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Gloomy alternative rockers, Wild Beasts, have teamed up with Jameson Irish Whisky and animator, Mattis Dovier to create a unique GIF-Novel. With digital design courtesy of M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment, the online novel is part of The Jameson...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
AI might be a digital beast but it’s not without its carbon footprint. By its very nature, it’s a technology that requires large amounts of processing power and power requires fuel. The environmental cost of AI use in the creative...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
People use a new year as a fresh start, evaluating the past year with introspection and making goals for a better year ahead. Work-related new year’s resolutions for freelancers and business owners are created in this process. While many...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The District is a design practice that works in all aspects of brand strategy and visualisation. They work with, in their own words “interesting people who have an ambition to do interesting things” and specialise in “thoughtful,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Trends. January is always going to be the month of trends and trend think pieces. It’s inevitable and it makes sense and while some might baulk at the idea of reading yet another thousand words of ponderous prattle, if there’s one company...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
I’ve been married 21 years this year. That’s apparently celebrated via the gift of Brass things (which seems a bit mean). But it’s rare to see a design agency celebrate past paper (1 year) or cotton (2) or leather (kinky - but also...
Posted by: Simon Manchipp
A globally acclaimed and multidisciplinary creative director would have all the reasons to feel proud or even entitled - but if there's anything that this industry has taught Simon Waloszek, it is the value of humility and being yourself at all...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
I have always deeply revered nature. Growing up in Cornwall surrounded by the ocean on (almost) all sides has meant I’ve always been aware of the scale of the wild world outside. I am keenly aware of the beauty of nature, but never forget the...
Posted by: George P. Johnson UK
Escape Studios is hosting the ultimate Careers Evening with one of Framestore’s top recruiters to help you kick-start your creative career. The multi-award winning VFX company has worked on some of the biggest films including Paddington,...
Posted by: Escape Studios
AKQA Resh Sidhu has returned to AKQA as Creative Director. Based at the NYC studio after two years at digital and visual effects company Framestore, Resh will join the AKQA New York Leadership Team. Resh is one of the most respected names in Virtual...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Last week, the gaming industry descended on the Los Angeles Convention Centre to show off their wares, swap war stories and make the wallets of gamers everywhere quiver in fear. E3 2017 was not exactly a banner year for the expo, with precious few of...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Ragged Edge - Giraffe World Kitchen Giraffe has relaunched as Giraffe World Kitchen. Integrated branding agency Ragged Edge has delivered a new brand positioning “Taste A Whole New World” and brought it to life through a new logo, visual...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Golin/MullenLowe London - Magnum Model and actress Cara Delevingne has headed up a double-branded campaign launch for Magnum and Moschino at the Cannes Film Festival that urges viewers to “Release the Beast.” The slot, culminating in the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
When Miraphora (Mina) and Eduardo (Lima) met on the set of the first Harry Potter film back in 2001, they joined forces to imagine and create the graphic universe that would become the entire Harry Potter film series. After seven years working...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
The Week in Pokémon We already reported last week on the rather nifty Pokédrone, but in the wake of Pokémon Go's phenomenal success, there have been many more products announced to capitalise on the game's current ubiquity. Nintendo's...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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
Over the past few years, we’ve seen 3D printing evolve in a big way and prove itself an invaluable resource for engineers. It’s helped in building prosthetics, instruments, drones, and plenty more besides, but in the hands of creatives,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
So apparently, we won the rugby against Fiji on Saturday. 35-11, I believe. But there, I’m afraid, my knowledge of rugby stops. And so does my interest, if I’m honest, unless pizza and beer and a room full of friends is included. Sorry,...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
We all know the agency Mother. Great client list, lots of awards, reputation for ace campaigns; but nobody really associates them with scarves. Until now, that is. Introducing Heidi Pridham and Nick Hallbery. Nick's a leading creative at Mother and...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Thanks to the ubiquity of mobile devices, we no longer only capture the most special moments in our lives, but every moment, no matter how inconsequential. But decades before we were all filming our every move, the concept of capturing footage at...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Get yourself lost in the leafy undergrowth and howl with the wild beasts of Puck Collective's Jungle Book Club! Last Thursday (April 16th) we visited the launch and exhibition exploring the scale and beauty of the Jungle fauna with proportional...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Get yourself lost in the leafy undergrowth and howl with the wild beasts of Puck Collective's Jungle Book Club! Last Thursday (April 16th) we visited the launch and exhibition exploring the scale and beauty of the Jungle fauna with proportional...
Posted by: Alexandra Schott
Supermarket wars have been with us for as long as there have been supermarkets. But the intensity of the competition has never been so keenly felt as it is today. Tesco has had a thoroughly miserable year, which cost them one Chief Executive, a mass...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Jonathan Glazer, the acclaimed director of cult classic films such as Sexy Beasts and Under the Skin, has directed a new ad for Canon, which tells the story of Calcio Storico (“Historic Football”), an ancient and brutal Italian sport. Glazer, who...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
In 1999 a website called Napster appeared on the internet. With little in the way of its own content, and certainly no means nor intention of producing or releasing music, it set a ball rolling that in 2013 tumbled most of HMV’s high street...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
The most successful film in UK cinemas this week is 'Insidious 2'. Having seen the first 'Insidious' instalment just a couple of weeks ago, I don't think I'll bother with chapter two. The best horror movies are akin to long road trips through foreign...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Merry Christmas Creativepoolers everywhere. As this piece arrives on Christmas Day, you'll have seen that Santa has completed his work. But, have you ever wondered what Father Christmas goes through every year? Well, we have. Which is why we set...
Posted by: Creativepool
by Magnus Shaw When a kitchen is infested with cockroaches, the little beasts do their unpalatable work quite happily while the room is dark.But turn on a light and they scatter chaotically in all directions, scared and confused. There are many...
Posted by: Creativepool
Jeremy You know the Honey Monster? Big, funny, cuddly, kooky old rug? Cold-blooded, careerist vampire more like. Because those of us in our forties know he usurped Jeremy Bear, casting him out of his proud role as the face of Sugar Puffs; condemning...
Posted by: Creativepool
If you spend a bit too much time sitting in back-to-back meetings, planning rollout dates, looking at demographics and campaign performance analytics you can sometimes be in danger of forgetting what ‘it’ feels like. What is it exactly?...
Posted by: Crush
Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv - US Open The US Open has rebranded to coincide with the tennis competition’s 50th anniversary, revealing a new logo by Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv. One of the four Grand Slam tennis events that take place...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial