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If TV and newspapers tell us anything, it’s that working in advertising back in the 60′s and 70′s was fun, booze-fueled and that everyone smoked lots and had buxom secretaries. Perhaps bearing this in mind it’s no surprise...
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“Who hasn’t had the desire just to be someone else for a while?” That’s the question Austrian photographer Klaus Pichler is asking with his newest photo series, Just the Two of Us. The collection of photographs explores the...
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I'm new to London. Having come from the sunny skies of Brisbane, this unpredictable weather has me constantly trying to guess what to wear and whether or not to pack my umbrella. I've tried various weather apps, but are either vastly inaccurate or...
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Upon first glance at this body of photographs Madrid-based advertising and industrial photographer Miguel Vallinas it’s easy to view it as a typical “animals dressed as people” project. But the closer you look makes you realise...
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An image is brilliant at capturing a specific moment in time. By Internet standards, a perfectly timed photo occurs when the timing, angle or place are achieved. Sometimes it's hard to pick what's real and what has been photoshopped. There are...
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We are blown away by talent! Especially when it comes from a teenager! Zev from Massachusetts is only 14-years-old and is already taking the photography world by storm with his unique and simply stunning photo manipulations. Going by the nickname...
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Nothing hits the headlines of the fashion rumour mill like a completely impractical, no-one-is-ever-going-to-wear-that-down-to-Tesco-apart-from-Lady-Gaga type creation from the most haywired of designers brains. Newbie Dutch designer Femke Agema is...
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I was introduced to a big-shot client the other day as being a ‘creative type’. It’s not the worst thing I’ve been called over the years. But it was the look the client gave me that stopped me in my tracks. It had me wondering...
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Michelle Martin Head of Production Lola Post Production LTD Visit Lola Post on IMDB 9am - Grab a coffee, switch the computer on, wait for a zillion emails to appear on my outlook, open the schedule and take a deep breathe before the day...
Posted by: Lola Post Production LTD What do you actually do? Design & manage exhibition, event & brand environments. What would you be doing if you weren't doing that? Mending and racing old cars. And probably wishing I was doing this instead. How did you get started in the...
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Tell us what you do for a living and who you work for? Creative Director at The Chase. What does that involve? In its simplest form it's problem solving. We help companies communicate more effectively, whether its a large international business or...
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Once your CV is complete, ask yourself: Will an employer want to read it? Is the layout professional? Is it easy to read? Have I used a clear typeface and appropriate font size? If an employer 'glanced' over it, do the key points stand out? Is...
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The London Design Festival is celebrating it's 10th year with new exhibitions, installations, workshops and the launch of the Global Design Forum. The festival celebrates London as the design capital of the world. This year Trafalgar Square is home...
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Creativepool recently joined in with an initiative set up by Andi B where he was challenged to wear a new t-shirt every day of the year. Sounds like fun we thought, and who else are we going to get to wear those bright pink t-shirts of ours? Here's...
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"I treat every brief as if has the potential to be the best work I've ever done." - Brendan O'Reilly How long have you been a Freelancer for? Just over a year (having worked in ad agencies for over 20 years). Describe your work in one...
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I bet there are many things your agency can claim to be good at. But is one of them writing a creative brief? I was reading the adliterate blog the other day and there was a post about how clients should go about writing creative briefs. That got me...
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Today we critique the portfolio of aspiring copywriter, Shaul Wolf. He studied to be a Rabbi for 10 years and now dreams of writing and making movies. The hope is that we can provide him with feedback that helps strengthen his book.
Posted by: Kevin Forister
Colourising black and white photographs can infuse life and a new point of view to the photo that has not been seen before. In today's photoshop tutorial, I will show you some simple tools to add a punch of color to photos from our past.
Posted by: Kevin Forister
Digital designs for mobile and tablets that will inspire you to create more user friendly and visually appealing designs. These impressive designs from a selection of our members make up some of our favourite to have landed on Creativepool...
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Mobile advertising has grown 132% in the first half of the year. The progression in the popularity of smartphones has led to mobile advertising revenues almost hitting £500 million in 2012. In the first 6 months of this year mobile advertising...
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On a cool November evening, in collaboration with KPMG UK, something pretty darn special took place. We helped bring to life into their recently published customer experience research, which highlights how organisations adopting AI into their...
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Sparked by a post on a social media thread where you least likely find much that was meme-worthy*, @Rob Estreitinho had a nice graph illustrating the rise and fall of social sites ranked by the volume of the popular shortcut-to-the-heart-of-culture...
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Learning how to give and receive creative feedback is probably one of the most underrated soft skills of the art director position. If given or received carelessly, it has the ability to fracture confidence, team dynamics, and the overall creative...
Posted by: Kevin Forister
Presenting was a massive area in which I sought to improve as an art director and one in which many art directors who I've mentored through the years have also looked to improve. Today, I'm dropping a video about it-one that explores shaking nerves,...
Posted by: Kevin Forister
Entering your work into The Annual could not be simpler. There really is just 2 super-simple steps. Step 1. Add your work to your profile Uploading your case study/project to your profile. Just follow this link. Step 2. Enter! To complete your...
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When starting off on your journey to become an art director or copywriter, you've got to put together a portfolio of spec work (fake ads for real brands). But how do you go about choosing the right products and services to make ads for? What types of...
Posted by: Kevin Forister
In today's inaugural episode of Call-A-Creative, our questions come to us from Junior Art Director, Cooper Epps, as we discuss feeling like imposters, when you should make your hobby the focus of your career, and striving to improve creatively. This...
Posted by: Kevin Forister
Today, I take a drive with my amazing girlfriend, Sierra Eidson, who became an Art Director in less than a year. Her story is that of a career change and searching for where you belong, moving from Account Service to Strategy and ending up as a...
Posted by: Kevin Forister
Every year, the highly anticipated Christmas advertisements mark the start of the festive season. As in previous years, the Christmas ads in 2019 follow the same generic theme of an emotionally-driven story where the public falls in love with the...
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The countdown to Brexit is on and while MPs in Parliament continue to dither over the decision to leave the EU, for others the debacle is proving an opportunity to get creative. As the UK hurtles towards 31 October, Boris Johnson’s prospects...
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We were having too much fun watching some of our favourite and not-so-favourite TV spots and just kept the camera rolling. So... here it is again. Three creatives, on a couch, watching more commercials. And if you missed part one last week, check...
Posted by: Kevin Forister
Check out the above and below ads created for French fashion and perfume brand Chanel. Here's a list of 10 reasons why they should never have been made... 1. The product doesn't look premium. 2. There is no human insight. 3. There is no customer...
Posted by: Lucian Trestler
We don’t like cricket… we love it! So, when the Australian national team’s Cameron Bancroft was caught on TV trying to rough up a ball with sandpaper during a third Test match last year, it made us sad. He was trying to change the...
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Clothing brand Diesel is giving away a limited number of original jumpsuits from hit Netflix series Money Heist, while challenging fans to disconnect from social media. In contrast to other brand strategies to try and achieve as much online...
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Mexican coffee-flavoured liqueur Kahlúa and Droga5 have linked up with actor Jackie Cruz to encourage people to take social media likes less seriously through a New York exhibition. Zero Likes Given runs across three days next week and...
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A recent report published by workplace incentives and rewards provider One4all Rewards showed that the majority of UK workers would welcome a gamified approach to rewards. Reacting to the results, below, the company offers five top tips on how you...
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