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“I first started thinking about making a startup simulator around 2012" said Francis Tseng, talking to Creativepool about his inspiration for The Founder - a meta, dystopian simulator that lets you launch and manage your own business. “I was...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
We all like a good fidget now and again. Indeed, it could be argued that fidgeting is a great source of stress release, and thus should be actively encouraged, especially amongst office workers. We recently saw the limited edition release of the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
adam&eveDDB - Temptations The Temptations cat food brand launched a new online media campaign this week encouraging cat owners to remember their feline friends. Created by adam&eveDDB, the campaign’s first digital content release features a...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Gaming is no longer the solitary pursuit of children, perpetual loners and hairy palmed basement dwellers. In fact, it's become such an accepted mainstream hobby that the gaming industry is now worth more and generates more income than the film and...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Sports brand Puma has based its latest Disc trainers on a fabric-covered concept car released by BMW. The shoe combines the futuristic design of PUMA’s DISC range with the streamlined power and efficiency of BMW. It takes inspiration from one...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
adam&eveDDB - #DontFuckMyFuture #DontFuckMyFuture - Keira Knightley We're all probably suffering from Brexit fatigue right now, but that doesn't make it any less important. On that note, adam&eveDDB have created a series of provocative new films...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Yes, I know, this isn't a music site, but this is a topic near and dear to the hearts of many 'creative' types, myself included, because Radiohead remains perhaps one of the few modern pop groups who are unwilling to toe the line when it comes to the...
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
Comic book movies are big business. Indeed, the genre has evolved from its fringe beginnings (anyone else remember Howard the Duck?) to effectively monopolise mainstream cinema. Even though Marvel has done its best to corner the market over the past...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Nextbit launches the gorgeous, crowd-funded Robin phone Kicking off a rather phone-heavy week in tech news, Nextbit has launched a new crowd-funded Android phone, which uses integrated cloud storage. The Robin was designed by Scott Croyle, former...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Launching a training centre in Italy Apple is set to launch a training centre in Italy where students will learn how to code and develop apps for the iOS smartphone and tablet platform. The iOS App Development Centre in Naples will have a...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
When the news dropped yesterday morning that the man born David Robert Jones (he changed his stage name to avoid being mistaken for Davy Jones from The Monkees) had passed away at the age of 69, I was actually half way through my 7th or 8th run...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
First off the bat, let me take this opportunity to wish all my fellow Creativepoolers a happy and prosperous new year! 2015 was certainly an exciting one in the tech world, but with a 2016 looking to herald the dawn of mainstream virtual reality, the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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
Christmas is chiefly known as a time for giving and sharing (and to a lesser extent drinking far too much and falling asleep before 6pm in front of Doctor Who), but it's also affectionately known as a time for watching every Christmas film...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
It was announced earlier today that M&C Saatchi Australia CEO Jaimes Leggett, has been appointed chair of Australia's peak industry body, The Communications Council, and will be taking on the role until the next Annual General Meeting in May 2016, at...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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
This man grew an ear on his arm An Australian performance artist who simply goes by the name “Stelarc” (like “Madonna” or “Adele,” but with zero mainstream appeal) has grown an artificial ear on his arm. He...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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
With E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) launching tomorrow, we're taking a look at some news before the big announcements from the gaming giants come out. E3 is a conference dedicated to computer, video and mobile games (and their related products)....
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
In collaboration with Little White Lies, jelly's James Dawe and a bunch of other talented artists have created a series of alternative movie posters to celebrate the release of Disney's Tomorrowland: A World Beyond. Little White Lies, who have...
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Emojis have become a niche market in and off themselves of late, with every minor property or release appearing to warrant its own batch of respective icons. So why has it taken this long for the advertising industry to get in on the action? The...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Whilst it might have passed many of you by (and for shame if it did), this Sunday gone (the 8th of March) was International Women's Day; an annual celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women across the world. To mark the occasion, No...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
This month A+C studios released 'Brick Bowl', a self-initiated challenge to recreate the best of the Super Bowl 2015 commercials as a stop motion animated film, using thousands of Lego bricks in less than 36 hours. A+C Studios is an animation...
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Arby's was in hot water recently, when the restaurant chain received a “Friendly reminder” from Pepsi that they had yet to release the second of their promised ads featuring the soft drink. The brand had already wrapped up its creative...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
If we ever had drive-in movies in the UK, they kept it pretty quiet. The whole concept of taking your car into a cinema is very much an American one, and even here it’s dying. In fact, there are only 340 such theatres left in the whole of the...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Mindshare WPP's media agency, Mindshare, has announced a partnership with the creative digital agency Possible to release Content+, a real-time, micro-content agency that will be launching in London, Singapore and Shanghai. As part of the move,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
In the gaming world, it's almost impossible genuinely surprise anyone anymore. The constant speculation surrounding industry showcase events such as E3 and Gamescom means that most fans know exactly what to expect and their suspicions are almost...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Microsoft recently announced a new low cost mobile phone a month after a leaked memo revealed that the technology giants were considering culling their more affordable phones in favour of their more expensive, “Windows Phones”. The Nokia...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Say what you like about Tesco, but they know how to create a fuss. A couple of days ago, the digital, broadcast and print media fell on a story about the retail giant and its latest advertising wheeze. As a plethora of reports rushed to tell us,...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
The Platinum Jubilee (or “platty joobs” as many have regrettably taken to calling it) is finally behind us and we can all get back to the important stuff like getting rid of Boris Johnson and struggling to feed ourselves. Yes, while it...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Those of you not too familiar with the gaming industry might picture game development as the effort of a large team of programmers and artists, all working on a monumental interactive experience. Yes, that happens. But sometimes, it is just the dream...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
On 24 May 1988, the United Kingdom introduced a nasty little clause, stating that a local authority “ shall not intentionally promote homosexuality or publish material with the intention of promoting homosexuality.” This was just 30 years...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
We've been trying to downplay and defuse the COVID-19 pandemic in our intros lately. Sadly, there are some related issues we just can't play with. The BBC has reported that domestic abuse calls have gone up 25% since the beginning of the lockdown....
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
We’ve all seen the cringey ads for millennial fashion brands like boohoo and Jameson Carter, but there's a hot new name in town. McDonald’s has ‘launched’ a fake fashion brand to promote its limited edition Spicy Chicken...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
