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Establishing a team in New York has been an eye-opening experience in comparative hiring cultures for Manchester-based design recruitment agency Craft. Here, Tommy Castleman, Associate Director at Craft, shares insights and best practices from design...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The Design Council’s refreshed visual identity launched with sustainability and accessibility at its heart. As the UK’s national strategic advisors for design, the Design Council aims to open a conversation around graphic design...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
How did you get into the industry? I guess all the early signs were pointing towards a career in design, but in hindsight it’s quite shocking just how little thought went into pursuing this path. Art and design were my favourite subjects, and...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
How did you get into the industry? I remember getting a camcorder for Christmas one year when I was 10 and enjoyed taking pictures on it. For my 14th birthday, I received a new point and shoot digital camera, which led me into the world of beauty...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Design is a crucial part of our lives, particularly for those of us lucky enough to be involved in the creative industries. From the products we use to the spaces we inhabit, design is everywhere and in everything and International Design Day, which...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Even the coolest of candidates get nervous before a job interview. While we don’t advise having ready-made responses for every question. We do recommend spending some time preparing for what you may be asked. If you’re applying for a role in...
Posted by: Gabriele
By Claire Blyth, host of ‘My Life in Design’ podcast and founder and managing partner of brand design PR specialist Red Setter When I launched the ‘My Life in Design’ podcast last summer, the aim was to speak to some of the...
Posted by: Red Setter
This week, we're shining our member spotlight on Georgia Rowe, Creative Director at Hot Creative, a leading boutique full service design studio offering creative solutions across marketing, advertising and design. She has been working professionally...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Ok, ok, don’t shout at me. But honestly, is design still a craft? The bulk of what design people, outside of the coterie of actual makers, I mean. Stuff that I go into work at least five days a week to do. Design when it’s your job as opposed to...
Posted by: Richard
What exactly are the benefits of new technology to the creative team? Productivity, workflows, defined processes - not necessarily something we would automatically associate with creativity. Yet, for Darren Evans, Design Director at The Engine Room...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Hey fellow creatives! Follow along as we take on a brand new art director challenge–one that dissects the graphic styles of decades past to influence our project for today. But we won't just be exploring retro design. We'll also be diving head...
Posted by: Kevin Forister
Design used to feel optional in tech, something to be sprinkled on at the end. Now, leading companies like Apple, Uber and TikTok rely on design and designers to identify new ideas and help users accomplish their goals - whether looking for their...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
While social media might have become an incredibly important tool, nobody is going to take your business seriously without a website. Designing that website is a key task as it needs to find a perfect balance between form and function. It’s a...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
With so many other emergencies circling us right now it can be unfortunately easy to forget that the most critical existential crisis remains the environment. Thankfully, the design industry hasn’t forgotten. Or at least that’s what...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Draw is a UK-born architectural interiors and branding agency whose mission is to “bridge the gap between in-house design and creative studios.” From new interior schemes to visual identity and packaging design, it works with leading...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Over the last week or so we have seen the return of the London Design Festival for its 20th Anniversary. Amongst some visually stunning designs and installations, were some critical and important messages. It was not only inspirational, it was...
Posted by: Creative Bears Ltd.
Ryan Michlitsch is a San Francisco-based Creative Director working at Hook. Skilled in design, user experience, art direction, UI, branding, team building and leadership, he’s worked at ad agencies from the Midwest to the West Coast. Over the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
I built my first website in December 1993. Back then, one had to create the HTML using a plain text editor, then view the page in a web browser called "Mosaic". Images were rudimentary... usually a "GIF" format, and they had to be relatively small...
Posted by: Tagmakers
Being an exhibitor at an industry event or trade show like Sigma, offers companies a unique opportunity to attract and engage with prospective customers. It’s the perfect place to create a positive first impression and generate new leads. But...
Posted by: The Authentic Brief
While many people outside of the creative realms might be more aware of her famously beautiful offspring than the woman herself, for those in the world of design, and particularly architecture, Zaha Hadid is basically the David Bowie of design. When...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The fashion industry runs on the continuous change in taste and aesthetics. A cynical eye could see this as fickle and superficial. Most branding agencies, however (WMH&I included), like to think that they are not subject to any apparent design...
Posted by: WMH&I
It is never too late to include design into your marketing plan, especially in the context of a new season. Here are five of the most promising design ideas for summer 2022 (with examples) to assist your organisation in meeting and crushing its...
Posted by: Chris Bicourt
A branding and design studio that styles itself as a studio for “people who like their style with a side of substance,” Lark is a relatively young company but it’s achieved rather a lot in five short years. A small and nimble...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
When everything is said and done, the graphic design trends of 2022 are a motley crew. Frasurbane and anti-design, escapism and grunge, doodles and parametric patterns are some of the themes explored. It's difficult to envision any of these diverse...
Posted by: Chris Bicourt
In addition to the illustrious Creativepool Annual, several other very prestigious design awards programs are also currently open for entries. I thought you would appreciate the heads-up and some brief details… which I am presenting in order of the...
Posted by: The Darnell Works Agency
For this week’s Member Spotlight, we director our attention towards a self-made women who started her own successful business at the tender age of 24 and continues to go from strength to strength. Kelly Jackson is not only the creative director...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Everyone loves a good con story. You only have to see the success of the recent Anna Sorokin drama and Tinder Swindler documentary on Netflix to see how infatuated we all are with the seedy inner-workings of a good long con. But the latest big con...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Formed over 30 years ago, STB (Stocks Taylor Benson) Graphic Design is an agency with a defiant “no bullshit approach” to the process. In their own words, there’s “no pseudo-science, waffle or jargon” when it comes to...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
I really hope not. But it doesn't look good. What do the late, great Saul Bass, Milton Glaser, Paul Rand, Massimo Vignelli and Alan Fletcher have in common - other than their skill and enduring influence? They were all proud to call themselves...
Posted by: Stocks Taylor Benson
Among the winners of The Annual 2021 this year, Ted Vesania certainly has one of the most colourful entries across the entire board. It is also one of the most distinctive. Our judges in the Web panel were impressed by the clean and modern design of...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
We are big longtime fans of Design Bridge, even though the team only started entering The Annual in 2020 (and they largely made up for it with great amounts of love!). This year, the team was able to impress our judges across a wide range of...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The Annual 2021 wrapped up earlier this month, featuring some of the most exciting winners in the history of the Creativepool community. Who are these talented professionals and why do they represent the best of the best in the realm of...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
What to do when your personality doesn't match the stereotypes required for a successful career? You keep going. Anna Jehan was recently appointed as the Head of Design at Digitas UK, and she admits spending some of her early career struggling with...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Martin Simpson's path into the industry has been far from 'conventional'. Through the many years he spent in the creative and advertising industries, Martin journeyed through a mixture of internal design, management, and marketing roles between...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Most of the pictures you'll see of Volker Armbruster below picture him in his studio or next to a piano. We believe it is for a good reason. We have no trouble imagining that Volker would rather spend time in his studio making some beautiful music...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
With over 25 years of experience as an art director and designer, Wellmark Executive Creative Director Mark Sammartino was a perfect fit for the Annual 2020 Publishing panel. As a juror for one field of creativity that kind of lost its essence with...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial