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New look and new showreel for Mutant Hands

Creative Boom

Mutant Hands – AKA animator and art director James Wignall – burst onto the creative scene back in 2005, one of a new wave of creatives at the vanguard of the noughties motion graphics revolution. James Wignall has curated a new reel to encapsulate his recent animation work and created a fresh visual identity to boot.

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11 Graphic Design Tips to Create Images Like a Pro On Instagram

Graphic Design Junction

Before you dive into any graphic design tips , it’s important to understand a few things about graphic design in general (as opposed to collage art). First of all, there’s no concrete definition of graphic design. For the sake of this article, we’re going to focus on using the graphic design on social media.

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Reddit gets a new identity featuring a refined 3D Snoo that celebrates conversation

Creative Boom

Still featuring its "loveable, genderless" mascot, Snoo, it shows how the platform has grown up since 2005. Beyond the typography, the conversation bubble becomes a key element, as it helps frame both text and images, acting as a foundational graphic element. And it's been around for a very long time.

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Best XP-Pen Tablets for Graphic Designers

Just Creative

Founded in Japan, XP-Pen started in 2005 developing tablets for graphic designers. For everyone else out there, let’s take a closer look at the Best XP-Pen Tablets for Graphic Designers. Before we start though, let’s take a look at the different options that XP-Pen offers graphic designers. More Top Gear for Designers.

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NB Studio crafts a fresh, rhythmic identity for the Philharmonie Luxembourg

Creative Boom

Opening in 2005, it seats up to 1,500 people and plays host to around 400 performances each year. Typeface, graphics and animation Basel Grotesk was chosen as the brand's singular typeface due to its modern yet timeless aesthetic. Running through the new brand identity is a system of lines governed by the logo.

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In his loud, maximalist artworks, Andrzej G reanimates the 2000s

Its Nice That

Words Paul Moore — Date 1 July 2025 Work Graphic Design Poster 2D Music “My biggest inspiration? My brain, my friends and Y2K,” says Andrzej G, a 20-year-old graphic designer based in Poland who is making a large dent on Instagram with vibrant amateur artworks for musical artists such as JpegMafia, Paris Texas, and Gorillaz.

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Oat Studio crafts fresh and cliche-free branding for major comedy festival

Creative Boom

Since 2005, it has delivered comedy shows and festivals to select cities across the UK. For printed menus and large-scale on-site signage, we focused on simple layouts that highlighted the illustrated graphics." 57 Festivals is a London-based company specialising in live comedy.

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