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MARCH 26, 2024

Caribbean-based British artist PJ Riley is coming to London's J/M Gallery this spring with his first solo show. Brimming with abstract paintings designed to challenge the viewer to reflect on their emotions, it promises to transport you to the splendour of island life. Running from 24 - 30 April, I'm Always Better when I'm Next to You is a showcase of PJ Riley's most vibrant and meaningful artworks.

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MARCH 26, 2024

Independent creative company BarkelyOKRP has partnered with New York-based fashion photographer James Emmerman to create a campaign celebrating 30 years of the Andy Warhol Museum. And it's desperate for you to like it. Pop art icon Andy Warhol is famous for his comments about the fleeting nature of fame, so it would surely come as some reassurance to him that the museum built in honour of his work has recently turned 30.

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MARCH 26, 2024

The Department of Bed Intentions is doing sexual lubricant differently, and a striking new identity by Blurr Bureau helps them get their message across. When it comes to buying lubricant for sex, generic branding and packaging have long been the norm. But one startup decided to do things differently. Their founder, Sophie McGrath's innovative product idea was to create the world's first microbiome-friendly lubricant.

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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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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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MARCH 25, 2024

Image licensed via Adobe Stock The world's best-known writers have much to teach artists of all disciplines. Here are 10 top tips to help you grow as a creative professional. If you're a parent, you'll probably still be recovering from World Book Day and all the shenanigans around getting your kid a costume for school. But celebrating the practice of reading isn't just for youngsters.

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MARCH 25, 2024

Liverpool Cathedral is the jewel in the city's tourism crown and a world-renowned architectural marvel. Now, a rebrand led by Poke Marketing is recasting it in a new light. Not everyone knows this, but Britain's largest cathedral isn't in London as you might expect, but Liverpool. Based on a design by Giles Gilbert Scott and constructed between 1904 and 1978, it's also the longest cathedral in the world, at 207 yards (189m), and the eighth largest.

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MARCH 25, 2024

Padel Social Club's aim is to increase padel's popularity in the UK by championing "originality and authenticity" through its brand identity. Bath-based branding agency Thisaway has collaborated with startup Padel Social Club on its new identity as it looks to bring the sport of Padel to the UK. Padel was launched in the 1960s in Mexico and is a cross between tennis and squash, played by four players.

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MARCH 25, 2024

Northern native Hello Rabbit – aka Helen Rabbitte – tells us how she went from working at a posh popcorn brand to getting in with the top dogs in the music industry. Designer and art director Helen Rabbitte's work is a kaleidoscope of contrasts. Nostalgic and contemporary, north and south, surreal and calming. Under the name Hello Rabbit, she has worked on everything from album covers and merchandise to brand identities and stage visuals for music industry giants such as Universal Music, Warner

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MARCH 21, 2024

How do you make a solo show feel intimate in a cavernous venue like London's O2? Sam Pattinson of Treatment Studio explains how they went about this unusual challenge. Rising to pop success in the early 2000s with songs like Your Body Is a Wonderland and Waiting on the World to Change, John Mayer is one of the most successful singer-songwriters of his generation.

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MARCH 21, 2024

The company behind ChatGPT brought hundreds of developers together for DevDay in San Francisco. Play Studio was on hand to give the event a unique visual identity. Whatever you think of AI, there's no denying that it's taking over and is here to stay. (If you don't believe us, read our special report on how design agencies are actually using AI in 2024.

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MARCH 21, 2024

The New York branding agency has been working with skincare expert Dr Muneeb Shah to help disrupt an often confusing and fragmented market. The 'less is more' concept is a powerful one in design. But when it comes to client work, it can sometimes be an uphill battle putting that into practice. Corporate clients, in particular, may end up trying to cram multiple messages into one design; either to please all the competing parts of the business, or because they just lack focus concerning what thei

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MARCH 21, 2024

Sonic branding agency Amp's head of research & insights, Bjorn Thorleifsson, delves into the rise of stock music in the alcohol sector and why brands could benefit from having an ownable sonic logo. When you think about brand design, visual and verbal elements often come to mind, but having a successful brand is about more than just how it looks and reads on paper.

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MARCH 21, 2024

Connecticut-based contemporary artist Alexis Rockman has returned to Huxley-Parlour with Conflagration, a solo exhibition of nine new paintings focusing on the increasing occurrence of wildfires worldwide. What connects Greece, Canada, Spain, Russia, and Portugal? In 2023, they were all ravaged by wildfires, with Canada breaking previous records by a significant margin.

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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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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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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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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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MARCH 19, 2024

Assumptions about what people with Down syndrome are capable of are sadly surrounded by negative stereotypes. To challenge this mindset and build true inclusivity, Small has worked with CoorDown on a new campaign for World Down Syndrome Day. It's an unfortunate fact that stereotypes, biases, and low expectations still hold back the lives of people with intellectual disabilities.

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MARCH 19, 2024

Image licensed via Adobe Stock We celebrate International Client Day by sharing some tried-and-tested tips for growing and nurturing your relationships with clients. Happy International Client Day! Didn't know that was a thing? You're not alone. This unofficial holiday is celebrated on 19 March every year, and it's a day for freelancers, entrepreneurs, and businesses to show appreciation to their clients.

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MARCH 19, 2024

Tokyo-based illustrator Yuki Uebo creates messy, densely-packed images that reflect the crowded lifestyle of Japan's capital city. With practically 14 million people calling Tokyo home, the largest city on the planet is also one of the most densely populated. And it's this crowded way of living which has inspired local illustrator Yuki Uebo to fill her drawings with as many people as possible while also capturing the unique essence of Japan in the process.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 19, 2024

The Brooklyn design studio worked with Starchild Astrology LLC to create a unique astrology app targeted at parents. If you're going to launch a digital app, it's going to have competition from a million others, so it's helpful if you can target a unique niche. That's exactly what Starchild Astrology LLC hit upon when they decided to develop an astrology app called Star/Child, which has been developed specifically for parents.

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MARCH 19, 2024

Ontario-based writer and illustrator Jess Hannigan is about to release her first picture book, Spider in the Well. We caught up with her to learn how she made it and why lies are the perfect subject for a picture book. Something is rotten in Bad Goodsburg. The local wishing well is busted, and the lazy townspeople are furious. To find out what's wrong, the overworked and underappreciated newsboy has been sent to investigate, only to discover that the source of all the trouble is a nefarious, gol

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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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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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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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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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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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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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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Founders Lucas Sharp and Chantra Malee Exclusive to Creative Boom: Boutique digital type foundry at the vanguard of contemporary typeface culture and design finalises asset sale today. Sharp Type – the owner of well-known fonts such as Ogg, Sharp Grotesk, Sharp Sans, and Centra – has sold 27 fonts from its current library to typography giant Monotype.

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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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FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Vibrant and optimistic new brand accompanied by renewed call to restore wetlands and unlock their power. Creative agency GOOD has unveiled a new brand and brand purpose for international wetland restoration charity WWT. The UK is losing wetlands at a staggering rate. 87% are gone, and much of what is left is in danger. Through its rebrand, WWT wants to create a movement of one million people taking action for wetlands.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Art on a Postcard returns Bidders can expect high-calibre, limited-edition postcard-sized artworks from eight guest female curators. An art auction from emerging and established female artists will raise funds for the Hepatitis C Trust as part of International Women's Day next month. Spanning two weeks and encompassing International Women's Day on 8 March, each of the Art on a Postcard (AOAP) guest curators will platform a selection of female artists, reimagining their relative disciplines and u

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FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The concept short '40 Years of Dutch Hip-Hop' gives a taste of what's to come from the documentary. Dutch hip-hop was 40 years old last year, and a collective of the subculture's pioneers are all part of a short film that teases an upcoming docuseries. The Panics Film and irrie teamed up with Patta, co-founder and hip-hop ambassador, Edson Sabajo, to develop a film on the origins of the music genre in the Netherlands.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The national advertising campaign highlights the vital role the charity plays in keeping children safe and offers a realistic alternate reality to the 'perfect Instagram family'. Director Sachini Imbuldeniya has created a 60" TVC called 'Not Letting Go' featuring T'Nia Miller reciting a powerful poem that charts the realities of parenting amid a striking, graphic series of stills and animation from award-winning artist Martina Lang.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

How often do you get a chance to design the packaging for an iconic product known across the world? When it comes to packaging design, it's great to work on fresh and disruptive new products. But at the end of the day, wouldn't it be amazing to see your designs on a truly iconic brand sold in retailers up and down the country? Such an opportunity rarely, if ever, presents itself.

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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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