Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Image courtesy of publisher Sit back, relax and reacquaint yourselves with the joys of devouring a beautifully designed print magazine. Because honestly, the tactile experience of flipping through a beautifully designed magazine remains unmatched. Spread from the latest Type 01 magazine. The next issue comes out in late October.

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Creative Nerds

MARCH 31, 2024

We’re summarizing the top design tutorials from March, which cover topics ranging from creating 3D text effects in Photoshop to producing pop art text effects using Illustrator. The third month of the year has concluded, and we’re reflecting on the past month’s achievements.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Barcelona-based designer and illustrator Alex Foxley creates work infused with the radical spirit of the 1990s. Originally from the UK, Alex is a Norwich University of Arts graduate who studied and pursued photography. However, during his second year, he decided to switch focus and dedicate himself to design and illustration.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 16, 2022

It'd be near-impossible to attend all the individual grad shows at each college and university – but don't worry, you don't need to because New Designers is back! This carnival of creativity gives design graduates a chance to showcase their work, find buyers, and connect with businesses to obtain career guidance and attend portfolio reviews.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 17, 2024

Hideki Yoshimoto and Marjan van Aubel have been pushing the boundaries in their Milan Design Week installations for car giant Lexus. The world's largest design event, Milan Design Week, is a funny old thing. Read on as I explain what they are and why designers should care. Why should designers care?

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Creative Boom

MAY 23, 2022

Art has been my purpose all my life," she says, having grown up in Winterthur, Switzerland, to an artist father who supported her crafts from an early age. When she got older, Sabina attended fine art school in St. Gallen before heading to art college in Switzerland. I like to laugh a lot about my funny looking art.".

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Creative Boom

APRIL 17, 2023

Image courtesy of Shillington Graphic design is a mysterious profession to many, but it's easily explained. We team up with Shillington to provide a jargon-free FAQ covering all aspects of graphic design. To many people, the job title 'graphic designer' is mysterious. Have you always been fascinated by art and design?

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Creative Boom

MARCH 31, 2024

Nikos Georgopoulos (© Marlon Tate/Myrto Tzima) After working as an in-house graphic designer for five years, Nikos Georgópoulos felt stuck in a rut. We caught up with him to hear how he made his own opportunities, got crowned a pop star art director, and hacked the industry by creating an agency that does everything differently.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 19, 2023

Chiara has always had a passion for art, even though her academic background initially led her to study finance with a minor in Visual Arts at Boston University. While taking art history courses, I realised that my true interest lay in creating the artwork itself," she tells Creative Boom.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

© Jun Zhou Haiti-based illustrator, motion media designer and children's book artist Jun Zhou channels her love of maths and logic into creating maze-inspired work that helps develop children's problem-solving skills. By exploring topics from a weird perspective, Jun hopes to strike upon unexpected solutions.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 27, 2024

As a creative designer, researcher and tester Sajad Sergio Sadick puts it: "Happiness as a creative can stem from the process of bringing ideas to life, finding fulfilment in expression, and connecting with others through your creations. Designer Kultar Singh Ruprai emphasises the importance of finding equilibrium.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 28, 2022

Gabriel Tilbury 's graphic design practice centres around two key and crucial pillars: exploration and experimentation. I seek inspiration not only from fellow designers but also from other creative areas such as fashion, art and literature," he explains. © Gabriel Tilbury. But why is this research only limited to paper?"

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Or maybe follow design inspiration at the AIGA Design Conference by exploring the cultural and historical landmarks of the Big Apple. We still don't know, for example, when Adobe Max, Belfast Design Week, or the Manchester Animation Festival will be taking place (although we're sure they will).

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Just Creative

JANUARY 18, 2020

People are curious by nature and thanks to the internet, anyone curious about a topic or looking to expand their skills or even learn a new skill can take classes online on their time. The 9 Best Courses on Coursera for Designers & Creatives. Graphic Design. Interaction Design. User Experience Research and Design.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Stockholm-based designer and educator Jenny Theolin encourages creatives to break free from routines and engage with meaningful learning experiences in her new book, Dare to Facilitate. These include sections about empowerment, inclusion, playfulness and design. Jenny Theolin seems to enjoy a challenge.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 22, 2023

Inspired by the fallout from a toxic relationship, graphic designer and trainee sign painter Emily Salinas explores this topic in Project Lovebomb. It's designed to hook the person in and make it harder to leave once the abuse starts." We all want a bit more love in our lives. and signposts resources for support."

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 10, 2023

Bournemouth-based freelance illustrator Julia Jin combines oriental art styles with Western graphics to create unique artworks that tackle topics of nature and womanhood. Originally from Shenzen, China, Julia Jin moved to England to study illustration at Arts University Bournemouth.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 17, 2022

In a new book by Manami Okazaki, the bond between the two is explored via quirky imagery and 'visually driven' design. Everything from religious festivals to shrines, train rescue dogs to latte art, get a look in as Manami uncovers the myriad way they have permeated and shaped the culture. I am not producing novels or manuals.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

The building itself is extraordinary and a work of art in itself. And the collections, which focus on applied arts, decorative arts and design, are beautifully curated and cover themes and topics rarely explored in other museums in the capital. The exhibition traced a story of opera across 400 years.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 4, 2023

It's a refreshingly cheerful take on what the future might have in store for us, all realised in a gorgeous art style. Coming from a graphic design background, I still get impostor syndrome when I see what some talented people can create." Robots are one thing, but what about the hot-button topic in the art community: AI?

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Creative Boom

MAY 16, 2023

My art combines narrative and conceptual styles," he tells Creative Boom. © Weston Wei © Weston Wei Illustration has proven to be the perfect medium for Weston to express his ideas, with the artist having previously studied communication design only to become frustrated with playing around with vector shapes.

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Designer Daily

MAY 3, 2023

Image Source: Pixabay Whether you’re new to designing, or have years of experience under your belt, everyone can benefit from sharpening up their skill set. Practice The first and most important tip to becoming a better graphic designer is simple: practice! Experiment with different tools , techniques, color palettes and fonts.

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Creative Boom

JULY 3, 2022

Finished as a two-colour Risograph art book, plus a solo exhibition featuring seven screen-printed images, Grant sought to zoom out from a refined concept and explore a "common tone" throughout his work. This summer – next month to be exact – he'll be moving to Brooklyn, which will be an exciting turn for the designer. "I

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Creative Boom

MARCH 13, 2023

So we were excited to hear that University of the Arts London (UAL) have three scholarship schemes to support postgraduate students with their studies. Meet the students Sara Dobson is a British multidisciplinary artist currently studying MA Fine Art: Digital at Central Saint Martins, a course she began in 2022 and will complete in 2024.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The colours, typography and art direction all add up to a brand refresh that feels, well, quite refreshing. From design and campaign to assortment strategy, the team always showed great expertise in a variety of topics, really helping us to make the new brand strategy come to life."

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Designer Daily

JULY 30, 2022

If you need to choose a free Google Slides theme and template to create a presentation on school educational topics, we recommend that you read this collection, among others. The background of this presentation theme perfectly corresponds to the mentioned topic. The design of this presentation template is versatile and laconic.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 10, 2024

Her goal is to create artwork that stands out, whether in a mural, graphics, packaging design or an illustration. She would eventually study fashion design, which at the time felt like the most acceptably out-of-the-ordinary route open to her. These depictions play into Danii's desire to create playful and empowering art.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 27, 2022

A freelance illustrator, mural artist and designer based in Glasgow, Ida Henrich creates colourful and energetic work, often exploring social and economic issues that are close to her heart. At the moment, I'm painting a lot of murals and am creating designs that help visualise research to make it more accessible.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 21, 2024

and Europe who are changing branding and design for the better. At Elvie, we design solutions for women and therefore believe women should be part of the solution. She co-founded and hosts Typeradio.org, the first podcast focused on type and design. How many have you heard of? Read on to find out. In the U.K.,

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Creative Boom

APRIL 19, 2022

Illustrator, designer and author Aura Lewis creates joyful, colourful worlds where the personal is political. An MFA graduate from the School of Visual Arts in New York City, her lush, almost textural illustrations have appeared on murals, in the pages of books she's written, and in the titles of hit TV dramas.

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We And The Color

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Discover the best art blogs to fuel your creativity in 2024. The world of art is full of blogs that offer valuable information about art galleries, exhibitions, and movements. To help art enthusiasts, we have created a list of the top 20 art blogs that you must check out this year.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 18, 2023

However, the latest controversial trends in the art world that reared their heads in 2023 only gave the pair more incentive to create a traditional, tactile project. This is AI-free generated art!"

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Creative Boom

JULY 17, 2023

Eva's fans will already know that her art is usually monochromatic, and Crying in The Club started as a black-and-white strip. "I I'm often told my illustration style reminds people of their childhood, but I approach more mature topics, so I looked through magazines and books from the late '90s / early 2000s and settled on the hot pinks.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 5, 2023

Knowledge of Design Week The industry is changing fast, and Hong Kong's Knowledge of Design Week will help you stay at the cutting edge. It's been a while since most of us attended an in-person design event, with all the learning and networking opportunities it offers. Plus, Creative Boom readers can get 50% off their tickets.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 4, 2022

It's okay to feel like you don't know what you're doing and that you're not as good as your peers," says fashion designer Bethany Williams. So as designer and D&D New Blood award winner Tom Morgan recommends: "Follow what makes you excited. Don't create art that everyone will like or is perfect because it's impossible.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Despite not being an art major, this motivated me to put hours into each assignment until I worked my way up to being the best student in the class." When the time came to submit a portfolio and get accepted into an art program, Liam faced a dilemma. Should he focus on fine art, graphic design, photography or illustration? "I

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Creative Boom

JUNE 28, 2023

The arts and sciences can often seem like unrelated fields. Having previously studied medicine and design in her home country before becoming a biomedical innovation program fellow at Stanford, she says her background in healthcare motivates her art. How has your art evolved and developed over the years?

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