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Tebo Mpanza on why the future of branding is young, agile and authentic

Creative Boom

We've all spent the last ten years talking about Gen Z: those born (according to some definitions) between 1995 and 2009. Tebo sums it up in a nutshell: "Young people today come equipped with an innate digital fluency and finger on the pulse of contemporary trends," he explains.

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10 must-read graphic design books for 2024

Creative Boom

Newly revised and updated, this latest edition has an expanded introduction covering the ancient origins of writing systems and a new chapter exploring current digital design trends. It spotlights their innovative use of print, film, web, multimedia and other emerging technologies to communicate ideas visually.

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Meet Bára Prášilová, The Mastermind Behind Absurd Humor in Photography

Design You Trust

She often makes her own props, which she later integrates in post-production with the benefits of digital photography. Her visual universe is populated with imagined memories of events that never happened, and explorations of possibilities that might have unfolded had we let go of our self-imposed limitations.

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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

Since launching SDCO Partners in 2009, founders Amy Pastre and Courtney Rowson have designed hundreds of brands worldwide – including names like LeCreuset and Soludos – but it's their work with industry-disrupting, women-owned businesses that drives their passion. How did the pandemic compare to 2009 for you? Photography by Julia Lynn.

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

Creative Boom

It's hosted by me, Katy Cowan – I'm the founding editor of Creative Boom, a platform I launched in 2009 to celebrate, inspire and support the creative community, particularly the underrepresented. This next season has been made possible by our sponsor, Astropad Studio. Marina Willer of Pentagram. Gush Mundae of Bulletproof.

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Top 10 Art Posts of 2022

Design Milk

90 years later and over 18,000 LEGO products under their belt, we shared some of our favorite sets in recent times. Graffiti Artist Felipe Pantone Digitizes the Iconic Archibald Chair. The design takes Starry Night a step farther by turning it three-dimensional which adds more details and depth to the finished product.

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Is Your Logo Design Up To Date? Re-evaluating Your Brand Identity

Inkbot Design

Whether you're meeting someone for the first time or unveiling a new product or service, you've got to put your best foot forward. billion (2012) Old Spice 2008 $10 million Sales doubled (2009) Airbnb 2014 $100 million Revenue tripled (2017) Pepsi 2008 $1.2 billion (2009) Burberry 1999 $2.3 Is Your Logo Design Up To Date?

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