Creative Boom

APRIL 19, 2022

An MFA graduate from the School of Visual Arts in New York City, her lush, almost textural illustrations have appeared on murals, in the pages of books she's written, and in the titles of hit TV dramas. Drawing her inspiration from women's history, fashion, and social activism, Aura's art style is both new and familiar.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 25, 2024

Deep dive As you'd expect from Counter-Print, the book deeply dives into the topic. The digital era brought further innovation with the creation of pixel art icons in the 1980s, pioneered by designers like Susan Kare for Apple Macintosh. "We We've tried to include both and concentrate on the most creative uses we could find."

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Creative Boom

MAY 21, 2024

Created by Cahonas founder Ritchie Marshall, Beermats for Balls is a new fundraiser which uses a creative approach to engage the art community and combat testicular cancer. Many artists felt a personal connection to the cause or were drawn to the opportunity to use an interesting medium and their art to make a difference," Ritchie adds.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 4, 2022

So whether you're a fresh-faced school leaver, a creative taking a new direction mid-career, or a mature student looking to reinvigorate their practice, you'll find great tips here to guide you on your way. Don't create art that everyone will like or is perfect because it's impossible. Don't rush things. Stay true to yourself.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 13, 2023

So we were excited to hear that University of the Arts London (UAL) have three scholarship schemes to support postgraduate students with their studies. Meet the students Sara Dobson is a British multidisciplinary artist currently studying MA Fine Art: Digital at Central Saint Martins, a course she began in 2022 and will complete in 2024.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

And as well as transforming her own experiences into art, Aleksandra made her feelings universal by interviewing other Eastern-European women to hear how they grew up in an oppressive environment. "In Yet despite confronting some pretty heavy topics, The Caterpillar Girl does not come across as depressive.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 31, 2024

We caught up with him to hear how he made his own opportunities, got crowned a pop star art director, and hacked the industry by creating an agency that does everything differently. The last few years sound like a whirlwind of success for art director Nikos Georgópoulos. And to begin with, it even came hard for Nikos. "At

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The colours, typography and art direction all add up to a brand refresh that feels, well, quite refreshing. From design and campaign to assortment strategy, the team always showed great expertise in a variety of topics, really helping us to make the new brand strategy come to life."

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We And The Color

DECEMBER 3, 2024

million weekly active users, and more than 100,000 active subreddits on the platform spanning nearly every topic imaginable. ₁ These communities range from broad topics like art, photography, and design to highly specific niches such as minimalist logo design or abstract street photography. million daily active users, 267.5

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Creative Boom

APRIL 17, 2023

Have you always been fascinated by art and design? Maybe you've even considered pursuing a career around art but are unsure where to start. Artists create art for its own sake. So ultimately, art can only be judged subjectively, but graphic design can be judged objectively: i.e., did it achieve its purpose?

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Leeds International Festival of Ideas covers some tricky topics, so the branding and visual assets needed to be sensitive. Taking place every autumn, it covers topics across science, technology, culture and society and serves as a platform for exchanging ideas, fostering dialogue, and encouraging curiosity.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 29, 2022

Writing consistently about one topic will always be a viable marketing strategy," says Tom Berry , brand strategist and creative director at Studio Bennu. I've always enjoyed it for collecting images I like, but recently I've been using it much more to add my art," he says. I love doing art markets and craft shows.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

To achieve the sector distinction that Mozilla wanted, JKR decided to go in a different direction for the wordmark and beyond. The shift in tone helps Mozilla engage a broader audience by making complex topics like internet privacy and open-source AI more accessible and relatable while being true to our organisation's activist spirit."

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 22, 2023

Inspired by the fallout from a toxic relationship, graphic designer and trainee sign painter Emily Salinas explores this topic in Project Lovebomb. It's a dark topic, but rather than dwelling on the negative, Emily's project takes a positive and constructive stance. "I and signposts resources for support."

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Creative Boom

JUNE 28, 2023

The arts and sciences can often seem like unrelated fields. Having previously studied medicine and design in her home country before becoming a biomedical innovation program fellow at Stanford, she says her background in healthcare motivates her art. How has your art evolved and developed over the years?

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Graphic Design Junction

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

These predictions will give you a glimpse into the exciting directions graphic design is heading in, providing valuable insight into the trends that are set to lead in the coming year. Retro-futurism reflects a playful yet sophisticated look, making it popular across branding, website design, and digital art.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 20, 2023

© Vonn Cummings Sumner American artist Vonn Cummings Sumner has revisited the classic cartoon strip character Krazy Kat in his latest solo exhibition, Second Nature, which is currently on view at Morton Fine Art's Washington, D.C. Wayne Thiebaud's ART 148/Theory & Criticism class," he reveals. "He

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Designer Daily

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Brief Overview of the Topic Desktop wallpapers have evolved significantly over the years, from basic, pixelated images to breathtaking digital art. As displays became capable of rendering sharper images, wallpapers transitioned from simple patterns to high-definition photographs and intricate digital art.

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Designer Daily

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

In this post, we’ll show you some of the online graphic design courses available at Domestika, an exciting platform and community championing the creative arts with online courses to keep on learning and exploring. Art Direction for Creative Visual Branding. Domestika: your new professional ally. Graphic Design Courses.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

You just have to choose a direction and devote yourself to it. Topics covered include building clean project templates, optimising your file structure, treating email like an artform, understanding the building blocks of a strong invoice and staying above the law. The Art of Storytelling for Freelancers and Creators by Sun Yi.

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Creative Boom

JULY 11, 2023

For Eva, the topic of body positivity is close to her heart. I knew that the text bits would be balloony and floating and then just followed that direction with the character and the other elements," Eva adds. It's something I struggle with every summer," she tells Creative Boom. "I And YOU are one of them!"

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Graphic Design Junction

JANUARY 24, 2022

The finest photography advice for beginners can help you progress from taking pictures to producing works of art. They’re all typical topics for creating beautiful reflection shots. Tip 1: Make sure your topic is in the best possible position for maximum effect. Are you a beginner when it comes to photography?

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The book breaks down the complex process of starting a business into manageable steps, covering essential topics such as creating product ideas, identifying markets, reaching customers, pricing, testing, and marketing. This allows you to regain control of your time and energy, directing them towards activities that make the biggest impact.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 29, 2022

I decided to keep exploring the topic, and four years later, we're four issues in!". Each issue has a central theme which the art direction and recipes are then built around. With the point of view and message prepared, they can then be paired off with contributors who will have something interesting to say on each topic. "It

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

You can also read the full discussion of this topic on Threads and X. Here's some good advice from art director Sara L. I credit all of the critiques I participated in at fine arts college for my confidence. It's something we can all cultivate with a bit of effort. Tell yourself the right story Let's start by defining our terms.

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Just Creative

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Led by Michael Worthington, a member of the faculty at the California Institute of Arts, the course will teach you how to implement visual, rhythm, and pattern in design, techniques of image making and how to create your own series of images as well as how to use scale, direction, texture, weight, and space in your project.

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Abduzeedo

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The result is a visual language that breaks down barriers, ensuring health topics remain approachable and free from stigma. This thoughtful combination ensures the platform is both visually engaging and emotionally resonant, making health topics feel less intimidating.

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We And The Color

JANUARY 25, 2025

They cover a broad range of topics, from graphic design and illustration to photography and animation. Are you interested in the art of packaging? Design Milk ( @designmilk ) Design Milk is a design blog that covers a wide range of topics, from architecture and interior design to product design and technology.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 26, 2022

For Paris-based Maxime Mouysset , inspiration can come from a few different directions. It's a short and intense collaboration with the art director," she shares. A familiar scene for many, she says, "Thanks to the frame and zoom, I sum up a boring topic which is a student's presentation at school.". © Maxime Mouysset.

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Design Shack

JUNE 18, 2025

This is where you briefly explain the topic or problem you’re addressing. The final frame should clearly direct them to the next step, whether it’s following your account, sharing the post, visiting your website, saving the carousel, or commenting. Keep it short and easy to digest, and lead directly into your main content.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

To point you in the right direction, we canvassed the Creative Boom community for their thoughts, ideas and suggestions on being positive and making people genuinely love working with you. Be sociable on social media We'll start with a topic that's pretty thorny right now. "My We share their best advice in the article below.

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Creative Bloq

JUNE 12, 2025

Every issue is packed with art and design inspiration Delivered to your IOS or Android device Never miss an issue From £9.99 TOPICS Thunderbolt Ian Evenden Freelance writer Ian Evenden has been a journalist for over 20 years, starting in the days of QuarkXpress 4 and Photoshop 5. Why not try a subscription? MB/s read and 4578.4

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Creative Review

MAY 25, 2021

Victo Ngai is an LA-based illustrator from Hong Kong and she’s created editorial illustrations for titles such as the New York Times and New Yorker, while also working on storyboards and animation art for the likes of NBC and Dreamworks. The final art is analogue and digital techniques.”

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Creative Market

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

As we adapt to this new phase of the pandemic, we’ll rely on art to help us make sense of reality– even create a new one altogether. We’re seeing a revival of the hippie counterculture that championed nonviolence, consciousness, and art in the 60s. Especially popular is a certain Art Deco, 1920s feel. Be Groovy or Leave.

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Its Nice That

JUNE 19, 2025

The “starving artist” is a classic trope, but no one should have to skip dinner to make art. This make-it-work attitude is still going strong, with plenty of young creatives today finding innovative ways to keep making their art on a budget. Reading "You don’t need loads of cash." Not bad for a piece of scrap.

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Design Milk

AUGUST 31, 2022

I was inspired by modern art and Bauhaus, and integrated that with my own intuitive sense about the way that shapes and color can represent emotions, transformations, and happiness. One of the programs we did was actually on this very topic: what can we do to use social media to increase our happiness?

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Graphic Design Junction

AUGUST 11, 2022

These platforms provide a variety of different courses on a variety of various web design topics. Can you take direction from your supervisor and meaningfully apply web design approaches to the advice you have been given? Master the art of coding. Master the art of prototyping. This platform is top-rated.

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