Creative Boom

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Manchester-based branding agency Alphabet started life in 2016 and has cemented its place as an ideas-driven agency with an ethos rooted in a quote by Saul Bass , the legendary designer who's probably best known for his iconic Alfred Hitchcock movie posters. Co-founder Abbas Mushtaq shares insights on their journey.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Creative director Rob Duncan explains how a new visual identity crafted by Mucho has helped that effort. It has a great deal of equity and recognition in Mongolia, but wanted help in growing the brand outside the country. Naadam is a big player in the industry, but it feels more like a start-up.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

At the heart of this redesign is a deep dive into player passion, creating a brand experience that resonates across every game and media platform Riot touches. At the heart of this redesign is a deep dive into player passion, creating a brand experience that resonates across every game and media platform Riot touches.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Influur helps content creators get work with brands for a decent compensation. Studio Herrström explains how they crafted a fresh visual identity for the agency that can help boost their mission. We chatted with the creative director and founder, Erik Herrström, about how they responded to the brief.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The project marks the automotive brand's ninth year showcasing its commitment to design at the annual event and its third year collaborating with the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami (ICA Miami). From the very beginning, when Crafting Plastics started, we wanted to explore how we should use new biomaterials," she explains.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 12, 2025

Developer and digital art director Dan Powell explains how he used custom typography and generative tools to design the brand identity for Frontify Futures, an exciting new platform that explores tomorrow's brand-building landscape. Who knows where branding will go in the future?

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Creative Boom

JUNE 18, 2025

I am a brand," says Patricia. Whether it's blue denim paisley, a spinning mandala or folk art assembled from geometric shapes – she knows just how to enthral the viewer. How long it will be before that's the norm, who knows?" You'll have to forgive our headline. They also inspire her online handle, Design Confections. "I

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

How the festival became a global movement at the intersection of design, art, and technology plus what's next for its milestone year. What started as an online hub for Flash animation lovers quickly became a live event that would eventually become a cornerstone of the global design community. Pep Salazar.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 30, 2024

How can branding help to communicate urgency and the dire state of the planet while still inspiring hope and optimism? Among Equals' Nick May explains how to strike the balance. Global environmental action NGO WRAP has a new informative yet striking identity, designed by the London-based studio Among Equals.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 15, 2025

Read on to find out how to get involved. Take James Hurst's session on 15 May, 'Weird the Normal, Normal the Weird', which drew over a hundred members eager to learn from the chief creative officer at Zag consultancy and former head of brand design at Google. Feeling alone and isolated as a freelancer? So, we thought: enough!

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Creative Boom

APRIL 14, 2025

We share some key insights from Frontify's recent webinar, A Different Type of Branding, and details of how you can register for the next one. Phil spoke about how typefaces can now respond to various stimuli, offering exciting new possibilities to designers. "AI If you missed it, fear not! Phil Garnham 2.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

This approach ensured the typography seamlessly integrated with the film's visual narrative while maintaining a strong, recognisable brand presence across digital and print applications. Rather than simply building final assets, you're really building the 'recipe' which describes how to create the asset," Townsend says.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

A deep dive into how design studio TEMPLO reimagined GF Smith's brand identity, balancing heritage with a bold, dynamic vision that embraces colour, movement, and a global creative community. But even the most established brands must evolve.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The vast majority of them told us a positive story about how the industry is working to build a future that balances global impact with local relevance. So read on to see what's coming next and discover how the industry is tackling some of the most pressing issues in design today.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 15, 2025

Senior Designer at Nike Global Brand Design Retail Yenny Zhang takes us through her education and career so far, revealing the best bits and the challenges she faced along the way. After graduating, Zhang continued working for Nike, leveraging those connections and building on her understanding of the brand.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

With a dynamic new identity, DesignStudio's brand refresh for DNEG embraces motion, creativity, and innovation, reinforcing the VFX giant's position as an industry leader. DNEG, the world-renowned visual effects and animation studio with seven Academy Awards to its name, has revealed a brand refresh in collaboration with DesignStudio.

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Graphic Design Junction

OCTOBER 15, 2024

When you’re developing a new brand, creating a website, or simply need to present your design in an appealing way, free mockups can take your work to the next level. These resources not only save time and money, but they also enable designers to elevate their designs instantly without needing to start from scratch.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 14, 2025

Mott's Clamato Caesar is a legacy brand that has barely changed for decades, but its new identity has found a way of reinforcing its heritage with a modern and desirable touch. Montreal and LA-based studio Wedge has been behind the brand evolution of Mott's Clamato Caesar, "Canada's Cocktail", since 1969.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 24, 2025

A Woman In A Dark Swimsuit Is Standing In The Water With Arms Raised, Splashing Water Around by Steven Schultz Discover how Stills' exclusive 2025 trend report is empowering designers to create authentic, impactful work in an era of visual saturation. This style particularly resonates with audiences that appreciate Y2K aesthetics.

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Creative Boom

MAY 22, 2025

The judges highlighted how the design created a unifying yet distinctive feel that successfully merged heritage elements with modern sporting aesthetics. This work aligned with a trend of brands cleverly inserting themselves into events, sports, and games through inventive approaches. In 2025, you have to do both.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Illustrator Tom Woolley shows us how to future-proof your career in an evolving industry. Stories of brands using AI in their latest campaign have become a daily occurrence. Some forward-thinking about how to approach AI could help your career flourish. Perfect for rough storyboards or prototypes that will only be seen in-house.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Elections in the UK and the US led many big brands to put off their decision-making and budgeting – they want to see the lie of the land economically before investing in creative. While 2024 has been pretty morale-sapping for many illustrators, perhaps 2025 will bring new hope and enthusiasm to the sector.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 14, 2025

By building up a network of private contacts, you'll have something to fall back on when commercial clients brands, agencies, even local companies reduce their budgets. By building up a network of private contacts, you'll have something to fall back on when commercial clients brands, agencies, even local companies reduce their budgets.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Leeds International Festival of Ideas covers some tricky topics, so the branding and visual assets needed to be sensitive. Rabbithole explains how it developed it. Credit: Tom Martin When it came to branding, the event organisers turned once again to Leeds and Glasgow-based design studio Rabbithole.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 8, 2025

With Gharib Studio, architectural designer Nora Gharib is helping digital-first brands, such as Little Words Project and Basquet, move beyond the screen, creating immersive third spaces that invite people to linger, connect, and experience brands on a deeper level. This early exploration planted the seed for her current work.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 1, 2025

The evolution of ambition Let's start with one thing everyone needs to understand. Senior designer Rose O'Mahony, who's been at Springetts Brand Design for 11 years, exemplifies this shift. "I I've gone freelance, started an agency, built communities, and lectured. Well, actually, that's not the case at all.

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Creative Boom

MAY 15, 2025

Aseil's journey to founding Design Wolf LDN took several creative turns, from earning a first-class honours degree in Interior Architecture to working on Netflix sets and fashion shoots before finding her true calling in brand design. I used to spend hours coming up with ideas and designing brand templates for them.

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Graphic Design Junction

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Retro-futurism reflects a playful yet sophisticated look, making it popular across branding, website design, and digital art. Branded Content and Advertising: Companies like Apple and Nike have incorporated retro-futuristic elements in their marketing, creating ads that nod to vintage designs but with a high-tech edge.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

She says: "British Airways is such an iconic name, and it's inspiring to collaborate with a brand that connects people and destinations worldwide." She says: "British Airways is such an iconic name, and it's inspiring to collaborate with a brand that connects people and destinations worldwide." million TikTok posts.

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Graphic Design Junction

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Whether you’re working on advertisement posters, brand guidelines , or even designing a logo, fonts play a pivotal role in creating visual impact. Whether you’re working on advertisement posters, brand guidelines , or even designing a logo, fonts play a pivotal role in creating visual impact. The good news?

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Creative Boom

JUNE 12, 2025

Now Head of Copy at Bristol-based branding agency Mr B & Friends, Sarah is vocal about the underrepresentation of working-class creatives and the danger of sameness in an industry that claims to value originality. Have you ever felt unseen or underestimated in your career, and how did you overcome it? Keep a folder on your desktop.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 18, 2025

Through Ferrgood Studio , she helps purpose-driven brands create timeless design. Have you ever struggled with setting boundaries in your career, and how did you handle it? I've burned out a few times, first in my corporate career and again since starting my own business. I'm a recovering workaholic with a focus on recovery.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 3, 2025

This hands-on love for print and branding carried him through a foundation year at Lincoln and eventually to Falmouth University, where he found a community of like-minded creatives. Carving a path through print and branding Upon graduating, Tonge entered the industry at a precarious time - in 2008, in the midst of a financial crisis.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Elections in the UK and the US led many big brands to put off their decision-making and budgeting – they want to see the lie of the land economically before investing in creative. While 2024 has been pretty morale-sapping for many illustrators, perhaps 2025 will bring new hope and enthusiasm to the sector.

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Graphic Design Junction

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

In today’s highly competitive business environment, branding is essential for making a memorable impression. When presenting a brand to clients or stakeholders, one of the most powerful tools is a well-designed stationery mockup. This attention to detail can make a substantial difference when presenting branding concepts to clients.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 27, 2024

The New York designer explains how she's blending artistic expression with functional design to create the kind of typefaces agencies will love to use in their work. I've always believed that typography can be one of a brand's most distinctive assets," she explains. "In But that hasn't always worked out the way she'd hoped for.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 7, 2024

Here's how to do it and some tips for standing out from the crowd. As a graphic designer or branding studio, getting your latest project featured in Creative Boom can significantly boost your visibility and reputation. Given that we receive so many submissions, we can't possibly feature them all: that's not how curation works.

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