Limelight 8th Nov 2016
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Limelight
November 8, 2016
What is in the Limelight today?
Check out our senior designer’s artwork that was in the Tate Modern yesterday. Dublin Bus are making real use out of hashtags. Real Madrid get all recyclable and today is the day when America decides their future. For more and to see how Ikea is raising money for the Red Cross keep scrolling!
Trending
- #Election2016 – Today the US decides who will be their next president
- #Toblerone – Toblerone has made the spaces between the triangle bigger and people are livid
- Celtic Tiger – Rents surpass Celtic Tiger peak
- Marks & Spencer – Close 60 stores in Britain and are backing out of 10 countries
Future Trends
#LivingWithLucy – Brendan Grace features in this week’s episode
In other news..
Instagram held an exhibition in the Tate Modern as a part of their Tell Your Story event. But the big news? One of our senior designers, Hernan, showcased his incredible (and giant) artwork. To find out more about Hernan’s masterpieces check out our blog about him that was released just this morning!
Dublin bus have introduced a new way to alert commuters regarding their route’s and it’s through the power of Twitter. With a simple search of your routes unique hashtag you can find out why your bus is half an hour late..again.
A group of advertising creatives made a website that shows all of the contradictions that trump has made in this election. You can hear these contradictions at the exact same time which adds to the brilliance of it. Top Tip: Make sure you’re wearing both ear pods!
With the internet wondering what #KevintheCarrot was all about and if in fact it was the long awaited John Lewis ad, all was revealed yesterday. It was in fact Aldi and we’ve all fallen in love with Kevin the ridiculously cute carrot. We can’t wait to see what adventures he’ll make next!
Adidas unveil their new sportsware made out of recycled plastic. Real Madrid will be wearing the recycled jerseys for their match on the 26th.
Here are the 10 most shared presidential campaign advertisements. Interestingly enough they’re all from one nominee. Can you guess who?
To raise funds and awareness for the Red Cross’ work in Syria, Ikea in Norway created a display of what a damaged room in Syria looks like. The campaign was very successful reaching 22 million by the end of it.
Ryanair are getting in on the Election action with changing headers on their website. Taking a dig at both Clinton and Trump nobody if safe from Ryanair’s humour.
Today is..
X-Ray Day
Tomorrow is..
World Freedom Day
eightytwenty Social Team