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elevenfiftyfive turns 15 and receives collage-like rebrand from Studio Moross

Creative Boom

Since its launch in 2008, independent entertainment specialist agency elevenfiftyfive has created some of the UK's most well-known film marketing work. Topping it all off, stacking the short 'eff' logo echoes the edges of a reel of film, a nod to the agency's work in the film space over the past 15 years."

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Defy's anniversary ads for Boyds strike the perfect balance between past and future

Creative Boom

To celebrate its 85th anniversary, it approached Defy , an independent Philadelphia-based marketing company that's been quietly churning out unique angles for powerhouse global clients such as Nike, Ricoh, Comcast, Ritz Carlton, Wilson Sporting Goods and AmeriGas.

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Franklyn's redesign for WeWork marks a new chapter for the co-working platform

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Designers and agency heads often like to talk about the "challenge" of taking on a new client, but most of the time, the stakes are not, in all honesty, that high. Founded in New York in 2008, it was a startup that pioneered the idea of renting flexible co-working spaces to freelancers and other startups.

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5 pieces of good news for freelance designers in 2022

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Since 2008, it's brought more than one million creative projects to life across the world and designers in its community have earned more than $400m USD on the platform to date. But this stunning statistic points to two basic truths about today's freelance design market. Freelancers are expecting their earnings to rise in 2022.

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Sara Green on running a 25-year-old agency and the art of letting go

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We chatted with the founder of People People and learned about the secrets of management, how to achieve work-life balance, and how to maintain an agency culture when working from home. Founder and principal Sara Green started her branding and interactive agency in 1998 in Leavenworth, Washington, USA. How does she do it?

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Amy Pastre and Courtney Rowson on 13 years of running a studio and where they believe design is heading next

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Did the global economic crisis spur you to start your agency? Courtney: We started the business for reasons unrelated to the 2008 downturn. We'd had great experiences working for agencies in Charleston and other cities. Did the lessons of 2008/09 prepare you for the shock? The timing was right for both of us.

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James Hurst on his new role at Google, Big Tech's bad press and why he's hopeful for the future

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Next, he went on to work for Emak Mafu in 2008 when the global recession hit. James left and started his own design studio (Cure Studio), an illustration agency (HigginsonHurst) and a Type Foundry (The Type Foundry). So if ever you wanted insight about where the world of agencies and tech is heading, he's a good person to talk to.

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