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Inspiration

Focal Point: Taking on new worlds with Matt Saunders

Matt Saunders is a London-based illustrator taking people to mystical new worlds with his beautiful, ethereal drawings. We chatted to him about his methods and inspiration, as well as his most recent project involving a very famous wizard... Tell us...

Posted by: Kate Lewin
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Inspiration

In The Toolkit: Seven top creatives share their favourites

Some people buy fast cars or exotic holidays. Others invest their cash in digital technologies or own 500 pairs of shoes. But if there’s one thing a creative’s wallet has a soft spot for it’s ‘kit’. Who can walk past a...

Posted by: Michelle Collier
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Leaders

Damien Hirst opens his second Pharmaceutical restaurant

Few artists have had such a notable and lasting impact on modern culture as Damien Hirst, a man who has dipped his toes into everything from music video direction and taxidermy (of a sort) to boutique restaurants. Now, Hirst is set to become a...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Inspiration

Focal Point: Bold colours and cheeky images with Pâté

Pâté's strong, simple images and quick wit have served him well during his thirteen-year career with two of London's largest advertising agencies, earning him numerous industry awards including the coveted D&AD Yellow Pencil. We chatted with the...

Posted by: Kate Lewin
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Leaders

NBBJ designs a floating ice rink for the Thames

London and New York are perhaps the two most popular cities for tourists on the planet, and there are countless parallels to be drawn between them. From the underground system and the cultural similarities, to the sheer vastness of the cities...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Leaders

IAB UK Digital Upfronts: AOL

Speaking at The Hospital Club in London on tuesday (October 20) as part of the IAB UK Digital Upfronts, Hamish Nicklin, AOL’s UK managing director, said that AOL’s ambition is to become the most important media technology company in the world....

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

Feed move to the Tea Building in Shoreditch

This week Feed moves into the Tea Building, the jewel in the crown of Shoreditch High Street, which will give them the room to grow into one of London’s top tier digital agencies. The new office, four times the size of its former location in...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

Rugby continues to dominate campaigns

VCCP London England rugby partner O2 has unveiled its first ever animated campaign, which sees the England Rugby Team turned in to giants through the power of support. Created by VCCP London ahead of the biggest tournament in English Rugby history,...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Leaders

New design conference set to change perspectives on visual design

Award-winning design consultant Emma Sexton hosts the first ever UK design event for non-designers at Thomson Reuters, Canary Wharf on 22nd September 2015. Unleash The Power is the first design event of it’s kind, on a mission to challenge...

Posted by: Hands Down™
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Inspiration

Whipped Woodlouse? Why The Economist is giving away insect ice-cream

A few years ago, I arrived at Stockport station in Cheshire. It was early morning and I was feeling distinctly peckish. Fortunately, as I reached the foot of the stairs from the platform, a well-known retailer of baking goods was holding a promotion,...

Posted by: Magnus Shaw
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Leaders

Inside the floating house on the River Thames

Some London commuters were taken by surprise yesterday morning when they spotted a fully functioning house floating down the River Thames. The Floating House stunt was arranged by TBWA\London for Airbnb, the website that allows anyone to rent out...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

Crossrail Place makes a very green public début

Final designs for the ambitious new Crossrail Station at Canary Wharf have been emerging for a while now, and they now include the addition of a lush roof garden, which opened to the general public over the bank holiday weekend. The garden is a...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

The Design Museum taps Leo Burnett

The London Design Museum has appointed Leo Burnett as its official design partner for the museum’s final year in its current location at 28 Shad Thames in central London near Tower Bridge, where it has existed since 1989 as the world's leading...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

Arena Media turns Black Cabs into Domino drivers

In a campaign full of media firsts, planned and bought by Arena Media, Domino’s Pizza will be advertising via London taxis for the first time, as well as via podcast platform, Acast. Domino’s branding will appear on London cabs, with the...

Posted by: Pumpkin
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Inspiration

We don't think you're ready for this jelly...

Today, jelly London announced the opening of its brand new jelly Kitchen, right in the heart of Fitzrovia. The not-so-creatively named, jelly London Jelly Kitchen, was set to operate 24 hours a day, serving everything from jelly trifles, to jelly...

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Beagle Street release the Pounds

In a stunt not a million miles away from the KLF's infamous million pound burn-off (though far less aggressive), the online life insurance provider Beagle Street let loose 500 paper dogs in London yesterday (March 25), each made with £10 notes....

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

Google get physical on Tottenham Court Road

It was bound to happen eventually. Following in the lofty footsteps of Apple and even Amazon, Google have finally opened their first physical store. This time, however, it's us mere English peasants that are getting there first with the launch of the...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Industry

A Distinctly Creative Advertising Week Europe

There is most certainly much business going on at Advertising Week Europe. When one sees the great work from Karmarama for the week itself, you’ll see that this not your “typical” gathering of advertising folk. Yes, there will most...

Posted by: Advertising Week
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Leaders

Hires of the Week: Part 2

OgilvyOne London OgilvyOne has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of four additional managing partners; Anya King, Mel Stanley, Tracey Barber and Aaron Goldring, with all promotions effective immediately. OgilvyOne CEO Sam Williams...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

Lema bring Italy to King's Road

The Lema furniture brand is opening its first company-owned flagship store in London this spring on Kings Road. The store, which is due to open in May, will cover 400 square metres over two floors, each encompassing Lema's two brands, Lema Casa (on...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

Inspiration for Advertising Week Europe

Karmarama has used inspirational quotes from influential people such as director Richard Curtis and TV chef Jamie Oliver as a basis for a new print and poster campaign that aims to raise awareness of this year's Advertising Week Europe. The work...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

MADE gets physical

The online furniture store MADE has made its most ambitious move yet into the physical realm with a new flagship showroom (its largest yet) based in the centre of London. The new store opened on Saturday in Soho on Charing Cross Road, and fills a...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

How a hip hotel failed spectacularly

I'm not a hipster. That particular role is denied to me thanks to my great age, and my inability to grow a thick bushy beard. But that doesn't mean I can't have a little taste of the hipster world. So last weekend, I headed for the achingly...

Posted by: Magnus Shaw
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Leaders

Battersea Power Station to be reborn

The Rockwell Group is currently working with Wilkinson Eyre Architects on a plan to redevelop part of the Battersea Power Station, which has been an unused blight on the banks of the Thames since it was closed more than 30 years ago. Since then it...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Matt Johnstone illustrates for Eurostar’s 20th birthday

Matt Johnstone illustrates for Eurostar’s 20th birthday This year Eurostar turned 20, and to celebrate they asked jelly’s Matt Johnstone to do a special live event in the Eurostar departure lounge. Working directly onto a large canvas...

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Leaders

Are we failing all this technology?

When the dreadful story of the mysterious disappearance of Flight MH370 dawned on the world, it was notable how many people pontificated ‘Surely all those satellites and things can track a plane anywhere.’ Some hotheads even went as far...

Posted by: Magnus Shaw
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Leaders

DigitasLBi announce a major promotion and a fresh hire

DigitasLBi had two major announcements to make yesterday, both coming at a time when the agency is striving to transform its clients brands for the digital age. The first came in the form of David Carr, who has been appointed as the new strategy...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Features

There’s a new villain in town… #GoodToBeBad

‘Have you ever noticed how, in Hollywood movies, all the villains are played by Brits?’ asks a dinner-jacketed Sir Ben Kingsley in the commercial for the new Jaguar F-Type Coupe. Entitled ‘Rendezvous’ and aired at the Super...

Posted by: Ashley Morrison
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Advertising executives? - Why don't you open your mind?

Saturday afternoon was spent lazing about underneath a tree on Hampstead Heath, me and my friends slowly working our way through a gigantic picnic. Whilst doing a bit of cloud watching, we spotted a helicopter pulling a gigantic PKR Poker banner...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Leaders

Window wars. Who is winning the Christmas battle of Oxford Street?

Christmas is rather a competitive activity, isn't it? From those rather ghastly households attempting to out-decorate their neighbours by festooning their brickwork with flashing reindeer, to the restaurants fighting to see who can charge the most...

Posted by: Magnus Shaw
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Leaders

Lovie Awards 2013 - Meet Hailo and Last.fm

The Lovie Awards took place in London's Old Street for it's third year, celebrating incredible tech pioneers from across Europe. Creativepool was there to celebrate with the winners, thoroughly enjoying acceptance speeches from the likes of...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Leaders

Beware, the ad blooper is alive and well.

You're familiar with the notion of 'bloopers', I'm sure. 'It'll Be Alright On The Night' has been cataloguing the trips and slips of TV production for decades, while 'You've Been Framed' records disasters on the home front - usually involving elderly...

Posted by: Magnus Shaw
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Features

Is this how recruiters view your work?

When I first starting out as a junior copywriter I went along to the D&AD workshops that were being held in various London ad agencies. These evenings were great for anyone who wanted to start out as a copywriter or art director because you could...

Posted by: John Fountain

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