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Features

Member Spotlight: talking modesty and motivation with Muhammad Waseem

Chasing your dreams can become quite challenging if you don't have the technological means to do so in today's world. This is what happened to Muhammad Waseem, self-taught creative and CGI artist who was born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan. A...

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Industry

Are you in need of the Tapestry Treatment?

Ready for a Halloween Makeover? Enter for a chance to win the Tapestry Treatment and a £75 Selfridges voucher We're offering the opportunity to have your image transformed this Halloween using the magic of post production! No dressing up or props...

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Inspiration

Focal Point: Consuming creative eye-candy with FOREAL

FOREAL is a young German design studio with a creative focus on illustration and art direction founded by Benjamin Simon and Dirk Schuster. We love their style - it's intense, but super fun and eye catching as the duo strive to transform each of...

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Leaders

The Revamp of Classical Animation: is 2D really the cool factor?

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...

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Leaders

Is anybody else nervous about the new Star Wars movie?

The news that the next 'Star Wars' film will be a sequel to episode six - 'Return Of The Jedi' - fills me with genuine excitement. That it will star Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Peter Mayhew is thrill upon thrill. However, if this...

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Inspiration

3 Brands Expanding their Narrative through CGI Storytelling

Storytelling has always been at the heart and soul of a successful brand identity, creating an approachable personality to encourage consumer engagement. But with the rise of the tech-savvy Generation Z, brands are innovating by telling their tales...

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Inspiration

Wayfair gets out of your head and into your home # BehindTheIdea

Wayfair, one of the world’s largest online destinations for all things home, recently launched the third iteration of its integrated strategic campaign “Go Your Own Wayfair”. This is the first spot of the campaign developed by Jung...

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Workshop

How to hire a Visual Effects (VFX) Designer

In today's visually driven media landscape, the need for a skilled Visual Effects (VFX) Designer is increasingly indispensable. Whether you're producing a blockbuster movie, crafting a captivating advertisement, or developing immersive video games, a...

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Inspiration

How do you sell a sofa in a box? #BehindTheIdea

Sofa-in-a-box brand SNUG launched its first out of home (OOH) campaign in March with the tag line ‘Sofas to fit big, little or awkward spaces’, created by krow Group. The campaign aims to show Londoners they don’t have to sacrifice...

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Inspiration

Proving that Pot Noodle is “real food” that fills a hole #BehindTheIdea

Pot Noodle, the Unilever snack brand, was positioned as filling a hole and a tongue-in-cheek film that takes that a step further showing the noodles in all sorts of holes such as a pool table pocket, a bird house and a washing machine drum. It also...

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Inspiration

Setting the juice loose #BehindTheIdea

Following the highly successful ‘I Spy Maynards’ campaign which grabbed the public’s attention last summer, Maynards Bassetts and agency of record, VCCP London have launched another bold and playful OOH campaign to remind the nation...

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Inspiration

Think boilers… think, boring? Think again #BehindTheBrand

Cat How, Founder & ECD at How Studio, takes us through how their rebrand for energy services provider Hometree saw us redefine their verbal, and visual identity as well as website; with a brand idea ‘Transition Companion’, that showcased...

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Features

The most creative campaigns of 2023 #YearInReview

2023 has been a lot of things. It’s been a year that saw great divisions widen and a year that seemed to almost revel in chaos, but it was also a year in which creativity continued to shine, even as it stood on the precipice of potential...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Inspiration

Anything Goes for Deliveroo this Christmas #BehindTheIdea #HolidaysMonth

Deliveroo’s 2023 Christmas campaign, ‘Anything Goes' celebrates how our behaviour around food changes this time of year as we enjoy our own unique festival rituals. The campaign is built off the insight that in the run up to Christmas, we...

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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...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Features

How surrealism took over digital marketing

Keith Foggan, founder of creative social agency System, shares his thoughts on the rise of surrealist marketing. What drives these campaigns? Is it simply fitting for this era of escapism, or does it speak to a larger issue that brands are struggling...

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Inspiration

Cooking up tasty noises with The Soundery | #CompanySpotlight

This week we spoke to Luke Brown, Composer & Sound Designer at The Soundery, a music and sound design studio that specialises in cooking up "tasty noises for visual media." How was your company born and where are you based? The Soundery is a duo,...

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Inspiration

Kia find the beauty in loneliness with a CGI firefly | #BehindTheIdea

Creative comms agency Innocean UK worked with long time client Kia on its most recent ad. The agency showcased the enticing design and class leading features of the Kia Sportage, with the help of a CGI firefly. In collaboration with director Lee J...

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Inspiration

#CompanySpotlight on Wonder Vision

Wonder Vision is a creative production studio driven by design and obsessed with detail. Starting with powerful ideas, they solve content production challenges for some of the world’s most ambitious brands. This week, we caught up with...

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Workshop

How to Choose a VFX Agency

In today's world of cutting-edge technology and visual storytelling, Visual Effects (VFX) play a vital role in enhancing the cinematic experience. Whether you are producing a movie, a television show, a commercial, or any other visual media project,...

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Inspiration

#MemberSpotlight on CGI Artist Alex Massey

How did you get into the industry? After several years surviving in retail after finishing university, I ended up moving to Toronto, Canada and got my first job as a 3D scanning artist and modeller for SGSCO. It was great fun using industry leading...

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Inspiration

#CompanySpotlight on Punctum Images

How was your company born and where are you based? We began our journey 11 years ago as a typical photography post-production company. However, we soon realized that the world of CGI offered incredible opportunities for creativity and...

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Inspiration

A new age for NESQUIK’s iconic mascot | #BehindTheBrand

NESQUIK has partnered with global brand-led business transformation company FutureBrand to deliver a modern brand identity. At the heart of the work sits NESQUIK’s much-loved iconic mascot, Quicky, who has been reimagined for a digital future....

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Inspiration

#MemberSpotlight on Emptylayer 3D Artist, Denis Donea

How did you get into the industry? I developed a passion for the 3D world after completing my degree in interior design, and it has been nearly a decade since then. Despite the passing of time, I still find it exciting and engaging. Throughout this...

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Features

Good Eggs: The 10 most ‘Eastery’ Easter ads of all time

Easter is traditionally a time for family, friends, tradition, and eggs. Lots and lots of eggs. But for advertisers, it's also an opportunity to flex their creative muscles and capture the spirit of the holiday. From chocolate bunnies to egg hunts...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Leaders

#GettingToKnow Mark Izatt, Director of Cream Creative

Tell us a bit about your role! Is there a “typical” day? My role spans most client accounts at Cream, so I’m usually multi-tasking across campaigns - switching my mindset between brands, target audiences, messages, and...

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Industry

The pixel perfect world of Pixel Artworks | #CompanySpotlight

Tom Burch is MD of immersive experience company Pixel Artworks and has been creating wonder with his work for brands since he founded the business in 2005. From creating fire-breathing dragons for Warwick Castle to planting the Garden of Light for...

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