Creative Boom

DECEMBER 2, 2024

From digital painting to cut-paper stop-motion animation, this award-winning Chinese artist is passionate about creating visual narratives with energy, positivity, and a sense of life. My style has been shaped through years of experimentation – printmaking, collage, hand-drawing, stop-motion, digital painting – I've tried it all.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

How the festival became a global movement at the intersection of design, art, and technology plus what's next for its milestone year. From a digital playground to a global phenomenon OFFF was conceived at a time when the internet was just beginning to reshape creative work. Web development, typography, branding, motion and VFX.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 18, 2024

He moved to London for six years and worked as a graphic and digital designer. Whether I'm working digitally or with analogue materials, my goal is to capture an emotional state often a quiet, reflective feeling and translate it visually." I am not 100 per cent sure what that symbolises," he laughs. In Your Head.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 14, 2024

This time, we've asked Laura Stein, CCO of Bruce Mau Design , to reveal her top five books that have shaped her approach to design, branding, and sustainability. Her work lies in culture, fashion, architecture, technology, education, and place across brand, print, motion, digital, and environmental. MC24 is the next generation.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 22, 2024

A typeface can define the character of a brand just as much as a logo or colour palette," he says. By designing a typeface specifically for the festival, we were able to infuse the brand with a unique visual voice that extended across all its materials, from posters to digital interfaces." the studio explains.

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Graphic Design Junction

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

In this article, we explore the top visual trends for 2025 , giving you a glimpse into what will shape the creative landscape across industries. In this article, we explore the top visual trends for 2025 , giving you a glimpse into what will shape the creative landscape across industries. What is Maximalism?

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

This formed the foundation of what would become Expressive Type Today." From sporting brand identities that convey motion to fluid designs for food and beverage brands, the book includes themes that appeal to designers everywhere. "A couple of years ago, we created Big Type, which was a joy to work on," he says.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Elections in the UK and the US led many big brands to put off their decision-making and budgeting – they want to see the lie of the land economically before investing in creative. We chatted with illustration agencies serving various creative and geographic markets to discover what they crave for the New Year.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 2, 2024

There never seems to be an imperative other than to draw something – even when she tackles a difficult brief for one of the big brands she works for. Perhaps it's this connection with what she creates that makes her so popular with clients—in fashion, beauty, and editorial. A piece for the New York Times.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

A deep dive into how design studio TEMPLO reimagined GF Smith's brand identity, balancing heritage with a bold, dynamic vision that embraces colour, movement, and a global creative community. But even the most established brands must evolve. The 2014 identity is a great piece of design, and it served GF Smith brilliantly for a decade.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 14, 2025

We share some key insights from Frontify's recent webinar, A Different Type of Branding, and details of how you can register for the next one. This interactivity opens up new avenues for creating engaging and dynamic brand experiences. Katie emphasised that choosing the right fonts is crucial, especially for large brands. "I

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 19, 2025

What makes Pinterest especially unique is its ability to predict future trends. Users can create digital mood boards and collaborate with others in a distraction-free environment, making it a favourite for in-depth creative exploration. Cosmos For those who need a blend of inspiration and collaboration, Cosmos is an elegant solution.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Creative studio Mayda has unveiled a dynamic brand identity, drawing inspiration from its namesake – a mysterious island that appeared and disappeared from historical maps. Our identity really embraces that," he continues, "building on the metaphor by putting the perspective point of the horizon at the heart of the brand."

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Graphic Design Junction

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Whether you’re working on branding, packaging, or web design, the right Japanese-style font can evoke cultural authenticity, elegance, or contemporary simplicity. This guide explores 70+ Japanese-style fonts , categorized by their design styles, and provides insights into how each category can enhance modern design and branding.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Stories of brands using AI in their latest campaign have become a daily occurrence. But by understanding AI's limitations, refining a unique style, and embracing new tools, creatives can stay ahead. Illustrator Tom Woolley shows us how to future-proof your career in an evolving industry.

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Graphic Design Junction

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Creating a powerful brand with a unique visual identity requires more than just logo designs; it’s about building an emotional connection, crafting an impactful message, and visually representing values. Each element of logo designs — colors, typography, shapes — all contribute to how a brand is perceived. But how is this achieved?

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 28, 2025

Brand writer Sarah Farley shares a similar view, adding that brands have hijacked the word "purpose" for virtue signalling. The Workroom founder Brigid McMullen also throws "strategy" into the bin, claiming that people use it without specifying which kind of strategy they mean (business, creative, digital who knows?!).

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 28, 2025

Futurists are already trying to guess what characteristics will define this group, whether it's significant technological integration, a culture of enhanced curiosity and inclusivity, or a hyperawareness of sustainability. To capture their attention, brands will need to embrace moments that feel human and spark an emotional connection.

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Creative Boom

MAY 15, 2025

Aseil's journey to founding Design Wolf LDN took several creative turns, from earning a first-class honours degree in Interior Architecture to working on Netflix sets and fashion shoots before finding her true calling in brand design. I used to spend hours coming up with ideas and designing brand templates for them.

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Graphic Design Junction

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Made for any professional project branding. It is the best for logos, branding and of course quotes. The ultimate collection of creative Brush Fonts for posters is here to inspire and elevate your designs. Brush fonts are dynamic, stylish, and ideal for crafting unique posters that grab attention. Proudly present brush font Corza.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 14, 2025

We talked to five illustrators and designers who take on private commissions about the pros, the cons, and what it does for their careers. By building up a network of private contacts, you'll have something to fall back on when commercial clients brands, agencies, even local companies reduce their budgets. It's not a new idea.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The platform hosts bi-annual virtual mentoring programmes and nationwide speed mentoring events in partnership with world-renowned creative agencies and digital content, sharing everything they wish they’d known sooner. What’s not to like? on how exactly to do it.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 5, 2023

Credit: Nomad / F-Secure To rebrand global cyber security service F-Secure, Nomad paired a brilliantly simple brand idea with a slick new logo that speaks to modern security demands without feeling cold or inauthentic. We work, watch, shop, chat, search… all that and everything in between has become part of our digital experience.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 16, 2024

We don't exist in a vacuum, and we all need to be aware of what's happening culturally around us. Read on to discover how designers and brands alike are set to navigate the complex terrain of typography in 2025, balancing functionality with flair and tradition with innovation. But let's get real. He has a point.

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Graphic Design Junction

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Loving Christmas Font Loving Christmas a christmas font duo is made for any professional project branding, such as logotype, watermarks, poster, branding, promotions, product packaging, etc. Download Font Benbow Font Free fonts are costless digital typefaces that enhance design creativity across personal and commercial projects.

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Graphic Design Junction

JANUARY 12, 2025

With growing awareness of sustainability and health, brands that focus on organic products need visuals that communicate these values effectively. Platforms like Instagram and Pinterest thrive on visually stunning content, so incorporating fresh, clean designs with organic themes can increase engagement and build your brand presence online.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 29, 2022

The visual landscape in which creative work appears is becoming more cluttered, and the digital world is so vast that making your work visible is getting harder and harder. What inspired the book? What do you think has changed? Or should that be BIG TYPE?). And it's a timely release indeed. The book started as a bit of a joke.

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Creative Boom

MAY 17, 2023

The iconic concert hall's new branding evokes the emotion and eclecticism of its music by majoring in motion and interactivity. The new system places music at the very heart of the brand, whether it's electro, opera, jazz or classical. The tool is a huge step forward in Philharmonie's digital transformation programme.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 6, 2023

That's the thinking behind the world's most-connected digital dollar account, Airtm , which has been given a new prism-based identity courtesy of DesignStudio. Airtm is a Latin-America-based digital wallet that has given users in 190 countries 400 ways to deposit and withdraw money from the global market since 2015.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 5, 2024

Built with Frontify How do you maintain brand consistency across global touchpoints while still allowing for local variation? We explore the key role played by brand portals and how Frontify makes it easy to create them. Centralised brand portals. What are brand portals? Speeding up the process And that's not all.

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Graphic Design Junction

JANUARY 5, 2025

In the fast-changing world of digital creativity, AI-generated photos are becoming a game-changer for designers, marketers, and content creators. What Are AI-Generated Photos? What Are AI-Generated Photos? AI-generated photos are digital images created using artificial intelligence algorithms.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Now, it has an identity that competes with global brands without compromising on its roots in the country's culture. Known for its unconventional campaigns and innovative designs over the last nine years, the brand contributes approximately 74% to the company's total revenue, selling millions of pairs globally.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Founded in 2017, Outline has quietly become one of the most intriguing brand studios in the American South, crafting identities that feel both timeless and distinctly contemporary. But what sets Outline apart isn't a signature style—quite the opposite. "At Your visual brand world with a conceptual mark or custom wordmark.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 24, 2025

What's still working? With the platform's built-in trust factor, it's a key space for brands seeking creative partners." I love seeing what fellow creatives are up to, cheering on their achievements or offering support for their frustrations." So LinkedIn is my digital networking marketplace now."

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Dutch agency Verve has launched its new brand identity for African fintech Flutterwave , which has just been valued at over $3 billion, currently making it the highest valued African startup on the continent. The whole identity and brand strategy is grounded on this single story and pulls through across the new brand and its assets.".

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Creative Boom

JUNE 12, 2024

Following the recent sale of its digital commerce and product design businesses, Ascential has become more streamlined and focused on events serving the marketing and fintech industries. In light of this transformation, Ascential needed new branding to represent this new, focused offering.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The Leeds-based studio has modernised the branding for StepChange , creating a bold new positioning based on the creative platform 'Debt Happens. But what is StepChange? Looking closely at the brand, Robot Food discovered that StepChange's funding comes from the government and lenders rather than public donations. So what to do?

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