19 Tuesday Mar 2013
Posted in 2013 Awards
And boy, did we have a ball. Here are some of our favourite photos of the night in no particular order.
See lots and lots more shots here (and don’t forget to give us a ‘like’ because we’re a bit narcissistic like that).
Huge thanks to official Circle photograper Lorenzo Ali for all these incredible shots.
19 Tuesday Mar 2013
Posted in 2013 Mag, In the Circle
Some behind the scenes (behind the screens?) shots from the terrific Danny Flynn.
A lucky few picked up some of these rather beautiful silk screened posters at the awards last Thursday. Did you? We have a few left… what to do with them, what to do…
13 Wednesday Mar 2013
Posted in 2013 Awards, Friends of Creative Circle, Students
Tomorrow night, each of our student attendees will receive a goody bag with a copy of The Drum, Lürzer’s Archive and some other bits and bobs. But ten of those goody bags will also contain a YCC Golden Ticket.
If you’re lucky enough to find a YCC Golden Ticket, you’ll also find instructions on how to claim your prize, and learn which of our incredible Gold Judges you’ll be meeting.
Good luck, thanks to the brilliant YCC, and see you all tomorrow!
08 Friday Mar 2013
Posted in 2013 Awards, In the Circle
Just a quick sneak peek from behind the scenes. Here are some 3D-printed moulds for the 2013 award…
And they were used to create these beautiful concrete bodies…
And this is how they all fit together…
Exciting stuff. And we can’t wait to see them glittering on stage next week.
05 Tuesday Mar 2013
Posted in 2013 Awards
By all accounts, this “British art-pop quartet” have come out of nowhere. Hot off a tour with Kaiser Chiefs, they recently sold-out their first headline gig at London’s iconic Borderline. And if this write-up in the Indy is anything to go by, we’re in for a helluva treat…
Everyone in the London music industry who isn’t at the Brit Awards is at the Borderline, or so it seems: the moment you reach the foot of the stairs you have to fight through a sea of satchels.
The source of the buzz is a west London band called Night Engine (****). Fronted by an elegant sir in a Terylene shirt, with slicked-back strawberry blond hair and named only as Phil, and with a show-stealing Eno-esque synth-nerd called Dom, Night Engine have come from nowhere. With just a wedding band here and a Zappa covers band there in their rear-view mirrors, their emergence was so stealthy and so sudden that they missed all the January polls. The last time I remember a band arriving as fully formed and confident as this was Franz Ferdinand, a decade ago.
They describe their sound only as “the music of the city”, and you can certainly imagine it as the theme music for speeding along on the trans-Europe express, gazing at great cities through the glass. For me, it’s Young Americans Bowie meets Gang of Four meets the Associates meets pre-shark-jump Simple Minds meets end-period LCD Soundsystem. And their ease with song dynamics – ascending verses, swooping middle eights, soaring choruses and fiendish hooks – is uncanny.
“What?” says Phil between songs, temporarily thrown. “Someone just said they love us?” Get used to it, mate.
So get your greasy little finger out of your disaffected earhole, and jam some Night Engine up there instead:
And while you’re at it, go get yourself a ticket right now – if we have any left that is.
26 Tuesday Feb 2013
Posted in 2013 Awards
We just had an email from Jeremy – our CEO – telling us that, “last year there was shock and disbelief when people were unable to book tickets due to all tables being completely sold out.“
Shock and disbelief! And boy did those folks miss out. So if you haven’t already, book now or run the risk of missing the biggest and best ad party of the year.
Tickets are still frozen at 2012 prices till the end of this week, and we’ve only got a few tables left. So…
18 Monday Feb 2013
Posted in Friends of Creative Circle
The Outdoor Hall of Fame, as the name suggests, celebrates great creativity in outdoor. A medium that depends heavily on the quality of the creative to get the public’s attention. Developed in association with Campaign, it’s about identifying great craft skills and talent, and to create an aspirational ‘Mount Olympus’ type place where the legacy of great poster work can be consulted as inspiration.
Back in 2010, the top 100 posters of all time were inducted into the Hall of Fame, featuring The Economist, B&H pyramids, Hello Boys, Wayne Rooney George’s cross and so forth, but also Lord Kitchener “Your Country Needs You”, Guinness girders and toucan etc…
They’ve now opened up the search again, for the best outdoor of 2011-2012. After thousands of votes from the public, the top 20 are now being judged by Campaign’s judging panel. Depending on their votes some or all of these will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on 28th February.
Winners will be announced on the night by Danny Rogers, the new Editor of Campaign. But from 3 to 6pm at the ICA on Thursday Feb 28, all the candidate work, old and new, will be on display. So if you’re learning the craft, you really should head down there and check out the work.
#outdoorhalloffame
18 Monday Feb 2013
Posted in 2013 Awards, Students
Thanks to all the students who submitted work. We’ll be printing the top submissions in the magazine, as selected by Ed. And all entrants will be guaranteed entry on the night. However, we still have quite a few places to fill.
To apply for tickets, simply email honoursnight@creativecircle.co.uk and tell us where you’re studying, or are on placement – we’ll let you know if your application has been successful.
Once again, we’ll be at Camden’s iconic Roundhouse on Wednesday 14th March. And student tickets are £10 each, on the door.
For this tiny fee you’ll be situated in the gallery area of the venue, overlooking the attending agencies, top creatives and the awards stage. There’s a bar up there too.
Plus, every student will receive a goody bag on the night, including a copy of the new Circle Magazine, the latest editions of Luerzer’s Archive and The Drum, and some more stuff.
Edith Bowman will be back as our excellent host. And there’ll be live music from Rough Trade’s hottest new signing, Palma Violets, and DJs through the night.
As well as being able to watch the awards, students will be invited down to mingle afterwards – with the chance to meet some of the best creatives working in the UK industry today.
Share a drink or two with them. Shake yo ass with them. Maybe even hit them up for a book crit or placement. That’s what it’s all about.
Take a look at more pics from last year.
See you all there!
14 Thursday Feb 2013
Posted in 2013 Awards, Students
Get your entries in if you want to come to the event. Remember, the brief is “Desperation“.
Email concepts to ed.morris@creativecircle.co.uk along with your name(s) and the place you’re studying.
Good luck!
08 Friday Feb 2013
Posted in 2013 Awards, Judges
300+ Judges from Top Agencies
Every creative is a judge. But when it comes to awards ceremonies, few of us actually get to have our say. Not this year. In 2013, over 300 of the UK’s brightest creatives have registered to judge Round 1 of the Creative Circle Awards.
We have jurors representing every major agency in the country, including Dare, Draft, and DLKW; Ogilvy, Havas, Leo Burnett; McCann, Big, Cogent; Adam & Eve, Brothers & Sisters, M&C; Red Brick Road, Green Cave People, Grey; AIS, BMB, LBi, TBWA, BETC, AMV, RKCR, WCRS, JWT, CHI, W+K, CP+B, and many many many more.
Now doesn’t that sound a little fairer.
17 Incredible Gold Judges
Dave Towers, Towers Design (Design Jury)
Emma de la Fosse, OgilvyOne (Direct Jury)
Nick Angell, Angell Sound (Radio Jury)
Ben Mooge, Work Club (Digital Jury)
Neil Dawson, BETC
Steve Paskin, NOW
Ben Walker, CP+B
Nils Leonard, Grey
Emer Stamp, Adam&Eve/DDB
Peter Souter, TBWA
Tim Riley, AMV/BBDO
MJ Delaney, Moxie
Justin Tindall, Leo Burnett
Paul Silburn, Saatchi & Saatchi
Kai-Lu Hsiung, RSA
Dave Price, McCann Manchester
Dave Trott, CST
3 Rounds of Judging
Round One: Over 300 registered creatives will score each entry out of 10. The five highest scoring entries in each sub category will go through to Round Two.
Round Two: Senior creatives, invited by the President, will again score entries out of 10. The combined average score from Round One and Two will decide which three entries from each category are shortlisted to go into the final Gold Judging round.
Gold Judging Round: The Gold jury will debate and discuss the shortlisted work. Each vote here is conducted using a hand-held device so each voter and result is completely confidential. In each main category there is at least one Gold winner as well as Silvers and Nominations.
And 1 Gold of Golds
This year, legendary director Tony Kaye will choose the best of the Gold winners to be awarded our prestigious Gold of Golds award.
Photo credit: President Ed on Instagram
