Day: 29 January 2022

IPA announces 2022 New Year Honours

Stuart Mitchell

The IPA is celebrating six advertising greats in recognition of their outstanding services to the industry in its fourth annual New Year Honours. Each of the honourees has raised the reputation of the industry at large throughout their stellar careers and will be awarded FIPA (Fellow of the IPA) status. 2022 IPA New Year Honours List: Rosie Arnold Patrick Collister Tony Cullingham Magnus Djaba Mel Edwards Jan Gooding The IPA New Year Honours List is our way of celebrating those who have made a remarkable impact on our industry as…

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UNESCO adds Arabic calligraphy to world heritage list

Stuart Mitchell

UNESCO added Arabic calligraphy, a key tradition in the Arab and Islamic worlds, to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list, on 14 December. A total of 16 countries, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen, presented the nomination to UNESCO. “Arabic calligraphy is the artistic practice of handwriting Arabic script in a fluid manner to convey harmony, grace and beauty,” UNESCO said. “The fluidity of Arabic script offers infinite possibilities, even within a single word, as letters can…

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Macmillan Cancer Support appoints Mr. President

Stuart Mitchell

Macmillan Cancer Support provides physical, emotional and financial support to people living with cancer and have appointed Mr. President. The appointment follows a competitive pitch that was part of a wider roster review by the cancer support charity, including the appointment of new agency partners across their full range of content requirements. Mr President published the following on their website here: We always aspire to use our creativity to do a bit of good in the world – so we could not be more proud to welcome Macmillan Cancer Support…

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Arsenal and adidas announce No More Red

Stuart Mitchell

No More Red is an initiative between Arsenal and adidas that will see adidas support the long-standing work being done by Arsenal in the Community to keep young people safe from knife crime and youth violence. The fllowing is a post from Arsenal’s website here, and is copyright to them. There were more than 10,000 knife crime offences in London between June 2020 – June 2021. Last year also saw the highest number of teenage murders in a year in London since records began – most of which involved knife…

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New campaign launched to help parents improve children’s diet

Stuart Mitchell

Families will be given support to help to improve the diets of their children through a new campaign as the new statistics reveal the number of parents giving unhealthy snacks to their children has increased during the pandemic. The multimedia Better Health campaign was launched on Monday 10 January to encourage families to eat better and includes a new ‘scan, swipe and swap’ feature for the NHS Food Scanner App, which provides a simple solution to help families maintain a healthier diet. The campaign follows a record rise in obesity…

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