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Cancer Research UK has joined forces with smart city business Strawberry Energy and MKTG to launch a network of Smart Benches with contactless technology in London in time for World Cancer Day on February 4th. The solar-powered benches enhance public...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Delta 7, an inclusive band featuring members with various learning disabilities, are releasing their debut single today. The group first found themselves in the limelight when a documentary about them won a short film competition judged by James Bond...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
I spent the better part of my late teens and early twenties as part of an unsuccessful progressive rock band called Dead Letter Office, and the best part of my late twenties in an equally unsuccessful outfit called Rubicava. So, when it comes to the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Beer and music are two things I’d probably struggle to live my life well without. There is also a definite link between the two. I mean, who has ever been to a live gig and not been struck by the sticky floors and the ridiculous queue at the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Following my last post on the ingenious product design of Chris Godfrey, here is something from the other end of the spectrum i.e the absolutely crap end. Welcome to the world of MY Single Band people! For just £6 you can purchase what is...
Posted by: Jessica Hazel
This week, we’re shining our company spotlight on Ewan Burns, a one-man Swiss army knife when it comes to photography, videography and filmmaking. How was your company born and where are you based? It was born under a bright star, born out of...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The Rolling Stones are an anomaly in the world of rock and roll, an anomaly that many (myself included) would have seen put away in a museum around the turn on the 1980's, but have (against all odds and countless fickle trends) managed to survive and...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The Rugby World Cup is in full swing with the quarter finals taking place this weekend and the host nation, Japan, flying. But long before a ball was kicked - five years ago, in fact - a plan to rebrand World Rugby was devised which included a new...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
BBH London - Burger King UK Burger King UK has appointed BBH London as its first creative agency, without a pitch, following the UK’s franchise’s buyout at the end of 2017. The UK franchise was acquired by private equity firm Bridgepoint...
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The robotic smart plant/AI pet Japanese multinational tech firm TDK has created the wonderfully named “Bons-AI,” an artificially intelligent and interactive bonsai plant with the ability to “offer emotional support.” It...
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Kenyon Weston - The Coca-Cola Company (Diet Coke) Diet Coke has been rebranded and given a bold new can design, which follows the drink suffering a drop in sales in the last year. The new look comes alongside a host of new flavours, which The...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
As a man who came of age in the 90s, my social media feed yesterday was overwhelmed by the news that, after 15 years apart, Oasis would be reforming for a set of gigs next year. On a personal level, Oasis was always anathema to me. As a awkward kid,...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
B-Reel help launch the world’s first 'Dimensioning Instrument' Creative agency B-Reel has helped launch the first product from innovation start-up InstruMMents; a company founded by the creators of fitness and lifestyle tracker Misfit Shine....
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Pink Floyd are widely regarded as the god-fathers of progressive rock music and one of the biggest and best bands of all time. The prog rock genre gained the title due to the way it's practitioners tried to push the boundaries of what what until then...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Everyone likes a freebie and with the news this morning that we are potentially heading into one of the worst recessions in history, the concept of getting something genuinely useful for nothing has never seemed more enticing. With that in mind, I...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The logos for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games were officially unveiled this week to mixed reviews from all and sundry. They were created by Japanese designer Kenjiro Sano, the founder of studio MR_DESIGN, and are both made of elements...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Yes, I know, this isn't a music site, but this is a topic near and dear to the hearts of many 'creative' types, myself included, because Radiohead remains perhaps one of the few modern pop groups who are unwilling to toe the line when it comes to the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Radiohead are perhaps the greatest band of the last 30 years, and whilst I admit to being a hopeless fanboy, I honestly believe I can state that objectively too. In just over 20 years and over 8 albums, they've managed to practically reinvent the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
As the music industry continues to dwindle into a sea of mediocrity and despair, established groups are struggling to find new ways in which to interact and 'connect' with their audience. Oxford alt-rock heroes Radiohead are the latest to join the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
For a very special company spotlight feature this week, we sat down with Bickerstaff CEO Veronika Selega, Creative Director Ilia Anufrienko and Senior Copywriter Andrii Bezliudnyi to discuss the challenges of working in war time and how creativity...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Sugar Creative is regarded as one of the leading creative innovators in the UK. Through the power of emerging technologies such as AR and VR, the team crafts beautiful stories (often with well-known characters) and works with brands all over the...
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When we look at the passionate and self-driven athletes participating in the Olympics, it's easy to forget - be it just for a moment - about the human that lives behind that mask. In a powerful campaign for the 2021 International Olympics Committee,...
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September 2020 marks two important dates in the mustard calendar - my 25th birthday and, slightly less importantly, the end of our financial year. Naturally, that makes this a good time for us to reflect on the year that has passed. From September...
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A creatively-led independent brand design agency that has had their work featured on Creativepool three times already this year so we thought it was about time we gave them the spotlight treatment. We sat down with PB Creative founder Ben Lambert...
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Ogilvy & Mather Hong Kong Ogilvy & Mather Hong Kong has announced the appointment of two senior executives to new roles within the digital team in Hong Kong. Manolis Perrakis joins as Head of Creative Technology and Vivi Fitriani as Head of UX/UI....
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Saffron - YouTube Sans YouTube has revealed its first official typeface. Inspired by the design of the company’s play button logo, YouTube Sans has been designed by brand consultancy Saffron in collaboration with YouTube’s user...
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World class creatives rejoiced this week with the announcement that the 5th annual Designers Fiesta is set to go ahead in just over a month. Presented by leading digital media training provider Academy Class, the event is pegged as 2014’s...
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They say that death is everywhere, but for the inhabitants of Sunny Pines Retirement Village, he’s much closer. In fact, he’s just become a resident… We’re very excited to announce our second title for iOS and Android,...
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Alejandro Giorlando is a dubbing coordinator for NatGeo by day, and an ambitious, driven filmmaker by night. He dreams of directing his own feature film, even though government support and the problems in the LatAm film industry get in the way....
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As a bright-eyed and not-so bushy-tailed 14-year-old, metal was everything to me. Whilst I’d discover the more nuanced delights of alternative rock and electronica by the time I’d left high school, as a young teen it was all about...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced new networking opportunities to enhance the Festival experience for its global attendees. Cannes Lions has joined forces with Accenture Interactive as its official Connections...
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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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Tiring of your glittering career as an advertising executive? All those expense account lunches leaving you unfulfilled? Maybe you should become a music star. It can certainly be done, as one high-flyer has proved by making that exact career move....
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Elon Musk sends SpaceX technology to aid Thai cave rescue A Falcon X rocket tube converted by Tesla CEO Elon Musk into a small submarine is on its way to Thailand, to help rescue the last of the boys trapped in an underwater cave. The SpaceX CEO and...
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Friends, huh? Sometimes they're all you need to get to the right place. The right push in the right direction, and off we go - sometimes on what can be a life-changing experience. It was the case of film editor Matt Newman, who was asked by someone...
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“It’s like living in an amazing house with your best friends,” say Diego Machado and Hugo Veiga, executive creative directors at AKQA São Paulo, about what it’s like to work at their studio known as 'AKQA Casa'. The...
Posted by: Ryan Watson
