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These days, we’re by no means strangers to the phenomenon that is reality TV. It permeates every channel, every genre and every demographic. We laugh at the modern Victorian freak show that is X Factor, with their hopelessly deluded, fragile...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
If you read my column earlier this week, you'll know I'm in America. If you didn't, I'm in America. In fact, I'm now in America's oldest town, St. Augustine - on Florida's Atlantic coast. And despite the temperature being in the low eighties (which...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
I have a lot of music at home; enough to open a small record store. I listen to all sorts from jazz to punk to soul to reggae and even a bit of county and western. I’m a bit fussy though. I won’t listen to any old crud and I can also...
Posted by: John Fountain
Apple used to do great ads. The silhouettes of iPod users, offsetting the machine's white wires, were tremendously vivid, recognisable and memorable - classy and classic brand design. Then there were the dancing, multi-coloured iMacs, animated to...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
By Ashley Morrison Considering that words and the effective use of them takes up pretty much my whole working life, I don’t read enough of them. No, cancel that - I do read enough of them, just not the right ones. Last night, I found a largely...
Posted by: Creativepool
Kitcatt Nohr & Lazar Dzamic Since December 2007, Lazar Dzamic has lead the digital planning offering at Integrated agency, Kitcatt Nohr. Along with Planning Director, Richard Madden, Lazar leads digital strategy as Digital Planning Director, for...
Posted by: Creativepool
by Magnus Shaw. A couple of years ago an ailing roadside restaurant chain called in a radical TV chef to boost their menu and therefore their revenues. They refurbished some tired looking outlets, hired new people and ran a fairly hefty marketing...
Posted by: Creativepool
by Magnus Shaw. There are so many religions, beliefs, creeds and philosophies we can't really be sure what hell would be like. But it's a reasonable assumption a motorway service station would be involved. I don't know what it is about these...
Posted by: Creativepool
by Ashley Morrison I've been working very hard every single day for the past couple of weeks. Till silly o'clock. Being freelance, when the work comes along, I don't really feel able to say no. After all, in the current economic climate, to trot out...
Posted by: Creativepool
by Magnus Shaw I'm in America. Staying in Kissimmee, Florida and genuinely delighted to see things looking a lot better. Last year I was alarmed at the number of boarded up stores and saddened by the prevalence of regular Americans soliciting money...
Posted by: Creativepool
If the recent Willy Wonka spectacle taught us anything it’s that relying too heavily on AI for anything at this point is a fool’s errand. However, while there are significant drawbacks to using too much AI in a creative capacity, when it...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
In a culture where conversations surrounding mental health are (rightly) gaining momentum and importance, creative minds from various corners of the world have harnessed their talents and brought some light into the darkest corners of our collective...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
On average, an adult spends approximately 132 hours per year looking at menus online before deciding what to eat, resulting in indecision that often leads to making the wrong choice. According to a recent study, the conscious mind can only process...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Jumping on the recent Wes Anderson trend that’s sprung up on social media since the auteur’s latest film “Asteroid City” was released, Bella Vecchi, a Creator at VaynerMedia, started an Instagram campaign for Zoom on the same...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
TGI Fridays, the American-inspired cocktail and restaurant chain, and brand building agency Boldspace, recently launched TGI’s branding revamp. The company is reinstating ‘TGI’ into its name, after the UK business rebranded to...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
In collaboration with IFFCO’s Plant-Based Venture, WMH&I recently created THRYVE; a new plant-based food brand born in the Middle East. The brand sets out to spearhead a movement of change towards healthier and more sustainable eating in the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The video game industry is big. Really big. Global revenues for gaming are set to exceed $365 billion in 2023. That’s bigger than the music and movie industry combined. It’s also projected to soar to over three billion daily users by...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Virtual production has arrived with a bang. Big name producers - most famously for The Mandalorian - are filming with huge state-of-the-art LED walls as virtual backdrops, instead of going out on location. But you don't have to be Disney to create...
Posted by: We Are Tilt
Wolff Olins partnered with Instacart to create a new identity system for the brand, as part of the grocery technology company’s ambition to serve more retail categories beyond food. Rooted in a new positioning and iconic logo, Instacart’s...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Just a few short years ago, QR codes were still seen as a novelty. We now live, however, in a society where over 90% of us own and use a smartphone and have access to the technology. With those sobering numbers, any advertiser would surely be...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Greenwich Design, is a family-run business that “brings brands to life” by connecting them with customers in surprising and innovative ways. It started life over 50 years ago and has spent that time working with some of the biggest and...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Being a creative in this day and age demands the ability to wear a variety of hats and ensure they fit snugly. Michael Scantlebury has worn more hats than most in his extensive history in the sector both at home in New Zealand and in his adopted home...
Posted by: Creativepool
It’s been little over a year since our society was reshaped completely to comply with the new Covid-19 rules. It’s been a bleak year for most, an interesting one for all, and clearly a challenge for every brand and creative professional...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
Senior Creative and Director David Yorke is naturally attracted to stories and characters. Hard to blame a creative professional for that - storytelling is the fuel of creativity, the spark of ideas and the root of emotions. David knows that quite...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
It is no surprise that the pandemic has had drastic effects on travel across the globe, with thousands having holidays cancelled. While many still have the travel bug and would love to rebook, they remain anxious to leave the country. Travel...
Posted by: Poplar
Love for nature, capturing the moment and finding the beauty in how things look. This is the drive that guides Ben O'Brien, freelancer in Somerset, former animator and now a hardened 15-year illustrator. Though it may not seem like it, Ben's...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Photographer Theofilos Koutroumanis has done a lot in his life, from owning a bar to working in advertising and publishing. But when someone asked him to take pictures during a party night in his own bar, that was enough of a wake-up call for...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
We don't often feature voice artists around these parts - but when we do, we make sure they are among the most inspiring creatives out there. There are a lot of misconceptions about performing arts, and freelance voice artist Clare Reeves knows them...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
As the agency prepares to turn 50 next year, Southpaw's MD Tom Poynter highlights the creative culture of one of England's best-loved spa towns. Situated in the heart of ‘The Garden of England’, this spa town takes its name from the...
Posted by: Southpaw
When an eagle-eyed Twitter user noticed an influencer posting images with identical cloud formations, he wasted no time in calling out her ‘spooky’ behaviour. Matt Navarra’s tweet (below) about Martina Saravia got 35k likes....
Posted by: Aaron Brooks
In working through a large, complicated project for an automotive client, my team at Critical Mass faced an experience design challenge that only a gamer could solve. The features we came up with were well-received by client stakeholders, but one...
Posted by: Critical Mass
Fast food chain Burger King has launched a range of flame-grilled glasses in France to promote the intense flavour of its burgers. Independent agency Buzzman is behind the limited-edition product, with more than a million of the glasses created and...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Having won a silver award in last year's Creativepool Annual for New York City Department of Transport, self-employed artist Ben the Illustrator is the focus of this Spotlight Q&A. Find out about his route into the industry which has led to working...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Animal Planet by Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv New York-based design studio Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv has rebranded nature channel Animal Planet led by a new distinctive logo intended to be better recognised across all platforms. The blue...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Sherwood Forest by Cafeteria Sherwood Forest in the UK has rebranded with new work from Sheffield-based design studio Cafeteria and Birmingham-based illustrator Tom Woolley. The assets include new branding, website, print and advertising...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Mother - MoneySuperMarket MoneySuperMarket is back on our TV screens this week, as two Sindy dolls save money on their household bills and break out of “Sindyville,” in a humorous homage to “Thelma & Louise.” The 60-second...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial