Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The Canadian agency is all about smart, strategic branding that breathes life into real estate, cultural, and hospitality spaces. With a collaborative vibe and a knack for timeless design, its team creates brands that don't just look great—they feel like they truly belong.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 9, 2025

Tonight, Art Vinyl unveiled the winner of the 20th Best Art Vinyl Award, the annual art prize for the best record cover design of the year, at the Hari in Belgravia, London. The album released by Brainfeeder and Ninja Tune was chosen from a diverse shortlist of 50 iconic and memorable vinyl cover art from 2024.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 12, 2025

SLTF Bergamot Grotesk by Silverstag Type Foundry A bold statement in uppercase elegance, SLTF Bergamot Grotesk draws from Art Deco's geometric sophistication. Its nine weights, from Thin to Black, along with more than 70 custom ligatures, make it a standout choice for luxury branding, editorial layouts and digital campaigns.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 18, 2025

Independent London agency Without has unveiled a major branding project for Sodexo's US college dining offer, now called One&All, championing diversity through flexible design and a collegiate spirit. How do you create a brand that appeals to everyone without becoming generic? For Without, the project marks a major milestone.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

He predicts that next year: "AI will transition from being a behind-the-scenes tool for processes and sketches to an actual execution tool, creating brand assets and content in real-time. That's something that I think will be more important to brands going forward." Kiser Barnes, partner and CCO at Red Antler , believes so.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Art Director, Brand & Creative—Spotify We asked the creative community about the fonts they're excited to use over the next 12 months… and here they are. Rhythmic Regal by RabenRifaie Studio A contemporary serif with rhythmic and elegant curves, Rhythmic Regal is designed for luxury branding. Sans Serifs 11. Sans Serifs 11.

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Creative Bloq

JULY 15, 2025

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 22, 2024

A typeface can define the character of a brand just as much as a logo or colour palette," he says. The goal is to craft something that not only fits their identity but also adds a unique typographic voice that strengthens their overall branding; we often reference local elements or heritage that resonate with the client's vision."

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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. Brands are more and more focused on not only telling relevant stories but also on counting on the right people to tell those stories.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 24, 2025

Often collaborating with luxury brands, she brings a refined touch to editorial, branding and conceptual projects. Influenced by nature, folk art and craft, his work has a distinct rhythm suited for animation, branding and storytelling. Karlotta Freier 2. Felipe Vargas 10.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 24, 2025

From band rehearsals to brand strategy, principal designer Louiza Cookson-Rabouhi reflects on her creative journey so far and on why empathy, intuition, and curiosity continue to shape her work at Magnetic. Louiza studied at the University of the Arts London before taking an unexpected detour into the world of music.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 17, 2025

In our recent Creative Boom survey, we gathered votes from hundreds of illustrators, art directors and industry insiders to spotlight the artists making waves in this challenging climate. Lauren Hom Lauren Hom is a designer and lettering artist with a knack for marketing who loves helping creatives and brands get more eyes on their work.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 17, 2024

With big, industrial-era typography, a "straight-talking" tone of voice and a vibrant colour palette, the new identity marks a fresh chapter for the arts centre. In a region as rich in culture as Greater Manchester, the Lowry arts centre in Salford has long been a creative powerhouse.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 29, 2025

Students benefit from state-of-the-art facilities and guidance from experienced faculty who maintain strong connections with the industry. His career began while still at university when he established himself as a freelance designer and worked on branding, web design, and brand strategy.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 18, 2025

There are light and whimsical Art Deco designs, traditional floral creations that hark to the Arts and Crafts, folksy artworks with an Eastern flavour, and there's no ignoring her sweet, sweet pink cupcakes. I am a brand," says Patricia. They also inspire her online handle, Design Confections. "I

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Originally from Hefei in eastern China, Fangfang relocated to London, studied illustration at the Kingston College of Art, and graduated this year. Growing up, I was surrounded by traditional arts and crafts – calligraphy, embroidery, paper cutting, and ceramics. My family also played a big role.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 18, 2024

One of his most significant projects since returning home has been A Better City 2024, an urban art celebration of the idea of 'spark', which also included works by Claire Prouvost, Sophia Vigne Welsh, Ruan van Vliet, Bebhinn Eilish, and Gavin Connell. One of the five illustrations for A Better City.

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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. Brands are more and more focused on not only telling relevant stories but also on counting on the right people to tell those stories.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 3, 2025

He took Graphic Design alongside Art and Psychology, immersing himself in magazines, posters, and music packaging. 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.

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Design Milk

JUNE 23, 2025

If this art makes you do a double take, then it’s doing exactly what it was designed to do. BLIK’s new Folded Forms is more than just wall art, it’s wall animation. After all, who says wall art needs to be one dimensional? For over 23 years, the LA-based brand has turned blank spaces into bold statements.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 4, 2024

At this year's much anticipated Miami Art & Design Week, Lexus has unveiled Liminal Cycles, a multi-sensory and responsive installation created in collaboration with Bratislava-based research and design studio Crafting Plastics. I think there is a need for brands to use these new materials.

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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. It was in middle school (that's early secondary school years to us in the UK) that she decided to pursue art and design more seriously.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

He was never really interested in anything else and was set on doing "an art thing". Since his parents weren't necessarily what you'd call "arty people", his perception of art was limited to big, grand formats. I was doing what I thought an arty person does and got paid nothing for almost all of it.

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Creative Bloq

JULY 17, 2025

Every issue is packed with art and design inspiration Delivered to your IOS or Android device Never miss an issue From £9.99 Subscribe now Trending Enter Brand Impact Awards Indie games All about logos Best iPad for Procreate Recommended reading Branding Species that fail to evolve go extinct. Why not try a subscription?

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 8, 2025

Your eyeballs are in for a wild ride if you happen to land on any of the social accounts promoting The Great Frog a jewellery brand going back to the 1970s, famous for its eclectic rock star collections. The London motion directors at Kitchen have unveiled a gorgeously dazzling and psychedelic animation for The Great Frog Vintage Market.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 2, 2024

There never seems to be an imperative other than to draw something – even when she tackles a difficult brief for one of the big brands she works for. In the upcoming months, I will create many illustrations for the brand, and having this much deeper, tangible knowledge about it feels so special." Personal works.

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Creative Boom

MAY 22, 2025

This work aligned with a trend of brands cleverly inserting themselves into events, sports, and games through inventive approaches. This year's awards celebrated the power of design not just as a form of art but as a catalyst for commercial success and behavioural change," noted Dara Lynch, CEO of D&AD.

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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. It has always been at the crossroads of design, art, and technology, balancing creative disciplines in a way that reflects the changing industry. "It Salazar recalls.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Stories of brands using AI in their latest campaign have become a daily occurrence. AI has even won awards for its illustration work from creative bodies such as Communication Arts and the Colorado State Fair. It's the modern-day equivalent of clip art. Perfect for rough storyboards or prototypes that will only be seen in-house.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 29, 2025

From haute couture to leisure wear, big brands want to make their launch events and retail activations memorable and emphasise the artistry and individuality of their products. Her sister has learning difficulties, and Esther communicates with her through art. Esther honed her abilities at home as she grew up.

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Design Milk

JANUARY 21, 2025

Visiting them both is an unmissable moment in the New York art world this winter. Here, Ai Weiweis exhibition What You See Is What You See showcases 12 massive toy brick works, made from either LEGO or WOMA blocks (the Chinese equivalent to LEGO, that can be distinguished by the lack of LEGO branding on the top of each peg).

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Creative Bloq

JULY 16, 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 Enter the Brand Impact Awards 2025 – but hurry!

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

From transforming Boulder's beloved Pizzeria Alberico to partnering with global brands like Stripe, Mast balances simplicity, collaboration, and storytelling in its approach. Inspired by design legends and modern art, this small but dynamic team brings a timeless quality to every project.

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Creative Boom

JULY 7, 2025

A total of 184 Pencils were awarded this year across White, Black, Yellow, Graphite and Wood levels, honouring standout responses to 18 real-world briefs set by top brands, including Google Cloud, Depop, HSBC, Xbox, Monotype and Giffgaff.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 25, 2025

The studio, founded by designer and art director Aries Moross in 2012, knows a thing or two about spectacle. Their back catalogue includes neon-drenched tours for Kylie, stage design for the Spice Girls and global branding for MTV. Yet, rather than tearing up Glitterbox's feather-boa rule book, the brief asked for a careful polish.

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Creative Bloq

JULY 4, 2025

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Creative Boom

JUNE 15, 2025

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. The 'Behind the Brand' series has been particularly revelatory.

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