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BBD Perfect Storm - Stop Hate UK BBD Perfect Storm has launched mistletoe into space as part of “A Non-Nuclear Christmas” - a campaign it’s created for Stop Hate UK, a charity working to challenge all forms of hate crime and...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The Red Dress - Brewdog Craft beer brand Brewdog has released a new drink, featuring both a recipe and packaging designed to raise awareness about the impact of climate change. The beer is titled “Make Earth Great Again,” in reference to...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Ready for a Halloween Makeover? Enter for a chance to win the Tapestry Treatment and a £75 Selfridges voucher We're offering the opportunity to have your image transformed this Halloween using the magic of post production! No dressing up or props...
Posted by: Tapestry
Last week, there was a great deal of smoke being blown surrounding the memo released by Google employee James Damore, which inferred that women were biologically inferior to their male counterparts when it came to computer science and coding. These...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Last weekend, an internal memo from a Google software engineer with an incendiary title and even more incendiary content, went viral. Yesterday, it was confirmed that the employee who birthed the memo had been fired. The real question on everyone's...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
New iPhone likely to feature facial recognition and an all-screen design The next Apple iPhone will reportedly be unlocked using facial-recognition technology and will also feature a screen covering almost its entire front. A pre-release of firmware...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The AI doctor that drives to you! A concept for the “Aim” self-driving mobile medical clinic by Seattle studio Artefact includes diagnostics powered by artificial intelligence. The Aim platform relies on a mobile app and set of home...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The winners of the prestigious Outdoor Lions Awards (sponsored for the eighth consecutive year by Clear Channel Outdoor) have been announced at Cannes Lions 2017. Joint Grand Prix winners were: Twitter, for their brand campaign through Twitter San...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
I've yet to have a bad experience in an Airbnb. Granted I might just have been lucky, but then the vast majority of my friends have shared equally positive experiences, so maybe they really do have an excellent vetting process (for balance, if anyone...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
I'm going to go out on a limb here and presume that at least 75% of the people reading this piece have an active Facebook account. Such is the all-encompassing ubiquity of the great social media titan, that it's not unrealistic of me to make this...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
You really have to hand it to Elon Musk. In an era where our charismatic billionaires are either running the world or running it into the ground, he stands almost alone as a man with a genuine drive and ambition when it comes to the matter of...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Stanley Chow’s bold portraits and illustrations are internationally recognised on the covers of The New York Times and The New Yorker, used for clients including Saatchi & Saatchi, and have even caught the attention of bands such as The White...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
When Theresa May announced yesterday morning (18 April, 2017) that it was her intention to hold a snap general election in the UK on June 8 (a move that was since validated earlier today by a vote of 522 to 13), the UK media did what it always does....
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The Great Burger King Fiasco A Burger King TV spot created to activate Google Home smart speakers and some Android phones to describe its Whopper burgers was hijacked by members of the public recently, with the ad instead triggering the devices to...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Publicis - Fairy Fairy has brought to life the power of a single drop of its famous washing up liquid with a playful art installation of bubbles. Fairy wanted to come up with an engaging way to showcase its unique mileage messaging: “one drop...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
UPDATE: Since this article was first posted, Pepsi have decided (wisely in my opinion) to pull the ad from YouTube. A Pepsi spokesperson said in a press release: "Pepsi was trying to project a global message of unity, peace and understanding. Clearly...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Equal Pay Day (April 4) is a movement dedicated to showing how much further into the year a woman, on average, must work to earn what her male counterpart earned the previous year. The day, originated by the National Committee on Pay Equality (NCPE)...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
In an explicitly bold move that might go down as one of the most worthy rebranding exercises in recent history, Grey London has temporarily renamed itself as Valenstein & Fatt (V&F). The agency was initially named for the colour of the wallpaper in...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Alongside my recent pieces, Tech Trends: AI in 2017 and Creative Opinions on AI, I also conducted a series of interviews with some varied and insightful industry figures about their own experiences, hopes, thoughts, feelings and fears regarding the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
A weekly roundup of the most important news from the advertising awards world ADC*E The Art Directors Club of Europe honored “We Are The Superhumans” for Channel 4 by 4Creative with a Creative Distinction Award. The prize was created...
Posted by: TheNextGag
A Singapore-based artist going by the name “The Jubilee Red” has reimagined the design of some Absolut Vodka bottles to reflect both the aesthetics and the messaging of some rather prominent politicians. The packaging concepts have taken...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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
Global media agency Carat analysed consumer sentiment around the Oscars on social media to determine the ‘audience votes’ ahead of the big announcement made on 26th February, when the underdog “Moonlight” walked away with the Best Picture...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Nastia Cloutier-Ignatiev is a 19 year old portrait, fashion and beauty photographer based in Montreal. Despite her young age, she already has a roster of successful clients and an impressive Instagram following all captivated by her unique, highly...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
Various Agencies - BBC The BBC has announced its new graphic design services roster for 2017, naming five consultancies including Studio Output and Mother London. The consultancies were selected from 11 tender applications in total, and will be...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Public opinion on the Kardashian family is almost as polarising as the public opinion on the Trump family, so it was always going to be a risky move to hire one of the notoriously fame-hungry siblings to front a national advertising campaign. The...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Jason Foo Disruption is not the holy grail, businesses need meaningful purpose to future proof themselves. This is what Jason Foo, the CEO of BBD Perfect Storm, told delegates at the Dublin Tech Summit earlier today. “Relying on tech as your...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Lest we forget, video content is king, and live streaming is the shiny pearl on top of the crown. With Facebook Live and Instagram Live’s emergences last year, brands discovered unprecedented, cost effective ways to engage with existing...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
The 2017 Super Bowl came and went last night, with the New England Patriots coming back from the brink of defeat to score their fifth Super Bowl title. The real drama, however, appeared to be happening between the plays. Whilst Lady Gaga's half time...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
With social media awash with cries of outrage at the current refugee crisis Twitter witnesses close to 10,000 tweets a day from users pledging their sympathy, Amnesty International is looking to convert outrage to support with its latest social...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The Super Bowl is a little over a week away and ad land is building up with typical gleeful abandon for its biggest night of the year. I've always struggled to enjoy American Football to be brutally honest. The immediacy and skill appear lost in the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Back in 2008 when Obama first ran for president, the iPhone was only a year old and Facebook wasn’t yet the world’s largest social network. Obama’s digital strategy was savvy and helped to mobilise voters who were already actively...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
I have a relatively busy life. Beyond my 9-6 job in London as a Creative Director, I have to spend 2 hours either side commuting to and from work, 5 days a week. I generally stagger in from 8pm, I find I'm pretty exhausted, hungry, creatively drained...
Posted by: Andrew
With the post-Brexit pound plummeting faster than Donald Trump's approval rating, Apple have decided to set a terrifying precedent in the tech community by raising the price of all apps in the UK by 25%. In real terms, this means an app that used to...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
David Fraser made great waves in the PR industry last year when he left the established Frank PR after 12 years at the agency, having worked up the ranks from an entry-level role to the position of Deputy Managing Director. He has worked alongisde...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
SCPF - TOUS TOUS, along with SCPF, presents the fifth instalment of the well-known Tender Stories series. A comprehensive communication campaign with the aim of depicting tenderness from a new angle, as well as revealing the new Autumn/Winter 16-17...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial