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Youthforia’s make-up embraces the pleasure revolution

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Youthforia’s make-up embraces the pleasure revolution

Cosmetics brand Youthforia is reclaiming the fun associated with applying make-up and appealing to a sense of hedonism emerging in the inter-Covid ...

Sustainability : Makeup : Cosmetics

How beauty is being refined for Generation Z

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How beauty is being refined for Generation Z

New brands are targeting teens by re-inventing coming-of-age skincare rituals for a more pragmatic – but still visual-first – generation.

Youth : Beauty : Skincare

Music-powerment

Micro Trends

Music-powerment

Post-lockdown, Generation Z are seeking more democratised music communities, blurring the worlds of education and creation.

Music : Entertainment : Youth

Stat: Emojis are altering how we communicate desire

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Stat: Emojis are altering how we communicate desire

Those who often use emojis in messages reportedly have more sex because they are better at communicating desire, according to a study by the Kinsey...

Media : Entertainment : Youth

Smartphone storytelling

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Smartphone storytelling

Youth film-making collective Pickpocket examines why film and tv are stuck in a pre-internet world and how smartphones can create suspense to...

Youth : Media : Entertainment

LadBible co-launches a social channel for relaxation

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LadBible co-launches a social channel for relaxation

Relaxing Stuff is a branded social media channel in partnership with mobile network Three.

Media : Youth : Digital

London Screen Academy is a school for digitally-native teens

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London Screen Academy is a school for digitally-native teens

Stink Studios has created a campaign to launch the sixth form school, which aims to help young people get into the film and tv industries.

Youth : Education : Creative

Stat: Snapchat is encouraging young people to vote

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Stat: Snapchat is encouraging young people to vote

According to Snap, the company behind the social media service, a recent initiative has helped more than 400,000 of its users – who are mainly teen...

Social Media : Politics : Culture

Google is bringing video games to Chrome

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Google is bringing video games to Chrome

The mega-system wants to take on the PS4 and Xbox One, but isn’t releasing a physical games console.

Gaming : Technology : Digital

Micro Trends

Avatar Influence

From their role as brand ambassadors to their impact on consumers’ interactions in fashion, digital avatars are opening up new opportunities for ...

Fashion : Digital : Retail

Artist visualises Bitcoin as tangible banknotes

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Artist visualises Bitcoin as tangible banknotes

Los Angeles – As cryptocurrencies continue to gain mainstream recognition, artist Matthias Dörfelt has redesigned the Bitcoin blockchain in a more ...

Design : Digital : Finance

Amnesty targets Generation Z in new campaign

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Amnesty targets Generation Z in new campaign

UK – Short animation film calls for the support of human rights by ridiculing the ‘snowflake generation’.

Advertising : Digital : Media

Generation Z entrepreneurs: Faster, better, stronger

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Generation Z entrepreneurs: Faster, better, stronger

Why brands need to swap prescription for playfulness if they want to attract the best Generation Z employees.

Recruitment : Gen Viz : The Future Of Work

New Teen Boss magazine aimed at Generation Z entrepreneurs

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New Teen Boss magazine aimed at Generation Z entrepreneurs

US – The publication has been launched solely in print, without advertisements or an online website.

Media : Digital : Gen Z

The UK plus-size market is on the rise

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The UK plus-size market is on the rise

UK – According to a new report, £1 in every £5 spent on womenswear in the UK this year will be on plus-size fashion.

Fashion : Retail : Branding

New Direction: Harry Styles reveals Generation Z’s entertainment future

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New Direction: Harry Styles reveals Generation Z’s entertainment future

When 600 of Harry Styles's biggest fans packed excitedly into The Garage in North London for his secret gig last weekend, it wasn’t his new tunes t...

Technology : Culture : Leisure

Could Facebook launch a Line store?

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Could Facebook launch a Line store?

Social media platforms need to become playful and experimental to win over the next generation of users in Asia.

Asia : Social Media : Line

Getting Into Grindr

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Getting Into Grindr

Global – Grindr is expanding its influence as a lifestyle brand by launching a new editorial platform.

Grindr : The Immortal Brand : LGBT

Real-time rendering

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Real-time rendering

San Francisco – Epic Games has unveiled new imaging technology that enables users to customise commercials in real time.

Chevrolet : Advertising : Gen Viz

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Food for fun

Global – Be is a new range of organic wellness supplements aimed at members of Generation D.

Wellness : Branding : Gen Viz

Macro Trends

Civic Brands

Businesses are increasingly stepping in where governments are failing and acting as forces for good in society. Amid the shift from top-down co...

Brandstanding : Sharing 2.0 : Civic Brands

Analogue aesthetics

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Analogue aesthetics

Milan – With its analogue aesthetic interrupted by static, Nike’s short film #WeBelieveInThePowerOfLove embodies an anarchic approach to exploring ...

Nike : High Anarchy : The Dislocated World

A Matter of stuff

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A Matter of stuff

London – As part of Selfridges’ Material World campaign the department store retailer has collaborated with Dazed on five short films.

Selfridges : Dazed Digital : Sustainability

State of emergency

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State of emergency

Global – HP has produced a four-part web series about security vulnerabilities designed to appeal to Millennials.

HP : Branded Content : The Internet Of Things

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Point and Pin

Global – Pinterest has launched Pinterest Lens, a new search tool powered by your camera.

Pinterest : Social Media : Revelation Brands

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