...

Posted by: fourthedesign 3d Visualization Animation- Multimedia design
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Leaders

Cutting through the noise to grab the best talent

Having the right people on board is vital for a business’ success. Without the right talent, in the right role, at the right time, growth can be much slower - and can even reverse. The battle for talent has never been fiercer. Organisations...

Posted by: FJC
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Inspiration

Top 25 most inspiring creative inventions and products of all time

When you look at the history of product design and the greatest innovations of all time, it’s hard to ignore how a large amount of incredibly amazing inventions have all started popping up rather recently. The golden age of innovation and...

Posted by: Antonino Lupo
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Inspiration

Why better digital branding means a better 2021

2020. Well, that was crap. So look, we know it was a rubbish year, and we know you heard another 1,278 times that it was a rubbish year before that rubbish year was done. So instead of listing out a myriad of reasons why 2020 was a dumpster fire of...

Posted by: Woven Agency
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Leaders

Brands, it's time to address the UK's widening inequality gap

The UK's inequality gap is widening. With COVID-19 bringing upon us one of the worst financial crises in centuries, a country which already had a problematic inequality gap was only able to get worse. It is just normal that, in these circumstances,...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

Super Bowl Ads 2018

Whilst traditional TV advertising has long been superseded by digital as the most relevant and important medium for marketers and agencies alike, adland always resets itself for one night in February. One night where ad spend is at an annual high and...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

Implementing Augmented Reality for creative events and conferences

Both Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) are currently receiving high attention in the media and online gaming world. But what exactly is the difference between Augmented and Virtual Reality and how can this trend be integrated into the...

Posted by: Phil Michael
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Leaders

Creative Opinions: VR (The Emotional Connection)

Dan Phillips, Head of Digital and Interactive at MPC Advertising Cutting to the core of who we are and evoking primitive human emotion forms the basis of experiences that are talked about, shared and remembered. In advertising, therefore, it is no...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Leaders

International Women's Day 2017 in Advertising

This year, there has been decidedly more attention cast on International Women's Day, which is important, as, even in these enlightened times, many women across the world are still being made to feel as if they are somehow 'less than' their male...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Leaders

#TechTuesday: From playful electronics to drone football

Purposefully ridiculous, playful electronics from Slovenia Technology doesn't always have to be completely serious, sometimes it can be fun too! Enter the Slovenian designer Dan Adlešič, who recently updated his collection of toy-like...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Leaders

Is Shit for Trump great satire or is it just shit?

Like him or loath him, Donald Trump is big news right now. With his extremist right wing views and terrifyingly persuasive rhetoric, the man has carved a path through the American presidential circus with a fire and fury that have even made us Brits...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Leaders

2015 CLIO Awards Roundup

The winners of the 2015 CLIO Awards were announced last Friday (18 September), with Saatchi & Saatchi coming away as the big winners of the night with 10 offices bringing home a whopping 22 awards. A coveted CLIO Hall of Fame award was also awarded...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

Focal Point: Eric Yahnker's Pop Culture Pencilling

Eric Yahnker is all about intricate pencil work, pop culture puns and a serious approach to his work. He doesn’t make it easy to dismiss his work as pastiche, mainly because his finger is superbly on the pulse of contemporary society. Whether...

Posted by: Jade French
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Leaders

Would you wear your Levi smartphone?

What with the vast new technological frontiers opening up to us seemingly on a daily basis, it should come as no surprise that some of the industry's biggest players have been looking into ideas that, until recently, would have been seen as frankly...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Ballin’ On A Budget: Found Art For Inspiration

Found objects can provide great sources of inspiration, from hard-nosed plug men to hairy neckties, artists and designers don’t need to look far for materials to play with. As we see funding cut, art spaces become more competitive and materials...

Posted by: Jade French
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Features

Home is where the heart is. And the work. And everything else.

If I started a blog by telling you that I was thinking about buying a treadmill, you may well click away in anticipated boredom. But the fact remains, I’m seriously considering buying a treadmill. There, I said it. So what? Well, quite. Of...

Posted by: Ashley Morrison
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Leaders

Hey, sugar. Is John Lewis' Christmas ad too treacly?

Could they have been the most expensive two minutes in advertising history? Well, if they weren’t, they certainly weren’t far off. Last Saturday during X Factor - and therefore requiring the sign-off from pop mogul Simon Cowell himself -...

Posted by: Ashley Morrison
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Leaders

What the Blip? Is Independent Plus a media platform too far?

Ever get the feeling this whole digital hoopla is just being made up as we go along? Starting to suspect 'boffins' are just slinging out new widgets for a hungry world to scoop up and guzzle down, like mongrel hounds being thrown scotch eggs? Welcome...

Posted by: Magnus Shaw
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Inspiration

Ten brilliant things

Whilst scouting about for juicy fodder for this week's blog I came across so many exciting new things happening in the world of art and design I have decided to dump ten of the best bits onto your screens. It must be the weather, a burst of...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Features

Tony Malcolm, Leo Burnett

We don’t make brands famous, we make brands popular. We create work that is inclusive and bold and appeals to the mass market. We want to create work that a brand can grow into, that will appeal to more than just the immediate target...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Inspiration

# Trends. Project Glass. Why Google's new technology is badly flawed.

by Magnus Shaw. Before the introduction of the iPhone and its Android counterparts, mobile phone manufacturers were locked in a frantic competition to produce ever smaller handsets. As soon as a device smaller than a fag packet was launched, another...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Leaders

Calling all technophiles: the iPhone 4 is here

Last time I blogged about the iPhone, I was singing its praises while simultaneously warning that it could lead to serious relationship problems if it found its way into the bedroom. Don't get my wife started on Angry Birds, for instance. "Just one...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Industry

Is the Emily in Paris Creative Career Craze Legitimate? #MediaMonth

Television is no longer to opiate of the masses. That torch has long since been passed to the smartphone. In the last 20 years or so, however, arguably since the Sopranos first taught us that TV could be just as smart as film, it’s become...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Inspiration

How Do You Judge A Rebrand?

Across our industry, agencies like ourselves pour so much time (probably too much!) into producing beautifully considered, all singing, all dancing case studies that show our work in its best light. And why not, it’s work we’re proud of,...

Posted by: Thisaway
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Inspiration

The Power of Branding in Sport

As traditional consumer brands struggle to maintain trust, consumers are increasingly seeking deeper levels of authenticity. Sports teams can offer an antidote to this, with their ability to create shared experiences and lasting memories that play...

Posted by: FutureBrand
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Industry

A Complete Guide to Hiring a Concept Artist in 2025

Hiring the right Concept Artist is critical for any project in the creative and entertainment industries. Whether you're working in film, video games, or marketing, a skilled Concept Artist can bring your vision to life. However, finding and securing...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

Useless Projects: Catalyst for Creative Ideas

This idea was inspired by a quote from design icon Charles Eames: "My dream is to have people working on useless projects. These have the germ of new concepts." As a designer and branding guy, I typically work within the constraints and guidelines...

Posted by: Marc Posch

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