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The Collected Works and PRINT Magazine craft a new identity for PRINT Awards 2025

Creative Boom

The PRINT Awards have long stood as a beacon of excellence in design, celebrating bold creatives pushing the boundaries across all mediums. For the 2025 edition, PRINT Magazine enlisted The Collected Works to craft a dynamic visual identity and hero film that embodies the theme of "cultivating creativity."

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Poster Cult: the latest works of Swiss printmaker Dafi Kühne

Creative Boom

© Photography: Peter Hauser Kühne's latest publication wrestles with the romanticisation of craftsmanship in a digital age and explores how he merges these two worlds through his ever-evolving practice. But despite all this, poster printing seems to have endured and retained its popularity as a medium of communication and advertising.

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Why accessibility shouldn't compromise on aesthetic

Creative Boom

He explains that the studio also wanted to "reflect the brand's mission in a more contemporary, relevant, and approachable way", creating space for dialogue around the shift to EVs and digital services. Making the design "striking, not stark", he adds, opened the door for more people to access the Motability Scheme easily and quickly.

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Expressive Type Today: How typography captivates in a world of visual overload

Creative Boom

In an era when attention spans are dwindling and visual overload has become the norm, Counter-Print's new book celebrates the transformative power of expressive typography. As Counter-Print curated the works for this book, they sought out designs with universal appeal—typography that would transcend cultural and linguistic boundaries.

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

Creative Bloq

In this tutorial, Ill guide you through illustrating a range of materials, including how to paint fabric and metal textures – both organic and man-made – so you can depict realistic clothing and accessories in your digital art.

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'Storytelling and emotional connection matter more than aesthetics,' says illustrator Fangfang Han

Creative Boom

From digital painting to cut-paper stop-motion animation, this award-winning Chinese artist is passionate about creating visual narratives with energy, positivity, and a sense of life. My style has been shaped through years of experimentation – printmaking, collage, hand-drawing, stop-motion, digital painting – I've tried it all.

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5 Elements of Iconic Digital Illustrations for Brand Merchandise

Graphic Design Junction

” A spectacular digital illustration can make your brand’s merchandise as iconic as the Apple logo or the Nike swoosh. Well, strap yourself in, because we’re about to journey through the vibrant cosmos of digital art and explore the elements that will make your merchandise pop. Where do you start?