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BUSHFIRE BRANDALISM CAMPAIGN
In February, 41 artists joined forces to create Australia’s largest-ever
unsanctioned art campaign. #BushfireBrandalism is an outdoor
exhibition spurred on by the climate change crisis – and specifically the
bushfires that have been devastating the country. The streets of Sydney,
Melbourne and Brisbane formed a giant exhibition space for the
protesters, with 78 advertising posters being replaced by Bushfire
Brandalism’s own designs (left, Georgia Hill).
“As a collective group of Australian artists, we have been driven to
reclaim public advertising space with posters speaking to the Australian
government’s inaction on climate change and the devastating bushfires,”
says the group. “We do not accept that this situation is ‘ business as usual’.
We are making these issues visible in our public spaces and in our media.”
brandalism.chCHAPEL OF LOVE AT FORTNUM & MASON
Throughout February, upmarket London department store
Fortnum & Mason featured the city’s first-ever immersive,
in-store wedding installation. The 14-metre tall Chapel of Love
offered the ideal backdrop for shoppers to get married,
engaged, celebrate an anniversary or renew their vows. The
three-storey installation included a neon sign stained-glass
windows and even a working bell – all with a design twist.
“We really wanted the design to be striking yet playful, a
special moment to both capture people’s imaginations as well
as exciting our customers as they journey throughout the
store,” says customer experience manager Zia Zareem-Slade.
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CULTURE
WORKING NOT WORKING
Every year for the past six years, Working Not Working asks the
creative community: What are your dream companies to work
for or collaborate with? This year’s results are in, with Google
headlining a list of over 4,000 businesses. Not only did the
search giant garner the highest number of votes overall, two
offshoot companies also made their way into the top 50 (Google
Creative Lab at #8, Google Brand Studio at #29). Nike, Apple,
W+K and Netflix made up the rest of the top five. Among this
year’s new entries were Condé Nast and Vogue – proof, perhaps,
that print is on the up when it comes to creative opportunities.
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