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. What started as an online hub for Flash animation lovers quickly became a live event that would eventually become a cornerstone of the global design community. Pep Salazar.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 4, 2024

At this year's much anticipated Miami Art & Design Week, Lexus has unveiled Liminal Cycles, a multi-sensory and responsive installation created in collaboration with Bratislava-based research and design studio Crafting Plastics. Over the years, the studio has developed a new suite of biomaterials designed for different uses.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Illustration by Mia Angioy for Creative Boom In the last of our special six-part series, we explore how sonic branding can elevate your brand's presence by leveraging Epidemic Sound's expansive library of music and sound effects. But first, you need to think about the fundamentals and define your brand's sonic personality.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 14, 2024

This time, we've asked Laura Stein, CCO of Bruce Mau Design , to reveal her top five books that have shaped her approach to design, branding, and sustainability. Laura's selection of books offers a unique mix of thought-provoking ideas, ranging from environmental manifestos to design philosophy.

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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. Whatever the method, his goal is always to push the quality and the boundaries of his designs. Turboblock Nr.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Elections in the UK and the US led many big brands to put off their decision-making and budgeting – they want to see the lie of the land economically before investing in creative. While 2024 has been pretty morale-sapping for many illustrators, perhaps 2025 will bring new hope and enthusiasm to the sector.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Alphabet's studio in Manchester The Manchester studio has been making waves since 2016 with its ideas-driven approach and a guiding principle inspired by legendary designer Saul Bass. For us, it's all about being genuine and really getting to know what our clients want to express," he continues. "We

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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

JANUARY 15, 2025

Senior Designer at Nike Global Brand Design Retail Yenny Zhang takes us through her education and career so far, revealing the best bits and the challenges she faced along the way. As a child, Yenny Zhang was always into drawing and calligraphy, using it as a tool to help her stay calm and focused.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The awards' new visual identity embodies organic growth as a metaphor for creativity, blending generative design and dynamic typography. The PRINT Awards have long stood as a beacon of excellence in design, celebrating bold creatives pushing the boundaries across all mediums.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Every creative should know about these 25 design studios and learn from their inspiring work. In a world overflowing with creativity and design innovation, there are thousands of outstanding design studios to be inspired by. The studio fuses strategy with design to create dynamic and culturally relevant work.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

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. The HND gave me a work ethic and base knowledge of storyboarding, which I've used in a few jobs," says Hovey.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Elections in the UK and the US led many big brands to put off their decision-making and budgeting – they want to see the lie of the land economically before investing in creative. While 2024 has been pretty morale-sapping for many illustrators, perhaps 2025 will bring new hope and enthusiasm to the sector.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Local agency People People explain how they went about it. A cross between tennis, badminton, and table tennis, it's played on a badminton doubles-sized court using paddles and a hollow plastic ball with holes – also known as a wiffle ball. In case you didn't know, Pickleball is a paddle sport enjoyed by millions worldwide.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 9, 2025

Tonight, Art Vinyl unveiled the winner of the 20th Best Art Vinyl Award, the annual art prize for the best record cover design of the year, at the Hari in Belgravia, London. You need only to think about 'Brat Summer' to appreciate the huge levels of cultural resonance that some album art has experienced recently.

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Graphic Design Junction

OCTOBER 17, 2024

When it comes to creating powerful and memorable advertising posters, flyer and logo designs, fonts are essential elements that can make or break your project. Whether you’re designing for posters , flyers, or logos, selecting an impactful font is key to ensuring your message reaches your audience.

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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

That’s exactly what happened when Design Milk visited Roland DG’s headquarters. Examples of applications using the Dimensor S printer and DG DIMENSE technology Roland DGA Headquarters in Irvine, California At the heart of our visit was Roland DG’s Dimensor S printer and its groundbreaking DIMENSE technology.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 30, 2025

Nowadays, with jobs getting bigger and bigger, he often uses a scissor lift. For more on how he scales up an artwork, Oskar has posted a doodle grid explainer on his Instagram account. Growing up obsessed with graffiti, Oskar spent his youth writing on things but later progressed to a degree in graphic design.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Studio Herrström explains how they crafted a fresh visual identity for the agency that can help boost their mission. Right now, there are creators on YouTube, TikTok, and other platforms that most of us have never heard of or will possibly never hear of. So they turned to Austrian design agency Studio Herrström.

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Graphic Design Junction

OCTOBER 22, 2024

If you are a graphic designer, staying updated with trends is key to staying ahead. Using the latest free fonts and fresh typography styles can instantly improve your work and keep your designs looking modern and creative. In past years, fresh font styles have emerged, catering to a wide range of design needs.

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Graphic Design Junction

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

As 2024 wraps up, we’re on the cusp of entering 2025, a year set to see the immense impact of AI across all computing fields, particularly in web and graphic design. With these advancements, the graphic design trends continues to evolve, driven by new technology, cultural shifts, and bold ideas.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 8, 2025

Among Equals is behind the identity for new UK energy programme STEP, designed to position the brand as ambitious as NASA's Apollo missions. He also notes how many fusion brands rely heavily on sun-related visuals - think sun-based emblems and orange and yellow colour palettes - because fusion is a process happening at the heart of the sun.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 1, 2025

We chat with staff and alumni to find out how it all works in practice. Everything from the rise of AI to the shakeout of agencies means that whatever stage you are in your career, you're probably thinking about your future more carefully than ever. Let's face it, the creative industry is a bit of a whirlwind at the moment.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 14, 2025

If you're not a local, think of this drink as the Canadian Bloody Mary - the cocktail you always saw your parents enjoying growing up at every BBQ, holiday party and brunch special. Montreal and LA-based studio Wedge has been behind the brand evolution of Mott's Clamato Caesar, "Canada's Cocktail", since 1969.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 14, 2025

The entire library of the type foundry is used across the book, highlighting the best and worst musical double acts over the years. Designed by Chris Wu, edited by writer Caren Litherland, and printed by Conti Tipocolor, Florence, Double Acts in Pop is obviously visually stunning, but it is meant to be read as much as admired.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 3, 2025

We caught up with Luke Tonge, a Birmingham-based designer and co-founder of the Birmingham Design Festival, to learn more about his journey into the creative industry. Luke Tonge's journey into design was anything but conventional. By the time he reached his A-Levels, it was clear that design was his calling.

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Graphic Design Junction

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The world of visual design is constantly evolving, and 2025 promises to deliver some of the most exciting transformations yet. With rapid advancements in technology, the rise of artificial intelligence, and a renewed focus on sustainability, design is becoming more dynamic and inclusive. What is Maximalism?

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The design industry is charging forward into 2025 with excitement and renewed purpose. The vast majority of them told us a positive story about how the industry is working to build a future that balances global impact with local relevance. Feeling uninspired? Take heart!

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Designer Daily

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Whether you’re a budding graphic designer, a digital illustrator trying to keep up with client orders, or a UX designer organizing prototypes, there are plenty of tools that can help manage your creative workflow. Meanwhile, Figma was practically created for designers. If you’re a visual person, you’ll love Trello.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Now, as we reconnect, we find Pan has not only solidified his career as an illustrator but has expanded into design, evolving his creative practice in ways he never anticipated. 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

MARCH 24, 2025

To get a sense of how creatives are feeling, the obvious place to pose this question was on LinkedIn itself. He adds that the platform has actively generated inquiries that have materialised into live jobs, confirming its continued usefulness for his practice. But is it really the right platform for creative networking?

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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. I don't think so. Context shapes us more than we think."

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 26, 2024

Discover how to conquer the world of video content with these expert tips and strategies. For the last couple of decades, the creative profession has been broadly kind to us introverts. Think, are you trying to build a personal brand or a career? In the last couple of years, though, that's all changed.

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Graphic Design Junction

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Most videos today use special effects (VFX), thanks to green screens. It’s not just movies that use green screens and VFX anymore – you’ll see them in TV shows, personal videos, brand ads, product videos, and other marketing videos. Sometimes, people use black or blue screens too. Use good lighting.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Even if you love what you do, it's easy to get stuck in your own little bubble - something that Ashwin Chacko and Clive McFarland think is especially true for illustrators. As illustrators and authors themselves, they know first-hand how isolating it can be. Anyone who's gone down the solo career route knows it can be a lonely life.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 25, 2024

Icons and pictograms are so important to our society, yet even designers don't discuss them all that much. In an increasingly visual world, icons and pictograms have become the universal language of design. This leads us to our next question: is there a difference between icons and pictograms? "I

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Creative Boom

MAY 15, 2023

It's been 30 years since Neville Brody last published a monograph, and it's safe to say a hell of a lot's changed in that time – in his career, in the design industry, and in creativity more widely. The traditional design industry was anathema to me at the time – I evolved from a radical, counter-cultural place.

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