Creative Boom

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The pandemic was awful, let's make no bones about it, but just how many talented creatives discovered their true calling during lockdown? In 2020, she was a fashion buyer working in a busy industry where there just wasn't time to explore other creative avenues. While most of my work is now digital, my style is still evolving.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Abstract discussions are valuable, but real progress happens when you have something concrete to work with. This approach taught me how to connect the conceptual with the practical, allowing for faster iteration and more effective collaboration." the studio explains. So, what exactly do they mean by a "mistake-driven" approach? "It

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

It's impossible to visit the homepage of Welsh illustrator Tom Hovey's website without working up an appetite. Hovey remembers how drawing was just one of those things he could always focus on when he was young, a quality that he recognises now in his own children.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Illustration agencies and their clients have always preferred illustrators whose work shows consistency over artists with portfolios containing a bit of this and a bit of that, even if some of it looks cutting-edge. 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.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Graphic designers share their expert insights on how to do so. So it's worth considering how you go about it. I've worked with clients who already have an established brand typeface which doesn't have the things it needs," reveals independent typographic designer Sarah Cowan. Think of it as the brand's handwriting.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Illustrator Tom Woolley shows us how to future-proof your career in an evolving industry. Whether it's Coca-Cola, Adidas or BMW, AI is being used by some of the world's richest companies to cut costs and do the work of creatives. Some forward-thinking about how to approach AI could help your career flourish.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Every creative should know about these 25 design studios and learn from their inspiring work. Some of these make a lot of effort to publicise their work; some tend to hide their light under a bushel. Hopefully, their work will inspire you too. The studio fuses strategy with design to create dynamic and culturally relevant work.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

How would Tank Girl fare in the 21st century, with wars raging, drones, cyberattacks, and the climate crisis? Well, she'd probably be all right, given how successful she was in post-apocalyptic Australia. It makes much more sense to me when I look at how politicians lie and how corrupt governments are, and how everything's so s**t.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Creative director Rob Duncan explains how a new visual identity crafted by Mucho has helped that effort. We led strategic and creative workshops with the C-level executives and their teams to really understand how to position Gobi." Gobi is well-known in its native Morocco but needed an extra push to expand its global presence.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 2, 2024

There never seems to be an imperative other than to draw something – even when she tackles a difficult brief for one of the big brands she works for. Looking at the work, it's easy to imagine her pencil on the page as she plays with ideas and immerses herself in this handmade world. "To I enjoy spending time with my work.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 24, 2025

Andrew Vucko, founder and ECD of Vucko, explains how motion can transform static identities into living ones fit for the 21st century. So nowadays, the question is more like: how is motion interwoven into the heart of your brand? Well, just think about how we communicate as humans. We don't just use words.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Modernist Graphic Design in Britain 1945-1980 , written by graphic designer Ian McLaren and academic Tony Pritchard, examines how designers helped reshape society during a period of profound national transformation. Consequently, the book explores how the period's political tensions influenced creative output.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Beyond being visually appealing, I aim to create work that sparks joy, confidence and a sense of possibility. How long she'll stay is hard to guess, and as winter sinks in, she's thinking of warmer climes. Looping back to the theme of empowerment, this work challenged societal views and explored an overlooked topic.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Her work lies in culture, fashion, architecture, technology, education, and place across brand, print, motion, digital, and environmental. Let's explore her favourite reads and their powerful impact on her work. But I continue to love this book for its power to inspire us to reimagine the way the world works. I Mean Me.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 19, 2025

For more on how it works, read our article How building a 'secret repertoire' helps you generate original ideas. Founded in 2010, Pinterest has revolutionised the way people discover, collect and share ideas through its virtual pinboards. The design profession, too, has embraced Pinterest with open arms.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 21, 2024

That quote, 'Design is thinking made visual', "perfectly sums up how we approach every project," says Abbas Mushtaq, Alphabet's co-founder and creative director. For the latter, AI, Alphabet worked on refreshing the visual identity for Sova Assessment, an AI-driven platform helping companies streamline talent acquisition.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 9, 2025

While the media is largely focused on how all this affects movie stars, that's only a tiny part of the story. It's really hard to process that my entire community and the things I worked so hard for were taken away from me so quickly." Losing your life's work The list of similar stories is endless.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Illustration agencies and their clients have always preferred illustrators whose work shows consistency over artists with portfolios containing a bit of this and a bit of that, even if some of it looks cutting-edge. 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.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

© 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. Looking closely at Kühne's work over the last ten years, Poster Cult also evidences his growing interest in creating larger print formats.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

We chatted with Daniel McQueen about how it all began and how they've carved out a niche in a highly competitive industry. So, how has TDF survived? It's strong and powerful; we can't wait to see how it gets used in the wild. The company was launched by Daniel McQueen as a side project back in 2012. Then there's Bisel.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

3D artist Jose Andrés García explains how he used Character Creator and iClone to bring the Spanish heroes of American independence back to animated life. One group working to correct that balance is The Legacy: El Legado Español, which is dedicated to promoting Spain's legacy across the continent.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

How the festival became a global movement at the intersection of design, art, and technology plus what's next for its milestone year. From a digital playground to a global phenomenon OFFF was conceived at a time when the internet was just beginning to reshape creative work. And the timing couldn't have been better!

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

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." From the outset, The Collected Works drew inspiration from the natural world, particularly macro photography of microscopic plants and creatures.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 30, 2025

I'm also drawn to collaborative making creating collective work with a cohesive outcome." You'll find Oskar's work for both commercial clients and community bodies in the North of England and at a growing number of locations further afield. Plus, he's hired a lockup as his work has outgrown his living space.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 9, 2025

Shortlisted artworks L-R: Toshio Saeki for Geordie Geep; Mat Maitland/Tung Walsh for Galantis; Joshua Gordan for New Dad; Hvass & Hannibal for Efterklang; Matt Hansel for Foster The People; Lulu Lin for Fontaines DC The winning artwork explores themes of the divine feminine and features a very particular shade of blue with strong line work.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 21, 2025

D8 has worked with Edinburgh Gin since 2019 on a number of projects, including its previous brand development and guidelines. According to the studio's design director, Emma Durnan, D8 was very happy to be asked to work on the project. The previous redesign project included new glassware, logo and labelling.

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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? Among Equals' Nick May explains how to strike the balance. Having worked in the sustainability sector and with NGOs, the studio team felt confident taking on the challenge.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

With these findings, the team at Stink Studios worked on developing a master brand that celebrates the games and commitment to its players. With these findings, the team at Stink Studios worked on developing a master brand that celebrates the games and commitment to its players.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 29, 2025

Most live event illustrators work in fashion and beauty. From murals to infographics to caricatures, if you can create on the fly, there could be work in it for you. Already an accomplished fashion illustrator whose work appears in leading style mags, she has diversified using her wonderful painting skills.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 3, 2024

As the long-term brand agency partner of McCain Foods, BrandOpus had recently worked on the McCain global identity in a bid to make the McCain brand more iconic and build a more consistent visual identity system globally. The studio also led the redesign that was carried out back in 2013.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 1, 2025

Work by Max Bloom Looking to level up your creativity without putting your career on hold? We chat with staff and alumni to find out how it all works in practice. For some, that might mean pursuing an MA, but with rent and bills to pay, most of us won't have the luxury of taking one or two years out of work.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Local agency People People explain how they went about it. Crafting a visual identity for Picklewood, a first-of-its-kind pickleball club and restaurant, was a tricky proposition. In case you didn't know, Pickleball is a paddle sport enjoyed by millions worldwide. So we wanted to flip the idea of a stereotypical country club on its head. "To

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Creative Boom

MARCH 24, 2025

A Woman In A Dark Swimsuit Is Standing In The Water With Arms Raised, Splashing Water Around by Steven Schultz Discover how Stills' exclusive 2025 trend report is empowering designers to create authentic, impactful work in an era of visual saturation. Photography Trends 1.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

At the start of 2022, Taiwan-based illustrator Poan Pan was at the start of his freelance career a recent graduate of Central Saint Martins, navigating the uncertainties of working independently. Even better, I've expanded my practice into design, working on visual identity and editorial design projects," Pan shares.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The studio's founder, Vlasta Kubušová, describes it as a very open brief with a lot of freedom, adding that they "didn't have to compromise" on how they used the biomaterials and the interactions they wanted to incorporate. "We We were really able to explore what we think is relevant and create a great multi-sensory experience," she says.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 29, 2025

More than 40 students exhibited their work this year, with several earning prestigious Pencil awards. His career began while still at university when he established himself as a freelance designer and worked on branding, web design, and brand strategy. And its ability to prepare students for industry is clear to see.

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