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There can surely be few children of the 80's who don't fondly remember Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and its classic cinematic adaptation. So it will come as a pleasant surprise to millions to learn that the London Underground might...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
This year sees the 150th anniversary of London Underground, and the exhibition at the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden celebrates the event in all its glory with a fantastic poster exhibition. With an archive of over 3,000, 150 have been...
Posted by: Creativepool
In a city where the Underground map is as iconic as Big Ben, any change to the transport network is bound to raise eyebrows. The recent rebranding of the London Overground’s ‘Orange Line’ is no exception. As the old familiar orange...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
400 miles of track (only 150 of which are actually underground), 180 million passengers a year and one 300 foot moving walkway in engineering terms alone, the London Underground system is a staggering achievement. However, the role the network has...
Posted by: Creativepool
As part of “London Poppy Day,” commuters will be hearing the voices of Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and Chelsea captain John Terry on the London Underground today, filling in for the generic announcers. In aid of the Royal British...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
A new free, postgraduate design university programme has been established by the design consultancy Nelly Ben Hayoun Studios, which hopes to attract young designers excited by politics and social activism. With classes split between London’s...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
You really have to hand it to Elon Musk. In an era where our charismatic billionaires are either running the world or running it into the ground, he stands almost alone as a man with a genuine drive and ambition when it comes to the matter of...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Live from the Advertising Week Europe #AWEurope Underground Stage Monday 23rd March 09:00 AM LIVE WITH THE ROUNDHOUSE 10:00 AM PREDICTIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF MEDIA 11:00 AM HOW TO WIN BRANDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE: WHY SOCIAL INFLUENCERS ARE...
Posted by: Advertising Week
There’s something quietly Dickensian about the term “cost-of-living crisis” that’s given the news over the last few months a surreal air of uncanniness, at least in the UK. The concept that so many of us, even those such as...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Back in July, London Mayor Sadiq Khan launched the #LondonIsOpen campaign to encourage visitors and investment to London in the wake of the Brexit vote. As a part of the continued campaign, the mayor recently invited international artists and...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Cheil London has kickstarted a national campaign for the Women's Equality Party's #WEcount initiative, while simultaneously launching an ambitious digital first to bring the campaign to life on the streets of London with Blippar. The #WEcount...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Martin London provided one runner at this weekend’s London Marathon with extra motivation to get to the finish line. Scott Montgomery from Liverpool ran the London Marathon with a hilarious ‘carrot and stick style’ Dunkin’...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Studio Egret West unveiled a revolutionary new design vision for the London Underground stations of the future this week, in a design manifesto developed by the London studio that includes more eye-catching tube station entrances, subdued lighting...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Cheil London has today announced the official launch of Cheil Health, a joint venture with the specialist healthcare agency wethepeople London. It will be dedicated to servicing global and local healthcare and pharmaceutical clients. Cheil Health...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Somerset House At this year’s festival, Somerset House, which is often seen as one of the main hubs of the event, exhibited a range of exciting design innovations. From tree-shaped furniture to a piano played by light and a virtual reality...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The recent history of London is a fascinating one indeed, especially when you factor in how the progress of transportation has transformed the city into a bustling, seemingly endless metropolis. The designs that underlined these changes appeared to...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
In a bid to encourage Londoners to utilise off-peak travel, Transport for London have worked with M&C Saatchi to celebrate the dynamic and exciting experiences available within the city, all of which can be accessed with ease via the capital's...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
French architect and designer Jug Cerovic has unveiled a new design proposal for the London Tube map as part of his INAT project, which aims to standardise metro maps around the world. His Tube map proposals uses bright shades to highlight...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial I know I am always banging on about how great East London is and I'm sure it is highly irritating for those of you who don't live here but maybe my ramblings on are perhaps slightly useful for those of you who do so here is the latest in the I heart...
Posted by: Creativepool
Creative agency TWELVE has launched its first major campaign for Merlin Entertainments, in its role as newly appointed lead creative and strategic agency for all of the leisure company’s London attractions. The integrated campaign will drive...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
This Pride season marks 50 years since Parliament first voted to start legalising homosexuality. Across the UK, Prides will be marching with a message of hope, acceptance, activism and love. Ahead of the London parade on 8th July, Pride in London and...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Every year, the London Design Festival descends upon the capital and brings the design community to life. For the last 9 years, the festival has also brought with it the London Design Medal, an accolade that has become remarkably important when...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Last week, I talked about what a moany lot we are, taking to Twitter to complain about U2's Song Of Innocence landing unrequested in our global iTunes accounts - because really, there's nothing we like more than having a good whinge. As if by magic,...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
Whilst the public transport system in London is amongst the best in the world (anyone who says otherwise is obviously deluded or has obviously never been to New York), it can prove pretty pricey. Mastercard are betting on this with their latest...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
In news that will no doubt have been celebrated wildly throughout the capital over the weekend (and commiserated by the city's Uber drivers), the long-awaited Night Tube is finally a reality! The Night Tube rolled out over the weekend with 24-hour...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Considering that most of the music ever released is now available for our listening pleasure at little more than the click of a button (as long as you have a stable broadband connection of course), it might seem a little regressive to think that...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
ITV viewers in the UK on Saturday night were treated to another outstanding show of talent as MoneySuperMarket premiered an Epic Dance Off with a difference as part of the broadcaster’s Proud to Present initiative. The latest instalment of the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Outdoor advertising company JCDecaux has announced the launch of its London based digital creative hub “JCDecaux Dynamic,” with the appointment of BBH’s Alex Matthews and Rick Burgess as MD and CTO respectively. JCDecaux Dynamic...
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I've never lived in London. As a copywriter, whilst the vast majority of my clients and peers choose to nestle in the belly of the beast and suckle from its wealthy teat, I simply don't have the stomach for it. I'm a country bumpkin at heart. Not...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Adland has really got stuck in for Pride London this year. We've already covered the wonderful official “Love Happens Here” campaign by WCRS, but that was only the tip of the rainbow. Here, we've gathered a few of the more interesting...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
In the eighties and nineties I lived in London and throughout that time, London Underground put buskers on a par with the small, grey, dusty mice running between the rails. That is, vermin ripe for extermination. Okay, maybe not extermination, but...
Posted by: Creativepool
Amazon is going underground Many of you might have been surprised this last week by a sneaky new app Amazon stealthily dropped onto Android devices (I know I was). What made this particular app so surprising, however, is that you couldn’t download...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
As Usain Bolt prepared to run his last ever 100m race, CURB, the creative technology and innovation arm of CSM Live, delivered state-of-the-art projections for Virgin Media to mark the occasion. Bolt, who has been a Virgin Media ambassador since...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
From 21st-24th September 2017, the London Design Fair will once more host the largest collection of international exhibitions, designers, brands, country pavilions and galleries, set in one dynamic location during the London Design Festival....
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The Gherkin, The London Eye, the BT tower and One Canada Square are the great giants of London's skyline. One glance up in the air often takes your breath away as you contemplate the sheer scale of these structures. They also allow you to orientate...
Posted by: Creativepool
Amongst my friends and family members, I've become known as something of a Scrooge when it comes to everything festive. Long gone are the days when the opening chords of “Merry Christmas Everyone” would ignite an ember of longing in my...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
