Creative Boom

JUNE 29, 2025

Creatives seeking inspiration beyond their studio walls have a compelling reason to venture into Manchester this summer. Manchester's streets will transform into a creative playground this summer as Music for the Senses delivers more than 80 artworks celebrating the city's musical heritage.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Plus, for further inspiration, our 2024 list is still very much worth looking at too. The regular and italic weights create a warm atmosphere, drawing inspiration from 16th-century French type designer Robert Granjon. It features two axes, weight and optical size, offering versatility for text and display applications.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

There's no need to ask what inspires her. I went to work at a mountain refuge at Vanoise National Park in the Alps, at the bottom of a magnificent valley, which inspired me a lot. I've been returning there every summer for four years, and each hike inspires me." I work on small areas as though I'm colouring a large page.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Each piece is an invitation to see the world a little differently – to feel seen, understood and inspired. With so many varied interests, one aha moment always leads to another, keeping me inspired and curious." She's staying positive, always looking for new ways to learn, explore, and experiment, and seeking new forms of inspiration.

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Creative Boom

JULY 7, 2025

From typography campaigns for climate refugees to soap that fosters body autonomy, this year's D&AD New Blood winners prove there's no shortage of fresh thinking or ambition among tomorrow's talent. The D&AD New Blood Awards have long been a launchpad for emerging talent, and this year's cohort is no exception.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

But it's not just about poring over inspiring project images; Expressive Type Today also explores the deeper meaning behind typography. Determined to honour the establishment's rich cultural heritage, it collaborated with typographer Noe Blanco to develop a custom typeface inspired by Bonaventura Bassegoda's calligraphy.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

With the style press taking an interest and Tank Girl celebrated in the indie-minded counterculture throughout the decade, the character's impact spread beyond the pages of comics and magazines, inspiring the LGBTQ+ community and political activists. Tank Girl seemed unstoppable, and other artists took up the challenge of drawing her.

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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. Hopefully, their work will inspire you too.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

If you're seeking inspiration from centuries of visual culture and a browsing experience that is both intuitive and immersive, this might just be the platform for you. Discovery and Inspiration The team behind PDIA developed multiple ways to explore the collection, each tailored to different modes of discovery. The unifying thread?

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In researching for the project, the team did a deep dive into the archives of retro athletic club branding, from tennis to golf to polo, and found it a treasure trove of inspiration. Caddyshack's country club Bushwood provided some inspiration for Picklewood's name. And the gopher from the film inspired Picklewood's woodchuck mascot.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 22, 2024

This led us to play with flipping and rotating letters to create alternate forms that change meaning, inspired by semiotic principles," the studio explains. Additionally, we drew inspiration from Tartu's hand-painted enamel street signs, embracing their imperfections.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

As part of a two-year collaboration with How&How, the conservation charity reinvents itself with a new logo, custom typeface and migration-inspired patterns. The sheer scale of their ambition, determination and vision inspired us every day," she adds. "We But behind the scenes, there's a lot more going on.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The piece combines her drawings and digital artwork with Chinese-inspired cut-paper animation and plenty of sounds you'll hear on any Tube journey. The former inspires her creativity, with its galleries, museums, and variety on offer. The London Underground logo animation set. An illustration about creativity for Teen Breathe.

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Creative Boom

JULY 6, 2025

The final identity used colour palettes inspired by local nature, animal motifs, and Japanese design influences, reflecting Hawaii's layered cultural stories with honesty rather than tokenism. Josef Müller-Brockmann's teachings are a particular foundation, inspiring a rigour Ali describes as "the art of subtraction." Ali explains.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 14, 2024

It's been quite a while since we last explored the inspiring world of book recommendations from leading creatives across the globe, but we're excited to bring the series back with a fresh perspective. They also provide insight into the creative process that continues to inspire her.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

To gain valuable insight that would inspire and inform the design work, SomeOne conducted research groups, interviews, consultations, and meetings with members of the disabled community. This created an interesting challenge: how to improve every aspect of the brand experience for its diverse audience."

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The Collected Works, led by partner and creative director Justin Colt and senior designer Christian Townsend, developed a system inspired by biophilia, melding generative vines, blooming flowers, and sculptural rock formations into a strikingly fluid design language.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 18, 2025

The way Patricia Shea has combined her textile design skills with print-on-demand services is simply mesmerising, offering plenty of inspiration for aspiring illustrators and designers. They also inspire her online handle, Design Confections. "I You'll have to forgive our headline. I am a brand," says Patricia.

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Designer Daily

JULY 8, 2025

The design needed to resonate across international markets while maintaining a distinct, literary-inspired aesthetic. Nature as the Narrator: Design Inspired by the Elements Much like winemaking itself, Folk Tale’s design is shaped by nature’s rhythms. Key objectives included: Embracing cultural heritage through layered narratives.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 18, 2024

And now he's back in Dublinrefreshed once again and adding to a portfolio already full of inspiring pieces. I draw inspiration from the vulnerability of nature, fleeting moments of human interaction with the world around us, and the bold spectrum of colours that can evoke entire moods and memories," he says.

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Graphic Design Junction

JULY 5, 2025

Explore the creative lettering posters designed with amazing hand typography to find inspiration for your next project. These typography designs show how thoughtful letter design can make a message more engaging and clear. The post 35 Remarkable Handpicked Lettering Typography Designs first appeared on Graphic Design Junction.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 13, 2024

The brand's packaging design, now renamed BUFARMA, draws inspiration from traditional aluminium milk urns. When building the colour palette, they took direct inspiration from the vibrant colours of the elixirs themselves. It offers chunky plant-based cookies inspired by the legendary Levain Bakery in New York.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 2, 2024

We love it when a specific illustrator's inspirations and influences have been distilled down into their unique illustration work." Find your own visual voice drawing from all that inspires you and informs your character and tastes, and create art that you love and enjoy, and this will shine through."

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Designer Daily

JUNE 24, 2025

Feel inspired by it? However, the cutted little part forms an arrow that is pointing to… the NORTHWEST! Pure genius in this logo design. How did you like this list of logos with a hidden meaning? Let us know on X by tagging us @designerdaily.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 8, 2025

Inspired by comic books, horror and Victorian etching, Ben Duchene's intensively hand-rendered imagery reveals his passion for myth, magic and macabre visual storytelling. While studying for his degree, Ben was inspired by Victorian etching, so pen and ink became his media of choice.

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Creative Boom

JULY 2, 2025

Since 1971, the Mr Men and Little Miss characters created by Roger and Adam Hargreaves have entertained children and inspired creatives worldwide. The graphic qualities of the books – which have inspired everyone from graffiti artists to logo designers – formed the starting point for the look.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 13, 2024

In contrast, a luxury brand for older professionals might opt for classical or jazz-inspired sounds. Do you aim to inspire, excite, calm or reassure? Logo design to musical motifs Elements of your logo design can inspire musical motifs. Industry and competitors Analyse the sonic landscape of your industry.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 22, 2025

When did you last walk out your front door and feel inspired rather than overwhelmed? What if the most inspiring place to live isn't the most obvious one? Reconnecting with my hometown and its people has proven you don't need to be in a big city to get creative inspiration, find work or live a fulfilling life."

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The logo is made out of thorns and bushes—a Venus flytrap mascot with a mohawk supposedly inspired by grunge skater and snowboard brands. As you can imagine, the resulting visual identity is a riot of fun, colour, and originality. The typeface is very much rock-and-roll.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 24, 2025

Shifting landscapes and new inspirations Looking outward, Louiza is excited by the surge of creativity emerging from MENA (Middle East and North Africa) countries. "It For Louiza, the graphic design of old Rai music albums, brands like Nol Collective, and the photography of Sara Benabdallah are constant sources of inspiration.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 15, 2024

She continues, "Audiences love to see how things are made and to see someone with years of experience create something in front of them.

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Creative Boom

MAY 22, 2025

The work that stood out was the kind that breaks away from the expected: inspiring, well-crafted, and truly fit for purpose." His career journey, bold ideas, and meticulous attention to detail have been a constant source of personal inspiration."

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Even with some newfound inspiration, Hovey was still unsure where his passion for drawing could take him. His early reading of Steadman and Scarfe inspired him to create political illustrations throughout university. 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

APRIL 8, 2025

Inspired by the texture of fresh fruit and the tactile charm of traditional coffee equipment (notably the iconic Italian Moka pot), the shape delivers both a functional and aesthetic punch. At the centre of the redesign is a unique bottle structure that feels as good as it looks.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Again, in its work for the Niagara Benchlands in Southern Ontario, the place itself informs the branding.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 17, 2025

Image licensed via Adobe Stock We share practical wisdom from the Creative Boom community to help you push through when inspiration runs dry. Work through the resistance Creativity isn't always about waiting for inspiration; sometimes, it's about creating space for it. Just work through it," he recommends. What if I tried this.'

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Creative Boom

JUNE 12, 2025

We then redrew it to take inspiration from how a frame and a hairline could be produced from this original cut. For creatives grappling with similar questions about the future of their craft, Frontify Futures offers both inspiration and practical demonstration. From there, we built a type generation tool that uses them as a base.

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