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It's rare indeed for an agency to limit itself to one specific area of the market, and rarer still for it to do so of its own accord from the get-go, but that's exactly what Ben Hampshire, former Managing Director of The Mill LA, has decided to do...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Everyone knows that cats are essentially the gatekeepers of the internet, and as long as they continue to be cute, cuddly and prone to fits of random insanity, agencies and brands alike will continue to utilise their charms in all manner of inventive...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
One of the most important things you’ll ever learn as a freelancer is that you’re never unemployed, you’re self-employed. You provide a service which means you’re a business and you work for that business. Like any business, you won’t get...
Posted by: Boox
Industry Garrett Reil has joined the global brand consultancy Industry as Creative Director, following a three year stint at FutureBrand. In his newly created role, Reil will have a remit to grow and develop the creative team, with creative...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Considering that most of the music ever released is now available for our listening pleasure at little more than the click of a button (as long as you have a stable broadband connection of course), it might seem a little regressive to think that...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Elon Musk sends a Dragon to Mars This week, SpaceX, the aerospace manufacturer founded by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, announced its plans to send unmanned Dragon spacecrafts to Mars by 2018. These initial missions will reportedly inform them of the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The Coke Ad looks cool, uh? The new Coke campaign, featuring a lively dog and its not-so-lively owner is a celebration of the most Disneyesque style of animation (with an hint of the golden-age of Dreamworks too) by the amazing guys at Psyop. In...
Posted by: Nucco
AMVBBDO awarded Creative Agency of The Year and Gold of Golds for Currys PC World's Spare The Act Laptop spot. The winners of the 2016 Creative Circle Awards were announced last night at the Roundhouse. The event was once again hosted by the...
Posted by: Creative Circle, Creative Foundation & The UK Creative Festival
As a impatient man in his (VERY early) thirties with a fibre optic broadband connection and an addictive personality, I've fallen head over heels for Netflix and it's seemingly endless stream of quality original shows, to the extent that my Friday...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Three guys got lucky with a nomination for their startup; Fabrik at this year’s Webby Awards next to industry giants Squarespace and Adobe. This short guide explains how they got this far and why you should back the little guys. Help them...
Posted by: Fabrik
Wolff Olins - Oi! Wolff Olins has launched a new brand identity for the spectacularly named South American telecoms company Oi, which is centred on a a user-generated logo that reacts to the sound of the customer’s voice. In creating the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Adland in the tenties (do you have a better name for it?) is playing it safe for the most part. Whilst the 90s revelled in anarchism and the dawn of the 21st century brought with it some pretty progressive ideas, the last 5 years have been largely...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
2016 is here. All the web designers and developers are already gearing up to test and embrace fresh ideas and innovations that the year will bring forth. In the past year, one can take a look at our dynamic industry and pick the trends that were...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Brand & Deliver - Workshare Brand & Deliver has won a hotly contested 5-way pitch to design and implement a series of marketing campaigns for Workshare, the leaders in document security and comparison software. These campaigns, to run throughout...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Self-lacing shoes are the next 'thing' Nike has unveiled a new trainer with self-tying laces. Called the “HyperAdapt 1.0,” the actually rather swanky-looking sneakers will be available to buy in time for Christmas 2016, and use a more...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
MEC – Monsanto MEC has won the pan-European media planning and buying account for the consumer division of Monsanto, the company behind Roundup weed killer. The WPP-owned agency won the business without a competitive pitch and the business moves...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
We're huge fans of Magdalena Piehl's super-fresh Art Direction for brands including Cheap Monday and Topshop. We caught up with the Studio Piehl founder to find out what's got her excited and what advice she wishes she'd been given along the...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
VML VML has announced the promotion of Chris Wood to Executive Director of Europe, and Amanda Farmer to Managing Director of London, as the agency expands its global operations. Wood, has led VML's London office for the past five years in his role...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Furthering our partnership with the Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity in its 10th year, Creativepool Founder Michael Tomes (trying on his best German accent) sat down with Sapient Nitro's Continental European ECD Christian Waitzinger...
Posted by: Creativepool
Our coverage of Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity continues. As the festival celebrates its 10th birthday, we're continuing to bring you interviews with some of the top creative minds at the festival. This morning, Creativepool Founder...
Posted by: Creativepool
Continuing our extensive coverage of the 10th annual Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity, Creativepool founder Michael Tomes sat down with Bharat Thakrar, CEO of WPP Scangroup, one of Africa’s leading marketing and communications...
Posted by: Creativepool
Havas PR North America will mark its 40th anniversary with “$400K for 40,” a pledge to donate $400,000 worth of man hours in support of worthwhile organisations between now and March 2017. Havas PR, initially founded on March 1, 1976, as Creamer...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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
United Biscuits has launched two brand new initiatives this week as part of its adorable “Sweeet” campaign, which uses cute and cuddly critters in imaginative ways. The first is the latest ad in the iconic sweeet series, but the second...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Wieden+Kennedy - Chrysler American-est As a big fan of both The West Wing and independence Day, I couldn't help but be drawn to the concept of this campaign by Wieden+Kennedy Portland for Chrysler and their parent company FCA Global. “Premium...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Christmas is now little but a fading memory, and with the new year spread out before us in an endless procession of meetings, events and duties, many of us are facing a year long depression head on. Jammed calendars sit on many a desktop, and they...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Earlier this year I was approached by Sarah Hill to write a piece on creativity in our agency, Hill+Knowlton Strategies, for a new book called #FuturePRoof and some of the things that we have learnt after launching our first *Global Center of...
Posted by: Simon Shaw
In what has been a rather unsettling start to 2016 in terms of celebrity “news” – with David Bowie and Alan Rickman creating a torrent of outpouring across social media – we couldn’t let the week go by without a nod to Terry Wogan. Upheld...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
Make your own BB8! How to make your own BB8 With some generic household materials, a few spare bits of electronic gear and a decent amount of spare time you can build your own phone-controlled BB8 droid for around $120. Angelo Casimiro breaks down...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The idea for Daub came about on a sleepless night back in 2013, when David Bennett’s son suffered an asthma attack and was admitted to Kings Hospital. The design director at OPX faced a long wait, and as the ennui of the evening took hold he...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
Following the formation of MullenLowe Group in May 2015 - from the merger of IPG agencies Mullen in the US with global creative network Lowe and Partners - the network today has unveiled plans for its new global corporate identity. The...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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
Crispin Finn aka Anna Fidalgo and Roger Kelly, are a London based duo obsessed with creating beautiful bits of design, illustration and typography in red, white and blue. Check out thier iconic cocktail screenprints...we're obsessed. So first off,...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
Hands up male Creativepoolrs, who amongst you didn't receive a Lynx gift pack this Christmas from an acquaintance and/or elder family member? I'd imagine precious few of you are currently sat at your computers or phones with your hands aloft, not...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
I don’t know about you but my inbox seems to be full to bursting with messages from every Tom, Dick and Hubert offering me advice about how to kick-start my super-productive 2016. It’s only 4th January and I’m bored of it all...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
In-House - Specsavers Considering this is our first week back after a rather elongated (and particularly stressful) Christmas break, there were A LOT of new ads to get through, and we’d be remiss to ignore so many great spots. Hence the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial