Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Avoiding anything too dull, her artworks are full of warm, happy colours and joyful characters – a much-needed dopamine hit as we enter the colder months. It might be surprising to learn, then, that Alex also dabbles in the more serious topics on occasion, "like mental health, trauma and interpersonal relationships," she says. "I

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The variety within a portfolio shouldn't be stylistic; it needs to come from the application of a style to different topics, concepts and contexts. Find your own visual voice drawing from all that inspires you and informs your character and tastes, and create art that you love and enjoy, and this will shine through."

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

I think that encapsulates the approach I am trying to take with my work and drives the topics and characters I explore. Recreating one of the scenes and then animating the character was a ton of fun. Twenty years ago, a lot of this just seemed out of reach. Missy Elliott's The Rain given a new look.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 14, 2025

A recent webinar hosted by brand-building platform Frontify delved deep into this topic and offered a profound exploration of how typefaces are revolutionising the way brands speak, feel and connect with their audiences. I think it's all about balancing that creativity and functionality," she stated. But that needn't mean playing it safe.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Drawing on online publications and creating mood boards with strange architectural elements and odd social media characters were all part of the creative process. "My Yet despite confronting some pretty heavy topics, The Caterpillar Girl does not come across as depressive.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The variety within a portfolio shouldn't be stylistic; it needs to come from the application of a style to different topics, concepts and contexts. Find your own visual voice drawing from all that inspires you and informs your character and tastes, and create art that you love and enjoy, and this will shine through."

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

As a topic, wild foraging presented Hoxton Mini Press with a unique opportunity. As Creative Director and Co-founder Martin Usborne explains: "We've started to explore some aspects of food, but since it's a saturated market, we want to focus on fairly niche topics that we can do with some style and quirk.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 23, 2023

© Lily Lambie-Kiernan Norwich-based illustrator Lily Lambie-Kiernan combines surrealism and expressionism in her colourful artwork centred around food and larger-than-life characters. I think, as a topic, it's snowballed from the first food commissions I did." His characters are unbelievable and so realistic all at once."

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 21, 2024

Diversity and inclusion are topics that are talked about in nearly every industry, but how inclusive and diverse is the design industry, and what's being done to change things? BIEN specialises in 2D character animation. You really have to take the time to build it from scratch."

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The brand's redesigned bespoke wordmark was born of a new semi-slab innovative typeface with its own custom characters. The semi-slab, inspired by protest and attention-grabbing design, stands out in a sea of tech sans fonts," says Smith, "while the sans adds character to what was once a more generic style."

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

was chosen as the new headline font for StepChange thanks to its awesome legibility and subtle quirks, such as the character style of its percentage mark, which brings a little more character. Degular Bold, a friendly sans serif by OH no Type Co.,

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

was chosen as the new headline font for StepChange thanks to its awesome legibility and subtle quirks, such as the character style of its percentage mark, which brings a little more character. Degular Bold, a friendly sans serif by OH no Type Co.,

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Creative Boom

JUNE 19, 2023

Belgian artist Brecht Evens also interests me with his storytelling abilities, captivating characters, and the overlaid beauty of his watercolour work, often incorporating surreal architecture." I find great joy in delving into various familiar and unfamiliar topics and expressing my unique visual language in relation to them."

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Creative Boom

JUNE 17, 2025

The visual system is clean, colourful and full of character. Rooted in surreal, slightly playful imagery, the illustrations bring lightness and empathy to topics that can often carry stigma or discomfort. That character informed the wider tone of voice and positioning. Let's give life the thumbs up." It's an empathetic role.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 20, 2023

© Vonn Cummings Sumner American artist Vonn Cummings Sumner has revisited the classic cartoon strip character Krazy Kat in his latest solo exhibition, Second Nature, which is currently on view at Morton Fine Art's Washington, D.C. I think Krazy Kat (and a lot of our cartoon characters) is part of that lineage."

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Creative Boom

JULY 11, 2023

Titled Jiggly Wiggly, this short psychedelic animation sees a playful character embrace the shape of their body while reminding viewers that they are cute as well. For Eva, the topic of body positivity is close to her heart. A bit like it could be the character's inner world when she gives herself positive affirmation."

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Spoon Graphics

DECEMBER 19, 2022

2022 is coming to an end, so let’s take a look back at my tutorial videos from the past year and see which topics proved to be the most popular. Illustrator Tutorial: Sketch to Vector Character Illustration. ► Double Colour Exposure Photoshop Tutorial. ► How to Create Vintage Designs the EASY Way!

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 11, 2023

This balance of strength and vulnerability comes through in the cute but also powerful characters that populate Candela's work, not to mention the way she mixes socially accepted 'cute' colours with their opposites for dramatic effect. "I For me, colour is as important as the topic. You can say lots of things through it."

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Just Creative

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Character Illustration: Drawing Faces, Figures & Clothing (Skillshare) – 2 months free then $99/year. Illustrating Characters and the Stories They Tell (CreativeLive) – $34. Character Illustration: Drawing Faces, Figures & Clothing (Skillshare) – $99/year. Learn More. Learn More. Learn More.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 29, 2024

The work of Buenos Aires-based illustrator Sol Cotti is instantly recognisable thanks to her bold use of colour, composition and characters. For Sol, it's crucial that these topics and women's rights are made visible. "I Like most artists, editorial and commercial illustrator Sol Cotti grew up loving to draw.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Now the return of this event to New Orleans' Hotel Monteleone means a return to the cuisine, creative culture and funky character of the Crescent City, all in the lead-up to Mardi Gras season. May Pictoplasma – Berlin, Germany (3-7 May) The annual conference and festival of contemporary character design and art returns.

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Just Creative

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Also, remember that some social media platforms have a limit to the caption characters that will be displayed, after which characters are hidden and users have to tap “More” to read the whole post. For example, the criteria for Instagram is 125 characters or fewer.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 19, 2022

We're all familiar with visual elements, topics and colours that have been culturally labelled as 'feminine' or 'girly.' all because of the book cover for my very first picture book, Gloria's Voice, about the famed feminist activist Gloria Steinem (who is one of the main characters in the show.)

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

It means recognising that flaws and unique quirks often give creative work its character and appeal. In our Threads discussion on this topic, many told the same story. Imperfection allows for more spontaneity, experimentation and, most importantly, progress." Embracing imperfection might sound like a cop-out.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 18, 2024

Viktor decided to adapt The Yellow Wallpaper because it offered a unique opportunity to tackle difficult topics. Jen also used colour to reflect the rising tension as the main character buckles under the expectations of gender conformity. Every cloud has a silver lining." That was the first thing that caught my attention.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

I love their drawing styles and the way they ink, not to mention the way they control perspective and their ability to create different worlds and characters in their distinctive aesthetic." It will be about a current topic in our modern society." I'm looking forward to working on this in the coming months," he explains. "It

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Just Creative

MARCH 4, 2021

How to Draw a Cute Bunny Character in Procreate. Cute Summer Scene & Character Drawing in Procreate. How to Draw a Cute Bunny Character in Procreate. While the tutorial covers a very specific topic, the information it covers can be put to use on any number of projects you may be working on.

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Just Creative

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Character Setup and Animation (Coursera) – $79/month. The course covers everything you need to start creating animations of your own as well as cover topics such as Timecode, Resolution, Frame Rate, and more! Character Setup and Animation (Coursera) – Enroll for Free then $79/month. Learn More. Learn More.

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Designer Daily

JUNE 13, 2022

And it also works as a tool to help explore a topic and develop ideas: sketching is an opportunity to better understand a subject, find a solution to a problem, or document a finding. Draw sketches on a whiteboard to visualize the relationship between the characters; 4) Engineers. Screenwriters.

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Just Creative

JANUARY 3, 2021

That means writing about topics they care about. Once you’ve determined your niche, it’s time to look into relevant topics. Make a list of possible topics and keep it handy. Just type a keyword you’d like to rank for based on your topic, and the search engine will give you a list of other possible keywords you can use.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 30, 2022

Character design development evolved, too – building on previous designs. First off, topical long-form animated films can become mundane and boring very quickly. Our artists built artillery of on-brand elements for our animation teams, whose jobs were equally challenging. That's incredible. Was that deliberate? Scott: : Absolutely.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 17, 2023

Inspired by punched computer tape, it's an all-caps display typeface with no lowercase characters. Pictograms To give the brand more variety in graphic elements, a suite of Pictograms capture the themes and topics of Future State's speakers. First, a custom typeface called Future State was built on a dot-grid matrix.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 5, 2024

This idea would eventually become the character seen in Overdose. It's a question that touches on topics such as AI and human worth that are currently swirling around the zeitgeist and one with a solution that lies in community and spirituality, according to Esther.

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Graphic Design Junction

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The poster might feature a holographic image that changes depending on the angle it’s viewed from, or it could include an AI-generated character that interacts with passersby, offering a glimpse into the film’s storyline. Take, for example, a poster designed for a hypothetical 2040 sci-fi blockbuster.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 30, 2023

Through her studies, research projects and workshops, she is quickly becoming an incredible ambassador for the often-overlooked topic. A spread from the Open Style Lab journals features assistive devices and disabled characters who use them. I hope you will be pleased to see it! In blue, red, green and white colours.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 29, 2022

In other news – though still on the topic of inspiration – she recently watched Everything, Everywhere, All At Once just after therapy. "It I hope that my audience resonates with the beautiful characters that I get to represent – and hopefully inspires a couple of girls to get into this field that so desperately needs them.".

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Just Creative

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The wide-ranging course covers topics such as layouts, color theory, and the Procreate interface. The Grunge Texture Brushes allow you to add a variety of different grunge textures including dust & scratches, paint strokes, and spray paint to add character to your work. Character Drawing Toolkit – $19. Learn More.

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