Creative Boom

JUNE 14, 2022

The world's leading and most notorious accolade for contemporary art, the Turner Prize, will be presented at London's Towner Eastbourne in 2023. 2023 coincides with Towner 100, the gallery's year-long centenary celebration of arts and culture across Eastbourne. The timing makes for a good fit for Towner Eastbourne as well.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 11, 2024

Last night saw the winners of the Best Art Vinyl 2023 Award announced, with the sleeve design for PJ Harvey's tenth studio album emerging victorious. For the 2023 prize, the judges selected artist and university professor Michelle Henning for her work on PJ Harvey's album I Inside the Old Year Dying.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 31, 2023

Image licensed via Adobe Stock The Creative Boom 2023 Survey was packed with insights into what the creative profession is thinking at the start of a new year. At the start of 2023, it seems like there's never been a better time to do so. So we were intrigued to see the results of our 2023 survey, and we figured you might be too.

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Creative Boom

MAY 29, 2023

These rings look fantastic and are a brilliant way to mark a special event in 2023, such as a christening, wedding or graduation. To mark the year of the King's coronation, she's created a fabulous limited edition collection based around a special mark released by The Assay Office.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 27, 2023

To help break down these meaty topics and shine a light on what creatives need to prepare for, BODW 2023 has enlisted the help of over 50 creative leaders from all around the world. Hosted at Freespace in the West Kowloon Cultural District, BODW 2023 also sees the summit form closer ties with its partner country, the Netherlands.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 5, 2023

That said, you won't have to go far to experience the unique culture of Hong Kong because the conference itself takes place within the Hong Kong Palace Museum, one of Asia's major landmarks, from Wednesday 14 June to Friday 16 June 2023. Learn more about KODW 2023 at the event website. All that would be reason enough to attend.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

To help you out, we've spotted several fantastic books that can help supercharge your creative business in 2023. And this seasonal shift can be especially motivating for entrepreneurs and small business owners who've made it through a tough period and have lived to fight another day.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 23, 2023

Image licensed via Adobe Stock With the economy looking a little flat, most freelancers must put more work into selling themselves. But how do you actually do it? Creatives from multiple disciplines share their best advice. Have things been a little quiet for you lately?

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

One of the book's standout examples of expressive typography is Studio Kiln's work for the RTS 2023 event, Too Much To Watch. "Through playfulness, experimentation, and emotional resonance, the featured designs serve as compelling visual statements, crafted to cut through the noise."

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Piper Nigrum, 2020 © Dafi Kühne Typographic Disillusion, 2023 © Dafi Kühne Poster Cult includes the thoughtful presentation of 60 selected posters, as well as black and white images shot by Zurich-based photographer Peter Hauser that illustrate the artist's interconnected digital and analogue working process.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 24, 2023

We chat with some of the speakers of Future State 2023 , which is taking place in Auckland next month, to gather their views. Presented by Spark Lab and Semi Permanent, Future State 2023 will be hosted at Spark Arena on Thursday 11 May, with around 1,300 people expected to attend. Democracy needs protecting." Join the debate!

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 2, 2024

What began as a university project was taken on by Transport for London, which used the piece to help celebrate the 160th anniversary of the Underground in 2023. The idea came after a late-night London Tube ride on the Victoria Line, listening to station announcements and the hum of conversations," she explains.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Image licensed via Adobe Stock Freelancing not going as well as you'd hoped? Then it's time to pivot. We explain how to shift your work and clients in a new direction and give yourself the dream life and career you always hoped for. So you've launched your freelance creative business: congratulations!

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Design Milk

JANUARY 21, 2025

Ai Weiwei, “Water Lilies #3” 2023 (detail) Photo: David Behringer Ai Weiwei’s massive Water Lilies #3 is the centerpiece here a toy brick recreation of Monet’s famous painting that hangs at MoMA , constructed from over 650,000 bricks that measures nearly 9 feet tall by 50 feet wide (bigger than the original!).

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Image licensed via Adobe Stock With so much talent out there, how do you get noticed as a freelance illustrator? We explore six of the best tried-and-tested strategies. Illustration is a great way to make a living that can be both creatively fulfilling and well compensated.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 6, 2023

David Hockney at Lightroom © Justin Sutcliff 2023 What better way to launch a new cultural destination onto the London art scene than host a unique and immersive exhibition that brings some of David Hockney's most celebrated paintings to life? We look closer at the artist's much-anticipated new show at London's latest venue, Lightroom.

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JANUARY 19, 2025

This platform, launched in 2023, is designed to help creative teams discover and organise ideas together. Same Energy's unique approach makes it a standout for finding niche aesthetics and exploring new creative directions. Cosmos For those who need a blend of inspiration and collaboration, Cosmos is an elegant solution.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Brought to you by the folks behind Pentawards , the world's leading packaging design competition, the annual Pentawards Festival 2023 will return to London's Science Museum on 9 November. And if you work in design and packaging, here's a great opportunity to do so.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

In 2023, Jamie Hewlett recreated a 1996 image of Tank Girl for his Warriors series, based on a pre-digital image that was sent to the printers and never came back. It was like being in a band or being a fashion designer or an actor, and for the first time, it felt like being taken seriously, and I just happened to arrive at that moment.

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Creative Boom

JULY 11, 2023

In the creative world of 2023, you're not alone. 2023 has not been the easiest of years for many of us. After all, in 2023, social media is increasingly irrelevant to creatives' career opportunities. Image licensed via Adobe Stock Experiencing burnout? But ultimately, what's the point? Yes, online networking still has benefits.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

One of the world's biggest beauty brands needed a more consistent identity across all its global platforms. We explore how London studio Free The Birds made it happen. For those aged 50 and up, the word 'Avon' instantly summons the advertising catchphrase 'Ding-dong, Avon calling!'

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Creative Boom

JULY 3, 2023

Installation view from Manchester International Festival 2023 exhibition ‘Yayoi Kusama_ You, Me and the Balloons’ at Aviva Studios. Yayoi-chan, 2012-2023 Installation view from Manchester International Festival 2023 exhibition ‘Yayoi Kusama_ You, Me and the Balloons’ at Aviva Studios. Images © David Levene.

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Creative Boom

MAY 16, 2023

Neptunes, 2023 (Detail) © Andrew McIntosh Scottish artist Andrew McIntosh experiments with the imagery of Romantic painters in his upcoming exhibition featuring run-down shops incongruously positioned in rolling landscapes. © Andrew McIntosh © Andrew McIntosh Neptunes, 2023 © Andrew McIntosh

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

© 2023 Saul Leiter Foundation He's the greatest photographer you (perhaps) never heard of. © 2023 Saul Leiter Foundation © 2023 Saul Leiter Foundation © 2023 Saul Leiter Foundation Leiter's main subjects were street scenes and his small circle of friends, and indeed, many of his photographs were taken within a 10-minute walk of his apartment.

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Designer Daily

JUNE 9, 2024

In January of 2024, Liu won a Gold at the International Design Awards 2023 for her Museum at FIT rebranding, as well as the MUSE Creative Awards in October 2023. She has received multiple awards for her designs: International Design Awards 2023; Gold for “When Innocence Hurts” Zine Design in January 2024.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Ogilvy brings you Spain's most awaited Christmas ad of 2023, and it's a feel-good classic. And so having extensively covered the best Christmas ads in the UK, we thought we'd share Spain's equivalent of the John Lewis ad for 2023. It's crazy when you think about it. We can learn a lot, too, from the best of Spanish advertising.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 21, 2025

The Glasgow team of international design studio D8 has designed a new brand world for Edinburgh Gin, supporting the redesign of its core range bottles, which happened back in 2023. The previous redesign project included new glassware, logo and labelling.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Jose's creations played a pivotal role in the book The Spanish Legacy; We the Spanish People , which was created by The Legacy association in collaboration with the Ministry of Defense and presented at the National Library of Spain in September 2023. Several of the videos are included in the book, viewable via QR codes.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

At the moment, she's working on her first book with Macmillan Children's Books after winning the Macmillan Prize for Illustration in 2023. The Wilderness and The Cafe at the Edge of the Woods are brilliant examples of this.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 7, 2023

We've previously seen how he's made a book out of his sun-related artworks , but to round off 2023, he's made the leap from paper to vinyl by creating a series of gorgeous statuettes. Speaking of troubled times, Tad admits that 2023 has been a tough one. For Tad Carpenter, the sun is something of a personal logo.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 2, 2023

Helvetic Neue – which the theatre used in its original brand identity from 1962 – has been revived for the 2023 identity. The new brand launched in February, alongside the Theatre announcing its much anticipated 2023 season. The new identity boasts a new colour palette inspired by the theatre's architecture and location.

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Design Milk

OCTOBER 18, 2024

When John Makepeace OBE attended the Young Furniture Makers Awards in London in 2023, he encountered the impeccable craftsmanship of Foris, a newly established workshop based in Oxfordshire of South East England.

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Creative Boom

MAY 31, 2023

If Satan came to earth, how would he rebrand his devilish image? That's the subject of this tongue-in-cheek mockumentary, made on a purposely low budget. Whether you're religious or just intrigued by the idea of one man personifying all evil, Satan has fascinated humanity and been a central figure in art and literature for centuries.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 19, 2023

Mt Fuji Winter Morning, 2023 © Ryoko Kaneta. Bonfire, 2023 © Ryoko Kaneta. Mackerel Sky, 2023 © Ryoko Kaneta. Mt Fuji Winter Night, 2023 © Ryoko Kaneta. Courtesy of DCG and the artist As the Japanese painter's artworks go on show in London, we explore the poetic and spiritual background of her beautiful work.

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Design Milk

JULY 1, 2024

DESKTOP: 1024×768 1280×1024 1680×1050 1900×1200 2560×1440 MOBILE: iPhone XS iPhone XS Max iPad Pro Check out some of Mascha’s other work: 365 Days of Type, 2023 “D” from 365 Days of Type, 2023 “B” “Cromatic Torus” “Link” “Quatrefoi” Samsung Galaxy Watch5 Samsung Galaxy (..)

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The latest issue (64; Sep-Oct 2023) features the award-winning projects from its Annual Design Competition, along with in-depth profiles of Toronto-based animation studio Polyester Studio and São Paulo ad agency Leo Burnett Tailor Made, along with articles on advertising and design.

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