Keep abreast of the latest trends and developments in the Australian and New Zealand creative industries.


David Whealy returns to his star role

The legal eagle who champions creative initiative has opened his own practice.

The experiential print ad by Advico Y&R

Most people understand what the word, hemophilia, means. Do they understand what being a hemophiliac means?

Droga5 NY creates a trendy beer by making fun of trendy beer ads

The Bondi Hipsters and Droga5 might even say you all deserve it. Pretension comes before a fall.

What it took to make Pat Rafter strip

Sometimes the direction makes a good ad great. This is one of those times. Nick Ball, you did great.

Because they Cannes

Come back from Cannes with the secrets to the success of Spotify, IKEA, H&M, Absolut Vodka and Skype.

Smells like Easter

The smell of hot cross buns from outdoor posters throughout Australia is luring shoppers to Woolworths as you read.

Teaching kids to be friends

If you want to get kids to pay attention, give them a toy. If you want to get children to accept something new, make it cool

Not your average hair commercial

It's full of all the hair product advert cliches. But wait (to judge) until you find out why.

Walker takes an executive seat at Finch

"It was a no-brainer; they do great work.” Nikki Walker is rather chuffed about becoming executive producer at Finch Auckland.

About Hackett's doodles

Where did the titles for Tractor Monkeys come from? James Hackett's doodles.

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Cutting through the creative smog

It's still about big ideas. One of the big ideas now is where and how you present yours.