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Most days, I take time to read the work of other writers online - and today was no exception. Prompted by a link on Twitter, I visited an article which several users were recommending. They were right - in terms of subject matter and content, it was...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Open global competition to attract entries across multiple application-led categories, to be showcased online and at FESPA exhibitions throughout 2014 FESPA hasredeveloped its Awards programme, making it an annual competition and opening it to any...
Posted by: FESPA
Too often at printed.com we see fabulous flyers, leaflets and stickers with killer design and spot-on messaging, but there's something missing no call to action! To give your printed marketing materials a chance to work, it's so important to include...
Posted by: Creativepool
Tell us a bit about you Colin... I'm a 6ft 3" one-time professional surfer and ex Abercrombie & Fitch model stuck in the body of a 5ft 10" balding Brightonian. Creative Director at VCCP, father of two beautiful daughters and husband to a very...
Posted by: VCCP
Threadless is a creative community that makes, supports, and buys great art. It has evolved from an online t-shirt design company into an international community-driven design platform featuring merchandise designed by and for its fan base of nearly...
Posted by: Creativepool
I've written before on the clumsiness and general lack of bite of the ASA (Advertising Standards Authority) and this week sees them back in action, in hot pursuit of Spotify. It seems the music streaming site recently threw out an email to selected...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
The creative team behind the Histagram Tumblr shows us what famous historical figures would post if they had Instagram accounts. Histagrams: History depicted as Instagrams. his·to·ry (noun) : the study of past events, particularly in...
Posted by: Creativepool
What's the story behind you joining Nerv? I’ve been part of Nerv since the very early days (10 years now). I first met Cynan (Nerv’s founder) when we were both working for a UK based PC manufacturer back in the early 2000s. We were both...
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Many Creativepool readers are already well into their career, but it's clear a fair few are just starting out, possibly still seeking their first gig. If that's you, please stay with me. First, let me say that I recognise your wretched luck. You're...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
If you're the worlds largest online retailer, you take hoarding to a whole new level! Especially when you have over 137 million customers per week and a GDP larger than half of the countries in the world. If you need that last minute gift or a new...
Posted by: Creativepool
Tell us a bit about you Dom... I’m a Liverpool lad who studied Fine Art at Uni, but then got interested in digital in the process. Straight from graduating in 1998 I joined an ISP which gave me my foundation in all things internet, then went...
Posted by: Fat Media
International sensation Hailo, lifestyle media provocateur Nowness, and pop culture gem Catleidoscope will be saluted alongside special achievement honourees Candy Crush Saga, “Father of Wi-Fi” Vic Hayes, and Inside Out Project founder JR...
Posted by: The Lovie Awards
Do you own a website? More to the point, do you own a bespoke domain name? I only ask because the City of London Police's brand new 'Intellectual Property Crime Unit' is hoping to get off to a flying start by attempting seize control of domains they...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
I was never keen on the National Lottery. On the night it launched, I nipped to the shop for cigarettes and was confronted with a queue which reached out of the door and off down the street. I was concerned the people had been hypnotized and summoned...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
It's time to VOTE in The People's Lovie Awards The wait is finally over! We are so thrilled to share The 3rd Annual Lovie Finalists. With 350 expert Academy members across Europe, nearly 1,500 works were judged and thousands of reviews were...
Posted by: The Lovie Awards
In the world of the marketing agency, 2013 won't just be the year of the Snake. It'll be the year the number of mobile devices exceeds the human population. I'm knocking at your proverbial door to spread the word of Vine. Have you heard about the...
Posted by: FindGood
The World Wide Web, it's a wonderful thing to be sure. You've got your social media for endless moaning and pictures of your holidays. You've got your YouTube for Little Mix videos and footage of other people's pets. And you've got your online...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Do you listen to the radio via the internet? Quite possibly. Radios 1, 2, 3, 4, 5Live, 6Music, Capital, Smooth - they're all there, streaming away. But, when was the last time you listened to an internet-only radio station? One that's online rather...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
One Minute Briefs is a concept borne out of the minds of Nick Entwistle and James Clancy who run The Bank Of Creativity. It's designed to change the way people think about advertising, change the way in which creatives work and also provoke a lot of...
Posted by: Jessica Hazel
First, a bit of background. The Huffington Post is an online newspaper and it's rather successful. Actually it calls itself a 'news aggregator and blog' - but considering that is less clear than 'online newspaper', we'll stick with the latter. It was...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Dom Goodrum Design Director Percolate Find Dom online: @domgoodrum A bit about you A designer working on content creation software to transform marketing. My approach to design has been shaped by the people I have worked with in Huddersfield,...
Posted by: The Lovie Awards
Today I learned an inquest has been opened into the death of a young girl, bullied to suicide by users of social media. This dreadful story adds a terrible darkness to the storm surrounding the abusive use of the internet. And, as happened with...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Stefanie Hoffmann Founder Loui apps Find Stefanie online: www.gogogabi.com @nanou_ de.linkedin.com/in/stefaniehoffmann/ A bit about you Stefanie is a founding member of the MLOVE advisory board, honorary judge at the Lovie Awards. She...
Posted by: The Lovie Awards
As a copywriter, one of the first jobs I had was to write a series of scripts and headlines for Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones. So I was rather sad to learn of Mel's death at the weekend. Funnily enough, I was also reminded of the comedy twosome...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw Website: designjuices.co.uk Twitter: @DesignJuices Facebook: facebook.com/designjuices Tumblr: jthompsondesign.tumblr.com/ When did you start out blogging? I started Design Juices back in January of 2010 whilst still at university, it was a...
Posted by: Creativepool
Website: designjuices.co.uk Twitter: @DesignJuices Facebook: facebook.com/designjuices Tumblr: jthompsondesign.tumblr.com/ When did you start out blogging? I started Design Juices back in January of 2010 whilst still at university, it was a...
Posted by: Creativepool 5 minutes with... Geoff Foots - Guerilla... Geoff Foots Creative Director, Guerilla... Website: guerilla.co.uk Twitter: @we_are_guerilla Facebook: Facebook.com/weareguerilla LinkedIn: Linkedin.com/company/guerilla-communications Tell us a bit...
Posted by: Creativepool
Disruption has always been key to the advertising model. Very few people opt to be exposed to marketing messages, therefore effective advertising has traditionally intruded into the content the audience has chosen to consume - a TV show, a magazine...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Cannes, France - 22 June 2013 - In a year of firsts at the 60th Anniversary Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity 2013, Ogilvy & Mather has become the first agency to be awarded over 100 Lions in one year, while also winning its first ever Creative...
Posted by: Ogilvy UK
A friend of mine applied for a job last month. He's a talented creative professional with many years' experience in the advertising and media industries. Currently in demand as an independent consultant, he didn't apply out of necessity or...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Design and branding specialist Shine Creative announces the launch of a new identity for the Royal Merchant Navy Education Foundation (RMNEF). Established in 1827, the RMNEF is a British national children's educational charity, which provides...
Posted by: Shine Creative
When it comes to digital media The Guardian is certainly adventurous. Indeed, behind those doors at King's Place there's a policy/philosophy called 'digital first' - essentially a prioritisation of the newspaper's online activity, from podcasts to...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
The Lovie Awards made it's mark on the Web scene with it's first award ceremony in 2011. The sister show to the US Webby Awards, the Lovies celebrates both the new and established talents in digital creativity from all across Europe. Creativepool...
Posted by: Creativepool Taking place over two weeks, with eight distinct design zones and two prestigious Awards Evenings, New Designers is the UK's most important graduate design exhibition, full of innovation and fresh thinking. The show sees over 3,000 of the most...
Posted by: Creativepool
For the jobbing freelance there can only be one priority. Ahead of the bookkeeping, email answering, blog updating and business card ordering - there's nothing more important than bringing in the work. And, when the industry is buoyant, it's not too...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Blinkx has announced that its revenue has increased by 73% to $198m. Share price has been on a roller coaster following the company's failure to match analysts' early hope, however it has since more than doubled in the last year. The Blinkx report...
Posted by: Creativepool