Day: 1 October 2017

France’s New Laws To Safeguard the Health of Models inspire Getty Images

Stuart Mitchell

Starting from the 1st of October 2017 photos in France,  must bear a notification if they have been retouched to make models look thinner. If there have been changed the image must state “photographie retouchée” (or “retouched photograph”) and will count in all digitally modified images published within advertising, the media, on the internet and even in catalogues if the retouching “has changed the physical appearance of models,”. Where the notice is required, the words “Photographie retouchée” must be visible in a way that is both easily to see and…

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Unicef launches Rankin video about the labels put on migrant children

Stuart Mitchell

Renowned photographer and director Rankin has joined forces with UNICEF to create a 60-second film highlighting the plight of children uprooted by war, poverty and disaster, especially those separated from their families as they become refugees. The thought-provoking video urges people to see past the refugee and migrant labels and value each child as a child, first and foremost, no matter where they’re from. The film, set to Bastille’s poignant track ‘Four Walls’, depicts refugee and migrant children watching footage of children in danger around the world. Many of the…

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Ascential and Cannes Lions to advance the Sustainable Development Goals Agenda

Stuart Mitchell

It was announced at the start of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly, that Cannes Lions, who run  the International Festival of Creativity, will launch the Sustainable Development Goals Lion in 2018, marking a new drive to advance awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that were unanimously adopted by world leaders at the United Nations in 2015 and encourage the creative industries to celebrate and support sustainability around the world. The 17 global goals represent a collective ambition to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for…

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Over 100 UK charities jump on board new ecard platform

Stuart Mitchell

UK charities are joining a social enterprise that provides them with a new income stream using an innovative take on the £1.7bn greeting card market. DontSendMeACard.com provides a comprehensive fundraising toolset for charities to encourage supporters to send digital cards and donate the cost of printed cards to their cause. Over 100 UK charities have joined the venture including names such as Headway, Sumatran Orangutan Society, the British Deaf Association and the Royal Life Saving Society. The platform offers charities a high level of customisation including the uploading of custom…

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Idris Elba helps tackle adult illiteracy with new Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

A new awareness effort from Actor and Activist Idris Elba and Project Literacy, a global campaign founded by learning company Pearson and made up of over 100 organisations dedicated to ending illiteracy by 2030, is aiming to change the fact half of Brits are unaware of scale of illiteracy on their doorstep. We are underestimating the scale of illiteracy in the UK by almost 50%, new research released on International Literacy Day has found. When asked, respondents estimated the figure to be 2.7 million when in fact over 5 million…

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