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The 2016 Olympic torch was revealed this week by São Paulo studio Chelles & Hayashi ahead of next year's games in Rio de Janeiro. The agency created a recycled aluminium torch design, which expands vertically when it comes into contact with the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The Partners Brand consultancy The Partners, has appointed award-winning creative director Peter Henshaw as leader of creative for the agency’s Health Team. Peter will lead global relationships with Novo Nordisk, AstraZeneca, The International...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Whilst many people who have experienced it might take umbrage with the idea of using humour as a coping mechanism, as someone who has lived with clinical depression for my entire adult life, I can honestly say I wouldn't have made it this far without...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
There was a sticky period in the evolution of the World Wide Web. This was the time when developers and advertisers seized on pop-up technology, but before any ad-blocker software was available to mitigate it. If memory serves, it lasted about a year...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Back to the Future 2 promised much of 2015. It promised us self-tying shoelaces, flying cars, 19 Jaws films, and hoverboards, neither of which have materialised in the public realm at the time of writing. This could all be set to change though,...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Every June, the gaming industry converges on the Los Angeles Convention Center for the Electronic Entertainment Expo, affectionately known to gamers worldwide as E3. The expo has, in parallel to the industry itself, grown from humble beginnings to...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
72andSunny Amsterdam 72andSunny Amsterdam made another exciting announcement this week, appointing Stuart Harkness as its new Executive Creative Director, partnering with Carlo Cavallone. Formerly a Creative Director at Wieden + Kennedy London and...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Apple Whilst not technically an Ad Land related news piece, this one is big enough news that we thought it was pertinent to at least include it somewhere. Sir Jonathan “Jony” Ive has been promoted to the newly created role of chief...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
LPA Futures is a division of the Lisa Pritchard Agency which supports and promotes the next generation of commercial photographers. We had a fantastic response to this year’s competition and the standard of entries was exceptionally high across...
Posted by: Lisa Pritchard
Sunshine Nadya Powell is joining the creative agency Sunshine, in the newly created role of Managing Director. She is expected to join from DigitasLBi agency Lost Boys in August. Sunshine has grown significantly since it was conceived of two and a...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The BBC is great, right? Doctor Who, QI, Strictly Come Dancing - what's not to like? Of course, there's much to praise about our national broadcaster - after all, they've provided us with decades of creative highlights. But 2016 will see a crossroads...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Apple find their bearings Only the most steadfast Apple apologist would argue that the Apple Maps service can come even close to comparing with Google Maps. Indeed, statistics suggest that almost twice as many iPhone owners prefer to get directions...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Publicis London Publicis London has hired Phil Dowgierd as managing director of digital as part of its ongoing commitment to champion creative leadership and excellence within Publicis UK. Dowgierd joins from Tribal Worldwide Sydney where he was...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Royal London; the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, has kicked off a bold and dramatic new TV campaign to promote its “No nonsense” life insurance directly to consumers. The media activity, which has been...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
McCann New York McCann New York announced this week that Caprice Yu and Grant Smith have joined the agency as Executive Creative Directors. “We are truly excited to welcome Grant and Caprice,” said Eric Silver, CCO of McCann North...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Very few of us will mourn the death of Internet Explorer, Microsoft's default internet browser for their Windows operating system since (seemingly) the dawn of time. Edge, however, the browser set to usurp the ancient browser when Windows 10 ships...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Now that Secret 7” is over for another year, and all the records have been sold, we can finally reveal which sleeve belonged to which jelly artist. The immensely popular exhibition, which took place at Somerset House, featured work from eleven...
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ADC Annual Awards Quad Group announced this week that it has been named ADC Global's “Production Company of the Year.” In addition to Production Company Of The Year, The Quad Group also won a Silver Cube in Special Effects for Cartier...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Block the Kardashians A new version of AdBlock was recently announced, which has been built with one purpose in mind; to block out all mentions of the Kardashian family on your internet browser. KardBlock is currently in the beta testing stage, and...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The story of Protein World doesn’t start with the fact an advert like that was made, as they helpfully pointed out themselves on Twitter, there are loads of companies who are invested in body shaming and who participate in the culture of...
Posted by: Jade French
TBWA\Chiat\Day LA TBWA\Chiat\Day LA has announced Renato Fernandez as Worldwide Creative Director at the agency, with responsibility for the Gatorade brand. Previously Creative Director for Gatorade in the U.S., Renato's promotion extends his role...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Cheil UK – Absolut Vodka Absolut, Pernod Ricard’s leading brand of premium vodka, has handed Cheil UK a global off-trade retail design brief to focus on ensuring a globally consistent in-store brand identity. The agency secured the work after a...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Creative agency, Leagas Delaney London today launches two new films for Glenfiddich, the world’s most awarded single malt Scotch whisky. ‘The Maverick Whisky Makers of Dufftown’ heralds the latest instalment of the ‘Family Run...
Posted by: The Media Foundry
Game of Thrones has arguably become the pop culture touchstone of the last few years. Indeed, it's probably easier to list your friends and family members that don't watch the hit HBO show, than those that do. Such is a monumental success of the epic...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
In this perpetually advancing technological age, we've developed a habit of taking things for granted, particularly when it comes to the internet. Just yesterday in fact, I recall sitting across from a frumpy young woman in a local eatery, who was...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Are you a soft mint or a strong mint? In a bizarre, but hilarious new campaign for Trebor by Wieden+Kennedy London, viewers are being encourages to “Choose their Trebor.” The campaign highlights people’s affinity to Trebor’s incredibly minty...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Magic isn't real. But illusion is a powerful tool. The past few years have seen magicians suddenly become cool again, with entertainers such as Derren Brown (despite his protestations, he is a magician in the traditional sense) and Bradford's very...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Apple sell out. Again. A big week for Apple saw the company's mega-hyped Apple Watch sell out of its pre-order stock in a matter of hours. US pre-orders for the device kicked off on Friday morning, and by the afternoon, Apple released a statement...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
A brand is the visual, emotional, rational, and even cultural image that people associate with a product or with a company. Brands are more important at this period in time than any time in the past century. Brands bring together psychology and...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The Minneapolis branding and design firm Duffy & Partners has undertaken a thorough rebranding for the Meals on Wheels organisation in the US; a charitable organisation that provides healthcare, meals and company to elderly citizens who need it most....
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Now, I'm no coder. In fact I regularly struggle with the most basic lines of HTML, so CSS is so far beyond my wheelhouse it might as well be on another planet. I do appreciate clever humour though, especially when it's delivered with a knowing wink....
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The Colonie editor, Bob Ackerman, and renowned director, Joe Pytka, recently paired up to create a dramatic spot for McDonald’s, out of Burrell Communications. Driven by realistic, gritty, cinematic style footage, the :60 commercial, entitled,...
Posted by: Robl + Sutta
The Las Vegas Sands Corporation has unveiled its latest advertising campaign starring global footballing legend and English national hero David Beckham for two of its Asian properties; The Venetian Macao and Marina Bay Sands. This is the first global...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
MXM - Bob Evans Farms Meredith Xcelerated Marketing (MXM) announced this week that it has been named digital agency of record for Bob Evans Farms after a consultant-led review. Bob Evans operates over 500 full-service restaurants across 19 states...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Big news over at Crispin Porter + Bogusky, where Lori Senecal has been named as Global CEO, a newly created position that will see her steering CP+B through its ongoing global growth and expansion by managing the coordination of the firm's eight...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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