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From fine art to Photoshop: Sam Gilbey's illustrious career so far

Creative Boom

If you're a person who knows and follows the world of visual arts, I'd only have to say "painterly pop culture portraits", and your mind would go straight to Sam Gilbey 's work. Gilbey doesn't remember a time when he wasn't drawing as a kid, but before he got to illustration, his education focused more on Fine Art.

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Playful branding for new country club summons the spirit of Caddyshack

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In case you didn't know, Pickleball is a paddle sport enjoyed by millions worldwide. Founded in 1965 on Bainbridge Island, WA, pickleball has quickly become the fastest-growing sport in the USA. The final designs also incorporated influences from the 1980 American sports comedy Caddyshack and Wes Anderson's more recent movies.

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Thisaway incorporates shapes of the sport into Padel Social Club’s identity

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Bath-based branding agency Thisaway has collaborated with startup Padel Social Club on its new identity as it looks to bring the sport of Padel to the UK. Despite its accessible and social nature, padel has not yet taken off in the UK as it has with its European racquet-sport counterparts.

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The Art of Suffering: honest photographs capture the brutal beauty of road cycling

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Road cycling isn't the gentlest of sports, as a new book by sports photographer Kristof Ramon (aka Kramon) lays bare with its stunningly dramatic images. The Art of Suffering: Capturing the Brutal Beauty of Road Cycling is a visual testament to the courage, pain and triumph that define professional cycling today.

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Kreatives unites 11 illustrators to animate the Paralympic Games 2024

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The Munich-based creative studio Kreatives has teamed up with 11 illustrators from around the world to create animated explainers for the Paralympics, telling the story of each sport from the athlete's perspective. Watch a medley of the animations and sports. billion people who live with disabilities.

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Graphic Hunters: Pushing the Boundaries of Sports Visual Identity

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Graphic Hunters: Pushing the Boundaries of Sports Visual Identity abduzeedo 1107—24 Explore how Graphic Hunters’ visual identity redefines sports branding through innovative design inspired by fashion and art. Graphic Hunters, a Dutch studio dedicated to sports branding, isn’t playing by the typical design rulebook.

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Stars and stripes: Designing Fox’s summer sports broadcasting campaign

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Barcelona-based motion design studio THRU developed the Summer of Stars campaign identity, collaborating with designer and art director David Rinman and 3D designer Richardo Rey. The summer of sport has officially drawn to a close, but that doesn't mean we can't spotlight another excellent design project that emerged from it!

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