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Vanderbrand: The Toronto studio crafting identities rooted in place and purpose

Creative Boom

Since its inception, Toronto's Vanderbrand has carved a niche for itself through smart, considered work that largely centres on places and spaces with a range of clients across high-end real estate, hospitality, and cultural projects. Research and strategy are seen as essential components of the creative process, not just preliminary steps.

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The 20 illustrators inspiring us the most in 2025

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He has worked with hundreds of clients, including The New York Times, RCA Records, and Geographic, and has published numerous books with publishers such as teNeues, Walker Books, Comme des Géants, and Hato Press. Her ability to find the human element in any story has made her work particularly valuable for editorial clients.

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Hotlist 2025: the 25 most popular design studios, as voted for by their peers

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Others, meanwhile, would love to shout about what they've created, but their clients frustratingly forbid it. Their bold and fearless approach has earned them collaborations with clients across a variety of industries, from tech to hospitality. Studio DBD 13.

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Defy's anniversary ads for Boyds strike the perfect balance between past and future

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To celebrate its 85th anniversary, it approached Defy , an independent Philadelphia-based marketing company that's been quietly churning out unique angles for powerhouse global clients such as Nike, Ricoh, Comcast, Ritz Carlton, Wilson Sporting Goods and AmeriGas. They loved the tagline, and it just made sense," said Greenblatt.

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5 pieces of good news for freelance designers in 2022

Creative Boom

With a diverse community of more than 150,000 freelance designers, 99designs by Vista matches clients with creatives across brand and logo design, packaging, web design and more. But this stunning statistic points to two basic truths about today's freelance design market. Freelancers are expecting their earnings to rise in 2022.

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Franklyn's redesign for WeWork marks a new chapter for the co-working platform

Creative Boom

Designers and agency heads often like to talk about the "challenge" of taking on a new client, but most of the time, the stakes are not, in all honesty, that high. Founded in New York in 2008, it was a startup that pioneered the idea of renting flexible co-working spaces to freelancers and other startups.

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Amy Pastre and Courtney Rowson on 13 years of running a studio and where they believe design is heading next

Creative Boom

Courtney: We started the business for reasons unrelated to the 2008 downturn. Amy: Though it wasn't logical to start in the middle of an economic crisis, we knew that we'd be positioned for success if we could make it in that market. Did the lessons of 2008/09 prepare you for the shock? The timing was right for both of us.

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