Creative Boom

JANUARY 14, 2025

Since 2008, queues have formed along Northcote Road full of people eager for a slice of their twice-baked, slow-fermented biga dough pizzas. Breadstall's disruptive identity firmly places it in the subcategory of new-wave pizza restaurants emerging across the capital, but its bakery-style brand differentiates it even further.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 27, 2024

But the urge to sketch was always there, and after publishing his first sketchbook in 2008, he turned his back on sitting at a computer to strike out into the world as an urban sketcher. Twenty years ago, Lapin worked in a studio as a graphic designer on campaigns for Air France, PlayStation and Porsche.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 16, 2024

Of all his paintings, though, Adam's favourite is a 2008 piece depicting characters from the Mega Man games. "I also did a 36"x36" painting from the game Contra that was essentially a giant movie poster design," he adds. "I I always strive to make my paintings as eye-catching as possible and strike that nostalgic chord in us."

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Collins Co-founded by Brian Collins in 2008, this eponymous studio operates out of New York and San Francisco and is known for its transformative branding work for Spotify and Dropbox, among others. Its work often blends bold visual design with strategic storytelling, creating memorable brand identities that resonate on a global scale.

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Arts and Crafts Client Brand Branding 545

Creative Boom

DECEMBER 11, 2023

After the 2008 recession, the company pivoted and broke into the luxury goods and lifestyle market, working with companies such as Govberg Jewelers, Yamron, Lily Pulitzer and UNIQLO.

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Swiss Miss

APRIL 24, 2025

I am proud to say we had 50 attendees at the first ever CreativeMornings in October of 2008. Since our start in 2008, our remarkable volunteers have hosted over 15,000 events across the globe. I vividly remember being made fun of for inviting people to an event at 8:30 a.m., and assuming no one would show up. Believe in people.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 3, 2024

He graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2008 and the Royal College of Art in 2010. In 2016, he launched Nounou with Jae Huh, a Korea-based label producing various items, including clothing, graphic objects, rugs and dolls.

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Design Milk

JANUARY 21, 2025

Ai Weiwei, “Water Lilies #3” 2023 (detail) Photo: David Behringer In the same room, a 13-foot-tall reproduction of Emanuel Leutzes Washington Crossing the Delaware has been modified to include Beijings National Stadium in the background a structure that Weiwei co-designed for the 2008 Olympics.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Having set up his studio during the 2008 recession, it's something of a surprise to learn that the last twelve months have been one of the most difficult on record. "In these uncertain and troubling times, I hope these little suns are a little ray of sunshine for anyone who sees them each and every Sunday."

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Originally established in 2008 as a boutique grocery store, Anton&Anton has now started to position itself as a soulful alternative to large supermarket chains. And they've been working with Kuudes , a creative business design agency based in Helsinki and Stockholm, to drive that new vision forward.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Started in 2008 by Alison Zavos, it's since amassed an archive of over 4,000 photographer profiles. Platforms that promote emerging talent Feature Shoot : Emphasising photography as an art form, Feature Shoot showcases work from up-and-coming photographers from around the globe.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 8, 2023

Since being founded by designers Céline Leterme and Jon Dowling in 2008, its whose colourful and perfectly formed little books have never failed to delight. Go on a mini adventure, with this fun and beautifully illustrated book from London design agency Scout Editions. So we were thrilled to see their latest title released today.

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Graphic Design Junction

JULY 25, 2024

Today we are featuring his 36 days of type / movies edition: A – American Psycho, 2000 B – Baby Driver, 2017 C – Cast Away, 200 D – Donnie Darko, 2001 E – E.T,

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Creative Boom

MARCH 14, 2022

Since 2008, it's brought more than one million creative projects to life across the world and designers in its community have earned more than $400m USD on the platform to date. So quite simply, what it doesn't know about freelancing isn't worth knowing.

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Creative Boom

MAY 15, 2022

Courtney: We started the business for reasons unrelated to the 2008 downturn. Did the lessons of 2008/09 prepare you for the shock? It's been 13 years since you launched SDCO. Did the global economic crisis spur you to start your agency? The timing was right for both of us. Career-wise, we were ready to make the next move.

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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

In 2008, Corn founded the Seattle-based studio fruitsuper with Joe Kent. “I knew that was exactly the path meant for me,” Corn says. “It It felt so all-encompassing, and it has allowed me the freedom to pursue many mediums, scales, and project types.”

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Creative Boom

APRIL 24, 2022

It was 2008, at the peak of the global economic crisis, when he decided to change from full-time employment to freelancing, spotting an opportunity to hire himself when no one else would. Originally a graphic designer, Darnell now helps business owners to harness their superpowers, hack their time and make a difference in the world.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 29, 2022

In 2008, when he visited Iceland – the first of 12 trips there – he shifted focus to landscape and nature photography. Tommy Kwak began exploring photography in 2006 when he moved to New York City from Chicago. "I I was mostly doing street and documentary type photography, really just carrying my camera with me everywhere," he explains.

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BP&O

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Dessert-centric power couple Natasha Case and Freya Estreller met in around 2008, soon forming a partnership in both life and business: Coolhaus, a range of ice creams and other frozen treats that looks to inspire other female and LGBT+ founders. For those thinking, ‘what, like Rem Koolhaas?’ – yes, you’re right.

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Spoon Graphics

APRIL 4, 2022

We’re now back to 2008 levels, when Spoon Graphics was in its infancy. Well, just as I thought traffic was levelling off again after the -23% drop between 2019-2020, this past 12 months has seen the largest decline of all time, down another -31% on last year. I’m now seeing fewer daily visitors numbers than on Christmas Day of years gone by.

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Graphic Photoshop Adobe Portfolio 360

Design Milk

JULY 16, 2024

Below is a small selection of objects found in the exhibition: Still image from the film set of Things To Come, 1936 © Vitra Design Museum Archive Erich Kettelhut, Drawing for Metropolis, 2nd Edition, 1925 © Deutsche Kinemathek – Museum für Film und Fernsehen, Erich Kettelhut Archive Eero Aarnio, Pallo / Ball Chair, 1963 © Vitra Design Museum Photo: (..)

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Creative Boom

MARCH 20, 2023

It was in 2008, and I think web design is a bit of a different field and not as specialised. "I think studying web design was pretty helpful for me getting my foot in the door at many design jobs," James explains. Being able to design and code was pretty attractive to employers.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 3, 2024

Having graduated in fine arts in 2008, he now leads the digital arts course at Shandong University of Arts. Caver has won a number of awards, including the Tallinn Illustrations Triennial Grand Award, the Frankfurt Global Illustration Awards and CCTV's 'China The Most Beautiful Illustration Book'. Work by Caver Zhang 3.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Jealous Gallery Founded in 2008, Jealous is an artist-led, fine-art print publisher and studio with a physical gallery space in east London. Prints published and printed by Jealous are in numerous museum collections, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Museum and the Whitworth in Manchester.

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Print Arts and Crafts Art Gallery 524

Design You Trust

OCTOBER 26, 2024

In 2008, a young bartender named Jeffrey A. Meszaro was struck by the vibrant colors he discarded with every beer bottle he opened. He felt these bottle caps could become something unique but wasn’t sure what yet. Inspired to create a mosaic, Jeff dedicated the next six years to transforming discarded caps into a portrait of John Lennon.

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Arts and Crafts Inspiration Color Art 74

Design Milk

APRIL 10, 2023

Founded by artist and entrepreneur Bari Ziperstein in 2008, BZIPPY is known for its experimentation and innovation with ceramics, along with engineering methods that challenge conventional notions of slab construction. The shapes are measured but soft, emblematic of the BZIPPY language and style.

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Textures Artist Color Architecture 264

Creative Boom

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Introduced in 2008, it revolutionised competitive swimming by offering swimmers significant advantages in speed, buoyancy and drag reduction. In its first year, swimmers wearing the suit broke 79 of 108 world records, and wearers also won 94% of the pool golds at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

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Exhibition Sports Fashion Gallery 284

Design Milk

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Elena Salmistraro graduated from the Politecnico in Milan with a degree in Industrial Design in 2008, and the following year opened her own firm. She’s the creator of a unique and highly recognizable aesthetic, and interested in developing work that straddles the lines between illustration, design, and visual arts.

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Art Exhibition Industrial Design Visual Art 264

Design Milk

AUGUST 16, 2024

P_Wall Sculpture In my living room I have the “P_Wall” sculpture (2006) by Andrew Kudless of Matsys , acquired in 2008. It’s an inspiring setting to dive into the music of Philip Glass, Frédéric Chopin, Ryuichi Sakamoto, or Erik Satie. Photo: Shaun Sullivan 2.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 10, 2022

Next, he went on to work for Emak Mafu in 2008 when the global recession hit. Then sadly, 2008 happened. In our exclusive interview, James walks us through his spectacular career and talks about the challenges facing big tech and what the future has to offer. This was followed by senior roles at Figtree, Prophet and Wednesday.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

I use all of the social media platforms and have done since my first Facebook forays in 2008," says Sarah J Coleman. Revisit traditional methods. Many creatives, of course, remember when that was the only way to do it. "I

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

In 2008 Sonja Rasula self-funded her first business, Unique Markets, by risking her entire 401k retirement savings. This course features 19 lessons, with a total of four hours and 49 minutes of class content. Start Your Creative Career: Build a Sharp, Smart Online Presence by Sonja Rasula.

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Design Milk

JULY 16, 2021

In 2008, Hervé was named Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Minister of Culture. He’s received awards from the International Association of Lighting Designers, the Illuminating Engineering Society, the American Institute of Architects, the American Society of Landscape Architects and D&ADAD among others.

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Design Milk

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Introduced in 2008, HAY retains the Wall Clock’s gently curved aluminum design paired with its minimalist clock face typography, resulting in what is considered an iconic timepiece. That’s exactly how we’d describe the Wall Clock by Jasper Morrison.

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Design Milk

JUNE 25, 2021

Eddie Maestri , AIA, started designing homes in Dallas in 2004 before officially founding Maestri Studio in 2008. A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, he’s a registered architect in Texas and Oklahoma.

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Architecture Travel Client Photography 245

Spoon Graphics

APRIL 13, 2020

Unfortunately, traffic levels have nosedived this year by the largest amount ever with a 23% reduction in visitors, taking me back to the kind of figures I was getting in 2008, just a year after creating Spoon Graphics. That’s down -56% from its peak in 2012.

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Booooooom

APRIL 28, 2020

She graduated with an MA in Communication Art and Design from the Royal College of Art in 2011 and a BA in Illustration from Norwich College of Art in 2008. Alongside commissions, she works on her own practice of painting and drawing. In 2012 she was shortlisted for the Jerwood Drawing Prize and in 2015 won The Prize for Illustration.

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