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Inspiration

The RA Summer Exhibition: "I could do that - but I've got talent"

You've got a little less than a week to get yourself down to the Royal Academy to marvel at the wonders of the Summer Exhibition. Or do I mean wonder at the marvels? Or neither? Do I mean marvel at the lack of talent - or the extraordinary choices of...

Posted by: Ashley Morrison
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Industry

Giving back with Sancho BBDO's Clothes for Food - #BehindTheIdea

It is always fascinating and extremely heart-warming to see an agency do some pro-bono work for the social good. Sancho BBDO did this for a small NGO in its pool of massive accounts, and we couldn't be more intrigued by how the whole story came into...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

I need your clothes, your boots and your motorcycle. Merry Christmas!

Does anyone actually enjoy writing Christmas cards? I mean, really enjoy it? I’m going to stick my neck out here and say that most people feel it’s bit of a faff they can do without. By card number ten - assuming you’re trying to...

Posted by: Ashley Morrison
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Inspiration

Photographer Seamlessly Connects Landscapes and Clothes

British photographer Joseph Ford, has created an excellent series of images that join clothing and aerial landscape photos into one. With the help of art director Stephanie Buisseret and stylists Mario Faundez and Almut Vogel some shots amazingly...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Workshop

The art of the slogan. Dave Trott, Lipsmakin Pepsi and Emperor Rosko.

A few weeks back, Creative Review invited people to put forward their favourite slogan. The visual communications magazine said, Slogans are the epitome of the copywriters' art: the hopes, aims and very essence of a campaign or an organisation...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Features

David Anthony Wood

- View David's Creativepool profile here Twitter: @hellodabwood Website: dabwood.tumblr.com "The illustrator critics are already calling "one of the many illustrators there are"" How long have you been a Freelancer for? I've been freelancing since...

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Inspiration

What a [lovely] load of rubbish

Question: if a piece of art can literally be mistaken for rubbish, does that make it rubbish? No, not necessarily '“ but it does raise an interesting and valid question about whether art can ever be called 'bad' (or 'good') and whether it...

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Features

Feathering the nest

Would you like to own Twitter? I'm not selling it or anything, so don't reach for your cheque book just yet. But if you were richer than golden syrup, I'm guessing you might be tempted. Only, here's a note of caution Twitter has yet to make a penny...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Industry

Why your brand should be at the centre of your marketing strategy

Creativebloq recently published an article written by Dmytro Spilka that highlights the importance of branding within any organisation’s marketing strategy. Spilka writes: 'In an era dominated by the likes of social media, consumers are...

Posted by: Novagram
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Inspiration

Rejecting the unconventional with Dave Anderson #MemberSpotlight

Dave Anderson is an animator, illustrator and storyboard artist born in Wales, and currently based in Barcelona, who has for over a decade has been helping even the most uptight organisation find their funny. In recent years he’s directed...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Features

The Future is Now: 5 Design Trends for 2024 #PredictionsMonth

Can you believe it, we’re almost already two weeks into 2024? The passage of time is a strange and cruel thing and I feel almost nervous that it’s taken me this long to break out a true predictive trends piece. Trend forecasting, you...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Workshop

Ridding the world of bad design with Dawn Creative #CompanySpotlight

This week, we speak to David O’Hearns, Managing Director at Dawn Creative, about how a nightmare at an old agency turned into a beautiful dream of a fresh start. A new dawn, if you will… How was your company born and where are you...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

Is the ‘Dumb Money’ movement really so dumb?

In early 2021, millions of ordinary people across the US started buying shares in the declining video game store GameStop - investing tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars. Their investments were ridiculed by financial experts, but the...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Features

Is Kim Kardashian a business genius or just really really famous?

Whether you love her, love to hate her, or are somewhere in the middle, there's no denying that Kim Kardashian is one of the most influential and successful women of our time. With an estimated net worth of over $1 billion, she's built an empire that...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

Creating a more grown-up brand identity for Freepik #BehindTheBrand

This summer, San Francisco-based creative agency Partners in Crime worked with Freepik (previously Freepik Company) to evolve the name, logo, tone of voice, colour palette, typography, iconography for the image bank website. To learn more, we spoke...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Features

Why are the world's most famous cats so un-cat-like?

Dr Rebecca Rose Stanton, author of ‘The Disneyfication of Animals’ and a Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, discusses the vilification and celebration of cats in the media and asks why so many of these cats are very...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Features

Why design matters in bids | #MoneyMonth

The problem Today's market is more competitive than ever, and when teams come together to define their must-win strategy for a project, an essential part of this is often overlooked or left until the last minute when the pressure is on and time is...

Posted by: Wedidit Creative
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Features

4 Hot Picks for Cannes Lions 2023

By Alex Jenkins, Editorial Director at Contagious. It feels like the last twelve months has seen the ad industry stuck in a creative recession. As someone who’s monitored the output of the global ad industry for over a decade, I can’t...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Features

The reign of the deinfluencer is upon us

It was really anyone’s guess that what started with a few young teenagers talking to their webcams in the noughties, would become a serious business in 2023, fuelled by brand and book deals, gifts, press trips, and more. Believe it or not,...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

How to better manage “work about work”

Research suggests that creatives only spend around 29% of their day on creative work, and are often preoccupied by administrative processes such as project management, managing review loops, and keeping on top of admin. Office clutter, and...

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Workshop

PR campaigns exposed - The good the bad and the ugly truth

The old adage goes that there’s no such thing as bad publicity - but this is a very old saying, and its originators failed to live to see the year 2023. That’s probably a good thing, as the last 12 short months could have spelt the...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Inspiration

Legends apparel inspires everyone to find their calling | #BehindTheBrand

Los Angeles based apparel brand Legends, owned by celebrities including Quavo, Baker Mayfield and Matt Barnes, has revealed a new brand positioning and identity that focuses on harnessing the power of sport and culture to inspire everyone to find...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

Getting the jump! on Lee Garaghty | #GettingToKnow

Tell us a bit about your role! Is there a “typical” day? I’m a partner in jump! and I head up our UK business. I’m ultimately responsible for the growth of the agency and the team, in our London office. One of the things I...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

ASDA on top in the tightest Christmas ad race ever

It’s been the most competitive Christmas ad season ever. People want a reason to smile, and brands have pulled out all the stops to provide it with a series of feelgood festive ads. Advertising effectiveness company System1 have unveiled their...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Workshop

A creative agency’s journey to becoming a B Corp | #CreativeCaseStudy

Emperor, an employee-owned creative communications consultancy, recently announced its certification as a B Corporation (or B Corp). It joins a growing group of companies using the power of business to build a more inclusive and sustainable...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial

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