Creative Boom

MAY 22, 2025

With the judging process changing dramatically this year, which agencies won big in the D&AD Awards 2025? Spreadbeats by FCB New York won in Digital Marketing for what the agency described as "Innovation through nostalgic technologies." For many, it's the biggest and most nerve-wracking night in the creative calendar.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Manchester-based branding agency Alphabet started life in 2016 and has cemented its place as an ideas-driven agency with an ethos rooted in a quote by Saul Bass , the legendary designer who's probably best known for his iconic Alfred Hitchcock movie posters. Co-founder Abbas Mushtaq shares insights on their journey.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

To gauge the industry's mood, we've spoken to leading creative directors, agency founders, and industry visionaries about the trends they believe will define 2025. In an article we published in May, Simon Case predicted that AI will destroy jobs and create a movement towards one-person design agencies.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

They recently partnered with global creative agency Stink Studios to create an evolved and expanded design system that unifies Riot's growing portfolio of games and media. At the heart of this redesign is a deep dive into player passion, creating a brand experience that resonates across every game and media platform Riot touches.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 3, 2024

BrandOpus has refreshed the design of McCain Foods' whole GB and EU packaging portfolio, which now includes a new bespoke typeface and printed brand assets. This latest project has seen the new brand assets introduced on pack across all products, from croquettes and chips to wedges and fries.

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Graphic Design Junction

OCTOBER 17, 2024

While the popularity of digital communication continues to rise, business cards remain a powerful tool for face-to-face networking and branding. The right business card templates can enhance your brand’s image , reflect your creativity, and leave a lasting impression on potential clients or partners.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

It has a great deal of equity and recognition in Mongolia, but wanted help in growing the brand outside the country. So they turned to global creative agency Mucho. This makes them unique, and it's the story we needed to tell and build the Gobi brand around." To launch the new brand identity, Mucho created a campaign titled 'Go.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Illustration by Mia Angioy for Creative Boom In the last of our special six-part series, we explore how sonic branding can elevate your brand's presence by leveraging Epidemic Sound's expansive library of music and sound effects. In 2024, the auditory experience has become crucial to crafting a cohesive and memorable brand presence.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Influur helps content creators get work with brands for a decent compensation. Studio Herrström explains how they crafted a fresh visual identity for the agency that can help boost their mission. So they turned to Austrian design agency Studio Herrström. It's a strange world we live in.

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Graphic Design Junction

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The collection of 50 best logos of 2024 you need to see and spark your creativity showcases innovative designs that are redefining logo concepts and visual branding. From startups to established brands, these logos set the bar for creativity and professionalism. Havalon Brand Identity Logo Design By Gideon Joshua 14.

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Graphic Design Junction

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Responsive and creative WordPress themes for digital agencies that wow your clients are essential for leaving a lasting impression. A well-designed website not only highlights your agency’s expertise but also reflects your creative flair. A professional template is the cornerstone of a stunning digital agency website.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 24, 2025

Merjin Hos Get a burst of visual inspiration from our selection of top illustration talent drawn from global representation agency Agent Pekka. So we turned to Agent Pekka , a global collaboration agency that champions originality, newness and craft. Karlotta Freier 2. Felipe Vargas 10.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

From sustainability strategies and AI-driven creative processes to fostering new talent and redefining brand simplicity, these thought leaders have shared their visions and strategies for 2025 with us. Brand innovation with purpose Sustainability is only one element in a growing trend for agencies to want to go good.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 15, 2024

From creating captivating miniature worlds for BBC promos and music videos to crafting immersive experiences for brands like Jongga Kimchi, Scale Model Studios has mastered its field, combining the charm of handcrafted details with cutting-edge technology to deliver authentic, emotionally resonant storytelling.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Creative studio Mayda has unveiled a dynamic brand identity, drawing inspiration from its namesake – a mysterious island that appeared and disappeared from historical maps. Mayda is also the name of a creative agency founded in 2021 and headquartered in Brooklyn, which is built around a multidisciplinary approach.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 21, 2025

Some elements of the new identity are inspired by the architecture of the brand's new home in Edinburgh's city centre, The Arches. The Glasgow team of international design studio D8 has designed a new brand world for Edinburgh Gin, supporting the redesign of its core range bottles, which happened back in 2023.

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Graphic Design Junction

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Over the years, Alexis has collaborated with some of the worlds leading brands and agencies, including Nike, PepsiCo, Hewlett Packard, Electronic Arts, BMW, Gatorade, Air Jordan, and The Washington Post, among many others.

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Designer Daily

OCTOBER 21, 2024

In the 1970s, McDonald’s was at a pivotal point in its growth, and the fast-food giant sought to enhance its brand identity. They analyzed various aspects of the restaurants, interviewing employees, managers, and customers to gather insights into the brand’s strengths and weaknesses.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 8, 2025

Starbucks is reintroducing its much-loved Refreshers drink to Chinese consumers with a major glow-up, including an innovative bottle design and bold graphic identity crafted by global design agency Marks. The change aims to carve out fresh space in China's fiercely competitive ready-to-drink (RTD) market.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Global creative agency GUT is celebrating its fifth year in business with a new identity crafted by &Walsh that ensures visual continuity across the brand's international locations. GUT is a full-service independent ad agency headquartered in Florida and with offices in the US, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico and Europe.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Reflecting its commitment to social change, the Hague-based design agency has crafted a colourful and impactful new identity for itself. Located in The Hague, Netherlands, JUST is a design agency deeply committed to making a societal impact. Brand concepts 'Simplicity' is at the core of every project at JUST. End with magic".

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Part of her prize was an opportunity to choose one of the illustration agencies sponsoring the awards, and she selected IllustrationX because of the company's history and global reach. Images from The Flying Studio, a book about Eadweard Muybridge. It led Fangfang to win a World Illustration Award in Animation this year.

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Graphic Design Junction

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

In today’s design world, logo badge designs are a popular trend that continues to inspire both designers and brands. Download Lumberjack Badges Elevate your brand, clothing, or designs with the 10 Lumberjack Vintage Badges, perfect for logos, signs, posters, or t-shirts.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 19, 2024

The German agency explains how it crafted a new name, identity, and website for the creative recruitment agency Undiscovered. Based in Berlin, Undiscovered is a recruitment agency specialising in creative roles. Hyperfocus worked on strategic positioning, character and brand development, naming, and website design.

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Creative Boom

JULY 1, 2024

Lilongwe Wildlife Trust partners with UK-based agency sixredsquares to launch a refreshed brand and website to raise global awareness and support for wildlife conservation in Malawi. The revamped brand and website aim to engage a global audience and highlight LWT's crucial work.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

A deep dive into how design studio TEMPLO reimagined GF Smith's brand identity, balancing heritage with a bold, dynamic vision that embraces colour, movement, and a global creative community. But even the most established brands must evolve. It was static in an era that demands dynamism.

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Creative Boom

MAY 12, 2024

Image licensed via Adobe Stock We canvass a panel of experts on where the graphic design profession is heading and how agencies might fit into a brave new, AI-driven world. And as brand people, we're trying to build something that lasts. But with branding, the primary objectiveness is distinctiveness."

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 30, 2024

It's often assumed that B2B branding projects are, on the whole, not quite as interesting as their consumer-facing counterparts. And there's no denying that B2C brands have to do more legwork when it comes to standing out – it's the eye-catching stuff that attracts shoppers or prompts them to try something new. We discover more.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 9, 2024

The agency's work for the collaborative earning app Fluz is keenly targeted at a young audience looking to save money. To help spread their message far and wide, Fluz recently teamed up with Koto , a brand and digital agency with studios in Berlin, London, Los Angeles, New York and Sydney, to craft a fresh brand to fuel Fluz's expansion.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 8, 2025

While brands in the fusion space are already falling into stereotypes, STEP is standing out from the crowd with a colour palette inspired by the synthetic image of future plasma. Among Equals is behind the identity for new UK energy programme STEP, designed to position the brand as ambitious as NASA's Apollo missions.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 30, 2024

How can branding help to communicate urgency and the dire state of the planet while still inspiring hope and optimism? WRAP started as a government-funded body that worked with local authorities in the UK and has since scaled to become an international environmental NGO working with brands, citizens, and governments in over 40 countries.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 20, 2025

From soft, retro-inspired illustrations to packaging that demonstrates the product's effects, Them 1888's new milk powder brand is set to stand out among competitors. Danish brand Them 1888 has set out to satisfy this demand with a fresh look for its powdered milk product Grow Up, designed by the Danish agency Simply.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 12, 2024

In light of this transformation, Ascential needed new branding to represent this new, focused offering. So it teamed up with DesignStudio , the global brand agency with studios in London, New York, Shanghai and Sydney whose clients include Airbnb, Premier League, Panasonic, British Airways, Logitech, AT&T and Riot Games.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 29, 2025

Best of all, this is a flexible degree that can be tailored to your interestsfor example, in app development, animation, visual identity and branding, illustration, photography, typography and publishing, or graphic design in general. She continues to judge major industry awards, including Creative Circle, D&AD and Campaign Big.

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Graphic Design Junction

JANUARY 21, 2025

Minimalist business cards create a sleek and sophisticated brand identity, ensuring a strong first impression. The simplicity of these designs ensures that your brand stands out with elegance and style. Business cards remain an essential networking tool, offering a physical reminder of your brand.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The Bath-based design agency's work for The Foxes Club sets the stage for the expansion of this popular franchise. The brief The challenge for Thisaway was to unite the brand, clarify the offer, and make it compelling to kids at both ends of the age spectrum. It wasn't clear that these two offerings were part of the same brand.



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Creative Boom

JANUARY 28, 2025

Brand writer Sarah Farley shares a similar view, adding that brands have hijacked the word "purpose" for virtue signalling. For many of the brands she works with, the first thing that comes to mind when they say "premium" is something that looks like Apple. Authentic to what, or to whom?

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