Google has re-imagined its Creative Sandbox platform to deliver inspiration to creative minds in advertising agencies across the globe through successful online ad projects. For the past four years, Creative Sandbox used to be a title for offline events hosted by Google for creatives, but now it has expanded to an online treasure box of groundbreaking experiences. The destination is showcasing digital campaigns’ case studies, unveiling the basic components of the projects, and inviting ad professionals and emerging creators to explore and share the best examples of digital work.

IKEA makes textiles one of the core components of its collections and focuses on fabrics in its campaigns. Recently, the furniture retailer launched two promotions at a time—in Australia and Hong Kong—dedicated to the creative use of textiles, DIY and home comfort revolving around applying different prints and colours. Both campaigns include an interactive component, encouraging consumers to experiment with textile and find new affordable ways to express their personalities through vibrant patterned fabrics and bring new life to their homes.

UNIQLO is rolling off a new cross-platform advertising campaign to spread the word about the launch of two new stores of the brand in the USA. The latest marketing effort dubbed «The Faces of the People» features celebrities from all the fields, who embody the light, casual and playful nature of the apparel label. The new campaign stars both well-known human faces and Maru, beloved YouTube cat sensation from Japan, which got featured in a in a new online game, “UNIQLO Lucky Cube with Maru”, which offers users a chance to win nice prizes from the brand.

Philips has unveiled a new digital project focused on the theme of product creation processes, to support the winning and best-selling Fidelio audio range. The tech company has teamed up with Tribal DDB Amsterdam, songwriter and producer Washed Out and Gustav Johansson, Cannes Young Directors winner from Stinkdigital, London, to create an impressive audio-visual online campaign dubbed The Sound of Creation to explain the stages of creation of a truly hilarious product to users.