Creative Boom

JULY 22, 2025

Some people take, and rarely give back One thing I've had to learn (and re-learn) is that not everyone sticks around. Refusing to give up. It gives me hope. The myth is fading, and the mask is coming off When I started Creative Boom back in 2009, it was partly out of frustration. And when you need support?

Portfolio

Creative Boom

OCTOBER 20, 2024

As Leigh reveals, "We are currently building an app for a client, and licenses for apps can be really high, so we've decided to create a typeface from scratch for them as it works out cheaper and gives them something completely ownable." It needs to give the reader the right picture of what is to come from that very first glance."

Fonts

Creative Boom

AUGUST 3, 2025

If you can do that well, I already know you can present to a client, back up your thinking in a room, and collaborate with a team." They tell stories, show process, demonstrate thinking, and most importantly, give viewers confidence that this is someone they'd want to work with. Tell me what the brief was. What was the real challenge?

Portfolio

Creative Boom

MARCH 3, 2025

Covering animation, illustration, product design, and more, it requires a broad understanding of creative disciplines plus a willingness to collaborate knowing when to step back and let the many specialists lead who make up the BDF team. I push back on the idea of specialising early on unless you're truly a genius at something," he says.

Print

Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

As well as giving her an extra boost of support and offering mentorship, community, and guidance, Na’im says that it also reassured her that she was on the right track. As we gear up for the season of giving, why not consider gifting your print to a friend or family member if it's not to your taste? What’s not to like?

Print

Creative Bloq

JULY 20, 2025

During production, we can even pass these models on to the artist, giving them some helpful extra context. If your scene isn’t naturally hazy, dust clouds, steam or smoke can be great ways to push back areas you don’t want your viewer to focus on while enhancing your focal point.

Photoshop

Design Milk

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The bold, geometric lines and utilitarian hardware add an avant-garde edge, while the playful proportions and new chrome finish give the pieces a futuristic look that embodies distorted elegance.

Exhibition

Creative Boom

JULY 20, 2025

Capture the moment, then hang back and see what unfolds." Animal protection laws are in place, and even controversial proposals to remove stray animals have been rolled back in response to public affection, especially for cats. "To me, they're living symbols of Istanbul's soul." You have to be fast and patient," he explains.

Animation

Creative Boom

JUNE 9, 2025

It's the product of years of experience and reflection, shaped by a journey that took him from an early design internship in New York City – where he hosted workshops with legends like Lance Wyman and shared a BBQ with Paula Scher – to founding his own design studio, the CGB (the Contemporary Graphics Bureau), back home in Manchester.

Magazine

Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Colt says, "By setting up procedural growth simulations, we could sit back and watch the vines grow where they wanted to. But the idea of defining the 'rules' for animation and giving the client room to play within them is really exciting." Then we'd drop cameras to capture interesting moments throughout the process."

Print

Creative Boom

JANUARY 21, 2025

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. It ultimately gives in-house and external agencies the freedom to represent this in any way they see fit for their project.

Branding

Creative Boom

MAY 19, 2025

These are three principles that underpin the institutions brand identity, which was created to reimagine the visual language of sound while giving the organisation a voice of its own. Its not uncommon for brand identities to balloon into overly complex systems, yet this stripped-back approach is strikingly effective. The solution?

Tourism

Creative Boom

DECEMBER 2, 2024

It always comes back to a strong point of view – someone who knows who they are and what they want to say with their work. This gives way to a consistent and confident style," says Sam Walker at the London-based agency Brilliant Artists. "We

Agency

Creative Boom

JULY 6, 2025

Jane Hotel in Chicago, a celebration of architecture and city lore; and Fatty15, a science-backed supplement brand that challenges perceptions of wellness branding. It's a constant calibration between clarity and character, stillness and expression that gives the work its quiet power." Projects like the rebrand for the St.

Branding

Creative Bloq

JULY 23, 2025

Avoid the classic static pose when designing a character and try to give them personality early on. Every time I write a story, I try to remind myself to give them time to breathe and be human; the plot development can wait. In this version the red tones give the art drama, and are a better fit for an intense moment.

Art

Creative Boom

JUNE 12, 2025

Stripped back and skeletal typography The identity that Daniel and his team created reflects these themes through typography that literally embodies the platform's core philosophy. Daniel's team took Cranny and "pushed it into a stripped-back and almost skeletal take". The result was Crany-Frame and Crany-Hairline.

Branding

Creative Bloq

JULY 23, 2025

Below, I look back at nine of the best ambigram logos and why they work – plus two that didnt. The mirrored symmetry makes the simplicity of the minimalist design much more memorable and gives it more personality. The best ambigram logo designs Of course, not every brand can have an ambigram logo.

Branding

Creative Boom

JUNE 17, 2025

His work includes "The Man the Earth Spat Back," a webcomic created for V&A Dundee, and prints available through Flamingosaurus Rex. Her work is primarily created using gouache on paper, giving it a tactile and spontaneous quality. © Ping Zhu 20.

Illustration

Graphic Design Junction

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Give it a go and see your brand grow. Created to give your projects a touch of freedom and uniqueness, Available in three different variations, Koeeya provides flexibility and the opportunity to express your creativity in limitless ways. With back slanted mono-line stroke, fun character with a bit of ligatures and alternates.

Fonts

Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Some, like creative director Michael Freimuth , are giving it a cautious welcome. "As More and more, I see younger generations coming full circle, with the pendulum swinging back to a time where real life, genuine, intimate, in-person connection is king," he says. What will that look like?

Arts and Crafts

Creative Boom

OCTOBER 27, 2024

We've listed the design studios that received the most love in order of popularity, and we also give honourable mentions to those that narrowly missed making the list of 25. We just feel it's nice to give praise where praise is due and highlight some top agencies doing outstanding work and inspiring their peers.

Arts and Crafts

Creative Boom

JULY 8, 2025

At first glance, the site feels pared back and elegant, yet still distinctly Pangram Pangram. Testing fonts has also become far more dynamic and interactive, thanks to upgraded previews and better live rendering – even for variable fonts – giving designers a much clearer sense of how type will perform in context.

Inspiration

Creative Boom

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Going back to 2018, when she won a Cube from the Art Directors Club for her work, her style has continually evolved, and she has always been drawn to follow her interests rather than formulate a distinctive style. Meanwhile, Karlotta experiments with different media in her personal work, which may later influence her commercial projects.

Illustration

Creative Boom

JUNE 22, 2025

So here's the question: if you're feeling stuck, stressed, or priced out, what's holding you back? After a year of being back up north, I can tell you that my fears were unnecessary," Liam reports. It gives me the space to think and helps keep my feet on the ground." He needn't have worried, though.

Adobe

Creative Boom

JUNE 25, 2025

Their back catalogue includes neon-drenched tours for Kylie, stage design for the Spice Girls and global branding for MTV. It's pragmatic design thinking: give the DJs and dancers their cues, then let them improvise. In short, colour is back on the menu, and it's ordering the house special.

Banners

Creative Boom

JANUARY 27, 2025

She says: "The combination of studying traditional art and giving it a playful twist was incredibly fun and helped me push my style to the next level. She adds: "It's easy to get too serious about art, but sometimes you just need to step away from a piece and come back with fresh curiosity."

Illustration

Graphic Design Junction

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Think along the lines of Pixar’s Easter eggs—a delightful surprise that keeps audiences coming back for more. Here’s a Thought : Incorporate your brand’s inside humor or cultural nods to give your illustrations a personal touch.

Digital

Creative Bloq

AUGUST 3, 2025

Use Reference Images and layers (Image: © Anthony Ward) If you’ve ever needed the option of a second reference window rather than using the iPad’s split screen, which isn’t ideal, Procreate has got your back. When enabled, this gives you a new floating window that you can move around and scale.

Art

Creative Boom

JUNE 1, 2025

A linen texture gives the books hardback cover an added layer of tactility. Manor Farm was idyllic back in the day. Old Mr Jones, the old order. Blakes lettering features in gold block foil on the slipcase and printed in a rustic brown for the title page, chapter heads, and drop caps throughout. The body text is typeset in Berling.

Animation

Creative Boom

JUNE 18, 2025

However, reclaiming my creativity and time has brought genuine joy back into my work, my purpose, and my everyday life. Have you ever felt pressure to constantly 'hustle,' and how do you push back against that? I prefer intentional connection, collaboration, and giving before receiving. It's not a magic fix.

Arts and Crafts

Creative Boom

DECEMBER 2, 2024

It always comes back to a strong point of view – someone who knows who they are and what they want to say with their work. This gives way to a consistent and confident style," says Sam Walker at the London-based agency Brilliant Artists. "We

Agency

Graphic Mama

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Retro Vibes Are Back 6. Unlike more realistic, traditional designs that can feel boxed in by reality, abstraction gives room for personal interpretation and lets you connect with your audience on your own terms. The bold color choices, unusual shapes, layered textures, and hand-drawn art give these designs energy and movement.

Graphic Design

Creative Boom

APRIL 14, 2025

In a discussion chaired by Frontify's Digge Zetterberg, design experts Katie Rominger from Jones Knowles Ritchie (JKR) and Phil Garnham from Monotype peeled back the layers of contemporary typography, and looked to where it's currently heading. We like to give ourselves a wide entryway," she explained. "We If you missed it, fear not!

Typography

We And The Color

DECEMBER 25, 2024

A good 4K screen (3840 x 2160) or even 5K will give you crisp, clear edges. By continuing, you accept the privacy policy The post The Graphic Designer’s Screen Guide: Is Your Monitor Holding Back Your Designs? Or is plug-and-play more your speed? Sharpness: Resolution Matters Resolution? It’s all about detail.

Graphic

Creative Boom

MARCH 24, 2025

It was important to give a sense of movement, connectivity and fluidity." They had fabulous support from BIBS (Babies in Buscot Support), and we always wanted to give something back." Animated assets use fluid pacing to reflect a wide range of movement types and highlight key campaign milestones.

Branding

Azure Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Until recently, programs were split between the two cities, forcing students to commute back and forth. In anticipation of future expansion, the firm has designed a third mass-timber pavilion within the city, giving the CCA ample room to grow.

Art

Creative Bloq

AUGUST 4, 2025

The images are there to augment or enrich the reader’s experience, giving them a visual accompaniment or backdrop that avoids duplicating what the words are saying.” A film gives you all you need to know about movement, at 24 frames at a time. We were in charge of the process. “Good luck!”

Artist