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For many businesses, the purse strings have never been tighter. Not only did the pandemic squeeze budgets, but the subsequent cost-of-living crisis which many are now enduring - including rising energy prices, growing wages, and inflationary...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Among dozens of momentous events set to play out in the weeks ahead, many are already underway, or will commence with the dawn of August. The list includes some of the world’s most famous cultural and creative industry gatherings set to welcome...
Posted by: The Darnell Works Agency
RedLeg Rum, one of the UK’s fastest growing rum brands, has released its first ever TV campaign to introduce the brand’s mascot - the RedLeg Hermit Crab. The campaign creative by scaleup advertising specialists °Small World and...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Hernán Lindenbaum is a man that, in his own words, “entered the industry sideways.” But whoever said that being a successful creative meant getting in first time through the front door? The Argentinian freelance motion designer has...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
There seems to be a lot of buzz around Unreal Eengine 5 (UE5) at the moment, so we decided to check it out. What is Unreal Engine? Unreal Engine is (primarily) a game engine, and has been one of the key players in the game dev world for years. It...
Posted by: Mighty Giant
Of all the roles in the creative industries, Creative Director is arguably one of the most coveted. It’s a role that means a thousand different things at once and offers complete creative control. But to be a CD at an agency means you’re...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
This week, we’ll be getting to know George Wu - a London-based director and creative currently working as Design Director at Mother Design in London. Originally from Manchester and a graduate from Royal College of Art, her work spans across:...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
“From my earliest days in the crib, I longed for nothing more than to look at pictures and draw them.” These are the words of this week’s Member Spotlight honouree, Izabel Ciesinska, an illustrator who might very well have been born...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
According to BCG Senior Partner and Managing Director Martin Reeves and Rhodes Scholar Jack Fuller, imagination is crucial for “seizing and creating new opportunities and finding new paths to growth.” Their Harvard Business Review book...
Posted by: The Darnell Works Agency
Swhype is a UK-based company that declares itself an “end-to-end” video agency - a video production company, animation studio and creative agency rolled into one. That’s a lot of hats to manage and we want know how they balance...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Where would you be if not for your creative career? Whenever someone asks you that, 'border control' is probably pretty further down in your list. And yet, according to Anthony Young's career advisor, that's where he would be now, if not for 3D...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Like many UK animation studios, we’re an SME. We deliberately keep the team small and specialised. It has downfalls of course, capacity and scheduling can be one thing. However the biggest positive is using freelancers. Below are a few reasons...
Posted by: Mighty Giant
Earth Day 2022 is this week, and as we all slowly return to the usual routine of our normal lives, it's undeniable we have been forever changed by a global pandemic to think about the world on a much larger scale. Talk to any creative professional...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Forever Beta is pushing for the Government’s recent Online Advertising Programme consultation to go further to protect children from being tricked into sharing their data online, particularly in the case of ‘Cookies’. To highlight...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
When everything is said and done, the graphic design trends of 2022 are a motley crew. Frasurbane and anti-design, escapism and grunge, doodles and parametric patterns are some of the themes explored. It's difficult to envision any of these diverse...
Posted by: Chris Bicourt
Across this month’s full slate of alluring extracurricular activities, everyone open to new experiences has worlds to gain. Current and future leaders spanning all industries are going all in: Curtains will soon draw back and stages will...
Posted by: The Darnell Works Agency
The role of social media in marketing is usually underestimated only by those who have never dealt regularly with blogs or business pages. Simply put, if you are the owner of any new commercial organisation or you do anything that can generate...
Posted by: Creativepool Partner
The latest saucy campaign for Heinz pokes fun at the brand for launching a new range of pasta sauces in the UK, 150 years after they first entered the market. The campaign, devised by Wunderman Thompson Spain, launched with a full-page ad in The...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Page & Page and Partners, a London-based creative agency specialising in health and wellness, and patient advocacy group PINNT launched the adorable ‘PINNT Buddies’ campaign earlier this year to transform the lives of people they...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Warning: Featured happenings in this Global Creative Calendar edition are closer than they appear. Over the past several years, these updates have presented thousands of opportunities to advance knowledge, sharpen skills, immerse within world-class...
Posted by: The Darnell Works Agency
Video has become an increasingly important aspect of the marketing pantheon when it comes to online content. As broadband speeds have increased and attention spans have waned, consumers have become more accustomed to more focused online video...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
In this week’s #GettingTo Know we catch up with Scott Lakso, Executive Producer at the New York-based creative branding agency loyalkaspar. Scott is an eccentric and dynamic creative who sees his role as “cumulative rather than...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Writer/director James Gunn’s new “The Suicide Squad” spinoff “Peacemaker” successfully debuted on HBO Max last month, famously introducing yet another of the filmmaker’s iconic, buzz-worthy, music-driven title...
Posted by: The Darnell Works Agency
Greenwich Design, is a family-run business that “brings brands to life” by connecting them with customers in surprising and innovative ways. It started life over 50 years ago and has spent that time working with some of the biggest and...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
It was about 10 years ago when Tom Readdy founded Yes Please Productions with his partner, Lucy. Since then, much has changed - but their joint ambition has remained exactly the same. Both music obsessives and absolutely in love with consuming...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Having the right people on board is vital for a business’ success. Without the right talent, in the right role, at the right time, growth can be much slower - and can even reverse. The battle for talent has never been fiercer. Organisations...
Posted by: FJC
Curiosity is the key to any creative professional's success. The willingness to learn and improve your own knowledge over time is an essential soft skill to have and one that will take you far in your journey in the creative industries. It is also...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
It’s been a year of great recovery for the creative industries, but still not quite one in which everything was as opened up as we hoped. With so many creative professionals left at home with their own imagination, you can bet that the most...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
Imagine the wonder if an outsider suddenly came down upon the Earth to admire all its beauty. Endless oceans, creatures and colours stretching out thousands of miles - something so precious that anyone would want to protect it. With an interesting...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
After the terrific display of creative prowess from the industry in 2020, 2021 could only be a further step up for advertising campaigns all over the creative & mar-comms field. With campaigns to push vaccinations and groundbreaking ideas from brands...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
In their primary role, digital designers combine their creativity and technical skills to produce digital graphics for computer and electronic games, websites, movie special effects, and more. Some digital designers might create graphics for...
Posted by: Creativepool
It’s been a year! Wherever the past 11 months went, we are now in December and it’s time to start looking back on everything good that happened this year. What better way to start than by listing the best animations from 2021? Top 5...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
"People want tech to be helpful in their lives, but they see the futuristic tech as something unreachable today." It is with such simplicity that the team at PunchBBDO describes the premise and the idea behind their campaign for Ford Turkey, named...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
With over 10 years of industry experience working either independently or under an agency's perspective, Graphic Designer Jordan Pearman has always been interested in art, and has been pursuing the creative field since his very childhood. With a...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
All the 2021 Christmas campaigns in one place As we all know, there’s no Christmas without a heartwarming, tear-duct-shattering series of lovely Christmas campaigns. Brands and agencies line up every year to release a stream of Christmas ads...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
The silver bullet for successful hiring lies in the quality of the induction. As a new employees’ first real taste of the business they’ve decided to join, inductions are the single most important piece of direct employer/employee...
Posted by: FJC