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The 20 illustrators inspiring us the most in 2025

Creative Boom

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. As a result, this article features a global network of illustrators whose work doesn't just look beautiful; it says something, too. © Lauren Hom 4.

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Creative minds unite: All Flows Festival returns to Milton Keynes with star-studded lineup

Creative Boom

Photo by Mark Cocksedge Tiziana Alocci Joining him at All Flows will be Astrid Stavro, president of the International Society of Typographic Designers, whose powerful ideas and exceptional craft have made her one of the most influential voices in contemporary design. Five international airports are within 90 minutes of travel time.

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Private commissions: Another string for your creative bow?

Creative Boom

Diversifying in this way helps reduce your exposure to the kind of economic shocks we're witnessing as this very article is being typed. I love the craft, the time, the skill, the history it has. Once I started sharing my art online, friends and local businesses would get in touch, and it's never stopped.

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Embroidered Ceramic Vessels by Caroline Harrius Merge Disparate Crafts

Colossal

“The meeting between textile and ceramics is irrational and full of resistance,” Harrius says in a statement for the exhibition. “I embroider in porcelain with cotton thread in an attempt to recontextualize the crafts,” she says. ” Blue Memories runs from January 11 to 26.

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Ciaran Birch on crafting custom wordmarks and harbouring a “half-baked” bank of typefaces

Its Nice That

Reading "Ciaran Birch on crafting." For Ciaran, taking the time to craft custom type styles gives a brand “more freedom with tone of voice”, and nailing this as a vital aspect of a project’s visual direction early on helps him to “avoid using superfluous decoration and fodder later on as a distraction”.

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“What surrounds a brand shapes how it speaks”: designer Laura Beulens on the delicate art of building a visual identity

Its Nice That

She joined as a junior writer in April 2024 after graduating from Kingston School of Art with a degree in Graphic Design. For a rural arts festival, Untitled Macao takes the pastoral from pastel to kaleidoscopic 12 June 2025 Work Event. Hondo is a joyful convergence of minds, material and meaning 12 days ago Work Graphic Design.

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Typography Trends 2025: The Definitive Guide to What’s In & Out

We And The Color

These fonts feel crafted and personal. They convey warmth, vulnerability, and a sense of craft that resonates with audiences tired of corporate sameness. Use anti-design principles in contexts that celebrate rebellion and creativity, like music festivals, art exhibitions, or avant-garde fashion brands.