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The 25 creative studios inspiring us the most in 2025

Creative Boom

They also highlighted "Super Futures," their program that encourages employees to think freely and positively about brand challenges and audience desires, aiming to reclaim creative liberation. At the OFFF Festival 2025, for instance, Simon and Aporva delivered a masterclass on running a successful brand design agency.

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A Hybrid Mass Timber Addition Unifies the California College of the Arts

Azure Magazine

Until recently, programs were split between the two cities, forcing students to commute back and forth. Their novel lateral brace system is expressed on the building façades as a graphic x-shaped pattern, rendered in blackened wood. Inside, the pavilions house classrooms, art studios and the CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts.

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Unika Vaev’s Folded Poetry Features Multidimensional Acoustic Solutions

Design Milk

She made modules via a computer software program, and then printed, cut, and assembled three-dimensional forms. Redmann, for example, sees swimming or undulating patterns when she looks at a brick wall, tile floors, or striped shirts. The three styles she created not only absorb sound waves, but also visually mimic disorientation.

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A Look at ton:acc's Distinctive Branding and Visual Identity

Abduzeedo

See how ASCII+3D graphics create engaging patterns and animations. The team behind ton:acc, an acceleration program for early-stage projects in the TON ecosystem, understands this well. It's a look that feels both futuristic and grounded, perfectly reflecting the program's innovative spirit.

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From Screens to Space: The Future of 3D and Spatial UI Design

Noupe

Several programs, including Blender, Unity, and Unreal Engine, enable designers to start quickly the development of 3D interfaces giving the concept a concrete form. These technologies are capable of tracking the behavior and the usage preference patterns and thus are capable of providing the entire adapted usage experience.

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Graphic Designer Skills: What Design Students Need To Develop

Inkbot Design

Gaining Skills with Digital Programs Today's creators depend on design software. Digital programs also help test styles without losing supplies. This builds muscle memory and pattern recognition faster than any tutorial. A trained eye recognises what works. This background pushes students to create cleaner designs in any format.

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25+ Best Rough & Weathered Textures (Free & Pro)

Design Shack

Today, we bring you a collection of the best rough and weathered textures , including distressed paper and scratched metal to grunge overlays, cracked surfaces, and worn fabric patterns. Grunge Weathered Concrete Textures This pack includes four seamless patterns of weathered that you can use to create high-quality textures and backgrounds.