Creative Boom

MAY 26, 2024

Glasgow-based illustrator and animator Lesley Barnes invites you to mix and match outfits in a playful manner in her new interactive book, Fashion Play. If so, the latest book by Lesley Barnes is for you. I wanted the possibilities to feel endless when you flick through the book!" Lesley adds. "I I hope not!

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

We regularly butt up against the limitations of this tech, and it's by no means perfect." I commission illustrations because I want to use a visual in an illustrator's unique style, but I also love working with artists on the ideas side, creating something new, fresh, current and bespoke," explains Claire.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Love logos? Love music and all-things band culture? Love design books? Then, we have a Kickstarter project for you. It's a book with the self-explanatory title of Logo Rhythm – Band Logos That Rocked The World. Our book does its damnedest to put this right. being the mastermind behind the marque.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Professional Exploration Category Winner: The Governess by Trevin Wyant We reveal the winners of the World Illustration Awards 2023, and share their winning pieces. About the Awards The World Illustration Awards 2023 are supported by Huion, Procreate, Rebelle (Escape Motions), Society of Artists Agents (SAA) and the London Book Fair.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 21, 2022

From the series and book, Living With Dogs © Dylan Collard. Award-winning photographer and keen dog trainer Dylan Collard explores people's connections with their canine friends in Living With Dogs, an upcoming photo book filled with snaps of owners and their pets. From the series and book, Living With Dogs © Dylan Collard.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 24, 2024

We're big fans of London-based illustrator Sam Taylor , whom we last covered in 2023 when he was experimenting with hand-made techniques. Now he's behind a new children's book titled All My Friends Reprise: Looking For Owls. This colourful adventure, published by Banana Tree Books, takes young readers on a whimsical journey.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 29, 2022

So it's great to see a new book from Counterprint devoted to this very subject. To see how it's done, just check out the work on show within this book. The book is divided into sections that look at scale, repetition, cropping, lettering, distortion and interaction. What inspired the book? Or should that be BIG TYPE?).

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Creative Boom

APRIL 25, 2022

And with a title as evocative as that, the task of designing the book's cover was a dream come true for fan and friend Gordon Reid. Described as a "love song to rock and roll", it's sure to connect with anyone who's lost themselves in the crowd of a particularly amazing gig. "A Ballard especially given the book's title.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 19, 2022

An MFA graduate from the School of Visual Arts in New York City, her lush, almost textural illustrations have appeared on murals, in the pages of books she's written, and in the titles of hit TV dramas. We caught up with Aura to learn more about her creative journey, how she champions women and her approach to illustration.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 3, 2023

Hingston had been aware of Fabian Miller's work for some time and compared his process of image-making to the way a musician composes a piece of music: "In fact, when we were first introduced, it was with a view to collaborating on a music-based project together," Hingston explains.

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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Independent bookstores To label us “Book Lovers” would be an understatement. We love to scour, hunt, and bury ourselves in local bookstores, no matter what city we’re in. We find that a small, independent bookstore with teetering stacks and narrow paths truly showcases the unique voice of each store owner and their city.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

We speak to the Brooklyn-based photographer about the inspiration for her unsual new series, and her tips for photographing pets successfully. She's just released a new coffee table book, published by Union Square & Co (an imprint of Barnes & Noble) called Cone of Shame. Published by Union Square & Co.

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Creative Boom

MAY 25, 2023

Covering everything from how fonts are designed through to the practicalities of the industry, this book claims to be the most straightforward way to get a handle on all things letter related. For Matthieu, How to Design Fonts is a realisation of the sort of book he always wanted. "I Things got easier with experience, though.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 17, 2023

The new look across our magazine, podcast and newsletter reflects our growing status and ambitions as we celebrate almost 15 years of supporting the creative industries. It's been a whole year since we began chatting about Creative Boom and where it's heading. Can we aim to get something live before 2024? It has done us proud.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 20, 2022

To get inspired, a new book by Hoxton Mini Press reveals some of the world's most extraordinary garden offices, not just from leading architects but from the people who rolled their sleeves up and built their own. However, the couple retained most of the shed's original features: "We didn't touch the roof. Photo Credit: Sarah Burton.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 17, 2022

In a new book by Manami Okazaki, the bond between the two is explored via quirky imagery and 'visually driven' design. Released by independent publisher Prestel, Japan's Best Friend is a fun and stunning photography book that takes readers on a tour of what makes dogs so important to Japan. I am not producing novels or manuals.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

Counter-Print's Jon Dowling explains the thinking behind a brilliant new book on culinary logos and some of the themes that emerge from it. Which makes a new book from Counter-Print a tempting buy for anyone working in logo design today. "The And now the book is complete, Jon has identified a few themes running through it.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 4, 2022

Continuing our insightful series on the five books that inspire different creatives worldwide, we're now getting to see Gush Mundae's top picks. The founder of branding and design agency Bulletproof , these books reveal a little of what Gush has been through to build a business from nothing. Gush Mundae. Gush, it's over to you.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Du Bois' 1920s magazine for black children titled The New Brownies' Book. We caught up with him to hear how he approached the project and why it's one of his proudest pieces of work. The New Brownies' Book revives its mission to inspire today's young readers." Between 1920 and 1921, civil rights activist and sociologist W.E.B.

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Creative Boom

JULY 10, 2023

We bring together 12 fantastic places to find quality mockups. To help you in this quest, we have compiled a list of 12 websites with excellent mockups that will take your graphic design projects to new heights. There are many free, customisable Photoshop mockup templates too, and they cover a lot of niche uses.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

We recommend Supply Family , and these examples demonstrate why they fit the bill. Book 01 Standard Mockup , created by Studio Family. Here's the perfect solution if you need to show off your design for a book cover. This photorealistic Photoshop mockup shows your book in an elegant glass box and is fully adjustable.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Photography by Christine Donnier-Valentin The design and branding icon chats to Creative Boom about an extraordinary life and career that have helped define the creative profession and industry we know today. Opening this book is like unwrapping a present," says Jeremy Myerson, professor emeritus at London's Royal College of Art.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 8, 2022

Taking inspiration from 1980s culture, Stephen King's book covers and "nasty video jackets", Brazilian illustrator Butcher Billy reveals all. We chatted with Butcher Billy to find out how he approached the project, how nervous he felt, and where his influences lay. Why do you think there's so much love for the '80s right now?

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Creative Boom

APRIL 14, 2025

We talked to five illustrators and designers who take on private commissions about the pros, the cons, and what it does for their careers. However, her love of type and letterforms led her to develop her skills as a calligrapher. I love doing them by hand; it's the reason I do it," says Rose. "I

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Creative Boom

MARCH 14, 2024

We were living in London before Autumn 2022, but the cost of living there is now so high that we decided to move to Stoke together," she says. I love plant drawings and trying out different handcrafts; they bring me joy and excitement." The drawings are shown on their socials and Spotify playlist cover," she says.

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Creative Boom

MAY 15, 2023

I chose poverty and commitment for four years after leaving college, rather than compromise and get a safe job anywhere," he writes in the book's introduction. The Graphic Language of Neville Brody, cover The Graphic Language of Neville Brody, cover Why did you decide to publish the new book now? Should we?

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

They're a strong presence in the first books we learn to read, and even as adults, they have a unique ability to make a point in a way that words alone simply cannot. Covering everything from its logo to stickers, posters and activity sheets, Lena's identity perfectly reflects the eternal pleasure of creating images.

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Graphic Design Junction

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Today we are featuring Creative Digital Illustrator Artist and Graphic Designer “ Alessandro Pautasso “, with his amazing illustration artwork showcase. In childhood, after falling in love with a Beatles’s illustration book by Alan Aldridge, he began drawing almost daily. 25+ Modern Adobe Lightroom Presets.

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Design Milk

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This is, in fact, a defense of modern book design: “When we look at the books about the history of printing and typography, we’re only getting the greatest hits and that tends to give the idea that things were better back then. We don’t know our history. We’re selfish and we’re show offs.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 29, 2023

At Creative Boom, we always like to keep an eye out for emerging illustration talent, and here's an artist everyone should know about. She's worked with clients throughout the US, creating children's book illustrations, editorial designs, promotional illustrations, puzzles, seed packets, and more.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 26, 2023

Now you can enjoy browsing some of their favourite shots in their highly-anticipated new book, Happytecture. Now you can enjoy some of their favourite artworks in a new book courtesy of Counter Print. Their work has also graced advertising campaigns, festival posters, and book covers.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

These great books will soon have your motivation returning and your mind racing! To help you out, we've spotted several fantastic books that can help supercharge your creative business in 2023. In this book, Johann Hari outlines 12 factors harming our focus; once you understand them, she promises, you can take back your mind.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

In our carefully curated list, we share a bunch of agents who've demonstrated exceptional dedication to their artists over the years and a profound understanding of their clients, too. To help you get started, we've assembled our pick of the ten best illustration agents in New York. The agency was founded by Mohamed Danawi in 2012.

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Graphic Design Junction

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Osake Japanese Font Osake is a japanese brush font that we made with excellent taste. We combine ethnic and cultural elements in each of the glyphs. OREWA Japanese Style Font In every form of the letter, we design typefaces with great attention. Download 5. Download 6. Download 7. Download 11. Download 11. Download 17.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 27, 2022

As such, we were looking forward to getting design insights from a true master. But we also discovered along the way that he's not just talented; he's an incredibly humble and kind human too. We bring brands to life through signature behaviours in motion, composition, and interaction. First is our approach. Second, our team.

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Graphic Design Junction

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Today we again feature creative, professional freelancer and illustrator “ Kerem Beyit “ with his magnificent digital illustration artwork. He is hard-working guy, love challenges, love being a freelancer, an avid comic reader, gamer, movie buff and 1/6 collector. Drawing and illustration is his passion.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 19, 2024

To help kickstart that effort, every few months, we pull together an exciting array of fonts that cater to diverse design needs, from refined text settings to playful experiments in typographic creativity. So here we go again. It's been principally designed for typographers to craft extended text, book design, and publishing detail.

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