Creative Boom

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. It was only December last year when Monotype acquired the award-winning Colophon Foundry and its library of 85 fonts.

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Designer Daily

MARCH 24, 2024

From immersive 3D designs to eco-conscious creations, each trend reflects a broader shift in our cultural and technological landscape. Immersive 3D Design: A New Dimension in Creativity The integration of 3D design into mainstream media marks a significant shift in graphic design.

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Creative Boom

JULY 14, 2022

The Conscious Merch. The best emerging creative talent has been recognised at the D&AD 2022 New Blood Awards , with 186 highly coveted Pencils being distributed to the lucky winners. Among them are four White Pencils that recognise creativity being used for good, and one Black Pencil, the award's highest accolade.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 28, 2024

Creatives who came up through the era of print design are now faced with a world of TikTok, Temu, and live-streamed shopping on Twitch. Similarly, young creatives aren't as constrained by how things have historically been done. It allows us to consistently explore fresh creative territory and solutions for our clients."

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Creative Boom

MARCH 25, 2024

Here are 10 top tips to help you grow as a creative professional. And so these are creative people who we can all learn from, whatever your discipline. His advice here goes to the heart of what it means to be a creative. Maya Angelou: "You can't use up creativity. Put simply, it's a lot of hard work. Just go to work.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 6, 2024

And Creative Boom was lucky enough to have a front-row seat to watch the balletic artist in action. As Creative Boom has already reported, the last 20 years of Keiko's work is currently on display at Lucerne's Impulse Gallery, where audiences can see how her experimental paintings are an expression of pure joy.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Ahead of this year's Valentine's Day, leading creatives share their top tips on reigniting your passion for creativity. Are you feeling uninspired, burnt out, or just plain tired of your creative work? This makes you wonder if you're lacking in some way or even cut out for a creative career at all. So we'll start.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 24, 2024

Cost is also a common concern with budget-conscious shoppers, yet Candy Con scores big once again. Pick' n mix brings out the kid in us, with its kaleidoscope of enticing, colourful options inviting us to mix and match to our heart's content," says Mark Nichols, creative director, WMH&I. It's visceral, simple, and fun.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 18, 2022

But murals aren't the only string to the German-born creative's bow. "One living an inspiring way of life; connected to self, nature, community and clothes.". Hannah also recently collaborated with Frank And Oak to create a mural in the Mile End of Montréal. She works with advertising clients such as Apple and Meta. "I'm

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 18, 2023

This identity heralds a transformative shift in conscious branding, resulting in a fresh approach to sustainability. The world of social impact and sustainability are typically fronted by happy mascots, saccharine do-gooders and utopian futures," explains Lee Hanyi, creative partner at Anak.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 22, 2024

Start an art journal to unleash your creativity and reflect on your journey. Whether you're a seasoned artist or someone just dabbling in creativity, starting an art journal can be a fulfilling and therapeutic experience. For more on that, see our article on avoiding creative burnout ). Why journal?

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 2, 2024

That's because the stage and the creative team behind the event have just been revealed, and it promises to look like nothing we've seen before. Fredrik Stormby from Green Wall Designs , an innovative, creative studio based in Stockholm, is the lighting and screen content designer for this year's event.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Two gin, a piece from the Midnight Names series © Danielle Clough Collections form freely as the South African-based embroidery artist shares with Creative Boom her instinctive process and why happiness sits at its core. Life inspires art, and so goes the old adage. As a teenager, I painted my room bright pink and purple.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 24, 2024

But if you're perusing the shelves, looking for something new to read, then the instant emotional reaction to the cover – whether it's conscious or subconscious – is invariably key to your decision to pick it up and take a look. Before this, my covers had been pretty good but mostly communicated what was happening in the story creatively.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Inside JDO in London Ed Silk and Fiona Florence of JDO discuss the changing nature of creative work and how we can all get ahead of the curve. The very nature of creative work is likely to change in a number of important ways. By now, AI should be your creative partner," says Ed Silk. So, how should creatives respond?

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Image licensed via Adobe Stock We creatives often don't like to take time off: it makes us feel stressed, guilty and like a failure. And many of them are creative professionals. Have you ever felt guilty about taking a break from your creative work? Why don't creatives want to take breaks? But is that really the case?

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Creative Boom

APRIL 8, 2024

We helped establish a strong foundation for Raw Perfection's growth with a brand platform, a clear essence, and an honest and relevant story," says Everland executive creative director Carl Larsson. Since it was starting fresh with a new name, Raw Perfection needed help with everything from strategy to visual and verbal expression. "We

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Creative Boom

APRIL 12, 2024

Elsewhere, the new masterbrand platform, 'Bring the Energy', was crafted by the creative agency adam&eveDDB and is a rallying call that shows how Lucozade helps people "rise to the challenge and to move with energy in the moments that matter to them." How did they achieve that consistency?

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Creative Boom

APRIL 11, 2022

Everyone seems to be feeling the squeeze at the minute, especially people working in the creative industries. To help deliver support to young creatives, artist Camille Walala has teamed up with social enterprise Make Bank to raise money with a new set of automatic paintings. Camille Walala. I'm so pleased to be supporting Make Bank.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 11, 2024

Future Docs offers a 93% success rate for guiding future doctors into med school, which Unfound creative director Jay Topham describes as "a valuable and compelling service, not just for budding doctors, but for the future of healthcare".

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Manchester-based creative studio Dotto and Brighton's very own Buff Motion explain how they have brought a series of inspirational typographic prints to a new audience with the help of some energetic animation. The two creative forces behind the project were already fans of each other from afar. Or nothing, of course, for others.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 24, 2022

As a founding partner and CCO of creative agency Area17 in New York, Kemp Attwood is someone who could probably share a lot of wisdom about a satisfying career in design. As with all partners, he is hands-on with clients, working as an executive creative director on client engagements. Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull.

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Creative Boom

MAY 31, 2023

According to OMSE creative director Pedro Messias, the new identity had a lot to accomplish. A key part of the brief was for the brand to strike a balance between being instantly recognisable while being flexible and personal to reflect each location and all the ways people can use the spaces," he tells Creative Boom. "To

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The work of London-based artist, illustrator and multidisciplinary creative Ana Curbelo is instantly recognisable thanks to her elegant style and uncompromising attitude. My images are not just decorative illustrations but carry an underlying message or concept," she tells Creative Boom. "I

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Creative Applications

APRIL 3, 2024

Observe the act of inspiration unfolding one idea at a time in this boundary-blurring social experiment and ponder the nature of art and creativity in the age of AI. Stream of Consciousness is a daily performance revealing the thoughts of an imaginary artist creating and sharing images in real time.

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Creative Boom

JULY 3, 2023

These imperfections further enhance the tactile and artistic qualities of the overall design whilst evoking a sense of creativity through each contrasting element." "The presence of hand-cut or torn edges, unevenly applied adhesive and subtle irregularities add a sense of craftsmanship, authenticity and uniqueness to each label.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 16, 2024

You can't possibly work in a creative field without hearing people reference the famous American artist Andy Warhol (1928-1987). The Andy Warhol exhibition 'Beyond the Brand ' at Halcyon Gallery Think you know Warhol? A new exhibition coming to London challenges you to think again. In fact, you've probably done so yourself a few times.

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Creative Boom

JULY 12, 2022

She has been self-employed for two years and also works as a creative lead at Hyper Skin, a company she rebranded. I always enjoy working with brands that share the same values as me, so bringing to life an environmentally conscious brand that offers organic pads made from bamboo and corn fibres was a dream come true.".

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 16, 2022

It's why we often ask our creative community about their top five titles, as it reveals so much of their personal experiences and approach. This time, we hear from Emma Eriksson, head of creative at Forsman & Bodenfors in New York. Out of that culture of trust, "brave creatives" emerge – and some pretty great work follows, too.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

But, as is often in the creative industry, the story is a little more complicated than that. I feel my illustrations are the same: sincere, simple and full of small details that mean the world to me, but nobody else notices them," he tells Creative Boom. "My It's a natural extension of his "sorry, not sorry" personality. "I

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Creative Boom

APRIL 3, 2022

Spanning digital, photography and graphic design, Joshua Thelwell is a creative polymath of sorts. He also grew up in the '90s and 2000s area, so the tropes and essence of these two pivotal creative moments tend to flood into his works: "that Naomi Campbell '90s supermodel vibe.". © Joshua Thelwell. © Joshua Thelwell.

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Its Nice That

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The designer’s website for the arts research platform Mater proves that climate-conscious web design doesn’t have to be at the expense of visuals, and can in fact lead to a more creative, interesting internet.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Here at Creative Boom, we've been huge fans of UK artist Jarvis Brookfield 's mind-expanding artworks for a couple of years now. Psychedelic painter Jarvis Brookfield likes to delve deep into our psyches with his groundbreaking work; his latest exhibition is no exception.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 25, 2023

One of the biggest fuels in Zhang's creative furnace is gross-out toys. When I was a kid, I was the best at drawing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and characters from Water Margin – one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature," he tells Creative Boom. These will be all too familiar to anyone born in the late Eighties.

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Its Nice That

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Across a series of opinion pieces this week we’ll be exploring how a more conscious approach to creativity is needed now more than ever.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

"With brands experimenting with package-less packaging , edible packaging and paper-pulp outers , the graphic real-estate on pack is becoming increasingly smaller, challenging designers to think more creatively on ways to create standout, convey brand messaging and storytelling in a way that feels authentic," says Chris Wilson of Stkmn.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 19, 2023

The brief "The creative brief called for us to modernise the brand and create a more holistic design language that extends beyond packaging and into the realm of advertising, marketing, social, digital and on-premise scenarios," explains co-founder and executive creative director Greg Almeida.

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