Creative Boom

APRIL 22, 2025

Image licensed via Adobe Stock What's it like being a creative freelancer in 2025? Documentary DOP and filmmaker Ian Allardyce adds some strategic advice. Well, we won't beat about the bush. It's not easy out there right now. Half the time I can't be bothered to even try."

Freelance

Colossal

JULY 1, 2025

The program is for creators in documentary filmmaking or nonfiction new media who identify as living with a disability, particularly those from underserved communities. All filmmakers may apply regardless of background. Deadline: 11:59 p.m. EST on July 31, 2025. Awardees typically receive $5,000, up to $15,000. Deadline: Rolling.

Artist

Creative Bloq

JULY 18, 2025

Every issue is packed with art and design inspiration Delivered to your IOS or Android device Never miss an issue From £9.99 Every issue is packed with art and design inspiration Delivered to your IOS or Android device Never miss an issue From £9.99 Here’s how it works.

Filmmaking

Creative Bloq

JUNE 26, 2025

Make agility your superpower –heres how Im doing it Branding The challenges of branding in 2025: from staying relevant to designing for Gen Z Branding The best rebrands of all time Branding From Amazon to Adobe: is 2025 the year of the quiet rebrand? Visit our corporate site.

Branding

Creative Bloq

JULY 24, 2025

He reports on the worlds of design, branding and lifestyle tech, and has covered several industry events including Milan Design Week, OFFF Barcelona and Adobe Max in Los Angeles. He has interviewed leaders and designers at brands including Apple, Microsoft and Adobe.

Entertainment

Creative Bloq

AUGUST 6, 2025

Call me a traitor, but I didnt mind ChatGPT outage panic is a stark warning for creatives Why AI means anyone can be a filmmaker not just Hollywood insiders Latest in AI Art I just tried the Netflix of AI and enjoyed it far more than I wanted to Trump Jr.

Filmmaking

Creative Boom

AUGUST 3, 2025

Image licensed via Adobe Stock The current hype is mostly down to online safety laws, but there are plenty of legit reasons for creatives to use a VPN. Protecting your work and client data If you're a designer, illustrator, photographer or filmmaker, you're probably sharing sensitive files regularly. Well, let me explain.

Client

Just Creative

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Looking for a affordable Adobe Creative Cloud alternative? We’ve compiled the best Adobe alternatives into one post, including free Adobe CC alternatives. Get 65% Off Adobe Creative Cloud — See our Adobe Creative Cloud discount guide. So, why do so many people look for Adobe CC alternatives?

Adobe

Just Creative

MARCH 27, 2023

If you’re looking for how to download Adobe After Effects , the amount of information out there can be overwhelming. If you want to know more about getting discounts have a look at our Adobe Creative Cloud discount guide. Adobe After Effects is great for combining different visual effects for improved video editing. Absolutely!

Adobe

Just Creative

APRIL 19, 2023

If you’re looking for the best Adobe Premiere Pro alternatives, you are in the right place. Many creatives use this industry-standard tool, from filmmakers to professionals to freelancers. First, the pricing plans offered by Adobe are not favorable for long-term usage and are expensive for individual users and freelancers.

Adobe

Creative Boom

JUNE 19, 2023

And whatever field you work in, Never Permanent has you covered, with speakers representing multiple fields, including filmmaking, photography, graphic, product and motion design, animation, music, Web3 and the metaverse, and visual data. You can buy tickets here.

Filmmaking

Creative Boom

MAY 14, 2024

Image licensed via Adobe Stock When things go wrong, it's not the end of the world. Every artist, designer, photographer, animator, or filmmaker has experienced setbacks, rejections and projects that didn't quite work out as planned. As writer and filmmaker Daniel Johnson puts it, "I just accept failure as part of the process.

Filmmaking

Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Image licensed via Adobe Stock Freelancing is great, but at the start money can be tight. Affinity Can't afford the high subscription cost of Adobe Creative Cloud? You won't get all the bells and whistles of Adobe's tools, but most people probably won't miss them either. Don't worry. And they're cheap and subscription-free!

Freelance

Graphic Design Junction

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

21 Fresh Adobe Photoshop Brushes Set. Travel Filmmaker Lightroom Presets. Travel Filmmaker presets deliver a modern finish to your work with filmic tones and dramatic color transformation. Every time you run the action you will get a highly detailed result, a lot of possibilities to easy customize and improve. Download.

Photoshop

Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Image licensed via Adobe Stock Where are the best creative things happening over the next 12 months from Manchester to Sydney, Belfast to India? We still don't know, for example, when Adobe Max, Belfast Design Week, or the Manchester Animation Festival will be taking place (although we're sure they will).

Digital

Just Creative

APRIL 19, 2023

Adobe After Effects is one of the best motion graphics and visual effects software used by graphic designers worldwide, and it helps you create the best motion graphics and content videos. Here is our round up of the best Adobe After Effects alternatives. Here is our round up of the best Adobe After Effects alternatives.

Adobe

Creative Boom

MARCH 15, 2023

Image licensed via Adobe Stock It's all very well offering advice in theory, but how do freelancers and studios actually find their dream clients in practice? Creative director, photographer and filmmaker Xavier Portela has found his best clients this way, he says. When you look at your list of clients, we all have a favourite.

Client

Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Image licensed via Adobe Stock We asked the Creative Boom community what tools save them the most time and effort, and here's what they had to say. It works for filmmaker Brett Chapman too. It doesn't matter how talented you are in your chosen creative discipline; that's only half of the work of being a successful freelancer.

Freelance

Just Creative

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

For more remarkable visuals, here are the best Adobe After Effects presets. Get 10 Free Stock Images from Adobe Stock — Includes royalty-free photos, illustrations, and videos! Get 10 Free Stock Images from Adobe Stock — Includes royalty-free photos, illustrations, and videos! Get 65% Off Adobe Creative Cloud.

Templates

Creative Boom

APRIL 29, 2022

Image licensed via Adobe Stock. We've even been collaborating with other creators on YouTube channels and in podcasts to talk about the industry and, by extension, our own work within it," says creator, filmmaker and broadcaster Neil Evans. Instagram has been a beloved tool to creatives everywhere since its launch in 2010.

Freelance

Graphic Mama

MAY 27, 2022

Two of the most used programs by artists and designers are Adobe’s products – Illustrator and Photoshop. What is Adobe Illustrator? What is Adobe Photoshop? Target Audiences of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. What is Adobe Illustrator? What is Adobe Photoshop? Article overview: 1. Ease of Use.

Adobe

We And The Color

MARCH 28, 2024

Well, move over popcorn, because with this incredible Movie Text Effect Poster Design Template for Adobe Photoshop designed by Patrick , your poster-making dreams are about to become a reality. Download at Adobe Stock Please note that this template requires Adobe Photoshop.

Adobe

Just Creative

MAY 1, 2023

They can be interior designers , graphic designers , animators , filmmakers, costume designers, and almost every artistic profession. Adobe Express (Editor’s Choice) Adobe Express Board. Image Credit: Adobe Best Overall Mood Board Creator Specifications: Price: Free / US$9.99 Here are the best mood board creators online.

Internet and Software Development

Colossal

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Sony Future Filmmaker Awards (International) The Sony Future Filmmaker Awards elevates voices that bring a fresh perspective to storytelling. The shortlisted filmmakers are flown to Los Angeles for an exclusive four-day event to gain unparalleled insight into all aspects of the filmmaking process to advance their careers.

Artist

SpyreStudios

JUNE 7, 2021

Adobe Stock. Yes, you can sell your own photos, videos, vectors, and illustrations in Adobe Stock. Adobe will promote and license your work but you will be able to keep the rights and control over your work. In addition, contributors will also get free access to Adobe Portfolio as an Adobe Stock artist.

Digital

Inkbot Design

JANUARY 1, 2024

Here's a high-level glimpse: Software Drawing Tools Keyframing Assets/Scenes Price Adobe Animate ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐ $20.99/month Adobe Animate Adobe Flash was the gold standard for producing web animations and interactive content for decades. They need the deeper capabilities of Toon Boom Harmony or Adobe Animate.

Animation

Colossal

JULY 31, 2024

4th Annual Art After Dark at Vero Beach Museum of Art (International) Digital artists, animators, filmmakers, photographers, and architects are invited to submit their work to be projected at the museum on December 13 and 14. One winner receives $25,000 and four semi-finalists will be awarded $2,500 each. Deadline: August 5, 2024.

Artist

Graphic Mama

APRIL 23, 2021

The Beginner’s Guide to Adobe After Effects. 2D Animation For Beginners With Adobe Animate. Note: You can apply knowledge gained from this class to other animation suites like Adobe After Effects and Toon Boom. Adobe Character Animator. Pricing: The software is a part of Adobe Creative Cloud for 52.99

Animation

SpeckyBoy

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Perfect for filmmakers and brands, they merge style and substance seamlessly. Whether a subtle fade or a bold swipe, they’re essential for filmmakers looking to enhance storytelling. A boon for filmmakers and content creators, they blend style with functionality. It features simple text animations and smooth transitions.

Templates

Design Week

MARCH 27, 2020

The American filmmaker’s first free documentary, Helvetica, tracks the proliferation of the typeface into our urban environments, world of advertising and more. Adobe opens up its services for free. Wiip Adobe has offered its Creative Cloud services for free, for two months until the end of May.

Portfolio

Shillington

MAY 5, 2020

Life of Vids offers free videos for web designers, filmmakers, advertisers, agencies, or anyone else who can make use of them. A free alternative to Adobe XD, Pencil is an open-source and powerful tool that allows you to design the prototypes for web, mobile and desktop applications. videezy.com. Life of Vids. lifeofvids.com/.

Graphic Design

Design Milk

JULY 21, 2021

If you’re not familiar with the 92-year-old’s name, I highly suggest you watch the short documentary below that Adobe Create made as her work deserves proper recognition. Barbara Stauffacher Solomon. The San Francisco native trained as a dancer before leaving for Switzerland in the 1950s to study graphic design with Armin Hoffman.

Filmmaking

Colossal

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund (Ukraine) Adobe’s Creative Residency Community Fund commissions visual artists to create company projects on a rolling basis. This residency supports filmmakers, writers, critics, curators, artists, and other practitioners working in media arts. Deadline: Rolling.

Artist

Inkbot Design

APRIL 4, 2023

6 – Adobe Express Adobe Express is a web and mobile-based design and video creation platform offering various tools and templates for creating social media graphics, web pages, and videos. Adobe Spark also provides access to a library of licensed music tracks and stock footage that users can use to improve their videos.

Marketing

Abduzeedo

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

It's pretty crazy to see how the filmmakers envision what could have been the future, about 30 years ago. streetclassics #dystopia #scifi #cyberpunk #bladerunner #bladerunner2049 #Adobe #Photoshop #Lightroom #sydmead #night_gram #?? Los Angeles: November 2019 - a Blade Runner tribute. AoiroStudio Nov 06, 2019 Here we are.

Filmmaking

Shillington

APRIL 19, 2021

Life of Vids offers free videos for web designers, filmmakers, advertisers, agencies, or anyone else who can make use of them. Templates for Sketch, Adobe XD and Photoshop, are all included, and downloadable for free. Life of Vids. This free tool can do it surprisingly quickly, and it just takes one click. Social Sizes. InspoFinds.

Graphic Design

Design Beep

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Whether you are a filmmaker or just want to create individual graphics that stand out on their own, there is a whole world of visual effects that you can get into. A great program for this is Adobe After Effects. Motion Graphics & Visual Effects. Motion graphics can be used in animation or video.

Digital