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Rise of the machines: How illustrators can avoid being replaced by AI

Creative Boom

As illustration agent James Hughes mentioned in his article, Is AI really coming for your illustration career? The best kind of editorial illustration can summarise an entire article into a simple, well-executed image, but realising the concept behind the image is a specialist skill in its own right.

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10 Top Graphic Design Trends for 2025

Graphic Design Junction

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. This can include using old-school fonts and neon color palettes in ad visuals for a nostalgic, tech-forward look.

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New Year, New Fonts: Fresh Free Fonts for Graphic Designers

Graphic Design Junction

This year’s collection offers a range of free fonts tailored for every designer’s needs—whether you’re creating festive Christmas designs, sleek advertising posters, bold logos, or compact, impactful layouts with condensed fonts. Often used in branding, advertising, and artistic works, creative fonts capture attention and evoke emotion.

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Polaroid just dropped the most iconic anti-AI ad of the year

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How to paint believable environments for concept art using Photoshop and Blender

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How to paint in greyscale for powerful, moody digital art

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The 25 creative studios inspiring us the most in 2025

Creative Boom

As we write this article, Porto Rocha just shared a new partnership with Google to reimagine the visual and verbal identity of its revolutionary Gemini AI model. They've spent 2025 continuing to push the boundaries of what advertising can achieve. We can't wait to see what they come up with! An ideas-based creative studio."