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Engine - E.ON This week saw the launch of a brand new collaboration between the world’s most successful virtual act Gorillaz and energy provider E.ON, harnessing the sun’s energy to create an innovative solar and battery storage powered...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
After receiving a barrage of bad press from medias both social and mainstream, McDonald's has bowed to public pressure and pulled their latest TV ad. The spot in question has been accused of “exploiting childhood bereavement” by not only...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
As perhaps the only instance of a cheesy pun becoming an international (though admitedly unofficial) holiday, Star Wars Day is certainly unique, but then, Star Wars is a pretty unique franchise. By blending the worlds of science fiction and fantasy,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
In a world where we are constantly on our smart phones or absorbed in screens, most people will admit to those times of being distracted when walking down the street, and not looking up from our phones when we cross the road. Each year 4,500...
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The Amsterdam-based entertainment company Pi Studios launches today with its first TV commission from Channel 4, and media partnership with digital publisher Lad Bible. Pi Studios connects the dots between brands, broadcasters and digital publishers...
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In an explicitly bold move that might go down as one of the most worthy rebranding exercises in recent history, Grey London has temporarily renamed itself as Valenstein & Fatt (V&F). The agency was initially named for the colour of the wallpaper in...
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LIDA has partnered with Royal Mail to develop a competition delivered through social media to support the launch of a new collection of special stamps to honour the late David Bowie that went on sale this week. The ten-stamp set features six images...
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A crowdfunding campaign to bring a lightning-bolt statue in memory of the sadly departed David Bowie to London is aiming to raise just under £1 million in 28 days. The campaign, which launched on the Crowdfunder website last week, was organised by a...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Thoughts on the immediate future of AI and robotics, and our role within it, appear to be something of a running theme for me this week. I have already commented on Elon Musk and his thoughts on how human beings must become cyborgs in order to remain...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
(Header Image) "Bathing" by Duncan Grant This spring, Tate Britain will host the first exhibition dedicated to queer British art. Unveiling material that relates to lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer (LGBTQ) identities, the show will mark the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The New England Patriots will clash with the Atlanta Falcons at Super Bowl 51 this coming Sunday, February 5th, but we're not interested in any of that. No. We're only interested in what happens between the plays. As is usually the case, brands are...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Designs by shortlisted teams in a competition to design a £40 million national Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in the UK have gone on public display. The UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation launched the memorial international design...
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Founded in 2001, multidisciplinary art collective, Broken Fingaz, is regarded as one of the first of its kind to emerge from Haifa, Israel. In over a decade working together the group have become renowned for an eye-catching style inspired by...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
2016 was not, as many industry figures predicted, the year of VR. It was the year of political upheaval and celebrity death. 2017, on the other hand, already seems like a brighter prospect (forgetting politics of course) for the medium, with many of...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
When discussing the trends that will take hold in advertising next year, it's important to understand what a polarising year 2016 has been. As we approach year's end, we've all no doubt grown tired of the generic “I'll be glad when this year is...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Another 12 months and another few hundred ads to sort through, but this year it was actually more of a pleasure than a chore. My only criteria this year was that I vowed to steer clear of any spots that were tied to heavily to a particular pop...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Google - Waymo Google is finally establishing its self-driving car project as its own separate entity called Waymo, which unveiled its new logo this week. The company’s name apparently stands for “a new way forward in mobility,”...
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Star Wars fans from the 501st UK Garrison & Rebel Legion Elstree Base cosplay group caused an out of this galaxy frenzy as they took to the streets of London on December 15 in full Storm Trooper costume, popping up at the capital’s commuter...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
International humanitarian medical charity Doctors of the World has unveiled a range of 2016 Christmas cards that starkly juxtapose vintage biblical nativity scenes with modern-day photographs of conflict zones across the Middle East. The cards, with...
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In 2016, the lines between many progressive and intolerant ideals are beginning to blur at an unprecedented rate. Consider the marches currently taking place up and down the (somewhat ironically-named at this point) United States right now. These are...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Wieden+Kennedy London has teamed up with the artist Stedhead to create a playful contemporary twist on traditional tarot cards. Each card has been redesigned to be relevant to today's first world problems. Since the late 18th century, Tarot cards...
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Twitter shuts down Vine, but is it seven seconds too late? In hindsight, the death of Vine was already written in the stars. The seven second video app was the talk of the internet a few years ago, with the app even spawning a few online...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Ogilvy & Mather London - Sipsmith Ogilvy & Mather London has been appointed by London craft gin distiller, Sipsmith Independent Spirits, to work on strategic and creative projects for their hand crafted small batch London Dry Gin brand. Sipsmith...
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David Bowie's extensive collection of pieces by the Memphis group is set to be auctioned in London. Before his death earlier this year, the musician was an avid collector of works by the Italian designer Ettore Sottsass and the Milan-based Memphis...
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Brand & Deliver has designed and installed dramatic window displays at Selfridges Oxford Street for technology giant LG, paying homage to Shakespeare on the 400 year anniversary of his death. The speakers appear as if being poured from a can of...
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Whilst the concept behind North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is genuinely terrifying; a real-life King Joffrey with a god complex born of indoctrinated power and a revolving cabal of yes men, the man himself is rife for parody. One of my favourite...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The UK is facing an epidemic of breeders and smugglers breeding puppies solely for profit. In response, J. Walter Thompson London and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) have created Suzy Puppy (a toy dog who may not be all she seems) as...
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TMW Unlimited - Impulse Impulse has launched a TV and online campaign for its new Why Not? fragrance starring Leanne Lim-Walker, a YouTube fashion blogger who embodies the brand's “Live Life on Impulse” personality. Impulse challenged...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Follow their passions for Booking.com To kick off its new integrated brand campaign, Booking.com has released the new “Food Lovers” TVC by Wieden+Kennedy Tokyo. The 30-second and 15-second launch TVC, “Food Lovers,” features...
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Conversations with fashion designer Henry Holland, artist George Shaw, director Susanna White and more besides are part of a brand new podcast interview series from Fabula London. “Saints of Somewhere” is a series that concerns inspirational...
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Whilst there were not quite as many award announcements at the fourth day of the 2016 Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, the day certainly wasn't without its drama. Will Smith shares his thoughts on the state of marketing Hollywood A-list actor...
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Every June, the gaming industry converges on the Los Angeles Convention Centre for the Electronic Entertainment Expo, affectionately known to gamers worldwide as E3. The expo has, in parallel to the industry itself, grown from rather humble...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Razorfish Reception 16.00-18.00 Monday 20 June Majestic Terrace East Cocktails and canapés will be on the menu directly following their main stage presentation. Samih Fadli is hosting the event, and will be on hand for discourse about how...
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I love beer. I love almost everything about it. I love it's eclectic nature, the community behind it, the fact you can have more than a few without dissolving into a raving loon, and the hoppy, bitter taste that lingers in your mouth just long enough...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Google and Levi's create an interactive jacket! Levi's Commuter x Jacquard Google has teamed up with Levi's to create a jacket that can be used to control electronic devices. The jacket in question, the “Commuter” uses Google's unique...
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MultiAdaptor - Shakespeare Lives MultiAdaptor has created the identity for the British Council’s Shakespeare Lives campaign, which marks the 400th anniversary of the playwright’s death. Shakespeare Lives is an international programme of...
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