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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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The World Illustration Awards 2025 shortlist is here, and it's a feast for the eyes

Creative Boom

Quantum reference frames: an insight by Michele Sclafani (Science & Technology) Presented annually by the AOI and the Directory of Illustration, the World Illustration Awards is one of the industry's most prestigious platforms, celebrating creativity and elevating illustrators on a global stage. Good luck to all those involved.

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How to achieve creative alchemy: Vwei reveals his process for striking fantasy game art

Creative Bloq

The first is to establish the overall direction I want for the painting, which will require finding references that match up with the style I have in mind. Out of everything, I find the most important aspect is to have realistic references to make sure I’m creating a world that people can believe is real. designed by Porsche?

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10 Procreate art secrets that will improve your creativity

Creative Bloq

From using reference images to easily harmonising and setting colour palettes, these Procreate hacks are designed to elevate your art. Go to Actions>Canvas and you’ll see a Reference option. Here’s another reference trick! Another option is to set the line art layer to Reference.

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The 25 creative studios inspiring us the most in 2025

Creative Boom

They've spent 2025 continuing to push the boundaries of what advertising can achieve. We're not designers, writers, advertisers or brand strategists," they say, "but all of these and more. Mother Mother is a renowned independent creative agency founded in London and now boasts offices in New York and Los Angeles as well.

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How to paint fabric and metal textures that bring clothing to life in digital art

Creative Bloq

If you’re unsure of how the fabric will overlap to create folds, check out some reference photos while you paint. If you use reference photos when painting lace you can easily follow the pattern and make it look realistic. 3 Did Xbox really just advertise jobs in graphics with this terrible AI art? All rights reserved.

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Simz reveals his 12 top tips for great comic art

Creative Bloq

Find references (Image: © Simone Ferriero) Utilising a vast visual library depends on an artist’s capacity for recalling the details of something not in front of them. This is what makes a character relatable for the readers. When creating a comic, it’s common to deal with subjects you’ve never seen before.

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