Creative Boom

JANUARY 27, 2025

Plymouth-based illustrator and graphic designer Beth Bennett is a fairly new face in the creative industries, having only graduated last year in 2024, but one of her recent projects caught our eye, and we just had to know more. Pizza, the New York Timesbestselling illustrator behind the popular podcast Creative Pep Talk.

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Designer Daily

MARCH 20, 2022

The name may not sound so familiar outside of France or engravers’ circles, but it should be more widely known by people with a knack for art. Doré is mostly known for his illustrative engraving work, often on biblical topics and displaying a stunning level of craft and an unmatched love for details.

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Creative Boom

JULY 16, 2024

Energetic shades of pink, green and blue are blended and carved into forms that begin rooted in daily life but quickly lead to strange realms of dreamlike surrealism as envisaged by the talented young illustrator Wenjing Yang. To say Wenjing's art is unique would be something of an understatement.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In Hanneke's world, the illustrator pulls inspiration from the mysteries surrounding us – addressing topics such as "psychology, religion, love, nostalgia, philosophy, absurdism, disconnection and finding your way back", as written in the artist's bio. Art has been known to bear many remedial qualities, after all.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Mutant Hands – AKA animator and art director James Wignall – burst onto the creative scene back in 2005, one of a new wave of creatives at the vanguard of the noughties motion graphics revolution. James Wignall has curated a new reel to encapsulate his recent animation work and created a fresh visual identity to boot.

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Creative Boom

MAY 11, 2023

Georgia-based freelance illustrator Changyu Zou creates surreal, dream-like illustrations that harness the written language's powers and convert them into images that will transport you to another world. Originally from China, Changyu moved overseas to study an MFA in illustration at the Savannah College of Art.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 15, 2024

Originally from the Russian territory of Sakha – also called Yakutia – Ilya Kazakov is one of the most northerly illustrators we've featured in a while. When the OFFF Festival came to Moscow in 2021, Ilya had the honour of creating the opening titles – a job many illustrators and animators would envy.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 15, 2022

Students at Glasgow School of Art. 22 Men by Emma Williams, MA Art and Science (Central Saint Martins). Celebrating the best creative work from Goldsmiths students, spanning fine art, design, film-making, photography and more, this year's annual summer shows run until 26 July at venues across the UK capital.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 19, 2023

London-based illustrator Chiara Xie reflects on the effect of technology in her cyberpunk artwork. Chiara has always had a passion for art, even though her academic background initially led her to study finance with a minor in Visual Arts at Boston University. Among them, editorial illustration resonated with me the most.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Image licensed via Adobe Stock Putting together samples of your work for art directors, editors, and others might sound straightforward, but many illustrators find it anything but. We share some tips from the Creative Boom community on presenting your illustrations in the best possible light. Quality over quantity."

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Tender uses drama, art and media to provide a safe, enjoyable space where people can engage with sensitive topics, 'rehearse' for real-life scenarios and explore their rights, responsibilities and expectations within relationships. Overall, Osch's branding evokes the right atmosphere for the topic by being calm, warm and welcoming.

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Designer Daily

APRIL 8, 2025

As a fully virtual school focused on creative arts, this school specializes in design education thats tailored for those pursuing careers in graphic design, web design, and more. The degree is a bit more technically focused, with topics such as DevOps, API Development, and Container Technologies.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Staying ahead of the AI curve Let's face it: AI – and most specifically, generative AI art – will put many creatives out of work in the coming years. In fact, if you're an illustrator, in particular, generative AI is already a clear and present threat to your earning power, as we discuss in this special report. The threat of AI.

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Creative Boom

MAY 15, 2024

Whereas its previous iteration, the Student Design Award, required a higher education qualification to enter, the Cover Design Awards are open to designers and illustrators aged 18 and over without significant paid experience. Max Bicknell adds, "I would heavily recommend it to any young illustrators or designers.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 19, 2022

Illustrator, designer and author Aura Lewis creates joyful, colourful worlds where the personal is political. Renowned for her feminist-themed illustrations, Aura's work takes traditionally 'girly' visual elements and turns them into empowering statements. When did you first know that you wanted to be an illustrator?

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Barcelona-based designer and illustrator Alex Foxley creates work infused with the radical spirit of the 1990s. Originally from the UK, Alex is a Norwich University of Arts graduate who studied and pursued photography. However, during his second year, he decided to switch focus and dedicate himself to design and illustration.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

© Anna Knopf Germany-based illustrator and storyteller Anna Knopf creates delightfully snug worlds in her atmospheric artwork populated by people, plants, and members of the animal kingdom. Don't worry if you can't do this for real, though, because Anna Knopf's delightful illustrations will take you there. Sounds like heaven, right?

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 29, 2024

The work of Buenos Aires-based illustrator Sol Cotti is instantly recognisable thanks to her bold use of colour, composition and characters. Like most artists, editorial and commercial illustrator Sol Cotti grew up loving to draw. Like most artists, editorial and commercial illustrator Sol Cotti grew up loving to draw.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 4, 2022

But look at the bigger picture, and it's not always a bad thing, believes illustrator and animator Tintin Lindkvist Nielsen. Which is why the main advice offered by illustrator and animator Hannah Vernon is to always be learning. Don't create art that everyone will like or is perfect because it's impossible. But who cares?

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Graphic Design Junction

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Retro-futurism reflects a playful yet sophisticated look, making it popular across branding, website design, and digital art. A prime example is the work by digital artist Beeple, who often combines retro-inspired aesthetics with futuristic concepts in his digital art.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Madrid-based illustrator Candela Kerze specialises in creating vibrant artworks dealing with themes of mental health and anxiety. I use art to express my vision of the world," she says. Fear is always with me, and art helps me to confront the world and fight my demons like a video game." Garish, edgy, maybe even hostile.

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Creative Boom

MAY 8, 2022

The application uses natural language to create works of art, both an impressive and mindblowing feat. A bowl of soup that is a portal to another dimension as digital art © DALL-E 2. Slow down, illustrators and digital artists. Art School for Robots. What is Art Without Humanity? DALL-E can make that a reality.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 4, 2023

UK-based illustrator Emil Paun has channelled his childhood love of sci-fi novels into an optimistic series of images that imagine a more hopeful future for humanity. That's Emil Paun's approach in his illustration series Techno Optimism. I switched to illustration when my son was born," he adds.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 13, 2024

Illustration by Paul Blow , represented by Handsome Frank Are you worried about the impact of AI on an artist's ability to earn money? So was Jon Cockley, a co-founder of illustration agency Handsome Frank. In this insightful piece, he explains why and shares his views on this controversial topic. It's a very human transaction.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 11, 2024

With that in mind, illustrator and designer Rich Banks recommends: "Don't spend ages working on a fancy logo, business cards, flyers etc. Certainly, that's what illustrator Ollie Hirst has learned over the years. "I I really started to hit my stride when I stopped trying to emulate other successful illustrators," he explains. "In

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

© Van Saiyan Spanish illustrator Van Saiyan recalls special moments from his childhood when creating gloriously retro artwork that evokes the look and feel of old-school pulp comics. His illustrations have appeared in editorial columns for the likes of The Washington Post, Forbes and Entertainment Weekly.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 16, 2022

Full of disruptive thinking, ambitious ideas and fresh approaches, the show features 3,000 young creatives practising disciplines including art, ceramics, fashion, furniture design, graphic design, jewellery design, product design, textiles and woodwork. Work on show. Wiggle Chair by Georgia Hatton.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

© Liam Eisenberg The work of New Jersey-based illustrator and teacher Liam Eisenberg has graced the pages of some of the biggest magazines and websites in the business. Despite not being an art major, this motivated me to put hours into each assignment until I worked my way up to being the best student in the class."

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Creative Boom

JUNE 28, 2023

San Francisco-based illustrator Emma Cheng has swapped her stethoscope for sketchbooks by switching from a medical career to a full-time freelance illustrator. The arts and sciences can often seem like unrelated fields. But for Taiwanese illustrator Emma Cheng, the two can work together in stunning and surprising ways.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 30, 2023

Hatiye (she/her/disabled), a medium light-skinned person with dark and short bob haircut, is in front of a red and gray background with geometric shapes reminiscent of op art. Freelance designer and illustrator Hatiye Garip is part of an ever-growing community of creatives making art more inclusive and accessible for all.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 10, 2023

Bournemouth-based freelance illustrator Julia Jin combines oriental art styles with Western graphics to create unique artworks that tackle topics of nature and womanhood. Originally from Shenzen, China, Julia Jin moved to England to study illustration at Arts University Bournemouth.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 17, 2022

Everything from religious festivals to shrines, train rescue dogs to latte art, get a look in as Manami uncovers the myriad way they have permeated and shaped the culture. They are a huge part of my life, and I have been writing about animal-related topics for over a decade.".

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

© Jun Zhou Haiti-based illustrator, motion media designer and children's book artist Jun Zhou channels her love of maths and logic into creating maze-inspired work that helps develop children's problem-solving skills. Maths and illustration might intuitively feel like opposite disciplines. Besides drawing, I liked maths and science.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 27, 2024

Illustrator Ewelina Wolnowska echoes this sentiment, stating, "Happiness is inside. Illustrator and comic artist Rebecca Burgess tells a similar tale. Illustrator and comic artist Rebecca Burgess tells a similar tale. Graphic designer and illustrator Charrish F, aka Olli Illustration , is in that situation at the moment.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 15, 2022

After completing a Master's this year at the Fashion Institute of Technology, MFA Illustration course, she's now making waves with her intimate and emotive work. Featuring loose lines and vibrant colours, Danzhu's illustrations are whimsically melancholic with a touch of surrealism.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 25, 2024

Icons are more illustrative, often abstract – creating a visual signifier for a sub-branding within an organisation, for example. Deep dive As you'd expect from Counter-Print, the book deeply dives into the topic. Apple's beautifully crafted emojis and Animoji illustrate the ongoing innovation in this field.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

In our Threads discussion on this topic, many told the same story. There was a time when perfectionism was my curse," reveals artist and illustrator Magdalena Pankiewicz. "It Set time limits "I balance perfectionism and completion by setting time limits for each work," says illustrator Heather Zhou.

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