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50+ Amazing Digital Art and Illustrations by Professional Illustrator Artists

Graphic Design Junction

Digital art and illustrations have surged in popularity, with professional artists harnessing creativity, software, and technology to craft captivating visuals. These tools enable the blending of styles, textures, and colors that would be difficult or time-intensive in traditional media.

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

Creative Boom

Moving to the high desert in 2015 brought me back to art after a long hiatus," she recalls. The wide open spaces, the expanse of the sky, the sunrises and sunsets — it felt like there was space in my life to explore art again." For Melissa, making art is about happiness. "I

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Honest, raw, dark as you like – meet new UK illustrator Ben Duchesne

Creative Boom

Art is human and built from imagination, creativity and experience. Comics are what got me into art, so I'm just attempting to transfer as much of my individuality over into that side of illustration. While studying for his degree, Ben was inspired by Victorian etching, so pen and ink became his media of choice.

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Creatives are saying social media is over… so what next?

Creative Boom

Image licensed via Adobe Stock In the week that Meta launches Threads , we ask: can new platforms bring social media back to life? Right now, many of you are saying that's how social media feels. But will these platforms breathe new life into social media? I feel jaded by social media," he says. "On We're not convinced.

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The eight things illustration agencies are looking for in 2025

Creative Boom

That said, illustration agencies continue to take commissions from exuberant clients with high hopes for their campaigns, publications, and media activity, online and in print. We think it's really important to ensure all communities see themselves represented in visual media." Clients feel the same way.

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The introvert's guide to creating video content: how to thrive on social media

Creative Boom

And those of us who shrink from the notion of pressing the flesh and networking in public have found that we can achieve similar results on social media behind the safety of our own keyboards. We did, at least, when social media was primarily text-based. In the last couple of years, though, that's all changed. But now I'm all for it.

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New book celebrates the lost pioneers of British graphic design

Creative Boom

This was, in turn, superseded by the introduction of digital media." Coincidentally, visual media evolved with the wider adoption of coloured publications and the introduction of colour television," he adds. During this period, designers were first required to adapt to phototypesetting and lithographic printing.