Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Image licensed via Adobe Stock We speak to the great and the good to get the temperature of the industry as we head into the halfway point of the 2020s. As we approach 2025, the creative industry stands at a fascinating crossroads. The rapid evolution of AI is reshaping how we think about design. To gauge the industry's mood, we've spoken to leading creative directors, agency founders, and industry visionaries about the trends they believe will define 2025.

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I Love Typography

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Read the book, Typographic Firsts This month, Steven Heller takes a closer look at the Roadhouse font family. The post Steven Heller’s Font of the Month: Roadhouse appeared first on I Love Typography.

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Graphic Design Junction

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Digital art and illustrations have surged in popularity, with professional artists harnessing creativity, software, and technology to craft captivating visuals. From intricate character designs to surreal landscapes, digital illustrators are redefining traditional art forms, making digital illustration a powerful medium across various industries like advertising, entertainment, and beyond.

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Creative Bloq

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

From variable fonts to kinetic type, Wix predicts the font design trends that will shape the next year.

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Speaker: Amber Asay, Creative Director and Founder of award-winning design studio Nice People

Understanding what trends are happening and how they’re impacting the competitive landscape is crucial to providing top dollar design strategy to your clients. With so many trends coming and going, it can be overwhelming to determine which ones you should capitalize on and which ones might not be worth the trouble. In this exclusive webinar with Amber Asay, we’ll explore graphic design trends that need to die, trends that are starting to pick up and why, trends that have come and gone, and how t

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Illustration by Inma Hortas As an illustration agent at Folio Art, James Hughes offers insights into the future of illustration amidst the rise of AI. With many artists concerned about AI taking over creative jobs, he explains why human creativity still has a unique place—and how illustrators can thrive in an evolving industry. One of the most common questions I hear from illustrators these days is: Will AI replace illustration?

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Abduzeedo

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

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. Instead, their newly crafted visual identity steps outside the confines of traditional sports aesthetics, introducing elements drawn from fashion and high design.

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Creative Bloq

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Discover how innovative type laid the groundwork for today's aesthetics, as we look back at the best typography of the 1980s.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

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. We spoke to co-founder Jon Dowling to find out more. Released this week, Expressive Type Today by Counter-Print explores the world of evocative type design and its ability to command our attention, shape perceptions, and spark emotions.

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SpeckyBoy

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Imagine yourself or your product on the cover of a magazine. You wouldn’t be the first to do so. It’s a dream that has been passed down through generations. There’s something unique about a magazine layout. Whether you’re creating a print publication or a simple mockup, they offer a professional look. They also lend an air of legitimacy to any project.

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Graphic Design Junction

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

A comprehensive collection of high-quality, free PSD mockup templates for both commercial and personal use. These free PSD files feature smart objects, allowing you to customize designs in seconds. This showcase includes professionally crafted product presentation mockups , such as iPhone X mockups, branding materials, stationery items, logos, t-shirts mockups , and packaging, all in various perspectives and styles.

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Creative Bloq

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Will the Photoshop alternative become a Photoshop replacement?

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The Canadian agency is all about smart, strategic branding that breathes life into real estate, cultural, and hospitality spaces. With a collaborative vibe and a knack for timeless design, its team creates brands that don't just look great—they feel like they truly belong. Since its inception, Toronto's Vanderbrand has carved a niche for itself through smart, considered work that largely centres on places and spaces with a range of clients across high-end real estate, hospitality, and cultural p

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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Tanner Moussa and Mackenzie Lewis, the creative force behind MOUS , have never shied away from bold ideas. Since their debut in 2022, the third-generation furniture designers have consistently blurred the lines between art, architecture, and function, pushing the boundaries of material and form. Now, with the release of Narrative Arc: Volume II , MOUS takes their signature approach even further, crafting a collection that merges ancient architectural influences with celestial inspiration in new,

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Graphic Design Junction

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

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. Stationery mockups provide a realistic, cohesive look at how a brand’s design elements will appear on everyday office items, helping to communicate a company’s visual identity clearly and effectively.

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Creative Bloq

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Inside the artist's stunning character illustration inspired by games, horror and fantasy.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

As part of a two-year collaboration with How&How, the conservation charity reinvents itself with a new logo, custom typeface and migration-inspired patterns. When you think of zoos, you probably think of somewhere to take the kids when they're off school. But behind the scenes, there's a lot more going on. Zoos increasingly see themselves as champions of the natural world, helping protect endangered species and educate the public about environmental destruction.

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BP&O

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Having grown up near Portsmouth, the Isle of Wight carries a certain resonance, though perhaps unfairly. Aged around 14, when getting served in off licences/particularly lax pubs wasn’t always a given, we’d sometimes pass the time watching the IoW ferry. It felt rather bleak, and somehow a bit futile, just bobbing back and forth between two destinations (Southampton and Cowes) The post Isle of Wight Tomatoes by B&B Studio appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.

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Abduzeedo

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Adobe Illustrator 2025 Splash Screen Illustration: TRÜF’s “Weird Fishes” abduzeedo 1104—24 Discover how TRÜF’s “Weird Fishes” splash screen for Adobe Illustrator 2025 celebrates creativity with vibrant, minimalist illustration. The Adobe Illustrator 2025 splash screen opens with a statement: creativity meets minimalism. Designed by TRÜF Studio , the “Weird Fishes” artwork that greets users embodies Adobe’s tools while making an instant visual impact.

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In today’s competitive markets, how do you make sure that your content not only stands out but performs well? How can you predict whether certain design choices will result in clicks, engagement, downloads, and other drivers of ROI? Shutterstock’s Creative Insights Report (Q3) is your window into the hottest trends that are transforming the creative world.

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Creative Bloq

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The bird branding is going the way of the dodo.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Modernist Graphic Design in Britain 1945-1980 sheds light on the post-war designers who shaped the nation's visual identity while battling austerity and social upheaval. Like every profession, designers need to know their own history. And here's a useful, not to mention fascinating, new book that can help you with that. Modernist Graphic Design in Britain 1945-1980 , written by graphic designer Ian McLaren and academic Tony Pritchard, examines how designers helped reshape society during a period

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Colossal

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In the 16th century, Italian Renaissance painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo spurred an idiosyncratic trend in portraiture, elaborating on the symbolism of fruits, animals, and objects by arranging them compositionally into human faces. Arcimboldo’s work inspired some European illustrators to portray tradespeople as physical embodiments of their work, such as Nicolas de Larmessin in the 17th century and Martin Engelbrecht in the 18th.

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Spoon Graphics

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The elegance of classic Renaissance sculptures and the vibrant neon colours of the Vaporwave aesthetic are two contrasting styles you wouldn’t expect to see together, but this combination of imagery has become a popular abstract art style. In this tutorial I’ll show you how to apply a vibrant neon glow to a shape with the help of Photoshop’s layer styles.

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Speaker: Sean Adams, ArtCenter College of Design

Thomas Edison once said “Vision without execution is hallucination.” This statement applies not just to invention, but to graphic design. One of the greatest strengths of graphic designers is the ability to first develop a concept and then execute it to make it real. From visualization and ideation all the way through to actuation and execution, each step of this process takes skill and expertise.

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Creative Bloq

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

A new wordmark replaces the famous four rings.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Gobi is well-known in its native Morocco but needed an extra push to expand its global presence. Creative director Rob Duncan explains how a new visual identity crafted by Mucho has helped that effort. Gobi is the largest cashmere garment manufacturer in Mongolia. What makes it special is that every garment is sustainably produced in Mongolia and by Mongolians.

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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The Contextual House , located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, challenges the conventional aesthetic and structural constraints of the traditional row house while honoring its history. Designed by LO Design , this project merges modern living with a unique blend of adaptive reuse, creating a dwelling that stands as both a tribute to Philadelphia’s architectural heritage and a bold statement of contemporary design.

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We And The Color

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Creating a polished and visually appealing annual report is essential for any organization aiming to communicate its achievements, goals, and financial data effectively. With Adobe InDesign templates, such as this well-designed template by Refresh , even those with minimal design experience can produce a professional-looking report that resonates with their brand.

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Speaker: Eden Spivak, Design Expert and Editor at Wix & Nir Horesh, Accessibility Lead and Senior Product Manager at Wix

When we design products or websites for people like ourselves, there are many others who are, as a result, left out. From visually impaired users who rely on assistive technology, to people with a temporary injury such as a broken arm, tech users are forever diverse and beautifully unique. The products we design can, and should, reflect the extremely wide range of human experiences and needs.

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Creative Bloq

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Netflix, Google and more get the retro treatment on TikTok.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Rockfall by SilverStag These fresh releases from independent foundries bring warmth and character to the season. As autumn deepens and the design world turns towards year-end projects, November's typography releases offer a rich harvest of versatile new fonts. From vintage-inspired display faces to a web font with an innovative licensing model, this month's selection of fonts showcases the innovation and craft driving the best independent foundries.

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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Who says new technology has to mean leaving old classic designs behind? FiiO is embracing modern tech and retro design with the new KA15 USB DAC (which means digital to analogue converter), which will turn any mobile device into a high-end audio system, all within a design that gives a subtle nod to the audio tech of the past – the humble cassette tape.

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Its Nice That

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

With roots in the music scene of the early noughties, the London artist’s dynamic montages are inspired by fashion, art and pop culture.

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