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We all like a good fidget now and again. Indeed, it could be argued that fidgeting is a great source of stress release, and thus should be actively encouraged, especially amongst office workers. We recently saw the limited edition release of the...
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Whilst some might say that Kickstarter is little more than an unnecessary middle-man, many others have argued that it has revolutionised the way in which the creative industry interacts with its fans by effectively bridging the gap between creator...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Until recently, the iconic Kemistry Gallery for graphic design in London was facing closure, due to greedy Shoreditch developers, who are looking to edge the gallery out in favour more homogenised fluff. One ambitious Kickstarter campaign later,...
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Alzheimer’s is a notoriously cruel and debilitating disease, that has also become the biggest health challenge facing the UK. Year on year, it takes more lives than cancer or heart disease and a recent study from the Alzheimer’s Society,...
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Nokia sue Apple over design patents Mere weeks after the tech giant lost out to Samsung in a gigantic patent court case over design, another competing company, Nokia, has now accused Apple of infringing more than 30 of its design patents, filing...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Whilst technology is all about looking forward, sometimes, it's just as important to keep one foot in the past. With this in mind, designer Paul Cocksedge has unveiled the latest design in his mission to save vintage speakers from the tip with a...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The TRNDlabs Pokédrone As one of the first tech brands to jump on the back of the Pokémon Go craze, TRNDlabs has customised its miniature drone so that Pokémon Go players can access Pokémon in difficult places and avoid walking...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Skateboarding is a sport that's hardly evolved in its 50-year history, until now. McCann Madrid has helped develop a unique new skating accessory that could change the game for even the most experienced skaters. Syrmo is a deceptively simple device...
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If you're a habitual listener of local radio, you may have noticed something troubling in recent years. As it stands, Independent Local Radio in England is neither independent nor local. Following a series of acquisitions and mergers, just a handful...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
An ambitious project is being launched which will see street artists and illustrators painting the Redsand Sea Forts just off the east coast of England. The sea forts are located in a cluster eight miles north of Whitstable off the Kent coast, and...
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First Flower blooms in outer space! The orange zinnia plant, which is part of NASA's plant growth system on board the International Space Station, is finally flowering! The experiment began on November 16, 2015, when the zinnia's “Rooting...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Death is a worrying eventuality that most of us choose to spend our lives ignoring because it makes us feel uncomfortable. The design world, however, thrives on making us uncomfortable, because it's on these fringes where the most exciting, vibrant...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Taxis in Mumbai are not only the most convenient form of transport but have also become an iconic aspect of the city’s culture, and whilst a lot of care and attention is lavished on these taxis by their drivers, very little thought is given to...
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The classic British funfair is many things to many people. For some a place of overwhelming wonder and sugary temptation, and for others, a nightmarish landscape lent even darker hues by decades of dilapidation. Whatever your opinion though, it can't...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Have you heard the tales of the Crowdsourceress? Real name Alex Daly, Crowdfunding success rate: 100%. She’s the brains behind Vann Alexandra, a client based service that brings campaigns to the likes of Indiegogo and Kickstarter. And the...
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Introducing the “Anti” Smartphone Whilst many of us have become a little too attached to our smart devices in recent years (myself included), there are still those amongst us who long for a simpler time, when our phones were just that;...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
If sitting was an olympic sport, I'd probably be up there on the podium every four years without fail. As such, finding the perfect couch (or sofa or settee depending on your preference) has always been something of a bucket list goal for me....
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Only four days after it was launched, the Kickstarter page for the Artiphon INSTRUMENT 1 noted that the goal of $75,000 had already been reached. In fact, at the time of writing, with 35 days still left to go, the remarkable looking instrument has...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Firefox joins the virtual reality bandwagon Last week, Mozilla made good on their promise to bring virtual reality to the popular Firefox web browser by implementing support for WebVR (an experimental API that makes it easier to connect the browser...
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New York architect, John Locke, has transformed a local dumpster (“Skip” in British parlance) into an inflatable art installation as part of an urban invention project dubbed, “Inflato Dumpster.” Whilst the name might be a...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
British artist, Mark Farid, plans to give up a month of his life to virtual reality with a crowd-funded campaign. The plan is for Farid to remain in one room for 28 days and experience every moment through the eyes of another person (a living...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
A former Karmarama employee has teamed up with the agency's current planning director Matt Sadler, creative chief Dave Buonaguidi, account director Will Waldron, financial controller Dale Michael, and creatives Stephen Cross and Simon Connor, to set...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Big Al's Creative Emporium - Bank's Finally, someone says what we’re all thinking this Christmas. Banks’s Beer does away with the cheesy festivities with its refreshingly honest take on the holiday season. For the daring and...
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At this year's London Design Festival, if all goes to plan you might be able to play a round of crazy golf at Trafalgar Square, with definite emphasis on the crazy! The “Visionary Crazy Golf” installation will include nine holes designed...
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Creative agency ico Design was recently tasked with bringing niche fragrance brand Commodity into the mainstream by amplifying a new core product philosophy to appeal to a global audience. It first started by addressing what the brand stood for,...
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Mr Perou entered the Creativepool community like a comet piercing through the night sky. His stunning photography left an everlasting mark in our hearts since the date he joined, to the point that we were quite thrilled to see him enter Annual 2020...
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When the pandemic hit, Steve Thone was one of the many creative professionals who were forced to move to a freelance life for a living. His resilience serves as a testimony to the strength of the overall industry - as well as a reminder of his own...
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Some things in life, you just know. You know if you want to be a chef or an astronaut. You know if you want to be creative or do anything else. It may sound cheesy, but once creative, always creative is quite a good mantra - if you start creating for...
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What to do when no-one seems to be interested in risking with a startup to finance their product ideas? You make it happen yourself. When Mako Design + Invent CEO and founder Kevin Mako wanted to turn his journal of invention ideas into real-life...
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DMG group creative director Birger Linke believes you can never run out of problems to solve. And that is the primest of fuels for creativity. Birger admits he would probably be a pilot if he hadn't chosen to follow his heart and dive into graphic...
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Despite having to find her way into a competitive industry, Simona kept going. Despite breaking three fingers in her dominant hand, Simona kept going. Despite not having a publisher, Simona kept going and made a successful Kickstarter campaign to...
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Great Guns director Cassandra Brooksbank recently reunited with coffee design company Fellow for a myth-busting new campaign. Inspired by Fellow’s too-good-to-be-true Old Brew Grinder, this retro film references such iconic conspiracy theories...
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The industry is increasingly recognising and valuing the side hustle. Side hustles are finally gaining the recognition they deserve. People are waking up to the fact that they are a fantastic way to foster a spirit of entrepreneurialism and help...
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Pick up the first foldable smartphone Chinese tech firm Royole has beaten Samsung to launch the world’s first foldable smartphone. While Samsung recently unveiled its own bendable offering, Royole’s flexible phone-tablet hybrid is...
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Facebook confirms AR glasses Facebook has confirmed it is working on augmented reality (AR) eyewear technology. Last year, the company submitted a patent application for AR glasses which details using waveguide display with a two-dimensional...
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The solar powered cheese that could help power Africa and stop child labour Solar power company YOLK has created a collection of products disguised as cheese in a bid to stop child labour by raising funds for children in east Africa. Featuring a...
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