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Ed Helms' SNAFU podcast embraces 'controlled messiness' in new identity

Creative Boom

In the new and improved brand, expect graphics inspired by art books on Cold War propaganda, spy movie posters from the 1950s and '60s, and vintage adventure and educational book covers. FilmNation described the SNAFU brand as "not afraid of the messy mishaps" and, while messiness can be fun, it can be hard to get right.

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Fern Choonet on finding beauty in clutter, balancing cultures, and embracing maximalism

Creative Boom

From doodling on her schoolbooks and bedroom walls to creating intricate, chaotic compositions inspired by everything from '90s alternative music to takeout containers, her creative journey has been one of embracing mess both literally and conceptually. For illustrator Fern Choonet, art has never been a neatly contained practice.

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This brilliant curved monitor I've been testing is great for gamers and creatives, and it's. designed by Porsche?

Creative Bloq

Every issue is packed with art and design inspiration Delivered to your IOS or Android device Never miss an issue From £9.99 Yes, theres a curve, which risks edge distortion, but the real estate here is so big and the curve so gentle (only 1800R) that I never had any concerns in my three months with the screen on my desk.

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The Plugable TBT-UDT3 Thunderbolt 5 dock is a speedy budget contender

Creative Bloq

Every issue is packed with art and design inspiration Delivered to your IOS or Android device Never miss an issue From £9.99 This gets messy really quickly, so a dock handles all port replication duties and can provide charging to your laptop too. Why not try a subscription? 4/5 (Image credit: Future / Ian Evenden) Buy it if.

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Why the PayPal Logo is Both a Genius Move and a Boring Mess

Inkbot Design

Before the Double P: The Wild West of X.com and Confinity Before PayPal was the default online checkout button, it was a messy fusion of two different companies with two very different ideas about the future of money. It's the visual equivalent of tidying your desk by throwing everything into one sterile-looking box.

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Coolman's latest character antics captured by CASETiFY

Creative Boom

His key inspiration was not, as you might imagine, Keith Haring, so much as watching The Three Stooges' slapstick when he was five or six years old with his grandfather. This and the Cartoon Network informed his school desk doodles and school book sketches kept him awake during an uninspiring education. He never went to art school.

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10 Things Designers Can Learn From Pastry Chefs

Speckyboy Design Magazine

You’d be surprised how inspiring a freshly baked plate of cookies can be. The ones with candy bar wrappers and empty Red Bull cans littering their desks and floors of their offices), then you should probably listen up. If you don’t have any sketches… well now’s the time to make some ! 2: Create, test, and evaluate.