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The Making of The Unfiltered Tour

The Making of The Unfiltered Tour

The award-winning guerilla tour of the British Museum, created by Dentsu Webchutney for Vice Media, has created waves and won awards. We go behind-the-scenes with the team to uncover how they pulled off this ‘Oceans 11 Meets Banksy’ project. (Also includes the prototype they used for the pitch).
Harish Sivaramakrishnan Q&A

Harish Sivaramakrishnan, Head of Design, Cred, On Why Design Must Not Be Reduced to Metrics

Find out why Harish feels that design must do more than solve problems. A must-read for anyone building a product.

Case Studies

Original, authentic case studies on growth and design from established and challenger Indian brands.

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Why GSK Rebranded

The GSK rebrand is a direct result of a growing trend to separate pharma and consumer good businesses
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Heads Up For Tails: Building a Brand in an Unbranded Industry

We find out how HUFT is building a brand in an unbranded market, using a combination of soul and sound marketing strategy.
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GVK Bio Rebrands to Aragen

GVK Bio partnered with TSK Design to rebrand to Aragen and position itself within the global biopharma growth story.

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Insights

Strategy, frameworks, updates, stories, interviews

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Saudi Arabia’s Latest Rebranding Attempt is Golf

The controversial golf tour is the oil kingdom's latest attempt to create a more modern reputation.
Bar of Unequal Sizes Chocolate

The Whole Truth About Chocolate

The Whole Truth's new dark chocolate bars are divided into unequal segments to address different-sized cravings
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r/place : Internet Culture in a Nutshell

Reddit's ambitious experiment, r/place, was resurrected in 2022 and provides a blank digital canvas for netizens. How did they interact with each other and what did they create? In the answer, says guest author Sivaprakash, lies the best and worst of the Internet

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Events

Sharply focused interactions around a specific branding topic

Building a Personal Brand Karthik

Building a Personal Brand Online with Karthik Srinivasan

Key takeaways from the THC Meetup on building a personal brand online
Building a challenger brand

Building a Challenger Brand with Shashank Mehta, Founder, The Whole Truth

Don't miss this meetup if you are interested in how to build a consumer brand from scratch

How Can Creatives Cope With Anxiety?

Tips and takeaways from our meetup with mental counsellor, Vijay Gopal will ensure that you are in your best frame of mind.

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