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Creative Boom launches its fourth podcast season, bringing the inside scoop from leading artists and designers

Creative Boom

Every Monday, our show will bring you the inside scoop from other artists, designers, illustrators and photographers about the highs and lows of being a creative professional. We get right into how typography has changed since she first discovered it as a child, looking at chocolate and sweet wrappers in her local corner shop.

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10 must-read graphic design books for 2024

Creative Boom

Typography essentials by Ina Saltz Originally published in 2009, this hands-on typography guide has since been fully refreshed with updated content, new visuals and a redesigned layout. In this eye-opening book, he imparts wisdom from his decades of guiding artists across all genres through deeply fertile creative processes.

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Broly Su's graphic illustrations are inspired by a love of hip-hop, basketball and anime

Creative Boom

Thanks to his distinctive aesthetic, which draws on a diverse range of influences and passions, Broly's artwork is always a joy to behold, Like lots of artists, Broly got started at a young age. Regarding college, Broly followed the 'safe' route open to artists, namely, studying graphic design as his major. And it's easy to see why.

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10 fun illustration challenges to spark your creativity and energise you in 2024

Creative Boom

Rekindle your creativity with these art challenges, purpose-built to jumpstart your artistic journey. Inktober Jake Parker created Inktober in 2009 to improve his inking skills and develop positive drawing habits. It's since become a worldwide phenomenon with thousands of artists taking on the challenge every year.

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Top 10 Logo Design Trends For 2021

Just Creative

Inventive Typography. 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009. Inventive Typography. If you have a text-based logo, feel free to use creative typography solutions to emphasize your company’s personality. Artistic chaos is back in vogue! Check it out!

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Adam Pendleton’s Radical Typography as Protest

Eye on Design

The thirty-seven-year-old artist who was born in Richmond, Virginia, often scratches, covers, splatters over or wipes out the features of his letterforms, evoking the feeling that language is coming apart or under attack. In a 2009 essay titled Adam, Why Arial? evokes the aesthetics and concerns of Black Lives Matter. Who Is Queen?

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Artist James Merry Stitches Famous Sportswear Logos with Embroidered Plants

Logo Smith

The post Artist James Merry Stitches Famous Sportswear Logos with Embroidered Plants appeared first on The Logo Smith All Content © 2020 The Logo Smith.™ Artist James Merry , as part of a series of embroideries, embellished a range of famous sportwear brand logos by adding stitched flora to vintage clothing. Via Booooooom.

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