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The Collected Works and PRINT Magazine craft a new identity for PRINT Awards 2025

Creative Boom

The PRINT Awards have long stood as a beacon of excellence in design, celebrating bold creatives pushing the boundaries across all mediums. For the 2025 edition, PRINT Magazine enlisted The Collected Works to craft a dynamic visual identity and hero film that embodies the theme of "cultivating creativity."

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How Alphabet shapes brands with trust, collaboration and a 'Saul Bass ethos'

Creative Boom

Manchester-based branding agency Alphabet started life in 2016 and has cemented its place as an ideas-driven agency with an ethos rooted in a quote by Saul Bass , the legendary designer who's probably best known for his iconic Alfred Hitchcock movie posters. Co-founder Abbas Mushtaq shares insights on their journey.

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Laura Stein on the Five Books that shaped her approach to design, branding, and sustainability

Creative Boom

This time, we've asked Laura Stein, CCO of Bruce Mau Design , to reveal her top five books that have shaped her approach to design, branding, and sustainability. Her work lies in culture, fashion, architecture, technology, education, and place across brand, print, motion, digital, and environmental.

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Luke Tonge: A career shaped by passion, print, and punk aesthetics

Creative Boom

This hands-on love for print and branding carried him through a foundation year at Lincoln and eventually to Falmouth University, where he found a community of like-minded creatives. Carving a path through print and branding Upon graduating, Tonge entered the industry at a precarious time - in 2008, in the midst of a financial crisis.

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70+ Best Japanese-Style Fonts for Modern Design and Branding

Graphic Design Junction

Whether you’re working on branding, packaging, or web design, the right Japanese-style font can evoke cultural authenticity, elegance, or contemporary simplicity. This guide explores 70+ Japanese-style fonts , categorized by their design styles, and provides insights into how each category can enhance modern design and branding.

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15+ Free Stationery Mockups to Elevate Your Branding Presentations

Graphic Design Junction

In today’s highly competitive business environment, branding is essential for making a memorable impression. When presenting a brand to clients or stakeholders, one of the most powerful tools is a well-designed stationery mockup. This attention to detail can make a substantial difference when presenting branding concepts to clients.

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Expressive Type Today: How typography captivates in a world of visual overload

Creative Boom

In an era when attention spans are dwindling and visual overload has become the norm, Counter-Print's new book celebrates the transformative power of expressive typography. As Counter-Print curated the works for this book, they sought out designs with universal appeal—typography that would transcend cultural and linguistic boundaries.