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How The Designers Foundry went from side project to global type provider

Creative Boom

I'd designed several typefaces at university for my graduation project in 2011," he explains. This practical outlook reflects TDF's understanding of market realities. The demand for our fonts led me to start an online store." And Daniel knew a good font when he saw one. It's undeniably an expensive time to be alive.

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The 20 illustrators inspiring us the most in 2025

Creative Boom

Christoph Niemann Christoph Niemann is an illustrator, graphic designer, and children's book author who has been writing and illustrating The New York Times blog Abstract City since July 2008 (renamed Abstract Sunday in 2011). To learn more, listen to our interview with him on The Creative Boom Podcast.

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Athletics puts people and play at the heart of ShareFile's vibrant new identity

Creative Boom

Since then, it's grown and transformed, with cloud computing company Citrix acquiring it in 2011. Working with ShareFile around several key milestones on their marketing calendar, we soon got to deploy the toolkit in full, with several reels and anthem videos that were scripted, designed, and developed to activate the rebrand in full."

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ORCA crafts an immersive identity for family-owned Cornish brewery

Creative Boom

ORCA was founded by two friends, James and Joel, in 2011. And this new offer had to include recognisable cues from the master brand while also being enough of an evolution to distinctively stand out in a crowded market. "As However since 2020 James Ewin has solely taken the helm of ORCA.

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F5: Draga & Aurel on Lake Como, Joseph Beuys + More

Design Milk

Superduper This Made in Italy brand, founded in Florence in 2011, celebrates the care and quality of handmade hats. Understanding potential and imagining how each piece could become, Draga & Aurel collect original vintage items from local thrift shops and markets and reinvent them with their own style.

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Mike Nelson on his sensory new survey, scavenging objects and simulating reality

Creative Boom

It's an amalgamation of objects scavenged from the depths of junkyards and flea markets, which through their presentation, serve to preserve fragmented moments with enough room for open-ended interpretation. Installation view, British Pavilion, 54th Venice Biennale, Venice, 2011. Commissioned by the British Council.

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Must-See Marketing Movies to Inspire Success

Canny

Like you, we can’t get enough of marketing movies and marketing-focused television. That said, if you were to ask me to pick between the two, I’d more than likely go with a movie where marketing is one of the main elements. Marketing movies, on the other hand, tend to be a lot easier to digest, in my opinion. Steve Jobs.

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