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Meet Phil Danter: The Ad executive who became a music star

Tiring of your glittering career as an advertising executive? All those expense account lunches leaving you unfulfilled? Maybe you should become a music star. It can certainly be done, as one high-flyer has proved by making that exact career move....

Posted by: Magnus Shaw
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Top 4 time management tips for Studio Managers

"Never enough hours in the day," it's a phrase we all repeat over and over. For those of us working in the creative industry it's something we face daily, with huge projects, large teams to manage and tight deadlines. So for all the studio managers...

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London's £12 million gallery to bridge gap between art and science

A new gallery is due to arrive in London in 2017, and aims to bridge the gap between art and science with the ambition of being an all-inclusive visitors’ space. The Science Gallery London project by King's College London is aimed at...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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The Awards Roundup

LIA extends entry deadline and announces next LIAsons speaker The London International Awards has announced that the deadline for entries has been moved to the 31st July. All companies and/or individuals involved in the creative process are...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Have you ever considered remastering an old tattoo?

I don't have any tattoos. Nor have I even seriously considered it. I have nothing against them, in fact I actually harbour a smidgen of jealously towards those who are bold enough to brand their bodies, but there's something so unbearably permanent...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Features

10 things which have disappeared from creative studios

I kicked off my creative career in an advertising agency on Fleet Street, twenty-odd years ago. Apart from the general excitement of actually being paid to write ads, I drew great inspiration from the very particular pieces of equipment around the...

Posted by: Magnus Shaw
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On Yer Bike: 10 reasons to jack in your job

When I was employed, rather than self-employed, there’s no doubt that I liked various things. Sure, the job itself was ok to start with, but the main thing I liked was the paid holidays. There wasn’t very much in the way of benefits. Paid...

Posted by: Ashley Morrison
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Smart Boy: If Nintendo made Smartphones

When Nintendo announced their intent to move into smartphone gaming earlier this year, the internet was abuzz with gamers pontificating on their pros and cons of the company's decision to branch out beyond their own home consoles for the first time....

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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The Week in Tech

A fresh face on the iPod Apple has officially revealed a brand new iPod Touch, and has also announced a gaggle of new colour options for the entire iPod line. We reported a few weeks back that the latest iTunes update leaked this information ahead...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Japanese artist Tomokazu Matsuyama creates an exhibition in 17 hours

Toshiba Australia, supported by Windows and Intel, have issued a unique challenge to renowned Japanese artist Tomokazu Matsuyama. The artist known to his fans as “Matzu” was tasked with creating an entire exhibition using only one Toshiba...

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Inspiration

Feeling the burn: Thomas Mailaender's illustrated people

We’ve heard about suffering for your art, but this takes things to a new level. French artist Thomas Mailaender applied 23 photographic negatives to models skin, searing them with a UV lamp. The result? Some really beautiful effects, that conjure...

Posted by: Jade French
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FCB Inferno defines shit hot

What does that even really mean today? To be fully integrated. On the back of winning 10 Cannes Lions, including a grand prix and a glass lion for This Girl Can, FCB Inferno is proving its might with a run of digital wins and hires. So let's take...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Top 10 Hires of the Week

GPY&R Melbourne GPY&R Melbourne has promoted Jake Barrow to the position of creative director. Barrow has been with the agency for four years and has lead multi award winning projects for Schweppes, Public Transport Victoria and the Australian...

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Account Wins of the Week

VCCPme - PDSA PDSA has awarded VCCPme its direct account following a competitive pitch, which was handled by the AAR. PDSA is the UK’s leading veterinary charity, with 51 pet hospitals and over 380 pet practices working tirelessly to provide...

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The lost art of throwing a TV out of a hotel room

Iv'e been a semi-professional musician for over a decade now, but have yet to trash a hotel room, snort drugs from a stripper's behind or destroy a television in a fit of adrenaline fuelled madness. So basically, the movies lied to me. Of course,...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Leaders

Two’s Company: Creative Cultures

On Wednesday 8th July our Founder spoke at the YCN, Two's company event where they explored ideas, techniques and approaches that can foster creativity within workplaces along with James Allen. Whether it’s lunch roulettes at Warby Parker or...

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Inspiration

Alex Tait illustrates Carling Zest's vibrant Summer campaign

Have you spotted Carling Zest’s latest advertising campaign whilst out and about this Summer? The vibrant and eye-catching images were illustrated by jelly's one and only Alex Tait, to enhance Carling Zest’s positioning as one the UK’s...

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WPP go big in China with new Shanghai HQ

WPP China is set to move 26 of its media and ad companies along with 3000 staff currently spread across 10 locations into a gigantic new building in Shanghai, which we will (for now) affectionately call “WPP Towers.” The JWT and Ogilvy & Mather...

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The Boutique: A new fashion PR venture from Ogilvy

Ogilvy Public Relations has announced the launch of a speciality division that will provide communications strategy for retail, fashion and e-commerce clients, while helping brands forge strategic collaborations in the fashion space. The Boutique @...

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New Diet Coke to be designed by J.W. Anderson

Last week, Diet Coke caused a mild online frenzy after posting a film teasing a new designer collection. However, after much speculation and guesses from curious fans, Diet Coke officially announced this week that it will be partnering with JW...

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The Week in Advertising

The Martin Agency – Geico The Martin Agency scooped well-deserved Grand prix at Cannes last month for its brilliant take on pre-roll ads with “Unskippable,” ad for US car insurer Geico, and the agency is displaying that same acerbic humour...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Leaders

John Cooper Clarke asks you to complete his latest poem

Celebrated British punk poet John Cooper Clarke has teamed up with 18 Feet & Rising and Agile Film to launch a new campaign for the National Trust, in which he shares his love of the British coastlines to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Neptune...

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London's Old Manor Park Library reborn as creative workspace

The Old Manor Park Library in Newham, London, is to be transformed into a new workspace for creative businesses and artists by architects Nicholas Lobo Brennan and Astrid Smitham, who were appointed by the arts organisation Create. The duo want to...

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Agency of the Week: DDB Worldwide

Real shoplifters given animated makeover for Harvey Nichols A new spot by adam&eveDDB for Harvey Nichols uses CCTV captured footage of actual shoplifters getting caught in the act, but gives the footage a defiantly cheeky makeover. The “Love...

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Leaders

Watch some adorable Micro Pigs bring home the bacon

The great debate that rages inside me like a vengeful demon every Sunday morning is a simple one, but one that I'm sure I'm not alone in suffering. Pigs or Bacon? The thing is. I love bacon, more so perhaps than any other meat product, but conversely...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Creative industry employment dwarfing other sectors

When people ask me what I do for a living, I often simply reply; “I write.” This response is often met either by furrowed brows, genuine interest or complete surprise, as it would appear that to some people, the concept of actually making...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Leaders

The Art of the Production Line at the Barbican

Travel has become a favourite theme of galleries recently. First we saw KK Outlet get cheeky with their Commute Nice, London show, and now the Barbican are mid-way through their show Station To Station: A 30 Day Happening. Having travelled through...

Posted by: Jade French
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Leaders

The BBC versus Apple in the battle for your ears.

For the first time ever, radio and music lovers will be able to download BBC radio programmes in full, to their smartphone or tablet for free, listen to them offline, and keep them for up to 30 days on the BBC iPlayer Radio app. The update, rolling...

Posted by: Magnus Shaw
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The Awards Roundup

Pum Lefebure announced as speaker at Creative LIAisons Pum Lefebure, the co-founder and chief creative officer of Design Army, has been announced as a speaker at the London International Awards 2015 Creative LIAisons program. Lefebure, who joins...

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Bompas & Parr bring 'breathable cocktails' to Borough Market

Bompas & Parr are set to open an immersive new cocktail bar in London over summer, which will provide visitors with “Breathable cocktails.” A self-initiated project from the culinary events consultancy, the interior of the bar will be...

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Could London be losing its creative class?

Rohan Silva, a former senior policy advisor to UK prime minister David Cameron, has warned Londoners that the flow of creative people from New York to Los Angeles could be sign of things to come for the big smoke. He believes that the recent trend of...

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One man's trash is another man's Wi-Fi

Littering is one of those nagging irritations that genuinely grinds my gears more than it probably should. Walk down any street, in any city, in any village, town or city, and it's unlikely you'll go even 10 seconds without coming across somebody's...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Inspiration

Could this be the most enticing job ad ever?

Every morning, my inbox is littered with job ads. The Guardian, Brand Republic, Monster... Not that I’m especially looking for a new job - freelancing from the comfort of my own office at home makes me very happy - but it’s always worth...

Posted by: Ashley Morrison
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Leaders

Plenty's refreshing and colourful animations for Viacom

jelly's award-winning art and motion studio, Plenty, have created a series of superb animations for American mass media giants, Viacom. The eight animations, which were created to celebrate the start of spring in New York, are an exciting and...

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Europe's largest trampoline park isn't just for kids

The largest trampoline park in Europe is set to open this month at Kembrey Park in Swindon, and whilst the idea might sound built with kids in mind, Freedog is a park fit for children of all ages. Freedog is based in a former distribution centre...

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Proximity promote water safety this summer

This week sees the start of a second summer for Beach Smart, the communications programme from the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) that targets young families and educates children about safety on the beach, which will prove especially...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial

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