Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

But by understanding AI's limitations, refining a unique style, and embracing new tools, creatives can stay ahead. Whilst economic factors play a large part, it's clear that AI illustration is a new, rapidly developing competitor in the creative industries. New ideas, initiative, and personality are what set illustrators apart from AI.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

While Scarfe is known for his work as an editorial cartoonist for The Sunday Times and illustrator for The New Yorker, and Steadman is renowned for his satirical political cartoons and social caricatures, Hovey found it difficult to find his own voice in that space. "It

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Nostalgic illustrations, editorial-inspired photography and striped graphic assets make up the craft cocktail brand's new identity designed by Tavern. For some time, Tavern has been working behind the scenes with the parent company's new business team to take newly acquired brands, including Fishers Island Lemonade, to the next level.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

And when it comes to typefaces, there's always cool new stuff to discover, from fresh releases to undiscovered classics. Each of these new releases brings its own unique character and functionality to the table, offering plenty of scope to reinvigorate your design work this October.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Later, when Unit Editions came to an arrangement with Thames & Hudson to distribute their back catalogue and new titles, the publisher jumped on the idea of a Margaret Calvert book. She's not the sort of person who could be pressured into doing something she wasn't ready for."

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

New Talent Overall Winner: FETCH! There are ten award categories, including Advertising, Animation, Book Covers, Children's Publishing and Design, Product & Packaging, Editorial, Exploration, Publishing, Science and Technology and Site Specific. Want to enter for next year? Below, we share more winners from this year's competition.

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Creative Boom

JULY 6, 2023

Sara Neuhart – Visual Thoughts on Current Affairs (Editorial) Over 5,000 entries to this year's World Illustration Awards have been whittled to a shortlist of 200 incredible artists. We look at some of the contenders for this year's prize, with all hopeful entrants available to view via a new online showcase. Fingers crossed, everyone!

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 29, 2025

Look, for example, at the 2024 D&AD New Blood Festival, where Loughborough's presence was impossible to ignore. He later became a D&AD New Blood Graphite Pencil winner and won an internship with The Walt Disney Company, where he championed sustainable packaging initiatives.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 20, 2025

Credit: Estudio Gagarin Whether she's working with The New York Times, teaching workshops on creative voice, or crafting guides for cinnamon farmers, Roco Ego's career is a celebration of curiosity, culture, and the endless power of images to connect us all. But it was the second call that really hit home.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 20, 2024

PP Editorial New by Pangram Pangram 2. I recently got excited to pitch a client a variable typeface for their new brand guideline," she recalls. Sometimes, we designers get so excited about a new trend or technology that we forget that simplicity is usually best." Align any font you choose with your brand's personality."

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Creative Boom

MARCH 5, 2025

Through its new identity, HALFDAY is serving up bold colours, playful illustrations, and a healthy dose of '90s nostalgia, proving that prebiotic tea can still have a rebellious streak. They gave it a bold new look rooted in '90s nostalgia, carefree escapism, and a hefty dose of maverick fun.

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Creative Boom

MAY 6, 2025

Our latest monthly roundup of new and revived fonts is a must-read. And if you ever needed proof of that, just check out this month's selection of new typeface releases. For its creator, Lamington represents more than just a new typeface; it marks a personal rekindling of passion for type design.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

From typefaces inspired by children's handwriting to those rooted in mid-20th-century Italian design, these fab new releases demonstrate the ongoing evolution and innovation in type design and offer plenty of scope to reinvigorate your design work. That makes it well-suited for editorial design in print and digital formats.

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Graphic Design Junction

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

With these advancements, the graphic design trends continues to evolve, driven by new technology, cultural shifts, and bold ideas. This collaboration highlights how AI can augment human creativity, sparking new levels of inspiration and exploration in the design world.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 3, 2024

Work by Jiawen Chen Looking to spark your creative juices or discover an exciting new talent for your next project? And right now, Asia is especially teeming with new and exciting talent. From Shanghai and Beijing to New York and Lisbon, these illustrators span a range of styles from vibrant and graphical to soft-focused and surreal.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Paul Faassen – The Mob RoomFifty has a new collection of art prints on sale curated by Jaap Biemans, aka Coverjunkie. Now following on from their Beatles collection , RoomFifty is releasing a brand new collection of prints, curated by award-winning art director Jaap Biemans, aka Coverjunkie. Who is Jaap?

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

The second month of 2025 brings us a rich harvest of new typefaces that perfectly illustrate typography's dual nature: serving designers' practical needs while pushing creative boundaries. Read on as we present seven of the best new font releases of February 2025. marks a significant evolution in accessible typography. With over 1.25

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 29, 2025

In just a few strokes, she can capture the lines of a new dress, adding the finer details of the model's face to complete the image. "I While editorial and advertising work involve deeper, more creative exploration, live events offer immediacy and spontaneity. But fashion isn't the only market for live event illustrators. For Bvlgari.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Maya Ish-Shalom is an illustrator from Tel-Aviv, Israel, who's known for crafting digital and hand-drawn illustrations for books, brands, ad campaigns, animations and publications including the New York Times, FT and Washington Post. The book emerged from my own experience of searching for a place to belong," she says.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 4, 2024

Monjajaja's editorial work. As her career in illustration begins to take off, Mon is working for editorial clients. The Chinese illustrator uses a mix of traditional media to express herself and communicate her clients' messages, celebrating the slips and spills along the way. You can watch it below.

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Creative Boom

MAY 19, 2025

With a bespoke typographic system inspired by overtones and Alpine landscapes, the new identity for Klangwelt Toggenburg balances precision and poetry, transforming a niche cultural site into an international destination. What does sound look like? Together, these elements create a brand that doesnt just speak but sings. The solution?

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Creative Boom

JUNE 19, 2023

"This realisation prompted me to enrol in an intensive summer illustration course in New York, where I explored various forms of illustration. Among them, editorial illustration resonated with me the most. The rise of Web 3 has expanded the horizons of art, introducing new forms such as NFT and VR art.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 12, 2024

The organiser of events for the marketing and fintech industries has a new dynamic identity, conveying the power of convergence. In light of this transformation, Ascential needed new branding to represent this new, focused offering. Be at the heart of what's next' forms the foundation of the new strategic proposition."

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Editorial New by Mathieu Desjardins, Francesca Bolognini, as used by Reesaw for Collin Coffee. Bored of using Times New Roman and seeking a new typeface for your editorial design projects? Times New Roman is one of the most popular and established fonts for editorial typesetting, especially in print newspapers.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

We caught up with him to learn what it means to be a graphic illustrator and how he developed this new style. Turning ambition into reality isn't new for Chris. Combined with an aesthetic from traditional printmaking techniques, he's settled into a new role as a graphic illustrator. The rest, as they say, is history.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 9, 2022

The new logo and website design mark a new chapter for the tech media firm. In looking to modernise its brand as part of a broader strategy to expand beyond tech, CNET appointed COLLINS in New York to develop a new visual identity, brand strategy and story. The same went for the new CNET wordmark. "We

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Editorial New by Pangram Pangram Editorial New by Pangram Pangram Editorial New by Pangram Pangram Editorial New by Pangram Pangram Of the designers we spoke to, these two developments – the shift back towards serifs and the continued rise of variable fonts – are the biggest on people's minds right now.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The work by London studio New Commercial Arts is part of a drive to modernise the building society as well as hit home it being member-owned rather than owned by shareholders. Leicester, Leeds, Cambridge, Cardiff and Nottingham are among the first branches to showcase the new branding. This

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Creative Boom

APRIL 13, 2023

Uncommon Creative Studio has created a new look for EA Sports FC, a new digital platform replacing Fifa that reveals "a first glimpse of the interactive future of football," according to Uncommon. Buck created the new motion design. Meanwhile, the other typeface was inspired by Brazilian footballer Marta.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The Brooklyn studio tells us more about the new look. As such, Porto Rocha was tasked with developing its new identity system and website to help it stand out and feel more confident in an increasingly competitive marketplace. But it wanted to be seen as more of a leader in both music tech and music culture.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 18, 2022

It was there that I discovered a whole community of editorial artists on Instagram and felt like this was something I could do and enjoy," she says. "I Aunts, 2021 – The New York Times © Holly Stapleton. Partner Acceptance, 2022 – The New York Times © Holly Stapleton. Work for The New York Times, 2021 © Holly Stapleton.

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Graphic Design Junction

MAY 30, 2021

New highest quality modern fonts with unique typefaces that will make your design looks hi-tech and modern. These fonts pairs well with modern san serifs, script and handwritten fonts or stand strongly on its own as a heading or editorial font. A unique modern font that is a mix of old and new. Font Download. Font Download.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

With a brand so strong and instantly recognisable (97 per cent awareness, apparently), you can imagine it was quite the dream brief to help it reinvent itself and freshen its identity for existing and new customers. Does the new look retain the beloved central character? But why the need? Yes, it does. It's smartly done.

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Graphic Design Junction

JANUARY 5, 2025

If you need ideas, we have 25+ new free fonts to help improve your work. List Of New Free Fonts: 1. 25+ New Free Fonts for Graphic Designers When choosing fonts for your designs , its essential to consider their versatility, readability, and uniqueness. In design, fonts are very important for making great visuals. Stamp Font 6.

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Creative Boom

MAY 31, 2023

New York-based illustrator Dror Cohen creates delicate yet striking paintings that use minimal details to maximum effect. Depicting everything from hung-up laundry blowing on the line to a swimmer's reflection rippling in the water, Dror's paintings have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times and The Washington Post, to name a few.

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Creative Boom

MAY 22, 2024

This comes in handy, particularly when working in an editorial manner, as the subject matter can often be emotionally challenging. Having finished his exhibition in Bangkok, Charles is looking forward to diving back into his editorial work and setting aside some time to knuckle down to commissions.

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Creative Boom

JULY 16, 2024

After studying at the School of Visual Arts in New York, Wenjing went on to complete an MA at the Maryland Institute College of Art and is now racking up an impressive client list while also embarking on self-initiated work, exhibitions and collaborative projects that explore themes unlikely to crop up in commercial projects.

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