No, Instagram: we're not prepared to sit through unskippable ads

I’m deeply disturbed by the weird popcorn bucket design trend Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( June 5, 2024 CONNECT WITH CREATIVE BLOQ  [Facebook]( [X]( [Instagram]( [Creative Bloq]( Art and design inspiration [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE]( ADVERTISEMENT Today's Top Story [] [Bizarre X-rated poster campaign aims to turn on UK voters]( (Saatchi & Saatchi) [Bizarre X-rated poster campaign aims to turn on UK voters]( A cheeky eye-catching poster campaign is aiming to get young people out to vote in the upcoming UK general election, by making putting an X in a box by making look like something X-rated. [Read More]( [Kickstart Your Creative Career]( At Escape Studios, we're one of the UK's leading animation, games and VFX schools. Discover your creative career with our FREE online Careers Guide, covering roles in Animation, Games, VFX, Concept Art, Motion Graphics and more! [Get your free guide]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Controversy of the Day [] [No, Instagram: we're not prepared to sit through unskippable ads]( (Meta / Future) [No, Instagram: we're not prepared to sit through unskippable ads]( Users are expressing frustration with ads, lack of reach and Instagram's opaque policy on AI training. What's Meta doing to try to save things? Er... it's testing unskippable ads. We can already tell them what people will think of that. [Read More]( [] Would you stop using Instagram if it rolls out unskippable ads globally? [Vote]( [Yes.]( [Vote]( [No.]( [Vote]( [I don't use it anyway.]( [Get Your FREE Guide Today]( Get the guide to: ⦁ Bust myths about the creative industries with current facts and statistics ⦁ Get top tips from professionals working at companies such as Pixar and Rockstar Games ⦁ Check out salary brackets and pointers on how to get into industry roles [Access your free guide]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Design Win [] [The new Alien Romulus poster is suffocatingly brilliant]( (20th Century Studios) [The new Alien Romulus poster is suffocatingly brilliant]( With the Alien Romulus trailer impending, the hype around the iconic franchise's latest film is mounting. Adding to the excitement is a new film poster that puts the emphasis on the terror of the facehugger stage of the alien's metamorphosis. [Read More]( [] The Internet Loves [] [I’m deeply disturbed by the weird popcorn bucket design trend]( (AMC) [I’m deeply disturbed by the weird popcorn bucket design trend]( "They will look back at 2024 as the year the War of the Popcorn Buckets began," Ryan Reynolds says. And he might be right. Since Dune: Part Two, marketing teams have been keen to one-up the movie's controversial design. [Read More]( [] Tech News [] [NVIDIA is about to drop free tools to remaster retro games]( (Nvidia) [NVIDIA is about to drop free tools to remaster retro games]( NVIDIA has unveiled plans to open-source its RTX Remix toolset this month. The core set of AI-assisted tools and assets designed to help game modders, previously exclusive to the NVIDIA Studio suite, will now accessible to all. [Read More]( [] Latest Poll [] Can corporate rap ever not be cringeworthy? Yes. 17.93% No. 82.07% [Sign Up]( | [Update Profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Cookies Policy]( | [Terms and Conditions]( CONTACT US: [FEEDBACK](mailto:creativebloq@smartbrief.com) | [ADVERTISE]( [Future]( © Future Publishing Limited. Reg No. 2008885 England. Quay House, The Ambury, Bath BA1 1UA.