Google Inc has launched a small network of balloons over the Southern Hemisphere in an experiment it hopes could bring reliable Internet access to the world’s most remote regions, the company said late Friday. The pilot program, Project Loon, took off this month from New Zealand’s South Island, using solar-powered, high-altitude balloons that ride the […]
A Heineken ad campaign from Wieden + Kennedy Amsterdam, the brand’s first global campaign effort, has won the Cannes Lions Grand Prix award in the creative effectiveness category, festival organizers confirmed. Separately, a campaign from McCann Melbourne for Metro Trains called “Dumb Ways to Die,” won the Grand Prix in the direct category and a […]
Swedish cider brand Kopparberg is offering fans the chance to win a unique Kopparberg experience delivered straight to their door as part of a new social media competition. Launched last month in London and now hitting the road to appear in Manchester next week, the social media activity coincides with the launch of the brand’s […]
Virgin Group, which operates all Virgin brands, is refreshing its look and feel across all sub groups, working with South African consultancy The Jupiter Drawing Room. The Cape Town-based consultancy was brought in to work with the Virgin in-house team around two months ago, following an international four-way creative pitch. The designers will now work […]
Samsung has unveiled a new film starring Usher promoting its Smart TV. Developed by digital agency Huge, the film features two Ushers facing off against each other, as “down-to-earth” Usher seeks revenge against “celebrity” Usher, all the while showing the variety of features of the Samsung Smart TV. “Our goal was to bring Usher and […]
Despite changing times, internet giant Yahoo!’s front page retains its old-fashioned, cluttered look—contrary to the sleek, minimalist look everyone else is going for. As such, New York-based web developer and designer Quincy Gibbs took it upon himself to give Yahoo!’s website a redesign. First seen on Business Insider, Gibbs’ unofficial mock-ups for Yahoo.com is a […]
Hyper Island has announced that they will head up a new kind of conference, The Create for Change Conference (CCC), taking place in October this year. The Create for Change Conference will bring future-oriented individuals and companies and thought leaders together for two days, where they will take part in workshops, open-format and speaker sessions […]
“What do we want people to feel?” That is the first question Apple asks itself when designing something. Its answer? “Delight. Surpise. Love. Connection.” Whether or not you like Apple’s latest design decisions, this beautiful video is an interesting look at the philosophy of a company that places such an important emphasis on design.
Burberry has partnered with Google to launch a social campaign that allows users to send their real kisses around the world. The ‘Burberry Kisses’ campaign debuted in June. It is part of Google’s Art, Copy & Code initiative, which aims to humanise technology through emotive digital experiences. The experience is hosted on a dedicated platform […]
CMW’s latest campaign for Nivea Men is to relaunch the ‘Originals’ range whilst leveraging the brand’s position as official Male groom supplier of FA England Football and Dutch Eredivsie teams. The digital campaign focusses on enabling men to experience that ‘Man of the Match’ feeling. It launches with a video featuring unsuspecting men who were […]