Apple apologises for hydraulic crush advert that "missed the mark"
Technology company Apple has apologised for its iPad Pro advert, which shows creative tools being crushed in a hydraulic press, following a backlash from creatives. More
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Apple criticised for "crushing the symbols of human creativity" in iPad hydraulic press advert
Creatives have described an advert for technology brand Apple's recently unveiled iPad Pro, which shows a hydraulic press crushing instruments, desks, games and paint, as "killing everything we ever found joy in". More
Wastecare is a face serum made from Aizome's industrial wastewater
German branding and advertising agency Serviceplan has developed a skincare product made from textile-industry wastewater to promote Japanese startup Aizome's chemical-free dyeing process. More
IKEA, Guinness, VW and Nike encourage social distancing and staying home
Many brands are altering their logos to promote social distancing and creating adverts to encourage staying at home during the coronavirus pandemic. More
Comic strip on Harry's packaging foreshadows mystery item inside
Customers of male grooming brand Harry's are taken back to 1950s confectionary advertising, through the comic strip packaging of their Mystery Item product. More
Digital billboards in Stockholm project positive artworks to cheer up anxious commuters
Clear Channel and design studio Affairs have created The Emotional Art Gallery which uses the real-time emotions of commuters to replace adverts with artworks. More
Zaha Hadid's twisted steel advertising board "expresses dynamism" of traffic
A sculptural digital advertising board, designed by the late Zaha Hadid with Patrik Schumacher, has been unveiled in west London. More
"Food design is nothing but advertising"
It's not surprising that designers are experimenting with food, but their impact so far has been little more than table dressing, argues Lucas Verweij. More
Advertising agencies unveil rejected Remain campaign posters
Brexit crisis: the agencies behind the Remain advertising campaign have shared their unsuccessful designs and described a "frustrating" process that was "doomed" to fail (+ slideshow). More
Zaha Hadid attempts to rethink roadside advertising with billboard design
News: designs have been revealed for one of Zaha Hadid's smallest new structures – an advertising billboard for a stretch of road in west London that the architect says will "create a new genre in the roadside advertising canon". More
Brain-scanning devices will revolutionise advertising, says wearable tech chief
News: data collected via Google Glass could soon be used to deliver advertising tailored to the wearer's taste, mood, and location, according to Tony Gaitatzis, a leading figure in the wearable technology sector. More