Creative Boom

OCTOBER 29, 2024

And they turned to local creative website agency People People to define and create a memorable brand and visual identity. In researching for the project, the team did a deep dive into the archives of retro athletic club branding, from tennis to golf to polo, and found it a treasure trove of inspiration. It's pickleball, after all."

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

We're big fans of stop-motion at Creative Boom; it's the perfect antidote to the sameyness of CG animation and perfect for Christmas time. A family affair The production became an ambitious family enterprise, with each member taking on significant creative responsibilities. Could this be the unexpected hit of the holiday season?

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Illustration by Mia Angioy for Creative Boom In the last of our special six-part series, we explore how sonic branding can elevate your brand's presence by leveraging Epidemic Sound's expansive library of music and sound effects. In contrast, a luxury brand for older professionals might opt for classical or jazz-inspired sounds.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Three years on from our last conversation, Taiwanese illustrator Poan Pan reflects on his evolving creative journey, the power of community, and his ever-expanding artistic practice. Growth and the power of community When Pan first ventured into freelancing, he approached it with little certainty about where it would lead.

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Graphic Design Junction

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

In today’s design world, logo badge designs are a popular trend that continues to inspire both designers and brands. Modern logo badges combine style and practicality, making them a top choice for businesses, events, and creative projects. Our carefully curated collection of 40+ modern logo badge designs is here to inspire and excite.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Taking its name from the rich cultural history and creative spirit of Fitzrovia, Fitzroy of London perfectly encapsulates the area's – and the brand's – tradition of bohemianism with its classic and contemporary designs. Fitzroy of London's mission is to create design-led washrooms that are safe, accessible, and dignified for all.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Originally from Denmark, Julie Solvstrom has become a leading light in Vancouver's creative community with her beautiful, organic approach to illustration and typography. In a world where synthetic imagery is on the rise, illustrator and typographer Julie Solvstrom has the antidote.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 1, 2025

Work by Max Bloom Looking to level up your creativity without putting your career on hold? Falmouth's online MAs offer a world-class creative education that can fit around your existing career and commitments. We chat with staff and alumni to find out how it all works in practice. If so, that would be a mistake.

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Graphic Design Junction

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Using the latest free fonts and fresh typography styles can instantly improve your work and keep your designs looking modern and creative. These fonts are perfect for advertisement posters that need to catch attention, brochures that demand clarity and professionalism, or even websites that need a creative edge. The good news?

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The experience was conceived by the creative agency Amplify, with which Scale Model Studios collaborated on the project, working from the research stage to its realisation through significant 3D modelling and intricate model painting. We understand that trends in film and animation evolve rapidly, often peaking and then dissipating.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 20, 2025

Credit: Estudio Gagarin Whether she's working with The New York Times, teaching workshops on creative voice, or crafting guides for cinnamon farmers, Roco Ego's career is a celebration of curiosity, culture, and the endless power of images to connect us all. But to understand her creative voice, you need to start by looking at her roots.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

I wanted to create stories where characters interact with each other and their environment. 3D artist Jose Andrés García explains how he used Character Creator and iClone to bring the Spanish heroes of American independence back to animated life. The history of North America has largely been written by English-speaking people.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Cheer yourself up by looking at all the cool things coming our way in the creative industries next year. We've been speaking to creative minds from across the industry to find out what trends, technologies, and movements are igniting their enthusiasm. Feeling uninspired? Take heart!

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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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Graphic Design Junction

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Creating striking visual presentations is essential for any designer, and that’s where free PSD mockups step in as powerful allies. Let’s dive into how these high-quality PSD mockups can benefit your creative projects and make your life as a designer much easier! Instead, simply download, customize, and showcase your work instantly.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 28, 2025

Image licensed via Adobe Stock We explore which buzzwords creatives want to banish and look into a useful new app that might just be the answer to our prayers. Ah, the creative industrieswhere everyone is an innovator, a disruptor, and, apparently, a master of "synergy". Creative clichs we're leaving behind in 2025 1.

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Creative Boom

JULY 14, 2024

Creative Boom turns 15 We celebrate 15 amazing years of Creative Boom with some key highlights and thoughts from our community. If you've been reading Creative Boom since the start, then get ready to feel old… On July 24, 2024, we will be celebrating our 15th anniversary! We're here to support creatives, pure and simple.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 3, 2025

We caught up with Luke Tonge, a Birmingham-based designer and co-founder of the Birmingham Design Festival, to learn more about his journey into the creative industry. These experiences laid the groundwork for his creative leadership. Luke Tonge's journey into design was anything but conventional. I kind of lost myself in that world."

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Creative Boom

MARCH 24, 2025

In an era where visual content is increasingly paramount, staying ahead of photography trends has never been more crucial for designers. In this article, we'll summarise some of its key findings, while you can download the full report today. A Woman With Black Hair Smiling Happily In A City Setting by Anne Holiday 2.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 3, 2025

With a love for acrylic gouache, '90s nostalgia, and stacks of unfinished books, Fern Choonet turns everyday mess into art, proving that imperfection is where creativity thrives. However, the open, respectful dynamic between students and professors helped her find her footing and her confidence.

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Creative Boom

JULY 18, 2024

Multidisciplinary creative Deji Ajetomobi is launching a new magazine focusing on African design talent and partnerships. We chatted with him about its founding principles, its vision for the continent's creative industry, and the kind of work it's planning to feature. You can read more about our mission here ).

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 1, 2023

They've also opened the doors to amazing opportunities, such as being exhibited at the Truman Brewery in Shoreditch as part of the UAL awarding body's Origins Creatives 2023 showcase. When it comes to the creative process, drawing has always been Katie's favourite part. "I This didn't stop her from finding her own style, though.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 8, 2025

While brands in the fusion space are already falling into stereotypes, STEP is standing out from the crowd with a colour palette inspired by the synthetic image of future plasma. Among Equals creative director Nick May says: "A lot of brands in this sector tend to play it safe and feel quite corporate.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 16, 2023

The 22nd edition of the International Festival of Creativity, Art and Digital Design of Barcelona takes place later this month at the Disseny Hub in Barcelona. The Barcelona-based creative agency behind the festival's look and feel used the area's brutalist architecture as the core inspiration.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Leeds International Festival of Ideas (LIFI) is an annual event that brings together leading thinkers, innovators, and creatives to explore some of the most pressing issues of our time. We chatted to creative director Tim Dee to learn how they went about it for 2024. Rabbithole explains how it developed it.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 10, 2024

In her podcast, Women Designers You Should Know, the founder of Nice People explains why she's celebrating the unsung female visionaries who have shaped our creative world. Thumb through most books on the history of design, and you'll find them dominated by the narratives, contributions and stories of men. Where are the women?

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Creative Boom

APRIL 9, 2024

Because, in all likelihood, it will save you a huge amount of time faffing around and make the whole process of gathering visual inspiration a more fun and rewarding experience. You can save all kinds of things there, but it works especially well for visual inspiration. and mymind finds it immediately. Let's cut to the chase.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Brooklyn-based CG artist and creative director Haruko Hayakawa specialises in creating stunning, bizarre visuals which tackle consumer culture, brands and nostalgia. But it wasn't until she stumbled upon a tutorial for a 3D landscaping program called Bryce that she became aware of the potential of digital creativity. "I

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Berkshire-based artist and illustrator Hannah Gillingham pairs her creative skills with a love of stories to make her amazing work. I honestly could not imagine myself doing anything else," she tells Creative Boom. "If If I wasn't going to be doing something creative, I had nothing to fall back on, so I had to make it happen."

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Creative Boom

MAY 9, 2023

This sounds like a dream setup, and it's a work/ life balance partly inspired by his creative family and friends. Among all the people who influenced me, my uncle was the one who particularly impacted me the most, as he introduced me to the creative and artistic world," Jaenam tells Creative Boom.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 18, 2024

Image licensed via Adobe Stock Sustain the mindfulness of a screen-free summer as you transition back to work by following this advice from the creative community. As the golden days of August fade into memory, many of us find ourselves at a crossroads. Before bed, I put my phone as far away from where I sleep as possible."

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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. We share advice from the Creative Boom community to help you feel more optimistic. Finding happiness in the ever-demanding world of the creative industries can often feel like it's just out of reach.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 13, 2024

We list seven tips for following in Snoop Dogg's footsteps and unlocking your creative potential. If you work as a creative freelancer, many people will be seriously jealous of you. At times like this, it's easy for the creative passion that got you into the field in the first place to dim.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Reasons to study The simple answer is that – as everyone experienced in the creative industry will tell you, in this profession – learning never stops. Reasons to study The simple answer is that – as everyone experienced in the creative industry will tell you, in this profession – learning never stops. Do so when you're in the mood.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 14, 2025

Having already achieved great results for the client, Wedge was confident that they would work well with the internal creatives. "A After its successful modernization of Canada Dry, the Keurig Dr Pepper team brought Wedge on to refresh Mott's Clamato Caesar, another icon in its portfolio awaiting revival.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Today sees the launch of a refreshed identity for Creative Boom. The new look across our magazine, podcast and newsletter reflects our growing status and ambitions as we celebrate almost 15 years of supporting the creative industries. It's been a whole year since we began chatting about Creative Boom and where it's heading.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

We caught up with her to hear how she works remotely and why nature is a constant source of inspiration to her. Although it sounds like she has an ideal setup these days, Laura's journey to secluded creative bliss had a few kinks along the way. she tells Creative Boom. "I Sounds dreamy, right?

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