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The 20 graphic designers inspiring us the most in 2025

Creative Boom

The graphic design landscape in 2025 is one of both tremendous opportunity and significant challenge. To identify the graphic designers making the biggest impact right now, we turned to our global community of creatives, art directors and industry insiders. Marie Boulanger Marie Boulanger Work for Balbosté by Marie Boulanger 6.

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10 Famous Logos That Broke Design Rules and Won

Inkbot Design

London 2012: The Rule of Immediate Legibility The Rule Broken: A logo must be instantly clear and easily read. The controversy it generated was worth more in media value than any “nice” logo could ever have achieved. It communicates forward motion, speed, and precision without a swoosh or graphic cliché.

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10 Famous Failed Logo Redesigns: How Ego and Bad Strategy Cost Billions

Inkbot Design

It looked like a stock graphic from a cheap football manager video game. London 2012 Olympics: An Invitation to Controversy The Before: For its bid, London used a graceful, ribbon-like design in the colours of the Olympic rings, forming the shape of the River Thames. Users, advertisers, and the media were confused.

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State of the industry 2025: are freelancers surviving, or thriving?

Creative Boom

Motion designer and director Joao Raimundo Monteiro offers a particularly bleak assessment: "I reckon it has been the worst 12/15 months since I've started my career back in 2012," he reveals. "I Motion graphics designer Daire O Suilleabhain , meanwhile, emphasises the value of making yourself seen.

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Service design isn't just a buzzword – it makes happier people

Creative Bloq

Many design disciplines focus on specific outputs – an app, a website, a product or graphic communication. A course at the Royal College of Art in London (RCA) only began in 2012 and many people havent even heard of the term. Comments (0) ( ) When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

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8 must-listen creative podcasts to inspire, inform and entertain you

Creative Bloq

Podcasting isn’t just about celebrities or established media brands either. Our roundup includes podcasts covering creative careers, photography, illustration, and how to be seen and heard on social media. Theres also an animation podcast in there, which has some great interviewees. Episode 13 (12 May 2025).

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How Frontify helps the world’s biggest brands stay consistent and save money

Creative Bloq

Creative Bloq Staff All things Creative Bloq The Creative Bloq team is made up of a group of art and design enthusiasts, and has changed and evolved since Creative Bloq began back in 2012. Creative Bloq is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Visit our corporate site.