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Sadler Wells & Alistair Spalding create a dance show without dancers

The renowned dance house Sadler’s Wells is engaging an enviable raft of designers and visual artists to create a show which won’t feature any dancers. “No Body” is a first for the London venue, whose artistic director Alistair...

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The Latest Highlights & Trends in Tech

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...

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Inspiration

Focal Point: Vasilisa Forbes of WaxChick

Vasilisa Forbes is a fashion photographer and video editor, who's also the brains behind the #WaxChick project. You might have seen her billboards popping up around London, or caught her speaking at the ICA. Controversial and throught-provoking, her...

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Holocaust survivors memories immortalised in stunning new exhibition

Even seventy years later, the Holocaust is still a sensitive subject for many people, especially those that lived through it. That doesn't mean however, that it doesn't deserve to be remembered. As the old saying goes (though I might very well be...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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The Top Design Stories of 2015

January: Charlie Hebdo cover unites millions against religious fascism For this one, there really are no words that would suffice. It does, however, underline the power that powerful and intelligent creative work still has to bring us together, even...

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The Latest Highlights and Trends in Tech

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
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Agency of the Week: J. Walter Thompson

Signalling the first signs of Christmas for Quality Street The First Signs of Christmas J. Walter Thompson London has teamed up with Quality Street to signal the real signs of Christmas by showering a street (and a cinema audience) with a blizzard...

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The Biggest Rebrands & Makeovers of the Week

Rufus Leonard - ODEON ODEON, the European cinema chain, has been given a glamorous brand revamp courtesy of Rufus Leonard, all based around the franchises iconic “O” motif, which the design consultancy have said they have aimed to...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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The Latest Highlights & Trends in Tech

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
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Top 10 Hires of the Week

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...

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Experience Bronze Age VR at the British Museum

Between the 8th and the 9th of August, visitors to the British Museum will be invited to step a virtual foot inside a 4,000-year-old Bronze Age roundhouse with the launch of the London museum’s first ever virtual reality weekend. By teaming up...

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Cecil the Lion immortalised by Empire State Building

Cecil the Lion became an internet sensation last week, unfortunately for all the wrong reasons. Cecil was gunned down in his prime by a dentist and “Recreational game hunter” from Minnesota, who became just about the most hated man on...

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The Week in Tech

Apple find their bearings Only the most steadfast Apple apologist would argue that the Apple Maps service can come even close to comparing with Google Maps. Indeed, statistics suggest that almost twice as many iPhone owners prefer to get directions...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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The Week in Tech

Final Oculus Rift Designs confirmed The Oculus Rift is almost ready to meet its public, with the much hyped virtual reality headset due to hit shelves next year. The final design for the set was recently unveiled, and whilst it hasn't altered...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Explore an interactive history of London

A gigantic interactive map almost 13 metres long was unveiled recently at the New London Architecture Galleries at The Building Centre in London, which aims to help the general public and tourists alike explore the past, present and future landscapes...

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How to control a plane with your mind

A remarkable new experience from Wieden + Kennedy Amsterdam and Tellart seeks to answer the question; “What if you could actually fly to your dream travel destination using only the power of your brain?” It's called the “Imagination Machine,”...

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Razorfish give power to the people

#GetTheMayor - A Future Platform for Citizen Engagement Razorfish recently announced the results of their #GetTheMayor platform; a world-first creative digital platform for the German city of Heidelberg, which allowed citizens to influence genuine...

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MADE gets physical

The online furniture store MADE has made its most ambitious move yet into the physical realm with a new flagship showroom (its largest yet) based in the centre of London. The new store opened on Saturday in Soho on Charing Cross Road, and fills a...

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Lego X is 3D printing in reverse

When I say the word “Lego,” chances are that your mind is immediately drawn to either one of two things; last year's surprisingly wonderful “Lego Movie” (still not forgiven that Oscar snub) or a childhood spent idly placing...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Omnicom advocate another new acquisition

The DAS Group (Diversified Agency Services), the Omnicom owned global group of marketing services companies, announced recently that it had acquired the Washington DC-based firm DDC Advocacy. Omnicom's latest acquisition is a full-service public...

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Ralph Appelbaum Associates take to the skies

Ralph Appelbaum Associates, the largest museum exhibition design firm in the world, recently lent their expertise to the Royal Air Force Museum in London. The new permanent exhibition will look at the planes used during the First World War, and will...

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Space for silicon

Anyone who works around the Silicon Roundabout is familiar with the noise of building work. It’s happening all around and the amount of old buildings coming down and new ones rising up is accelerating fast. One of the reasons for the surge in...

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3D technology - Ford creates a design "CAVE"

There’s nothing we like more than a nice bit of 3D and Virtual Reality. That is, if our trips to the cinema are anything to go by. There was a time not so long ago when watching a film in 3D was a bit of a treat. Now the technology is arguably...

Posted by: Ashley Morrison
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Should celebrities be plugging advertisers in interviews?

The old adage asserts, 'Word of mouth is the best advertising'. And there's a lot of truth in that. When a satisfied customer recommends a product or service to a potential customer, a form of potent and cost-free advertising has taken place and it's...

Posted by: Magnus Shaw
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Features

Spotlight: Alex Donne-Johnson

Alex Donne-Johnson is a multidisciplinary creative living and working in London. His work has been featured in numerous magazines and books. Computer Arts magazine named him a 'Leading creative' and he's been hired directly by clients such as adidas,...

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#GettingToKnow Swati Bhattacharya, CCO @ FCB India

How did you get into the industry? I think it was destined. Both my parents were in PR and media…but more importantly India in the early 90s had only one tv channel and a lot of the programming was coma inducing. For example, prime time tv...

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Industry

Did COVID-19 press reset on innovation?

Following the turbulence and uncertainty of the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s no secret that businesses throughout the UK have been forced to adapt to the evolving demands of the new normal. Although strategies have differed depending on sector and...

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Industry

Dreams of 5G with Orange, Publicis and Apple - #BehindTheIdea

With a long-time partnership with Apple, Orange was one of the main carriers in France working to promote 5G with the launch of iPhone 12. Having such a solid relationship in place, it would have been easy for the Orange brand and Publicis Conseil to...

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How KFC told Suppertime Stories for Annual 2018

Last week, Matthew Barnes, ECD at Ogilvy South Africa explained how he and his agency created an engaging digital campaign for confectionary brand Cadbury to win an Annual in 2018. But they didn’t stop there. For fast food company KFC, the...

Posted by: Ryan Watson
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Top Hires of the Week

Pablo Pablo continues to gather momentum with the recruitment of Harriet Knight, from Ogilvy as Head of Account Management; and Marcus Eley, from Grey as Head of Production. Tim Doust, founding Partner of FCB Inferno, will also join as Non-executive...

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