W. L. Gore and Associates (Gore), the company that created the category of modern performance apparel with GORE-TEX fabrics, has partnered effective immediately with AKQA, an international agency known for its work with a wide range of global consumer brands. The GORE-TEX brand has long been viewed as a pioneer in its industry. Based on […]
Ideas and innovation company AKQA opens the doors to its first studio in Scandinavia. Specifically designed for client co-location the 50-person, 1100 square meter open floor plan studio serves international clients including Volvo Cars. A striking renovation of an old shipbuilding warehouse, the space is situated dockside along the Gothia River in Lindholmen, Gothenburg’s emerging […]
DIS/PLAY is a digital agency that provides innovation, strategy, user experience, design, and technical development solutions to clients. Employing more than 100 people in Copenhagen and Aarhus, DIS/PLAY’s clients include ECCO, Amnesty International and Vestas. DIS/PLAY’s Copenhagen and Aarhus studios will become part of AKQA, further building the WPP owned agency’s European presence and capabilities while providing […]
The Natural History Museum opens its doors to reveal an awe-inspiring blue whale skeleton as the star of its redeveloped central space, Hintze Hall. As part of the project, audiences are invited to discover more about the whale in both its natural and preserved environments via a new digital experience which is part of a collaboration […]
AKQA announced the winners of Future Lions, the official student awards at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Future Lions attracted more than 2,100 students from 64 countries, making it the most successful year to date. The five winning ideas and teams are: Ask the Candidates for CNN Team: Yeon Sang Yoon and Jin Sug […]
Eurostar, the high-speed rail service, is promoting its new London-Paris train with an Instagram campaign. The work by AKQA on the @LaVieOnBoard Instagram account shows a canvas of 200 images showing what it is like to be on board the new train. The squares tell different stories using animated videos and images, including a couple […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMi9swYqbN4 As part of its Fall campaign, Levi’s has collaborated with agency AKQA, Stephen Hadinger, Matthew Epler and Mark Kleback, to turn vintage technology into modern devices that connect to social media. Called ‘#MakeOurMark’, these “old-school” devices were modified to serve as a “bridge between past and present”—for example, an old 1939 Bolex Movie Camera […]