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Here’s why Apple doesn’t use exclamation marks on their website #BrandMonth

ZDNET recently shared an article about exclamation points - specifically, why Apple doesn’t use them on their website. Although it’s a small detail, creative Chris Matyszczyk believes it’s significant. Matyszczyk begins by touching...

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Finding Forever with two of the industry’s most respected creative content studios | #CompanySpotlight

London-based FutureDeluxe (known for its experimental and innovative approaches to design, technology and moving image on such projects as Google Morphing Clay) recently came together with Canada-based Tendril (the design, animation and technology...

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Best NFT markets 2022 - The top 3 to watch

After releasing the first non-fungible tokens (so-called NFT) the world of cryptocurrency but also art are not the same. It completely changed how we look at pieces of art, collectibles, and many popular culture assets, like investments or memes on...

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The Mumbai animation studio with an experimental edge | #CompanySpotlight

An animation and motion design studio based in Mumbai, the Post Office Studios team is a collective of designers, animators, visual effects artists and new media tech experts that create high end moving image content in advertising, film and...

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The CMO’s role in the metaverse | #TechMonth

Have we entered metaverse-mania in the world of marketing? Brands are unveiling immersive experiences, ranging from gaming to pure advertising. Meanwhile, a range of platforms - Meta, Roblox, Microsoft, NVIDIA and Matterport among others - present...

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Living in a glass house - Exploring the dazzling "Staircase" title sequence | #BehindTheIdea

The eight-episode Max Original limited series “The Staircase” debuted Thursday, May 5 on HBO Max. Inspired by a true story, “The Staircase” explores the life of Michael Peterson (Colin Firth), his sprawling North Carolina...

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Colourful characters show a new side to artificial nutrition | #BehindTheIdea

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...

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Jobfishing - The fake design agency that catfished 52 creatives

Everyone loves a good con story. You only have to see the success of the recent Anna Sorokin drama and Tinder Swindler documentary on Netflix to see how infatuated we all are with the seedy inner-workings of a good long con. But the latest big con...

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STOP THINKING!

This article is 2238 words. If you don't expect to zone out for at least 40% of them, I want you to stop reading now because you are probably not in a creative field, so this is not meant for you. Ironically, this article is for the few who have...

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How can we *truly* make a difference for the industry?

A chat with the authors of Sustainable Marketing, published by Bloomsbury Business Some time ago, we worked on a piece about greenwashing and the harm it can do to the industry on the short and longer term. Too many organisations are still making...

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Towards the next big thing with MullenLowe Chief Creative Officer Nicola Rovetta - #GettingToKnow

There is one universal truth that a certain part of the industry will know quite well: changing mindsets is the most difficult challenge of all. But that certainly doesn't mean we should abandon all hope; and Nicola Rovetta, Chief Creative Officer at...

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The surprising journey of a talented collage illustrator - #MemberSpotlight

Barbara Gibson is a collage illustrator. You don't see many of those around, and it's certainly a quirky style the one she has. All her graphic designs feel quite unique, and the more you look at them, the more you love them. It works kind of like an...

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A journey into the dark sci-fi dreams of a concept artist - #MemberSpotlight

From lovecraftian creatures to the insurmountable forces of nature, Stijn Windig certainly loves capturing ideas and crystalising them into a beautiful work of art. As a concept artist with indisputable talent, Stijn has the honour and burden to...

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The art of styling food with Lola Faura Praxedes

Few arts are as delicate and delicious as the one of the food stylist. It's hard not to fall in love with Lola Faura's photography. All it takes is one quick glance at one of her projects on her profile and you instantly want to run for the fridge -...

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Looking Deeper with Paul Gawman and Ogilvy Health

Have you ever heard of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension? Neither did we, until we read the interview with Paul Gawman below. And that is precisely the problem. According to Paul, who has worked with Ogilvy Health to craft the 3D illustration below,...

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Why now is the time to ensure your local label is online

Few are struggling right now like freelancers and independent businesses all around the world. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought small local brands to their knees, even forcing some of them to consider how to temporarily cease operations. The folks...

Leaders

How to create and activate an effective brand strategy

This blog looks at how a good brand strategy can help you change the way people think, feel and act. But you have to embed it across the whole customer and employee experience, not just the brand expression. Branding is, and always has been, about...

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Creative Opinions: Sir Martin Sorrell and the end of an era

This week, Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO and Founder of the world's largest advertising agency network, WPP, resigned from his post amidst circling 'personal misconduct' allegations that remain (at the time of writing) unresolved, much to the...

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Autism & Creativity

It may seem unlikely, but people on the autistic spectrum have been an integral part of the creative industry for decades, without the industry necessary knowing that. Thinking differently is not only a mantra but also a characteristic that is valued...

Alexa on Trial

It’s in our nature to rebel. As teenagers, or in retirement, we don’t really like to be told what to do. And we enjoy a good bit of mischief! It’s part of what makes us human. In today’s brave new world of artificial intelligence (AI) our...

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Banksy withdraws anti-Tory free print election offer

UPDATE: Since the original article was posted (below) on Tuesday morning (June 6), Banksy has withdrawn his offer to send a limited edition print of a new piece to voters shunning Conservative general election candidates in and around his home city...

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Visions in VR: Making the leap and transitioning from 2D to VR design

Robert Kendal, Managing Director of Yulio Technologies, on how we can apply what we know about the 2D world in VR and his own experiences with VR design. Finding yourself facing your first leap into VR? Don’t worry, you’ve got this. VR...

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Havas joins list of names pulling ads from YouTube

There was a great deal on internet chatter over the weekend regarding brands (both major and minor) pulling their ads from YouTube following the revelations from the ongoing investigation from The Times, which found that ads from brands including...

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MEC UK and Thames21 launch art installation to shine a light on the health of the Thames

This Thursday (March 16) at 6.30pm, the Thames will host a new art installation created by acclaimed artist Jason Bruges to put a spotlight on the river’s health. Called “Thames Pulse,” the installation, launched by London media agency MEC UK...

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Are Big Brands inadvertently Funding Terrorism through Programmatic Advertising?

The Times dropped one hell of a bombshell on the advertising industry this morning when it released an article claiming that many of the world's largest brands and companies have accidentally used a portion of their advertising budgets to fund...

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Designs unveiled for Moontopia, the self-sufficient lunar colony

Ever since the great space race of the 1960s, mankind has dreamt of living amongst the stars, and whilst the concept of lunar colonisation has been a mainstay of science fiction for decades, it's only recently that the idea appears to be broaching...

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Moneysupermarket ads drew the most complaints in 2016, but were they warranted?

People love to complain, especially about things they can't control. Maybe we're all deeply unfulfilled individuals shouting desperately into the void? Maybe we naively think our words of dissent will actually make a difference? Or maybe (more...

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The Resident Evil London Horror House celebrates the series’ foray into VR

Whilst zombies might be as looming a pop cultural presence in 2017 as disposable pop music and pornography, 20 years ago, when the first Resident Evil game was released on the original Playstation, zombies were an almost forgotten entity in horror....

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Stackable Football Pitches proposed in London by AL_A

Stackable football pitches could be erected on disused or temporarily empty plots across London, according to Amanda Levete and her London-based studio AL_A. The concept, named “Pitch/Pitch,” aims to tackle the shortage of inner-city sports...