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The letter I serves as muse for Imperial College London’s new sub-branding

Following Pentagram’s major rebrand of Imperial College London in 2024, the world-renowned university, which focuses on science, engineering and medicine, has enlisted the help of Norwich-based design studio The Click to make this visual identity work at scale. The design team’s job was to create sub-branding and a comprehensive brand architecture for Imperial, which catered to its 24 different… Source...

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The Ordinary skewers beauty marketing with luxury supermarket pop-up

Skincare advertising is full of products promising ‘magic’ results and ‘medical-grade’ formulas, often dressed up in the kind of glossy branding that’s designed to heighten perceived value. But The Ordinary has spent the last few years doing the opposite, dismantling the industry’s marketing machinery in full public view. The brand’s recent work with Uncommon Creative Studio has consistently… Source...

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Birmingham Design Festival returns with timely focus on change

The countdown is on for Birmingham Design Festival, which returns from June 10-12 with another packed programme celebrating design in all its forms. This year’s theme, Change, feels particularly apt, with the line-up reflecting an industry grappling with everything from technology and branding to activism, craft and public service. Now in its eighth edition, the biennial event has become an…...

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Timothée Chalamet and David Beckham kick off adidas’ World Cup campaign

With the FIFA men’s World Cup kicking off in just over a month, adidas has thrown down the gauntlet to rivals with a cinematic five-minute short fronted by their latest big-name signing: Timothée Chalamet. The Marty Supreme actor takes centre stage in Backyard Legends, whose impressive cast spans the worlds of football, music and entertainment. Modern icons of the game...

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Most Creative Advertising Agency: Mother

Achieving an unprecedented threepeat by being named Most Creative Advertising Agency in our Annual Awards 2026 is surely no coincidence. So what’s the secret behind Mother’s continued success? “Creativity – our competitive advantage,” according to the agency. But is there more to it than that? Well, yes: while the industry spent much of the past 12 months retreating into mergers...