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Off and On; The twisting tale of the ITV logo.

by Magnus Shaw. Perhaps surprisingly, there's only been an official ITV logo since 1989. Until then, the network was divided into autonomous regions, each with their own brand. If you're in your thirties or forties you'll remember your own - Thames...

Features

The best a man can get: Ten milestone moments in advertising history.

1. 79 A.D. Billboards in Pompeii Ah! The glory of the ancient Roman empire. Olive skinned, muscular men striding the avenues, clad in togas, debating the great issues of the day. Beautiful, raven-haired maidens bearing baskets laden with the...

Inspiration

CP Loves... The faces of the Olympic divers

by Jessica Hazel I didn't think I was going to like the Olympics once the opening ceremony had finished. I'm not really a sporty person you see. Like most of us creative folk, I have always favoured splashing paint about rather than swimming pool...

Workshop

Opinions - Fun and games. The Korean flags and other Olympic PR disasters.

by Magnus Shaw Yesterday, all the blood, sweat and tears came to a shuddering climax. The London Olympic Games 2012 kicked off with a women's football match and a resounding blunder. Confusing one flag for another must be very easy to do. So many...

Inspiration

#Trends. Chindogu and other useless inventions.

by Jessica Hazel The Japanese are renowned for their position at the forefront of modern technology and invention along with their love of the absurd. In the 1980s amateur inventor Kenji Kawakami came up with the concept of Chindogu, a contemporary...

Features

5 Minutes with... Euro 2012: flags with a twist

by Ashley Morrison As Euro 2012 draws to a close, and while we lick our wounds and I am constantly reminded that being called 'Ashley' is not exactly a blessing right now, thanks to Messrs Cole and Young you may find some artistic Euro 2012-based...

Leaders

Offloading. Does Loaded's decline mark the end of an era?

Loaded, the title from which all lads mags sprang, is to be sold for the second time in as many years. Its publisher, Vitality, was taken into administration last week, owing creditors £1m and liquidators Cooper Young have been tasked with...

Workshop

Abstract product design: one bar of Hope, please

Being the product-loving and recession-conscious consumers that we are, we all want to get as much for our cash as we can. And in some ways, that even applies to giving to charity. People will admirably train themselves to death to run the London...

Features

Hard pressed.

How much do you imagine a quarter page, black and white advertisement in the London edition of Metro (the free commuter newspaper) costs? A few hundred quid? A bit more? The answer is £6,636. Perhaps I'm terribly naive or getting a bit old, but...

Workshop

Failure to launch: why some brands don't make it.

Perhaps it's the money. Large budgets are often greeted by marketing teams in the same way Keith Richards welcomes a stiff drink. But the fact remains that endless resources are not always guaranteed to produce branding success. Far from it. The...

Features

F1: We Have A Winner

There are few sports as glitzy and glamorous as Formula 1. It's like rock'n'roll without the drugs but with everything else. A multi-billion dollar industry with fast cars (er, obviously), dashing men in shades, 'pit babes' (apologies to the...

Inspiration

Is the Death of Physical Media a Good Thing for Sustainability? #SustainabilityMonth

In the giddy haze of the “I want it all and I want it now” culture of 2024, the very idea of getting excited over something tangible probably seems a little quaint. If, like me however, you’re old enough to remember the anticipation...

Inspiration

Brahma Introduces Brahma Phone for Uninterrupted Festival Fun #BehindTheBrand

A phone created by a brand who understands everything about Carnival and nothing about cell phones AMBEV's Brahma beer is preparing to bring the same joy to other large events and gatherings by making it easy for partygoers and festival gatherers to...

Features

Creative Freedom vs Cultural Sensitivity: The England Kit Controversy

As creatives, we’re always treading a fine line between letting our creative souls run free and pleasing not only our clients but our audiences. Never is this more apparent than when a piece of creative stirs controversy and we’re forced...

Leaders

Inspiring Female Leaders: An Interview with RAPP CEO Gabrielle Ludzker

Gabrielle Ludzker is not just any CEO. The current head honcho at customer experience agency RAPP has spent her career breaking away from the traditional corporate CEO stereotype. and leads to inspire rule breakers. Gabby is an inspirational rule...

Inspiration

Are Brand Mascots Still Relevant in 2024? #BrandMonth

When we think of the 90s, we often picture neon lights, garish colours, skateboards, “attitude” and POGS. But above all else, what the 90s represented to me was the dawn of the mascot. Of course, many entertainment franchises lived or...

Features

The London Underground Says Farewell to Orange #CreativeCaseStudy #BrandMonth

In a city where the Underground map is as iconic as Big Ben, any change to the transport network is bound to raise eyebrows. The recent rebranding of the London Overground’s ‘Orange Line’ is no exception. As the old familiar orange...

Inspiration

Fighting fit with freelance sports photographer Dorota Radecka #MemberSpotlight

How did you get into the industry? I got into the industry through university where I had my first photography classes. Before that, taking pictures was just my hobby. In 2020 I left my hometown and I moved into London, where the whole story...

Inspiration

Beyond Radio

Throughout my career as a sound designer, I've witnessed rapid changes in the audio landscape. As I reflect on this, I realise that there has never been a better time to work in audio. Radio listenership is currently at an all-time high, podcasts...

Inspiration

Building a greener future for London with TfL #BehindTheIdea

Transport for London (TfL) with the help of agency of record VCCP London and Wavemaker UK, launched an awareness campaign last year for the huge range of improvements TfL is continuing to make across its network. Some of the many improvements that...

Features

The Rise of AI in Design: A seismic shift is happening right now

I just hung up the phone. It was my friend Heather on the other end. Heather is not just any designer; she's an absolute wizard when it comes to navigating the world of AI in design. In fact, she's so good at it that she even teaches classes on the...

Industry

In the battle of ideas between data and creative, data is losing - here’s how to change that

The advertising industry is still operating as it has done for the past 40 years. You only have to look at the share prices of the networks in the space to know this is the case. While we have started to see data and creative companies combining for...

Features

The Stanley water bottle trend: how perceived scarcity creates interest

In case you’ve missed it: the Stanley water bottle is having a cultural moment. It’s almost impossible to get online without seeing the Quencher H2.0 on your feed: pastel-coloured and possibly nestled in a matching carry case. The hashtag...

Features

Does the ASA need to revise its approach to regulating ads in 2024? #DiversityMonth

The ban on “harmful gender stereotypes” that can into force in the UK thanks to the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) back in 2019 is a move that, at the start at least, had its heart in the right place. In the ensuring five years,...

Inspiration

‘Google — 25 Years in Search’: A love letter to humanity

Google is 25 years old, meaning that Search data is able to reflect 2.5 decades of human history. This time period includes, of course, the rapid popularisation of the internet, the genesis of social networks sites and YouTube - as well as much more....

Inspiration

Should brands be giving freebies to influencers? #PredictionsMonth

Depending on who you ask, influencers are either a blight on the media landscape or the “most organic and transparent way to bring new audiences to your brand”. I, as ever, fall somewhere in the middle. I appreciate the appeal of somebody...

Workshop

Is it possible to live in London as a creative on the London Living Wage? #PredictionsMonth

There’s something quietly Dickensian about the term “cost-of-living crisis” that’s given the news over the last few months a surreal air of uncanniness, at least in the UK. The concept that so many of us, even those such as...

Features

Creative Trends That Will Dominate 2024 #YearInReview

We’ve already looked back at the year that was 2023 and what a year it was. But what kind of magazine would we be if we didn’t also cast our sights on the next 12 months? Of course, there are a few trends you can expect to see pop up...

Inspiration

#MemberSpotlight on graphic designer Santa Vinklere

How did you get into the industry? It was a bumpy road. My education (since I was 7) has always been in Arts and Design, but I worked in Hospitality for a long time (and that gave me the opportunity to travel and live in different countries and...

Inspiration

#MemberSpotlight on children’s artist and illustrator Floris Eloff

How did you get into the industry? After completing my Art & Design studies at the Durban University of Technology, I dived with youthful enthusiasm into my first attempt at illustrating a children’s book, written (dutifully) by my mother back...

Features

All the best Christmas 2023 ads in one place #HolidaysMonth

Christmas exists, in my opinion, to soften the blow of winter. The nights seem endless, the days are barely given time to breathe, and the weather is reliably dour for most of us, so we need it really. Even as someone that doesn’t really care...

Inspiration

Channel 4 tees up climate change programming with carbon skid marks #BehindTheIdea

Channel 4’s in-house creative agency 4creative has launched a striking campaign for Channel 4’s Change Climate season featuring the business and political elite as you’ve never seen them before - in their carbon skid marked...

Features

Making Brands Beautiful – A #CreativeCaseStudy on M&S Farm to Foodhall

Nate Camponi, a Director at Chief TV, made a series of beautiful short films for M&S with celebrity chef Tom Kerridge earlier this year. In this piece, Nate explores how to tell big corporate stories in a more digestible way and what you can do from...

Leaders

#GettingToKnow the “creative partners of the future”

This week, we sat down with Ghost Robot and it’s far less confusing than it sounds. CEO and Founder and Zach Mortensen and CCO Mark DePace form the creative partnership at the heart of the Brooklen-based content studio that’s won more...

Features

Global creative calendar: November 2023

A commitment to lifelong learning promises many prolific returns. Expanding knowledge allows us to better understand the world and our fellow humans while advancing our skills. In a constantly changing world, innovation enhances professional...