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Bored of Pinterest? 8 alternatives to try for design inspiration

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A 2015 reimagining of StumbleUpon, a popular tool amongst web developers in the early 2000s, Mix is a personalised content discovery platform offering a serendipitous approach to inspiration. Mix Want to be surprised?

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Food illustrator Tom Hovey talks Bake Off, Bristol and building a creative community

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In the 'off-season' in 2015, Hovey tried to focus on more general food illustration. Though he couldn't accept cake commissions under his contract with the show, other food illustration projects came in as a result when the Bake Off was picked up on BBC and then Channel 4.

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Veronika Bolotina's fight against misinformation is a book that helps us understand propaganda

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When the first conflict took place in Ukraine in 2015, she decided to leave forever. "At It already happened in 2015. Of course, there are differences that she can see between today and 2015. At that time, I was already confronted with the way the media portrayed it," she says. Empty streets could be seen on television.".

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How living in the desert gave new life to Melissa Lakey's mixed-media art

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Moving to the high desert in 2015 brought me back to art after a long hiatus," she recalls. But sometimes, going to the opposite extreme can be more fulfilling. And that's certainly what Melissa Lakey found after moving to Joshua Tree, a small settlement located in the High Desert of California, USA.

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Artisan wine label designs by Fen Acey craft a narrative through collage and typography

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Having studied at Norwich University of the Arts with a degree in Design for Publishing and graduating in 2015, Fen has spent the last eight years in a mix of design jobs. After a year of living in Wellington, New Zealand, she moved back to the UK due to the 2020 pandemic.

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New book by Ben Tallon explores what creativity is, and how to embrace it

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Following the release of his debut book Champagne and Wax Crayons: Riding the Madness of the Creative Industries in 2015, he launched the Arrest All Mimics podcast: a formal home for this series of candid long-form interviews. This evolved into The Creative Condition podcast , which now boasts more than 250 episodes.

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Linn Fritz illustrates moments of everyday beauty with a playful, design-led style

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Created after Linn moved to London in 2015 in order to join Cub as a Junior Motion Designer, Panimation grew out of her friendship with Bee Grandinetti and Hedvig Ahlberg. "We As well as her incredible illustration work, Linn is also the co-found of Panimation. We all worked as Junior Motion Designers in different animation studios.