Culture shapes design, says Mayuri Nikumbh of Elephant Design India
Mayuri Nikumbh, Chief Design Officer of Elephant Design India, recently served as Jolbors Award International Jury Chair of the Branding & Design category at Jolbors Festival 2026. She also delivered a…
Portfolio Night Manila 2026 shows what happens when the industry invests in its future; UP Diliman’s Miggie Bacungan clinches All-Star title
A portfolio can be many things. It can be a collection of finished work, a record of what a young creative has learned, or a glimpse of what might become and…
Beyond the first idea: Abi Aquino explores how courage, curiosity, and ‘culit’ fuel human creativity at Portfolio Night Manila 2026
Creativity rarely ends with the first idea. It takes courage to speak up, curiosity to look beyond the familiar, and “culit” to keep refining an idea until it becomes something worth…
‘Do it imperfectly’: Portfolio Night Manila 2026 All-Star winner Miggie Bacungan shows why taking a chance and trusting your creative intuition matters
Michael “Miggie” Esguerra Bacungan, a Visual Communication student from the University of the Philippines-Diliman, has been named the Portfolio Night Manila 2026 All-Star Winner, emerging at the top of a field…
Thomas Hongtack Kim’s ‘4 Ways to Win in the Era of Marketing Chaos’ at Jolbors Festival 2026
Thomas Hongtack Kim has a different way of looking at chaos. Rather than treating it as a disruption to avoid, he sees it as order waiting to be understood, with creativity…
Martha Sazon among Fortune’s Most Powerful Women in Asia 2026
Martha Sazon, President and CEO of Mynt, the parent company of GCash, has been named among Fortune’s Most Powerful Women in Asia 2026, ranking No. 35 on the annual list. This…
Singapore, Bangkok, and Dubai lead Asia’s Grand LIA showing with wins spanning Business Transformation, Production & Post, and Democracy & Human Rights
Asia is making its presence felt at the 2026 London International Awards (LIA), with agencies from Singapore, Bangkok, and Dubai earning Grand LIA honors across categories that recognize creativity’s ability to…
Lessons that matter: At the 28th AOY, great work doesn’t stop when it’s recognized
The Association of Accredited Advertising Agencies of the Philippines (4As Philippines) brought the industry together on September 25 at FIFTH at Rockwell in Makati City for the 2026 Agency of the…
adobo Magazine names Peter Khoury, Park Wannasiri, Yasuharu Sasaki, Theresa Ong, Margot Torres, Bernard Cheng as jury presidents for inaugural adobo Creative Awards
adobo Magazine has unveiled names of the six jury presidents for the first-ever adobo Creative Awards. They are, in no particular order: Peter Khoury, Chief Creative Officer of Omnicom Advertising Asia;…
The 4 Cs of Dennis Perez: Chemistry, Culture, Cinema, and the Court
Not everyone is brave enough to try new things. But then again, Dennis Perez is not like everyone. Unilever’s Head of Marketing in the Philippines and Marketing Transformation Lead for Beauty &…
From Manila to the world: Ria Ocampo named D&AD’s 2026 Creative Director of the Year
Some awards recognize a campaign, while others describe the creative force behind the work. For VML London Associate Creative Director Ria Ocampo, the latter applies. Ria has been named D&AD Creative…
Turn it up: Loudbox finds a new frequency as it levels up to full-service post-production
In the realm of creativity and media, everything is interconnected. Audio and visuals work hand in hand, shaping not just what we see and hear, but also the emotions and sensations…
