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Final straw: Oval Space and The Pickle Factory go plastic-free

Two of London’s most popular music and events spaces are set to be the first multi-purpose venues to eradicate the use of single-use plastic. Oval Space and The Pickle Factory are taking the action, dubbed Oval Green, in a first step towards...

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Leaders

Wunderman launches innovation partnership with Founders Factory

Wunderman, the leading global digital agency and part of WPP, has entered a partnership with Founders Factory - a corporate-backed incubator and accelerator, founded by Brent Hoberman and Henry Lane Fox. The partnership provides Wunderman’s...

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Inspiration

The Brand Case Studies: KITE Eyewear

KITE is a UK-based optometry brand making waves with its innovative ‘eyewear’ and ‘eyecare’ products. Founder Asad Hamir was frustrated at optometry’s sterile marketplace and sensing that it lacked innovation or...

Posted by: Kate Lewin
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Leaders

The Old Vinyl Factory becomes a major design incubator

The ground-floor of the Old Vinyl Factory in Hayes, West London, which was at the forefront of UK technological development for much of the 20th century, has been reimagined as an incubator space for start-up product design businesses. The site was...

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Industry

Letting those WOW moments speak for themselves | #BehindTheIdea

In its first work from Lucky Generals, car selling service carwow aims to “fill the lives of car owners with massive moments of WOW” (delivered by a huge inflatable “WOW”) as they see how much they can sell their car for....

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Industry

Annual 2024 - Who will see your work?

Will my work get seen by the "right" people is a key question when deciding on whether or not to enter any award. As a part of our commitment to making The Annual the "Most Award" we make sure that your entries are delivered to, and downloaded by,...

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Features

Do Brands Still Believe in Love? #ValentinesDay

Valentine’s Day is a holiday beloved by few. For many of us, it’s little more than a cynical stopping gap between Christmas and Easter to claw at our pockets. There appears to be a disconnect, however, between how much we care about...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Workshop

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

Global creative calendar: January 2024

In the months ahead, this Global Creative Calendar will once again open exciting new doors of possibility. Entering any of them can impact your life in epic ways you could never anticipate. Spend a few moments now, investigating and imagining...

Posted by: The Darnell Works Agency
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Features

How will 2023 be remembered by creatives? #YearInReview

2023 will hardly be remembered as a banner year for may of us as the cost-of-living crisis started digging deeper and the political spectrum on both sides of the atlantic started to devolve into a cynical and hateful mess. For creatives from all...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Inspiration

#MemberSpotlight on design director Wes Trumble

How did you get into the industry? Ever since I can remember art has always been my passion. Initially I studied a foundation course in Eastbourne which covered a broad range of subjects and then progressed onto a higher level course in Barnet....

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Workshop

Sorting out Stilton’s image problem #CreativeCaseStudy

Packed with flavour and with all the heritage and history of a fine wine Stilton, has a lot to give. Unfortunately, it’s been perceived as stinky, old fashioned and too strong to handle beyond the festive season. This image problem resulted in...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Inspiration

Smile Train Captures the Beauty in Every Smile | #BehindTheIdea

This October, Smile Train launched a campaign called ‘Beauty in Every Smile’, which looks to celebrate the beauty and diversity in smiles - following research which found that a third of people in the UK with a facial difference have been...

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Features

The 10 Best Fictional Brands of All Time #MediaMonth

While brand partnerships and sponsored product placements have been a major part of the entertainment game for decades now, sometimes, it’s counter intuitive or simply too costly to use a ‘genuine’ brand in a film or TV show. But...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Leaders

Creative education needs an urgent lesson in reinvention

Ian Wharton served as part of the creative leadership for design and innovation agencies in WPP and Publicis Groupe. He is the Founder of health technology startup Aide Health, an advisor at Justified Studio, the author of Spark for the Fire: How...

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Inspiration

Calling for Dream Carriers on new film for Grenfell | #BehindTheIdea

An emotive ad voiced by rapper AJ Tracey that captures the hopes and dreams of young people from the estate surrounding Grenfell Tower is being released today, as its creators call for the ad industry to buy shirts and help keep the dreams of these...

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Inspiration

How Barbie can inspire brands to get creative with cinema #PurposeMonth

Legendary characters and stories are having a moment in film. Iconic pop culture video game Super Mario Bros. had a box office hit with its animated film amassing $1 billion globally earlier this year, meanwhile, Greta Gerwig’s highly...

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Inspiration

#MemberSpotlight on Deep co-owner Charlie Eiles

How did you get into the industry? Having studied at Bournemouth I always enjoyed being surrounded by creative talent. I never wanted to be a designer but was fascinated by the way people used things, and what made them choose one brand over...

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Leaders

#GettingtoKnow COLLINS Designer Dev Valladares

Tell us a bit about your role! Is there a “typical” day? That’s a tricky one! I am part of both the design and the motion teams at COLLINS. So, one day I’m freely sketching new visual concepts for an R1 presentation; the next...

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Inspiration

#CompanySpotlight on music supervision and production specialists SIREN

SIREN are a small team of experienced and award winning producers & music supervisors who love music and are based in Central London. They collaborate with a global network of extremely talented composers and producers and our goal is to answer your...

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Features

Global creative calendar: January 2023

In the months ahead, this global creative calendar will once again open exciting new doors of possibility. Entering any of them can impact your life in epic ways you could never anticipate. Spend a few moments now, investigating and imagining what's...

Posted by: The Darnell Works Agency
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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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Leaders

Top 10 most exciting branding designers on Creativepool

What is a brand? It’s far more than just a colour scheme and a few catchy phrases. Indeed, it’s more suitable to think of a brand as an identity - it’s what the company stands for, what it hopes to achieve and how it wants to be...

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Leaders

Top 10 most exciting creative directors on Creativepool

Design guru. Master mediator. Highly skilled multitasker and delegator. A good Creative Director is all these things and more. They are the calm head on top of the creative shoulders that bring focus and identity to a company. They are, in essence,...

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Workshop

Simplifying the overcomplicated with Suzuki | #BehindTheIdea

Car manufacturer Suzuki UK recently launched its new brand campaign, “Suzuki Good Different” to celebrate the perception that the brand and its cars are different from everything else on the market. The campaign was created by Iris and...

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