Scientists Encoded a Trove of Video Game Tips into DNA, then Mixed it into an Energy Drink

Scientists Encoded a Trove of Video Game Tips into DNA, then Mixed it into an Energy Drink

Advertisers in Brazil are laying claim to a bizarrely specific milestone: the first energy drink containing video game files encoded in DNA molecules. The sci-fi feat was accomplished as part of a campaign from AKQA Sao Paulo in which the agency hired DNA data storage startup Helixworks to translate a trove of data on Ubisoft’s […]

Absolut Celebrates Australian Marriage Equality in ‘Absolute Love’ Campaign by Cummins&Partners

Absolut Celebrates Australian Marriage Equality in ‘Absolute Love’ Campaign by Cummins&Partners

Absolut has announced the launch of Absolut Love, a campaign developed by Cummins&Partners Sydney, that celebrates the stories of Australian marriage equality since the historic YES vote in 2017. As part of the campaign, Absolut has created one of its iconic posters aligned to its major partnership with Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras. The […]

evian Launches #HeroTheZero Initiative with Support from AKQA

evian Launches #HeroTheZero Initiative with Support from AKQA

evian has announced that all of its plastic bottles will be made from 100% recycled plastic by 2025, adopting a ‘circular approach’ to plastic usage. Working in close relationship with an ecosystem of partners, including Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Loop Industries and The Ocean Cleanup, evian will move from a linear model to a circular one where all […]

Jägermeister Unveil First Digital Expression of their New Creative Direction

Jägermeister Unveil First Digital Expression of their New Creative Direction

Premiering a new creative direction, Mast-Jägermeister SE has launched its global and US website at Jagermeister.com. The new experience features Bauhaus-inspired typography; a rich green, amber and gold palette; and footage expressing the energy of the legendary herbal liqueur. The new Jägermeister creative direction celebrates the tension between the German precision that goes into crafting […]

Jamie Oliver and AKQA launch one of the first Amazon Alexa Skills in the UK

Jamie Oliver and AKQA launch one of the first Amazon Alexa Skills in the UK

Jamie Oliver Group has partnered with AKQA to create one of the first Amazon Alexa Skills in the UK. Skills allow you to personalise your Amazon Echo, with this new Jamie Oliver Skill giving you hands-free access to over 160 different culinary delights from Jamie. The Jamie Oliver Skill offers recipes based on eight main […]

Martell’s Cognac Packaging Turns into a Google Cardboard Headset

Martell’s Cognac Packaging Turns into a Google Cardboard Headset

Cognac brand Martell in partnership with creative agency AKQA, has created packaging that transforms into a virtual reality (VR) headset to take fans on a journey from Cognac to Shanghai. The packaging for the limited edition ‘La French Touch’ Martell cognac can be made into a Google Cardboard VR headset and when combined with rendering software […]

Starbucks Launch The Roastery Mobile Experience

Starbucks Launch The Roastery Mobile Experience

Starbucks have created Starbucks Reserve, a brand of rare small-lot coffees, and opened a Roastery and Tasting Room in Seattle, a unique experience that is also the world’s largest Starbucks. The experience that lets visitors follow the coffee bean’s journey from harvesting to roasting and tasting, giving them a great cup of coffee, all with […]

Anheuser-Busch Announces Super Bowl XLVIII Ad Lineup

Anheuser-Busch Announces Super Bowl XLVIII Ad Lineup

Anheuser-Busch announced it will debut five new ads during the Super Bowl XLVIII broadcast on FOX on Sunday, Feb. 2. Iconic brands, Bud Light and Budweiser will represent Anheuser-Busch in 3.5 minutes of creative. “The Super Bowl is the biggest moment in sports and advertising,” said Paul Chibe, vice president, U.S. marketing. “With the largest […]