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It’s now 40 years since weather forecast symbols were introduced on BBC television. You’d think there would only be so many ways one could represent sun and rain, but there have been a huge number of changes since 1975. It was actually...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
This man grew an ear on his arm An Australian performance artist who simply goes by the name “Stelarc” (like “Madonna” or “Adele,” but with zero mainstream appeal) has grown an artificial ear on his arm. He...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
We MUST bring Hitchbot’s killers to justice! People are bastards. They really are. HitchBOT, the cheerful hitchhiking robot that had made cross-country trips across Canada, the Netherlands and Germany, had intended to travel across the United...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Whilst we’ve all probably been guilty of exaggeration or telling the odd white lie at one point or another over social media, whether it’s to make ourselves look better or feel better, a new study has found that women (in Australia at least) are...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
In 1915, an American lawyer Harold Hirsch organised a design competition. Eight packaging companies were invited to build “a bottle which a person could recognise even if they felt it in the dark, and so shaped that, even if broken, a person...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Mother London has teamed up with Finger Music London and Leisure Cruise to re-imagine Iggy Azalea’s hit single “Fancy” (featuring Charlie XCX), as a catchy 1920’s ditty for London-based gin brand Tanqueray. The song was...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Havas Media Havas Media has promoted Andrew Mason to the role of Head of Client Leadership with immediate effect. As Head of Client Leadership, Mason will oversee the day-to day management of the Havas Media client teams while ensuring quality and...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Kanye West caused mild outrage (but that is his raison d'être) at Glastonbury last month when he declared himself as the “Biggest rock star on the planet,” but the truth is, he isn’t even close. In fact, that mantle belongs to...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
We’ve heard about suffering for your art, but this takes things to a new level. French artist Thomas Mailaender applied 23 photographic negatives to models skin, searing them with a UV lamp. The result? Some really beautiful effects, that conjure...
Posted by: Jade French
The largest trampoline park in Europe is set to open this month at Kembrey Park in Swindon, and whilst the idea might sound built with kids in mind, Freedog is a park fit for children of all ages. Freedog is based in a former distribution centre...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The rivalry between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal is one almost as old as the game of football itself, so when The Gunners moved from their home ground of Highbury to the high-tech Emirates Stadium back in 2006, Spurs fans were left feeling more than...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The winners of the 2015 D&AD New Blood awards were announced this week. The awards are given to design students, graduates of the last two years, and those under 23, with the aim of celebrating up-and-coming designers. This year, there were 288...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
VCCP – O2 Priority “Waggy Tails” VCCP recently launched its latest work for O2 Priority this week, which once again stars the delightful ginger cat that thinks it's a dog. The spot takes the form of one long tracking shot, following people...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
72andSunny Amsterdam – If Carlsberg Did Haircuts Carlsberg recently launched the latest instalment in its ongoing “If Carlsberg did” films, a series that has historically been a little hit or miss, but is firing on all cylinders here. Created...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
As technology advances, it's also getting smaller, to the extent that most of us now harbour in our front pockets, computers (lets call a spade a spade right?) significantly more powerful than those first sent us to the moon. This need to shrink our...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
1. Baltic Regions Leading International Adversiting Festival Awards Announced Latvia’s Jūrmala was host to the Golden Hammer awards, cementing it’s reputation as the Baltic region’s leading international advertising festival....
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Florence based artist, Michele Durazzi, creates a surreal world where architecture and nature meet. Using different 3D rendering software, he’s able to abstract and manipulate the images, making the human figure seem insignificant and...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
DigitasLBi Design Group Julian Baker has been appointed as senior designer at DigitasLBi Design Group. This global marketing and technology agency moves businesses into the digital age. By embracing change, they can merge creativity and tech...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Meshuna Gallery, in Tel Aviv, is run by Oren Fischer and Anton Avramov. A cross-between a studio space and exhibition space, they show the work of mainly upcoming street artists. Fitting for their graffiti scrawled location in Florentin. The space,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Everyone is talking about Carsten Höller’s new Southbank Centre survey show, as part of his exhibition with the Hayward Gallery. And with good reason.He’s installed a giant slide, a flash of silver curves over that famous Brutalist...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
In the UK, those standing for parliament always use the branding of their party. During the run-up to the recent general election, you may have noticed Labour candidates' posters were red and yellow with a red rose; Tories were all blue and white...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
AMV BBDO retains Google FAB Agency of the Year title The 17th Annual International Food and Beverage Creative Excellence Awards (The FAB Awards) were held last week at the quintessentially British “Hurlingham Club” in London. The black...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Facebook is finally GIF friendly A point of contention for many Facebook users is that the site has never really got on well with GIFs. This week, however, the social media giants confirmed the site will now support animated GIFs in its News Feed,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
I'm one of those contradictory specimens that loves the idea of camping, but hates actually camping. It's too cold at night, too hot during the day, and about as comfortable as an ill fitting pair of jeans. Even the recent phenomenon known as...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
In collaboration with Little White Lies, jelly's James Dawe and a bunch of other talented artists have created a series of alternative movie posters to celebrate the release of Disney's Tomorrowland: A World Beyond. Little White Lies, who have...
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Considering the magazine industry is in a pretty wobbly state, it's surprising how tame modern cover designs tend to be. Usually smothered in teaser lines over a bland Photoshop creation, it's increasingly difficult to tell one title from another. It...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
The results of the 2015 D&AD Awards were announced in London last night with Leo Burnett, 4creative, Made Thought, Marcel Worldwide and Colenso BBDO all scooping up coveted Black Pencil awards. This year's awards saw the most amount of Pencils won in...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Happy Ending, a small creative studio based in East London have been helping out a local charity called CoppaFeel! for a little while now. CoppaFeel!’s mission, to raise awareness of early detection of breast cancer, not only an honourable...
Posted by: Happy Ending Agency
Brothers & Sisters - Pearl & Dean Pearl & Dean, the UK’s best known cinema advertising contractor, has appointed Brothers & Sisters, without a pitch, to produce a new summer campaign. The campaign will celebrate the unique relationship Pearl &...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Raw food often gets a raw deal. OK, fair enough sushi has developed a fair few millions western fans in the last decade or so, but in general, raw food is seen by many of us as less exciting than its cooked or chilled brethren. The Dutch design...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Virgin Atlantic recently unveiled a rather glorious new Clubhouse lounge at Los Angeles International Airport, which set them back a cool £2.5 million. The project was undertaken alongside the US practice Slade Architecture, with local and...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The current edition of an Austrian magazine has been printed with the blood of HIV+ subjects in an effort to help raise awareness of the frequently misunderstood condition. All 3,000 copies of the Spring issue of Vangardist, a “Preogressive mens...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Now that Secret 7” is over for another year, and all the records have been sold, we can finally reveal which sleeve belonged to which jelly artist. The immensely popular exhibition, which took place at Somerset House, featured work from eleven...
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As part of Icon Magazine's “Rethink” project, the Glasgow-based graphic design and creative agency Warriors Studio were tasked with redesigning something they thought was in dire need of a visual upgrade. So they decided to focus their...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The 53rd D&AD Judging Week wrapped up at the Truman Brewery in East London yesterday. 85 countries were vying for a coveted Pencil, with 197 of the world's top creatives (ourselves included) debating the industry's toughest prize. Entrants can visit...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Game of Thrones has arguably become the pop culture touchstone of the last few years. Indeed, it's probably easier to list your friends and family members that don't watch the hit HBO show, than those that do. Such is a monumental success of the epic...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns