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Job Description: Illustrator

Illustrators combine art, design and creative skills to develop ideas and produce original visual images for a wide range of products. Image: Jean Jullien: Billboard for London Graphic Centre for It’s Nice That Job Description, Salary &...

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The Barbican pushes the boundaries of Virtual Reality

Virtual reality is being heralded as this year's “IN THING,” so it was only a matter of time before the art world got involved in a more cerebral manner. Ever the forward-thinking London institution, The Barbican Centre is preparing a new...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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A hypnotic fountain built from toilets and baths

Victoria Plum, the UK’s leading online bathroom retailer, has launched a strangely beautiful and hypnotic new online film simply called “The Fountain.” Conceived and directed by creative agency Alpha Century with special effects by...

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Inspiration

Focal Point: Getting back to basics with Leslie David

Leslie David is a very busy lady, but she still managed to have a quick chat with us about her work processes. Whether working for high profile brands like Lancôme or making artwork for musicians like Röyksopp, she’s got a knack for...

Posted by: Jade French
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Account Wins of the Week

Ocean Outdoor - Team GB Ocean Outdoor has been named as the official outdoor media provider to Team GB in the run up to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. As part of the deal, Ocean will support Team GB’s “Bring On The Great” campaign,...

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Experience Bronze Age VR at the British Museum

Between the 8th and the 9th of August, visitors to the British Museum will be invited to step a virtual foot inside a 4,000-year-old Bronze Age roundhouse with the launch of the London museum’s first ever virtual reality weekend. By teaming up...

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Is this your great-great-great-grandfather?

The past is a potentially dangerous place in advertising. If you go too far back everything is rife for parody, but if you don’t go back far enough, nostalgia can dilute your message. VCCP Sydney have opened a unique window to the past here,...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Pool Party London: Get up close & personal with Björk

Last week, I broke Björk’s heart. At least, I felt like I had. It was hard to ignore the rising feeling of incredible guilt and shame in my gut as three Björks cooed ‘show me emotional respect! I have emotional needs!’...

Posted by: Joe Bracken
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The Week in Tech

Windows 10 hits home The internet was awash with praise this weekend after Windows 10 began quietly slipping into the inboxes of eager Windows 7 and 8.1 users across the world. Some of the highly mooted features include the ability to stream Xbox...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Top Account Wins of the Week

Grey London - Tate Modern The Tate Modern gallery has appointed Grey London as its creative agency of record for Britain, Liverpool and St Ives galleries following a competitive pitch. The result of the process, which was run in-house and began in...

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Top Hires of the Week

Havas Media Havas Media has promoted Andrew Mason to the role of Head of Client Leadership with immediate effect. As Head of Client Leadership, Mason will oversee the day-to day management of the Havas Media client teams while ensuring quality and...

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Job Description: Copywriter

Creative copywriters are employed by agencies both permanently and on a freelance basis to develop advertising concepts. They mainly deliver the words and verbal content that accompanies the visual elements. Agency copywriters usually work in close...

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Agency of the Week: Leo Burnett

Bringing out the fun for McDonald’s Leo Burnett London unveiled the second ad in the new McDonald’s “Good times” brand campaign this week. The campaign celebrates the role the brand plays in the lives of their customers, and...

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The Awards Roundup

ADMA goes Mobile with Beacon Technology ADMA will be using some exciting new technology at its ADMA Global Forum on the 4th and the 5th of August at the Sydney Hilton. The event is a two-day, seven stream conference aiming to change the world of...

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Top 10 places to inspire creativity

I’ve got to say that these days, I’m feeling very creative. Well, quite creative. Make that moderately creative. Better adjust that to a smidgeon creative. Tell you what, put it this way: I’d be feeling exceptionally creative were...

Posted by: Ashley Morrison
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Sanket Avlani thinks it's all about the journey not the destination

Taxis in Mumbai are not only the most convenient form of transport but have also become an iconic aspect of the city’s culture, and whilst a lot of care and attention is lavished on these taxis by their drivers, very little thought is given to...

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Lexus unleash the first car with a heartbeat

The campaign to launch Lexus Australia’s world-first “Heartbeat Car” innovation project via M&C Saatchi, went live over the weekend, and it isn’t half bloody exciting! Lexus aimed to showcase the experience of driving its...

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How to make going back to school look pretty awesome

In my youth, there were few things that irritated me more than the glaring “Back to School” signs that seemed to adorn every retail outlet under the sun during the summer holidays, seemingly taunting happy children everywhere with the...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Top 10 Hires of the Week

Droga5 Droga5 has announced its new head of Data Strategy, Andrew Tully. His position is effective immediately, reporting into Global Chief Strategy Officer, Jonny Bauer. Tully will work across all accounts at Droga5. Prior to joining Droga5, Tully...

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Taylor Swift is the new face of the Keds rebrand

Kanye West caused mild outrage (but that is his raison d'être) at Glastonbury last month when he declared himself as the “Biggest rock star on the planet,” but the truth is, he isn’t even close. In fact, that mantle belongs to...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Inspiration

Competitive Collaboration

‘Collaboration’ has been a creative industry buzzword for the last 10 years or so. Walk into any agency, anywhere in the world, and within five minutes you’ll hear this word bandied about to describe pretty much any area of the business. It’s...

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Agency of the Week: BBDO

Clemenger BBDO Melbourne help young women face their fears Clemenger BBDO have teamed up with feminine health brand Libra to launch a platform that helps young women learn how to deal with the things that hold them back. The campaign will launch...

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Workshop

Meet Phil Danter: The Ad executive who became a music star

Tiring of your glittering career as an advertising executive? All those expense account lunches leaving you unfulfilled? Maybe you should become a music star. It can certainly be done, as one high-flyer has proved by making that exact career move....

Posted by: Magnus Shaw
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The Awards Roundup

LIA extends entry deadline and announces next LIAsons speaker The London International Awards has announced that the deadline for entries has been moved to the 31st July. All companies and/or individuals involved in the creative process are...

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Features

10 things which have disappeared from creative studios

I kicked off my creative career in an advertising agency on Fleet Street, twenty-odd years ago. Apart from the general excitement of actually being paid to write ads, I drew great inspiration from the very particular pieces of equipment around the...

Posted by: Magnus Shaw
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On Yer Bike: 10 reasons to jack in your job

When I was employed, rather than self-employed, there’s no doubt that I liked various things. Sure, the job itself was ok to start with, but the main thing I liked was the paid holidays. There wasn’t very much in the way of benefits. Paid...

Posted by: Ashley Morrison
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The Week in Tech

A fresh face on the iPod Apple has officially revealed a brand new iPod Touch, and has also announced a gaggle of new colour options for the entire iPod line. We reported a few weeks back that the latest iTunes update leaked this information ahead...

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Top 10 Hires of the Week

GPY&R Melbourne GPY&R Melbourne has promoted Jake Barrow to the position of creative director. Barrow has been with the agency for four years and has lead multi award winning projects for Schweppes, Public Transport Victoria and the Australian...

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The Week in Advertising

The Martin Agency – Geico The Martin Agency scooped well-deserved Grand prix at Cannes last month for its brilliant take on pre-roll ads with “Unskippable,” ad for US car insurer Geico, and the agency is displaying that same acerbic humour...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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The BBC versus Apple in the battle for your ears.

For the first time ever, radio and music lovers will be able to download BBC radio programmes in full, to their smartphone or tablet for free, listen to them offline, and keep them for up to 30 days on the BBC iPlayer Radio app. The update, rolling...

Posted by: Magnus Shaw
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Inspiration

Could this be the most enticing job ad ever?

Every morning, my inbox is littered with job ads. The Guardian, Brand Republic, Monster... Not that I’m especially looking for a new job - freelancing from the comfort of my own office at home makes me very happy - but it’s always worth...

Posted by: Ashley Morrison
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Top 10 Hires of the Week

All Together Now Johnny Hornby’s The&Partnership, which includes CHI in the UK, launched a new content agency All Together Now late last year, headed by former NME editor Conor McNicholas. Now, just 7 months later, ATN has hired its first creative...

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Account Wins of the Week

Mother - Atom Atom, the digital App based bank that’s set to launch later this year, has asked Mother, the world’s largest independent marketing agency to be their strategic creative partner. The partnership is the result of a...

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The Week in Advertising

Grey London attach a jet pack to a squirrel Yes, you read that right, and no, there were no actual squirrels harmed in the making of this spot. As far as I'm aware at least. The spot by Grey London celebrates the launch of McVitie's new Breakfast...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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The safest & smartest headphones in the world

These remarkable headphones were designed by Royal College of Art graduate Gemma Roper to clip comfortably to a cycling helmet and play music through the wearer's cheekbones, so they are still able to listen out for vehicles whilst they are also...

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Industry

The good side of being an in-house designer

A massive thank-you to our friends over at Academy Class, as the winner of this year's 'in-house design team' award at Fresh Awards 2015 will get £1000 worth of consultancy from Academy Class amongst other prizes. With less than 2 weeks left,...

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