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This Thursday (March 16) at 6.30pm, the Thames will host a new art installation created by acclaimed artist Jason Bruges to put a spotlight on the river’s health. Called “Thames Pulse,” the installation, launched by London media agency MEC UK...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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
J. Walter Thompson – HSBC We begin this week with a retraction. Last week we stated that Saatchi & Saatchi had replaced J. Walter Thompson as the lead agency on HSBC’s global brand advertising account, but HSBC has since confirmed that these...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Selmore - ASN Bank Did you ever give any thought to the fact you've never switched banks in your life? I know I haven't. In fact, I've been with the Halifax for almost 20 years and I'm not even sure why. It turns out that I'm not alone according to...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Publicis Groupe Publicis Groupe has announced, as predicted by many, that Arthur Sadoun, current head of Publicis Communications, will replace Maurice Levy as chairman and chief executive of Publicis Groupe on June 1. Levy, who has served as CEO of...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Nintendo have never been ones to let a good idea die just because it failed once. In the mid 90s, the legendary Japanese gaming giant, fresh from the success of their iconic Gameboy, decided to piggyback on the wave on enthusiasm surrounding virtual...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The finalists for the seventh annual FDM everywoman in Technology Awards, which celebrates women that are changing the face of technology in the UK, have been announced this week. From entrepreneurs and engineers driving the business agenda to...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
With social media and the mainstream news outlets still falling over themselves to celebrate Meryl Streep's bold and oddly subtle defamation of the incoming US president (he who shall not be names) at the Golden Globes, Hollywood is once again in the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Towards the tail end of 2015, everyone was declaring 2016 as the dawning “Year of VR,” and whilst there have been a number of major developments in the field this year, including the commercial launches of all three major platforms, it's...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
When D&AD announced its New Blood Shift programme back in April this year, they did so with one priority. In their own words, they wished “To test a belief that success shouldn’t be about who you are, where you’re from, or who you...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
BETC Paris - CANAL The French TV networks CANAL+ and CANALSAT recently united their forces in order to become one giant television destination: CANAL. To celebrate this holy union, the new entity asked BETC Paris to create a spectacular commercial...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The Calmingstone uses technology to prevent panic attacks The Calmingstone is a pebble-shaped, handheld device originally designed in 2014 by Ramon Telfer, who, after suffering with anxiety himself, found that there wasn't a tangible product on the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
When Nintendo dropped their surprise announcement yesterday afternoon, and finally gave us our first glimpse at the NX (now known as the “Nintendo Switch”), I was in two minds about it. First there was a sense of relief, as this reveal...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Absolut Vodka has appointed BBH London as lead global creative agency following a review. Sid Lee formerly held creative duties on the account and is believed not to have participated in the review. BBH London’s first effort will be an...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
TOPSHOP recently hosted a celebrity-studded event in partnership with the Gynaecological Cancer Fund, for the second annual “Lady Garden” campaign, which aims to raise awareness of the symptoms of gynaecological cancer. Organised by...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Ogilvy & Mather/DAVID - Unilever Unilever has launched a new campaign that brings together the collective power of consumers and brands to show people in how the everyday brands they love can help to make the world a better place. With consumers...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Heathrow has launched its first ever television campaign to celebrate 70 years of flight at the airport. “First Flight” is set to David Bowie’s little-known but lovely “When I Live My Dream,” and tells the story of the...
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Facebook brings wireless internet to the developing world Hoping to establish itself as the social media network that cares, Facebook this week announced it is developing wireless internet access hardware and software that can be used in areas where...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
EventsHere is East London’s newest and most versatile events space, prominently located at Here East, a 1.2 million sq ft campus for the creative and digital industries, located in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Formerly the Press...
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A giant slide designed by Belgian artist Carsten Höller that spirals through the frame of the Anish Kapoor-designed ArcelorMittal Orbit opened to the public over the weekend. Thirty separate sections comprise the Slide's snaking form, which...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Monotype - Transport for London Monotype, the font and technology specialist, has updated the iconic Transport for London typeface to coincide with its centenary, featuring new hashtag, @ and ampersand signs. The new typeface, called...
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With E3 commencing this week, and the eyes of the tech world honed in on LA, I thought it was about time to take a look at some of the more esoteric news stories of the past week regarding virtual reality, which is bound to be the presiding HOT TOPIC...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
In a new global campaign called “10th month,” Bepanthen, the Bayer skin care brand, aims to speak to new mums and bring them the support and attention they need in the critical post-birth period. The campaign is based on the insight that...
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Tech Will Save Us design new wearable How does the Move Kit work? The smart cookies at Technology Will Save Us, a company that specialises in designing easy-to-use tech for children, have designed a wearable device that children can make and code...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Self-lacing shoes are the next 'thing' Nike has unveiled a new trainer with self-tying laces. Called the “HyperAdapt 1.0,” the actually rather swanky-looking sneakers will be available to buy in time for Christmas 2016, and use a more...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Studio Output create design-savvy logo for the BBC Connected Studio BBC Connected Studio Idents Studio Output has redesigned the visual identity for the BBC Connected Studio, BBC’s digital research arm, in order to make it more...
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Start Group Mac Macdonald, the President and Partner at Sid Lee Amsterdam, has been appointed the Group CEO at Start Group, the independent global network formerly known as Start JudgeGill. Based in London, he will focus initially on developing...
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Publicis Worldwide Publicis Worldwide New York promotes Carla Serrano to CEO, effective immediately, according to North America CEO Andrew Bruce. The move is significant, positioning clients versus operations, at the centre of all agency activities....
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FCB West - Electronic Arts Electronic Arts and their agency FCB West have hired educational children's entertainer Bill Nye (the science guy) to front a brand new campaign to launch the next evolution of its gaming subscription service, Origin...
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The OLIVER Group The OLIVER Group has announced three new senior promotions with immediate effect as it expands its unique experience planning discipline: Mark Bell to chief experience officer for OLIVER Group, and John Gibbard and Roz Thomas to...
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Say what you want about Boris Johnson, but the bumbling buffoon/Mayor of London really knows how to put on one hell of a show! His New Year’s Eve fireworks, delivered in partnership with Unicef, saw in 2016 with a truly breathtaking show...
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Translating New Year resolutions for Booking.com Booking.com recently revealed the “Best 2016 Ever” campaign from Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam, which encourages people to turn their (most likely) doomed New Year’s resolutions into...
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Frequency540 Independent digital marketing agency Frequency540 (FQ540) has hired award-winning creative talent Suzanne Michaels to oversee its creative department. Michaels will be responsible for driving the creative vision for all of...
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Cyber bullying is a very modern, but very serious problem, which is especially rife on Twitter. Indeed, online bullying is more prevalent today than it’s ever been before, with Twitter alone registering something mean, cruel or hurtful posted...
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Yesterday (November 10) Fallout 4 was released to its adoring public and my social life for the next fortnight took a tragic blow. Personally I'm only a few hours in thus far, but I can already quite say it offers everything the series' fans have...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
It doesn't take an advertising campaign to convince me that beer is beautiful, but that doesn't mean I don't appreciate the effort here. Carlsberg isn't exactly my brand (I'm more of an ale man myself), but it's hard to argue against their creative...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns