Creative Boom
JULY 14, 2024
Image licensed via Adobe Stock The creative industry is changing fast under the onslaught of AI. We share the community's best advice on how to not just survive but thrive over the next decade and a half. This month, Creative Boom is celebrating our 15th anniversary. It's a great opportunity to reflect on how much has changed for creatives since we launched in 2007.
BP&O
JUNE 6, 2024
It’s often the launch of major charity rebrands that puts the gulf between how the design world views something, and how the rest of the world might, into sharp relief. Countless headlines abound bemoaning the £££millions ‘spent on a new logo’, as if that’s just about all there is to it, and now the children/animals/elderly etc will directly suffer as The post RSPCA by JKR appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.
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Its Nice That
MARCH 11, 2024
Art of the Title’s Lola Landekic speaks to the graphic designers behind titles and posters for some of this year’s biggest films, exploring the process and changing landscape for these creatives setting the tone of films through typography.
Design Milk
MARCH 18, 2024
Tucked away in the Hoge Veluwe National Park in the Netherlands lies a unique haven – Buitenplaats Koningsweg – for artists and visitors alike. The former barracks site has been transformed into a vibrant community where dozens of creatives live and work. Now, as part of an innovative project by the municipality of Arnhem, a series of 11 “follies” have emerged within the woods, offering an opportunity for guests to immerse themselves in the forest.
Speaker: Amber Asay, Creative Director and Founder of award-winning design studio Nice People
Understanding what trends are happening and how they’re impacting the competitive landscape is crucial to providing top dollar design strategy to your clients. With so many trends coming and going, it can be overwhelming to determine which ones you should capitalize on and which ones might not be worth the trouble. In this exclusive webinar with Amber Asay, we’ll explore graphic design trends that need to die, trends that are starting to pick up and why, trends that have come and gone, and how t
Creative Bloq
JANUARY 14, 2024
It was the decade when fantasy art became part of pop culture. Illustrator and author Tony DiTerlizzi shares his favourite 1980s artists and their influence on him.
Azure Magazine
JUNE 27, 2024
The closure last week of the Ontario Science Centre came as a shock. Though there were clear indications the Ontario government has long been planning to shutter the beloved institution, this final, decisive and cynical move – on a Friday afternoon just before the Premier departed for summer vacation – felt like a stinging insult to everyone who is fighting to save the Brutalist icon as well as a tactical move in a much larger political plan.
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FlowingData
JANUARY 10, 2024
In the 2000s, if you wanted to make interactive or animated visualization for the web, Flash was the main option. When Flash lost support and fell off the internet, a solid decade of great visualization no longer worked. The New York Times has resurrected their archives with a Flash emulator. So pieces that were relegated to static thumbnail images are back.
Abduzeedo
MARCH 13, 2024
Oddval Text Typeface: Enhancing Typography & Font Design abduzeedo 0313—24 Explore Oddval Text, a font family improving legibility for web and print, supporting over 220 languages with advanced typography related features. In today's digital landscape, typography remains a cornerstone of design, blending aesthetics with practicality. Among the latest innovations, Oddval Text emerges as a noteworthy addition to the Oddval Font Family.
The Die Line
MARCH 18, 2024
Dieline is a global package design community and showcase of package design inspiration. We cover industry news, sustainable packaging news, design trends, and host our own packaging conferences, package design events, and Dieline packaging design awards.
Design You Trust
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
You’ve mastered the poses known as “downward-facing dog” and “bridge pose” without losing your balance, then? Best wishes! However, hang on to your yoga mats because the true magic (and sometimes chaos) happens in the more advanced yoga poses.
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Brands must create and share impactful content to thrive, but they have less people, tighter budgets, and fewer resources to do so. Learn how to publish and market digital content with the same professionalism as organizations with million-dollar budgets.
Creative Boom
JUNE 26, 2024
The winners of Penguin's 2024 Cover Design Award Competition was once again fierce for this year's prestigious awards by Penguin Books. We reveal the winners of its annual prize where creatives get a remarkable opportunity to showcase their talents. Today, Penguin Books has announced the winners of its popular Cover Design Award , which sees aspiring designers and illustrators reimagine the covers of bestselling Penguin titles.
BP&O
MARCH 19, 2024
I’m reluctant to bring up the pandemic again, four years later. However, I can’t help but think back to this period when seeing images related to gatherings, which is employed to great effect in Onmi Design’s work for PURLOM, a family business with more than 40 years of experience producing and distributing a wide variety of meats. This kind of The post PURLOM’s ¡A LA MESA!
Its Nice That
JUNE 19, 2024
We constantly tell young designers and illustrators to develop their own unique style. But what happens when that style becomes widely adopted and even copied? Our US editor-at-large considers the impact on both individual creatives and the industry as a whole.
Design Milk
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
The Oceana Retreat is a minimal residence located in Bal Harbour, Florida, designed by Hino Studio. The clients, avid art collectors, wanted to showcase their love for both Latin-American flair and European mid-century aesthetics. The design direction is made right from the beginning with the selection of a Gio Ponti style entry foyer floor, which set the tone for the rest of the apartment.
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Creative Bloq
JANUARY 25, 2024
How a suppressed opera created in a Nazi concentration camp has become of 2024's most important graphic novels. Artist Patrick Lay explains his process.
Azure Magazine
APRIL 16, 2024
The following calls us to abandon algorithms and think pieces about the battle between Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and the country music establishment. It is a foray from musical genre towards cultural geography. Using this theoretical framework — which, in simple terms, focuses on people and place as a guide — together we will traverse the mythology of a singular cultural authenticity, asymmetrical cultural landscapes and the reclamation of cultural ground.
Colossal
JUNE 24, 2024
All images © Matt Wilson, shared with permission Matt Wilson ( previously ) has transformed found utensils into recycled metal sculptures for the last 15 years. Bending, welding, and mounting segments of cutlery upon one another, spoon bowls evoke plumage and fork prongs resemble sprawling quills. Encompassing the distinctive crown variations of birds’ heads, Wilson utilizes the unique decorative details that adorn handles of silverware.
FlowingData
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Based on data from the USDA Census of Agriculture , this map by John Johnson shows the predominant domesticated animal in each county in the United States. It nonchalantly includes humans.
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In today’s competitive markets, how do you make sure that your content not only stands out but performs well? How can you predict whether certain design choices will result in clicks, engagement, downloads, and other drivers of ROI? Shutterstock’s Creative Insights Report (Q3) is your window into the hottest trends that are transforming the creative world.
Abduzeedo
MAY 6, 2024
Experience Delight: Muuu Packaging Design & Visual Identity abduzeedo 0506—24 Explore Muuu's playful packaging design & visual identity by Jaqueline Zanini. Dive into the world of colorful illustrations, retro logos, and fun typography, enhancing the dairy experience. Jaqueline Zanini brings forth a captivating narrative through her packaging design and visual identity for Muuu, a disruptive brand in the dairy industry.
HONGKIAT
JULY 24, 2024
How often do we encounter something new and immediately regard it with skepticism, disdain, or another negative reaction ? We all have at least one instance where we dismissed a new diet, revolutionary business strategy, or even a television show or film as foolish – only to see it become wildly successful! Even if we aren’t the target audience , there’s a lot we can learn from things we initially reject.
Swiss Miss
JUNE 30, 2024
View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Stitchery (@gettheetothestitchery) Love this woman and her bookshelf skirt.
Creative Boom
JULY 15, 2024
Designer, writer, and academic Michael John Goodman has launched three online archives of Victorian illustrations covering works by Shakespeare, Dickens, and Chaucer. We talked to Michael about what these collections have to offer today's creatives. It's fascinating to compare how illustrators have depicted great works of literature through the ages.
Speaker: Eden Spivak, Design Expert and Editor at Wix & Nir Horesh, Accessibility Lead and Senior Product Manager at Wix
When we design products or websites for people like ourselves, there are many others who are, as a result, left out. From visually impaired users who rely on assistive technology, to people with a temporary injury such as a broken arm, tech users are forever diverse and beautifully unique. The products we design can, and should, reflect the extremely wide range of human experiences and needs.
Creative Boom
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Image licensed via Adobe Stock As the news continues to look grim and the economy struggles, what can creatives do to stay happy and productive? The Creative Boom community share their top tips. Are you finding your life and work particularly challenging right now? You're by no means alone. After all, we might be past the worst of Covid now, but the world hasn't exactly pivoted into the big, happy, post-pandemic party we'd all hoped for.
Creative Boom
JANUARY 14, 2024
We love a good passion project here at Creative Boom, and here's our favourite of 2024 so far! Roam magazine is taking an inclusive and cross-disciplinary approach to showcasing the modern folk movement. As the philosopher George Santayana once wrote: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." But history isn't just a list of names and dates, wars and leaders; it's much broader than that.
Creative Boom
JUNE 7, 2024
Image licensed via Adobe Stock Adobe is requiring everyone to sign new terms and conditions before they can log in to Photoshop and other Creative Cloud apps. But many are refusing. Should you do so, too? This is a headline I never thought I'd write. But creatives around the world have been opening up Photoshop this week and getting so vexed that they're refusing to log in.
Creative Boom
MAY 19, 2024
Porto-based graphic designer Chezarit Mattie has combined his love of nature and made a positive change in his lush new visual identity for the city's community garden, Botânica. When it comes to getting away from the hustle and bustle of daily life, nothing beats retreating to nature. And where better to recuperate from a long day at work than a community garden?
Speaker: Michele Berdinis
This session will answer business law questions that people are asking most during the pandemic. If my business can’t pay its bills, can my creditors come after my personal assets? Do I have to pay the rent on my co-working space or office? Can my clients cancel signed contracts? Can I cancel contracts for things I no longer need because my business has slowed down?
Creative Boom
JULY 16, 2024
Photography and video captured by Jay Dawson, Ben Hughes and Thomas Lennox Pearson Artist Andy Welland is behind what's thought to be the UK's largest piece of temporary pavement art. If you're not familiar with Newcastle and get the opportunity to visit, the best place to start is to head down the Quayside. This vibrant area along the River Tyne, which flanks both Newcastle and Gateshead, has undergone a transformation in recent years, evolving from an industrial dockside to a popular spot for
Creative Boom
JANUARY 4, 2024
Image licensed via Adobe Stock Had a rough 2023? You're not alone. But these creatives are taking a fresh approach to 2024, and their advice may help you, too. In the fast-paced world of creativity, things are always changing. New technologies arrive, creating new ways of working and new types of products to create. At the same time, new social and cultural movements spring up, changing how we see the world.
Creative Boom
JUNE 6, 2024
Image licensed via Adobe Stock If you're on Instagram or Facebook, Meta is about to start scraping your images to train its AI. So many creatives are turning to anti-AI social platform Cara instead. But is this a better bet? We give you the lowdown, and share some views from the community. Just when you thought social media couldn't be more fractured, there's a new game in town.
Creative Boom
APRIL 10, 2024
With its new, more distinct logotype, richer colour palette, and suite of iconography, the RSPCA hopes to rally support for tackling the growing global challenges in animal welfare. As the RSPCA celebrates 200 years of working to help animals live fairer and better lives, it has launched a new purpose, positioning, and brand identity designed by Jones Knowles Ritchie (JKR).
Speaker: Sean Adams, ArtCenter College of Design
Thomas Edison once said “Vision without execution is hallucination.” This statement applies not just to invention, but to graphic design. One of the greatest strengths of graphic designers is the ability to first develop a concept and then execute it to make it real. From visualization and ideation all the way through to actuation and execution, each step of this process takes skill and expertise.
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