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On 26th July 2018, Creativepool and Jukin Media hosted a Deep Dive panel session into the impact of new media (user-generated-content) on the future of storytelling in advertising with Archie Tollast, Senior AD @ WCRS and representatives from the...
Posted by: Creativepool
Templates are not exciting and they are certainly not creative. That, at least, is the pervasive narrative in ad land. Ask your average creative director what they think of the “creative potential of templates” and they’d likely...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Celebrity sells. It’s a marketing device that can be traced back to the 1760s when Josiah Wedgewood used Royal endorsements to create an aura around his pottery and make the Wedgewood name famous. Later, author Mark Twain licensed his name to...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
How did you get into the industry? Having studied at Bournemouth I always enjoyed being surrounded by creative talent. I never wanted to be a designer but was fascinated by the way people used things, and what made them choose one brand over...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Mariano Gabriel Vidal is an animation artist. He is also the character designer behind the 2018 International Emmy Kids Awards Nominee show Mini Beat Power Rockers. The best part is that, by his own admission, Mariano also got into the industry by...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
Deep is a design agency focused on branding, design for print and digital communications. The agency has existed since the turn of the century and has spent the last 20 years carving out a niche for itself on London’s fashionable Union Street....
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The Super Bowl is a little over a week away and ad land is building up with typical gleeful abandon for its biggest night of the year. I've always struggled to enjoy American Football to be brutally honest. The immediacy and skill appear lost in the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
In a deal that has been rumoured for a while now, Microsoft has bought Mojang, the Swedish creators of the phenomenally successful Minecraft, for a reported $2.5 billion. Officially announced on Monday afternoon, both Microsoft and Mojang spokesman...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
In the creative industries, the terms "green" and "sustainable design" are often used interchangeably. However, there are subtle but significant differences between these two concepts it might be important to understand if you’re a brand...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Tell us a bit about your role! Is there a “typical” day? You know, before I jumped ship to the corporate side, a former colleague of mine who'd moved between the studio and corporate worlds gave me a heads-up: it'd be quite a shock. And...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Imagine if Apple was Pear or Coca-Cola was Cola-Coca. Would we still be celebrating them as some of the most popular brands in the world today? Of course, we have no way of knowing definitively but the sheer ubiquity of those names means it’s...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Sticky, sweet, and golden in colour, Lyle’s Golden Syrup has been used in home-baking since 1883, and the green and gold tin is a common sight in British kitchens. However, anybody who has taken a close look at the tin will likely have been...
Posted by: Novagram
TikTok, the short-form video platform, has taken the world by storm, with users seeking fame and fortune through the power of viral content. Whether you're an individual looking to build a personal brand or a business aiming to reach new customers...
Posted by: outbloom
In the months ahead, this Global Creative Calendar will once again open exciting new doors of possibility. Entering any of them can impact your life in epic ways you could never anticipate. Spend a few moments now, investigating and imagining...
Posted by: The Darnell Works Agency
We’ve already looked back at the year that was 2023 and what a year it was. But what kind of magazine would we be if we didn’t also cast our sights on the next 12 months? Of course, there are a few trends you can expect to see pop up...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
2023 has been a lot of things. It’s been a year that saw great divisions widen and a year that seemed to almost revel in chaos, but it was also a year in which creativity continued to shine, even as it stood on the precipice of potential...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Leading producers of juice and beverages, Gulf Union Foods Co, has partnered with creative technology studio Appetite Creative to create a fun and interactive connected packaging experience for its “Original” juice brand, to give young...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
While 2023 is almost history, I hope you are ready, willing, and able to celebrate the best days yet to come. Are you focused on sharpening your skills for the new year ahead? If so, some of the world’s most elite organizers are preparing to...
Posted by: The Darnell Works Agency
Ataboy is the design-led content studio behind campaigns for Adidas, Coke, White Castle, Progressive, IKEA, GE and more. Born and raised in Mumbai, Founder and Creative Director Vikkal Parikh trained as an architect before travelling to the US to get...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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
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
Tell us a bit about your role! Is there a “typical” day? For me there is no such thing as a typical day, more a typical week. It’s important that we start the week prepared in order to deliver the best work for clients. On a...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
How did you get into the industry? From a tender age, the world of design and illustration beckoned me. My childhood was filled with doodles, sketches, and imaginations that translated onto paper. Pursuing Fine Arts was a natural progression,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Exclaimer, a leading provider of email signature solutions for businesses, has revealed a renewed brand identity, inspired by the needs of the company’s customers and employees who know the platform best. In collaboration with brand agency,...
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
How did you get into the industry? Although I studied journalism, I’ve always loved design. I taught myself the basics of Adobe programmes and would learn as much as I could on the job from in-house designers. I then took a year-long...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
In a world that seems perpetually on the brink of collapse, “What the fuck is going on?” is a question we all probably ask ourselves daily. I know I do. Saatchi & Saatchi, however, have decided to ask the question on a more practical and...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Colour psychology is defined as the study of hues as a determinant of human behaviour. In simpler terms, colours can have a deep and sometimes subconscious impact on our thoughts, actions, and habits. While this concept can be applied to many aspects...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
What is a brand? It’s far more than just a colour scheme and a few catchy phrases. Indeed, it’s more suitable to think of a brand as an identity - it’s what the company stands for, what it hopes to achieve and how it wants to be...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
When design operates in the right conditions, it unlocks measurable growth and drives customer satisfaction. But, often, design and design teams are isolated from the core of the business. When this happens, objectives become siloed and businesses...
Posted by: ELSE London
Writer/director James Gunn’s new “The Suicide Squad” spinoff “Peacemaker” successfully debuted on HBO Max last month, famously introducing yet another of the filmmaker’s iconic, buzz-worthy, music-driven title...
Posted by: The Darnell Works Agency
The introduction of GA4 has got many SEOs, analysts and marketers extremely excited, and has driven an increased focus on measurement and analytics as a whole. With GA4 you can measure far more than with Universal Analytics (UA), adding new layers...
Posted by: The PR Boutique
Who said great sleep can't be engineered? British mattress company Simba has been working on mattresses that would capture the perfect essence of great sleep and, in order to stand out amidst the competition, the brand needed a campaign that would...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
To say 2020 was an eventful start to the decade would be a tremendous understatement. We've seen the industry come together even while apart, as a pandemic brought about one of the biggest social crises in the history of humanity and protests for...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
The short term versus long term argument rumbles on. 2021 is the year where marketers should chase a smart balance of the two for the best outcomes. David Ogilvy famously said, “If it doesn’t sell, it isn’t creative.” But in...
Posted by: Southpaw
Dove has become an incredibly well-known brand for challenging the established standards of "beauty" and promoting natural beauty across all ages. With this campaign by Ogilvy, the brand reached entirely new heights. The video campaign below shows a...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial