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FEBRUARY 3, 2021

all of us) breaks the calm with questions about the meaning of life, human insignificance, and of course, the overwhelming feeling that nothing matters. Ultimately, though, Liu reminds us to get out of our heads and enjoy the afternoon sunshine. The main character (i.e.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 27, 2024

Image licensed via Adobe Stock If your creative work is causing you to feel down, do something about it. It's a natural part of life, an impulse that compels us to improve things. When it becomes a problem, though, is when we wallow in unhappiness or let it defeat us. Of course, there's no shame in being unhappy.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Popular Instagram account Books About Food has amassed a following of thousands by carefully curating the best food books you may have missed. If you're after some creative culinary inspiration, you need to follow Books About Food. With Books About Food, Jamin wanted to celebrate one of the best-selling non-fiction genres.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 11, 2023

It's supposed to be the annual colour choice that gives us a sense of collective global mood. We discover more about a shade that reflects how many of us feel. It also marks the 25th anniversary since Pantone began this annual ritual, informing us of its officially chosen colour each year.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 18, 2024

When themes of social justice are built into the curriculum, they become embedded into the wider picture, helping us to both imagine and realise more just, sustainable futures. One of the best things about the design industry is that, in our experience, it genuinely welcomes all kinds of people.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 4, 2024

And if you don't do something about that, burnout is surely just around the corner. We wanted to know if the Creative Boom community plans to do things differently, too, so we asked you to share your thoughts with us on Twitter. But that's also a double-edged sword, suggesting to us that any time we're not working is time wasted.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 3, 2023

It's crazy when you think about it. And yet, outside of our Mediterranean holiday bubbles, the majority of us know very little about the country. It's a simple animated story about the importance of keeping the magic of Christmas alive through genuine human connections.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 5, 2023

While most of us are already sick to death of hearing about everything AI – and there's far from been a dearth of creative projects exploring the possibilities of ChatGPT et al., Design Army seems pretty excited about this "new trend in visual creation," as Pum Lefebure, chief creative officer and co-founder. Says Lefebure.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 2, 2024

There’s something about graffiti that feels like a nervous tic, and it brought me comfort and escape. The face is a composite of physical features and expressions that tell us about emotional states, time, and identity. Each of us goes about our existence in a dualistic way," he says.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In the book, Helen interviews inspiring, brave, creative experts across the UK and the US, tapping into some incredible insights and pulling them together into this friendly guide to offer the support we all need occasionally. How the book was made It's a subject that Helen is in a strong position to write about.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 29, 2023

At Creative Boom, we always like to keep an eye out for emerging illustration talent, and here's an artist everyone should know about. She's worked with clients throughout the US, creating children's book illustrations, editorial designs, promotional illustrations, puzzles, seed packets, and more. After all, music is always around us.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 13, 2023

It's about embracing firmly established and unwavering elements, evoking a sense of timelessness, and focusing on craftsmanship that withstands the test of time. Brutal naivety What JDO calls 'brutal naivety' is all about embracing the basics with brutal simplicity. In other words, it's all about a return to simpler times.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 17, 2023

It's been a whole year since we began chatting about Creative Boom and where it's heading. It has done us proud. It's more about building on the existing identity. She's established an illustrative theme that lifts our new identity and helps convey everything we love to write about and champion. It's a big day for us.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 24, 2024

After all, gaming is all about having fun, so why shouldn't controllers be part of the equation? Pick' n mix brings out the kid in us, with its kaleidoscope of enticing, colourful options inviting us to mix and match to our heart's content," says Mark Nichols, creative director, WMH&I. It's visceral, simple, and fun.

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UX Collective

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

First, a bit about saturation diving Saturation diving was introduced in the late 1960s to help reduce the total decompression time that divers had to endure. No one wants to use your app and no one cares about your tech People don’t want to search for taxis on Uber, they want to get somewhere. The dive watch or simply ‘diver’.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 23, 2023

Life for billions across the planet is continually improving, and there are plenty of reasons to feel optimistic about the future. In this article, we bring together five upbeat books that can help shift our perspective and remind us of the positive strides humanity is making. But there are ways to right the balance.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

It touched us, and we realised it would be a good story about how we came to a de-occupied village and gave gifts to children." It touched us, and we realised it would not be just a story about how we came to a de-occupied village and gave gifts to children." Whereas others photographed animals and flowers.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 24, 2022

But instead of Mr Tickle and Little Miss Sunshine, the paintings bring us funny tributes to the art world, including Mr Bacon and Ms Emin. Through each piece, Chaumeton uses humour and intrigue to make us think about each artist on display. To discover more about the artist, visit sebastianchaumeton.com.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 31, 2024

Guzman explains: "Courtney greeted us at the front door and offered us coffee and a piece of 'just delivered' guava pie. The award-winning photography duo has worked across just about every category of media, with a concentration on advertising, fashion, music, sports, and celebrity portraits. It didn't entirely go to plan.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 21, 2023

Image licensed via Adobe Stock We've all been tempted to be snarky about creative work we don't like. But hand on heart, can any of us say we haven't dished it out to others? There's something reassuring and protective about slagging something off when we don't know the creators directly or what they've had to go through to create it.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Jessica Strelioff and Danielle LaRoy had precisely this discussion and decided to do something about it. Weaving colour, concept, and copy into cohesive brand systems that scale." "Our clients' appetite for new and unexpected ideas gives us the freedom to paint outside the lines, so we seek that openness long before any project starts.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 19, 2023

NotOnSunday's experience in branding Unspun offers a number of useful pointers. Many people are talking about CBD right now, but what exactly is it? Mike Willows, co-founder and creative director, explains how the partnership came about. Advising us on the best approach and materials to use from a sustainability standpoint.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 8, 2024

A LINE partnered with SIDE ST throughout the process, making use of its start-up expertise to turn Rotate's vision into a bold, differentiated brand that supports its business goals and resonates with the market. This is when the idea to have a rounded, "friendly 'r'" symbol came about, built with motion in mind.

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Creative Boom

JULY 18, 2023

Hence the popular chant from the terraces: "No one likes us, we don't care". And so we were fascinated to hear about a photography project that focuses on what Millwall supporters are actually like today. I was also curious about Millwall's infamous reputation and wanted to cast an honest look on the club and its supporters. "I

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Creative Boom

JULY 18, 2023

Hence the popular chant from the terraces: "No one likes us, we don't care". And so we were fascinated to hear about a photography project that focuses on what Millwall supporters are actually like today. I was also curious about Millwall's infamous reputation and wanted to cast an honest look on the club and its supporters. "I

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Christmas is once again hurtling towards us at a fantastic speed. When writing it, we wanted the story to feel close to us, and hopefully, after watching the film, someone you care about instantly comes to your mind." As with all Christmas treats, this one has been in the works for a while. This is AI-free generated art!"

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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? As an illustration agent, the question that I'm constantly asked right now is, am I worried about artificial intelligence? It's about learning the artist's story and discovering their journey.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 23, 2024

This is likely to be mainly about progress in governance, human right and economic development, but culture plays a part too. Read on as he guides us through the realms of African football, design and communities; a journey into the soul of the sport. A tale of identity "African football logos tell a tale of identity," says Peet.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 23, 2024

The themes of guilt and pleasure fascinate art student Irene Chung , whose latest work is influenced by a series of interviews with women working in the food and wine sector who are closer to daily temptations than most of us. Creative Boom had a chat with Irene about her multi-discipline approach. Everyone has their guilty pleasures.

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Creative Bloq

APRIL 17, 2024

DesignStudio's executive creative director tells us about his work, influences and the importance of talking to everyone.

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UX Collective

JANUARY 29, 2024

Life is about the journey. Creativity is about the journey. But in a world that tells us to produce MORE, and produce faster, the journey is taking a backseat to endless production in order to stay relevant. Creative industries are not about creativity anymore. It can help us optimize. Not the outcome.”

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Design You Trust

MAY 2, 2020

There used to be a time when posters had great influence on the shaping of people’s behavior and opinions. I am, of course, referring to the old-school propaganda posters from the 20th century. The medium was quite popular from around the time of the two World Wars all the way up to the late 1980s.

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Its Nice That

JUNE 14, 2021

Born from Jacob’s want to take on something more ambitious, the project features over 850 glyphs, supports 114 Latin languages and is available in nine weights as well as a variable counterpart.

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Inkbot Design

MARCH 12, 2024

It's all about businesses using what they know about you to show you stuff that fits your taste. Not just any data but information that you share with us, we use this to understand what you like and how you want it. This isn't about bombarding you with random stuff. This helps us know you better.

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Creative Bloq

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Natasha Tenggoro tells us about her day, from making meetings fun to launching Figma's new AI tools.

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UX Collective

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Embracing the paradox teaches us how to think deeper and with more complexity… it moves us away from oversimplifying how systems, organizations, and humans work.” Brown also explains that “paradoxes can’t be fully resolved using rationality and logic.” This is maybe what I love most about creative work. You don’t pick it.

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Creative Review

JANUARY 7, 2022

The post What the Beatles can teach us about creative process appeared first on Creative Review. The epic Disney+ series The Beatles: Get Back shows the sprawling, messy process of creativity. Here Bas Korsten and Daniel Bonner, Global CCOs at Wunderman Thompson, draw out six insights from it for creative teams to learn from.

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