Creative Boom

MARCH 26, 2024

You wouldn't think pet ownership has much to do with shopping at IKEA, but a clever new series of ads created by INGO Hamburg makes the connection in a fun and original way. Swedish furniture giant IKEA doesn't just make good-quality, affordable products. It's constantly innovating in its marketing too, from teaming up with Swedish House Mafia to spoofing its high-end rivals.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 26, 2024

The author, illustrator, and podcaster spent a decade researching and writing his new book, The Creative Condition. We outline why it was time well spent. In a world that often feels turbulent and uncertain, a new book aims to inspire readers by highlighting one of humanity's greatest gifts: creativity. It's a subject that many have tackled, of course.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 20, 2024

Ahead of the release of a short film that has been six years in the making, creative studio From Form has exhibited a series of photographs that chart the ever-shifting shape of the Californian desert. Over the last six years, Ashley Govers and Jurjen Versteeg, the husband-and-wife team behind independent creative studio From Form, have been busily working on a short film chronicling the Californian desert.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 20, 2024

Admiral 50 Years of the Replica Shirt pays tribute to the company that first introduced replica shirts in the early 1970s. We chat with Glory Studio's Lee Nash to learn more. It's weird to imagine now, but there was once a time when fans wearing replica football shirts of their heroes would have seemed quite peculiar behaviour. This is actually quite a modern phenomenon that began in the early 1970s.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 20, 2024

For the pro-bono project, the studio designed a logotype that is both "ornate and classic" and has a "contemporary setting" for the new coffee shop, which is opposite Soho's St Anne's Church. Wonderhood Design has created an identity for new Soho coffee shop Sacred Grounds, including its name, witty brand voice and a logotype that walks the line between traditional and contemporary.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 20, 2024

The workspace design and development company's new identity by Campbell and Hay includes a customised typeface and a flexible graphic icon chosen to convey a collaborative approach. Campbell and Hay has designed a new identity for workspace design and development company Ikon, aiming to better communicate its high-quality offering and position it as a trustworthy partner.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 6, 2024

Japanese painter Keiko Kimoto recently impressed audiences with a live painting demonstration at the opening of her latest exhibition, Okurerutaiyou: Delayed Sun. And Creative Boom was lucky enough to have a front-row seat to watch the balletic artist in action. There's an impulsiveness at the heart of Keiko Kimono's work. In her paintings, restless figures appear to leap away from the viewer, and even more traditional still-life pieces are depicted with an energy that reflects the artist's spon

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Creative Boom

MARCH 6, 2024

Renowned New York-based creative agency &Walsh has today unveiled a dynamic identity for independent agency Quality Experience. With an adaptive 3D logomark at its core, the branding wants to make all clients and projects feel welcome. &Walsh, the creative agency founded by Jessica Walsh, is well-known for making risk-taking work to a crazy high standard that functions for their client's goals and "resonates with their audiences".

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Creative Boom

MARCH 4, 2024

More and more creative thinkers will be needed to make the most of AI tools, a report predicts. We explore how UAL's Creative Computing Institute can help you gain the skills you need. Right now, anyone weighing up whether to go to university might well be in two minds. In a world wracked with political and economic turmoil, many creative students may feel they face an uncertain future.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 4, 2024

Dropbox rival Air devised a hilarious way to advertise their tool in New York City. We delve into the campaign and explore why using Air to streamline your assets is a smart move. It was the oddest protest of the year so far, and even New Yorkers, who are more used to seeing weird stuff than most of us, were largely baffled. Outside the entrance of Adweek's annual Commerce Week conference, a gaggle of elderly protestors raised banners with slogans such as 'Let me live to see my download finish'

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Creative Boom

MARCH 4, 2024

We profile the career of UX pioneer Iris Pan and look back at her most famous creation, Love Cassette. Based in Silicon Valley, California, Iris Pan is a designer, artist and writer working at the boundary of digital and physical. A globally recognised pioneer in the field of UX design, her work investigates new ways of approaching both technologies and human perceptions.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 4, 2024

The BFG © The Roald Dahl Story Company, Quentin Blake 2024 Iconic illustrator Quentin Blake has drawn the likes of Charlie Bucket and the BFG once again as part of a Bonhams auction to support a campaign for a permanent national centre for illustration. Quentin Blake has illustrated 18 Roald Dahl books during his long and prolific career, with his scratchy pen and watercolour depictions of Matilda, Charlie Bucket and the BFG being the definitive representations for generations of readers.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The Aussie studio launches a colourful new visual identity for the ice cream brand, with a palette that changes with the seasons and leans into its LGBT+ values. Founded in 2014 by award-winning Australian pastry chef Terri Mercieca, Happy Endings is an ice cream brand defined by colourful chaos. In its own words, it offers consumers "superbly made, scientific beyond belief, high-quality ice cream and dessert [that will] hit you in the face harder than the glowing yellow lights of Blockbuster Vi

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

A new book by Hoxton Mini Press transports us to the heyday of British package holidays in Mallorca, captured through the lens of Trevor Clark. Curated by his son Jake Clark, the collection serves as a poignant retrospective on a transformative period in tourism. In the mid-20th century, the trend of jetting off to the Mediterranean for a holiday gained immense popularity among Brits seeking sun-soaked adventures at an affordable price.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Go.Compare, the brand we all can't help but sing in our heads, has enjoyed a big and bold rebrand courtesy of Ragged Edge. The London studio leaned into its point of difference, highlighting the many benefits of the UK's leading price comparison site. If you hear the words 'Go Compare', you'll undoubtedly summon the image of Gio Compario, the infamous mascot played by Welsh singer Wynne Evans, who, since August 2009, has starred in an advertising campaign for the UK insurance comparison website

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Uruguayan artist Luis Pedro Picasso explores the inner workings of his subjects through paintings that delve into their anatomical workings. We caught up with him to learn more about this unique approach and what effect he wants his paintings to have on viewers. At once cartoony and a bit gruesome, the paintings of Luis Pedro Picasso rip apart everything from a puppy to a rocking horse and reveal what's lurking beneath the surface.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

We chat with an independent designer and art director at YouTube Music about his inspirations, career trajectory, and the importance of learning from setbacks. If you listen to just a few episodes of Creative Boom podcast , you'll start to see a pattern emerging. When asked, 'What first got you interested in design?' so many leading practitioners will give the same answer: music.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

We speak with Posture Ellie to discover more about Postural Alignment Therapy, something more people are talking about, in a bid to understand how we might find pain relief and joyful movement by changing our posture for the better. Let's face it. Most of us are guilty of hunching over our desks, straining our necks to look at our screens, sitting poorly in unsupportive office chairs and then slumping on a soft and squishy sofa at the end of each day.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

They Made This Make your home beautiful for an affordable price! We reveal the best place to buy wonderful art prints to fuel your mood, imagination and creativity. As a creative, you're by nature a visual person. In fact, you probably spend every working day meticulously crafting amazing-looking work for your company or freelance clients – not just because you want praise and reward.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The London agency specialising in beauty, health, and homecare has rebranded itself for a new era dominated by AI. The name Free The Birds should be a familiar one to regular Creative Boom readers. Launched in 2018 and based in London, the agency specialises in beauty, health, and home care, and has quickly become known for its award-winning work for big names such as Boots No. 7 and Bepanthen Derma , as well as challenger brands like inclusive men's grooming brand The Fellowship.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Re-inventing toaster pastries to launch a healthy snack with a dose of childhood hunger pangs. Creating a brand journey that inspires childlike joy was central to the brief Flings gave to the Blurr Bureau studio. Flings is the brainchild of two food entrepreneurs – Dino Vassiliou and Benjamin Outmezguine, who took the much-loved toaster pastry snack and transformed it into a healthier, more natural adult treat.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Amsterdam-based artist and commercial illustrator Asia Orlando specialises in creating vibrant, playful images that pull viewers in with intricate details. We caught up with her to learn more about her work, how she switched from interior architecture design, and why storytelling is so important to her. It's easy to get lost in the illustrations of Asia Orlando, but that's no bad thing.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Go-to design team for edgy and cool interiors also chosen to revamp the club's brand. Award-winning studio Run for the Hills had already redesigned the inside of West London hospitality venue Kindred when asked to follow up the work with a new brand identity. Set within a gorgeous grade II listed mansion, Bradmore House, Kindred is a space for co-working, live events and food and drink.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Brighton-based illustrator Ulrike Marais tackles themes of grief and memory via insects and meals in her latest project, Omi's Dinner Party. Informed by her own experiences of loss, this cookbook cum picture book uses recipes as a way to remember those who are no longer with us. Completed as part of her MA in illustration at Falmouth University, Omi's Dinner Party sees a family of ladybirds work together to make a series of recipes.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Breathing new life into the UK-based charity and championing the voices of those affected by dementia. Studio BND proudly has unveiled a comprehensive rebrand for Arts for Dementia. The UK-based charity stands by the mantra that 'life doesn't end with a diagnosis' – it marks the beginning of a new chapter where Arts for Dementia can be a guiding light for those who need it.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 28, 2024

At a time when many people are struggling financially and living day to day, the studio's challenge was to help the client make consumers care about planning for the future. Whatever the state of the financial landscape, people still have dreams – like a wedding or a holiday – and working to realise them requires planning. Octopus Money is a one-to-one financial coaching service that aims to make its customers look up from the day-to-day expenses and start creating plans for the future.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 28, 2024

The Financial Times has launched a new short film series on the fragility of democracy, featuring leading global authors Margaret Atwood, Elif Shafak, Lola Shoneyin, and comedian Aditi Mittal. We find out more. More people across the world will get the opportunity to vote in 2024 than in any year in history, with half the world heading to the polls at some point during the year.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 28, 2024

Photography by Rankin. Courtesy of McCann Health London The iconic photographer has taken a series of raw and powerful images of Belgian acid attack survivor Patricia Lefranc for the Tear Couture Lookbook. There are over 10,000 acid attacks throughout the world every year. And availability of acid originally intended for use in industry, particularly textiles, is a proven factor in regions having higher than average numbers of incidents.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 28, 2024

Evolution, not revolution, as a 'go anywhere, get anything' model gears up for the next stage of growth. When is a rebrand, not a rebrand? When it doesn't discard a brand name and over a decade of global recognition? Uber didn't need a new name or logo – Wolff Olins re-designed the company's logo in 2018 – but the business continues to evolve, adding food delivery, freight transport and AI research to its core business of 'ride requests'.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 28, 2024

Conversations surrounding ADHD have increased in recent years thanks to platforms like TikTok, but can the subject be better understood by the creative industry? We sat down with Heidelberg-based illustrator Jannik Stegen to find out. The work of Jannik Stegen is impossible to miss. Bursting with vibrant colours and charming characters, his incredible portfolio includes illustrations for the likes of Die Zeit, Manto and Art of Play.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 17, 2024

The picture book 'Daniel de la Nuit' tells the story of a nice little squid who refuses to sleep and heads out to investigate the Night of the Periwinkles. As well as being beautifully illustrated, the story has been realised audibly with an accompanying soundtrack by composer Julien Sénélas. Originally a children's show that combined theatre and animation, 'Daniel dans la Nuit' is the creation of Timo Hateau in collaboration with Carmela Chergui and Vincent Lahens.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 18, 2024

Brand studio Robot Food has collaborated with Germany's biggest sports nutrition company ESN to create a new look that refines what had gone before and creates a stronger evolution of its identity. Standing for Elite Sports Nutrition, ESN is Germany's biggest sports nutrition brand, with an industry-leading array of products for performance-driven people and elite athletes.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 18, 2024

Image licensed via Adobe Stock Now we've passed Blue Monday (what the heck is that anyway?), follow our tips to stick to your artistic resolutions beyond January and throughout the next 12 months. How are you doing with your New Year's resolutions? In recent years, PR companies have come up with two unofficial days on which people are most likely to ditch them: namely Quitter's Day on 12 January and Blue Monday, the third Monday in January, which one travel company dubbed as the most depressing

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 10, 2024

Is it an album? A website? A video? Rogue Studio founder Britton Stipetic discusses their unique collaboration with musician Radical Face. If you listen to a few of our Creative Boom podcast episodes, you'll discover that many designers and illustrators are keen music fans. In fact, it's often the way they first got into the industry. So crafting an album cover, filming a video or designing tour show visuals for a favourite musician is a dream job for many.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 10, 2024

The sketchbook of Tel Aviv-based artist and lecturer Gary Goldstein has been lovingly reproduced and paired with a prose poem in a new book detailing his parents' wartime experiences. Meticulously scanned, designed and reproduced by Tal Solomon Vardy, the founder and CEO of Uncoated Magazine , Bunker is a colourful and chaotic recreation of work that Gary originally made during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 10, 2024

The work of illustrator Danii Pollehn is bold, unmissable and amazing. But the journey to her current destination as a freelance artist is a somewhat winding one. We caught up with her to learn how she made the leap during the pandemic, why feeling lost proved useful, and why taking your career at your own speed is good. Based in Lisbon, Portugal, Danii Pollehn is a German artist who specialises in creating vibrant, eye-catching work that combines playful shapes and a modern style.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 8, 2024

The Wet Market © Huilin Gui New York-based illustrator Huilin Gui captures everyday moments from her childhood spent growing up in China in a beautifully nostalgic series of images titled Home. As an artist, Huilin Gui is interested in memories, nostalgia and everyday moments. Her latest series of images, Home, ties these themes together as she looks back on her childhood raised by her grandparents in China.

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