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Inspiration

Top 10 LGBT+ campaigns celebrating and championing diversity

On 24 May 1988, the United Kingdom introduced a nasty little clause, stating that a local authority “ shall not intentionally promote homosexuality or publish material with the intention of promoting homosexuality.” This was just 30 years...

Posted by: Antonino Lupo
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Features

Why I chose to be a creative

There are few things as painful as hearing your own parents laugh (or facepalm) when you say that you want to become a writer for a living. There are few things as painful as other departments in university mocking you and your classmates because...

Posted by: Antonino Lupo
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Inspiration

Forging ahead as a director in the freelance industry - #MemberSpotlight

How do you make the jump from a car manufacturer to freelance filmmaking? Will Riddell, freelance director and producer, might know a thing or two about that. Having worked for some years in APA production, Will set up his own company in 2017 to...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Features

10 ways to fend off freelance loneliness in 2021

Happy new year, freelancers! Surely 2020 has been an interesting one for all of you, in both good and bad ways. After an initial discouraging time of radio silence and cancelled projects, it seems that some clients are finally starting to come back,...

Posted by: Antonino Lupo
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Features

What Trump’s social media ban means for the future of the Internet

President Biden may want the US to make a fresh start but he knows, as we all do, that Trump’s term will continue to be a stubborn stain on the red, white, and blue for years to come. A term that began with a promise to stop ‘American...

Posted by: Mary Keane Dawson
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Inspiration

The relentless passion of Simona De Leo

Despite having to find her way into a competitive industry, Simona kept going. Despite breaking three fingers in her dominant hand, Simona kept going. Despite not having a publisher, Simona kept going and made a successful Kickstarter campaign to...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Fill our survey – How are you coping with Coronavirus?

The creative industry is going through challenging times. With the COVID-19 pandemic looming over the future of the job market, we don't know when and if things will ever go back to normal. But that does not mean we must stay put and wait. As a...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

Stanford the Flying Pig: Up, Up and Away!

Liz Carlston had written a book. She wanted to self-publish it on Amazon but needed to make her book different from everybody else’s. Children’s books all look the same nowadays: arty-farty and scratchy. Loose creations that look more...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

When silence speaks volumes for brands

Calling all marketers - we carry a responsibility to our brands. The responsibility to only speak when we have something of value to say. There was an article doing the rounds recently written by an influencer who recommended publishing content...

Posted by: ifour
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Impero chief urges gender pay action

The founder and director of independent creative agency Impero has urged the industry to fix its gender pay gap problem by saying there are no excuses for inequality. Michael Scantlebury said it’s all well and good for agencies to publish...

Posted by: Ryan Watson
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Leaders

Account Wins of the Week

Snap LDN - Good Hemp SNAP London has been appointed lead creative agency for Good Hemp and will be working on the immediate launch of their new chilled milk product into key retailers. Good Hemp was founded by Glynis Murray and Henry Braham in 1998,...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

Influencers democratising impact on fashion

Online reviews, blogs and social networks have given everyone with access to the internet a chance to be heard. An easy outlet to connect with people, share experiences and spread ideas. The subsequent rise of bloggers and influencers quickly gained...

Posted by: VAMP
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Leaders

The 2018 FIFA World Cup in Advertising

With the 2018​ FIFA World Cup kicking off this very afternoon, we've scoured the internet to bring you the best ads, campaigns, brand activations and more that have sprung up in the last few weeks in honour of the tournament known to those who...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

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...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Leaders

Top 10 Account Wins of the Week

Havas Media - Emirates Emirates, the Middle East's leading airline, announced today the renewal of its contract with Havas Media. Havas Media will continue to manage the global media strategy, planning, social, traditional and digital investments...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

Top 10 Account Wins of the Week

Gravity Road – D&AD D&AD has appointed the London-based creative agency Gravity Road as its editorial partner for the D&AD Festival and Awards. As D&AD looks to become a broader platform for championing creativity, it will work with Gravity Road...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

The UK Busts the Gender Pay Gap Wide Open

Thousands of employers will publish their gender pay gap figures for the first time from today (April 6), helping break the glass ceiling and create a more modern workforce. The UK is one of the first countries in the world to require gender pay gap...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

Top 10 Ads of the Week

TMW Unlimited - Lynx TMW Unlimited has created a candid digital campaign for Lynx about what it means to be a man in 2017. The “Men In Progress” campaign comprises nine videos featuring a cross-section of British men talking honestly...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

Trailblazers: A type of art at Optimo Type Foundry

Optimo was initiated in 1998 as a bachelor project by Gilles Gavillet, Stéphane Delgado and David Rust. It was a way for them to release their own fonts, and Optimo became part of the first wave of digital foundries to emerge in the 1990s as a...

Posted by: Kate Lewin
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Leaders

Buttonjoy: Channel your frustration into action with new IoT buttons

Do you remember our Amazon Dash Button Hacks article from early last year? If so, you’ll recall how a bunch of clever innovators were, at the time, programming Amazon’s Dash Buttons to help them order pizza, build a panic button, and – in Ted...

Posted by: Kate Lewin
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Inspiration

Trailblazers: Everyday truths in the photography of Sophie Harris-Taylor

Sophie Harris-Taylor is an emerging photographer from London whose work explores both the relationships we have with ourselves and those we have with others. Truth and honesty are common themes in her work, as reflected in her decision to shoot only...

Posted by: Kate Lewin
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Inspiration

Trailblazers: Exploring a dark romanticism with Elizaveta Porodina

In her experimental fashion and fine art photography, Elizaveta Porodina effortlessly extracts the underlying emotions from her subjects to produce captivating images that make her the modern-day master of dark romanticism. Based in Munich,...

Posted by: Kate Lewin
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Inspiration

Trailblazers: Creating viral architecture with OPA

When OPA released plans for their Casa Brutale project in July 2015, few could predict the overnight obsession that followed, with news outlets including Yahoo, CNET and CNBC all rushing to feature it in their headlines. In creating such a viral...

Posted by: Kate Lewin
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Leaders

New marketing report points the way for 2016

According to a new report produced by Warc in collaboration with Deloitte Digital, a digital 'backlash', the explosion of video formats, and the need to fuse data analysis with creativity are the key challenges facing marketers in 2016, The Toolkit...

Posted by: Magnus Shaw
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Workshop

Creative Writing Tips from the experts

They say there’s a novel in all of us… so far I’ve found a dozen short stories and a handful of poems, but I’m working on it. With that in mind, I took a trip to my old haunt Manchester Metropolitan University for the...

Posted by: Michelle Collier
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Industry

What to see at FUTURE ARTEFACTS this weekend

Last night we had the chance to have a peek at the inaugural FUTURE ARTEFACTS showcase at Shoreditch Studios in London. The aim of FUTURE ARTEFACTS is to bring together the world’s most progressive music, arts publishing, fashion and tech...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

Meet the next generation of website builders

In the same way you wouldn’t use a hammer to crack a nut it’s just as important that you choose the right tool for building and updating your website. The Content Management System (or CMS) was supposed to be the all singing and all dancing...

Posted by: Fabrik
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Industry

Creativepool takes home two wins at Communicator Awards

New York, NY (April 26, 2015) - The winners of the 2015 Communicator Awards have been announced by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts today. With over 6000 entries received from across the US and around the world, the Communicator Awards is...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Inspiration

N9ve Presents: Beautiful Coins

Beautiful Coins, N9ve’s latest personal project, is an animated video celebrating historical and political moments throughout Europe. Quite literally, full of beautiful coins, the piece contains stunning transitions, and is accompanied by...

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Leaders

The Week In Advertising

McCain - Real Tea Times With this new work and strapline, McCain are obviously determined to put their brands at the heart of British mealtimes - particularly their chips. This may not play well with health and nutrition campaigners, but will...

Posted by: Magnus Shaw
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Industry

Make It Count

The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences (IADAS) today announced the Nominees for the 19th Annual Webby Awards, including Google Year In Search (R/GA), #LikeAGirl (Leo Burnett Toronto), The World’s Toughest Job (Mullen), A Trip Out...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

Something extraordinary has happened...

Something extraordinary has happened to me. Not a new brand of tea bag I rather like, but something properly extraordinary. As you'll know, almost a week ago, armed men stormed the offices of the French magazine Charlie Hebdo; shooting and killing...

Posted by: Magnus Shaw
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Workshop

Blogging: what are the rules? Are there any?

by Ashley Morrison The other day, I was at a party and talking to someone who wrote for a technical magazine. Personally, I'm a generalist; unlike him, I don't have one particular area of expertise. So that means, as a freelance copywriter, I've...

Posted by: Ashley Morrison

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