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The 20 illustrators inspiring us the most in 2025

Creative Boom

His work has appeared on the covers of The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, and The New York Times Magazine and has won awards from AIGA, the Art Directors Club, and American Illustration. A self-proclaimed "artist with a business brain", she picked up hand lettering as a hobby while studying advertising at the School of Visual Arts.

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50 fonts that will be popular with designers in 2025

Creative Boom

Its lighter weights exude elegance and refinement, making it ideal for fashion brands and magazines, while the regular weight offers excellent legibility for editorial content without being bland. The heavier weights feature exaggerated curves, adding personality to designs, especially when paired with its lush italics.

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10 Top Visual Trends for 2025

Graphic Design Junction

Typography is no longer just a vehicle for delivering information; it is now a core design element that interacts with other visual components. How These Trends Shape Visual Identity: Typography as a Visual Element : In 2025, typography is treated as a visual art form, often playing the role of the main graphic in a composition.

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April 2025 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

Colossal

All About Photo Magazine Open Call (International) For its 47th issue, AAP Magazine is accepting submissions of portfolios or bodies of work around the theme of shadows. Winners receive $1,000 cash, their work published in the magazine, and press coverage. ” Deadline: 23:59 BST on April 13, 2025. There is a $35 entry fee.

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The 20 graphic designers inspiring us the most in 2025

Creative Boom

Chloe Scheffe Based in Seattle, USA, Chloe Scheffe is an independent designer and art director. She began her editorial career at the New York Times Magazine, then went on to work on publications of all kinds, including Here, Interview, GQ, Wired, Lux, and WePresent. Wale Osunla Wale Osunla 9.

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From fine art to Photoshop: Sam Gilbey's illustrious career so far

Creative Boom

If you're a person who knows and follows the world of visual arts, I'd only have to say "painterly pop culture portraits", and your mind would go straight to Sam Gilbey 's work. His illustrations have appeared everywhere, from billboards, comics, books, and magazines to licensed prints, exhibitions, movie packaging, TV, and film.

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Decoding the world through Charles Auguste’s artistic direction

Its Nice That

Words Sudi Jama — Date 31 July 2025 Work Film Photography Art Direction Charles Auguste’s practice, initially fed by a focus on physical disciplines like parkour, brings together visual arts and direction alongside performance.