Creative Boom

JUNE 17, 2025

Lauren Hom These talented visual storytellers are capturing imaginations worldwide with their distinctive styles and creative innovation across every medium. It's a tough time to be an illustrator right now. The twin threats of generative AI and an ongoing financial squeeze make earning a living a real challenge. The consensus from industry leaders is that to survive as a freelancer , illustrators need to double down on what makes them unique and carve out a distinctive style to set them apart.

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Creative Bloq

JUNE 17, 2025

Phoo Action co-creator Mat Wakeham breaks down the secrets of his collaborator's energetic comic book art.

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Design Shack

JUNE 17, 2025

When it comes to designing posters and banners, there’s one thing that matters the most: the font. A poster without a great, attention-grabbing title is simply not an effective poster. A great poster font has the power to turn even the most straightforward layout into a compelling design. As Irene Etzkorn once said, “There is no such thing as a boring project.

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Design Milk

JUNE 17, 2025

Confession of a shopaholic: retail therapy doesn’t require completing a purchase to reduce residual sadness, though it doesn’t hurt. Browsing a brick and mortar business is an effective form of socialization and offers space for rumination. In many cases, these establishments become extensions of circulation through the public realm. For this reason, LA-based Adi Goodrich has dedicated her creative practice to democratizing good design critical to local cultures.

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Speaker: Amber Asay, Creative Director and Founder of award-winning design studio Nice People

Understanding what trends are happening and how they’re impacting the competitive landscape is crucial to providing top dollar design strategy to your clients. With so many trends coming and going, it can be overwhelming to determine which ones you should capitalize on and which ones might not be worth the trouble. In this exclusive webinar with Amber Asay, we’ll explore graphic design trends that need to die, trends that are starting to pick up and why, trends that have come and gone, and how t

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Creative Boom

JUNE 17, 2025

With a mission to shift workplace health from tick-box to top priority, Life Factory's new brand now leads with optimism, clarity and care. Workplace well-being brand Life Factory has unveiled a new visual identity by Gardiner Richardson, centred around a bold, upbeat 'thumbs up' symbol designed to cut through the noise of the crowded health and well-being space.

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Design Milk

JUNE 17, 2025

As humans, we intrinsically find rounded forms calming – think river rocks, sand dunes, dumplings bobbing in soup. Coalesse , a Steelcase brand, presents the Jean Nouvel Seating Collection , pulling upon innate meanings of wholeness and simplicity. A furniture collection that employs biomimicry to create amorphous, rounded forms, it’s perfect for leaning back and taking your time.

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Design Milk

JUNE 17, 2025

Sound is something we typically hear, not see – but what if it could take shape before our eyes? At this year’s SaloneSatellite exhibition during Milan Design Week 2025 , Mexican designer Sebastián Ángeles brings that idea to life. With Frequency 2.0 , he transforms the invisible into the tangible, crafting sculptural, sensory-driven furniture inspired by the resonance of sound waves.

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Its Nice That

JUNE 17, 2025

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We And The Color

JUNE 17, 2025

Tell a Better Story: Your Guide to This Business Presentation Template with Infographics Think about your last presentation. Was it a series of facts and figures? Or was it a story? Many of us fall into the trap of simply relaying information. We present data, list features, and outline strategies. But information alone rarely inspires action. Stories, on the other hand, are what connect us.

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Design Beep

JUNE 17, 2025

Portrait Lightroom presets have revolutionized the way photographers approach post-processing, offering a streamlined path to achieving stunning, professional-looking portraits with just a few clicks. Whether you’re a wedding photographer rushing to deliver hundreds of images or a portrait enthusiast looking to develop a consistent editing style, these powerful tools can dramatically improve your workflow and results.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 17, 2025

The multidisciplinary creative studio We Three Club celebrates 15 years of gigging and screenprinting with their new book, '2 or 3 Colours'. "Two ink colours and a screenprint rack." Beck has never sung that, but perhaps he might if he ever hooks up with Christopher and Alex White of We Three Club. The Cambridgeshire-based creative studio has just launched '2 or 3 Colours' – a retrospective drawn from their 15 years working with bands and festivals, creating powerful, graphical screen-printed po

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Design Beep

JUNE 17, 2025

Free Sans serif fonts have become the cornerstone of contemporary design, widely appreciated for their clean lines, simplicity, and versatility. Whether you’re designing a website, creating a brand identity, or crafting user interfaces, sans serif fonts offer a modern and minimal aesthetic that resonates with today’s audiences. What Are Sans Serif Fonts?

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We And The Color

JUNE 17, 2025

Exceptional logo design and branding do more than just create a pretty picture. They tell a story, build a connection, and can turn a simple idea into a movement. Have you ever looked at a brand and felt like you just get it? That’s the magic of a powerful visual identity. It communicates a mission without a single word. Today, we’re looking at exactly how Felipe Holman of Holman Design achieved this for the Planu Social Calendar App.

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Design Beep

JUNE 17, 2025

The Procreate neon brush has revolutionized how digital artists create luminous, eye-catching artwork on their iPads. Whether you’re designing cyberpunk cityscapes, retro-inspired logos, or modern typography, mastering neon effects can elevate your digital art to professional levels. What Makes the Procreate Neon Brush Special? Unlike traditional brushes that simply apply color, the Procreate neon brush creates the illusion of light emission through carefully designed opacity variations an

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Speaker: Sean Adams, ArtCenter College of Design

Thomas Edison once said “Vision without execution is hallucination.” This statement applies not just to invention, but to graphic design. One of the greatest strengths of graphic designers is the ability to first develop a concept and then execute it to make it real. From visualization and ideation all the way through to actuation and execution, each step of this process takes skill and expertise.

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Abduzeedo

JUNE 17, 2025

Alma Store Branding: Crafting a Unique Visual Identity abduzeedo 06/17 — 2025 Explore the stunning branding and visual identity work for Alma Store, showcasing how design tells a unique story in retail. Hey, fellow creatives! Let's talk about something truly inspiring in the world of branding: the rebranding proposal for Alma Store by Maria Heer. It’s a fantastic example of how thoughtful design can shape a retail experience.

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Its Nice That

JUNE 17, 2025

Reading "Francesca Allen measures the." More from Work Search Search Events Next Generation Showcase Creative Jobs Board Home Menu Disciplines Advertising Animation Architecture Art Creative Industry Digital Event Fashion Film Graphic Design Illustration Photography Product Design Publication Popular Tags 3D Book Branding Collage Comic Exhibition Font Food & Drink Identity Logo Magazine Music Politics Portrait Poster Sport Sustainability Technology Typography Web Design Zine It’s N

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Press'd

JUNE 17, 2025

This invitation set is elegant and timeless yet still feels fresh and contemporary. This modern black tie wedding invitation is a custom design courtesy of our friends at Big City Bride. Black letterpress on our luxurious 2-ply cotton paper is classic and sets the tone for this black tie affair. Chamagne matte foil edging introduces a touch of glamor.

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Design Beep

JUNE 17, 2025

Water bubbles brushes have revolutionized the way digital artists and designers approach underwater scenes, creating mesmerizing aquatic environments that captivate viewers with their ethereal beauty. These specialized Photoshop brushes offer an effortless way to add realistic water bubbles to your artwork, transforming ordinary compositions into extraordinary underwater masterpieces.

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Azure Magazine

JUNE 17, 2025

NeoCon 2025 was a whirlwind of product launches, new showroom reveals and a seemingly ever-expanding reach. From the bustling floors at the stalwart Mart to the burgeoning scene at Fulton Market, Chicago’s Design Days offered endless inspiration and innovation that we’re still unpacking. While furniture debuts are always a favourite feature, we’re also excited to see what’s new from the world of textiles.

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Colossal

JUNE 17, 2025

In Specimen Garden , Pamela Poh Sin Tan translates the ambiguous ecologies of her large-scale public works into freestanding sculptures. Tan, who works under Poh Sin Studio , frequently fuses principles of art and design, and for this series of coral-inspired forms, she embellishes sand-coated laser-cut steel with small chalcedony stone beads. “Inspired by the ethereal elegance of natural systems—coral, roots, jellyfish, diatoms—these works reflect my fascination with the subtle, intellige

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UX Collective

JUNE 17, 2025

Strategic considerations when crafting AI experiences that drive material improvements for customers. With everyone rushing to create AI experiences, are products truly hitting the mark? As UX leaders, it’s a privilege to shape product direction. Part of that means thinking about how AI shows up in our experiences and what it actually means for our users.

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Creative Bloq

JUNE 17, 2025

Since getting one of the best 3D printers for cosplay, I've been able to create some stunning props from my favourite movies.

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Communication Arts

JUNE 17, 2025

Daniel Shaskey of Kallan & Co. designed a bold, clear brand system for govtech startup Glass, inspired by a Fresnel lens.

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Creative Bloq

JUNE 17, 2025

The AOC Graphic Pro U32U3CV has amazing colour and abundant connectivity, but why oh why is the stand built like that?

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Design Milk

JUNE 17, 2025

On view at Pace Gallery in New York now, Alicja Kwade’s “Telos Tales” offers a hypnotic and sensory-heightening experience of material, movement and time. Born in Poland and currently living/working in Berlin, Alicja Kwade is a master at fusing nature, technology, and perceptual glitches in a range of material, and now with her first solo exhibition at Pace Gallery, presents new monumental sculpture and confounding glass works that are not what they first appear.

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Creative Bloq

JUNE 17, 2025

It'll always be the coolest console (for me, at least).

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Its Nice That

JUNE 17, 2025

Felipe Rocha has spent years leading Porto Rocha to great heights with co-founder Leo Porto. But, even as Porto Rocha’s client list grew, he faced a pressure outside of delivering consistently excellent work: feeling like he doesn’t belong. In this letter, he shares his experiences speaking as a design studio founder.

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UX Collective

JUNE 17, 2025

Sitemap Open in app Sign up Sign in Medium Logo Write Sign up Sign in UX Collective · Follow publication We believe designers are thinkers as much as they are makers. [link] Follow publication Member-only story How to define a distinctive design language From theory to practice Filipe Nzongo Follow 14 min read · Just now -- Share Apple Liquid Glass User Interface.

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Creative Bloq

JUNE 17, 2025

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Colossal

JUNE 17, 2025

In our ever more globalized society, we have technology to thank for the unprecedented connectivity we enjoy, both in our ability to fly or sail practically anywhere and have face-to-face video chats from halfway around the globe. It’s easy to forget that the turn-by-turn directions we use on our phones or locations we tag on social media are all built upon time-honored analog maps that have been used for centuries.

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Speaker: Eden Spivak, Design Expert and Editor at Wix & Nir Horesh, Accessibility Lead and Senior Product Manager at Wix

When we design products or websites for people like ourselves, there are many others who are, as a result, left out. From visually impaired users who rely on assistive technology, to people with a temporary injury such as a broken arm, tech users are forever diverse and beautifully unique. The products we design can, and should, reflect the extremely wide range of human experiences and needs.

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