Creative Boom

JANUARY 29, 2025

Studying graphic design here can really kickstart your career in the industry as this list of influential alumni showcases. Loughborough University's BA (Hons) Graphic Design programme has long had a strong reputation. Loughborough isn't just one of the UK's most prestigious universities.

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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. The new designs looked to simplify and amplify its message "to clearly convey what makes Sova stand out in a saturated market," Mushtaq explains.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

With a staff of over 1700 people, 75% of whom are women, everything stays within the country, from harvesting the raw cashmere through processing, design, manufacture and distribution, Headquartered in the country's capital, Ulaanbaatar, Gobi began in 1981 as a state-owned company specialising in 100% premium cashmere.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Sure, creating simulations of Mars missions inherently involves creativity – but it's certainly not 'art', or even design, as we usually understand it. Sure, creating simulations of Mars missions inherently involves creativity – but it's certainly not 'art', or even design, as we usually understand it. ORB by SpY.

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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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Design Milk

MARCH 24, 2025

The Tegeta marketing department has unveiled its newly designed office in Tbilisi, Georgia, redefining the modern workspace with a focus on functionality, comfort, and sustainability. Ergonomic design lies at the heart of this workspace transformation. Sustainability was a key consideration throughout the design process.

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Design Milk

OCTOBER 17, 2024

In response to these evolving dynamics, architects in Japan are rethinking the design of the home itself, aiming to alleviate the demands for constant cohesion within families. In Saitama, Japan, the Kumagaya House , designed by CHOP+ARCHI , is one such example of space redefined by this cultural shift.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Inspired by design legends and modern art, this small but dynamic team brings a timeless quality to every project. Its design ethos is described as "simplicity with personality": Studio Mast strives, it says, to create "unique results that our clients feel ownership of and that successfully meet their needs".

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Design Milk

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Cloth holds tradition, and this is the driving force behind Crafting Topographies , which features hand-embroidered wall art from Brinda Dudhat of Morii Design. These pieces sit in a place of honor at Salon Design, finally recognized for their social and geographic worldbuilding.

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Graphic Design Junction

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

From intricate character designs to surreal landscapes, digital illustrators are redefining traditional art forms, making digital illustration a powerful medium across various industries like advertising, entertainment, and beyond. Many digital illustrators create highly detailed works, whether through realistic shading or fantasy elements.

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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

In the heart of Seoul’s historic Dongdaemun district, a design revolution is quietly unfolding. The Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), with its fluid Zaha Hadid -designed architecture, stands as a metallic metaphor for South Korea’s seamless fusion of heritage and innovation.

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Creative Boom

MAY 24, 2023

We reveal the new 'masterbrand' for Channel 4, courtesy of Pentagram partners Hudson-Powell and 4Creative, and dive into the thinking and principles behind it. And it's been designed to evoke the channel's unapologetically rebellious nature, balanced with a need for cohesion and consistency. Clearly, something's been in the air.

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Design Milk

APRIL 7, 2025

Designed with a deep understanding of the coastal landscape and inspired by the sleek, understated elegance of Californian modernism, LA Cool celebrates natural beauty while enhancing functionality and comfort for year-round enjoyment. Equipped with thoughtful amenities, LA Cool transforms outdoor living into a year-round experience.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 3, 2023

Ryan Moore, partner at the Brooklyn-based branding, strategy and design studio Gretel, described Redzepi as "warm, disarming, and candid", recalling how refreshing it was to meet a leader so invested in celebrating creativity and teamwork. And most recently, the agency partnered with Noma on a lushly designed art book, Noma 2.0:

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Design Milk

MARCH 31, 2025

The Coliseum Chair by Alvaro Uribe blends contemporary design and ancient principles, playing on our sense of optics to create larger than life proportions, reminiscent of a grander, bygone era. These shapes have ignited the mind for centuries, pulling on design traditions made to celebrate the gods (and shun the emperors).

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 30, 2022

Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail is a visual adaptation of billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio's best-selling book of the same title. And it's all brought to beautiful visual life by design and animation agency Thornberg & Forester.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The design industry is charging forward into 2025 with excitement and renewed purpose. So read on to see what's coming next and discover how the industry is tackling some of the most pressing issues in design today. Take heart! So why not join them in their enthusiasm and optimism about the coming year?

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Brand and design consultancy BAGGI is behind the design of the campaign, and their core aim is to showcase why the UK's food and drink industry is such a vibrant place to work. This meant ditching stuffy B2B codes and designing something playful and meaningful.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The new designs are underpinned by a very interesting concept, based on the idea of being 'in the present'. The new designs are underpinned by a very interesting concept, based on the idea of being 'in the present'. Luxury leisure hotels are predominantly designed for escapism from daily life," she explains.

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Design Milk

MARCH 27, 2025

The 15,000-square-foot facility, located in Aurora, New York, represents a significant evolution in American spa design, one that merges ancient Ayurvedic principles with contemporary architectural principles. Six hydrotherapy pools vary both in temperature and unique visual perspectives.

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Creative Boom

JULY 17, 2024

Creative Boom flew out to Barcelona to test drive Nissan's all-electric coupe crossover and chat with the design team about what goes into creating the next generation of cars. It takes a real expert – a scientist of sorts – to be able to dissect and understand Japanese design in order to experiment with and apply it in the right way.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 24, 2025

The findings are simultaneously sobering and empowering for designers seeking to differentiate their work. This dance between convergence and divergence forms the backbone of what Stocksy identifies as the new creative imperative for designers seeking to stand out in an increasingly homogenised landscape.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The agency, therefore, created a modular identity system and motion principle elements around LabaLaba meaning 'butterfly' in Yoruba, one of the principal languages spoken in Nigeria and throughout the African west coast. "We We enjoyed re-discovering ourselves and workshopping the different ways we could retell our origin story.

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Creative Boom

JULY 1, 2024

The work was carried out by sixredsquares , a UK-based agency founded by "a bunch of scruffy graphic design students" 15 years ago and whose client list today boasts Bloomberg Television, YMCA and Sky Arts. The revamped brand and website aim to engage a global audience and highlight LWT's crucial work.

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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Implementing a hyper site-responsive strategy, notable architecture firm Studio Gang designed the distinct structure based on the distilled form and unique growth pattern of the Aspen Tree – otherwise known as the Populus – precinctive to the area. They also work as streamlined gutters deflecting rainwater.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 27, 2022

As head of design at Gretel NY , Dylan Mulvaney is the creative force behind brand identities for Apple, Netflix and Vice. He's been honoured by the D&AD, the Art Directors Club, the Type Directors Club, and the Fast Company Innovation by Design Awards. As such, we were looking forward to getting design insights from a true master.

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Graphic Design Junction

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Best condensed & narrow fonts for graphic designers offer a perfect way to create stunning, professional designs with limited space. Whether you are working on branding, advertising, or sleek UI designs, condensed fonts provide versatility and style. Professional templates and high-quality fonts elevate your design game.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 8, 2024

Designed to make play more accessible, the updated look reflects what makes the LEGO brand so important. Its red-brick logo has always been a consistently recognisable design element, but beyond that, the company's identity needed to offer a "fluid and cohesive" brand experience.

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Graphic Design Junction

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Japanese-style fonts bring a unique blend of tradition and modernity to design projects, making them a popular choice for businesses and creatives alike. Whether you’re working on branding, packaging, or web design, the right Japanese-style font can evoke cultural authenticity, elegance, or contemporary simplicity. Download 2.

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Creative Boom

JULY 18, 2024

Multidisciplinary creative Deji Ajetomobi is launching a new magazine focusing on African design talent and partnerships. We chatted with him about its founding principles, its vision for the continent's creative industry, and the kind of work it's planning to feature.

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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

JUNE 23, 2024

A Visible Distance interrogates the last three decades of design and creativity, from the commercialisation of the internet to the advanced technologies and practices of today. But recently, a new type of book by a contemporary author has entered the literary playing field.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 14, 2023

So recently, they teamed up with DesignStudio , a brand and design agency based in London, New York, Sydney and Shanghai who clearly didn't want to trouble anyone by giving themselves a complicated name. In our experience, we've found Trivago to be one of the better sites to try. The 'Search savvy. Feel super.'

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Creative Boom

APRIL 19, 2023

Paper engineer, graphic designer and illustrator Julia Yus recaptures the magic she felt when she first opened a pop-up book in her delightfully colourful and child-like creations. Do you remember opening a pop-up book for the first time? And in her beautiful, hand-crafted illustrations, she takes you right back to that magical feeling.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Lock by Mark Bloom and Diana Ovezea Hailing from both indie designers and larger foundries, these cool fonts could come in handy for your end-of-year design projects. As autumn settles in, winter approaches, and we all start to spend more time indoors, it's a great time to think about refreshing your design toolkit.

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Creative Boom

JULY 14, 2024

As brand designer Asa Rodger puts it: "The pace of change is dizzying, the speed of tech-evolution is bewildering, and the need to wrangle work into a sustainable balance and pace seems ever-mounting." Brand identity designer Abhinav Yadav echoes many in offering a "boring" answer that nonetheless goes to the nub of the issue. "By

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 22, 2023

You can't miss the Italian tissue brand on the shelves, thanks to eye-opening new packaging designs by global branding agency WMH&I. The new designs are driven by Tempo's three brand pillars of 'Kind to Self', 'Kind to Others' and 'Kind to Planet', aiming to deepen the connection between the brand and consumers and attract new fans.

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