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Whilst the idea of sentient machines is gradually becoming more real and terrifying by the day, for now at least, they are effectively our slaves. To celebrate this fact, whilst also perhaps sharing a little of the creative credit with them, the V&A...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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
If someone’s got you looking so crazy in love right now, then you might be on the hunt for the perfect gift this Valentine’s Day. Whether you’re wanting to spoil that ‘special someone’ or just need an excuse to treat...
Posted by: Michelle Collier
Microsoft use the Super Bowl to show off their Hololens Imagining the future for NFL fans Whilst it seems we can't go a week without hearing about similar projects from Sony and Valve, there’s still very little solid information available to the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The Super Bowl isn't just the biggest day of the year for the NFL, it's by and large the biggest day of the year for ad land too, as countless millions from across the globe tune in to watch armies of heavily armoured blokes bash seven shades out of...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Wolff Olins - Enel Wolff Olins has created a bold new brand identity for electricity and gas company Enel, which aims to mimic the idea of moving energy. To convey this message, each letter in the new logo includes a cursor that echoes a light bulb...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
With the US seeing states legalising weed (Alaska, Oregon, Washington and Colorado) there’s something of a scrabble to rebrand cannabis to a mass audience. Should health benefits be the calling card, targeting yoga bunnies looking for that extra...
Posted by: Jade French
Whilst some might have accused Carlsberg of flogging a dead horse with their now iconic “If Carlsberg Did” and “Probably The Best” campaigns, every time the brand has veered away from the format, the public starts to miss them...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The temperature may have dropped to a Baltic minus 9, but that didn’t chill the atmosphere in Berlin last week. Since Berlin Fashion Week first opened it’s doors in 2007, the fashionable elite have been flocking to Europe’s creative...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
Wieden+Kennedy - Bud Light The Bud Light Party is Coming American football confuses me. Quite honestly I just find the whole garish spectacle to be a little too much for my fragile British constitution to handle, so when it comes to The Super Bowl,...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
When the news broke last year that BBC Three was going to be shelved as part of governmentally mandated cut backs at the beeb, I was more than a little upset. Not just because the channel is the source of my late-night Family Guy fix, but because the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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
In the latest episode of Agency Cribs, we offer a peek into the beating heart of Cheil London, the London-based agency that is part of an international network offering its clients “ideas that move” across channels, across devices, and...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Full disclosure here; I'm not a vegetarian and have no intention of ever becoming a vegetarian. Now that doesn't mean I am unfamiliar or unsympathetic with the plight of the average vegetarian, but it does mean that some of you might assume that this...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Body art for aesthetic appeal is a thing of the past. Say hello to the new Tech Tats; temporary tattoos that tell you your temperature, gives you statistics related to your health and prevent you from getting sick by warning you about serious health...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
Virtual Reality Microsoft shared new details on its ambitious HoloLens device this week, confirming that the battery of its upcoming augmented reality headset will last up to 5.5 hours. During an event in Tel Aviv, Microsoft Technical Evangelist,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Anyone who has ever suffered through the misfortune of being sent an unwanted piece of junk mail (and yes I am referring to THAT kind of junk) will probably read the headline above and snort derisively, and I wouldn't blame them. But the design world...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Fingerpaint Marketing Fingerpaint Marketing has hired seasoned executive Bill McEllen to lead its ever-expanding New York office in Saratoga Springs. The news is a major win for the full service creative agency, with McEllen bringing with him over...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Avid readers of my Creativepool blog - of which there must be literally…some - will know that I upped sticks and moved from the Big Smoke (London) to the Big Nice And Airy (Saffron Walden) a couple of years ago. During this time, I’ve...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
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...
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Hasan & Partners - Valio Less than a month before the death of Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister, the legendary Motörhead frontman filmed a milk commercial for Finnish dairy giant, Valio. The 40-second video is a remake of an iconic 20-year old...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
With the Syrian refugee crisis seemingly becoming more bleak by the day, and no viable solution to the situation on the horizon, design and tech consultancies are working overtime in order to help. To that end, a new shelter, built entirely from...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
With the fuzzy head that lingers after a little too much mulled wine, I found myself facing the first week of January 2016 from an existential hollow, just off the coast of the Sea of Despair. You see, I quit my full time job of 7 years back in...
Posted by: Michelle Collier
It's time to flush a load of inspiration into 2016 and we're starting with Instagram. Here are the ten resolutions we think you should be following through your feeds this year. Double-tap away... 1. Relax @gdax is a Buddhist monk living in Tibet...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
Beach London is something of a creative laboratory; combining an agency, a shop and an art gallery within four walls. We chatted with founder Charlie Hood about injecting colour, creating unforgettable experiences and most importantly; having...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
Last week, the tech world relocated en masse to Las Vegas for the annual Consumer Technology Association expo (or CES), which this year (as one would expect given recent trends) was heavily focused on VR and everything VR related. However, what with...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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
In the interest of balance, Iv'e decided to cover the news currently rocking the tech world as more of a think piece taking a thorough look on both sides of the fence. First, however, the facts:- It seems like forever and a day that we’ve been...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Christmas is generally all about the big impressions, even if we like to fool ourselves into believing it's all about family and friends. Adland knows this all too well, so in the week leading up to Christmas, while everyone else was busy wrapping...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
When you think of Mark Zuckerberg, you don't automatically think of Iron Man. Indeed, the only thing the Facebook CEO has in common with Tony Stark is his vast fortune, but he does have the means to create his very own digital butler. Yes, the JARVIS...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Red Bee Media has designed a new logo for BBC Three, which has replaced the word “Three” with a more direct and confrontational symbol, which underlines the channel's vibrant, youth-focused content. The entire brand has been repositioned...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Center Parcs has unveiled a new TV advertisement as part of a broader £5 million marketing campaign from creative agency Brothers and Sisters, which celebrates family time in a charming and touching way. The novel twist here, is that instead of...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
First off the bat, let me take this opportunity to wish all my fellow Creativepoolers a happy and prosperous new year! 2015 was certainly an exciting one in the tech world, but with a 2016 looking to herald the dawn of mainstream virtual reality, the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
J. Walter Thompson London - KitKat As the countdown to the festive season began in earnest, millions of Brits had one worried eye on the exhausting side of Christmas. On top of this, they had to contend with more and more banal Christmas ads,...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
January: Charlie Hebdo cover unites millions against religious fascism For this one, there really are no words that would suffice. It does, however, underline the power that powerful and intelligent creative work still has to bring us together, even...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
January: Google lets users design their own phones Internet kingpins Google unveiled a new prototype this year for their modular smartphone, which will allow users to swap out components and essentially design their own phones. The phone will work...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial